Promising the future ahead of time, starting with Naruto

Chapter 160 Genichi Under the Tree VS The Fourth Kazekage (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Yes, it's been going on for far too long!"

Luo Sha glanced at the already bustling Kikyō Mountain, then looked at Genichi under the tree and said, "A very courageous young man."

"If that's the case, then I'll make it happen for you!"

Luo Sha turned to his subordinates and said, "You all step back!"

Many Sand Ninja obeyed orders and retreated.

Genichi Kishita immediately said to Tsunade and the others, "You all step back!"

"careful!"

After saying this, Tsunade led Ina and the others back a short distance and stopped on a small hill to watch the battle.

Uzumaki Ina clenched her fists and held them to her chest, extremely nervous: "Lord Genichi is the most powerful, the strongest, and he can definitely defeat Kazekage."

Nara Akihi couldn't help but ask, "Lady Tsunade, are we really just going to watch?"

"That was the fourth Kazekage, after all."

Tsunade was also a little nervous, but her expression remained calm and composed: "Don't worry, he's the one who killed the Third Mizukage."

"However, you should be ready to act at any time."

These words shocked Nara Akihito and the others.

The Third Mizukage was actually assassinated by Genichi Kishita!
After the initial shock, Nara Akihisa breathed a sigh of relief: "In that case, there shouldn't be any problem."

He felt that even if he couldn't defeat the Wind Shadow, at least he wouldn't be defeated.

In fact, if Konoha could just hold off the Fourth Kazekage, they would win this war!
woohoo~~
A spring breeze, still carrying a hint of chill, blew, causing Xuan Yi's clothes to flutter beneath the tree.

Luo Sha on the other side raised his hand: "Then let's begin!"

The next moment, the ground in front of him collapsed, turning into fine sand, which then surged like a tide, wave after wave sweeping towards Xuan Yi under the tree.

The trees blocked out the sun and completely obscured Xuan Yi's view of Luo Sha from below.

Snapped!
Genichi clasped his hands together, and water gathered and swirled around him as he rose. Then he opened his hands and poured wind-style chakra into the ever-expanding water.

Stormy waterspout!
When it expanded to a diameter of more than 20 meters, the sand waves of Luosha came crashing in front, while the sand on both sides surrounded and enveloped it, attempting to use the sweeping force of the waterspout itself to mix the sand into it.

However, when Genichi crossed his arms forward, the rapidly spinning storm torn apart, sweeping outwards, tearing through the sand waves, and colliding with the sand that kept surging in from behind, creating a deafening roar.

The sand waves stopped, leaving behind a stretch of sandy land.

The storm, brought by the waterspout, lashed down, quickly soaking the sandy area.

"Does using water make my sand heavier and slower?"

Luo Sha pondered in silence.

He is currently using ordinary sand, a sand control technique unique to Sunagakure.

It's not Magnet Release, nor Earth Release, but the ability to manipulate ninja tools, like controlling a puppet, or manipulating a special cloth that can be used for sealing.

In the first round, the two sides were evenly matched.

Under the tree, Genichi raised his left hand and grabbed with his right, and a broadsword appeared in his hand amidst the smoke.

The God-Slaying Sword of Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage, is also one of the Kusanagi Swords.

Rasa's gaze sharpened: "A disciple of Konoha's White Fang, skilled in Water Release and Wind Release, so he also knows swordsmanship."

He was not entirely ignorant of information about Genichi Kinoshita.

Swish!
Genichi's figure vanished from his original spot, running across the sand at an extremely fast speed.

Bang bang bang!
Streams of sand shot up and swirled towards Xuan Yi beneath the tree.

However, the sand became wet and slowed down, making the attempt to capture Genichi under the tree completely futile.

"It is indeed very fast. We must not let him get close, especially with Sharingan genjutsu."

Luo Sha waved his hands, and the sand in front of him shot into the sky, condensing into a huge sand wall.

Wet sand does become heavier, but it also makes the sand more defensive.

After setting up his defenses, Rasa pressed his left hand, fingers together, against his left eye.

The next moment, his left eye turned into sand, then flew into the air and reformed into an eyeball, which could clearly see Xuan Yi's every move under the tree.

As Xuan Yi dodged the sand's repeated attempts to capture him, he approached the sand wall and the Divine Sword in his hand emitted a blazing white light with a hum.

The greatsword swung up and cleaved down, splitting the sand wall in two with a loud boom.

call out!
Passing through the sand wall, Genichi under the tree swung his sword to disperse the sand swirling from both sides, then kicked down at Rasa in mid-air.

boom!
The shield formed by the rising sand exploded, and then Rasa was hit hard on the shoulder, his whole body bursting into sand.

