In the arena, facing this suddenly born and surging wave of flames, a trace of surprise seemed to flash in Isshin's eyes as he continued charging, but it was quickly replaced by even greater excitement.
"Good!"
Isshin laughed wildly. Instead of dodging, he raised the heavy halberd in his hand high above his head. Vast chakra instantly surged into the weapon as he fiercely slashed downward toward the sea of flames ahead!
Crash!
A massive, extremely solid, visible crescent-shaped blade of air burst out from the halberd's edge, forcibly splitting the lava-like wave of fire and cutting a huge gap through it, the scorching flames rolling away to both sides.
However, at the very moment the wave of flames was split open and the blazing air currents rolled outward to both sides, a deep, violent, terrifying energy that seemed to contain endless molten fury erupted skyward from behind the wave of flames, like the roaring of the earth's veins, accompanied by a heavy rumbling sound and the burning will to incinerate everything!
Shinichi's figure had somehow already leapt into the air by borrowing momentum. Above his right hand, a huge chakra sphere, entirely resembling crimson molten lava, had already formed!
Inside the sphere, endless blazing flames visible to the naked eye were crazily rotating, condensing, compressing, and surging in the unique manner of the Rasengan!
The terrifying heat caused the surrounding air to distort and boil violently.
It emitted dazzling brilliance like a miniature sun and scorching heat waves that stung the skin!
Fire Style: Great Flame Rasengan!
"Th-this… is Shinichi's Rasengan?!"
"The color is wrong! Rasengan doesn't look like that!"
"It's fire! He fused the fire nature chakra into the Rasengan!"
"That is a violent chakra! How is he controlling it?!"
"Shinichi can actually reach this level now?!"
The shocked cries in the stands instantly turned into horrified screams!
Many ninjas who had seen or heard of the Rasengan, the hand-seal-less A-rank Ninjutsu, widened their eyes in disbelief.
They recognized the uniquely rotating and compressed chakra sphere, but the blazing, violent fire nature of the chakra completely overturned their understanding of the technique!
In the arena, Shinichi, who had leapt into the air, had eyes as sharp as blades. He locked onto Isshin below, who had just split the wave of flames and seemed momentarily slowed by the sudden scorching threat.
Without the slightest hesitation, he violently pushed the dangerous and violent crimson energy sphere downward, which is the fusion of extreme fire nature chakra and Rasengan's change in chakra form!
The crimson miniature sun dragged a tail of distorted heat waves behind it. Like a falling flaming meteor, it carried Shinichi as it crashed down toward the samurai on the ground!
Wherever it passed, the air crackled from being scorched!
At the critical moment, a thick, ancient metallic sheen, like bronze forged through countless refinements, suddenly flashed across the surface of Isshin's body!
Bronze Head and Iron Arms!
"Boom!!!"
The crimson miniature sun slammed solidly into Isshin's body!
A world-shaking explosion roared out, carrying blazing light and violent shockwaves that instantly swept across most of the arena!
The sturdy barrier trembled violently, producing a buzzing sound as if it could no longer bear the strain!
All the spectators were forced to squint or raise their hands to shield their eyes from the blinding light, and their ears were filled with nothing but the destructive roar!
"…!"
On the high platform, the third Hokage's hand, which was holding the pipe, paused in mid-air. Worry flashed in his eyes; he was worried both that Shinichi's hand might be injured and that this Ninjutsu, whose power far exceeded expectations, might cause something to happen to that client…
Tsunade's pupils suddenly shrank. She unconsciously leaned forward, then immediately cursed under her breath: "That brat! Using that move again! Does he still want his hand or not?!"
Everyone else, whether ordinary villagers or ninjas from various clans, was utterly horrified by the terrifying power far surpassing all previous exchanges. Many people were so shocked that they stood up on the spot.
Inside the arena, the light and dust slightly weakened.
They saw that Isshin, who had turned into a bronze statue, was still standing firmly in place!
The crimson Great Flame Rasengan had not succeeded in blasting him away. Instead, in a defensive posture, he forcefully resisted it head-on.
The blazing flames and violent rotational force rampaged and eroded wildly across the surface of his bronze-colored body, producing sizzling, burning sounds and the piercing screech of metal grinding, scorching the bronze sheen on his skin so that it flickered continuously, with large patches turning red!
He was enduring it head-on!
Relying on that unbelievable metallic body, he was forcefully withstanding this ultimate strike that could melt through steel and vaporize rock!
The ground beneath his feet kept collapsing and sinking, yet his body stood like a mountain without retreating even a single step!
Shinichi floated in midair, his right hand pressing down fiercely, veins bulging on his forehead.
Two forces displayed in the most intense manner fell into a brief stalemate.
Several seconds later…
"Boom!!!"
A second, even more violent explosion occurred!
The stalemate finally exceeded a certain critical point and exploded violently!
The two figures were as if struck by invisible giant hands; they flew backward in opposite directions faster than when they charged at each other, each tearing through the air before crashing heavily against the hard stone walls at the edges of the arena on the left and right sides!
"Bang!" "Bang!"
With the dull sounds, two spiderweb-like cracks burst open on the stone walls.
The entire arena fell silent, so quiet that you could hear a drop of a pin.
Everyone suddenly stood up, their gazes anxiously sweeping through the dust spreading on both sides.
"H-how is it?!"
"Who won?!"
"There's no movement anymore…"
After a few seconds.
"Cough…"
On the left side, a light cough came from within the dust.
Shinichi supported himself against the wall and stood up somewhat unsteadily. His face was slightly pale, his forehead covered with fine beads of sweat.
The sleeve of his right arm had many burn marks, the exposed skin of his forearm reddened and trembling slightly, clearly showing that the attack just now had put an enormous burden on him.
Almost at the same time, the dust on the right side dispersed.
Isshin also stood up. The samurai's clothes on his body were even more damaged. All the exposed skin, his face, neck, and arms, showed an abnormal redness, like metal that had been burned in a furnace.
Wisps of white hot vapor were even rising from his body, yet his posture remained upright, and his eyes were still sharp as blades.
Clang!
After a brief silence, an uproar like collapsing mountains and crashing seas swept through the entire arena!
"He blocked it?! How did he endure it head-on?!"
"A Ninjutsu with that kind of power… he took it with his body?!"
"W-what kind of monster is he?!"
"Shinichi is also so strong! That move just now was terrifying!"
"Can both of them still fight?"
Astonishment, shock, and disbelief filled the air.
Shinichi's world-destroying Great Flame Rasengan and Isshin's terrifying defense that surpassed common sense were deeply imprinted in everyone's hearts.
Just when everyone thought this brutal and spectacular battle would continue and the two would charge at each other again…
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