Chapter 346 The Astonishing Illusion
Chapter 346 The Astonishing Illusion
"Whoosh!"
Kurenai Yuhi's figure flashed like a ghost as she approached Killer Bee, her kunai aimed straight for his throat.
Just as the sharp edge came within an inch of Killer Bee's skin.
"roar--!!!"
A deafening roar suddenly erupted from Killer Bee's body!
Immediately afterwards, an extremely violent, visible dark red chakra erupted from Killer Bee's pores like a volcanic eruption, instantly shattering the pink cherry blossom illusion painstakingly constructed by Kurenai Yuhi!
"Bang!"
A powerful wave of chakra, like a tangible shield, slammed into Kurenai's body.
"Hmm!"
Hong grunted, feeling a surge of blood rushing to her chest. She was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, tumbling through the air several times before finally landing and taking several steps back to regain her balance.
"That was close..." Hong wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her eyes becoming more serious than ever before.
"As expected of the chakra of a tailed beast, it forcibly interrupted my genjutsu with just an unconscious burst."
In the center of the ring, Killer Bee suddenly opened his eyes.
He was breathing heavily, and there was still a hint of lingering fear in his eyes behind his sunglasses.
For a brief moment, he truly felt that he had lost contact with the Eight-Tails. The fear of being trapped in a quagmire was something he had never experienced since becoming a Jinchūriki.
Kirabi quickly adjusted his mindset, abandoning all his contempt.
He slowly drew the two short swords from his back, and the dark red tailed beast chakra cloak on his body began to appear and disappear.
"Since illusions are useless against me, prepare to face my thunderous wrath! Yeah!"
"Whoosh!"
Killer Bee vanished from his spot in an instant, his speed even more terrifying than when he was in the Forest of Death.
He transformed into a streak of red lightning, hurtling straight toward the setting sun.
"That's too fast!"
Hong's pupils contracted sharply; she knew all too well that there was an insurmountable gap between her and her opponent in terms of physical skills and strength.
"We can't fight head-on; we have to use a tug-of-war!"
Red immediately abandoned the idea of a direct confrontation, her figure frantically dodging around the ring like a butterfly flitting among flowers. She used the stone pillars at the edge of the ring and the uneven ground to constantly change her trajectory, trying to increase the distance between herself and Killer Bee.
"It's no use! Your hiding is futile against my power!!"
……
Onoki watched Killer Bee on the screen being forced to use his tailed beast chakra by Kurenai and let out a gloating laugh.
"Heh heh heh, Raikage, is this the Jinchuriki that your Hidden Cloud Village is so proud of?"
Onoki deliberately raised his voice to make sure everyone in the private room could hear him.
"He actually had to rely on the tailed beast's chakra to force his way through a Konoha genjutsu-type genin? If he hadn't used the tailed beast's power, I think he would have been dead by now."
"It seems that the Cloud Village's trump card is nothing more than this."
The Fourth Raikage, A, had a face as black as the bottom of a pot.
He stared intently at the screen, his fists clenched, ignoring Onoki's taunts, because he knew better than anyone that the current situation was not optimistic for Killer Bee.
"More than that idiot..."
Ai secretly felt a chill run down her spine.
The two Yugitos have already been knocked unconscious by that red-haired brat's puppet swarm tactic. If even Killer Bee is defeated here, losing to an unknown girl from Konoha...
Then let's just tear off the face of this Fourth Raikage, throw it on the ground, and stomp on it! What prestige will Kumogakure have left in the ninja world after that?
……
The chase continues on the ring.
Killer Bee grew increasingly agitated as the fight progressed. He realized that although he possessed an absolute advantage in strength and speed, his attacks were always just a hair's breadth away from being dodged by Red.
"Stop running! Take this blow head-on!"
Killer Bee roared, crossed his twin swords, and prepared to deliver a fatal blow.
However, just as he accelerated his sprint and the knife approached the red...
"Now!"
Kurenai Yuhi, who had been desperately dodging, suddenly became serious.
"True illusion is not created out of thin air, but integrated into the environment, causing the enemy to fall into its trap without even realizing it."
These are the words that Fugaku Uchiha said to her during special training.
