radicalducati Chapter 211 Ishikawa: Are you teaching me how to do things?
Chapter 211 Ishikawa: Are you teaching me how to do things?
"Hmph, didn't expect my crows to be unafraid of fire, did you!" Kankuro sneered, waving his hands as he looked at Yamada Taro, who had been cornered by the crows' fire jutsu.
The next instant, the puppet crows suddenly dispersed into several gleaming, poisonous blades that launched attacks from all corners.
Despite Taro's quick draw of his sword to parry, he was still stabbed in the body by a poisoned blade.
"Sorry, the game is over! If you don't want to die, surrender quickly and go get the antidote. I imagine Konoha's medical capabilities shouldn't be unable to handle this level of poison." Looking down at the dark-faced Taro, Kankuro glanced at Ishikawa and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, that means he won't make a move! Since I can't kill Taro, it's still satisfying to poison him and make him suffer a little.
“Indeed, it’s time to end this.” Almost at the same time that Kankuro sighed inwardly, Taro, whose face had darkened, suddenly gave a strange smile.
The next second, "Bang..."
"What? Shadow clone!" Kankuro's expression changed drastically when he saw Taro turn into white smoke, and he hurriedly looked around for Taro's real body.
"It's up there!!" Just then, Temari on the second floor couldn't help but shout a reminder.
Kankuro instinctively manipulated the puppet to shield his head and looked up, only to see Taro on the ceiling already charging towards him with his sword, "Crack..."
Almost in the blink of an eye, a blade flashing red light sliced the crow in two, and the scorching blade light pierced Kankuro's right shoulder collarbone in the blink of an eye.
Honestly, if Temari hadn't reminded him to avoid vital areas, he might be decapitated by now.
Even if he dodged the fatal blow, the situation was still not favorable for Kankuro. Taro grinned, withdrew his long sword, and, ignoring the gushing blood from Kankuro, was about to strike again.
"I surrender! I surrender!!" Upon seeing this, Kankuro didn't hesitate and immediately shouted to dodge.
Now that Crow is crippled and he's seriously injured, there's no point in continuing! Anyway, his purpose in coming to Konoha wasn't to become a Chunin, so there's no need to risk his life here.
But though his shout was quick, Taro's long sword was just as fast, and in an instant it slashed towards his neck again!
In the blink of an eye, at this critical moment, a sand bullet struck the blade of the longsword with lightning speed.
With a soft "poof," the ordinary longsword, already imbued with fire-attribute chakra, could no longer withstand the force and shattered instantly.
The next second, Temari appeared in a flash, helped Kankuro up, and glared at him angrily, "Examiner, Kankuro has already surrendered!"
The implication is that with the outcome already decided, it's outrageous that examiner Ishikawa didn't intervene to stop Taro...
Meanwhile, on the second-floor stands, Gaara stood with his arms crossed, staring coldly at Ishikawa without uttering a word.
Despite their dissatisfaction, Ishikawa stepped forward without changing his expression, his gaze landing on Temari. "What, are you trying to teach me how to do things?"
After saying that, Ishikawa calmly turned his head and said, ignoring Temari's angry face and heaving chest, "Then the winner of the second match is Yamada Taro."
Explain? What a joke! What does an examiner need to explain to the candidates? Besides, they're facing a group of invaders. Even if he's the most arrogant Sand Village ninja, he has to grit his teeth and endure it.
"You..." Temari took a deep breath and was about to rebuke him when she saw Kankuro fall to the ground, pale as paper, due to excessive blood loss.
After thinking for a moment, Temari gritted her teeth, helped her younger brother Kankuro up, and quickly ran towards the medical team that was running towards them.
"Third match, get ready." Ishikawa glanced at the two figures' backs, completely ignoring Gaara's cold gaze from the second floor, and urged Anko directly.
This action immediately caused another uproar and whispers among the outlying village genin and the jonin leading the team on the second-floor stands...
Arrogant! Absolutely arrogant!
This guy is openly and legally protecting his own people; no matter how unwilling you are, you can't find fault with him based on the rules.
"A young man's madness is his own business! I see. Now I understand why the Third Hokage arranged for him to be the chief examiner for the third round." Asuma sighed with a smile, smoking a cigarette in the stands.
"Tch, another troublesome political game..." Shikamaru muttered under his breath, glancing around at the various looks he received, but his gaze toward Ishikawa was even more intense.
Having such a biased examiner is great news for these Konoha examinees!
At least, he was fairly certain that their safety was much better than that of people from other villages when faced with mortal danger.
"So perceptive, Shikamaru?" Kurenai Yuhi glanced at Shikamaru with surprise, then looked at Asuma. This was not the kind of insight that an ordinary genin could have.
This guy has already developed intelligence and thinking skills beyond that of a genin...
"Then next match, Nara Shikamaru vs. Kin." Just as Asuma was about to say something, Ishikawa suddenly shouted from below.
Upon hearing this, Asuma immediately turned around to urge and encourage him, but Shikamaru remained listless and lazy, leisurely walking down the stairs.
"Heh...hehe, that guy is good at everything, but he just lacks motivation..." Asuma chuckled helplessly and explained to Kurenai in a low voice.
As they were talking, Kakashi and Sasuke passed by them one after the other.
"Kakashi-sensei, is Sasuke alright?" Naruto, with his loud voice, immediately stepped forward and shouted, looking at Sasuke with worried yet defiant eyes.
Sasuke has already passed the preliminary rounds, so he must defeat his opponent to pass as well.
Damn it, he doesn't want to lose to Sasuke here!
"Idiot, you should worry about yourself. If you run into that guy, don't push yourself too hard." Sasuke pouted and glanced at Gaara. They had also seen Ishikawa's domineering attitude when they came over.
Under these circumstances, it's impossible for Gaara not to retaliate!
"Tch, I'm the one..."
"Get out of the way, Naruto."
Naruto was about to retort defiantly when Sakura, overjoyed, pushed him away. "Sasuke, I'm so glad you're alright!"
As he spoke, he craned his neck to look at the back of Sasuke's neck, trying to see if the cursed seal was still there.
"Sakura, you..." Naruto felt like the sky was falling as he looked at the goddess entangled with Sasuke! But before he could vent his frustration, he heard two strange screams behind him.
"Yo~ Kakashi, are these three your new disciples? Why don't you come over and make friends with Lee and the others, like Ishikawa and the others did last time?"
"Waaaaah... Teacher Kai, I'm so touched! Oh ho... I've decided, I must confess again and let Sakura feel my youthful passion."
"Confessing??" Instinctively, Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke all turned to look at the scene at the same time.
Then, all three of them simultaneously narrowed their pupils and saw two men with thick eyebrows, wearing green bodysuits and watermelon-shaped haircuts, one big and one small, giving them a thumbs up and their teeth gleaming with silver light!
Sakura: "No!! Another one with even thicker eyebrows..."
Naruto: "Exactly the same? Are they father and son??"
Sasuke "(oДo*)?"