stonecrandall Chapter 285 Hokage's Guard
Chapter 285 Hokage's Guard
Kyosuke raised his right arm to block Kai's right leg, but his entire body flew out and crashed violently into a large tree, turning into smoke.
"Shadow clone?!"
Kai felt a shadow above his head, looked up, and saw Kyosuke in mid-air.
Kyosuke continued to slam his fists down towards the ground, but he smiled and said, "Kai, your power is truly astonishing! Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
The fireball fell and shattered upon impact with the ground, bursting into leaping and dancing flames that ignited large areas of the ground.
"Open the gate, rest the gate, life the gate, injury the gate, block the gate, view the gate, open!"
A deep voice emanated from the flames, and Gai's body was filled with explosive chakra, creating a strong wind that formed an invisible protective shield, isolating him from the surrounding flames.
"You've opened six gates, you really think highly of me, Kai!"
As Kyosuke was about to land, he braced his right hand on the ground, silently leaving a spell mark on the ground, then somersaulted in mid-air and landed steadily on the ground.
As soon as Kyosuke steadied himself, he looked up and saw that Kai had burst out of the flames, creating a gust of wind, and his fist was already in front of him.
"Kyosuke, to deal with you, of course we have to go all out!"
Kyosuke immediately retreated to buy himself time, while quickly forming hand seals and unleashing a torrent of water that roared as it swept towards Kai.
"Youth is all about speed!"
Suddenly, Kyosuke heard Guy's voice behind him. He immediately turned around, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and gathered chakra in his arms. The veins on his arms bulged, and his muscles tensed up, ready to defend against Guy's attack.
With a loud thud, Kai kicked Kyosuke in the arm. The immense force traveled from his arm to his internal organs, causing Kyosuke's blood to surge and his face to turn bright red. His feet sank deep into the ground, and he was thrown backward, leaving two deep gashes on the ground.
Kai, that guy, really hits hard.
After just one exchange, Kyosuke realized that his taijutsu was far inferior to Guy's. If he fought using taijutsu, he would be quickly beaten up. He should stick to ninjutsu instead.
While Kyosuke was still gliding, Kai once again overtook him with his extremely high speed, rushing ahead to Kyosuke's back. He spun around and delivered another leg whip, heading straight for Kyosuke's back, while shouting, "Konoha Power Whirlwind!"
At this moment, the force of Kai's last attack was still lingering on Kyosuke. He was being pushed along by this force, his muscles were tense, and it was difficult to make even ordinary movements, let alone turn around to defend against Kai's next attack.
For an ordinary person, this situation would be the end of them, but fortunately Kyosuke is no ordinary person either.
He completely ignored Kai behind him, calmly formed a hand seal, and activated the spell he had just left behind.
In the blink of an eye, the ground beneath their feet turned into a lake.
puff.
A wide tongue burst from the lake's surface, grabbed Kai, and pulled him into the water.
This is the tongue of an iron-mouthed toad, filled with Sage Chakra, and extremely tough. Even Guy, who has opened the Sixth Gate, can be trapped for a short while.
At this moment, Kyosuke steadied himself and began to form hand seals.
"Behold my massive water prison technique!"
The lake expanded rapidly, forming a giant water sphere nearly 100 meters in diameter, imprisoning Kai, who had just broken free from the toad's tongue.
Seeing this, Kai was not discouraged at all. Instead, he gave Kyosuke a thumbs-up and showed his signature bright smile.
Seeing Kaina's white teeth, Kyosuke's eyebrows twitched, knowing that the other party was about to unleash a powerful attack. He then used the Shadow Clone Technique by forming a hand seal with one hand.
Four shadow clones appeared, standing on Kyosuke's left and right sides, and immediately began forming hand seals.
Morning Peacock!
In an instant, Kai unleashed countless punches, causing the water prison to collapse. The high temperature generated by the shockwave ignited the air, creating countless fireballs that hurtled towards Kyosuke.
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"
"Lightning Release: Thunderclap!"
The shadow clone used a variety of ninjutsu, including fire, wind, earth, and lightning. The four ninjutsu worked together to form a combined force, constantly spinning to create a storm that rushed towards Guy's morning peacock.
Thunder roared, flames raged, winds raged, and rocks pounded.
In the massive explosion, various chakras intertwined, and the dissipated energy, like a giant millstone, easily destroyed a large area of forest.
Kyosuke gathered chakra in his legs and rushed towards the exploding light at lightning speed, while the chakra in his right hand spun rapidly.
"Spiral pills!"
"Kyosuke!"
In the midst of the explosion, Kai rushed over and collided with Kyosuke.
A few seconds later, the world returned to calm.
Kyosuke lay quietly on the muddy ground, his body covered in mud and water.
Kai, clutching his stomach with his left hand and grimacing, walked over to Kyosuke and extended his right hand to him.
"Ouch, that really hurts! This is such a battle full of youthful energy, ouch..."
Kyosuke, holding Kai's hand, carefully stood up, not daring to make any big movements lest he aggravate any of the torn muscles.
"I estimate I'll need to rest for two days, Kai. I won't fight alongside you anymore. You should go find Kakashi instead."
The two supported each other's shoulders and slowly walked back to the village. In the end, Kyosuke didn't mention the Hokage's Guard.
Kai is not suitable.
According to Kyosuke's plan, his team members would have to do dirty work that required them to keep their identities secret, and they would have to be calm and even ruthless.
Kai doesn't fit that description at all; he's like a passionate warrior, not a ninja living in the shadows.
So let Kai train his physical skills properly, and when the crucial moment comes, let him go to the battlefield and kick the enemy to death.
The next day, Kyosuke went to find Kakashi, only to discover that Kakashi was away on a mission. He then went to find Shisui.
"That's how it is, Shisui, what's your decision?"
Kyosuke looked at Shisui, waiting for his reply.
Shisui smiled and said, "Captain, I'm fine with continuing to be your team member. I wonder who else is on the team?"
Kyosuke frowned slightly: "Besides Kakashi, I also want to find Obito, but as you know, Obito's personality is a bit unstable. I need to observe him for a while, so I haven't made a decision yet."
At this point, Kyosuke sighed, "If it weren't for its young age, I would have been very optimistic about Itachi. What a pity."
Shisui hesitated, saying uncertainly, "There are two Uchiha clan members in the group. Won't that cause some problems? After all, our relationship with the village isn't very harmonious."
Kyosuke shook his head indifferently: "This is a matter for the big shots to consider. The Hokage asked me to choose the candidates, so naturally I will choose the most suitable ones. If anyone is not satisfied, then they can go and argue with the Hokage."
Is this really okay? The Hokage is your teacher, you're putting too much pressure on him.
Shisui glanced at Kyosuke, his lips trembled slightly, but he still didn't say what was on his mind.
Not long after, Kyosuke found Obito.
Obito was sitting on the riverbank outside the village, carving something on a piece of wood. Hearing someone approach, he looked up, saw it was Kyosuke, but ignored him and continued carving.
Tsk tsk, Obito has become much more composed.
Kyosuke walked up to Obito, blocking the sunlight, and said with a smile, "You're not carving a mask, are you? Is it for Rin?"
Obito paused, surprised, and said, "How did you know?"
Kyosuke rolled his eyes and said with a hint of helplessness, "Besides Rin, I doubt you can think of anything else."