After Hodaka was taken away, Mieko and Feng Zheng looked at each other. Mieko warned, "Feng Zheng, if you continue to hide behind your clones, I'll blow up the entire Arena and make you fight me."
Feng Zheng smiled and said, "Then I wish you good luck."
Mieko was a bit annoyed but didn't retort further.
The two entered the Arena and stood facing each other.
For obvious reasons, Feng Zheng didn't look at Mieko's face.
While waiting for Inoichi Yamanaka's announcement, Feng Zheng calculated, "This half-hour break was timely. The last two battles consumed about 28% of my Chakra. My Chakra has now recovered to 80%."
As for Mieko, although she only fought one battle, she used quite a few Fireball Techniques. So even after her rest, her Chakra was only about 80% left.
As for Sakai Yumi, her Chakra reserves had dropped to less than 40%. So unless Feng Zheng and Mieko's battle lasted several hours, she wouldn't recover much.
Feng Zheng continued to be engrossed in his calculations.
"Considering my maximum Chakra reserves are more than twice that of these two, as long as I have more than 30% of my Chakra left at the end of this battle, it should be fine."
Just as he was calculating, Inoichi Yamanaka announced, "The second semi-final now begins! Get ready! Start!"
As usual, the moment Inoichi announced the start of the battle, Feng Zheng began with a Wind Blast Technique.
Mieko anticipated this. She Body Flickered to dodge, then Body Flickered again to attack Feng Zheng.
Feng Zheng didn't engage her but Body Flickered into the forest. Mieko followed him.
Feng Zheng continuously Body Flickered through the forest, creating distance from Mieko, while Mieko pursued him closely with her Sharingan. So the two kept Body Flickering.
The people in the stands were very confused and amazed.
Shortly after Inoichi announced the match, they saw Feng Zheng throw an exploding Feng Bao Qiu (Wind Burst Ball). At the same time, Mieko and Feng Zheng's figures also disappeared!
Raidō exclaimed, "So fast!"
Many Chunin in the audience found it difficult to track Feng Zheng and Mieko.
After Body Flickering more than a dozen times, Feng Zheng thought to himself, "Her Body Flicker Technique speed has improved a lot, but it's still not enough to match me. She's barely keeping up with my speed by relying on her Sharingan."
Mieko frowned, thinking, "Is he trying to exhaust my Chakra by repeatedly Body Flickering?"
Feng Zheng had indeed considered this.
"Should I continue Body Flickering until her Chakra runs out? I'm better at using Body Flicker Technique than her, which means I need less Chakra. And even though I've fought twice, my Chakra reserves are still higher than hers. So I should still have enough Chakra for the finals. However, I don't think she'll be that stupid."
After analysis, Feng Zheng concluded that Mieko wouldn't chase him for too long.
So, to prevent Mieko from gaining the initiative, Feng Zheng decided to change his strategy. He smiled and muttered to himself, "Let me try this strategy. I can feel that even Renjiro will be annoyed! Based on what I know about Mieko, she'll be furious very soon. Haha!"
As he Body Flickered, he created a Wind Clone.
The Wind Clone stayed in place, preparing two Wind Blast Techniques. As soon as Mieko appeared, he threw the Feng Bao Qiu (Wind Burst Ball) at her.
Mieko dodged with a frown. She threw several Shuriken at the Wind Clone. The Wind Clone noticed that the Shuriken were attached with metal wires.
The Wind Clone sneered and turned to leave. Mieko's frown deepened.
"This bastard is making me even angrier!"
She ignored the clone and Body Flickered to continue rushing towards Feng Zheng. However, this time she was blocked by four Wind Clones!
The four clones surrounded her and unleashed Wind Blast Techniques on her. She dodged them but still sustained several scratches.
Mieko wanted to attack them, but they Body Flickered away.
Just as she was about to curse Feng Zheng and start chasing again, a clone ran diagonally in front of her and threw another Wind Blast Technique at her.
She immediately dodged and formed Hand Seals, unleashing a Fireball Technique!
However, she was stunned because the Fireball Technique only hit the trees. The Wind Clone had already disappeared.
Feng Zheng on the other side of the small forest chuckled, thinking, "Hehe, I'll show you how annoying hit-and-run tactics can be. I came up with this tactic during my fight with Renjiro to get a breather from non-stop beatings! Although the principle is based on the guerrilla warfare and hit-and-run tactics of my previous life's mobile units, this tactic, combined with a Ninja's speed and precision, can become very deadly and annoying."
For the next few minutes, Mieko was constantly harassed by Feng Zheng's Wind Clones. Not to mention Feng Zheng, she couldn't even catch his Wind Clones!
She also couldn't use any major Ninjutsu; whenever she gathered Chakra, the Wind Clones would interrupt her. And this effect was achieved with only seven clones!
