Naruto: I'm Not a Pokémon

Chapter 472: Winning People's Hearts

From when Hozuki Mangetsu pretended to be controlled by an illusion, to when he counterattacked and knocked Uchiha Shisui away.

All this happened in just a moment.

At this moment, all the audience in the stands who had been clamoring for a refund were holding their breath and staring intently at the arena below.

Afraid of missing any crucial moment again.

However, just when everyone thought that Hozuki Mangetsu, who was chasing him with a sword again, had already secured victory.

The Uchiha boy was hit against the wall by the impact, even the concrete wall was broken a little.

As he fell to the ground, he suddenly raised his head.

Blood flowed down his cheeks, but there was no hesitation in his eyes.

The young man actually stretched out his right hand, grabbed his completely unconscious left hand and began to form seals quickly.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"

A huge red fireball several meters high was instantly spit out from Uchiha Shisui's mouth.

Under the impact of the high temperature heat wave, large pieces of bricks and stones on the floor of the examination room collapsed, and they bombarded Hozuki Mangetsu with overwhelming force.

Hozuki Mangetsu never expected that the other party could still form hand seals and release ninjutsu even after losing an arm.

In other words, Hozuki Mangetsu did not expect that after enduring such a heavy blow, Uchiha Shisui could still stand up and fight back.

Even this time, he rushed forward just to make a finishing move out of caution.

At this moment, facing the oncoming high temperature flames.

It was too late for Hozuki Mangetsu to change direction as he charged forward rapidly, and he didn't even have a chance to dodge.

'Sure enough, Sensei was right when he said I was not flexible enough.'

Such a thought flashed through his mind.

However, Hozuki Mangetsu also knew that there was no time to worry about him now.

Fortunately, the opponent did not use the Lightning Style Ninjutsu.

Although fire attacks can also harm him, when he is in his Hydrification State.

But whether it is the upgraded version of 'Aqua Jet' or his own 'Hydrification Jutsu', it has a certain resistance to ninjutsu damage.

Hozuki Mangetsu simply gritted his teeth and rushed into the scorching hot fireball regardless of anything.

"Boom--"

The deafening explosion instantly resounded throughout the examination room.

The scorching fireball suddenly exploded in the field.

A dazzling white light flashed, and then a blazing flame quickly surged around.

The shock wave generated by the explosion spread rapidly along with the hot air waves.

The civilian audience sitting in the front row were so frightened that they stretched their bodies and leaned back to avoid the attack.

However, Hozuki Mangetsu, who was at the center of the explosion, just stood firm against the explosion and heat wave and rushed out without hesitation.

Before his vision fully recovered, he quickly swung his sword along the location where he remembered Uchiha Shisui was.

However, the feeling from the short sword in his hand told him that the enemy did not seem to be there.

He opened his eyes again.

There was no trace of Uchiha Shisui in front of him.

After taking two breaths, Hozuki Mangetsu looked back.

Only then did he realize that Uchiha Shisui had run to the other side of the arena away from him at some point.

However, at this moment, Uchiha Shisui's condition was extremely miserable.

His left forearm had been completely dyed red, and it hung down unconsciously, with blood still flowing to the ground.

The blood on the waist also began to spread around the bullet hole, and a large area of the clothes was completely soaked.

His chest was slightly collapsed, and he didn't know how many ribs were broken.

His left eye was tightly closed and there was some dried blood at the corner of his mouth.

The whole person seemed to be relying on the short sword held in his right hand to support himself on the ground, so that he could barely stand firm.

Seeing the guy on the opposite side looking like he's about to die.

Originally, Hozuki Mangetsu wanted to persuade the other party to surrender.

Just when he noticed.

Uchiha Shisui on the opposite side glanced at the stands where the three Kages were, and regained his firm look.

Hozuki Mangetsu swallowed back what he wanted to say.

'Does this guy have his own persistence?'

Although at this moment Hozuki Mangetsu was somewhat impressed by this still tenacious opponent, although he knew that he had gained the upper hand by means of a sneak attack.

But he will not let up at all in the next battle.

'I also have reasons why I can't lose!'

The two men standing facing each other charged at the same time again.

Water is flowing around Hozuki Mangetsu.

The figure of Uchiha Shisui on the opposite side also began to split rapidly, turning into more than a dozen figures attacking him at the same time.

"It's a very advanced Body Flicker Technique."

On the stands, Kaito, who was leaning on his head while seeing the future 'Shunshin no Shisui's' signature Body Flicker Technique for the first time, made his own comments casually.

It is different from Blue's 'shadow clone' which is achieved purely by high-speed afterimage.

Uchiha Shisui's Body Flicker technique is a visual trick that combines the Clone Technique, Body Flicker Technique and Illusion Technique.

Although the speed is equally fast, it is inevitable that it cannot exert its full effect when facing Mangetsu, who is completely immune to illusions.

"Minato-sama, are you still not going to admit defeat on that boy's behalf?"

Kaito looked at the troubled Namikaze Minato with a half-smile.

If Uchiha Shisui used the Body Flicker Technique and Fire Style Jutsu at the beginning of the battle, his chances of winning might be as high as 70% to 80%.

But now, he has been injured to this extent, and he is just holding on to delay time.

On the contrary, continuous high-speed movement may cause irreparable permanent damage to the body.

As a fast ninja, Minato was also aware of this.

However, the eye contact just now reminded him of what Uchiha Shisui said to him before he participated in the Chunin Exam.

"Hokage-sama, I hope to prove to the village and everyone through this exam that the Uchiha clan will also gain glory for Konohagakure!"

"I will win this exam. This victory belongs to Uchiha and Konoha!"

As someone who was also working hard to help the Uchiha better integrate into the village, Namikaze Minato really couldn't bear to give up on their behalf.

Fortunately, the situation on the field did not bother him for too long.

After Hozuki Mangetsu used the high-speed movement brought by "Aqua Jet" to dodge the incoming fire attacks twice in a row.

Uchiha Shisui's injuries were so severe that he could no longer hold on.

He stumbled and fell to the ground.

The fleeting afterimages of those who were originally besieging Hozuki Mangetsu all disappeared without a trace as he fell to the ground.

Before Uchiha Shisui could struggle to get up again, a golden flash instantly appeared on the scene.

No one expected that Namikaze Minato, the dignified Hokage, would personally interrupt the game and help him up.

Fortunately, Uchiha Shisui's team leader is not an idiot with no tact.

He also appeared in the venue in an instant, looked at Harusame, the examiner, and spoke.

"Uchiha Shisui admits defeat."

Looking at Minato who directly launched the "Flying Thunder God Technique" off the court, Kaito couldn't help but shake his head and chuckled.

'This guy is really good at winning people's hearts.'

(End of this chapter)