Chapter 465 - 150

Chapter 150: Kankuro WithdrawsNaruto did not hesitate in the slightest; holding the Rasengan in his hand, he attacked Neji. Soon, the Rasengan and the Rotation collided.Since the Rotation was spinning at high speed in one direction, Naruto was almost swept away the moment they touched, but fortunately, he reacted quickly and stabilized his stance.The two sides reached a stalemate, and their collision produced a piercing sound that made anyone listening feel extremely uncomfortable.This could not go on; it was consuming too much energy from both of them. Naruto was afraid that if he exhausted too much strength here, it would affect the execution of the plan later.Of course, if Naruto wanted to, he could immediately break Neji's Rotation. The key, however, was that he dared not use his full strength at this moment; if he did, Neji would definitely get hurt, and that was not something he wanted to see.Suddenly, Naruto had a flash of inspiration. He thought of another way to break this move. He reached out his left hand, and another Rasengancondensed within his palm.Afterward, Naruto utilized Armament Haki, extended his arm, and first wrapped it coil by coil around the Chakra shell of the Rotation.The Rotation and Naruto's arm began to generate intense friction, with sparks even flying out. Because of this, the spinning speed of the Rotation began to slow down.Seeing that his tactic was working, a trace of a smile appeared on the corner of Naruto's mouth. But he was not finished yet; his arm continued to extend, and then, holding the Rasengan, he attacked from above Neji.At this, a violent roar erupted between the two. Neji's Rotation was shattered, and he himself was sent flying backward by the immense impact.However, because he had Senjutsu protecting his body, Neji did not sustain any substantial injuries, though he had consumed quite a lot of Chakra.Although he still had the strength to fight, the proctor saw the situation and immediately called a halt to the match, then announced that the winner of this round was Naruto.Naruto stepped forward quickly and pulled the fallen Neji to his feet. The latter had long known this result, so he was not disappointed; on the contrary, he was very composed.The two's brilliant battle conquered the audience at the venue. When Naruto and Neji walked off the field together, they offered the pair warm applause.Gekkō Hayate immediately prepared to start the second match, which was Sasuke vs. Gaara. However, since Sasuke had not arrived yet, their match had to be postponed.Consequently, the two participants for the third match, Shino Aburame and Kankuro, slowly arrived at the center of the arena. Just as Gekkō Hayate was about to speak, Kankuro suddenly interrupted him and said with a playful expression, "I forfeit!"This choice left the people present somewhat bewildered. No one could quite understand it; since they had already reached this point, why would he give up now?Fear? That was impossible. Anyone who had watched his Chunin Exams preliminaries knew that this guy with the strange patterns painted on his face was quite powerful.Moreover, given his flamboyant personality, even if he encountered a stronger enemy, he would go up and give it a try. In other words, Kankuro would definitely not withdraw from the match out of fear of Shino's strength.And that was indeed the case; the real reason for Kankuro's withdrawal was that he wanted to conserve his strength to deal with the upcoming actions.