Chapter 137: Chapter 140: The Strength of Nawaki and Nonou

At the entrance of Konoha.

"Finally, we get to go out on a mission again!"

Nawaki said with great excitement.

"The location for this mission is in the Land of Lightning. Remember not to act recklessly."

Natsuki reminded him.

After giving the Stamina Recovery Potion to Kakuzu, he had returned to Konoha.

Given Kakuzu’s abilities and strength, having him sell the Stamina Recovery Potion was putting his talents to good use.

Natsuki also didn’t have to worry about him causing any problems.

"I know, I know!"

Nawaki said helplessly. "Don’t imitate my sister!"

"It’s a good thing Teacher Tsunade didn’t come."

Natsuki smiled and said. "Otherwise, you wouldn’t be walking out of Konoha today."

"It’s not that exaggerated, is it?"

Nawaki glanced around, raised his voice, and said. "It’s not like I’m afraid of her!"

"Nonou."

Natsuki changed the subject and said. "When the mission is over, pass that sentence on to Teacher Tsunade."

"Wait!"

Hearing this, Nawaki’s pupils quaked as he said. "Pass what on? There’s no need for that. Let’s hurry up and set off for the mission!"

After speaking, he grabbed Natsuki and ran outward.

The corners of Yakushi Nonou’s mouth curled up slightly as she followed them.

Two days passed in a flash.

They successfully entered the Land of Lightning.

The Land of Lightning was located in the northeast of the ninja world. The terrain was high and mountainous.

Between the mountain peaks, clouds and mist lingered, and the sound of thunder could often be heard, hence the name Land of Lightning.

The Land of Lightning had many specialties, such as alcohol and beef.

In the original work, when Uzumaki Naruto got married, the Fourth Raikage sent a lot of alcohol as a gift.

"It’s getting late. We’ll rest for the night and set off again tomorrow."

Natsuki stopped in his tracks and said.

"I’ll set up the tent."

Hearing this, Nawaki volunteered.

Natsuki nodded.

Once the tent was set up, he took out two bento boxes and handed them to Nawaki and Yakushi Nonou.

"Natsuki."

Nawaki suddenly thought of something and asked. "Do you think my current strength is enough to pass the Jonin exam?"

"I feel it might be a bit of a stretch."

Natsuki thought for a moment and said truthfully.

Nawaki’s strength had undoubtedly surpassed that of a Chunin.

But he was still a bit short of a Jonin.

"Wait until you’ve learned all ten forms of Water Breathing and Armament Haki before applying for the Jonin exam."

Natsuki suggested.

Nawaki had already learned eight forms of Water Breathing.

As for Armament Haki, he had only started learning it recently.

"Alright then."

Nawaki nodded upon hearing this.

He trusted Natsuki very much and knew he wouldn’t lie to him, so he didn’t say anything more.

"Teacher said I can already become a medical Jonin."

Yakushi Nonou suddenly spoke up. "I’ve learned the Mystical Palm Technique."

"So fast?"

Nawaki asked with a face full of surprise.

Natsuki was also somewhat surprised, but thinking about it carefully, it was reasonable.

After all, in the original work, Nohara Rin learned the Mystical Palm Technique at the age of twelve.

Yakushi Nonou’s talent in medical ninjutsu was no worse than hers.

Learning the Mystical Palm Technique at the same age was perfectly normal.

"I’m actually going to be the last one to become a Jonin?"

After his surprise, Nawaki felt dejected.

He was, after all, two years older than Natsuki and Yakushi Nonou, yet he would become a Jonin later than both of them.

"A year early or a year late makes no difference."

Natsuki said with a smile. "It won’t hinder the realization of your dream."

Nawaki was stunned for a moment, his expression suddenly turning strange.

His dream was to become Hokage.

But Natsuki’s dream was the same.

"You’re right!"

Nawaki chose not to give up and said with full motivation. "No one knows what the future holds. Maybe by then, I’ll be even stronger than you!"

Yakushi Nonou subconsciously glanced at him.

She really couldn’t understand why he dared to say such words.

In her view, as long as Natsuki wanted to compete for Hokage, everyone else had no hope.

After eating, the three chatted for a while before crawling into their sleeping bags and falling asleep.

The night passed without incident, bringing a new day.

In his groggy state, Natsuki smelled a faint fragrance.

He opened his eyes and saw Yakushi Nonou.

At some unknown time, she had moved in front of him and unzipped his sleeping bag.

Although her body was still in her own sleeping bag, she rested her head on his chest.

The source of that faint fragrance was the tips of her hair.

