LRAB Chapter 40: Hiruzen Sarutobi's Surprise
Chapter 40: Hiruzen Sarutobi's Surprise
"Truly impeccable excellence." A genuine admiration flashed across Sakumo's eyes, and the corners of his lips unconsciously turned up slightly.
An invisible breeze suddenly swept over him, causing the edges of his clothes to flutter gently.
A gentle breeze wafted over Shuomao's body, clinging to his skin along the hem of his clothes.
The next instant, Sakumo's body suddenly felt lighter, his aura burst forth, and his speed instantly rose to another level.
The rapidly moving water bullet whizzed past Sakumo's face, bringing a chilling sensation.
Shuo Mao caught a glimpse of the tree trunk behind him, pierced straight through by the water bullet, and a bead of sweat involuntarily trickled down his forehead.
Minato, who reacted the fastest, arrived to provide support immediately. His body surface flickered with a faint electric current, and his speed was significantly faster than before.
It was clearly using Lightning Release chakra to stimulate cells and increase speed.
Sakumo was startled by Minato's instantaneous speed, but he still managed to handle the situation with ease, dodging and slashing at the water bullets fired by Obsidian while engaging in a fierce battle with Minato.
The kunai and the white-toothed short sword collided, sparking dazzling flames.
Three seconds later, Sakumo, looking pleased, swung his short sword and precisely cut the kunai in Minato's horrified eyes, demonstrating his ability to make mistakes while kicking him away.
Then he looked at Kushina, who had rushed over.
"Medical ninjas need to be careful to protect themselves in battle," Sakumo reminded him. Just as he was about to teach Kushina a lesson, his intuition was giving him a frantic warning.
Years of combat experience allowed Sakumo to decisively retreat and create distance. When he looked back, he discovered that the ground where he had punched had collapsed with a deafening roar.
The dense, crisscrossing spiderweb-like cracks, accompanied by the humming of vibrating gravel, spread menacingly across the ground towards the spot where he stood.
"This power is Tsunade's monstrous strength!" A bead of cold sweat trickled down Sakumo's forehead.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was indeed shocked when he saw Kushina unleash her monstrous strength.
However, a large part of this shock was fright.
"This is utter nonsense!"
As Tsunade's teacher, he certainly knew the power of Super Strength, but to achieve the absolute power of Super Strength required the ultimate chakra control.
Clearly, an eight-year-old Kushina could not possibly possess this level of chakra control.
Thinking of the surprise Orochimaru and Tsunade mentioned this morning, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt like he was going to be scared to death by it.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi only felt slightly relieved when he saw the green halo emanating from Kushina's arm and her lively, energetic movements.
He'd be devastated if Kushina had a problem with a small test.
Without a moment's mourning for the three's defeat, Nawaki's ninjutsu barrage was already aimed at Sakumo.
Nawaki, who had previously used Earth Flow Wall, did not stand still. Instead, he immediately formed hand seals to summon four shadow clones, which scattered to various corners of the arena while Sakumo attacked Fukuko.
Due to the limited area of the dueling arena, no matter where Sakumo appears, he will be attacked by ninjutsu from two directions at the same time.
The three shadow clones each formed the hand seals for Water Release, Wind Release, and Fire Release, while the main body of Nawaki, along with one of the clones, condensed a Rasengan and rushed towards Sakumo.
In an instant, Sakumo was bombarded by Rope Tree from three directions, who were prepared in advance.
Nawaki, who inherited the advantages of both the whirlpool and the Thousand Hands, is actually a typical Thousand Hands.
He possesses five chakra natures, outstanding physical attributes, and a vast amount of chakra.
Given his background, he could easily learn various Five Elements Escape Techniques, so Fu Heiyao trained him to be a self-propelled ninjutsu artillery platform.
His performance also exceeded Fu Heiyao's expectations.
The potential shown by this grandson of the First Hokage, who died so quickly in the original work, is in some ways even greater than that of Kakashi in the original work.
"To possess such a level of chakra and ninjutsu at this age, he truly deserves to be a descendant of the First Hokage," Sakumo exclaimed in admiration.
