At this moment, the battle below had already begun.
“Kid, if you don’t want to die, surrender now!”
Marigold swiftly swung her weapon at Itachi, who quickly dodged.
“Finish him!
Lady Marigold!!”
A massive roar of cheers erupted from the audience.
“Good luck, Big Brother!”
On the Uchiha Clan’s spectator stand, a young Uchiha Sasuke cheered for Itachi.
“Kid, is dodging all you can do?”
*Pfft!!*
Marigold spat a glob of phlegm at Itachi, which he dodged again.
Sizzle!
Sizzle!
The phlegm hit the ground, emitting a harsh corroding sound.
“Poison?!”
“That’s right, it’s deadly poison!!
What a shame!!”
Itachi instantly drew several Shuriken and threw them at Marigold.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!!
The Shuriken hit Marigold’s body with a sound like they were striking iron, and they were all deflected.
“What?!”
Itachi was somewhat surprised, and the Uchiha Clan members were also confused.
“Don’t even understand this?
As expected of someone from a backwater place.
This is Haki—Armament Haki.
A kid who doesn’t even understand Haki…
your attacks are only fit for scratching an itch.”
Marigold said triumphantly, then raised her Guandao high and slashed down at Itachi.
Itachi leaped up quickly, and Marigold immediately spat a mouthful of venom at him.
Itachi’s hands rapidly formed seals:
Snake – Ram – Monkey – Boar – Horse – Tiger
Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!
Whoosh—!!
A massive fireball, two meters in diameter, erupted from Itachi’s mouth.
Sizzle!
The giant fireball instantly evaporated Marigold’s venom.
Although shocked, Marigold reacted and quickly dodged backward.
Boom—!!
The massive fireball exploded.
“Aghhh!!”
Marigold let out a cry of pain.
Although she had avoided the fireball, the terrifying heatwave from the explosion still scorched her body.
Even with Armament Haki, she couldn’t completely protect herself.
“Lady Marigold!!”
“What was that?!
A person can actually spit fire!!”
Enduring the pain, Marigold gritted her teeth and looked at Itachi: “What kind of power is that?”
Itachi said calmly, “Ninjutsu.
If you don’t want to get hurt, you should just surrender.”
“Kid, you think you can make me surrender?
You’re far too early!
Don’t think you’re the only one who can use fire!!”
“Snake Hair Possession: Flame Snake God!!!”
Flames ignited on Marigold’s body, and her hair formed two giant snakes wreathed in fire.
She looked very imposing.
Seeing Marigold transform, the women of Amazon Lily in the audience erupted in excitement once again.
“Lady Marigold is getting serious!!”
“That kid is dead for sure!”
“Finish him!
Lady Marigold!”…
Marigold looked at Itachi and said, “Stinky brat, now your fire can no longer harm me!!”
Itachi’s expression remained unchanged, showing no fear.
“Fire?
Then I’ll use water.”
“Die!!!”
Marigold controlled the fire snakes to lunge and bite at Itachi.
Itachi leaped high into the air and rapidly formed hand seals.
Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!!
Itachi spat out a stream of water that formed a massive water dragon.
The water dragon collided with the fire snakes, swallowing them in an instant and creating a powerful steam explosion.
“Whoa!!”
The scalding white steam spread outward, even affecting the audience.
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The flames on Marigold’s body had vanished, and she stood there with disheveled hair, looking like a drowned rat.
Itachi appeared before Marigold at some unknown point, looking at her calmly.
“You’ve lost.”
Marigold wanted to retort, but suddenly, she found her body unable to move.
Meeting Itachi’s eyes, she immediately recalled what Gen had said earlier and realized she was likely caught in a Genjutsu.
She struggled hard, but no matter what she did, her body wouldn’t budge.
Only then did she realize how terrifying the Genjutsu Gen mentioned truly was.
Continuing would be futile.
If the opponent truly wanted to kill her, she would already be a corpse.
Marigold finally lowered her head and said dejectedly:
“I lost.”
Boom!!!
The audience was in an uproar.
“What?!”
“Lady Marigold actually surrendered?!”
“That kid is amazing!”
“Spitting fire and then water, how did he do that?!”
…
The female warriors on the stands were all shocked.
Just who were these people?
A ten-year-old child had actually defeated Lady Marigold, one of the Gorgon Sisters.
This was simply unbelievable.
Lady Marigold’s strength was among the top three of all the Amazon Lily warriors.
“Big Brother is so amazing!”
Seeing Itachi win cleanly against a powerful opponent, Sasuke cheered happily.
The Uchiha Clan members were also very surprised by Itachi’s performance.
They hadn’t expected Itachi to be this strong already.
But they weren’t particularly shocked, as Gen had already become famous throughout the Ninja World at the age of eleven.
“I’m sorry, Sister.
I lost.”
Marigold returned to the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock, feeling ashamed.
Boa Hancock’s expression was quite grim.
Her sister, in whom she had placed high hopes, had actually lost in the first round.
This truly made her lose face.
“It’s fine.
You just weren’t familiar with the opponent’s power.
Leave the rest to me.”
The second sister, Sandersonia, patted Marigold’s shoulder to comfort her, then prepared to take the stage.
Marigold quickly warned, “Sister Sandersonia, be careful of their eyes.
Their Genjutsu is very powerful.
Once I was caught, I couldn’t move my body at all.”
Sandersonia said confidently, “Genjutsu?
It’s just a cheap trick.
