Nagato Kagutsuchi: The Dawn
Ch. 169 - Akatsuki Clan, Agata Clan and Misuzawa Clan Escape.

After the match between Nagato and Kujo. The atmosphere in the Tiger Circle Arena began to stabilize. Young men who arrive late start to compete. There have been a few matches that have been passed.

On the field of the Tiger Circle Arena was now seen the representatives of the Akatsuki Clan and the Iwata Clan who were about to compete.

"mrs ... Alright. The match between Akatsuki Tora and Iwata Suno. It's starting!" Mujin took a few steps back to observe the match between Akatsuki Tora and Iwata Suno.

The two warriors who arrived late were observing each other's movements for quite a while. Not how long Tora attacked Suno especially by spitting fire from his mouth.

In order to withstand the burst of flames coming out from Tora's mouth that shot rapidly towards him, Suno made a protective wall from the ground. The clash of fire and earth made the spectators clatter in awe.

It was seen that the protective wall of the ground that was a technique of the Iwata Clan was destroyed, but it still protected Suno's body as it was not completely destroyed.

"Tora's fire is too hot. It sucks." Suno complained to see Tora preparing to launch a fire attack again.

Dozens of small ball-shaped flames shot out from Tora's mouth. Tora's repeated attacks make Suno bother to avoid dozens of small ball-shaped fire that attacked him.

Again Suno again made a protective wall made of soil. Seen this match strong attackers against a sturdy defense are fighting fiercely down there. Suno had resisted the attacks from Tora many times. Likewise, Tora always fails about Suno.

After being forced into a position of continuous defense, over time the energy in Suno drained out. The opportunity was taken advantage of by Tora who intended to force the match into a close combat.

Suno gritted his teeth at Tora who was approaching, then the two of them clashed against each other. The elbows, kicks, locks and dings they use in close combat. But it is very visible if Tora is superior to Suno in close combat.

Tora kicked Suno in the stomach when his opponent looked exhausted, not wasting the golden opportunity. Tora focused her red aura on her right hand, then struck Suno until the enemy bounced back.

Mujin stopped the match. Then he coughed softly before announcing the winner of this match.

"the winner! Akatsuki Tora of the Akatsuki Clan!" Audience rumbles. Mujin then announced the next match. The time that is increasingly passing makes Mujin want to take advantage of the time available as much as possible so that the preliminary round can be reduced to 32 participants for 2 days.

The sun is getting hotter. Mujin took a deep breath before announcing the next match.

"hereinafter. The match between Agata Kizawa and Kuromachi Muro!" Mujin coughed slowly for a moment. Then he continued his words. "Two names I'm calling, please come forward!"

Agata Kizawa who was the representative of the Agata Clan stood up from the spectator bench.

"Don't let your guard down, Kizawa," said Izawa who was sitting quietly observing the match earlier. He did not join together ten young genius warriors. Seen on the special spectator bench ten young genius warriors were only filled with young warriors who came from the western camp alone.

"I understand." Kizawa nodded slowly as she walked towards the field.

Meanwhile in the Kuromachi Clan's spectator bench there was a problem, many warriors from the western camp were defeated. Even now the Kuromachi Clan only placed their hopes on Kurose.

"Murou. Don't embarrass the Kuromachi Clan more than this. The five representatives of the Fuyumi Clan had won twice. You know what I mean, right?!" Nezusaki stared hard at Muro.

"I understand. Chairman." Muro seemed to have no doubts in his words. But his body trembled looking at Nezusaki's eyes that looked very angry.

"Be careful Muro. The boy looked like Izawa. You have to be able to beat him. We don't need weaklings in the clan!" Kurose looks very haughty just like Nezusaki. Father and son who have the same character. But they both have different ambitions.

"Y-Yes." Muro answered Kurose's words hesitantly.

"Sana's gone," asked Kurose while looking at Muro's cynicism.

Muro's heart beats with fear. With hurried footsteps he headed towards the field of the Tiger Circle Arena.

Arriving at the center of the field of the Tiger Circle Arena quickly Muro stood in front of Mujin. Not long before Kizawa arrived while her eyes looked at Muro.

"I must be able to escape in order to become like Sister Izawa." Kizawa nodded while clenching her hands.

"alright. With this, the match between Agata Kizawa and Kuromachi Muro .. begins!" After the aba-aba of Mujin sounded. Kizawa quickly attacks Muro who looks hesitant.

