The Shadow of Konoha

"Hanyu... go first. If you are alone, you should still have a chance to escape. I will stay to buy you a little time." Yasanagi said after taking a deep breath.

Because of the huge battle in front of her, she could not escape no matter what, so she was ready to die calmly. If her death in battle could buy Hanyu a little time, then her life would have more value.

"Yasanagi, don't think too much, just leave it to me. We are now in the enemy's barrier, and unlike the previous encounter in the Rain Country, it will definitely not be so easy for us to find the flaws in this barrier set up by Kumogakure." Hanyu said. Yasanagi's determination was moving, but it was meaningless.

Yasanagi gritted her teeth. Hanyu's words made sense, but in that case, in order not to drag down her companions in the next battle, there was only one way left for her - suicide.

However, just as she pulled out the kunai and aimed it at her neck, Hanyu's hand was on her wrist... He didn't even turn his head at this time, he guessed what Yasanagi would do.

"I told you not to think too much. This battle is a test arranged by someone for me. If you die in my test, your death will become her sin, and I don't want that to happen... Next, I will definitely win.

Isn't it a good thing to become famous in one battle and then known by the world?"

It would definitely be far-fetched to describe Kumogakure's plan as a test from Sansho, but after hearing what Hanyu said, Yasanagi struggled for a while, and finally put down the kunai in her hand.

"Katsuyu."

"Yes, Master Hanyu."

The slug on Hanyu's shoulder jumped onto Yasanagi's body.

"From now on, you don't have to think about fighting, nor do you have to support me. Just run, dodge, and survive. Just hold your breath, and you'll stay alive."

Yasanagi nodded, took note of Hanyu's instructions, and said, "I will grit my teeth."

Hanyu glanced at her and said, "Don't say these two sentences together, otherwise I'll feel a chill."

Yasanagi didn't understand what Hanyu said. She took the slug and started moving towards the edge of the barrier as Hanyu requested... For the enemy, this was a futile effort. It was impossible for her to break through the barrier. Her escape at this moment was nothing more than the difference between dying one minute earlier or later. Therefore, the ninjas of Kumogakure turned a blind eye to Yasanagi's actions.

Renjuro seemed to want to say something, but in the end he just opened his mouth and said nothing.

Then, Hanyu jumped down from the tree trunk, staring at the Kumogakure ninja in front of him and said, "If this is a graduation exam, it would be unreasonable not to get 100 points, but if you count the number of people and each of you gets one point... my score is only over 80 at most.

A bit unqualified.

But no matter what, you will all die here next."

These words made the people in Kumogakure look at each other in bewilderment. At this moment, they thought that the man in front of them had gone crazy. He was fighting against an elite Kumogakure ninja brigade alone, and he still thought he could fight back?

"Captain, what are you going to do?"

Only Renjuro could ask Hanyu so seriously.

"In terms of momentum, this is called the day of the battle. If you die, you will be humiliated. If you don't live, you will be humiliated. In terms of methods, you have to break their army, defeat their tactics, and win their hearts... In simple translation, it means that people should keep their word. If I say I will kill your whole family, I will kill your whole family."

As he spoke, Hanyu began to make hand seals.

Ninja technique: summoning techniques.

Small slugs appeared one by one beside Hanyu, but were immediately unsummoned and returned to the Wet Bone Forest. In the end, only one slug was left on Hanyu.

At first, the enemy didn't understand what Hanyu was doing, but when they reacted, it was too late. Hanyu was ready for battle.

"His chakra...instantly increased by about 20 times compared to just now." said the Hidden Cloud Ninja.

Hanyu took back his chakra from Katsuyu, and the sudden surge of chakra put his body in an extremely bad state.

He rolled up his sleeves, and as expected, the black marks reappeared , and spread over a large area.

This meant that his body was being eroded by his own chakra, but there was one thing that was a little strange... If a person's body was stuffed with excess power, then his control over this power should be a problem.