As long as I don’t look them in the eye, it’ll be fine.”
Sandersonia walked toward the arena below.
“Shisui, you go.” Gen arranged for Shisui to take the stage.
Shisui smiled and asked, “To what extent should I go?”
Shisui didn’t seem to have even considered the possibility of being defeated.
He was very close to Gen and had guessed some of his thoughts.
“Just use your judgment.” Gen smiled.
“Alright.”
Swish!
Shisui appeared beside Itachi.
“Itachi, go rest.
I’ll take care of this one.”
“Okay.”
Seeing her opponent, Shisui, Sandersonia couldn’t help but frown.
“Are there no adults in your clan?
You keep sending children out.”
Shisui smiled nonchalantly.
“Don’t underestimate me just because I’m young.
I am, after all, the second strongest in the Uchiha Clan.”
Hearing Shisui’s words, Sandersonia’s expression immediately became serious.
She had just witnessed Itachi’s strength, and this one looked about three years older than the previous boy.
Furthermore, he explicitly stated he was the second strongest, which was enough to indicate that his strength was even greater than the boy from before.
“Kid, what’s your name?”
“My name is Shisui.”
“Can you also spit fire and water?”
“Ninjutsu?
That’s not exactly rare.
Everyone in my clan can use it.”
Sandersonia’s expression changed slightly.
Everyone could use it?
wouldn’t that mean there were three hundred Ability users?
No!
It can’t be calculated that way.
Even if they all know that so-called Ninjutsu, the power would definitely vary depending on the user.
But even so, this faction is extremely terrifying.
She suddenly felt a bit fortunate.
Fortunately, she hadn’t directly clashed with them just now.
Fighting such a powerful force, even their Amazon Lily would surely suffer heavy losses.
Sandersonia slowly closed her eyes.
“Why are you closing your eyes?”
“Because if I look into your eyes, I might fall under a Genjutsu.
In that case, it’s better not to look at all.”
“A good idea, but how will you fight like that?”
Shisui pulled out a Kunai and quickly threw it at Sandersonia.
Sandersonia’s waist twisted rapidly, dodging Shisui’s attack.
“Eh?” Shisui was somewhat surprised.
He quickly pulled out several Kunai and threw them at Sandersonia in succession.
“Snake Dance!!”
Sandersonia’s body twisted continuously, dodging all of Shisui’s Kunai.
“So agile!
Sandersonia-sama’s Haki is simply superb!”
The female warriors in the audience all looked at Sandersonia with admiration.
Whoosh!
Shisui’s figure instantly appeared behind Sandersonia, and Sandersonia’s tail stabbed toward Shisui.
Boom!
Shisui dodged, and the stone railing was easily shattered by Sandersonia’s tail.
“You know what I’m going to do?” Shisui was somewhat puzzled; the opponent could actually dodge his attacks with her eyes closed.
Sandersonia smiled and said, “This is Observation Haki.
As long as a person is still alive, their body emits special sounds.
By using these sounds, one can predict the opponent’s next move and intensity.
With further training, the accuracy and range will expand.
So even if I close my eyes, I can still sense your movements.”
“Armament Haki can improve defense and attack, and Observation Haki perceives the movements of enemies outside the line of sight.
What a powerful ability.”
As Ninjas, they often fought and could also sense their opponents’ actions, but they couldn’t perceive them so clearly.
Thus, he understood how significant these two seemingly simple powers could be in actual combat.
“Kid, your eyes don’t work on me, and I can dodge your attacks.
But how many of my attacks can you dodge?
I’m bound to win this duel.”
Sandersonia controlled her tail to attack Shisui.
Shisui moved his body, dodging Sandersonia’s attacks.
For a moment, it seemed Shisui had fallen into a passive position.
“Take him down!
Sandersonia-sama!”
“Go for it!
Sandersonia-sama!”
…
Whoosh!
Shisui quickly threw a Kunai toward Sandersonia’s eyes, and Sandersonia quickly reached out to catch it.
At that moment, Shisui’s figure appeared behind Sandersonia’s head, and he raised his foot to kick the back of her head.
“Ugh!”
Sandersonia leaned forward, supporting herself with her arms on the floor to keep from falling.
“Damn it!”
“It seems that although your Observation Haki perception is very powerful, it requires concentration.”
“You’re very clever, kid, but the result won’t change.
I was just careless a moment ago.
Next, I won’t give you any chances.”
“Snake Hair Possession: Yamata no Orochi!!”
Sandersonia’s green hair began to lengthen and transform, weaving into eight giant pythons with sharp fangs in their mouths.
The pythons quickly lunged at Shisui.
Whoosh!
Shisui’s figure vanished.
Crack!!
The stone railing of the arena was bitten to pieces by the pythons.
The pythons made of hair were actually as hard as steel teeth.
“Over here!”
Sandersonia controlled the other pythons to quickly chase and bite Shisui.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom!!
The floor was easily bitten to pieces, and one large pit after another appeared.
As the battle continued, Sandersonia gradually became somewhat irritable.
She clearly saw through Shisui’s movements, but she couldn’t catch up at all.
The Uchiha Clan was startled by the attack power of the pythons formed by Sandersonia’s hair, but they didn’t panic.
That was the world-renowned ‘Shisui of the Body Flicker’; how could he be easily hit?
With almost all attacks missing, Sandersonia finally couldn’t help but roar, “You bastard…
how on earth are you dodging my attacks?”