Chapter 721 Five Shadows Appear together
"Muzuki is not suitable as a challenger to consume Soyousuke's chakra." Sarutobi Hiruzen said straight to the point.
During the challenge, Soyousuke will most likely not be cruel to Mu Yue. He is worried about friendly forces.
By the time the challenge ends, Soyousuke's chakra will be consumed, but Mu Yue's chakra will also be consumed.
Maybe other ninja villages will accidentally injure Mu Yue, whose combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had never been afraid to cast the worst possible light on his fellow ninjas.
In order to reduce losses and gain profits, Kirigakure was able to backstab the three major ninja villages against Konoha.
In order to preserve their interests, Iwagakure and Kumogakure Sunagakure were able to put aside their past hatreds and join forces.
The Ninja Village has always focused on profit. As long as the profit is sufficient, there is nothing that cannot be done.
And for all ninja villages outside Konoha, what is the best outcome of the Budokai? Is it to successfully kill Soyousuke?
No, it was Soyousuke and Mu Yue who died together!
The two of them are too extraordinary for today's ninja world, and no one wants such a strong person to appear in other than their own village ninjas.
"The Third Hokage, you are a bit underestimating young people. The strength of the Fourth Hokage is obvious to all. Although he is young, his strength may not be that much inferior to that of Soyousuke." Onoki retorted.
Judging from Mu Yue's performance in the final battle of the Third Ninja World War, Mu Yue is still far away from Soyousuke.
However, after two years, Mu Yue must have improved a bit, and if he wanted Mu Yue to play, he would definitely have to brag about Mu Yue more. Anyway, it doesn't cost money.
"The Fourth Hokage is indeed powerful. In today's ninja world, he should be second only to Naso Yousuke."
The Third Mizukage said with a smile, without expressing his opinion, but just followed up by boasting about Mu Yue's strength.
Luo Sha wanted to speak, but still didn't.
When others praise Mu Yue, it may be interpreted as polite flattery, but when he praises Mu Yue, it means he has given up.
Because Luo Sha was once seriously injured by Mu Yue's punch on the battlefield.
The Third Raikage didn't speak, he leaned on the chair with his arms folded and looked at everyone quietly.
As the center of the topic, Mu Yue also did not express her opinion.
Some words are really inappropriate for him to say.
Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression remained unchanged and he continued:
"It is precisely because Mu Yue is so powerful that she cannot be a challenger."
"Soyousuke has powerful protective ninjutsu, and his physical skills are far superior to ordinary people. If a strong man like Mu Yue, who masters the Flying Thunder God technique and has powerful attack methods, had not taken action, Soyousuke would probably have been able to run away."
In addition to worrying about his allies taking the opportunity to backstab, Sarutobi Hiruzen did have this consideration in mind.
If Soyousuke ran away, the consequences would be unimaginable.
No ninja village can withstand the torment of a ninja god, not even Konoha.
If Soyousuke does nothing but stares at the Konoha ninjas and kills them, unless the Konoha ninjas stop doing their missions, they will be in fear even when they leave the village.
"The Third Hokage is right." The Third Mizukage nodded and agreed.
Although it can be seen that Sarutobi Hiruzen is preserving the power of Konoha, there is indeed nothing wrong with this logic.
Ohnoki thought for a while and said:
"Then who should be the challenger? Let me tell you straight. I fought with Sosuke and lost quickly and miserably."
"I am willing to be a challenger, but if I were to face Sosuke, I would probably be defeated by Sosuke in a few minutes. It would not be able to consume a lot of Sosuke's physical strength and chakra."
Ohnoki admitted that he couldn't do it.
In the circle of senior leaders of the five major ninja villages, Soyousuke is already recognized as a god-level ninja, so it would not be embarrassing for him to be inferior to Soyousuke.
Onoki's words did not exceed the expectations of the other Kages.
After all, Iwagakure's information had almost been revealed to others that Onoki and Soyousuke had fought.
"As you all know, I once fought against Soyousuke. I was defeated miserably in that battle. I'm afraid I won't be able to serve as a challenger." Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head and said.
Starting with Onoki, Sarutobi Hiruzen also followed suit and blew up his record.
It wasn't that he was timid, Sarutobi Hiruzen really felt that he couldn't do it.
"Soyousuke can easily defeat Hanzo with just his fire escape. My water escape is not much stronger than Hanzo's, so I cannot take on the role of challenger." The third Mizukage sighed.
He was really telling the truth. In terms of strength, among the shadows present, the only one he could win with certainty was Luo Sha.
Even Sarutobi Hiruzen considers himself unqualified to be a challenger, why is he joining in the fun.
