A purple barrier appeared on the high wall, and Hagoromo immediately stopped outputting Chakra.
Looking at the apocalyptic scene of destruction he had created, he lamented that its power was still insufficient.
The reason it looks so powerful now is only because of the limited space. In the original work, Madara's Great Fire Annihilation required more than twenty ninjas' Water Release to stop it.
As Hagoromo reduced his output, the Hyuga Jonin stopped spinning, his entire face covered in sweat.
He felt as if he were in a furnace, yet he dared not stop.
At the very edge of the arena, a figure burst from the ground, his clothes scorched black – it was Jonin from the Uchiha.
The instant his own Great Fireball was engulfed, he used Earth Release to escape.
However, his clothes were still scorched by the high temperature of the ground, making him look extremely disheveled.
With a smile on her face, Hagoromo looked at the senior testers and asked, "Seniors, how was this Fire Style technique?"
At this moment, even the Jonin of the Uchiha remained silent in the face of Hagoromo's words.
After all, he couldn't use Fire Style with that kind of power.
Standing in the stands, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled broadly and asked Uchiha Fugaku, whose expression was grave:
"Fugaku, could you have achieved that kind of power?"
"There's nothing I can do." Looking at the young figure in the arena, Fugaku shook his head and said.
"Hiruzen lord, you have taken on a fine disciple."
"Hahaha." Hiruzen Sarutobi burst into laughter upon hearing Fugaku's words.
Kakashi, standing vertically on the high wall, frowned as he watched Hagoromo's Fire Style.
This caused the already massive amount of hot steam above the examination room to surge again, violently colliding with the cold air at high altitude.
By this time, dense, swirling cumulonimbus clouds had formed.
The sky had quickly darkened from its previous clear state, with flashes of lightning appearing in the clouds and thunder rumbling.
"This is no coincidence!"
Kakashi recalled what Hagoromo had said before the battle started, "It's going to rain soon."
At first, he also thought that Hagoromo was deliberately provoking them.
Now it seems that's definitely not the case.
The cumulonimbus clouds churned violently, and the electrical charge inside the clouds had reached its peak.
Deafening thunderclaps continued to explode, and lightning flashed wildly through the clouds.
Hagoromo looked up at the cumulonimbus clouds and smiled.
It's done.
If we're talking about who's the most pretentious character in the whole series, it has to be Uchiha Sasuke.
What Hagoromo wanted to do was to replicate the Lightning Release Ninjutsu that Sasuke used during his battle with Itachi.
Looking at the terrain created by the Great Fire Annihilation, Kakashi and the others are currently unable to get close.
Hagoromo raised her hands and slapped them together sharply.
"Hazy Moon Sage Mode!"
Boom--
A massive amount of Chakra suddenly erupted and swept outwards.
As Hagoromo clasped her hands together, cat-like patterns appeared on her irises, red Demon Crest emerged at the corners of her eyes, and her hair turned white, with the ends slightly elongated and fluffy.
"Adding this mode should make it usable."
"I have to say, the Sharingan is truly a powerful tool; at least it doesn't require the kind of trouble I need."
Hagoromo clenched her fist and muttered to herself.
He then looked at the high platform where Hiruzen Sarutobi was, and used the fluctuations of Natural Energy to ensure that his words could be heard by Hiruzen Sarutobi on the platform.
"Master, the next move will be quite dangerous, so you seniors can leave now."
Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback when he saw his disciple's current state.
This is Hagoromo's Sage Mode?
Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced sideways at the advisor who was now slumped on the ground, reflecting on the current state of the battle.
It's already gone beyond expectations; there's no reason to continue.
However, the purpose of this test was to make Hagoromo famous.
Hiruzen Sarutobi naturally didn't stop him, he simply nodded to Shisui beside him.
Shisui's figure disappeared quickly, obviously to notify the several Anbu who had set up the Four Violet Flames Formation to open a passage for Kakashi and the others to enter.
