Chapter 850: Chapter – 843 Hokage Election: Stage 1: Match 2
As the result of the battle was announced and the Four-Purple flame formation was removed, the cheers of the crowd erupted.
The loudest and most excited were definitely the Hyuga Clansmen.
The moment Shisui conceded defeat, and the result of the battle was announced, almost all the Hyuga Clansmen stood up in excitement, clapping, hooting, and shouting praises for Kuroto.
Although Kuroto has only won the first battle of the first round of the Hokage Election, this is still enough to take the Hyuga Clan over the moon.
After all, the person Kuroto defeated was none other than Uchiha Shisui–someone unanimously considered to be–the strongest weapon of the five great Shinobi Villages. By defeating Uchiha Shisui in a one-on-one battle, not only Kuroto proved that the Uchiha Clan is not invincible, but he also saved the falling reputation of the Hyuga Clan.
Looking at the happy and excited faces of his clansmen, Elder Fukiage became gloomy. Unlike the members of the branch family, he was feeling bitter about Kuroto's win. Hyuga Kuroto may have won against Uchiha Shisui and brought great honor to the Hyuga Clan, however, this achievement is made by a member of the branch family who is out of the control of the main family.
Kuroto's win is nothing more than a harsh slap in the face of the main family that has been trying to discredit Kuroto. The cheers of the excited clansmen are a mockery!
Based on the result of this battle, even if Kuroto fails to become the Godaime Hokage, his popularity and reputation in the hearts of Hyuga Clansmen and Konoha Villagers will definitely increase! And it will become more difficult to control Kuroto in the future.
"Damn it! How did I not realize earlier that his existence is the biggest threat to our authority?!" muttered Elder Fukiage while gnashing his teeth in anger.
Of course, even if angered, and frustrated, the thought of killing or eliminating Kuroto never once crossed his mind.
The reason? Elder Fukiage may not realize it, however, the seed of fear was deeply rooted in his heart. He may not want to accept it, but more than anger towards Kuroto, there is fear in his heart, he is afraid of Hyuga Kuroto!
Unaware of Elder Fukiage's thoughts, Kuroto smiled as he looked at the excited crowd, then bowed lightly.
After that, he and Shisui turned around and returned to their waiting room.
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Waiting Room
As soon as he entered the waiting room assigned to him, he was stunned to find Yui in tears. He looked at her with a confused expression, and said, "Look at you crying and embarrassing yourself… I won! Shouldn't you be happy?"
Struggling to wipe her tears, Yui shook her head, "I… I am happy… these are tears of joy and relief! I… I am just so happy that I couldn't hold back!"
Kuroto shook his head with a smile, "It's just a win, nothing to get so worked up about." Then pulled her into his embrace, and caressed her back, "There… there…"
With her hands around Kuroto's neck, Yui looked at Kuroto with her moistened eyes and nodded, "It may not be anything special for you Kuroto-kun, but for me, it's very important. Everyone is cheering for you, this makes me so happy."
"If this was enough to make you cry, I wonder how you will deal with these things in the future if I were to become Hokage, you will have to get used to it." Said Kuroto with a chuckle.
"I… I think I can try." Nodded Yui with a giggle, as she stared into Kuroto's eyes and leaned in for a kiss that Kuroto quickly reciprocated.
While the two lovers were having an intimate moment, the gate of the waiting room was pushed open, and several people walked in.
They were none other than acquaintances of the two.
Kakashi, Asuma, Might Guy, Kurenai, Anko, Shizune, Hayate, Yugao, as well as Neji.
"Oh my god Kuroto… how did you–?" But as soon as they saw Kuroto and Yui in each other embrace, several people blushed. And Kurenai hurriedly covered Neji's eyes much to the confusion of the young Hyuga.
As soon as the couple noticed their friends barging into the waiting room, they stopped and separated. Kuroto was fine, not affected even if caught in an intimate moment, but Yui was embarrassed, and Anko's teasing only made it worse for her.