Kizawa hits Muro with her orange body aura. Kizawa's hand was able to fire out from the tip of her fist, only when Muro held her back, there was a sudden explosion that made Muro thrown backwards.

The audience was amazed to see Kizawa fight. On the other hand, Muro's eyes widened as he had not expected to be hit by the attack he had been enduring.

"I must avoid hitting his hand..." Muro muttered softly as he stared intently at Kizawa who was still standing gallantly in the middle of the field.

Muro released her purple-colored body aura at Kizawa. Then he ran quickly towards Hizawa while looking for a way to defeat his opponent.

Muro's right hand took something from under his cloak, not how long he threw quickly dozens of black blades towards Kizawa.

Muro's sudden attack is realized by Kizawa who has anticipated Muro's attack. Even from the beginning before the start of the match, Kizawa has continued to observe Muro's movements.

According to the current Kizawa, his opponent looked like he was burdened. I don't know what happened to Muro and of course Kizawa didn't know about it. Only one Kizawa knows, Muro's facial features and movements look very hasty.

Muro looks desperate to win no matter what, and that allows Kizawa to stay calm and focused on her opponent.

Kizawa's hand also took something from under her cloak. After Muro's black blade got closer to him, Kizawa parried all of the blades with a small blade in her hand.

Both of his hands were holding small fiery knives. Then he retaliates against Muro's attack by slashing his little knife from a distance.

It was seen in the air if a sickle-shaped flame flew rapidly towards Muro. Not stopping there, now Kizawa runs up to Muro and continues swinging his small knife from a distance.

The dozens of sickle-shaped flames that flew towards Muro made the audience feel no waste watching this match. The more it was afternoon, many ordinary spectators started to go home. Most of the returning spectators were residents of the Capital City of Daifuzen.

"It's hard enough to resist the attack." Kizawa felt annoyed to see her desperate self. Nezusaki and Kurose's words made him feel like he had to win this match.

Muro throws dozens of small knives that have been coated with purple body aura in the direction of Kizawa's attack.

But the thing that Muro never expected was the fire scythe attack from Kizawa that suddenly grew bigger. Not many people knew except the warriors of the Agata Clan about their strength. Most in the Agata Clan each swordsman had the strength of two elements from birth. But as time went on, warriors who could possess two elements in the Agata Clan could still be counted on the finger.

Kizawa's two elements are wind and fire. By combining wind and fire in his attack, the fire will be even bigger if there are opponents who try to hold it.

The chance to defeat Muro is not wasted by Kizawa.

"One Way Wind Gust."

Kizawa's mouth let out a wind that blew one way fixed on the fire scythe of her attack.

Muro clenched her teeth as she already had no gap to dodge. Now he concentrated his body aura to protect his entire body. However, Muro wants to minimize injuries in the match.

Muro's purple-colored body aura instantly clashed with burning flames burning through his body. Not long after, the smoke started to cover everything. Mujin stared intently at Muro who was inside the smoke.

A few minutes later the smoke began to disappear. Seen there Muro has been sprawled on the ground. His body suffered less severe injuries, only that Muro's body aura was drained to withstand Kizawa's attack.

It was not long before Mujin raised his hand and pointed at Kizawa as the winner.

"Winner ... Kizawa Agata!" Mujin shouted while looking at Kizawa's relaxed face. After that he signaled to the medical team to immediately give treatment to Muro.

Kizawa looked at Muro for a moment before returning to the spectator bench where the Agata Clan was watching from the stands.

"Happy Kizawa." Izawa with her relaxed face congratulated Kizawa.

"Yes," Kizawa answered briefly.

"This year the last 32 will be fierce. At least there must be a dark horse that defeats three young, uncrowned warriors." Agata Kata looked at Izawa and Kizawa who were sitting quietly.

"Those three guys always win this competition. Two men take turns to be champions two and three. But champion one is just that guy who has always felt it for 5 years..." Izawa closed his eyes in light of his failure to win the Tiger Tournament of Kai. He himself did not care much about the nicknames of the ten young genius warriors. Because of those ten men no one has ever won against three crowned young warriors.

The two young warriors who have now earned the nickname of the ten most recent young genius warriors are Hiragi and Satra's son named Satha.

"This year is quite interesting. Chief Word." Izawa glanced at Kata who was sitting beside him.

"Yes, it looks like the Kai Empire is about to change. But my premonition from yesterday was not good since there was an intruder from the Rakuza Empire who was about to kill the Ice Princess." Agata Kata replied to Izawa.

