Traveling Through Multiple Realms: The Supporting Character's Counterattack

"Bang!!!"

A muffled thud, like a heavy hammer striking a rock.

The sinister smile on the face of the Iwagakure ninja froze instantly, turning into extreme pain and disbelief.

He felt as if his fist had struck the hardest steel, his knuckles cracking under the strain.

The immense recoil caused his entire arm to go numb instantly, and he staggered backward.

"How is this possible?! Your hand..."

He stared in horror at Genma's fist, which was as black as iron and completely unharmed.

Genma gave him no chance to catch his breath, his chakra erupting beneath his feet as he used the Body Flicker Technique once more.

His figure moved like lightning, closing in instantly. His five black fingers came together, transforming into a hand blade, aimed straight at the opponent's heart. The speed was so fast that it left only a blurry black line in the air.

"Pfft!"

The protective chakra and tough muscles of the Iwagakure chunin were easily pierced like paper by this extremely concentrated, hardened hand blade.

His life force vanished rapidly from his wide-open eyes, and his body slumped to the ground.

Sold out instantly!

An experienced Iwagakure Chunin was killed by Genma in just two or three exchanges with lightning speed.

This scene not only shocked the nearby Iwa ninja, but also greatly boosted the morale of the Konoha defenders who were fighting a hard battle.

"Well done, Genma!"

Kai, seeing this from a short distance away, roared excitedly and launched an even more ferocious attack.

Baiyun Yeshan forced one of his opponents back with a single strike, and a glance from the corner of his eye revealed an even greater shock to him.

"This kid's strength has improved too fast! That black hardening technique is definitely not ordinary earth-escape technique, and then there's his speed and the precision of his hidden weapons..."

He became increasingly certain that his student harbored enormous secrets and potential.

Genma took a deep breath, suppressing the surge of blood and qi caused by the sudden outburst and killing.

The combination of hardened armor and the instantaneous movement technique resulted in a surprisingly effective attack.

The battlefield situation changes rapidly. Just as the pressure on the left flank was slightly reduced after the Iwagakure Chunin was instantly killed, Ebisu's exclamation and Guy's roar came from the right flank.

A burly man from Iwagakure, unusually tall, charged forward despite Ebisu's Fire Release attack. He blocked Guy's powerful Leaf Whirlwind with a single punch, forcing Guy to retreat repeatedly.

The burly man's skin was a rock-like grayish-white, clearly indicating that he had used the hardening technique of Earth Release, making him virtually unharmed by ordinary attacks.

"It's Iwagakure's 'Quartz Armor'! Be careful of its power!"

A Konoha chunin exclaimed in surprise.

Shi Ying laughed wildly, his fists like heavy hammers, each strike carrying the power to split mountains and shatter rocks, making Konoha's defenses teeter on the brink of collapse.

"Kai! Ebisu! Retreat! Triangle formation!"

Baiyun Yeshan hurriedly shouted, trying to get help.

But Genma was faster than Hayama. The instant the Quartz appeared and Kai was knocked back, he moved and quickly threw three smoke bombs around the Quartz.

The smoke grenade exploded with a "poof," and the thick, grayish-white smoke instantly engulfed the burly figure of the rock-hidden man, Shi Ying.

At the same time, Genma, like a ghost blending into the smoke, silently slipped into the mist.

The clamor of battle outside seemed to be shut out. In the world of chakra perception, the outline of Quartz's chakra, which was as conspicuous as a burning torch as he fully activated Earth Release: Hardening Technique, was crystal clear.

Genma's eyes narrowed, and his chakra suddenly erupted. He used the Body Flicker Technique to its fullest extent, leaving an almost blurry afterimage in the smoke as he brushed past Quartz.

Chakra was highly concentrated on the kunai in his hand, forming a dark blue blade that, with a slight tearing sound, precisely slashed towards Quartz's throat.

"Sizzle!"

A sickening sound, like a dull knife slicing through tough leather, rang out.

"What?!"

Genma was slightly startled. The feeling from the sharp blade was not the smooth cutting into flesh, but rather an encounter with extremely strong resistance.

Inside the smoke, Quartz staggered backward, his thick fingers incredulously reaching for his neck.

