Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion

The Senju Clan training grounds.

At this moment, Orochimaru and Yuzuru stood facing each other in the middle of the grounds, while Tsunade stood to one side as the referee.

As for the guests who had followed them over, they consciously remained outside the training grounds, looking like mere spectators.

"Is it about to start already?"

Nawaki came running over, his face flushed red and his breath ragged. Taking advantage of his small size, he forcibly squeezed his way in from outside.

"Just in time..."

Seeing that Orochimaru and Hyuga Yuzuru had yet to begin fighting, Nawaki immediately let out a sigh of relief.

It was all because Jiraiya had shown him such a strange picture book. He had accidentally gotten so absorbed that he had nearly missed the time...

Nawaki completely pinned the blame for nearly being late on Jiraiya.

"There's plenty of space here. Even large-scale ninjutsu can be used..."

With a mischievous smile on her face, Tsunade spoke to Yuzuru, seemingly hinting at something.

"Please rest assured, Lady Tsunade. Facing Lord Orochimaru, I wouldn't dare let my guard down in the slightest. I can only display all of my hidden strength, completely and utterly. After all, if Lord Orochimaru were to defeat me in an instant, wouldn't that be far too embarrassing?"

Yuzuru smiled at Tsunade, but his tone made her frown. This brat seemed to know why Orochimaru was fighting him...

Forget it. Even if this Hyuga brat had guessed it, it didn't matter.

After all, he had already walked into the trap. What happened next was no longer his choice!

With that thought, Tsunade continued, "The rules are simple. As long as one side admits defeat or loses the ability to fight, the match must end immediately!"

"Do you understand? If neither of you has any objections, I'll count down from three and the match will officially begin!"

Naturally, Orochimaru and Yuzuru had no objections, so Tsunade directly began the countdown.

"3!"

"2!"

"!"

"Begin!"

The moment Tsunade announced the start, she immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to leave the training grounds and landed outside, joining the spectators as they awaited Orochimaru and Yuzuru's match.

However, after landing outside, Tsunade quietly moved toward a certain spot, where a young man from the Sarutobi Clan stood alone.

"Teacher, why did you transform into this appearance to come here? Aren't you using your Telescope Technique to peek anymore?"

Tsunade approached the "young man" from the Sarutobi Clan and asked quietly.

"I came here personally to prevent any accidents, so I wouldn't have to rush over in a panic later."

The young man transformed by Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke this way. He had privately assessed Yuzuru's strength and believed that he possessed Jonin-level power, but he did not know exactly what level among Jonin he was at. To be safe, he had decided to oversee things personally. If Orochimaru and Yuzuru's fight became too intense, he could stop them in time.

"You really think that Hyuga brat can go toe-to-toe with Orochimaru?"

Tsunade asked skeptically.

"According to the Hyuga main family, Hyuga Yuzuru's awakened eyes are the ultimate eyes known as the Tenseigan, the ultimate evolved form of the Byakugan. It is like the evolved form of the Sharingan, the Mangekyo Sharingan. Haven't you heard of Madara Uchiha's strength back then? That was 'divine power' that only the First Hokage could rival!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke with a nostalgic expression. This was also why he was so eager to know Yuzuru's true strength. If Yuzuru possessed power equal to or even greater than the Uchiha Clan's Mangekyo Sharingan, then he had to be properly guided. He absolutely could not become a second Madara Uchiha...

"Does that Hyuga brat really possess that kind of power?"

Tsunade looked toward Hyuga Yuzuru in the training grounds and muttered to herself.

"That depends on whether Orochimaru can force out his true strength."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said seriously.

"Yuzuru, you make the first move."

Orochimaru lightly licked his lips. His slightly hoarse voice rang out as his snake-like golden vertical pupils locked onto Yuzuru.

"Then I won't hold back, Lord Orochimaru!"

Yuzuru nodded, then immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to attack Orochimaru.

"You want to fight me in close combat? You really do have some nerve."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, though it was unclear whether he was praising Yuzuru.

Yuzuru flickered behind Orochimaru and threw out his right fist, aiming straight for the latter's head. Yet just before it landed, Orochimaru blocked it with his right arm.

The instant his right fist failed, his left fist immediately shot out, but it was still blocked by Orochimaru's left arm.