Kizawa glanced at Izawa and Kata who was talking.

"Fuyumi Iris's..." Izawa muttered softly.

"Yet the most interesting is a man named Fuyumi Nagato. He was not afraid of fighting Elder Kai. I honestly admire him." Izawa added while looking at Nagato who was sitting alone, because on his left and right bench was empty.

"Klan Fuyumi has always produced a promising young generation. The top two clans were like fire and ice that never fused together. Kagutsuchi and Fuyumi used to rule the Tiger Tournament." Kata Agata talks about the past to Izawa and Kizawa.

"Take the tragedy. All changed, only in a period of not up to 5 years-" said Agata Kata restrained. Then he closed his eyes. "Young men from the western camp increased rapidly in both their numbers and their abilities. Even the Ten Elders Kai could only be occupied by people who made Satra interested." Agata Kata added.

"Kadusuchi..." Izawa muttered softly in response to Kata's story. Meanwhile Kizawa just shut up and listened.

"alright. We can move on to the next game. Misuzawa Hanabi and Mangetsu Yugo." Mujin spoke casually but his voice sounded loud.

"Two names I'm calling please come forward!" Mujin added while saying out loud.

Misuzawa Hanabi stood up from the audience bench. Then the pinkish-black haired girl saluted Hana, Tsubomi and Kafun.

"Hanabis. Don't get too obsessed with your brother." Hana gave a light advice to Hanabi.

"Yes Hana's mother." Hanabi smiled faintly then walked towards the field of the Tiger Circle Arena.

Hana's hair is turning white. She saw her 12-year-old second child. Hanabi is the same age as Nagato. Unlike Matsuri who had felt the affection of a father, Hanabi actually had to lose her father while still in the womb.

Hanabi's goal is to be like her brother Matsuri. She was determined to make the Kai Empire in a better direction by becoming a general just like her brother.

Hanabi can be said to be quite quiet. Her hair is beautiful with her pinkish black hair. He has both beautiful eyes.

The opponent from Hanabi this time was the male from the Mangetsu Clan. The figure of a young swordsman with a fierce face with a fairly handsome face.

At the place where the warriors from the Mangetsu Clan were watching were seen Yugo talking to Tatara.

"Fight is enough to trouble you, Yugo," Tatara told the sitting Yugo.

"What do you mean?" Yugo furrowed his brows at Tatara's words. Remembering her who had entered this competition once. It is now the second time that Yugo has entered the Tiger Tournament Kai at the age of 13 this year.

"I mean. I might have a hard time fighting a woman." Tatara smiled faintly as he glanced at Yugo.

"I won't have any trouble and I won't hesitate to fight seriously" Yugo said as he stood up. "Even if she's a woman" he added.

"He has trained hard to become a swordsman. Every swordsman must have passed the stages of training that allowed them to enter this competition." Yugo talks to Tatara before leaving his senior in the Mangetsu Clan.

Arriving in the middle of the field of the Tiger Tournament Kai. Yugo let out a long sigh while looking at the silent Hanabi.

"Do you remember the rules?" Mujin glanced at Hanabi after which she glanced at Yugo.

"Yes" replied Yugo briefly. Hanabi nodded slowly.

"Take distance!" Mujin tells Hanabi and Yugo to take some distance. After the two participants had stood within the specified distance, Mujin immediately gave a warning.

"Start!"

The wind blows away the leaves. Right after several leaves fell to the ground, Hanabi and Yugo charged forward simultaneously.

Hanabi hit Yugo with a punch of her hand that glowed pink. Meanwhile Yugo also creates a sword from the water to withstand Hanabi's hand.

In an instant the water sword Yugo melted. Then he took some distance from Hanabi.

"He used his bare hands..." Yugo muttered softly while observing Hanabi's movements.

The match this time was very calm, not how long Hanabi released her pink body aura. Suddenly, the sakura leaves are falling.

The sakura leaves circled Hanabi. A few seconds later, Hanabi created a sakura tree with his inner power. It looks real but it is an illusion.

"Sakura In Illusions."

Hanabi uttered the name of her nurse in her heart. His eyes looked at the surprised Yugo.

The leaves fall slowly from the sakura tree of the illusion of Hanabi creation. With agility Hanabi attacked Yugo repeatedly. The punch felt very smooth, but for Yugo who was hit by Hanabi's punch could only grimace in pain.

