After the problem of Milotic was solved, Kakashi, Nohara Rin, and Obito told Mu Yue about the sneak attack.
"That man is Nagato's opponent in the quarterfinals, the puppeteer who can control ten puppets. However, he was disguised during the competition and he looked different from when he attacked us." Kakashi reported all the information he saw to Mu Yue.
The other disciples all nodded. Although they rushed back without communicating, Scorpion took out the puppet used in the competition. Combined with the ability to control ten puppets at the same time, he could basically lock onto the target.
Puppet masters are already rare in the ninja world. Liudao Castle hosts both a martial arts tournament and a puppeteer competition. How could there be a second puppeteer who can control ten puppets just nearby, and Scorpion also has the same puppets?
"I understand. I will negotiate with the Ninja Clan." Mu Yue nodded with a solemn expression.
Of course, he was just pretending.
Because Mu Yue has already sent Nagato to resolve this matter. According to the time, Scorpion may have been knocked unconscious and locked up by Nagato.
When he was in Konoha, Mu Yue still had to use shadow clones to keep an eye on his disciples to prevent any accidents.
Now in the Land of Rain, Mu Yue will naturally be more cautious. When Scorpion and Kakashi were fighting, Mu Yue's shadow clone was always waiting for an opportunity to strike.
As long as Kakashi and the others are really unable to cope with the situation, Mu Yue's shadow clone will happen to pass by and help them solve the problem.
However, although Kakashi and the others did not explode, their Pokémon experienced a wave of evolution, so Mu Yue did not show up.
"Teacher Mu Yue, do different ninja beasts have different numbers of evolutions?" Kakashi asked after thinking for a while.
After he had some free time, Kakashi recalled the differences between the evolutions of Charizard, Milotic and Lycanroku, and discovered a problem.
Although Milotic and Lycanthrope only evolve once, the improvement is huge. However, the improvement from Charmander to Charmeleon is obviously too small compared to Milotic and Lycanthrope.
The stage from Charmeleon to Charizard is in line with the evolution and strength span of other Pokémon.
So Kakashi was thinking, is there a possibility that the gap from Smelly to Milotic, from Grunt to Garchomp, and from Charmander to Charizard is the same.
Although Charizard has evolved once more, the overall degree of strength improvement is not much different.
This makes sense for Charizard's first evolution, because compared to other Pokémon, that evolution can only be said to be a 0.5 evolution.
One evolution of Milotic and Garrote is equivalent to two evolutions of Charizard, which makes Kakashi feel that Milotic and Garrote may not be able to evolve a second time like Charizard, otherwise Charizard would be too different from Milotic and the others.
Because these ninja beasts were gifts from Mu Yue, it was impossible for Mu Yue to deliberately give Obito the worst one.
Mu Yue nodded and explained: "Just like different animals have different development, your ninja beasts are not of the same species, and there are indeed differences in the number of evolutions."
Except for Obito's Charizard, the Pokémon of the other disciples are all at the first stage of evolution.
"Just rest assured in your cultivation. They have great potential and a lot of room for improvement," Mu Yue continued.
According to the localized characteristics of the system, perhaps super evolution has also been localized, becoming able to absorb natural energy and enter a special sage mode.
As for those Pokémon that have not mega evolved, even if they have not mega evolved, they still have means such as Z-move Dynamax, and perhaps after localization, they are also related to natural energy.
Even if we leave aside the super evolution.
Kakashi and the others' Pokémon have only just begun to be bred. They are not yet proficient in various moves, have not undergone in-depth development, have not learned Naruto's native ninjutsu, and their bodies have not undergone much physical training. There is absolutely no problem in saying that they have a promising future.
From Mu Yue's perspective, even without super evolutions, Charizard and the others can still become powerful shadow warriors after going through various trainings.
As for reaching the super shadow level, you may have to find a way to develop into the sage mode.
All the disciples nodded. This crisis has already demonstrated the potential of Pokémon to the fullest. If it weren't for the appearance of Lycanroc and Charizard, they would be in danger.
After eating and resting for a while to recover his energy, Obito fell into a dilemma.
He wanted to take Charizard to the training ground to learn about its various abilities, but he felt that Charizard would wait for an opportunity to retaliate for his actions during the day.
Obito knew that he was doing this for Charizard's own good, but he felt that Charizard might not understand his good intentions.
"The finals will begin tomorrow. If I cooperate well with Charizard, I might have a chance of winning." Thinking of tomorrow's game, Obito showed a determined expression.