The sand immediately clung to Xuan Yi beneath the tree.

Sand clone!
Meanwhile, Luo Sha's true form rose from the sand a few meters to the left.

However, he discovered that the sand that had entangled Xuan Yi under the tree had no effect whatsoever.

When Genichi's body touched the sand, it was like ripples on water. He raised his greatsword and swung it out without being affected by anything.

Bang bang bang!
The Divine Sword, covered in Wind Release chakra, pierced through three rising streams of sand before embedding itself deep into the sand wall in front of Rasa, its tip barely touching him.

Luo Sha retreated rapidly, sending plumes of sand shooting into the sky.

However, Genichi under the tree suddenly appeared on the sand wall that had been pierced by the Divine Sword, and high-pressure water jets shot out rapidly from his mouth.

One after another, the towering sand walls were pierced.

"Such a fast teleportation technique!"

Luo Sha was startled, having underestimated Xuan Yi's speed under the tree. Unprepared, a stream of water pierced through the sand defense and grazed his shoulder, instantly tearing his clothes and leaving his skin a mangled mess.

He crouched down, pressing his hands to the ground.

The next moment, four streams of gold dust shot up from around Xuan Yi under the tree and then swept towards him.

Bang!
The four strands of gold collided, but missed their target.

Genichi appeared on the Divine Sword on the sand wall.

The next moment, he leaped into the air and simultaneously drew his sword and threw it again.

The falling gold dust once again swirled towards Genichi under the tree in the air, but still missed.

The Divine Sword was plunged into the sandman formed by Rasa. Immediately afterward, Genichi Shushita appeared, grabbed the Divine Sword, and then injected a massive amount of chakra into it.

The Divine Sword's blazing white light surged, and a pure chakra blade condensed at its tip, rapidly extending and completely piercing through the Sand Ninja.

"What a strong wind escape!"

Luo Sha's gaze sharpened, and gold dust surged up, spiraling around the blade extending from the Divine Sword, blocking and eroding it.

At the same time, he manipulated the gold dust that had already been incorporated into the sandman, condensing it into a sword that pierced Xuan Yi's body under the tree.

However, at this moment, what Genichi under the tree is present is an illusion.

Such attacks had no effect on him.

"Still no effect. An illusion?"

Luo Sha frowned. Through the sand in the air, he saw Xuan Yi under the tree loosen his grip on the sword hilt, step back a short distance, and then clasp his hands together.

Water escape, water blast and waves!
As soon as Shuxia Xuan opened his mouth, a huge amount of water surged out, forming waves beneath him that continuously lifted his body.

Luo Sha spread his arms, and a large amount of ordinary sand shot into the sky, rolling towards Xuan Yi under the tree.

Rumble!
The water and sand collided again, and water and sand poured out in all directions.

Xuan Yi under the tree clasped his hands together, and water spiraled upwards around his body, condensing into a water dragon. The water dragon opened its mouth, and huge water balls shot out.

Boom boom boom!
Water balloons were thrown down, creating water currents that surged in all directions.

Luo Sha used his Instantaneous Movement Technique to dodge repeatedly, looking slightly disheveled, but he was not hit once.

Even the splashing jets of water, carrying a strong sulfuric acid content, were blocked by his manipulation of sand.

When Genichi's water escape technique ended, Rasa stopped and found that a large body of water had formed around him, covering the sea of ​​sand he had created.

"This water won't affect my control over the gold dust, but I must break his spell that ignores attacks, whether it's an illusion or..."

While calmly analyzing the situation, Luo Sha said, "Shushita Genichi, you should know that gold dust is not affected by water."

Genichi smiled slightly: "Of course I know, but Lord Fengying should also know that your attacks are ineffective against me."

Luo Sha remained silent, recalling their previous battles of offense and defense.

On the other side, Tsunade and the others who were watching the battle breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the two of them stop for the time being.

The two fighters were fighting at such a fast pace that the onlookers couldn't help but hold their breath.

"That's amazing! No wonder you're a Kage!"

"They're not even on the same level. We have no way of intervening in this kind of battle."

"Xuan Yi's strength is indeed as the Third Mizukage described, possessing the strength of a Kage."

"Of course, Lady Tsunade said that the Third Mizukage died at Genichi's hands."

Everyone was filled with emotion.

Whether it's Genichi Kishita or the Kazekage, they rarely use hand seals when performing ninjutsu. Even those watching feel a sense of suffocation, let alone those who participate.

The Sand Ninja watching from the other side were equally shocked, especially when they saw that the Fourth Kazekage was injured.

