20demayo Chapter 177 The White Waves of the Earth Spider Clan
Chapter 177 The White Waves of the Earth Spider Clan
Shisui's opponent was a young man with short blue hair and dark eyes, who looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, named Bailang.
Bai Lang was born into the Tsuchigumo clan and was a genius ninja in the clan.
Ever since Rasa led the Sand Ninja to destroy the Tsuchigumo clan, the remaining members of the Tsuchigumo clan have had to wander and hide in order to ensure their safety, fearing that they might be attacked by a powerful force again and cause the entire clan to be wiped out.
Some time ago, they received news that the daimyo was recruiting ninjas. After discussing it, the clan felt that if they continued to wander without sufficient supplies, the clan would eventually decline. Therefore, they sent Bai Lang to participate in the selection.
If the Tsuchigumo clan can demonstrate its strength to the daimyo, they might be recruited and receive financial support, giving the clan a chance to recover.
Bai Lang bears a heavy responsibility and is constantly thinking about how to complete the family's mission.
After observing, Bai Lang's confidence gradually diminished, and his mood became heavy.
Many forces value this selection process, so the people who came here are all very strong.
In particular, the two battles against Mikami, Asuma's ingenious wind-style ninjutsu and Jiraiya's mysterious unknown techniques, were beyond Shirou's imagination.
Mi Shou's ruthless and unpredictable tactics, as well as his solid earth-escape and taijutsu, also made Bai Lang feel a sense of fear.
Others also showed impressive performances. For example, the four members of the Lightning Release group, including Beizi, Nanwu, Xidu, and Dongmao, easily defeated their opponents, and Bailang was not confident of victory.
After observing for a while and combining the intelligence he had gathered, Bai Lang set his sights on Zhi Shui.
First of all, Zhishui is the youngest among them. Everyone else is in their teens or twenties, but Zhishui looks less than ten years old; he's practically a child.
Normally, children this age would still be studying at ninja academies.
Even with the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, Shisui possessed considerable combat power, but he probably wasn't that strong, and his combat experience was likely limited.
Kids are immature and easier to deal with.
Secondly, the Uchiha clan is a well-known name, and defeating someone from the Uchiha clan is more likely to attract the attention of the daimyo than defeating an unknown nobody.
There's one more thing Bai Lang is unwilling to admit: he's afraid of encountering someone like Mi Shou who's truly willing to kill.
Judging from the words and attitudes of the Konoha ninjas, they probably won't kill easily, so even if they can't defeat them, they are unlikely to lose their lives.
"This feeling of powerlessness is truly agonizing. If I possessed a forbidden technique from my family, I would never feel this way. Damn it!"
Thinking of the power of the family's forbidden technique, Bai Lang's heart burned with excitement!
In order to resist the attack of the Sand Ninja, the head of the Tsuchigumo clan used a forbidden technique.
The terrifying scene of the entire city being destroyed in an instant completely occupied Bai Lang's young mind at the time, and he could never forget it.
"I challenge Uchiha Shisui!"
When Bai Lang announced his challenger, many eyes immediately turned to Zhi Shui.
Many people have wanted to challenge Shisui for a long time, but they dared not make a move because of the Uchiha clan's reputation.
Now that someone has scouted ahead, they naturally want to see for themselves just how strong the Uchiha clan, a powerful family in the ninja world, really is!
"Tsk tsk, it's been several rounds now before someone finally challenges you. I'm quite surprised. These young people nowadays are really timid."
Kyosuke had spent several years with Shisui and knew how powerful Shisui was, so his tone was very relaxed.
Asuma was somewhat worried and reminded Shisui a few times: "Be careful. The opponent has the advantage of age, taijutsu, and chakra reserves. He will probably launch a fierce attack from the start. If you can block him, he will slow down the pace of the battle and use delaying tactics against you."
Asma had just finished speaking when a voice interrupted.