A bloodstain about an inch long appeared on his grayish-white skin, and fresh blood was slowly seeping out.

So close!

His throat was just a hair's breadth away from being completely severed.

The immense fear instantly transformed into a raging fury. He roared and slammed his hands into the ground without restraint: "Earth Release: Great River of Earth!"

Rumble!

The ground beneath Genma's feet instantly softened and churned, transforming into a raging mudslide that threatened to engulf and imprison him.

Genma reacted extremely quickly. The instant the movement under his feet occurred, he used the Body Flicker Technique again, his figure shooting out of the smoke like a wisp of smoke and landing steadily on a raised rock not far away.

Quartz burst through the smoke right behind him, the bloodstains on his neck standing out starkly against his gray skin.

He stared intently at Genji, his eyes bloodshot, like a raging bull, his muscles bulging, and the layer of rock-like grayish-white luster becoming even more intense, as if he were truly wearing a thick layer of stone armor.

"You brat! I'm going to smash you into a pulp!"

He roared and stomped the ground again, like a runaway chariot, charging towards Xuanjian with the momentum to crush everything.

"A head-on confrontation? Foolish."

Genji sneered inwardly. Facing Shi Ying's furious, all-out attack, he neither dodged nor evaded, but instead slightly lowered his body, assuming a stance to meet the attack.

"Genma! Watch out!"

Seeing this, Kai shouted anxiously, thinking that Genma was going to compete with the other party in strength. Ebisu also held his breath in tension.

Just as Shi Ying's massive fist, powerful enough to shatter stone tablets, was about to strike, Genma's figure swayed slightly like a ghost, narrowly avoiding the blow.

Quartz's determined punch slammed into the ground where Genma had just stood, with a loud "Bang!" sending rubble flying and leaving a shallow crater.

Meanwhile, Xuanjian, taking advantage of the tiny gap between the exhaustion of the old power of the quartz and the generation of new power, had already teleported to his side as if by magic.

"So fast!"

Quartz's pupils contracted sharply; it was too late to change his move.

Genma's eyes were icy cold, and the chakra blade in his hand reappeared. This time, the target was the armpit joint exposed by Quartz's punch, and a flash of dark blue light disappeared.

"Pfft!"

"Ugh—!"

Quartz let out a painful groan as a tearing pain shot through his armpit. The hardening technique's defense seemed relatively weak here, easily pierced by the chakra blade, and blood gushed out immediately.

This is just the beginning!

Once Genma finds an opening, his attack is like a whirlwind, relentless and unstoppable.

His teleportation technique was on full display at this moment, his figure moving at high speed around the quartz, turning into a series of afterimages that were difficult to catch.

Shi Ying roared repeatedly, wildly waving his fists and stirring up gusts of evil wind, but he couldn't even touch the hem of Genma's clothes.

His attacks were wide-ranging and terrifyingly powerful, but they appeared clumsy and slow in the face of Genma's ghostly speed and terrifyingly accurate perception.

"Whoosh!"

A deep, bone-revealing bloodstain appeared on Quartz's lower back.

"laugh!"

His outer thigh was slashed open, and blood stained his gray ninja pants.

"Rip!"

The hardened skin on the shoulder blade was punctured, revealing the white fascia underneath.

Every flaw, every slight moment of hesitation, was keenly observed by Genma, who launched a fierce counterattack.

Quartz kept getting new wounds. Although he avoided fatal injuries thanks to his strong physique and hardening technique, the loss of blood and intense pain were rapidly depleting his strength and willpower.

In just a dozen breaths, the once menacing "Quartz Armor" had become a blood-soaked figure, covered in crisscrossing wounds, looking utterly wretched.

He was panting heavily, his movements had slowed noticeably, and his eyes were filled with shock, anger, pain, and a hint of barely concealed fear.

At this moment, both the remaining Iwa ninja on the opposite side and the Konoha defenders who were fighting hard involuntarily slowed down their movements and watched the incredible scene in the arena with shock.

A Konoha ninja who looks so young has completely suppressed their powerful Jonin, Lord Sekiei, in a head-on confrontation, even making him look so disheveled.