But for Hanyu, it was a bit the opposite. He now had an unprecedented amount of chakra in his body. He was obviously filled with chakra, but now his control over these chakras not only did not decrease, but reached an unprecedented level of meticulousness. It must be said, this was a very wonderful feeling.

"Lord Hanyu, are you going to use...those ninjutsu?" asked the last slug remaining on Hanyu.

"Well, now we are in a desperate situation. I have no choice but to do what I want. Although I have a lot of chakra, it is not comparable to the tailed beasts. Therefore, I must save as much as possible in the next battle."

On the other side, after escaping a sufficient distance, Yasanagi finally had time to look back at Hanyu.

"Hanyu, what do you want to do?"

She muttered to herself, but she didn't expect to get a reply from the slug.

"Excellent ninjas often pursue powerful ninjutsu, but the top ninjas will eventually return to the study of the nature of chakra. Lord Hanyu is such a ninja... Well, he is a talented ninja." Katsuyu said.

I don't know how much of the Katsuyu's words were meant to protect his master. Hanyu thought he was not that exaggerated. The current situation was that in the face of a powerful enemy with numerical advantage, he had to give up his speed advantage and the use of compound ninjutsu and instead directly use forbidden techniques.

The so-called forbidden techniques have always been called forbidden techniques for a reason.

Hanyu formed a seal, and then strong chakra began to flow from his body, just like the nine-tails' chakra coat.

"Generally speaking, the way I command ninjutsu is that the longer the name, the more powerful it is..."

However, at this point, it seemed that the Hidden Cloud Ninja had finally had enough of his reminiscing about the past, his nonsense, and his mysterious and pretentious performances. There was only one enemy, so why not just kill him? He didn't understand why the village had to make such a big fuss.

So he rushed straight towards Hanyu.

No one stopped this ninja, even though Renjuro had stressed that Hanyu was a powerful ninja, but now everyone needed to test his strength.

But the ninja who attacked rashly got one thing wrong. Many people believe that a ninja who is not arrogant cannot become the best ninja, but the fact is just the opposite. The causal relationship between the two is not that clear, but... only the best ninja is qualified to be arrogant.

So the question is, is this ninja who dares to charge directly at an enemy whose ability is unknown an excellent ninja? Is he qualified to be proud?

Facing the rushing enemy, Hanyu did not hesitate. He turned around and swung one leg sideways. It was not obvious how fast the movement was or how much strength was needed, but he just swept the abdomen of the attacking enemy with one leg in a plain way.

Then, the opponent was kicked back the way he came, as if he had been hit by a bullet, at a speed hundreds of times faster than when he rushed over.

Now, the other party understood why Kumogakure would set up such a battle just for a ninja.

He knocked over and killed two or three of his companions, then flew a long distance in an instant and crashed directly into the outermost barrier. Then with a muffled "puff" sound, his entire body exploded into a ball of bloody mist.

"Don't be so anxious. Listen to me. My naming rule is that the longer the name of the technique is, the more powerful it will be . For example, the ninjutsu I am using now is called...

Chakra Control Mode·Earth Escape·Heavenly Strike·Break the Water Moon."

Because it is an "exam", Hanyu has to tell the other party clearly what his answer is.

"The hymn of mankind is a hymn of courage, but it doesn't seem to be your kind of courage. You... seem to be tone-deaf, and the sound of your explosion is not very pleasant."

Following Hanyu's words, the group of Kumogakure ninjas turned their heads towards the barrier with difficulty, but they could not see anything there except a ball of evenly distributed and beautiful blood smoke.

If no one knew, no one would have thought that the ball of smoke was an elite ninja just a few seconds ago.

However… will people who sing well also sound good when they explode?

Who knows? But the answer to the question just now has been given. Is the first ninja who rushed towards Hanyu a good ninja? Is he qualified to be proud?

The answer is...

No.

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