After this short episode of getting caught, everyone congratulated Kuroto for his win over Uchiha Shisui and then returned to the stands since the next match would be starting soon.
On the way to the stands, whoever saw Kuroto congratulated him for his win. Kuroto hadn't realized it, but after becoming a Hokage candidate his reputation shot up in Konoha. And almost everyone was enthusiastic to greet him.
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Compared to the enthusiasm of the other stands, the atmosphere in the Uchiha Stands was a little weird.
Even if Fugaku had prepared himself for such a result considering Kurot and Shisui's friendship, the others in the Uchiha Clan were not ready for such a result.
The Uchiha Clansmen had yet to recover from the shock of Shisui's defeat. They hadn't expected their strongest clansmen to be defeated in such a manner.
Having suffered several humiliations at the hands of Hyuga Kuroto over the years, the Uchiha have come to a unanimous agreement that Kuroto is strong and difficult to deal with, however, if his strength is considered, it's definitely weaker than their strongest.
Yet… yet… Kuroto defeated Shisui! And they really have nothing to blame him because they didn't think that the result would be any different if they replaced Shisui in the arena.
'Sigh…' Most of the Uchiha Clansmen sighed in defeat. Shisui is already defeated, even if they don't want to accept it, the result won't change.
With that on the side, the eyes of all the Uchiha landed on the back of their Patriarch.
"Fugaku-sama… everything is up to you now."
"Patriarch-sama, please show everyone why Uchiha Clan is the strongest!"
"Show them why you deserve to be the Hokage!"
Shouldering the hope and expectation of his clansmen, Fugaku slowly got up, and said, "Rest assured, this time, the position of Hokage belongs to Uchiha Clan, no one can stop that from happening."
Then he turned around and looked at the arena.
Just as he was about to go for the battle, Mikoto held Fugaku's hand, and lightly spoke from behind, "Don't overwork yourself, and may the fortune of war be with you."
"All the best Otou-sama!" added Kiyomi.
Fugaku nodded lightly, then disappeared from the stands with a body flicker and then suddenly appeared in the arena as he spoke in a deep tone of voice, "Hatake Kakashi, come forward… it's time for us to start as well!"
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VIP Stands
"My… My… the Uchiha Patriarch is quite enthusiastic about this battle it seems." Praised daimyo with a smile.
Sandaime chuckled lightly, "It seems so." Internally, he was a little embarrassed with the way Fugaku appeared in the arena and openly issued a challenge to Kakashi.
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On Kakashi's side
He had just returned from Kuroto's waiting room and was about to make his way towards his waiting room when Fugaku's voice reached his ears, "Hatake Kakashi, come forward… it's time for us to start as well!"
"It seems he can't wait to fight me!" he muttered, looking at the Uchiha Patriarch standing in the arena.
"Yes." Nodded Jiraiya, then he patted Kakashi on the shoulder, and said, "Be careful of Genjutsu."
Kakashi nodded solemnly. Having used Sharingan for years, Kakashi couldn't be more aware of the abilities of the Sharingan, therefore, he knows what measures to take in order to deal with a Uchiha.
At this time, Tsunade walked over and gave him a small slug, "Hide this inside your clothes. With this, not only your injuries will be healed, but you won't lack chakra either as I will provide it to you."
Kakashi was a little hesitant, "Won't this be against the rules? And what would happen if he finds out?"
Treating injuries is still acceptable, however, providing him Chakra? That would definitely violate the rules.
"It's just a summon, Hyuga Kuroto and Uchiha Shisui also used them, so there is nothing to fret over. Besides, there is no rule that prohibits such conduct, so it will be fine. What's important is that you defeat him." Explained Tsunade.
Thinking of the responsibility that he shoulders, Kakashi nodded with a serious expression, "I understand Tsunade-sama."
After giving the slug to Tsunade, Tsunade held his shoulder, and spoke in a terrifying tone, "Remember, you-can-not-lose-this-game-at-any-cost-understand?"
