Chapter 198: Karui
Ino wanted to fight an opponent of the same age, but unfortunately, the Fourth Raikage wasn't foolish and directly put forward the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.
Yugito Nii was twenty-five years old this year, considered a relatively senior Jonin. In the ninja world, her level was comparable to Kakashi, Asuma, and others.
She possessed rich combat experience and was also a perfect Jinchuriki, with almost no weaknesses.
"Teacher, to be honest, I really don't have any confidence at all," Ino admitted, not overestimating her own strength. Yugito Nii could fight the Akatsuki's Immortal Duo for an entire day, proving her strength was absolutely formidable.
Her previous battles with Kisame and Itachi Uchiha had a lot of acting involved and didn't prove much.
Finishing her thought, she changed the subject, "However, I'd like to seek guidance from a senior, which would also be good for my growth."
Tsunade nodded in approval. This was how a ninja should be – only by challenging the strong could one constantly break through their own limits. When the Sannin faced Hanzo of the Salamander back in their day, they knew they were no match but still insisted on fighting.
Giving oneself appropriate pressure was a good thing. Her current peers couldn't put pressure on Ino, so she could only find opponents among ninjas a generation older.
Tsunade said, "We agree. Call Yugito."
After waiting for a while, a messenger hawk returned with news that Yugito Nii agreed to fight Ino.
They hadn't reached the Land of Lightning yet, but the surrounding sea area was all territory of the Hidden Cloud Village. The Fourth Raikage didn't mention letting them enter his village, and Tsunade and Ino didn't want to go either. Half a day later, they followed the Fourth Raikage to a nearby unnamed small island.
After another half-day of waiting, they saw a group of three people approaching from afar – a man and two women.
The man was actually 33 years old but looked like he was 63, with dark skin, a weathered face, and inexplicably wearing sunglasses while carrying seven swords on his back. This man, who looked like an unearthed artifact, was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer B, who had come to watch the excitement.
This was the only man in the original timeline who was unaffected by Naruto's Sexy Jutsu! It was said he possessed an iron will; women? Women would only affect the speed of his sword strikes!
Killer B was also the Fourth Raikage's sworn brother. The female ninja to his left was his disciple and also the future wife of Choji – a female ninja wielding a long sword named Karui.
Karui had red hair and pale golden pupils, with a sharp look in her eyes. She wore a sleeveless vest and, aside from her slightly dark skin, was considered a beauty in terms of appearance.
She and Ino were the same age, both thirteen years old, and their ninja ranks were also both Chunin.
In terms of achievements, Ino's side was very impressive. She had fought ninjas from the Hidden Leaf Village, the Hidden Mist Village, and the Hidden Sand Village, and now she had even come to the Hidden Cloud Village.
Karui was eager to try. She wanted to challenge Ino. As Killer B's disciple, Karui's status perfectly matched Ino's, but the Fourth Raikage believed she wasn't a suitable opponent and instead chose the twenty-five-year-old Yugito Nii, who was a whole generation older, to fight.
The tall female ninja to Killer B's right was the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Yugito Nii.
The Raikage's orders couldn't be refused, but she was unhappy in her heart. What was going on? She had been famous for many years and made great contributions to the village. Now she had to compete with a child?
Meeting on the battlefield was a different matter. From eight to eighty years old, she would kill them all. At that time, there was no need to be too particular.
But this wasn't the battlefield. She was twelve years older than Ino and not even from the same generation. Having been famous for many years, she was unwilling to lower herself to engage in such a battle with a junior. Winning or losing held no meaning for her.
Unfortunately, an order was an order. In the Hidden Cloud Village, known for its strict discipline, as a ninja, she had to obey the Raikage's command.
She was willing to compete but also proposed a condition: let Karui be Ino's opponent first. If Ino's strength was too weak, she wouldn't accept the challenge.
"Alright! I agree!" Ino didn't take Karui seriously at all. In her opinion, warming up before a big battle wouldn't hurt.
Before the two sides even started the match, Killer B spontaneously broke into a bizarre rap, the general meaning of which was to have Karui beat up the Hidden Leaf Village ninja and demonstrate the powerful demeanor of the Hidden Cloud Village, and so on.
"Hmph, Hidden Leaf ninja, such a big reputation." Karui was sulking. Ino's dismissive attitude deeply irritated her. She also had a reputation as a genius in her village, but now she was being ignored so much, which was truly infuriating.
Ino had fought her way from the south to the north, from the east to the west. She had some discernment. In her opinion, the strength of the person in front of her was still half a step behind her other sister-in-law, Temari, and much weaker than her own.
Karui drew her sword first.
Just like the Water Blade Technique Ino learned from the Second Hokage and how Asuma infused his chakra blades with wind-style chakra, Karui coated her blade with a layer of dense lightning-style chakra. Then, with a loud shout, her body shot forward like a sharp arrow.
"Cloud Style. Slash!"
This sister-in-law was quite clever. Ino could sense that she had added a layer of chakra under her feet, likely to prevent Ino's Water Style and prepare for a water-walking thrust.
A tall tree catches much wind. Ino had fought several times in public, and a lot of information had been leaked. Targeted attacks could indeed have remarkable effects.
Unfortunately, knowing and experiencing it firsthand were two different things.
Ino quickly formed hand seals, clasped her hands together, and directly used Water Style on land.
On such a desolate island, there was no need to worry about harming civilians. She had no scruples and immediately started with the Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave.
A huge torrent of water appeared out of thin air and fiercely rushed towards Karui's direction.
Ino mastered powerful Water Style ninjutsu. This information was basically known by all the ninja villages. Karui's expression remained unchanged. She held her long sword upside down, stepped on the water with both feet, and continued her high-speed charge.
Her plan was good, but she had never actually fought against a powerful Water Style ninja like Ino. She underestimated the scale of the Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave.
The water flow was overwhelming, seemingly endless, like a huge natural disaster. Her vision was completely occupied by the flying water droplets. The water surface rose and fell, and her charging speed suddenly dropped by seventy percent. Before she could even think of a countermeasure, the water turned into a pair of hands, grabbed her ankles, and dragged her underwater.
Karui gritted her teeth, using her right leg as a pivot point to forcefully break free. Her left foot came loose, but her right leg was tightly entangled, and then she was forcibly dragged into the whirlpool.
Five minutes later, she lay on the shore, spitting out large mouthfuls of water, her appearance utterly disheveled.
Counting it, it was two moves. The first move, "Water Style: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave," was a probe, and the second move, "Water Style: Riding the Wave Strike," trapped the enemy. Ino easily defeated this proud disciple of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.
She tied on her ninja headband with the Hidden Leaf Village symbol and looked at Yugito Nii, "Yamanaka Ino from the Hidden Leaf Village humbly requests guidance from Senior Yugito Nii of the Hidden Cloud Village."
Yugito's fighting spirit was ignited. She nodded emphatically, "I apologize for my previous underestimation. You are an opponent worthy of a fight. Come on!"
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