Looking at her profile so close at hand, Natsuki couldn’t help but smile.

He reached out and pinched her nose.

Yakushi Nonou quickly woke up.

She met Natsuki’s gaze and said softly. "Good morning."

Natsuki pinched her cheek, not exposing her act.

The two sat up and put away their sleeping bags.

Natsuki woke Nawaki up, and after breakfast, they continued their journey.

By noon, they had arrived at the destination of this mission, a medium-sized city.

"Natsuki, you still haven’t told us what our mission is this time."

Nawaki turned to look at Natsuki.

"You’ll know in a moment."

Natsuki walked into the city.

He had already studied the map provided by the Anbu, so he quickly found the colosseum operated by Oyashiro En.

"There’s actually a place like this?"

Nawaki looked at the billboard at the entrance, asking with a face full of surprise.

The billboard detailed how the colosseum operated.

First, spectators bought tickets to watch the fights.

Second, capable ninjas could sign up to participate in the fights. By accumulating a certain number of victories, they could earn corresponding monetary rewards.

"Both the Land of Lightning and Kumogakure have a culture that reveres martial prowess. The existence of such a place is not surprising."

Natsuki paused and said. "The mission this time is very simple: participate in the colosseum fights."

"Fights?"

Nawaki’s spirit jolted, and he said expectantly. "No problem. I can use this chance to experience the strength of the Land of Lightning ninjas!"

"To avoid exposing your identity, do not use the Greatsword Samehada."

Natsuki reminded him.

"Alright."

Hearing this, Nawaki smiled and said. "Using the Greatsword Samehada would indeed be bullying them too much. I’ll just use an ordinary ninja sword."

"Don’t underestimate the colosseum. It’s entirely possible for a Jonin to appear."

Natsuki glanced at him and said.

Although he said that, the probability of a Jonin appearing was very small.

Natsuki walked into the colosseum lobby.

"Welcome, you three."

A staff member saw them and came forward to greet them.

"We want to sign up for the fights."

Natsuki said directly.

The staff member was slightly taken aback and subconsciously looked them over.

To be honest, Natsuki and the other two were all too young. He found it hard to believe they had the strength to participate in the fights.

"You need to think this through carefully. Life and death are not guaranteed in the colosseum arena."

The staff member said in a deep voice. "Once something happens, it’ll be too late for regrets."

"We are sure we want to sign up."

Natsuki repeated.

"Alright then."

The staff member didn’t try to persuade them further. He took out three registration forms and said. "Fill these out."

"I’m not participating. These two are."

Natsuki handed the registration forms to Yakushi Nonou and Nawaki.

He also took a glance at it.

The registration form was divided into two parts.

The first part was for filling in age, strength, and specialties.

The second part was similar to a life-and-death waiver. If they died in the arena, the colosseum was not responsible.

"Chunin?"

After reading the registration forms, a look of doubt appeared on the staff member’s face.

Nawaki wrote that he was a Chunin, skilled in Water Release and kenjutsu.

Yakushi Nonou wrote that she was a Chunin, skilled in taijutsu.

But the staff member didn’t ask further. If something happened, it had nothing to do with him anyway.

"Follow me."

After collecting the registration forms, the staff member led them to the backstage of the colosseum.

Here, Natsuki saw all the ninjas participating in the fights.

He quickly locked onto Chino.

In the original work, it was said that although Chino looked like a child, her actual age far exceeded her appearance.

But right now, she was indeed a young girl, not yet an adult.

Their arrival caused Chino and the others to take a glance, but no one paid much attention.

After all, there were new participants every day.

Not long after, it was Nawaki’s turn.

Nawaki walked into the colosseum arena.

Deafening noise immediately followed.

He looked around and couldn’t help but click his tongue. There was an extraordinary number of spectators.

"Little brat, this isn’t a place you should be!"

Nawaki’s opponent was a burly man. Upon seeing him, he immediately spoke arrogantly.

Natsuki activated Electromagnetic Wave Sensing.

The situation in the surroundings was instantly known to him.

He quickly noticed a young man in the crowd.

Electromagnetic Wave Sensing could roughly determine a person’s strength.

This young man was the strongest person present.

He wore peculiar square glasses and was highly likely Oyashiro En.

Natsuki took one glance and retracted his gaze.

He wasn’t in a hurry.

Because Oyashiro En would come to him on his own.

Right at this moment, waves of exclamations erupted from the arena.

Because Nawaki instantly defeated his opponent with Water Breathing: Third Form — Flowing Dance.

The two had a huge difference in age and size, making his victory exceptionally shocking.

