Counterattack

Chapter 48: Counterattack

Kiba wiped his face lightly,

standing up from the ground. As he looked down, he noticed slight blood stains

on his hands.

Still a heavy kick!

"It's so weak. Gai is sure to

win," whispers started among the spectators.

"Yeah, there's no way he can

fight back."

"He's supposed to be a genius

who graduated early and good at taijutsu. So disappointing."

"Hey, isn't his name Taki

Kiba? The son of that traitor."

"A traitor's son? Yeah, my

parents hate him."

"Of course, he's the son of a

traitor in the village. He inherited the blood of a traitor, and he might be a

traitor in the future! It's good for Gai to defeat him here! To avoid betraying

the village in the future, the village will suffer a great loss!"

"Yes!"

Immediately, everyone began to

agree, and then someone yelled first.

"Come on, Gai! Beat him

down!"

"Come on! Gai, you must

win!"

"We're all behind you,

Gai!"

The audience cheered for Gai.

"Kushina, calm down!"

Namikaze Minato quickly took hold of Uzumaki Kushina's hand, noticing the

determined look in her eyes and her red hair starting to float with her rising

anger.

The hand he was holding was

already throbbing with veins. If it wasn't for him holding it, these people

would have lumps on their heads.

"Minato, don't stop me, these

brats..." Uzumaki Kushina was full of anger.

"Okay, we all know that Kiba

is a good boy." Namikaze Minato looked at Uzumaki Kushina with rare

seriousness.

But in his mind, he recalled when

Kiba and Kakashi were practicing. During the final confrontation, Kiba used a

substitution technique to turn defeat into victory. Kiba's eyes glanced at

Kushina, Kakashi, Hirohiko, and Yukina.

Although the movement was small,

Minato captured it.

It was after glancing at them that

the hesitation in Kiba's eyes disappeared and turned into firmness.

Finally, he defeated Kakashi.

This child is probably fighting

for Kushina and the others! Not for a Chunin exam qualification!

This was Namikaze Minato's

judgment at the time, and it is also his current perception of Kiba.

"Minato..." Seeing

Namikaze Minato's expression and gaze, Uzumaki Kushina slowly let go of her

fist, and her anger disappeared.

Namikaze Minato nodded.

"Don't worry about it, we all know that Kiba is a good boy."

"Well, he is my best

disciple, and he will never lose. Before that time, he will not lose."

Uzumaki Kushina nodded and looked towards the field.

In the arena, Kiba glanced

slightly, obviously attracted by the sudden cheering, but immediately turned

his gaze back, not caring.

Maito Gai was stunned for a

moment, a look of surprise on his face. He didn't expect so many people to

cheer and support him.

He turned around slowly.

Immediately, the audience was

silent, and a black line appeared on everyone's forehead.

Gai stretched out a hand to them,

clasped four fingers, gave a thumbs up, closed one eye, and a toothy smile

appeared on the corner of his mouth. A gleam of light even flashed through his

snow-white teeth.

"Thank you for your

support!"

Then, tears flowed from both his

open and closed eyes, falling like a waterfall, but he still kept a smile on

his face. Soon, snot flowed down his nose.

The audience naturally became

cold, and everyone half-closed their eyes.

This guy, is he okay? I feel so

embarrassed...

A flock of crows flew in the

hearts of everyone present.

This is definitely Gai! Now's my

chance to remove the weights!

Kiba quickly removed the weighted

props from his hands and feet.

"Boom!"

When the weighted props landed on

the ground, two small pits were smashed into the ground, and two streams of

smoke rose slowly.

Immediately, everyone's eyes were

attracted, and Maito Gai also turned his head, his eyes widening slightly.

That Taki Kiba, are those...

weighted items? Hey, these weights can make small holes when they fall

naturally. Are you kidding me? How can someone carry these around?

Everyone in the audience was

horrified.

Knew it...

Hirohiko frowned.

"Oh? Weighted props? No

wonder!" Orochimaru's smile turned slightly wicked as the doubts in his

mind cleared.

So, that's it. Taki Kiba's

reactions keep up, but his movements lag. It's not an illusion but the effect

of weighted props. His speed must have been limited by them.

Jiraiya and Tsunade also looked at

each other.

Weighted props?

Kiba jumped twice and let out a

breath.

It's much easier now, so let's

start fighting back! This is Maito Gai, after all! I can't be careless!

Kiba touched his face, still

feeling a dull pain. This can be regarded as a lesson!

Watching the smoke and dust from

the two small pits dissipate, Maito Gai wiped away his tears, sniffed his nose,

put on a pose, and said, "I didn't expect that you were still carrying

weighted props and hiding your strength. Then, let's burn our youth together

and go all out!"

Kiba's eyes twitched.

Burning youth...

It turned out that Gai had already

developed this speaking habit at such a young age.

"I am coming!"

Kiba didn't talk too much and

rushed towards Maito Gai quickly. Maito Gai also rushed up. Both of them were

good at taijutsu, and they were both very fast. Kiba kicked Maito Gai head-on.

So fast!

Maito Gai only felt a flash in

front of his eyes, and Kiba's kick had already landed.

It's incredible! After taking off

the weights, his speed increased so fast!

It's too late! I can only block!

Maito Gai reacted quickly, raising

his hands to block.

"Boom!" With a muffled

sound, Maito Gai's running momentum was immediately stopped by the flying kick,

but he also blocked Kiba's leg.

So strong!

Maito Gai gritted his teeth, but a

toothy smile overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and his teeth shone

brightly.

Youth!

At this moment, Kiba turned around

in the air and kicked Gai's side face with a backspin kick at an extremely fast

speed.

So fast!

Maito Gai only had such a thought,

and lightly moved his hands to block.

"Boom!"

Kiba's backspin kick hit Maito

Gai's hands fiercely, and was blocked, but Maito Gai was staggered by the kick

and lost his balance.

In terms of speed, he is fast!

Maito Gai quickly made a judgment

in his heart.

Strength, I am not as good as him!

This is Kiba's judgment.

"Hey, look at that

move!"

"Yeah... It's exactly the

same as when Gai hit him just now!"

"Is he imitating Gai?"

There was a buzzing sound in the

arena, and the participants were all whispering, their voices growing louder.

At that moment, Kiba landed and

kicked at the unbalanced Maito Gai from above. Gai staggered, trying to regain

his footing. Although he saw Kiba's side kick coming, he couldn't dodge it and

was even more surprised.

This is... my Konoha Whirlwind!

"Boom!"

Kiba's kick struck Maito Gai's

hand. At the critical moment, Maito Gai stomped on the ground, stabilized his

stagger, and raised his hand to block!

Blocked!

Maito Gai was overjoyed: the next

counterattack!

The next moment, a look of horror

appeared on his face.

How come?

As soon as he thought about it, he

felt a huge force coming from his hand, and he couldn't stop it at all!

The strange force exploded!

"Boom!"

Maito Gai hit his cheek with his

hand and was kicked out by Kiba directly. With a "boom," he slammed

into the wall, the gravel rustling, and a shallow pit in the shape of a human

was knocked out of the wall.

Even the people on the second

floor felt a slight vibration.

The louder and louder discussions

stopped abruptly.

The audience... was silent!