However, he didn't take it seriously. Compared to Fukuyo's speed and instantaneous ninjutsu, no matter how powerful Nawaki's ninjutsu bombardment was, it wouldn't hit him.
But just as he was about to leave in an instant, several beams of light burst forth from the dust raised by Kushina's monstrous strength.
The ribbon of light, formed from flowing light, swept towards Shuomao like a surging thunderbolt, then instantly transformed into flowing water, meandering around him and firmly enveloping him.
Sakumo stared in shock at the lightning spreading like flowing water all around him, momentarily speechless. "This is the Storm Release Kekkei Genkai!"
In their brief exchange, he realized that Fu Heiyao's mastery of lightning techniques might be superior to his own.
Although he didn't understand how eight-year-old Fukuyo could possess lightning release skills stronger than his own, Sakumo could still barely accept it.
But he was still shocked when faced with this bloodline limit that combined the properties of water and lightning.
This is illogical, not ninjutsu, and not Uchiha at all!
Hiruzen Sarutobi, acting as the off-field referee, gaped wide-eyed, not even reacting when his pipe fell from his hand.
It's actually a Storm Release Kekkei Genkai!
Fukuyo's parents were both native Konoha residents, and their distinctive appearance couldn't possibly be that of the big black guy from Kumogakure.
So, after eliminating all the impossible, what remains, however unbelievable or absurd, is the truth.
This child fused Lightning Release and Water Release techniques to create the Storm Release bloodline limit!
Strategic ability to sense malice, stable inherited bloodline limit, Uchiha who was not influenced by the Uchiha clan's ideology, and the bonds and constraints of future Jinchuriki.
At this moment, the potential and value revealed by Fu Heiyao even surpassed that of Hiruzen Sarutobi himself.
However, after the intense surprise and stimulation, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was proficient in all five elemental escape techniques, realized that something was wrong with "Storm Release".
"The chakra natures of lightning and water are still singular and have not truly merged together." Hiruzen Sarutobi narrowed his eyes, his instincts as a ninjutsu expert sensing the incompatibility of "Storm Release".
Lightning Release and Water Release chakra did not truly merge into a new "Storm Release" chakra; the flowing laser was essentially just lightning moving along the water.
After realizing that the light band was not a bloodline limit, Hiruzen Sarutobi became even more puzzled.
Theoretically, the combination of the two escape techniques can indeed simulate the bloodline limit, but that's just theory.
Hiruzen Sarutobi began to understand what Orochimaru meant by "surprise".
If Orochimaru had told him yesterday that Fushiko could simulate a bloodline limit through control of Lightning Release and Water Release, he definitely wouldn't have believed it.
Orochimaru dared to say it, but even Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't believe it.
Theoretically, anyone who could barely achieve this would have already fused into a bloodline limit.
If we compare the cultivation of Lightning Release and Water Release to a 100-point exam paper.
If you answer 90 points correctly, you may be able to fuse with the bloodline limit.
But Fu Heiyao crossed that line and did it even better, at least at a level of 95.
"Looks like I'm really going to lose if I don't take this seriously." Sakumo laughed heartily, his smile filled with satisfaction and recognition of Fukuko's strength.
With such a promising new generation, Konoha's future is bright.
Sakumo's surroundings grew increasingly rapid and sharp, the wind-style power boosting his speed even further.
The flowing laser was torn open in an instant, and then the ninjutsu that covered half the field with Rope Tree couldn't even catch up with Sakumo's afterimage.
With a gentle breeze, Nawaki, who was charging forward with the Rasengan in his arms, was knocked away by the hilt of the sword and rendered unable to move.
Before he fell to the ground, no blurry afterimage of Sakumo could be seen. Minato did catch a glimpse of him for a moment, but it was all in vain.
The next second, Sakumo appeared in front of the three with ghostly speed.
Just as Sakumo was about to deal with Kushina first, his intuition honed by life-or-death experiences made him realize that something was rapidly approaching.
Shuo Mao dodged to the side, a strong gust of wind whistling past his sleeves.
With a loud thud, the hard ground was slashed open by an invisible force, leaving a deep gash that churned up loose stones.