"He is a member of the Tsuchigumo clan. The Tsuchigumo clan has a very deep understanding of chakra and has developed amazing ninjutsu that allows them to manipulate their own and others' chakra. You must be very careful when fighting them."
The three turned around and saw that it was Di Lu walking over.
Clearly, the Fire Temple must have provided him with a great deal of information for the safety of the land.
Seeing the young Shisui participate in the battle, Jiraiya's compassion was triggered, and he offered a few words of advice.
"Thank you all for reminding me."
Shisui thanked Asuma and Jiraiya, then walked down the steps from the stands.
Asuma and Jiraiya were both somewhat surprised by Shisui's composed demeanor.
Regardless of Shisui's actual strength, his composure is commendable.
Kyosuke scoffed, "Even if you don't trust Shisui, you should trust me. Under my guidance, Shisui's strength is immense. Asuma, don't scoff. If you don't believe me, let's have a fight and see how Shisui deals with you."
Asuma didn't believe Kyosuke's words at all.
"I'm not sure if Shisui can teach me anything, but I'm sure you can't teach me anything. On the contrary, you'll just take advantage of Shisui."
Asuma is right, Kyosuke really can't teach Shisui anything.
Shisui has family heritage, Sharingan, a large family fortune, and a talent that Kyosuke envies to the point of drooling. How can Kyosuke teach him?!
On the contrary, Kyosuke learned a lot from Shisui, such as weapon throwing techniques, more ingenious fire-style ninjutsu, ninja beast training techniques, and how to use the Sharingan.
Not long after, Shisui walked onto the field.
It was almost noon. The sky was clear and the sun was shining, making Zhi Shui's small shadow appear rather thin.
"Although you are young, I will not show any mercy. I hope your teammates are ready to go back and save people, otherwise you may die!"
Upon meeting, Bai Lang took the initiative, using fierce words and attitude to try to psychologically pressure Zhi Shui.
In response, Shisui simply drew the short sword from his back and silently activated his Sharingan.
Their every move was observed, recorded, and analyzed by everyone.
Just then, Mi Shou walked to the stands and saw this scene.
"According to Kyosuke, Shisui not only has a three-tomoe Sharingan, but he is also a master of genjutsu. If he weren't so young and his body hadn't fully developed, he could have become a Jonin long ago."
Seeing Shisui so calm, Bailang knew that the other party was determined and would not be easily swayed by words, so he immediately used a wind-style ninjutsu.
"According to the family records, the Sharingan has powerful abilities such as observation, copying, and hypnosis. When fighting against the Sharingan, you must not look directly into the opponent's eyes and try to block their vision."
Thinking of this, Bai Lang opened a small scroll and broke the seal on it.
Suddenly, a black mist drifted out, swept up by layers of vortexes, forming a maze-like wind wall that obscured Bai Lang's body.
"Wind Release: Enchanted City!"
Kyosuke and the others stood on the stands, which were at a high vantage point, allowing them to see the entire Wind Release technique.
It's less of a Wind Release technique and more of a collection of smaller Wind Release techniques.
Dozens of small cyclones intertwined and rotated like gears, forming a huge air mass.
The entire cloud of air was pitch black, obscuring everyone's vision.
"The other party is truly intelligent, to have come up with such a clever method. Applause, applause!"
Kyosuke showed no concern for Shisui's safety; instead, he praised Shiranami highly, looking quite proud.
Asuma looked at Kyosuke strangely, somewhat puzzled.
You're not worried about Shisui, fine, but why are you praising your opponent?
Praising your opponent is one thing, but why do you look so proud?
It's as if you're not Shisui's captain, but rather the opposing captain.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Asma's mind, and he realized a possibility.
"You used the same method to fight Shisui. You're not praising your opponent, you're praising yourself!"
"Hehehe, it's alright, it's alright."
Kyosuke waved his hand, seemingly pleased with the compliment, and nodded shyly.