"Although I'm not skilled in taijutsu, I'm not someone a six-year-old brat like you can catch up to."

As Orochimaru spoke, his right hand swiftly seized Yuzuru's left arm. Then he exerted force with both hands and gave a fierce tug, intending to throw him over his back.

However, to Orochimaru's surprise, Yuzuru's body suddenly became light, and there was almost no force behind the throw.

"Lord Orochimaru, these eyes of mine are enough to make up for the age gap between us!"

Yuzuru landed lightly on the ground. Then, his Byakugan was suddenly dyed in sapphire-blue radiance, transforming into a pair of dazzling sapphire-blue eyes that shone brilliantly in the training grounds.

"So this is the Tenseigan?"

As Orochimaru looked at the eyes in Yuzuru's sockets, so different from the Byakugan, intense curiosity and a desire to explore rose within him alongside his shock.

When the spectators outside saw the Tenseigan Yuzuru had revealed, their shock was no less than Orochimaru's. Those dazzling sapphire-blue eyes filled anyone who looked at them with unease and danger, as though they were being watched by a god...

When Hyuga Yoshitoki, Hyuga Masato, Hyuga Hiashi, and Hizashi saw those eyes again, they all revealed yearning expressions. If possible, they wanted to awaken those eyes as well, but that was nothing more than wishful thinking...

"So this is the Tenseigan the elders spoke of, the ultimate eye whose Dōjutsu Power far surpasses the tomoe Sharingan?"

Uchiha Fugaku instinctively activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to observe Yuzuru's Tenseigan. Judging from the latter's Dōjutsu Power, his own truly did not compare...

"So this is why the Third Hokage wants to probe his true strength?"

Hatake Sakumo murmured. He did not actually envy ninjas born with Kekkei Genkai, because all he needed was the blade in his hand. Training in swordsmanship alone was enough to consume his entire life...

"Those eyes..."

Jiraiya clutched his chest as he stood alone in a corner outside the grounds. Sensing Yuzuru's Dōjutsu Power, he found no cold Chakra within him. It was entirely different from when the Uchiha Clan awakened their eyes, instead giving off a warm and peaceful feeling.

"Cough, cough... Tsunade, that violent woman, really hit too hard. I think one of my ribs is broken!"

Jiraiya coughed a few times and immediately felt tightness in his chest and shortness of breath, accompanied by intense pain around his ribs.

It was clear that Jiraiya had not been unharmed earlier. He had merely forced himself to endure it...

Perhaps this was what it meant to suffer for the sake of pride? Showing off in front of the woman one loved was a man's natural instinct?

"Lord Orochimaru, let me show you the speed I possess with these eyes!"

After activating the Tenseigan, Yuzuru's expression seemed to become even calmer, while his presence abruptly rose by an unknown degree. Orochimaru, who had initially been in a playful mood, instantly became extremely serious. If he let his guard down from this point onward, he might truly stumble.

With so many people watching from outside, if he really lost, even someone as indifferent as Orochimaru might not be able to bear it. He would probably feel like finding a hole to crawl into...

Yuzuru's Body Flicker speed was undoubtedly several times faster than before, making it impossible for Orochimaru to lock onto where Yuzuru would land using his eyes alone.

"Snake Clone!"

Orochimaru's hoarse voice left his mouth. Four clouds of white smoke exploded beside him, and identical Snake Clones stepped out, protecting the original body from the four corners.

"Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"

Yuzuru appeared several meters to the right of Orochimaru's original body after his flicker. He immediately thrust out an open palm through the air, and a condensed Chakra shockwave burst from his palm, rapidly flying toward the Snake Clone on Orochimaru's right.

A single strike was fatal. That Snake Clone was directly killed by Yuzuru's Eight Trigrams Gentle Fist, turning into a two-meter-long snake that lay limp on the ground, fresh blood still spilling from the corner of its mouth.

Orochimaru had not expected Yuzuru's Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm to be so powerful that it could eliminate one of his Snake Clones in a single move. This took him greatly by surprise, leaving him with no time to continue probing Yuzuru. Instead, he directly used his own original sealing technique!

Thus, Orochimaru's original body and his three Snake Clones each flickered toward the east, south, west, and north. Their speed was extremely fast, and even Yuzuru could not catch up with them immediately.

Not long after.