The fights continued.

Yakushi Nonou took the stage.

Facing her first-round opponent, she also achieved an instant victory, winning with a single punch.

"Where did these two kids come from? Why haven’t I seen them before?"

Oyashiro En couldn’t help but ask.

He was far more knowledgeable and experienced than Chino and the others. With one glance, he could tell that the ninjutsu and taijutsu Nawaki and Yakushi Nonou used were extraordinary.

"I’ll go inquire about the situation immediately."

The middle-aged man standing behind him responded at once.

Not long after, he returned.

"They registered today."

The middle-aged man then relayed Nawaki and Yakushi Nonou’s names.

But they had used fake names.

After all, as Natsuki became famous, his teammates had also gained quite a bit of fame.

"Never heard of them. Perhaps they’re using fake names."

Oyashiro En said thoughtfully. "Judging from their age and strength, they most likely come from the Five Great Villages."

"Then do we need to stop them?"

The middle-aged man asked upon hearing this.

"Let’s observe for now."

Oyashiro En shook his head and said.

He didn’t want to offend the Five Great Villages, nor could he afford to.

After leaving the Chinoike clan, he went into business precisely because he didn’t want to be involved with ninjas too much.

Time slowly passed.

Fewer and fewer participants remained, ultimately leaving only four people.

Among these four, besides Yakushi Nonou and Nawaki, were Fuushin and Chino.

Fuushin and Chino were the ace fighters of the colosseum.

They always made it to the end.

But this time, there were unusually two extra people.

The spectators were all extremely excited.

Only Oyashiro En frowned.

He wasn’t entirely sure if Fuushin and Chino could defeat them.

But at this point, he couldn’t stop it.

If he stopped it, the spectators would be dissatisfied, which would ruin the colosseum’s reputation, making it hard to have such good business in the future.

"Nawaki."

Natsuki said in a low voice. "Be careful of Fuushin’s Typhoon Release. It’s more powerful than ordinary Wind Release, but it has a weakness."

As for what the weakness was, he didn’t say.

After all, telling him the weakness would ruin the training effect for Nawaki.

Nawaki nodded with a serious expression.

He walked to the center of the arena and looked at Fuushin.

Typhoon Release?

This was his first time hearing of this Kekkei Genkai.

But he was still confident.

Moreover, Natsuki said Typhoon Release had a weakness. As long as he found it, he could increase his chances of winning.

"The battle begins!"

Seeing the two on the field, the referee shouted loudly.

Fuushin formed hand seals with both hands without hesitation.

Typhoon Release: Strong Wind Extreme Destruction!

With him at the center, gust after gust of wind spun and flew outward.

Soru!

Nawaki advanced instead of retreating. Before the fierce wind could blow out, he arrived in front of Fuushin.

He gripped a ninja sword and slashed fiercely.

Water Breathing: Fourth Form — Striking Tide!

A stream of water carrying blade light pierced through the fierce wind, slashing toward Fuushin at extreme speed.

Fuushin’s gaze sharpened.

Nawaki’s strength far exceeded his imagination.

In the nick of time, he rolled on the ground and raised his hand.

The fierce wind rapidly swelled, spinning and crashing toward Nawaki like an ocean wave.

Nawaki instantly felt a heavy pressure, as if a mountain was crashing into him.

Water Breathing: Sixth Form — Whirlpool!

Nawaki still didn’t retreat.

He twisted his body, and a massive amount of Water Release chakra transformed into a whirlpool.

When the fierce wind hit it, an explosion immediately occurred.

Countless streams of water splashed everywhere.

Seeing this scene, the spectators immediately screamed in excitement.

They rarely got to see such intense collisions.

Typhoon Release: Chakra Sword!

Fuushin immediately drew a short sword from his back and threw it.

Wrapped in Wind Release chakra, the short sword’s speed was astonishing.

As soon as Nawaki landed, it was already right in front of him.

At the critical moment, he crossed his arms.

Tekkai!

A piercing sound rang out.

To the dumbfounded gazes of many spectators, Nawaki blocked the ninja sword with his bare arms.

"What kind of ninjutsu is this?"

Oyashiro En instinctively leaned forward and couldn’t help but ask.

The middle-aged man behind him naturally couldn’t answer his question.

Fuushin felt the situation becoming increasingly unfavorable.

He knew Oyashiro En’s methods very well. If he lost, he would inevitably suffer torture.

It was precisely because of Oyashiro En’s overly cruel methods that he and Chino escaped together in the original work.

Typhoon Release: Great Extreme Destruction!