In order to be number one, he has to withstand the pressure even if he is not understood.
At this moment, all Obito was thinking in his mind was, if I don't go to hell, who will? He felt like he was sublimated.
It just so happened that Kakashi also wanted to study the abilities of Lycanroku, so the two of them prepared to go to the official training ground in Six Paths Castle together.
As a ninja town, a training ground is of course essential.
I didn't go there before because I felt that it was not good to train at the training grounds of other ninja forces.
After what happened to Scorpion, Kakashi felt that it would be better to go to the official training ground of the Ninja Clan, at least it was closer to the city.
Curious, Shisui went along, and Nohara Rin thought that evening exercise was a good idea, so she also went along.
Mu Yue directly sent out a shadow clone to provide protection.
After all, the scorpion attack had just happened during the day, so there was no need to hide it anymore.
Arriving at the training ground, Obito felt that he could still be saved, so he said to Charizard:
"Charizard, I think I can explain what happened today."
Charizard crossed its claws over its chest, raised its eyebrows and looked at Obito. It wanted to see what excuse Obito could come up with.
"Look, other ninja beasts have only evolved once, and some have not evolved at all, but you have evolved twice. Have you ever thought about the reason?" Obito said with a proud expression.
There are now three evolved Pokémon, which adds up to four evolutions, and his Pokémon accounts for two of them.
"Ouch!"
The Charizard raised its head and chest and stretched out its wings, trying to make its body appear larger and taller.
"Of course it's because I'm gifted, that's what it says," Soraya translated.
Obito was speechless with a frown on his face. Who did he learn this shamelessness from? It was obviously him who raised him well!
Obito pretended to be thoughtful, weighing his next words in his mind.
There was no other way. Charizard had to be relied on in the finals. Obito was worried about making Charizard unhappy, so during the finals, Charizard just lay there and fell asleep.
"I'm not denying your talent." Obito first stacked up some armor.
"I mean, Charizard, you were able to evolve to the second stage, in fact, it was also due to my training. The reason why I deliberately angered you during the day was that I hoped you could become stronger."
"So I'm very happy to see you like this now. All my hard work has not been in vain." Obito stroked his non-existent beard and said with a look of relief, emphasizing his hard work in his words.
It is said that even a tiger will not eat its own cubs. Obito thinks that the same thing can be said the other way around: even a tiger will not eat its father.
Since he hatched Charizard, he should be considered half of Charizard's father. If Charizard knew his painstaking efforts, he should be able to understand his behavior to some extent.
Whoosh!
'Sparks!'
Charizard's answer was a thick puff of flame.
Charizard then remembered that after evolving, it actually forgot to spit fire at Obito.
He was so busy eating and resting that he forgot to teach that bastard Obito a lesson.
Obito was well prepared and had quietly opened his three-magatama Sharingan, so he immediately dodged the moment Charizard opened its mouth.
"Ouch!"
The fire-breathing dragon's eyes flashed with ferocity and it let out a long howl.
"Since you want me to increase my strength so much, then continue to fight me, that's what it says," Zoroark translated accurately.
Charizard nodded. This was the peace of mind of having a translator. If there was no translator, and Obito babbled and misinterpreted its meaning, Charizard would not be able to explain himself.
At this moment, Charizard was very angry. Obito was a rude guy. He just evolved and he started to speak ill of Charizard in front of Milotic, saying that it was fat, even though it had a perfect body.
Since Obito used becoming stronger as an excuse to torture him, it can also use the excuse of becoming stronger to torture Obito.
Oh, no, there is no torture at all. It is meant to help the contractor become stronger.
Obito is now at the bottom among many disciples. With his help, he will surely catch up with the others soon.
At that time, even if Obito didn't understand, Charizard wouldn't take it to heart. After all, humans and dragons cannot understand each other.
"Let Obito suffer, and I will bear the blame." Charizard felt that he was so great.
Obito was so cruel to him, but it repaid his evil with kindness. Where can you find such a good dragon?
"I think we can understand each other and strengthen our strength in a more civilized way." Obito suggested with a serious face.
"Ouch!"
"It's even afraid of me, a dragon that's less than two years old. No wonder Xiaolin thinks Kakashi is more powerful. That's what it said."
Obito: ???
Obito looked at Charizard in disbelief. Why did a dragon with fire on its tail make such a cold cry?
This person, no, this dragon said something that is absolutely unforgivable.
"Since you're still stubborn, don't blame me for my ruthless Fire Style." Obito adjusted his goggles and his eyes became sharp.
