"Brat, you've got no hope left now," Ganshi sneered cruelly. "That must've been your strongest technique just now, right? Even that move had no effect on me at all. Do you still want to resist?"
"You really think it had zero effect?"
Naruto grinned as he pointed at the wound on Ganshi's abdomen. "If a regular Rasengan could injure you, what do you think an even stronger Rasengan would do?"
"Brat, do you really think I'll give you another chance?"
Ganshi burst into laughter after hearing Naruto's words. The Rasengan had genuinely felt dangerous—just now his Steel Release had actually been breached by it. If the Rasengan's power had been slightly stronger, he truly would have faced grave danger. To avoid suffering a humiliating defeat, Ganshi decided to strike first.
[Earth Release: Light-Heavy Rock Technique]
Quickly casting the Light-Heavy Rock Technique on himself, Ganshi reduced his own weight. Then, in the blink of an eye, he rushed toward Naruto like the wind.
[Earth Release: Rock Fist Technique]
A solid layer of earthen boxing gloves formed over Ganshi's right hand. Although not as powerful as the Third Tsuchikage's, the technique itself was still formidable.
With the glove-clad fist raised high, he swung downward at Naruto with enough force to inflict severe injuries when combined with his Earth Release abilities.
Yet, Naruto didn't attempt to dodge at all. He simply stood there, smiling.
*Poom!*
"What? It's a Shadow Clone?!"
The moment the punch landed, Naruto instantly exploded into a puff of white smoke. Seeing this, Ganshi's heart leapt into his throat in shock. If this was a clone, then where was the real one?
"How about trying this?"
At the same time, the kunai Ganshi had knocked away earlier also released a cloud of smoke, and Naruto reappeared beside Ganshi, holding a swirling blue-and-teal sphere in his hand.
"You wanted to sever my Bonds?" Naruto smirked. "Then I'll use my Bonds to defeat you myself. Remember this well—this is my ultimate technique, the Supreme Ultimate Rasengan!"
The blue-and-teal Rasengan struck Ganshi head-on. Taken completely off guard because he never expected Naruto to transform into the kunai itself, Ganshi was slammed straight in the lower back by the Rasengan.
*Hmph!*
Even though Ganshi used his Steel Release immediately to reinforce his defense, he was still severely wounded by that single Supreme Ultimate Rasengan.
"How is this possible?! How could your jutsu hurt me?!"
Ganshi's eyes went wide in stunned disbelief. The injury on his waist left him unable to rise, but the pain from the wound paled in comparison to the shock raging inside him. This was still a Rasengan—so how could it hurt him now?
"Because it's a jutsu infused with Bonds—a spiraling sphere of ever-rotating chakra!"
Naruto stood tall and firm. As Kakashi and the Third gazed at Naruto's back, their eyes welled up involuntarily—he stood just like Minato used to.
"Bonds are nothing but meaningless lies!" Ganshi spat out a large mouthful of blood, his gaze dark and gloomy. "No ally has ever been worth trusting!"
"Medical Squad, come clean up this corpse already."
Hayate Gekko, having grown up immersed in the Will of Fire, also strongly disliked Ganshi for being someone who valued no teammates. His words provoked an intense glare from Ganshi.
"Tsk tsk tsk, truly amazing survival skills."
Haku, as usual, checked Ganshi's pulse and immediately shook his head. "I won't bother going over your other injuries again—either way, you're done being a ninja. Your lumbar spine is shattered. From now on, you'll probably just be stuck in bed or rolling around in a wheelchair for the rest of your life!"
"What?" Haku's words struck Ganshi like thunder from a clear sky, leaving him stunned and disbelieving. Unable to be a ninja anymore? Then what was the point of living?
"Bandage, haul him away. Use top-quality medicine—we have to try our best to heal him. As doctors, we can't just stand by and let a kid lose his dream."
Haku declared nobly. Once Zabuza had hoisted Ganshi onto his back, he whispered, "Oh right, use the most expensive medicines possible, then later squeeze extra payment out of the Third Tsuchikage in Iwagakure, got it?"
"I know!" Zabuza and Haku exchanged knowing glances before running off swiftly with Ganshi.
Chapter 246 – Submerged in Water, Feeling Lost [Part One]
"How's that cheating feel?" When Naruto returned to the spectator stands, Sakura and the others glared at him.
"What cheating?" Naruto grinned awkwardly. "Me? No way! Me, Naruto Uzumaki? I'd *never* cheat—not even for a second!"
"When chakra of similar attributes meets and combines inside a Rasengan, resonance occurs, resulting in the ultimate Rasengan—the Supreme Ultimate Rasengan."
Sakura couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Don't tell me you actually used the Supreme Ultimate Rasengan all by yourself!"
"Ahhhahaha," Naruto gave a few dry laughs. "This was actually my first time using it—I don't think I've fully realized its true power yet!"
"The complete Supreme Ultimate Rasengan is a Super S-ranked ninja technique. However, since Minato-san is currently still in spiritual form, he can only contribute a small portion of his chakra into your own instead of forming another Rasengan himself and then fusing them together. The Rasengan created this way may still bear the name Supreme Ultimate Rasengan, but it isn't the full version!"
Right now, Namikaze Minato is still just a spirit. Earlier, he merely added part of his chakra into Naruto's Rasengan, greatly enhancing its power, though this doesn't equate to genuinely executing the Supreme Ultimate Rasengan. Otherwise, even with Steel Release enhancement, Ganshi's body wouldn't have survived a Super S-ranked attack.
"I wonder how crazy it'll get once Dad comes back completely!" Naruto looked forward eagerly to what kind of scene that moment might bring.
"Once he revives, we could even have Kushina join in launching a Rasengan too—fusing three chakras would create the True Supreme Ultimate Rasengan, whose power should become significantly greater."
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