Taken aback by her terrifying expression, Kakashi hurriedly nodded, "Yes!"
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Whiish!
With the sound of metal cutting through the wind, a Kunai suddenly was on the field.
Whoosh!
Only a moment later, with a silver flash, Kakashi's figure appeared at the center of the field as he caught the Kunai and looked at Fugaku with a serious expression.
'It's time for the second battle of the first stage of Godaime Hokage Elections!'
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Chapter 851: Chapter – 844 Fugaku vs Kakashi
The Hokage campaign is different from the Chunin Exams, here, even if the Hokage Candidates restrain themselves, the environment around them will still be affected, and if the stadium is destroyed because of their carelessness, they will be held responsible and will have to pay for the repairs and maintenance.
So, Having learnt their lesson in the previous match, the sealing class did not dare to be careless this time and activated the Four-Purple Black Formation at the start of the match.
As soon as the Four-Purple Flame Formation was activated, Jiraiya–the referee–explained the rules, and then gave the signal to start the match.
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In the Arena
As soon as the match started, Kakashi immediately took out dozens of Kunai marked with Flying Raijin and threw them in all directions.
Standing opposite Kakashi, Fugaku did not stop him, and he was not surprised by Kakashi's move.
Rather, this was within the scope of his predictions and he patiently stood with his Sharingan activated as he memorized the position of all the Flying Raijin Kunai. Even if all the Kunai are not marked with the Flying Raijin, by recording their position, he won't be taken by surprise that easily.
As candidates who were meant to fight in the First Stage of the Godaime Hokage elections, both sides studied each other before the battle, so they can anticipate the tactics that their opponent might adopt in the battle.
Having made the preparations, Kakashi took out one more Kunai from his Shinboi Bag, and as he took his battle stance, he reminded Fugaku, "I am going to make my move, be careful Fugaku-san."
Fugaku snorted coldly, "Less talking more fighting." He didn't need Kakashi to remind him, he can perfectly capture Kakashi's movements with his Sharingan.
Whoosh!
Kakashi's body sank, and he disappeared with a silver flash.
Soon, the sound of metal clanking could be heard as sparks flew all over the battlefield.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
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Seeing Kakashi relentlessly attacking Fugaku, Jiraiya looked a little worried.
Fugaku's performance so far is somewhat similar to Kuroto's from the previous game. Although he is a bit passive up until now, Fugaku has effortlessly resisted Kakashi's relentless attacks with minimal and critical movement.
Looking at such a scene, Jiraiya couldn't help but wonder, 'The insight provided by the three-tomoe Sharingan… can it reach such a level?'
Noting Jiraiya's worried expression, Tsunade said from the side, "Have some confidence in Kakashi, he is Minato's disciple after all."
Jiraiya shook his head, "It's not that I don't have confidence in Kakashi's skills." And added after a pause, "I just feel a little uneasy… as if… as if things would not go the way we have planned."
"Don't tell me you were intimidated by Fugaku's abilities." Tsunade raised her eyebrows in surprise, then she tried to calm Jiraiya's nerves, "Well, even if he is skilled, he has been the Patriarch of the Uchiha Clan for over a decade now, that means he has been away from the front lines for so long, he must have lost that touch. On the other hand, Kakashi… is been on constant edge, sharpening himself. It will go down exactly as we have planned."
"I hope that you are right Tsunade." Nodded Jiraiya with a sigh as he continued to observe the battle between the two candidates.
In regards to Fugaku's talent and close-quarter combat abilities, Jiraiya never once doubted them. All dojutsu users are good at Taijutsu and Kenjutsu, even if they don't train too much, not to mention Fugaku is the Patriarch of the Uchiha Clan with years of experience, his skills are definitely top-notch.
But Fugaku's close-quarter combat skills did not worry Jiraiya, because Kakashi is no slouch either, he has what it takes to best Fugaku but Jiraiya can't help but get worried thinking of the degree of insight displayed by Fugaku.