Although Charizard does not need to make hand seals to release ninjutsu, he has mastered the Flame Breathing Chakra mode, which also does not require hand seals.
Charizard turned its head away with disdain. It had spent most of its time since its birth fighting wits and courage with Obito, and it knew Obito's various weaknesses very well.
"In a sense, they are a good match." Kakashi, who was communicating with Garou about new abilities, couldn't help but complain.
Although it is normal for a ninja beast to look like its breeder after being trained for a long time, this one looks too much like Charizard. Kakashi seemed to have seen another Obito.
"The battle begins!" Observer Shisui acted as a referee.
"Ouch!"
The Charizard let out a long howl, then flapped its wings and flew to a distance of about six or seven meters from the ground.
If it flies too high, not only will Obito not be able to hit it, but its attacks will also not be able to hit Obito.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"
As for Charizard, whose intelligence was unknown, Obito still chose to start with his magical skill, Fireball.
After spitting out the fireball, Obito quickly put his hand into the ninja tool bag, took out several kunai, and used the three-magatama Sharingan to observe the movements of Charizard.
When Charizard saw that Obito was actually testing it with the slow-speed Fireball, it sneered and flapped its wings to fly to the side at a high speed.
Swoosh!
Obito immediately gathered chakra in his hand, then changed the nature of the kunai into a flame, and threw it at the fire-breathing dragon in the sky.
However, Charizard didn't even bother to dodge an attack of this magnitude.
It condensed wind-attribute chakra on its claws, swung them a few times, and slashed out several wind blades in succession.
"Blade of Air!"
Boom!
The wind blade cut the flaming kunai in half, and due to the change in the nature of the fire attribute chakra, an explosion occurred, but the wind blade continued to cut towards Obito with undiminished momentum.
Whoosh!
Obito dodged the wind blade and moved a certain distance away from Charizard.
"After evolving, he mastered wind jutsu on his own. Although the power isn't particularly exaggerated, the speed of release is very fast." Shisui recorded the information in his mind.
After all, in future civil wars among disciples, ninja beasts will definitely be involved, so remember this if you can.
Shisui glanced at Zoroark. Currently, only his Zoroark and Might Guy's Riolu had not evolved.
However, Shisui is not in a hurry. Based on the currently known information, the strength improvement of Pokémon that evolve later will be more obvious.
Charmeleon evolved the earliest, but lost to Galio in the battle. Its strength is far inferior to that of the evolved Milotic and Lycanroc.
Seeing that Obito tried to run, Charizard quickly flashed its wings and chased after him.
'Jet of flame!'
A thick column of high-temperature fire shot out from the Charizard's mouth and attacked Obito on the ground.
"Flying things are so annoying." Feeling the heat wave coming from behind him, Obito had to concentrate his breathing to the extreme, then rolled over and entered the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode.
"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!"
Obito condensed a large amount of chakra in his throat. Since he was in the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, all the chakra was instantly transformed into fire attribute chakra and turned into a large amount of flames that were spit out by Obito.
Obito gathered a large amount of flames together to form a stream of flames and rushed towards the pillar of fire that continued to attack.
The two flames collided with each other, violent sparks burst out, and the scorching flames made the surrounding air hiss.
The power of ninjutsu of the same attribute can be best demonstrated when it is confronted with each other. Whoever's ninjutsu is offset first is the weaker one.
Obito's flames were enhanced by the Flame Breathing Chakra mode and consumed a large amount of chakra. Even though the unconvinced Charizard continued to maintain the output of chakra, it was still unable to stop the decline of the fire pillar.
boom!!
The fire dragon flame bomb compressed by Obito rushed straight into the sky, offsetting the fire column of Charizard and causing an explosion.
"I've told you before that my Fire Style will show no mercy." Obito couldn't help but smile proudly.
So what if he evolved? After all, he had practiced Fire Style for several years. How could he lose to Charizard in a Fire Style confrontation?
"Ouch!"
The Charizard roared, flapped its wings, raised its claws and slashed at Obito.
'Cleave!'
Obito, who was in the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, was not willing to be outdone. He first condensed a large amount of flames on his fist, and then condensed the Armament Haki Chakra, and raised his fist to meet the attack without dodging.
The fire jutsu confrontation just now gave Obito confidence.
He discovered that Charizard was not as strong as he had imagined. The reason why it was able to scare away Scorpion together with Lycanroc was because its flying ability was difficult to solve in a multiplayer battle.
