"Childish attack."
Ganshi remained unmoved. Such a minor assault was practically harmless to him.
With his right hand, he blocked Naruto's flying kick, then caught the boy's ankle mid-air and hurled him away. Immediately afterward, Ganshi quickly formed two hand seals. Two sharp earthen spikes shot up from the ground, piercing and dispelling two Shadow Clones. [Earth Release: Earth Dragon Spear]
[Shadow Clone Jutsu]
Still in midair, Naruto, who had been thrown back, formed a single hand seal. A puff of white smoke appeared behind him as three shadow clones emerged, catching him safely before he could hit the ground.
[Wind Release: Vacuum Sphere]
Before hitting the ground, Naruto fired off another attack. Wind-natured chakra erupted from his mouth like bullets, speeding straight toward Ganshi.
[Earth Release: Rising Stone Floor]
Calmly, Ganshi responded with an earth technique, raising the ground in front of him into a stone slab that stood upright—blocking the incoming Vacuum Sphere.
"Pew pew pew pew!"
The sound of continuous impacts filled the air. Within just seconds, the stone slab became riddled with holes before it crumbled uselessly apart. By this time, however, Ganshi had already taken advantage of the obstruction to evade successfully.
[Wind Release: Vacuum Blast]
[Wind Release: Great Vacuum Cannon]
[Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique]
Two wind techniques blocked Ganshi's movements—one after the other—followed by a massive fireball radiating intense heat, soaring directly toward him.
"Eh? Since when did Naruto learn Fire Release?" Kakashi expressed surprise upon seeing Naruto use a fire technique.
"Naruto has the Six Paths' Yang Release. He can use every nature type except Yin—so fire isn't that surprising." Sakura casually explained, "It's just that he usually sticks with Wind Release, so he hardly ever shows off the others."
"I see... I didn't notice this side of him as a teacher. Seems like I've been a bit negligent." Kakashi chuckled awkwardly. He truly hadn't noticed this aspect at all.
"It's not your fault!" Sakura waved her hand magnanimously. "After all, Kakashi-sensei is already doing your best just reading Make Out Paradise. We can't expect too much from you!"
Chapter 243 – The Continuously Spinning Rasengan [5]
"Hahaha..." Kakashi felt somewhat embarrassed by Sakura's words and could only laugh helplessly, then went back to reading his book.
Inside the arena, Ganshi was completely caught in the Fire Style: Great Fireball after having both his front and escape routes blocked by wind attacks. Flames engulfed him, the extreme heat cracking the ground beneath.
When Naruto stopped channeling his chakra, the Great Fireball vanished—but Ganshi's body was nowhere to be found. In its place lay only a pile of mud.
"A Mud Clone? While blocking the Vacuum Sphere with Rising Stone Floor, he created a clone which distracted me while his real self hid himself. Then it must be from below..."
Naruto wasn't surprised at all to see that what had burned away was merely a Mud Clone. If Ganshi were easily defeated like that, that would've been suspicious.
As Naruto was analyzing the situation, a sudden sense of danger surged through him. Without hesitation, he leapt forward and casually tossed down a kunai attached with an explosive tag beneath his feet.
"Earth Release: Inner Decapitation Jutsu!"
A pair of hands wrapped in bandages shot up from the ground, attempting to grab Naruto's ankle, but instead grasped a kunai tied with an explosive tag—one that was about to detonate.
Boom!
The moment the kunai was caught, Ganshi realized what had happened and immediately tried to fling it away, but it was already too late. The explosive tag had reached its detonation point. Before Ganshi could even release it, a massive explosion erupted.
The fiery blast engulfed all three of Naruto's Shadow Clones as well. Affected by the explosion, they instantly dispelled into clouds of smoke.
The explosion kicked up a thick cloud of dust that obscured Naruto's vision, making it difficult for him to see clearly what lay ahead. However, thanks to the powerful sensory abilities inherited from the Uzumaki Clan, he could still detect signs of life within the smoke.
"Heh, almost got me blown up, huh?"
As the smoke slowly dissipated, a figure emerged into view—Ganshi's clothes and bandages were torn, but strangely, his body remained unharmed.
"To withstand an attack from an explosive tag using only his body... how is this possible?"
Furrowing his brows, Naruto puzzled over how someone could remain unscathed after a point-blank explosion from an explosive tag. That defied all logic.
"You really think something like this could hurt me? That's nothing but a fantasy!"
Ganshi shook his body slightly, and from beneath his torn clothing and bandages, wrinkled skin became visible. His skin bore countless crisscrossed scars.
"To withstand an attack from an explosive tag using only his body..." Naruto pondered deeply before a realization suddenly struck him. "I see! Is this the Steel Release Kekkei Genkai from Iwagakure? He must've turned his body into steel—no wonder he could take a direct explosive tag blast without getting hurt!"
[Earth Release: Earth Stone Dragon]
Without delay, Ganshi ripped off the remaining scraps of cloth and bandages clinging to his arms. With swift hand seals, a massive stone dragon roared to life and lunged toward Naruto.
[Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere]
Naruto inhaled deeply, then exhaled with force—releasing a massive cannonball of wind-style chakra that blasted straight into the roaring earth dragon.
Bang!
The vacuum great sphere collided with the stone dragon, their forces counteracting each other. The earth dragon shattered into rubble while the vacuum great sphere was neutralized as well.
Bursting through the rubble, Ganshi launched himself downward with a devastating axe kick aimed at Naruto.
Thud!
The impact struck true—but the Naruto on the receiving end dissolved into a puff of smoke. Continuing forward unchecked, Ganshi's foot slammed into the ground, leaving behind a significant-sized crater.
"Another Shadow Clone, huh? You're one persistent little punk."
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