"What? He's still hiding more power?" Tsunade raises an eyebrow, asking.
"Exactly, Tsunade-sama. Naruto right now is really, really incredible." Sakura nods, smiling.
"Konoha's elite Jonin, the legendary Copy Ninja, completely underestimated." Tsunade sighs in awe, then shouts loudly:
"Naruto! Didn't you want to shock us? If this is all you've got, it's not enough!"
"Is that so? Then I'll have to unleash my full power. Kakashi-sensei, watch out!" Naruto knocks Kakashi back with a punch, grinning widely and brightly.
"Hey… you're kidding, right? Naruto, you've been holding back this whole time? I'm already going all out here…" Kakashi holds his kunai to his chest, panting slightly, sweat beading on his forehead.
Deep down, he feels a surreal disbelief.
'It's only been two months… how did this brat Naruto get so strong?'
"That was a Rokushiki demonstration. Next, I'll show you Wind Breathing Style. Watch closely, everyone. Tss… huuu…" Naruto says, slowly exhaling through his nose.
The exhale is like a gale, kicking up dust from the ground.
The edges of his clothes flutter.
A gentle breeze swirls around him, his short golden hair swaying.
In this moment, Naruto's aura shifts dramatically.
"This!" Kakashi's eyes narrow.
Through his Sharingan, he sees Naruto's state change—strange white light and active wind-element chakra enveloping his body.
"Kakashi-sensei, feel this! Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!" Naruto shouts.
'Great Breakthrough? Naruto even learned this technique? Not bad, but a C-rank Great Breakthrough, attacked head-on, isn't enough to beat me.' Kakashi thinks.
He isn't afraid. After all, Great Breakthrough is only a C-rank ninjutsu, requiring several hand seals. With that much time, he can easily dodge.
But the next moment, he realizes his thinking is completely wrong.
Naruto simply claps his hands, opens his mouth, and exhales.
A ferocious storm erupts. The ground beneath it tears apart inch by inch. Dust swirls into the sky.
"How's this possible? This power, this range…" Kakashi is stunned, unable to dodge in time. The gale sweeps him up, hurling him dozens of meters before he crashes to the ground, covered in scratches as he stands.
His eyes widen, scanning the area—about 150 meters of ground scraped away. His face twitches as he stares at the kid.
"Naruto… your mastery of Wind Release has reached this level? A simple Great Breakthrough… its power multiplied several times, and even the hand-seal time reduced… you're practically a Wind Release master…" Kakashi's eyes are full of disbelief.
He recalls Orochimaru using Great Breakthrough on the battlefield—its power wasn't much greater, and his hand-seal speed was slower than Naruto's now.
"This kid Naruto…" Tsunade, watching from afar, takes a deep breath.
This level of ninjutsu reminds her of Jiraiya…
"Kakashi-sensei, this is Wind Breathing Style. It enhances the power of matching elemental ninjutsu and shortens hand-seal steps. Right now, I've only grasped the basics, so only low-level Wind Release can be cast without seals."
"But if trained to a high level, nearly all Wind Release ninjutsu can be performed seal-less." Naruto says, proudly rubbing his nose with his finger.
"That's incredible…" Kakashi marvels.
"Hehehe, that's nothing. I've got one super awesome move, but it's too destructive to use casually. For now, I'll show Kakashi-sensei a combo of Wind Breathing Style and Rokushiki."
"Rokushiki · Wind Shave."
Naruto grins, satisfied. As his right foot lifts, a gale roars.
His entire body surges toward Kakashi.
Both hands extend, ten fingers aiming at Kakashi, firing rapidly.
"Rokushiki: Wind Shigan."
*SWISH!* *SWISH!* *SWISH!*
The sound of air friction from wind bullets rings out.
This Shigan is several times faster than before.
Kakashi, trying to dodge fully, is too late. He evades the first few shots but is then hit by a barrage of Wind Shigan bullets.
*BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!* *BAM!*
The wind bullets pummel Kakashi's body, making him groan in pain.
Soon, he collapses to the ground.
As he tries to rise, he realizes his body is limp.
Glowing white energy from the wind bullets that pierced him now courses through his body, disrupting his blood flow and chakra.
"This… Gentle Fist? Naruto, you've mastered this too?" Kakashi gasps.
"Gentle Fist? No, no, Kakashi-sensei. This is also part of martial arts. To end the fight with you, I had to reduce Shigan's power and inject inner energy to restrict your movement." Naruto says, walking over, extending a hand, and pulling Kakashi up.
Kakashi's expression grows complex.
Reduced Shigan's power, injected inner energy to restrict?
Does this mean a normal attack could've killed him outright?
Just to avoid hurting him, Naruto held back?
This kid Naruto has truly grown up. His power now far surpasses mine.
Maybe… approaching Sannin level?
No… that shouldn't be possible; they're legendary Sannin, after all…
But he's clearly far beyond an ordinary elite Jonin.
"Naruto, you've even mastered a Wind Breathing Style and Rokushiki combo? Why didn't you use it against Sasuke before?" Sakura calls out, approaching with Tsunade and the others.
"It felt completely useless against that Sasuke, so I didn't bother." Naruto says, scratching his head.
"What? Sasuke? Naruto, you met Sasuke again?" Kakashi asks, shocked.
"Well… sort of, but that Sasuke was very different from the one you know, Kakashi-sensei. I'll explain later." Naruto says, smiling.
Then, with a touch of pride, he adds: "So, what do you think? Granny Tsunade, Uncle Shikaku, Big Sis Shizune, Kakashi-sensei. After seeing my power now, are you shocked?"
"Honestly, a bit shocked, Naruto. You've truly become a strong ninja who can stand on your own." Tsunade says, her expression dazed.
In that moment, the bright sunlight bathes Naruto, and for a split second, she sees another blond figure.
Like Naruto now, that figure showed astonishing power at a young age.
"It's… kind of terrifying. If everything you said is true, that's even scarier…" Shikaku says with a wry smile.
"Martial arts… so strong. Sakura, Yamato, and Sai—are you all this powerful now too?" Shizune asks, her eyes sparkling.
"Naruto's a martial arts genius. We're not that strong. We've only mastered one to three Rokushiki styles so far. But even so, it feels like we could take on Kakashi-sensei." Sakura says, smiling brightly.