But this was a one-on-one battle, there was no one to cover Charizard, and it was difficult for Charizard to sneak attack him from the sky because he had the Sharingan.
Bang!
A dull crash sounded, and Charizard fell to the ground and took a step back, while Obito slid two meters away.
"It's obviously not that big, but it's quite strong." Obito shook his slightly numb hands.
Although Charizard has less time to train, the advantage of its race makes it much stronger than Obito.
"But my flames are not so easy to catch."
Obito looked at Charizard's sharp claws. This time he won again. His palm was just a little numb, and Charizard's claws already showed signs of injury.
Then the man and the dragon continued to collide, and with the help of the Flame Breathing Chakra mode, Obito won more and lost less and gained the upper hand.
At this time, Kakashi had completed the testing of Garou's various abilities, so he looked at Obito and Charizard who were fighting.
"Obito is about to lose." Kakashi said after watching for a while.
"But doesn't it seem that Obito has the advantage now?" Nohara Rin asked curiously.
Kakashi shook his head and explained, "Charizard has a special ability. When it is in a bad state, its strength will become stronger."
"At this moment, Obito has consumed a lot of chakra, and Charizard is about to reach its strongest moment. If nothing unexpected happens, Charizard will win."
If it were an ordinary Fire Style ninja, Obito would of course win, but Charizard is obviously not an ordinary Fire Style ninja.
The more Kakashi learned about their Pokémon, the more he understood the horror of their potential.
Not to mention that Obito can't beat Charizard, Kakashi doesn't even dare to say that he will definitely win against Garchomp.
The Werewolf is extremely fast and has excellent moves both at long range and close range.
The most important thing is that Lycanroku is more durable than Kakashi, and Kakashi can definitely not outlast Lycanroku.
If Lycanroku fights a war of attrition with Kakashi, Kakashi will definitely lose.
As soon as Kakashi finished explaining, as if to confirm Kakashi's words, the flames on the Charizard's tail suddenly burned more vigorously.
Feeling the powerful force in its body, Charizard looked at Obito with a wild laugh. It was waiting for a fierce fire, so what are you waiting for?
'Jet of flame!'
The Charizard opened its mouth wide, a large amount of chakra burst out, and spit out the thickest flame in its life.
"Fire Dragon Flame Bomb!"
Obito, who was in Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, was extremely sensitive to flames and instantly sensed the danger. He immediately concentrated his chakra again and spit out a sea of fire that condensed into a solid pillar of fire.
Boom!
Two powerful pillars of fire collided with each other.
The pillar of fire was surrounded by rolling heat waves and flying sparks. The scorching flames caused the surrounding air to become distorted, as if one could see ripples in the air rippling in the sea of fire.
Even Kakashi and Shisui who were watching the battle could feel the burning atmosphere in the air. Even the wind seemed to be suppressed by the heat wave, becoming weak and feeble.
The two pillars of fire fought to the last bit of spark before returning to nothingness together.
This time, Charizard's full-strength flame jet was evenly matched with Obito's Fire Dragon Flame Bomb.
"It's not a big problem. Fire Dragon Flame Bomb is not my strongest fire-style ninjutsu." Obito comforted himself.
Huhu! !
Charizard grinned and blew a thick column of fire at Obito again.
I blocked one, but what about the second one?
It can also release five jets of flame. How many of those Fire Dragon Flame Bombs can you, Obito, release?
Obito wiped the hot sweat from his forehead and dodged quickly.
A large amount of his chakra had already been consumed in the previous battle. If he released the Fire Dragon Flame Bomb again, he might be forced to exit the Flame Breathing Chakra Mode.
'Hot wind!'
Facing the fleeing Obito, Charizard took a deep breath of air and spit out a whirlwind with sparks.
Then he quickly swung out the wind blade to block Obito's space to dodge.
With nowhere to hide, Obito had to face the flames from Charizard.
The two flames collided again, and the flame spewed by Charizard quickly suppressed Obito's flame and rushed towards Obito.
Obito, on the other hand, concentrated chakra around his body in preparation for defense.
Since direct bombardment doesn't work, find a way to reduce the damage.
When Charizard's flames suppressed more than half, it dissipated some of its power, and the remaining part was offset by Obito's flames, so only a part of the flames hit Obito's protective body.
Although he was not seriously injured, Obito was already extremely tired and sat on the ground under the impact of the flames.
"Oh."
Finally, Charizard stood in front of the exhausted Obito, with his arms crossed, hot streams coming out of his nose, and he let out a disdainful cry.