Feng Zheng observed Mieko from a distance, constantly disrupting his Chakra in case Mieko had learned any Genjutsu beyond the basic Sharingan.
Mieko now had multiple injuries on her body, but none were fatal.
Feng Zheng thought, "She looks completely enraged now. I'm curious what she'll do when she completely explodes."
Having had enough of Feng Zheng's tricks, Mieko shouted, "Feng Zheng! Fight me like a man! Stop hiding behind your clones and show some guts!"
Feng Zheng was amused to see the fish take the bait. So were the judges. Ibiki commented, "Although she is strong enough to be a Chunin, her maturity still has a lot of room for improvement."
Genma chuckled and said, "Indeed. But the tactics she's facing seem to be deliberately designed to provoke her."
Seeing that Feng Zheng ignored her, Mieko became even angrier! She shouted, "Bastard! I warned you!"
As she shouted, she took out a scroll. Feng Zheng and his clones became alert, thinking, "Her previous scroll had hundreds of Exploding Tags! What will it be this time?"
She opened the scroll and placed it on the ground. She began to amplify her Chakra. Just then, two Wind Clones appeared.
Mieko quickly grabbed two kunai with Exploding Tags and shouted, "I knew it!"
However, the two clones didn't use Wind Blast Technique on her but formed Hand Seals and cast the Great Breakthrough Technique.
Mieko immediately realized this was bad! She Body Flickered out of the forest and into the open Arena.
As soon as she got out, she saw her previous position being ravaged by strong winds.
She was about to use the scroll when she noticed something. Feng Zheng was gathering Chakra!
When Feng Zheng saw Mieko leave the forest, he was already accumulating Chakra. He analyzed, "Should I also attack her with a large Ninjutsu? No, she'll escape by going underground, and all I'll gain is some time. I need to learn Stone Spear Technique and how to attack underground enemies from a distance."
He continued to accumulate his Chakra in response to her plan.
Mieko began to release a large amount of Chakra! The audience could see blue Chakra flowing around her.
Several of Feng Zheng's Wind Clones also Body Flickered near her. But they noticed bloodstains on Mieko's scroll.
The Wind Clones thought, "How can there be blood on the scroll? Wait, did she get it there while Body Flickering? Also, what exactly is in that scroll that requires her to use her own blood and so much Chakra?"
Mieko ignored Feng Zheng's clones, pressed her right hand on the scroll, and infused Chakra into it.
Feng Zheng, observing from the forest, was greatly surprised.
"Her Chakra has dropped by more than half!"
The Wind Clones ignored her actions and used Wind Blast Technique on her, but she simply threw kunai with Exploding Tags at them, dispersing the power of the Wind Blast Technique.
During this process, Feng Zheng in the forest, his clones, the judges, and the audience were all stunned!
250 kunai with Exploding Tags were summoned above the Arena! And they all seemed to be charged with electricity!
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eye twitched. "The Uchiha Clan's Lightning Release Bombing Rain Technique! Do they need to use such a Ninjutsu in the Chunin Exams?"
Feng Zheng was greatly surprised, thinking, "What is this? And why do those kunai look like they're filled with Lightning Release Chakra? Does Mieko have Lightning Release affinity?"
Mieko quickly formed several Hand Seals while dodging Feng Zheng's clones. She unleashed the Lightning Release Bombing Rain Technique!
Feng Zheng expected the kunai to rain down on him. He looked up, formed Hand Seals, and unleashed the Great Breakthrough Technique.
He infused ten percent of his Chakra into this technique, creating a very powerful wind.
At the same time, kunai rained down at an extremely fast speed!
Many kunai were slightly deflected by the wind. But quite a few successfully broke through the Great Breakthrough Technique and maintained their trajectory!
Feng Zheng had anticipated this, so he had already formed Hand Seals and burrowed underground.
As soon as Feng Zheng went underground, three Wind Clones appeared above him. They all formed Hand Seals and cast the Wind Whirlwind Shield Technique!
A whirlwind shield with three layers of defense appeared above them.
At the same time, Feng Zheng continued to descend underground, reaching a depth of fifty meters.
kunai rained down on the Arena.
Feng Zheng's Wind Clones engaging Mieko couldn't dodge and were hit by the explosions. They were all dispersed.
The remaining three Wind Clones blocked more than a dozen kunai until one kunai broke through their triple defense and exploded.
All three were also dispersed. However, they had completed their mission, ensuring that no kunai went underground in that defensive area.
The rest of the Arena was unprotected, so kunai continuously fell. Because they were filled with Lightning Release Chakra, they successfully penetrated several meters into the ground before exploding.
When this bombardment ended, the entire ground of the Arena was overturned!
Not a single tree survived! Dust covered the entire Arena.