The Sharingan Gamer

In fact, until the moment they fought to the death, there had been no exchange between the two. This wasn't surprising. After all, they had fought before, and they both knew that no matter what was said, the final outcome would be a fight to the death. Since that was the case, why waste their breath?

"68 experience points. Not bad," Kyosuke said with a satisfied smile, looking at the "reward" the enemy had given him. With this, his total experience had surged to 220.

With so much experience, and with the danger not yet completely gone, Kyosuke knew it was best to use it immediately. As for which ability to upgrade, after a brief moment of thought, he decided to first spend 60 points to raise his "Shisui Style: Body Flicker Technique" to Level 3. Although this would put more strain on his body, it couldn't be helped.

The current situation was that against ordinary chunin-level enemies, he could achieve a relatively easy kill without using the Body Flicker Technique. But against jounin-level opponents, he lacked a decisive finishing move. Even his once-powerful Body Flicker Technique was not so difficult for some jounin to counter. So, after some thought, Kyosuke decided to prioritize upgrading the Body Flicker Technique. At worst, he could use it to finish off enemies.

Since he had decided to adopt the "assassin" style of combat for the time being, Kyosuke then spent another 110 experience points to raise his "Swordsmanship Training" two levels, to Level 5.

He gave his Kusanagi sword a simple swing and felt that his understanding and use of the "sword" had risen to another level. With a C-rank skill maxing out at Level 10, a Level 5 swordsmanship could be considered the beginning of a master swordsman. With this level of swordsmanship as his close-combat method, even if he encountered opponents with superior physical fitness, he could still engage in a sword fight with ease.

Looking at the remaining 50 experience points, Kyosuke scanned the skill menu and then spent 40 points to raise the "Summoning Technique," which had been so useful this time, to Level 5.

The moment he confirmed, Kyosuke felt his connection to "Ryuchi Cave" strengthen once again. The number of snakes he could summon with the Summoning Technique had also increased significantly. Although with his current skill level and chakra, he still couldn't summon a "Manda"-level beast, summoning the ordinary giant snakes that Orochimaru had used to attack the protagonists in the Chunin Exams was now possible.

After a round of upgrades, Kyosuke's strength had once again improved. Unfortunately, due to the limitations of his age and level, his strength could not yet take a massive leap forward. But if he continued to accumulate strength at this rate, the day he no longer restricted his level, his strength would definitely increase at an exaggerated rate.

Boom!

A fire dragon rampaged through the forest ahead, igniting all the trees before continuing its charge toward the Sand ninja commander.

At the same time, Hyuga Saori appeared behind him.

Her hands were extended at her sides, her body slightly crouched, her gaze fixed on the Sand ninja commander.

"Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms."

Seeing the two of them trapping him, the Sand ninja commander, although not particularly concerned, had to make a choice. Would he release a ninjutsu to block the oncoming fire dragon, or would he turn and send the Hyuga jounin flying?

After a brief moment of thought, he made a move that completely surprised Hyuga Saori.

He turned and charged straight at her. And most importantly, his speed was even faster than before.

Startled, Saori prepared to use all her strength to increase her own speed, hoping to put up a fight. Unfortunately, she was a bit too slow.

The Sand ninja commander took her two-finger strike to his chest, then grabbed her and threw her at the raging fire dragon behind him.

Seeing that she was about to be hit by the fire dragon, Saori remained calm. She raised her palm and slashed at the air beside her.

"Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm."

The counterforce from the chakra surge successfully saved her from this crisis.

However, with her chakra greatly depleted, she had no good way to defeat the enemy.

Fortunately, at this moment, good news came from the other battlefield.

It turned out that after releasing the "Great Dragon Fire Technique," Seven had turned to help Thirteen deal with the other jounin. With the two of them going all out, in just a few short minutes, they had successfully taken down the enemy.

Although the three of them were now exhausted, with a three-on-one advantage, even if they couldn't win, they were confident they could hold out until their comrade arrived.

But soon, they would have to pay the price for their somewhat "naive" thinking.

Thump!

Saori looked with a grim expression at Thirteen, who had been sent flying, while she herself quickly leaped back.

However, the Sand ninja commander approached her with even greater speed.

"Damn it, I'm too late," Saori thought, her pupils widening as she watched the kunai about to pierce her body.

The reason this had happened was because the Sand ninja's speed had once again increased dramatically. It was clear that, with the situation turning against him, he had begun to use his full strength without any reservations.

Fortunately, at this moment, Seven, who was on the side, timely used a Great Fireball to force the Sand ninja commander back. Otherwise, Hyuga Saori would have likely died here today.

"Huff... huff..." After a moment of heavy breathing, Saori finally calmed down.

"What do we do? We probably can't beat him even if we team up. If you have any trump cards, now's the time to use them," Hyuga Saori said softly to the two clan shinobi.

Just then, Thirteen, who had just gotten up, suddenly spoke. "I have a way to hold him off, even kill him."

"Izanagi? Now is not the time to use it. Let me try," Seven said, decisively rejecting her proposal. He then stepped forward alone.

Seeing this, Saori quickly said, "Are you going to use a Fire Release ninjutsu again? Don't waste your energy. With his speed, you won't be able to hit him."

"This ninjutsu is different. No matter how fast he is, he won't be able to escape," Seven said faintly.

"Is that so?" Although Saori wasn't completely convinced, she had no other choice at this point. "In that case, can you create an opportunity for me?"

Seven turned and glanced at her, then nodded with a solemn expression.

"Alright, then let's begin." The remaining chakra in Saori's body instantly surged violently.