"Wind Release: Vacuum Jade!" Nawaki quickly completed the seal, then put one hand in front of his mouth. One after another, cannonball-like wind release light waves were sprayed out. The high-concentration wind release chakra rubbed against the air, making the air buzz.
"Senior Nawaki can also use Wind Release," Minato sighed inwardly. Jiraiya had also taught Minato about bloodline limits. But now, in the ninja world, the strongest bloodline limit that has ever appeared is not Hyuga's Byakugan, nor Uchiha's Sharingan.
The strongest bloodline is a technique that only the first Hokage has mastered so far—Wood Release! The so-called Wood Release is actually a combination of two types of chakra, earth and water, and the people of the Senju clan are best at these two types of ninjutsu.
So, Nawaki not using either Earth Release or Water Release surprised Minato. Moreover, his opponent is a member of the Sarutobi clan, and the people of that clan are best at...
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Jutsu!" Ao completed the seal almost simultaneously. The scorching flame, like a roaring dragon, with high temperature that seemed capable of burning the space, created extremely fiery ripples.
Everyone in the stands could feel the heat. The members of the Sarutobi clan are best at fire release ninjutsu. There are property mutual restraints among the five basic properties of chakra. Wind overcomes lightning, lightning overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, and fire restrains wind.
Although this is not absolute, both of them performed C-level ninjutsu, and there was not much difference in level or power. Sure enough, when the Vacuum Jade encountered the Dragon Fire, instead of hindering it, it seemed to be fueled by the wind and became stronger. But for Nawaki, this was a helpless move.
Although the attack power of water release ninjutsu is not weak, there was no water here, and using water release would consume too much chakra. Moreover, he hadn't mastered high-level earth release ninjutsu, and the others were purely defensive techniques.
Seeing the fire growing more intense, Nawaki quickly formed a seal and then clapped his hands on the ground in front of him. Boom! The ground in front of him shook violently, and a wall made of earth grew out of the ground, blocking the fire.
At this time, Sarutobi Ao also pulled out a kunai from the ninja tool bag on the back of his waist, and a cold light shone on the blade. Seeing the sharpness of the kunai in his hand, Akasaka Yu took a step back subconsciously, thinking this was just a trial.
But the battle between Nawaki and Ao was not as simple as a trial. This was a fight between ninjas. Akasaka Yu didn't dare to get too close. When he got close to the fire, he stopped his path. When the fire gradually dissipated, the scene stunned him.
The earth wall that had been burned by the Dragon Fire Jutsu became scorched black, but behind that wall were three identical earth walls. Four walls! These four walls formed a square fortification, protecting Nawaki in the very center.
The earth wall was naturally taller than Sarutobi Ao and Nawaki, so the former couldn't see clearly what was going on inside, but Minato and the others in the stands on the second floor could. Although Nawaki wasn't injured, his face was sweating.
It wasn't because he couldn't bear casting four earth walls one after another, but because even if the earth wall could block the flames of the Dragon Fire Jutsu, this defense would still surround him in the center like a steam oven, trapping the heat inside.
Under the defense formed by the earth wall, Nawaki began to form seals again and pressed his hands to the ground. When Hatake Sakumo saw the imprint, his face moved slightly.
"Nawaki... 'Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!'" Under the mud flow wall in front of Nawaki, the ground seemed to change into a mud-colored swamp, extending towards Ao's feet at a very fast speed, which was hard to guard against.
"Is this an A-level ninjutsu?" On the second floor, Minato's blue eyes widened. The reason he knew this was because his teacher once told him it was his favorite jutsu. Immediately, he remembered the conversation between Nawaki and his teacher more than a year ago.
Did his teacher really teach him this jutsu? Even so, Nawaki is still a Genin; A-level ninjutsu exceeds the scope of mastery at this level.
Ao was startled, seeing that the Swamp of the Underworld extended from Nawaki, causing the wall of mud flow to begin sinking down. However, when the jutsu extended to less than a few centimeters below his feet, it stopped. Everyone was stunned.
Sakumo said from the stands, "If you use this kind of A-level ninjutsu that you haven't mastered yet, the failure rate is very high."
Nawaki also twitched the corners of his mouth, saying, "Damn..." At the same time, he saw the kunai in Ao's hand and immediately drew out the tanto on his back.
The Senju Clan was one of the largest families in the Warring States Period, and to survive in that era, the clansmen were not only proficient in ninjutsu but also had strong physiques and were extremely powerful in swordsmanship.
When he drew out the sword, he glanced at Sakumo, who was watching. In terms of sword skills, the swordsman in front of him should be No. 1 in the current ninja world. It is said that there is also an extremely powerful swordsman in Mist Ninja Village in the Land of Water.
However, none of them can compare with Hatake Sakumo. After all, this person is the one whom his sister and the others all admit is stronger than them.
Ao walked around the swamp area in front of him and then attacked Nawaki with the kunai in his hand. Dangdang! The kunai collided with the tanto, and it seemed there was a flame from the friction.
The sound of the collision was clearly audible in the entire venue. The two fought fiercely, exposing flaws in their chests and foreheads many times, but no one erased the chakra mark. They continued to confront each other fiercely.
"These two really regard this place as a battlefield?" one of the ninja murmured. Minato and the others suddenly turned their heads when they heard the words and couldn't help but shrink back.
In the eyes of these ninja school students, this trial was just a special exam. This was the concept most people had. Even Minato regarded it as a test because he had to prove himself to the third Hokage. But these two were different. For them, this was not a trial or an exam. It was a real fight. A fight among ninjas!
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