The four Orochimarus suddenly stopped, then all turned to look at Yuzuru, who had followed them. A sinister smile appeared on their pale faces.

"Four Black Snakes Formation!"

Four hoarse voices rang out in unison. Then, three Chakra light curtains extended from each of them, rapidly connecting and combining into a sealed, transparent rectangular barrier!

Yuzuru was trapped directly inside.

"Yuzuru, I hope your constitution can withstand my specially made poison gas..."

The four Orochimarus looked at Yuzuru, who stood frozen in place, and spoke with sinister smiles. Purple poison gas began pouring from their mouths. The almost tangible poison gas spread through the rectangular barrier, and it would not take long before it filled the entire enclosure!

So I really have to use that move?

Yuzuru watched the purple poison gas gradually approach. He immediately formed a special hand seal, and a unique Chakra surged from within his body, turning into pale green Chakra that enveloped him. Under the control of his will, several black spheres slowly emerged, moving at his command like extra arms.

"Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion!"

Yuzuru muttered softly. The black spheres immediately transformed under his control into an enormous Chakra sword, which he fiercely slashed toward the sky.

In an instant, the sealing barrier Orochimaru had painstakingly formed was split apart by Yuzuru, who forcibly broke through Orochimaru's Four Black Snakes Formation through sheer brute force!

"How is this possible?"

Orochimaru froze at the sight. This sealing barrier was a derivative version he had developed based on the Four Violet Flames Formation. Its effect was more than enough to trap a Jonin, yet the sight before him made him question the strength of his Four Black Snakes Formation...

"!"

"!!"

"!!!"

"..."

The spectators outside were equally shocked. In particular, elite ninjas above Jonin level could better sense the terror and dreadfulness of Yuzuru's slash!

"Was that a sword?"

Tsunade's drunken haze was instantly scared away by that strike. She could sense a powerful threat from it, as though that thing could easily erase her life.

"You could call it a sword, or you could call it a highly concentrated mass of Chakra!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi pondered at the side. From that single strike alone, he knew that Yuzuru's strength was absolutely no weaker than a Jonin's. Even ordinary Jonin might not necessarily be his match!

"S-So strong!"

Nawaki's mouth hung open as he stared at Yuzuru, who had split the barrier with one slash. He could not help but praise him. Though Yuzuru was younger than him, his strength had instead reached a level Nawaki needed to look up to.

"Damn it, is this Hyuga Yuzuru's true strength?"

Uchiha Akihime clenched both hands tightly, her white teeth biting hard into her lower lip. Her face was filled with unwillingness. How was she supposed to catch up to a Yuzuru this strong?

"Yuzuru really is the strongest..."

Kageka Maple wore her usual sweet smile, her adorable canine teeth and charming dimples gleaming beneath the sunlight.

"So this is the ultimate Kekkei Genkai Eye Technique? Even I feel uneasy about that kind of power..."

Hatake Sakumo lightly removed the White Fang short sword from his back and held it in his hand, as though that was the only way he could feel a trace of safety.

"Is Orochimaru really about to lose?"

"Hiss... Ow, ow, ow..."

"After watching Orochimaru and Hyuga Yuzuru's match, I need to go straight to Konoha Hospital for treatment!"

"Come to think of it, I seem to get a permanent thirty-percent discount there..."

Jiraiya said in shock, only for his heavy breathing to pull at his rib injury again...

"I knew Lord Yuzuru was strong, but I never expected him to be this strong!"

"Exactly. I thought Lord Yuzuru had already used most of his strength when he fought us, but it turns out we had only seen the tip of the iceberg..."

Hyuga Yoshitoki and Hyuga Masato spoke excitedly, while Hyuga Hiashi and Hizashi smiled bitterly nearby. Being born into the same clan and generation as Hyuga Yuzuru was truly an extremely painful and torturous thing! Especially when he dealt such a crushing blow to one's confidence...

"What a monster!"

"Terrifying!"

"He isn't human, is he?"

"How is that possible?"

"This is too absurd!"

"..."

For a moment, all these thoughts surfaced in the hearts of most of the ninja clan descendants. They had originally still felt jealousy and unwillingness toward Yuzuru, but now every thought of catching up to him vanished instantly. After all, one still had confidence in crossing when the opposite shore was visible, but with an endless ocean stretching before them, where would the motivation to keep moving come from?