13 Chapter 12 Psychological Suggestions

"That is...Chakra Threads?"

"It turned out to be puppet master's method used on the Shinobi tool. Has his manipulation of Chakra reached this level?"

"Ordinary puppet masters can't do something like that."

"Indeed, under the condition of ensuring the speed of the shuriken, it requires extremely high chakra control to not be discovered by Asuma!"

Everyone was surprised. Whether it was Sōseki's prophet-like throwing technique or Asuma's Body Replacement Technique, they all showed amazing skills that far surpassed all of the new students and even all older students.

If these these are still within the range of everyone's tolerance, then the ability that Sōseki is showing now is very shocking. In terms of the difficulty of chakra control, that technique is no longer inferior to C-Rank Ninjutsu.

"I lost. If I didn't hear the audiences' voices just now, I would have lost the ability to continue the fight." Asuma wiped the blood on his face with the back of his hand, and his voice seemed weak.

Listening to what Asuma said, many people around showed embarrassed expressions. 'Hokage -sama didn't make a sound. It was obvious that he believed in Sōseki's control ability.'

However, their subconscious actions broke Sōseki's plan.

"Don't worry, the influence of external factors is part of the battle. Besides, what kind of battle it would be if it is without variables and surprises?" Sōseki smiled slightly, and did not seem angry because of external influences.

Asuma took a deep breath and stopped fiddling, "I understand, only by fighting with all my strength can I show my greatest respect for you!"

Almost as soon as the voice fell, Asuma galloped towards Sōseki, and at the same time, the shuriken hovering around Sōseki shot out fiercely.

The number of shuriken is not many, but under Sōseki's control, it has evolved into a stormy aura.

Asuma didn't dare to dodge, and it was also impossible to dodge. Even if his physical strength and chakra reserves are above Sōseki's, once he fell into the situation of constantly chasing and fleeing, there would be only one ending that awaited him.

He can only fight it head-on!

Asuma swung the chakra sword in both of his hands in front of him and blocked the shuriken.

Ding Ding Ding~ ~whoosh!

Although Asuma's movements are very swift, Soseki's grasp of the angle was too good, either in the blind spot of Asuma's line of sight, or attacking from two opposite directions at the same time.

Asuma was tired of parrying, and halfway through, he was even cut several times by shuriken.

But instead of flinching, he rushed forward more and more aggressively.

'He didn't use Body Replacement Technique. Does he want to use chakra in more critical places?" Sōseki narrowed his eyes slightly, and instead of using the guerrilla tactic of flying a kite, he took out the kunai from his Shinobi bag with his right hand and made a posture of staying in place.

He was not fooled by the illusion in front of him. He can have the advantage right now. It is completely unprepared because of Asuma was inexperienced and his novel fighting style.

But once the opponent is prepared, the disadvantage of this tactic will be highlighted-that is, the lack of power!

After all, the shuriken is controlled by the chakra threads, so it is difficult to maintain its initial kinetic energy.

Therefore, even after Asuma was wounded several times by the shuriken, he was still able rush forward vigorously.

Sōseki knows very well that with his inadequately nourished body, if he enters the stage of guerrilla warfare, he will likely be dragged down by his opponent.

'I must continue to put pressure on him!' Although Sōseki has already at disadvantage, not only did he not back down, but deliberately pretended to be the winner and stood there waiting for Asuma's attack.

These day, Asuma has been imbued by Sōseki with the almost omnipotent suggestion of a "rival". From refining chakra, to memorability, to the all-round suppression on battlefield, they are constantly consolidating this knowledge.

So, when Asuma saw Sōseki's posture, he subconscious thought he had been seen through, and couldn't help but used the prepared Ninjutsu in advance.

"Clone Technique!"

With a bang, three Asuma surrounded Sōseki at the same time.

The clone created from has Clone Technique no entity, but Asuma happened to choose to use it after the shuriken attack. Because of that, Sōseki can't use his shuriken to test which one is the real Asuma.

However, Sōseki didn't even hesitate at all. His eyes were firm, and the kunai he held in his hand pierced stabbed straight towards Asuma on the left.

His perception is strong, not to mention, he has been paying close attention to each other's every move after seeing Asuma's thoughts.

'What? How could he found out so fast?' Asuma was shocked in his heart and hurriedly raised his hand to block it.

However, there is no reason to think about the result. How can Soseki's attack be so easy to block, the kunai is like a snake, wrapping around Asuma's arm and then stabbed his shoulder.

'We can only fight!' Although he didn't have much actual combat experience, Asuma has been taught by a Tokubetsu jōnin after all, and knew that it was even more impossible to retreat now. Without hesitation, he grabbed his chakra sword, and threw away all of his defenses.

Stabbed~

Asuma directly pierced a hole in Sōseki's left shoulder, and blood spurted out. Sōseki only had a shallow scar on his chest and he still had the upper hand, but his physical disadvantage also made his face look very pale.

Seeing this situation, Yagami asked anxiously, "Hokage-sama, should we stop them?"

Sandaime raised his palm gently and said, "Since this path has been chosen, there should be bloodshed...even if they may die in battle!"

"And..." Sandaime said with a playful look in her eyes.

"And what?" Yagami asked in confusion.

"Haha, just look, this battle may be more interesting than you think."

In the field, after a brief pause, the two rushed to each other fiercely again.

Asuma relied his superiority in Taijutsu to oppress Sōseki, while Sōseki controlled the shuriken to harass his opponent while finding the right time to grab kunai to make a swift attack.

After just a few back and forth clash, the blood stains on the two of them increased by a lot.

However, neither of them showed anything any difference, and looked directly at each other, as if the injured person was not themselves.

The expressions of everyone around them also became serious. Not to mention the amazing strength that the two showed, the heart to endure the pain is enough to get everyone's attention.

'However, the balance of battle finally fell to Asuma's side.' Everyone knew it, but they didn't mock Sōseki because of this. Instead, they valued the two kids more and more.

For Shinobi, who is not specialized in Taijutsu, relying on physical strength to win is not something to boast about.

Not to mention, Sōseki is also at a disadvantage in terms of physical strength because of malnutrition.

In their view, Sōseki, who showed amazing tactics and chakra control skills, is the real winner of this battle.

But just when everyone thought the battle was coming to an end, Sōseki suddenly bit the kunai into his mouth, and quickly formed hand seal with both hands, completing the Ninjutsu in less than a second.

'So fast!' This thought suddenly flashed in everyone's mind. Although Sōseki didn't make a lot of hand seals, it is still impossible for most of them to do that within one second.

'It's just, what is the Ninjutsu he used just now...' They thought about it, and then saw Sōseki put his right hand on the wound. His face turned red rapidly, and even the wound on his chest was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"That, is that healing technique?"

"Not to mention healing technique, it's impossible even for Mystical Palm Technique to have such effect!"

Not to mention those students, even the teacher was confused, "Hokage-sama, what is that?"

Sandaime smiled slightly and said, "Don't doubt your eyes, that is indeed healing technique."

"How can healing technique have such an effect?"

"And you still call yourself a teacher!" Sandaime shook their heads and scolded, "Can't you even see what the real condition of the students is?"