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After completing a series of attacks to no avail, Kakashi disappeared and reappeared at a distance, panting lightly while looking intently at Fugaku.
On the other hand, Fugaku–with calm breathing–looked unaffected, and grinned slightly as Kakashi retreated, "So that was the extent of Flying Raijin you have mastered up until now… I must say, compared to Yondaime, you are not up to the mark yet."
Kakashi sighed lightly as his expression became solemn. He did not expect that his attacks wouldn't even tire Fugaku.
Kakashi expected that even if he wouldn't able to defeat Fugaku in the first round of attacks, he would at least be able to force Fugaku to expose one or two flaws and use that to weaken his combat effectiveness.
However, things did not go as he wanted. Not only his plan failed, but he also wasted a lot of Chakra in vain.
"It appears that the burden of 'Flying Raijin' is not small. The anterior muscles of your left thigh and the biceps branchii of your right arm has started to spasm. Your body has yet to adapt to such high-speed spatial travel. You seemed to be overwhelmed because of the continuous use of Flying Raijin." Said Fugaku accurately pointing out what Kakashi was trying to ignore.
Kakashi's face darkened upon hearing the older Uchiha's words.
The fact that Fugaku can accurately notice the state of his muscles under his shinobi gear from such a distance surprised Kakashi.
Before Kakashi could think too much, Fugaku put the Kunai back in his Shinobi bag, then started to weave the hand signs, and spurted out, 'Fire Style: Majestic Fireball Jutsu!'
BOOM!
Instantly, a sea of fire capable of turning the entire arena into ashes surged towards Kakashi.
Different from Fugaku's expectations, this time, Kakashi did not use Flying Raijin to avoid the sea of fire, rather, he weaved the hand signs, and slapped the ground, 'Earth Style: Multi Mud Wall!'
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Instantly, a series of mud walls rose from the ground, blocking the sea of fire to move any further.
In the face of the Majestic Fire Ball, although the mud walls looked small, however, they did not falter, and stood upright, stopping the fire to attack Kakashi.
Fugaku's eyes turned as he paid attention to his surroundings as two Kunai appeared in his hands. There is a strong possibility that Kakashi might use Flying Raijin using the cover provided by the two Jutsu and take him by surprise. No, rather than it being a 'strong possibility' Fugaku seemed certain that Kakashi would do so.
But there was no silver flash around him… Just when Fugaku thought that Kakashi might have missed this opportunity, suddenly, the ground beneath him cracked.
Crack!
And the figure of Kakashi jumped out from the crack in the ground.
"Wha–?!" Fugaku was caught off guard.
But of course, he is not so weak that he would be defeated by such a small mistake. The insight of his Sharingan allowed him to react in the nick of time, and using the Kunai in his right hand, Fugaku stabbed Kakashi.
However, Kunai pierced Kakashi something that Fugaku hadn't expected to happen. Rather than blood lightning came out of Kakashi's body and attacked Fugaku.
'A Lightning Clone!? Then where is the real Hatake Kakashi?' thought Fugaku as he tried to resist the paralysis caused by the lightning.
He did not have to wait as another sound of crack reached his ears.
Crack!
The ground behind him cracked and Kakashi's figure jumped out of it with a Kunai in his hand. He was going straight for Fugaku's back, attempting to deliver the finishing blow to the paralyzed Fugaku.
As Kakashi's figure approached Fugaku's back, the audience held their breath in nervousness and excitement.
A satisfied smile appeared on Sandaime's wrinkled face. He is quite certain that the person standing in the arena is the real Fugaku, not a clone.
'We won!' Jiraiya and Tsunade thought in excitement.
Sasuke looked fearful, 'No! Tou-san!'
Even Kakashi in the field looked elated as he approached Fugaku's back, 'It's done!'
Everyone had the same thought, 'Kakashi is the winner.'
But Kuroto didn't think so… especially not when he saw the changing pattern in Fugaku's eyes.
The next moment, something that no one had expected happened. A roar that shook everyone's soul resounded through the battlefield.
ROAR!
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