In this exchange, with both sides testing each other, it was clear that their Lord Kazekage had fallen into a disadvantageous position and suffered a slight loss.

"Why was Lord Kazekage's attack ineffective?"

"Even though it hit, that feeling..."

"It seems to be an illusion?"

"But that guy's attack was real, and in my perception, that guy was also a real being."

"Perhaps it's a technique similar to the Hozuki clan's water transformation technique, which can ignore physical attacks," the Sand Ninja silently analyzed.

And on the battlefield.

Luo Sha raised his hand again, and the gold dust rose from the water, then condensed into shurikens, which shot towards Xuan Yi under the tree from different directions.

Genichi under the tree increased his speed on the water, and the sand-gold shuriken missed its mark, but he continued to get closer to Rasa.

Luo Sha retreated, calmly manipulating more gold dust to create a denser attack, making it impossible for Shuxia Xuanyi to completely defend against.

But the attack was still ineffective.

"If it's completely ineffective, then he won't need to dodge my attacks."

"So, although the nature of this technique is still unclear, it is certain that even if it ignores attacks, it must have some kind of limitation."

"In that case..."

Luo Sha stopped retreating and opened his arms.

The next moment, a large amount of gold dust shot up from underwater, surrounding Xuan Yi under the tree.

This was something Luo Sha secretly arranged while attacking.

Gold dust is indeed different from ordinary sand; it doesn't become heavier or slow down when wet.

However, it still had an impact; the speed decreased significantly before leaving the water.

Therefore, Luo Sha prepared enough placer gold this time, and the distribution was also wide enough.

Magnetic escape. Alluvial gold burial!

Gold dust surged in from all directions, enveloping and shrouding Xuan Yi beneath the tree.

Meanwhile, the Sand Eye in the air was looking toward the Divine Sword.

Sure enough, Genichi under the tree appeared at the Divine Sword.

Gold dust surged up and rolled towards Xuan Yi beneath the tree.

Luo Sha also had sand gold lying in ambush here; he wouldn't forget Xuan Yi's special teleportation technique under the tree.

For long distances, it seems now that the sword was marked so that it could be flown there instantly.

Under the dynamic vision of the Sharingan and with its super-fast reaction speed, before the gold dust could even be wrapped around, Genichi Shushita had already swung the heavy Divine Sword at Rasa.

Its astonishing weight, coupled with the addition of Wind Release chakra, meant that the Divine Sword could not be blocked by sand that had been temporarily condensed.

Piercing through streams of sand, the Divine Sword plunged into the sand figure that Luo Sha had condensed in front of him, with only the hilt protruding.

The next moment, Genichi appeared in front of the sword hilt under the tree.

At the same time, gold dust surged up from beneath his feet and wrapped around his legs. Gold dust also surged out from among the sand figures, wrapped around the Divine Sword, and quickly swept towards Xuan Yi under the tree.

"Genichi Kinoshita, there's a limit to the attacks you can withstand, isn't there?"

Behind the sand man, Luo Sha clenched his fist, wanting to bury Xuan Yi under the tree with a grand funeral of gold dust.

But the next moment his expression changed, because his gold dust had gone out of control.

He had already hidden it underwater, and the gold dust inside the sand body was unable to move.

Through the sand holes in the air, he saw that the tree under Xuan Yi, whose body was half wrapped in gold dust, had a layer of ice armor on its surface.

The water below was freezing rapidly, and the sand figures made of waterlogged sand were also freezing into ice blocks in the blink of an eye.

Click click click~
Luo Sha looked down and saw that the water beneath his feet was rapidly freezing and spreading outwards at breakneck speed.

"Ice Escape!"

"You killed the Third Mizukage!"

Luo Sha was surprised and immediately leaped backward.

Under the ice, his sand and gold dust were no longer usable.

At the start of the battle, Genichi Kishita attempted to get close to him, leading Rasa to believe that the former intended to engage in close combat, just like Konoha's White Fang, relying on astonishing speed and swordsmanship.

There was also water coverage, which was originally thought to slow down the speed of his sand and increase the speed of the water's movement.

Therefore, Luo Sha used himself as bait to set up a triple ambush, trying to break the technique of Shuxia Xuanyi that could ignore attacks.

And even if he fails, he has a way to escape.

However, all the previous judgments were wrong.

Getting close is for the purpose of quickly freezing the target.

The purpose of creating so much water to completely cover his sand was also to freeze it.

Since the sand and gold dust were no longer usable, the backup plan we had set aside earlier was no longer useful.

Therefore, Luo Sha chose to retreat without any hesitation.

The icy gold dust on his body fell away, and Xuan Yi clasped his hands together under the tree.

