Chapter 101: The Fourth Kekkei Genkai!

After the break, Hoka and Yumi were called down.

Both took their stances. Hoka activated his Byakugan, while Yumi's eyes began glowing. Having seen all her comrades getting hit by sneak attacks, she would focus her chakra in her eyes and see chakra in the entire fight.

The Kiri jounins watched nervously. If they lost even this fight, then they would have lost all the fights against Konoha. It would be a huge blow to their reputation.

Inoichi announced, "The first semi-final starts now, BEGIN!"

As soon as he announced, Hoka rushed forward while making hand signs. Yumi retreated while making hand signs as well.

'Stone Shuriken jutsu'

'Water Wall jutsu'

The stone shurikens were blocked by the water wall. As soon as the stone shuriken jutsu ended, Yumi made a few more hand signs. The water wall transformed into water shurikens and rained at Hoka's position.

Hoka made a hand seal and slammed his hands on the ground. 'Rock Shield jutsu'

The Rock shield blocked all the water shurikens heading towards him. While the Rock shield was blocking, Hoka went underground to sneak attack Yumi.

However, with his Byakugan, he saw that Yumi was staring at his exact position underground. He frowned, 'I won't be able to sneak attack her if her eyes keep seeing my chakra!'

After a moment of hesitation, Hoka decided to attack. He made a few hand signs.

'Rock Thorn Bed jutsu'



Yumi, having seen him underground, was on guard. She quickly moved away.

Using Rock Thorn Launch jutsu would be pointless. So Hoka used more Rock Thorn bed jutsus. He used them 12 times consecutively. And even used Rock Thorn Launch jutsu once to block her retreat.

Seeing her dodging without being able to counterattack, Hoka smirked. 'Great, 2 more and she will be in range!'

Yumi, while dodging consistently thought, 'He is trying to get me closer to his position. He must be planning to use Hyuga Taijutsu on me.'

Hoka used Rock thorn bed jutsu once again, but Yumi dodged in a manner that he didn't predict. He frowned and used 3 more, and finally had Yumi where he wanted.



Both finally moved away from each other observing their opponent.

Yumi stood still. Her breathing was slightly heavy but steady. She was entirely focused on Hoka, keeping an eye for any tricks he might pull.

Hoka, on the other hand, was breathing very heavily. His chakra was almost empty due to having used so many jutsus. He had mild burns all over his body, making movement increasingly difficult.

Fujin looked at Yumi, 'She's strong. I underestimated her. Luckily her steam release won't be effective against me.'

Ibiki commented, "Hoka fought well. Unfortunately, his opponent is doing well to keep him away."

Genma agreed, "His Rock Thorn trap was good. Forced his opponent who kept running away in close combat. If not for the Steam release, he could have won."

Raido stated, "His opponent is very good too. Be it the previous, or this battle. She is very calm and stable. She will be a reliable team leader."

Ibiki and Genma both agreed. Yumi's performance wasn't flashy like Mieko, Fujin, Hoka, Rentaro, or Shin, but it was very stable and level-headed.

Hoka thought, 'I have just one more chance. Then I won't have chakra even for Gentle fist!'

He flickered towards Yumi. Yumi responded by releasing steam in front of her. However, Hoka flickered to spot 5 meters in front of Yumi, instead of next to her. Instead of running at her, he made a few hand signs and slammed his hands on the ground.

'Stone spear jutsu'

As soon as Hoka slammed his hands on the ground, Yumi moved backwards. A few Stone spears appeared from the ground. However, she had already moved from the range.

Hoka used this time to flicker twice! He arrived right next to her, surprising Yumi! He gathered all his remaining chakra in his right hand and attacked her, planning to knock her out in one blow.

However, Yumi blocked his forearm, not allowing the attack to hit her. She followed it with a kick to Hoka's stomach, sending him flying back for a dozen meters.

Hoka rolled on the ground for a few meters and fell unconscious. The chakra exhaustion and burns meant that he couldn't stay conscious any longer.

Inoichi announced, "Winner of the First Semifinal is Sakai Yumi!"

Medics quickly came and took Hoka for treatment. The crowd cheered due to how intense this fight was. But the cheering was less as the winner wasn't from Konoha. There were also many sighing in the crowd, as they had bet on Hoka.

Yumi walked towards the waiting room while breathing slightly heavily, 'He was strong. I used up more than half my chakra in the fight! I won't be able to use my Steam release a lot in the finals. I hope Mieko and Fujin exhaust each other, otherwise, I'll be at a disadvantage.'