Mei took a Senjutsu scroll out of her ninja tool pouch and absorbed the Senjutsu energy within the Senjutsu scroll.
Relying on the Senjutsu scroll, Mei instantly entered Sage Mode. Her already impressive aura became even more intimidating, and the powerful pressure she erupted with caused the air around her to seem to solidify.
"Contestant Kusa is putting quite a bit of pressure on contestant Mei. She actually entered Sage Mode so quickly, and even used a Senjutsu scroll." Mabui said somewhat surprised.
Due to the special nature of Sage Mode, instantly entering Sage Mode while maintaining prolonged combat was extremely difficult. After all, not everyone had a Tailed Beast inside their body to help refine Senjutsu Chakra.
Therefore, Senjutsu scrolls were very important. Senjutsu Chakra could normally be refined and stored inside the scroll, then used during battle.
However, for most people, refining Senjutsu Chakra was not an easy task, so Senjutsu scrolls were naturally quite valuable.
Mei had actually used a Senjutsu scroll without hesitation to immediately enter Sage Mode, showing just how seriously she regarded Kusa.
"Senjutsu: Water Dragon Bullet!"
After entering Senjutsu Mode, Mei immediately mobilized the powerful Senjutsu Chakra within her body. Her red lips parted slightly, and a gigantic water dragon carrying tremendous momentum suddenly surged out, biting toward Kusa.
Kusa's keen senses detected the terrifying power contained within the Senjutsu: Water Dragon Bullet, but because of his aggressive actions earlier, he had nowhere to dodge at this moment and could only withstand it head-on.
Kusa channeled all his strength into his arms. As he swung both arms, successive sonic booms erupted, attempting to directly smash apart the Senjutsu: Water Dragon Bullet with overwhelming strength.
Unfortunately, this was not an ordinary Water Dragon Bullet, but a Water Dragon Bullet released through powerful Senjutsu Chakra.
The power bestowed by the Otsutsuki was enough to allow them to suppress ordinary Chakra, but they were helpless against the higher-level Senjutsu Chakra.
Boom boom boom!!
The tremendous impact of the water dragon continuously pushed Kusa toward the edge of the arena. The sturdy arena itself also developed several cracks from the collision between the two powerful forces.
Bang!
The arena beneath Kusa's feet suddenly shattered. Under the terrifying power of the Senjutsu: Water Dragon Bullet, half of Kusa's body sank into the ground.
"Your junior is pretty impressive. With this Senjutsu: Water Dragon Bullet, I'm afraid even your Tailed Beast Transformation would have a hard time dealing with it, wouldn't it?" Onoki said jokingly to Yagura with a smile.
"So what if it does? My Hidden Mist Village is full of talented people, which proves that I have governed it well." The Fourth Mizukage said proudly.
Onoki's smiling face instantly disappeared, and he became somewhat depressed.
Someone had once counted the number and ages of contestants from each village who had participated in the Shinobi World Martial Arts Tournament and reached the finals. The number of participants from the Hidden Stone Village accounted for an average proportion, and there were almost no young people. Even among the middle-aged generation, only Kurotsuchi's father, Kitsuchi, was holding things together.
Therefore, the Hidden Stone Village's lack of successors was no longer a secret.
However, what comforted Onoki was that Hidden Stone Village ninjas had begun to show their strength in the High School League. Kurotsuchi and Deidara had both performed very well. He believed that if things continued developing this way, the Hidden Stone Village would soon be able to escape its predicament.
"I remember that when she entered Sage Mode a few years ago, it was still very difficult for her. I didn't expect that she could now perform such powerful Senjutsu. No wonder so many people are cultivating your Breathing Style Sage Mode, Nagasawa." Minato sighed.
Under the backdrop of the entire shinobi world being united, it was not only the Secret Techniques of various clans that had their restrictions removed. The Senjutsu of the Three Great Sage Regions was no exception.
However, compared with the Senjutsu of the Three Great Sage Regions, most people were more willing to cultivate the Breathing Style Sage Mode developed by Nagasawa.
As a result, in the current shinobi world, the most widely circulated Senjutsu school was the Breathing Style Sage Mode created by Nagasawa.
Although they were all Sage Modes, the Sage Mode created by Nagasawa was more suitable for humans to cultivate. Even if one failed to cultivate it successfully, there was no risk of losing one's life. Based on Nagasawa's own performance, its potential ceiling was also higher, so it was only natural that everyone would choose the Breathing Style Sage Mode.
If he had not already cultivated Mount Myoboku's Sage Mode and successfully mastered Perfect Sage Mode, Minato felt that he might have switched to Nagasawa's Sage Mode.
"It's only normal for it to be powerful. This Sage Mode took an enormous amount of effort for me to successfully develop." Nagasawa did not humble himself, making it clear that it was worthy of him.
After all, he had spent who knew how many points developing this Senjutsu, and had even fought Kaguya several times because of it.
"Sure enough, Sage Mode is still the way to go. Strong people may not all know Sage Mode, but anyone who knows Sage Mode is definitely a strong person."
"Mist Hidden Has Mei! Lord Mei is too strong!"
Seeing Mei suppressing her opponent with overwhelming force, the comments from the spectators began wildly praising her, although most of them were not even ninjas.
At this moment, Kusa was in an extremely miserable state. The clothes covering his entire body had become tattered, while both of his arms had split open and bled from enduring the tremendous impact, turning them blood-red.
Take advantage of his weakened state and finish him off. Mei did not waste the opportunity she had created. Several sharp Senjutsu water spears immediately shot toward Kusa.
But what Mei did not expect was that Kusa's speed had not been affected by his injuries. It was even faintly faster than before, and none of the several water spears managed to inflict much damage on Kusa.
Kusa gasped heavily as he listened to the spectators inside the arena continuously cheering and supporting Mei. An indescribable anger rose within his heart.
He was someone who had received divine revelation. Did they really think they could defeat him with this level of strength? How naive!
Kusa unleashed all the power within his body. The strange black tattoos became even deeper, and even his head began to develop large amounts of black patterns, making his entire appearance extremely bizarre.
"Contestant Kusa seems to have used a Secret Technique. The injuries on his body have completely recovered, and his aura has also become even more powerful. It seems he came prepared. If he can outlast the duration of contestant Mei's Sage Mode, then the outcome between the two will become difficult to predict once again." Kotetsu Hagane quickly explained the battle situation.
Kotetsu Hagane did not have any doubts about the strange tattoos on Kusa's body. There were simply too many strange Secret Techniques in the shinobi world, and some of them indeed did not look very appealing.
However, Kotetsu Hagane still did not believe Kusa could directly contend with Mei while she was in Sage Mode. He believed Kusa's only chance of victory was to drag out the duration of Mei's Sage Mode.
It was not only Kotetsu Hagane who thought this way. Most people present had the same opinion. The might of Sage Mode had already become deeply ingrained in everyone's minds.
But what happened next left them completely dumbfounded.
PS: My defense is over. I'll try to return to a normal update schedule from now on.
This chapter may not have much content. It's been too long since I last wrote, and I haven't found my rhythm yet.
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