The next moment, countless icicles rose up like knives, swords, and mountains.

Rasa's Instantaneous Movement Technique was equally formidable, as he repeatedly blinked to evade the ice spikes' attacks.

However, the contact was so dense that it was inevitable that some people would get grazed, causing their clothes to tear and their skin to rip open, but the blood congealed before it could flow out.

"Oh no, the cold air is invading my body, and my speed will decrease."

Luo Sha glanced at the congealed wound on his arm, filled with a sense of foreboding.

At that moment, Genichi leaped from under the tree and landed on a towering ice cone, blowing directly at the Fourth Kazekage.

The cold air, like mist, swept out and spread rapidly.

Luo Sha shuddered, his body instantly covered in a layer of ice, and his speed plummeted.

"hateful……"

Luo Sha felt his body stiffen, and then two ice pillars crossed and clamped him in mid-air, making him completely unable to move.

"Kazekage-sama!"

The Sand Ninja were rushing in, but were stopped by Tsunade and the others.

Genichi Shushita, wielding the Divine Sword, swung it through the air, and the massive sword body, covered in Wind Release Chakra, slashed through the sky before passing right through Rasa's chest.

"Cough cough..."

Luo Sha spat out blood, but it was immediately frozen into a block of ice.

The sand in the air dispersed, turning back into sand and flying into Luo Sha's left eye, where it condensed into an eyeball.

However, Rasa's life was rapidly slipping away. His body, pierced through the chest by a sword, was quickly frozen into an ice sculpture by the cold air, shimmering in the sunlight.

The Fourth Kazekage is dead!

On the icicle, Xuan Yi exhaled a breath of stale air, showing no excitement or joy of victory, but rather a calm demeanor.

From the very beginning, he tested Rasa's offensive and defensive tactics, providing misleading information, and then, in preparation for the final Ice Release strategy, delivered a fatal blow.

Mirror Flower Water Moon, Flying Thunder God, Water Release, Wind Release, Sword Technique, and Ice Release.

The most common tactic used in previous battles—depriving the five senses—was never employed.

This is not only a victory in terms of hard power, but also a victory in terms of intelligence.

The Fourth Kazekage was unaware that Genichi Kishita possessed Ice Release. Although he analyzed the weakness of Kyoka Suigetsu, he did not have time to complete the final attack.

According to Genichi Shushita's assessment, in a one-on-one fight, his strength has completely surpassed that of the Fourth Kazekage.

If the opponent were to be Sakumo Hatake, or even Minato Namikaze, who also possessed the Flying Thunder God Technique, it would be extremely difficult for them to defeat the Fourth Kazekage in a one-on-one fight.

The Fourth Kazekage's fighting style prevents anyone from getting close to him easily.

Even with the Flying Thunder God Technique, it would be very difficult for Minato Namikaze to get close enough to kill the Fourth Kazekage; it would require meticulous planning and calculation.

So, was the Fourth Kazekage weak?

He's certainly not as good as the Third Kazekage, who can control iron sand, but he's definitely not weak either.

"I'm just too strong!"

Genichi under the tree summarizes.

shhhhhh!
One figure after another landed on the ice spikes and pillars surrounding the Fourth Kazekage's corpse.

It was Tsunade and the others.

With the Fourth Kazekage dead, the Sand Ninja decisively abandoned several corpses and retreated towards the Land of Rivers.

Tsunade and the others did not give chase. They were all shocked to see the Fourth Kazekage's corpse up close, but they remained silent.

They were evenly matched at the beginning, but the outcome was decided so suddenly.

So much so that neither side of the spectators could react in time.

Therefore, the Sand Village ninja were unable to save the Fourth Kazekage, and Tsunade and the others did not arrive in time to help.

The Third Mizukage was assassinated by Genichi Jushita; no one had ever witnessed it, only heard about it.

Now, the Fourth Kazekage was killed by Genichi Kishita right before their eyes.

This feeling is hard to describe.

After all, the Fourth Kazekage, like the Third Hokage of Konoha, stood at the pinnacle of the ninja world.

Even Tsunade's expression was complicated.

In the crowd, Kosuke Maruboshi came to his senses and looked at Genichi Kishita, who had also come to the body of the Fourth Kazekage. He couldn't help but sigh to himself, "What an amazing young man! He has completely surpassed the Second and Third Kazekage!"

"With young people like these, there's absolutely no need to worry about the village's future!"

Kosuke's somewhat aged face revealed a look of joy.

Uzumaki Ina was overjoyed: "Lord Xuan Yi is indeed the most powerful!"

(End of this chapter)