"Hey, could you stop spreading those weird ideas? Me and Obito are just good friends!" Kakashi's temple throbbed furiously, nearly pulsing out of control.
"Mm, I get it," Sakura gave Kakashi a knowing look, smirking in a rather suggestive way.
"Don't give me that look!" Kakashi's mouth twitched. Sakura was basically asking people to get the wrong idea about him.
"Alright, alright, got it," Sakura replied dismissively.
Kakashi took a deep breath. He wasn't ready to kick the bucket from frustration just yet—he still had a few more years to live.
"So you used my hands for the hand seals—now that's a surprise!"
Ganshi shook the dust off his coat. The dark aura surrounding him faded away as a fierce look overtook his face.
"You've got plenty more surprises coming your way!" Naruto held a kunai in his left hand and lifted his right hand slightly, as chakra began gathering in his palm.
"So you're the one with the Steel Release kekkei genkai—no wonder your body's like armor!"
"Oh? You figured it out?" Ganshi didn't deny it. Although the Steel Release clan wasn't large, its power was no joke. Just like himself, even though he hadn't fully mastered Steel Release yet, when he used it, he could become immune to most attacks. Ordinary ninjutsu and taijutsu couldn't harm him at all. As for genjutsu—well, that was indeed the most obvious weakness of Steel Release since it strengthened the body but not the mind.
"A bloodline limit that turns one's body into something like unbreakable steel—once activated, almost all ninjutsu and taijutsu become useless. It really is a powerful kekkei genkai!"
Naruto nodded. Steel Release was definitely tough to deal with—it made its user like an indestructible cockroach—but this kekkei genkai certainly wasn't invincible either.
"You envy me, don't you?" Automatically interpreting Naruto's words as jealousy, Ganshi raised an eyebrow smugly. "Back then, I was weak, always getting hurt and rejected by everyone. But now I'm strong—no one can hurt me anymore!"
"You actually think Steel Release is unstoppable?" Naruto chuckled lightly. "Don't be ridiculous. Someone once told me a truth: there's no perfect technique in this world. Your Steel Release does greatly boost your defense, yes, but that enhancement has its limits. Once an opponent's attack surpasses the limits of your Steel Release, your defense will inevitably break."
Steel Release can boost defense, but it's not unlimited. When the enemy's attack reaches a certain threshold, Steel Release becomes useless.
"That's right, Steel Release isn't an all-powerful kekkei genkai. But tell me—do you really think you have the ability to break through it?"
Ganshi was confident that while many people could break through Steel Release, without exception they were all powerful experts. As for Naruto, just a Genin, Ganshi didn't think he could break through his defense.
"How can you know without trying?"
Chakra swirled in Naruto's right palm, forming a rotating ball of pale blue energy. It spun rapidly, whipping up tiny currents of air around it.
"What kind of ninjutsu is this?" Ganshi frowned, sensing danger from the chakra sphere—as if it genuinely threatened him.
"A jutsu filled with connection and trust."
A grin spread across Naruto's face. Minato Namikaze had told him about the Rasengan's origin—it was a technique Minato developed after witnessing the Tailed Beast Ball, designed to be used seamlessly with the Flying Thunder God technique. Originally, Minato had intended to teach it to Naruto, but the Nine-Tails incident turned those plans to waste. Fortunately, in the end, Naruto still learned the Rasengan—the jutsu his father created especially for his son.
Chapter Two Hundred Forty-Five: The Unstoppable Rasengan [7]
"Bonds?!" Hearing Naruto's words, Ganshi's eyes filled with disgust. "Such a ridiculous word!"
"From your expression, I can tell you've never felt it before," Naruto said, unfazed by Ganshi's attitude, even chuckling slightly. "You've never had real friends—you wouldn't understand what true bonds mean!"
"I don't need so-called comrades, nor do I want to experience such bonds!"
Ganshi snorted coldly, his facial expression turning grotesque. "Since you love these bonds so much, allow me to sever them completely for you!"
"Don't joke around!"
Naruto gripped a kunai in his left hand, held the Rasengan in his right, and charged toward Ganshi. "You think you can sever my bonds with them? Never! Anyone who dares harm my comrades—I will never forgive them!"
"Brat, don't be naive—you can't hurt me at all."
Standing motionless on the spot without dodging or moving aside, Ganshi expressed full confidence in his Steel Release. "I'll make you feel despair little by little!"
"Shooosh—"
Naruto threw the kunai forward, then continued rushing behind it.
"Do you really think a single kunai can hurt me?" Ganshi scoffed disdainfully, reaching out to swat it away. Just as he raised his hand, Naruto had already reached directly in front of him.
"If the kunai can't hurt you, then how about this?!"
Naruto slammed the Rasengan straight into Ganshi's abdomen. The spiraling energy shredded the clothes covering Ganshi's stomach into fragments. [Rasengan!]
"Urgh…"
A stifled groan escaped Ganshi's lips as a trickle of blood slid down from the corner of his mouth.
"Thud!"
Ganshi's body slammed heavily onto the ground, landing with a dull crashing sound.
"Did I get him?" Naruto stayed alert, unwilling to let his guard down too early. You should never underestimate your enemy until the battle's over—that was the lesson Kakashi drilled into them from day one.
"Cough cough... Hmm, almost got hurt there."
However, Ganshi lazily got up from the ground. Through the torn hole in his shirt where the Rasengan had struck his abdomen, one could see the area hit by the Rasengan had already started bleeding. The wound wasn't serious, but it did show the Rasengan had pierced through his defenses.
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