"Compared to my flame, you are still too young, it says so." Zoroa translated.
Obito looked at Charizard with a frown. Wasn't this what he said in the morning? He learned it too quickly.
"If you can save chakra as much as possible in the early stages, you might have a chance to win." Kakashi commented.
In terms of output limit, the current Obito is higher than Charizard, as can be seen from the fact that in his heyday, Obito suppressed Charizard.
"Maybe if we save chakra in the front part, we won't have chakra in the back part," Obito retorted unhappily.
Kakashi is just talking without any consideration. Charizard is so fierce that if he doesn't activate the Flame Breathing Chakra mode, he will be severely beaten.
Mu Yue and Nohara Lin are watching. Doesn't Obito have any respect?
"Kakashi, you only have Satoshi after all," Obito said feeling proud.
He is playing a big game. Charizard had a great time tonight, so he should do his best to help him win first place tomorrow afternoon.
By then, he will be the number one in the Youth Martial Arts Tournament, and Kakashi will only be one of the top eight. They are not ninjas of the same level.
Moreover, the reward for the first place is the Fire Dragon Dance, which is known as the strongest fire escape technique. Once he successfully practices that fire escape technique, his individual combat strength will surpass Kakashi.
Obito seemed to see a smooth road appearing in front of him, waiting for him to step on it.
When Obito was about to discuss tomorrow's tactics with Charizard, he found that the Charizard next to him had disappeared.
Obito looked around and realized that Charizard had run to Milotic's side at some point.
Obito was speechless. He was the contractor. He didn't know and thought that Milotic and Charizard were both Nohara Rin's summoned beasts.
"Obito, let me treat you. Although it seems that there is nothing wrong, you have a competition tomorrow, so you have to pay attention." Nohara Rin walked to Obito and said gently.
"Hey, thank you for your help, Xiaolin."
Obito smiled embarrassedly and did not go to find Charizard. Instead, he cooperated with Nohara Rin's treatment and found topics to chat with Nohara Rin.
"Obito, just do your best in the competition. Don't think too much and be sure to protect yourself." Nohara Rin reminded.
Although Charizard is quite powerful, Nagato is currently too strong. Nohara Rin feels that even if Obito and Charizard join forces, it will be difficult for them to win.
She was worried that Obito would try too hard to get first place and get seriously injured, so she gave him a special reminder.
Nohara Rin knew that Obito was a person who loved to show off his strength. Although with Mu Yue's teachings, Obito was now much more rational and would not hurt himself meaninglessly, but he was always prepared for the worst.
"Don't worry, Xiaolin, I will protect myself." Obito nodded.
After all, this is just a game, not a life-and-death battle with an enemy, so Obito certainly won't fight to the death.
Of course, he will still try his best to defeat Nagato, not only for ranking and rewards, but also to avenge Might Guy.
Might Guy was injured while forcing six doors open to help him win the first prize. How could he ignore this friendship?
…
The next afternoon, the Youth Martial Arts Tournament finals were held on time.
Hanzo showed a look of relief. Although he didn't see Sosuke look sad after Nagato's defeat, the martial arts tournament was finally coming to an end. He was finally free and didn't have to face Sosuke and Kakuzu anymore.
Sosuke gave him mental pressure, while Kakuzu gave him real-life verbal pressure. He hadn't slept well for several days. In his dreams, either Sosuke called on him during class or Kakuzu argued with him.
In the players' lounge, there were only Nagato and Obito.
Obito looked at Nagato, and his mind kept recalling information related to Nagato.
At this moment he was not fighting alone, but with a team. Kakashi, Might Guy and the others told Obito the summary of the intelligence they had collected about Nagato.
"Although the repulsion ninjutsu can be used instantly without the need for hand seals, it does have a cooling time, which is less than eight seconds..."
At this point, most of Nagato's information had been exposed, and all the disciples believed that the cooling of Shinra Tensei was the most critical issue.
Although Wanxiang Tianyin is also quite strange, its effect is not as good as Shinra Tianzheng.
For example, when fighting with Might Guy, if Nagato dared to use the All-Seeing Attraction to suck Might Guy over, then Might Guy would let Nagato know what muscles stronger than rocks are.
Although Nagato didn't look at Obito on the surface, he was actually observing him out of the corner of his eye. He was very curious about what kind of ninjas the other Mu Yue disciples were.
"Youth Martial Arts Tournament finals, Nagato versus Uchiha Obito!" The referee's voice came into the lounge.
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