Yugo dodges Hanabi's attack using the water sword he created from his inner power.

Hanabi deftly struck the water swords that Yugo had created. The clash between Yugo and Hanabi left the audience speechless in awe. Hanabi's steps and movements were very gentle. Every young girl was hitting, in the air were seen the falling sakura leaves.

"The Father of the Nine Sakura Trees is Falling."

The audience was again amazed by Hanabi who continued to throw punches and kicks at Yugo. Now that the young girl had mastered the course of the match, a few Hanabi punches managed to land on Yugo's body.

"Why? Why would he be able to get past my water defenses so easily? Why would he be able to destroy my water sword so easily?" Yugo makes a deep look at Hanabi's punch that continues to land on his stomach. Not how long his body was thrown far back.

"Sakura's Subtleity Blossoms."

Hanabi hit Yugo from a distance, seeing a large hand blow from the sakura leaves forming a fist. The audience was amazed to see this.

"The Great Water Prison."

Yugo gives off his body aura and his inner power simultaneously, then he forms a water prison to withstand the attacks from Hanabi.

The collision happened right in front of Yugo's eyes. His head hit the wall of the Tiger Circle Arena while part of his face saw clearly the hand blows of the sakura leaves from Hanabi.

"Argh! Shit!" Yugo yells releasing his entire body aura to resist Hanabi's attack.

"Hiu Water Thirsty Blood."

Yugo uses his body aura and his inner power to create two sharks that swim in the air. Now that his aura and inner power were drained away, he did not expect it to be pushed out like this.

For a moment, Yugo wanted to recover his aura and inner power. A little bit, he hopes to win this match.

"I didn't think I'd be pushed like this! You can too, boring girl." Yugo muttered softly looking at Hanabi who was running away. The young girl dodged the attacks of two sharks chasing her.

Hanabi ran around the field, occasionally seeing the illusory cherry trees that were in the middle of the field.

"Sakura's sword."

Hanabi muttered softly, her voice very soft. A sword he created with his body aura and his inner power was now in his hands. Meanwhile, the illusory sakura tree that was in the middle of the field started to disappear.

"I have to beat him in 3 minutes..." Hanabi muttered softly as she accelerated her footsteps running towards Yugo.

The audience was again amazed by Hanabi. While on the bench of the Misuzawa Clan, Hana was only shaking her head.

"Hanabi is too obsessed with Matsuri," muttered Hana. His eyes continued to look at Hanabi who looked very serious fighting down there.

Yugo's eyes widened looking at Hanabi who was running towards him. Now with all his strength, Yugo tries to stand up. His palm opened, he forced beyond the limits of his strength to create a water sword with his profound strength.

"Freedom of Water."

Yugo slashes his sword at Hanabi who also slashes his sword. The clash between Yugo's water sword and Hanabi's sakura sword echoed. Water splashes and sakura leaves that fall make the eyes of the audience amazed.

Hanabi swordplay turned out to be very proficient, not good at bare-handed martial arts, it turns out Hanabi is very proficient in swordsmanship.

Hanabi swung her sword relentlessly against Yugo. Each of his slashes is so deep that Yugo can't keep up with Hanabi's swordplay.

"The First Sakura Sword Technique: The Spring Wait."

Hanabi disappears from Yugo's sight. Now the girl is behind Yugo after she finishes her sword. Slowly the sakura sword that Hanabi grasped disappeared.

Yugo widens his eyes to see the speed Hanabi is unable to follow. Slowly Yugo's body collapses forward, but he still tries not to lose his consciousness.

The body aura and energy within Yugo are drained away. The referee, who had been watching the game, started to raise his hand, then Mujin looked at Hanabi.

"The winner is Misuzawa Hanabi of the Misuzawa Clan!" Mujin has taken the decision to dismiss the match. The sad face look on Yugo's face.

Sweat filled Hanabi's sweet face. Her unravelled hair covered her face, the girl looked extremely beautiful in the middle of the scorching field.

Without waiting any longer, Hanabi walked back towards the Misuzawa Clan's spectator bench. The applause of the audience was ignored by Hanabi.

Meanwhile, Yugo is still frustrated not to expect to lose so soon. Then he walked over with a sad face, his head lowered.

The preliminary round to reach the last 32 today will be over. Mujin felt he would only play a few more matches. The sky was already late in the afternoon, Mujin quickly opened the paper he had saved to see the next match.

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