The dodge just now was not only to save his life, but also to unknowingly spread his chakra silently into the air and dust of the arena.
Killer Bee didn't stop; he slashed down fiercely with his twin swords.
"Pfft!"
Blood splattered.
Kurenai was unable to dodge in time and was struck in the chest by the crossed twin swords. She collapsed helplessly into a pool of blood, her ruby-like eyes losing their luster.
"It's over! Yeah!"
Killer Bee laughed loudly and sheathed his twin swords.
"Konoha, Kurenai Yuhi, is incapacitated!"
"The victor is Killer Bee from Kumogakure!"
The chief examiner, Sakumo Hatake, echoed through the arena.
The following matches went incredibly smoothly for Killerby.
He easily defeated Hiroshi Tsugami of Iwagakure, sent Zabuza Momochi of Kirigakure flying with a single punch, and even in the finals, he used the power of the Eight-Tails to forcibly destroy all of Sasori's puppets, thus ascending to the champion's throne.
"Hahahaha! I am the strongest ninja in the world! Yeah!"
Killer Bee stood on the highest podium, holding aloft the forbidden scroll rubbing, the champion's prize, as he received cheers and adoration from tens of thousands of spectators.
He turned his head and looked towards the VIP section.
There, his elder brother, the Fourth Raikage A, was looking at him proudly, his eyes full of admiration, while the Third Hokage, the Tsuchikage, the Fourth Mizukage, and others were so angry that they were blowing their beards and glaring.
"This is all...perfect!"
Kirabi was ecstatic with the joy of victory.
however.
"Tick-tock".
A drop of water landed on the tip of his nose.
Kirabi paused for a moment, then looked up at the sky.
The sky is perfectly clear, so where did the water droplets come from?
"Tick-tock, tick-tock."
More water droplets fell.
The deafening cheers around us began to fade and become distant, as if separated by a thick layer of glass.
The championship scroll in his hand began to fade and twist, eventually turning into nothingness.
"What...what's going on?!"
Kirabi was horrified and looked around abruptly.
There were no audience seats, no podium, no elder brother he was so proud of, only an empty ring.
And less than five meters directly in front of him.
Kurenai was kneeling on one knee, panting heavily.
Her face was as pale as paper, and sweat dripped from her forehead like raindrops. She didn't even have the strength to stand up.
But a hint of regret and resentment flickered in her eyes.
"Has it reached its limit...?"
Hong gave a bitter smile.
"Huff... huff..."
Killer Bee snapped back to reality and realized he was still in the sword-wielding stance, less than two meters away from Kurenai.
His clothes were instantly soaked with cold sweat; the water droplets he had just felt were actually his sweat.
"An illusion?! What time is this?!"
Killer Bee stared in shock at the seemingly frail girl before him.
Unbeknownst to her, she had been pulled into an incredibly realistic illusion!
Inside, he experienced victory, glory, and all the desires. If she hadn't exhausted her chakra, he might never have woken up!
"This genjutsu of a genin... is terrifying."
Even a Jinchūriki, under the unnoticed guidance of that deep subconscious mind, is completely unable to actively call upon the Tailed Beast within their body to break the curse.
"I lost."
Kurenai Yuhi struggled to lift her head and look at Killer Bee. Although her chakra was exhausted, her eyes remained clear.
"My chakra is depleted; I can no longer maintain this genjutsu."
"Konoha, Kurenai Yuhi, is incapacitated!"
Sakumo Hatake appeared between the two at just the right moment and announced the result.
"The victor is Killer Bee from Kumogakure!"
A cheer erupted from the audience, but this time the cheers carried a hint of admiration for Hong.
Everyone could see that if they hadn't run out of chakra, and if the illusion had lasted a few more seconds, the outcome of the match might have been reversed.
The Fourth Raikage, A, let out a long sigh of relief, collapsing onto the sofa, his back soaked with sweat.
"That was close...that was close..."
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, still shaken.
"How did this little girl from Konoha manage to do that?"
He glanced at Onoki, who also seemed surprised by the illusion, and secretly rejoiced.
No matter how thrilling the process was, we won at least.
The reputation of the Hidden Cloud Village has been saved!
N-A-A