Seeing a passage appear in the Four Violet Flames Formation behind him, Kakashi walked towards it while glancing back at Hagoromo.
His face was full of surprise and doubt; he had some guesses, but he wasn't sure.
Hagoromo calmly watched the Jonin from the arena before looking back at the rain clouds in the sky.
Having traveled back in time, this was the first time he had felt excited since he removed the Yang Release Nintaijutsu.
The former was because he no longer had to worry, while the latter was because he finally had the strength to fight those freaks.
Hagoromo raised her hand and slowly formed several hand seals.
Kakashi, who had been observing Hagoromo from above the high wall, was taken aback when he saw these hand seals.
Is this... Chidori's hand seal?
In an instant, Hagoromo's right palm transformed into lightning.
The piercing sound of Chidori chirping echoed throughout the entire venue.
Ignoring the astonishment of everyone present, Hagoromo slowly raised her right hand and pointed it straight to the sky.
The white hair in Sage Mode seemed to be attracted by something and floated up.
This made Hagoromo's entire figure appear as if she were a banished immortal.
Hagoromo unleashed an extremely dazzling, highly concentrated Lightning Release Chakra.
On the high platform, Hiruzen Sarutobi gestured to Shisui, who was sitting slumped over, to help the advisor up.
How could I be absent from something prepared for him?
Hagoromo gathered beneath Yu Yi's feet, lifting him closer to the cumulonimbus clouds.
After reaching a certain altitude, the Chidori in my hand echoed the thunder in the cumulonimbus clouds.
In an instant, a terrifying aura emanated from Hagoromo.
"Hey, are we really going to go this far?"
Kakashi gazed at the figure in the sky and couldn't help but murmur to himself.
The Hagoromo high in the sky uses the powerful senses of Sage Mode and Natural Energy to envelop the rain clouds.
Roar--
The lightning in the cumulonimbus clouds was drawn to the Chidori in Hagoromo's hand, tearing the clouds apart.
In an instant, it coalesced into a lifelike and majestic behemoth in the sky.
Under Hagoromo's control, the condensed form was large enough to cover half of the examination room.
The blinding light made it impossible for anyone to open their eyes, and the air was filled with the smell of burning.
Now!
Hagoromo swung the Chidori in his right hand directly down onto the field.
Lightning Release: Kirin!
Boom--!
A thunderous roar, far surpassing any previous thunderclap, erupted as if the sky itself were collapsing.
The enormous Kirin slammed into the arena with a destructive force, instantly tearing apart the already magma-filled, shattered ground as easily as tofu, vaporizing it.
The violent shockwave and blinding lightning spread out in a spherical shape.
A sudden gust of wind swept through the entire examination hall, even with the Four Violet Flames Formation protecting it.
Everyone on the high wall was blown back several steps.
The consultant, supported by Shisui, was pale, drenched in cold sweat, and his teeth chattered uncontrollably.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Yu Yi's eyes were fixed on him the whole time she was swinging her Hagoromo.
It was as if this Ninjutsu was prepared specifically for him.
The release of Lightning Release: Kirin caused the cumulonimbus cloud to deplete its energy and dissipate rapidly.
Sunlight streamed into the final examination hall once more, illuminating the chaotic scene and the shockingly large crater at its center.
Hagoromo then went to the high platform where Hiruzen Sarutobi was and canceled Sage Mode.
After all, there was nowhere left to stand in the examination room at this point.
As Sage Mode was canceled, Hagoromo's aura fluctuated, and it took her a while to recover.
Hagoromo glanced at the pale-faced advisor, then bowed slightly to her master and said:
"Master, my test is complete."
Hiruzen Sarutobi stroked his beard, a smile on his face, and walked past Hagoromo's figure to the high wall. His voice was calm, yet powerful:
"Test over, Sawada Hagoromo, you have Jonin promotion exam with absolute strength!"