Fuushin’s expression darkened, and he brought out his strongest Typhoon Release ninjutsu.

In an instant, a storm suddenly descended with him at the center.

The terrifying typhoon rapidly swept through. Wherever it passed, the ground cracked, and rubble flew everywhere.

Nawaki immediately felt the difficulty.

His vision was completely filled with wind, leaving him nowhere to hide.

But for him, there was still one place he could escape to.

Geppo!

Before the fierce wind could swallow him, he leaped up and flew into the air.

"What?"

An expression of astonishment appeared on Fuushin’s face.

"It’s actually a flight ninjutsu?"

Seeing this, Oyashiro En stood up abruptly.

His face was both shocked and ugly.

Flight ninjutsu were extremely rare even in the Five Great Villages.

And recently, the only ninja associated with flight ninjutsu was Natsuki.

Could he be Natsuki?

The age matched, the kenjutsu and Water Release matched, but the strength didn’t.

With Natsuki’s strength, dealing with Fuushin shouldn’t be this difficult.

Right at this moment, Nawaki, flying in the air, discovered the weakness of Typhoon Release.

That was the center of the storm, the eye of the typhoon, which was completely calm with no wind at all.

Soru!

Nawaki headed straight for the eye of the typhoon without hesitation.

He leaped up and took out a kunai to use as a ninja sword.

Water Breathing: Seventh Form — Drop Ripple Thrust!

An extremely fast thrust brought him in front of Fuushin instantly.

Before Fuushin could react, a stream of water poured out, sending him flying.

Nawaki stepped forward and aimed the kunai at him.

"I... I concede."

Fuushin sighed and had to admit his defeat.

Up in the stands, Oyashiro En didn’t reprimand Fuushin as he usually would.

At this moment, he was more concerned about the identities of Nawaki and Yakushi Nonou.

While he was lost in thought, Yakushi Nonou and Chino took the stage.

Natsuki had also reminded Yakushi Nonou to be careful of her Ketsuryugan and genjutsu.

Water Release: Rain Hail!

As soon as the battle started, Chino immediately formed hand seals.

Massive water drops appeared one after another, flying toward Yakushi Nonou like bullets.

Geppo!

Yakushi Nonou flew directly into mid-air.

"Another one who knows flight ninjutsu?"

Oyashiro En’s heart jolted, vaguely having a guess.

Flight ninjutsu was an extremely rare ninjutsu. It couldn’t possibly be this common.

The only possibility was that they were connected to Natsuki, perhaps they were exactly Natsuki’s two teammates.

Amidst her surprise, Chino hurriedly formed hand seals again.

Yakushi Nonou descended from the sky, aiming a kick at her.

Right at this moment, a water wall appeared.

Yakushi Nonou kicked the water wall.

Chakra Enhanced Strength!

She exerted force fiercely, and the water wall instantly shattered into pieces.

But taking advantage of this opportunity, Chino had already widened the distance.

Soru!

Yakushi Nonou closed the distance.

Heavenly Foot of Pain!

She raised her leg and stomped down.

Boom!

A deep crater appeared on the ground, and densely packed rubble smashed toward Chino.

A flash of crimson appeared.

Chino’s eyes immediately turned red.

The lightning-fast rubble slowed down in her vision, and she dodged it by a hair’s breadth.

Yakushi Nonou pressed her advantage, taking a step forward, clenching her fist to strike.

Ketsuryugan!

Left with no choice, Chino used a genjutsu.

An invisible fluctuation spread out.

Yakushi Nonou suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"Is this the Ketsuryugan?"

Nawaki’s eyes widened.

When Natsuki introduced it to Yakushi Nonou earlier, he had also heard the relevant information.

He didn’t expect there to be a Ketsuryugan on par with the Sharingan.

Seeing Yakushi Nonou caught in the genjutsu, Chino immediately took out a kunai and charged forward.

She thrust out without hesitation.

But in the next second, Yakushi Nonou raised her left hand and grabbed her wrist.

At the same time, she clenched her right fist and hit Chino squarely in the chest.

Although Yakushi Nonou held back, the force was still significant.

Chino’s body trembled, she bent over, squatted on the ground, and lost the ability to resist.

"Tsunade’s Chakra Enhanced Strength?"

Oyashiro En’s heart sank.

He had already confirmed the identities of Natsuki’s trio. They were the kind he couldn’t afford to offend.

Now he didn’t know if they were just here to participate in the colosseum fights or if they came specifically for him.

After all, as a member of the Chinoike clan, there was bad blood with the Uchiha clan.

And the Uchiha clan had now joined Konoha.

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