Naruto: My setting is above yours.

Looking up, Shancheng Qingye saw Hatake Sakumo shooting out from the rising dust.

He formed hand seals, intending to unleash the Great Fireball Technique, but found it too late and had to retreat to avoid Hatake Sakumo's attack.

Sakumo Hatake was very fast. After missing his attack, he immediately caught up with Aoba Yamashiro, and the two became entangled in a fierce battle.

"Although his strength is far inferior to Xuanma's, his skills are quite good."

Sakumo Hatake assessed the situation while launching the attack.

Furthermore, Yamashiro Aoba has mastered the Great Fireball Technique and sensory ninjutsu, making him far beyond the reach of ordinary genin.

Chapter 23 Wood Release VS Konoha's White Fang

"Is one of them the original, or are they both clones?"

Genma noticed the battle taking place on Yamashiro Aoba's side.

In the blink of an eye, a crackling sound of electricity flashed on his right hand.

He channeled Lightning Release chakra into the kunai in his hand. During the clash, the powerful force combined with the energy from the Lightning Release chakra caused the already chipped kunai in Hatake Sakumo's hand to snap in two.

"You've already managed to imbue your ninja tools with Lightning Release chakra. Well done, Genma!"

Sakumo Hatake secretly praised him, retreating several steps to avoid the attack. Suddenly, his ears twitched slightly, and then his neck twisted. A senbon needle covered in deadly poison almost grazed his cheek.

It was Shizune, who had been hiding, who seized the opportunity and used her hidden arrow.

Because of dodging this attack, Sakumo Hatake's movements visibly faltered slightly.

Substitution Technique!

In an instant, Senbon swapped positions with the one that had just flown to the other side of Hatake Sakumo's body, and Senbon transformed into Genma to continue its attack.

"Ok?"

This was the first time that Sakumo Hatake had witnessed Genma's methods.

Because the position changed too quickly, and his attention was distracted by Senbon, he subconsciously assumed that Senbon was Genma in disguise, thrown by Shizune.

Great teamwork!

He gave another silent compliment, and Xuanma took the bell from his waist.

But then, both Sakumo Hatake and Rin-chan exploded into smoke.

Another clone!

In the woods, Silently shifted its position rapidly.

Suddenly, a figure blocked her way.

Shizune stopped in her tracks, took out her kunai, and stared nervously at Sakumo Hatake in front of her.

Suddenly, Shizune's body stiffened, her arm trembled slightly, but she couldn't move it: "This is... a freeze spell!"

Bang!

Sakumo Hatake disappeared.

On an open space.

Before Genma returned to help, Yamashiro Aoba was taken offline.

Then, Sakumo Hatake turned into smoke and dissipated.

They were all clones, just as expected.

"Xuanma, it seems you'll have to rely on yourself from now on."

Yamashiro Aoba stepped aside to watch the battle.

At that moment, another man, Hatake Sakumo, emerged from the woods on the other side.

Xuanma looked over and tentatively said, "It seems this time it should be the real body."

Sakumo Hatake remained noncommittal, instead exclaiming in surprise, "Shizune is your clone."

"The transformation technique was used very well; it even fooled me."

Xuanma humbly replied, "It's just in case."

Hatake Sakumo nodded: "Well done. On the battlefield, medical ninjas are always the first targets the enemy makes."

"Eliminating the medical ninja will not only demoralize the enemy and disrupt their rhythm, but also weaken their ability to sustain combat."

"Then, this should be the final battle."

Is there any other surprise?

Sakumo Hatake had some expectations.

"Teacher, you do have some tricks up your sleeve."

Xuanma answered.

Two shadow clones and Shizune also emerged from the woods.

Shizune went to Aoba's place in Yamashiro, and the two shadow clones were immediately dispelled.

Instantly, blue eyeshadow appeared on Xuanma's face.

Wood Release Chakra Mode!

Sakumo Hatake's gaze sharpened: "Very strong chakra!"

"This level is stronger than me, no... stronger than my chakra!"

Sakumo Hatake was somewhat surprised.

His disciple was hiding his true abilities too well, making him, as the teacher, seem a bit irresponsible.

Genma clasped his hands together, and the chakra within his body surged forth.

In the past year or so, he hasn't gained many new skills.

One is the immobilization illusion spell - Spider Web, which was already cast previously.

The other one is lightning release.

Kakashi has learned the Lightning Release: Chidori, but he rarely uses it because it's not really suitable for close combat yet! It's better to just use his superhuman strength to beat people up.

Furthermore, he hasn't spent time evolving Chidori into Raikiri yet.

Regarding Lightning Release, after mastering the nature transformation of Lightning Release, Genma's development direction was Body Flicker, which is to activate all the cells in the body, including nerve cells, with Lightning Release chakra.

Because it's not fully developed yet, it wasn't used in the previous battle.

Right now, the only thing that could allow him to fight his teacher, Sakumo Hatake, is the Wood Release Chakra Mode.

Genma also sent shadow clones into the forest early on, partly to obtain Wood Release chakra and partly to prevent Shizune from being "taken care of".

He was also very eager to see his teacher, Sakumo Hatake, in his true strength.

As for what happened before, it's clear that Sakumo Hatake was playing with the children.

"Teacher, be careful from here!"

After being reminded, Genma unleashed his ninjutsu.

The next moment, thick vines broke through the soil, four in total, and grew rapidly upwards.

The vine's tail was sharp, and it suddenly swooped down, heading straight for Sakumo Hatake in the center, the sound of it cutting through the air echoing in our ears.

"This...this, could it be the First Hokage's Wood Release technique?"

Yamashiro Aoba began to stutter.

He had never seen Wood Release before, but the Will of Fire textbook at the Ninja Academy and the books recording the deeds of the Hokage mentioned Wood Release, which the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, relied on to pacify the ninja world.

"Wood Release techniques belong to bloodline limits. Could Genma be a descendant of the First Hokage?"

"No, Xuanma's surname is Yufeng."

Yamashiro Aoba was so shocked he was almost incoherent. He swallowed hard: "This chakra is too strong. This is the first time I've ever seen such terrifying chakra!"

"It's simply monstrous!"

Shizune, standing to the side, was not shocked, but instead clenched her fists and silently cheered for Genma.

She already knew that Genma possessed Wood Release.

"This is the Wood Release Chakra Mode that Genma mentioned before..."

Hatake Sakumo saw Fujiki charging towards him and immediately dodged.

But then more vines sprang up from the ground, dancing and intertwining like dragons and snakes.

"Too many!"

Sakumo Hatake burst into lightning, his speed suddenly increasing so that his attack missed and he headed straight for Genma's main body.

Xuanma raised an eyebrow and formed the Si Mudra with his hands.

Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World!

More vines than trees.

What was once just bare wood has now grown into a large tree with branches and leaves, growing rapidly and spreading out to cover the sky, obscuring the path ahead of Hatake Sakumo.

"Could it be that Genma has become like the First Generation..."

Hatake Sakumo was also shocked. Faced with such a dense blockade attack, he finally drew the short sword he was carrying.

A burst of white chakra light erupted, and the electric light on Hatake Sakumo's body subsided, with only the short sword flashing with a blazing white light.

But he was faster.

His figure flickered, leaving countless afterimages.

As the short knife was swung, the wood exploded, and wood chips flew everywhere.

Faced with the strangulation of the tree world, Hatake Sakumo charged forward like the sharpest fangs, smashing all obstacles and advancing relentlessly.

"So fast!"

Genma was secretly astonished: "As expected of Konoha's White Fang!"