A huge dirt wall suddenly rose up in front of the Third Hokage.
In the blink of an eye, it stood more than ten meters tall.
Everyone knows—Earth Style restrains Water Style.
The thick wall of earth blocked the enormous water balls one after another.
Boom! Boom!!
The sound of crashing water echoed again and again.
The Third Hokage raised his head, the corners of his mouth curling into a faint smile.
"Too young."
So much chakra was wasted, yet none of it caused any real damage.
This proved Yuichi's talent—but also revealed his lack of combat experience.
"Still immature in thought."
Water slammed against the Earth Flow Wall, bursting into countless droplets that fell like rain.
It was as if a torrential downpour had erupted.
The Third Hokage stood calmly behind the wall, unaffected.
Five or six seconds later, the rain finally subsided.
Bang! Bang!!
Suddenly, streams of water shot out from the left and right sides of the wall, whipping toward him.
"Water Dragon Bullet?"
"Attacking from the flanks?"
The Third Hokage leapt away instantly.
Boom! Boom!!
The Water Dragon Bullets crashed into the ground, exploding into rushing streams, but still failed to touch him.
The battlefield had transformed—just moments ago it had been dry, but now it was a pond.
The Hokage stood on the surface of the water, moving with the waves.
Suddenly—!
Two figures burst out of the water on both sides, lunging straight at him.
"Water clones? That fast?!"
The training ground had become a massive pool, flooded by Yuichi's five or six A-rank Water Jutsu. Even though the Earth Wall had blocked most of them, the sheer amount of water created was overwhelming.
The surging water was contained by the walls of the training ground, preventing it from escaping too quickly.
Within water, Yuichi's clones became stronger—faster, more fluid.
The two water clones attacked together.
The Third Hokage smiled faintly.
"He's using the terrain well. Not reckless, not overextending. Cautious… good instincts."
Yuichi wasn't staying back just to test him.
This was simply Yuichi's fighting style.
With unlimited chakra, why bother with close combat?
That would only throw away his greatest advantage.
The Hokage lifted his hand, twisted his body, and with a left and right kick, shattered the two clones.
They burst into sprays of water.
But before he could relax—
Bang! Bang!
Two more water clones rose from the surface, rushing forward.
The Third Hokage sighed.
"This kid… doesn't he care about chakra consumption at all?"
He spun into a side kick, bursting the nearest clone.
Then, leaping into the air, he rotated midair—three hundred and sixty degrees—and destroyed three more clones at once.
Whoosh!
Yuichi suddenly appeared above the Earth Flow Wall, using the Body Flicker Technique.
From above, he overlooked the Hokage below.
"In chakra, I completely crush any ninja. But against a Kage… ninjutsu alone isn't enough."
"Ordinary jutsu can't deliver a decisive blow."
Even with infinite chakra, against a powerful opponent, the advantage was dulled.
Thirty Water Clones had been created.
Against the Hokage, they couldn't even hold for ten seconds.
Within four or five seconds, dozens were wiped away.
"Then try this instead."
Yuichi smiled, weaving a single seal.
"Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique!"
BOOM!!
This time, Yuichi didn't need to waste chakra creating water—the battlefield already had more than enough.
And when Water Style used existing water, its power multiplied.
A massive wave surged upward, towering higher than the Earth Flow Wall itself.
The Hokage had just destroyed a clone when he suddenly sensed the overwhelming surge behind him.
His face darkened.
The sheer scale of Yuichi's Water Style… was monstrous.
The currents across the battlefield converged wildly, forming a towering wave that rushed toward the Hokage.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!
"A monster!"
"So he created all that water… not to attack me directly, but just to amplify this jutsu?"
What unsettled the Hokage even more was Yuichi's speed.
He had skipped most of the hand seals.
One seal was enough.
The talent for Water Style… it was impossible not to think of Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage.
The Hokage had no time to weave a proper defense.
Clones lunged at him, holding him back.
The only option—Fire Style—was utterly useless here.
CRASH!!!
The wave slammed into him.
The Hokage curled up, arms shielding his head, body rolling in the raging torrent.
He gritted his teeth, holding his breath.
It was just water pressure—he wouldn't be seriously injured.
BOOM!!
The flood ripped through the training ground walls, bursting outward in all directions.
The Hokage was swept away, carried helplessly by the roaring current.
Fortunately, the grounds were remote—no villagers would be harmed.
For over ten seconds, the Great Waterfall roared.
When it finally subsided, the flooded training field was gone.
Only debris remained—splintered wood, shattered stone, and deep craters.
A section of the outer wall, destroyed by the flood, lay toppled on the ground.
Bang!!
The wall suddenly lifted, tossed aside.
Beneath it stood the Third Hokage, face dark with frustration.
Forced into such a state by a Genin…
It was a humiliation for Hokage.
"This little monster… his Water Style is too powerful."
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sound of rushing water echoed again.
The Hokage snapped his head up.
Before him, Yuichi stood atop the Earth Flow Wall.
Chakra surged violently around him, while the surrounding water was drawn to his body, swirling into his arm.
The Hokage's eyes widened.
"What Water Style is this…?"
"The S-rank technique Kakashi mentioned? His own original jutsu?"
Cold sweat dripped down the Hokage's forehead.
"No… if I'm hit by that… even I won't escape unscathed."