Everyone's eyes were on Luo Sha and the Third Raikage who had not yet spoken.
"My qualifications are still low, and I am also weak-minded." Luo Sha said quickly.
Mu Yue can easily defeat him, and So Yousuke is stronger than Mu Yue. Isn't he asking for boredom by challenging So Yousuke.
Everyone looked at the Third Raikage.
At this time, everyone suddenly discovered that the third generation Raikage was indeed the best choice besides Mu Yue.
The Third Raikage, who possesses both the strongest spear and the strongest shield, not only has good attack power, but also has strong defensive capabilities. Normal ninjutsu can't do anything to the Third Raikage.
Moreover, the Third Raikage, who is good at Thunder Release Ninja Taijutsu, is also famous for his strong endurance, and his continuous combat ability is top-notch among ninjas.
Feeling everyone's gaze, the Third Raikage's face turned a little dark, and he snorted coldly:
"You are pushing each other and you don't want to take risks, so why should we let Yunyin go."
For the sake of his subordinates, he can face difficulties and not be afraid of them, no matter how strong or numerous the enemies are.
But this is a joint operation of five villages, why should he take the hard work on himself.
The atmosphere in the conference room became a little awkward.
Although the words of the Third Raikage are a bit unpleasant, they are also reality.
Challenging Soyousuke is indeed not a good job.
First of all, with Soyousuke's strength, challengers will definitely lose, which will have a certain impact on reputation.
If the two sides had never fought, in the hearts of most Kumogakure ninjas, the Third Raikage would still be the invincible Raikage.
If you lose a one-on-one battle head-on, no reason will matter. If you lose, you lose.
"It's better than this. Except for the Third Hokage who will fight in place of the Fourth Hokage, all other Kage will participate in the Martial Arts Tournament. But as long as we meet the Raikage, we will pretend to be defeated and let the Raikage advance." Ohnoki thought for a while and said.
It's not that the Third Raikage doesn't want to fight, but they feel that Kumogakure will suffer a loss, so they will let the Third Raikage not suffer a loss.
Before losing to Soyousuke, the Third Raikage would surpass other Kages in the martial arts tournament.
"I think there is no problem." Sarutobi Hiruzen said.
When he thought about the benefits that Konoha could gain from this battle, he felt that it was acceptable to lose face. After all, he was not the current Hokage.
"I think it's okay." The Third Mizukage had no objection to this.
Rasa nodded quickly. It was unpleasant to be embarrassed, but if the Ninja clan was not eliminated, Sunagakure's life would be difficult in the future.
The Third Raikage thought to himself that you don’t need to pretend, I can win.
However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that Onoki's proposal was indeed a good one and could strengthen his power. As a result, the assassination plan against Sosuke was formally formulated.
Except for Konoha, who is not the current Kage, all other major ninja villages have the current Kage personally leading a large number of elite ninjas to participate.
Putting aside the conspiracy of secret injury, if we only look at the number of strong participants, the number of strong participants in the Ninja Budokai will exceed that of any previous battle. It is a rare ninja event.
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As time passed, the Ninja sect continued to throw out new news about the Budokai.
For example, the ranking rewards of the Budokai.
The rewards for the top four in this Budokai are better than the rewards for the top four in the last Youth Budokai. On the basis of retaining the original top four rewards, more rewards have been added.
Firstly, in addition to the new opportunity to challenge Soyousuke, the Ninjutsu is no longer Fire Dragon Ranbu. There is also the Wind Release Vacuum Hurricane Dragon of the same level. In addition, you can also obtain four latest advanced Ninjutsu scrolls produced by the Ninja Sect.
The second is that you can find Soyousuke to customize three ninjutsu, and you can also get the latest advanced ninjutsu scrolls from three ninja sects.
The third is that you can study with Soyousuke for a month, but what you teach is not fixed. It is all decided by Soyousuke. There are two ninjutsu scrolls.
The fourth is a set of Ninja's top prosthetics, which can be operated on for free, and there is only one Ninjutsu scroll.
And this time, in addition to the top four, there are also rewards for other rankings. As long as the players who enter the knockout round, even if they are eliminated in the first round, they can get a latest ordinary ninjutsu scroll.
The higher you rank, the more prosthetics and ninjutsu scrolls you get.
After the news of the reward spread throughout the ninja world, it quickly aroused heated discussion in the entire ninja world.
Without him, this reward is too valuable.
The fourth worst among the top four is also a top-notch chakra knife plus a top-notch prosthesis.
Once it is resold, I don’t know how many S-level missions it will be worth.
Of course, most people are more self-aware. After all, the age restriction was so fierce last time. This time there is no age limit, and there will definitely be a lot of strong people.
Most people want to participate in the martial arts tournament to get a knockout ranking reward.
At the last Youth Martial Arts Tournament, some ninjas from the Xiaonin Village entered the knockout stage. They believed that there was still hope for a knockout ranking.
Being able to watch the battle between strong men and also get some ninjutsu scrolls is a bonus no matter how you think about it.
Of course, there are also those who aim for high rankings, such as Obito.
"I was defeated by Nagato last time, but now that my strength has greatly improved, I will definitely not lose to him again!" Obito said confidently.
Nagato's abilities are indeed weird, and his Mangekyō Sharingan and Flying Thunder God techniques are not just for granted.
Although Nagato should have improved during these times, the progress should not be as great as his.
"There is no age limit this time, and the strongest contestant may not be Nagato." Kakashi reminded quietly.
The rewards of this martial arts competition are so good, and since it is a peaceful time, there will definitely be many strong people participating in the competition for the rewards.
"I don't care who participates in the competition, just keep winning and reach first place!" Obito said domineeringly.
With the powerful flying thunder god technique in hand, he can deal with anyone he encounters.
"As expected of Obito, this is how youth should be!" Metkai said with a thumbs up.
He is also preparing to participate in this martial arts meet, and his goal is also to be first.
"Since you are participating in the competition, you must take first place, don't you think so Kakashi?"
"Just do your best." Kakashi replied, shaking his head.
He didn't have much interest in the Martial Arts Club. He didn't resist it, but he didn't like it much either.
The reason why he went to participate was mainly because Obito and the others wanted to go, plus Konoha's persuasion.
"Don't insist on ranking. The important thing is to participate and give full play to your own strength." Shisui vaccinated several people in advance.
As the vice-captain of the training team, Shisui knew a little more than the average ninja.
The water in this martial arts tournament was so deep that even Shisui couldn't believe it when he was notified.
It would be too outrageous for the Five Shadows to form a team to compete.
"Well, as long as you give full play to your strength, there will be no regrets no matter what your ranking." Yamato nodded.
At the last Youth Martial Arts Tournament, he was unable to leave the village to compete due to root causes.
Now that he is an upright Chuunin of Konoha, of course he must follow the steps of his seniors and participate in the martial arts tournament.
Shisui looked at Yamato with some pity. With Yamato's strength, if he participated in the last Youth Budokai, as long as his luck was not too bad, there would be no problem in entering the knockout round.
This year, that may not be the case.
After all, the opponent is the elite ninja of the Five Kages and the Five Great Ninja Villages.
"That's what I say, but I still have to strive for the first place. After all, I was second last time. I can't regress this time." Obito said with a smile, with a very optimistic attitude.
Zhisui didn't answer. Let alone second place in the martial arts tournament this time, if you want to enter the top four, you must defeat the top ninjas.
When it was time for the Budokai to begin, Konoha began to form a team to prepare for the Ninja Sect to participate in the Budokai.
"Why are there so many people going this time?" Obito couldn't help but muttered in his mind as he looked at the rather long queue.
Although it is normal for there to be more people participating regardless of age, it is still too much. He has to be close to seven or eight times the last time.
Moreover, the previous Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and the current Hokage's assistant Namikaze Minato are also on the team, and the current Hokage even leads the team himself.
"Teacher Muyue and the others should have received an invitation to watch the game, right?" Obito quickly thought of a very reasonable reason.
Going to Six Paths Castle is not necessarily to participate in the competition, which can also explain why there are so many ninjas in the team. After all, it is the Hokage traveling.
"Obito, are you confident about taking first place this time?" Asuma smiled and walked up to Obito and patted Obito on the shoulder.
"It's okay, I feel like I have a chance." Obito replied implicitly.
He has also practiced Yang Breathing well now, so the pressure will be less when using the Kaleidoscope.
"That means we have made a lot of progress. I feel like it will be great if I can maintain the top eight." Asma sighed.
Once the age limit is lifted, their opponents no longer have to be a few years older than them, and it is not unusual to encounter an opponent who is old enough to be their father.
Hiruzen Sarutobi not far away:...
Still in the quarterfinals, and being able to reach the knockout rounds is all due to hard work and good luck.
This martial arts meeting is qualified even if it has the best brand in the world. There are too many strong people participating.
In fact, Sarutobi Hiruzen thought about persuading Asuma to give up the Budokai because it was difficult to get a ranking and it was also dangerous.
However, Sarutobi Hiruzen said nothing in the end, he was not the only one with a child.
(End of chapter)