Intimidation

Konohamaru snorted. "Hmph! You say my Great Fireball Technique is just a very ordinary Fire Release Ninjutsu. Then I don't believe you know anything more advanced. Do you know how difficult the Great Fireball Technique is to learn?"

Besides, the Great Fireball Technique was considered quite powerful among Fire Release Ninjutsu. It was highly destructive and covered a wide area.

Even Teacher Ebisu said that being able to learn the Great Fireball Technique at my age was extremely impressive. Yet you're actually mocking me.

Ye Lan chuckled. "All right, since you put it that way, I'll demonstrate a Fire Release Ninjutsu a little more advanced than the Great Fireball Technique. As long as you can learn it, you win this match."

Konohamaru put his hands on his hips. "Hurry up. Stop wasting time and dragging your feet. You're more long-winded than the girls in our class. If you know it, cast it already. If you don't, just call me big brother—I won't blame you. Anyway, I never expected you to teach me all five types of Ninjutsu."

Heh...

Ye Lan smiled. "I think you'd better stand farther away. Otherwise, once I cast my Ninjutsu, this little runt might get hurt."

Konohamaru said impatiently, "You're so annoying. Are you going to use your Ninjutsu or not? If you don't, I'm going home. No point wasting my time."

Ye Lan curled his lips and said nothing more. He merely formed hand seals rapidly, then shouted, "Great Fire Annihilation!"

Then Ye Lan took a deep breath. A moment later, he forcefully exhaled, and the breath transformed into an enormous blaze that rapidly spread in every direction.

The fireball moved incredibly fast and expanded at once. In the blink of an eye, it had reached Konohamaru. The heat it radiated was terrifying. Konohamaru froze on the spot, stunned and even frightened. He couldn't believe Ye Lan had truly cast a Ninjutsu a whole level above the Great Fireball Technique.

He had always thought Ye Lan was bragging, but it was all real. Yet Konohamaru was far too close to the fireball. Even if he wanted to dodge, it was already too late. If he touched it, he would surely be severely injured.

Not good. Seeing the flames spreading, Kakashi rapidly formed hand seals and swiftly created a round Earth Release barrier in front of himself and Konohamaru, enclosing both of them within it.

Boom!!!

The fireball exploded in an instant.

After quite a while, once the smoke had dispersed, Kakashi released the Earth Release sphere before him. By then, it was already badly damaged.

This showed just how powerful Ye Lan's Great Fire Annihilation was.

Konohamaru's eyes were vacant, his face full of disbelief. He had never expected Ye Lan not to be lying, much less that he could cast such an advanced Ninjutsu. He had underestimated Ye Lan all along.

As though he had anticipated Konohamaru's expression, Ye Lan gently let out a breath and jokingly said to the stunned boy, "Hehe, well? My Great Fire Annihilation isn't worse than your Great Fireball Technique, right?"

Mm...

Konohamaru slowly nodded, then said with disbelief, "How is this possible? How can you be this amazing?"

Ye Lan smiled softly. "There's nothing impossible about it. You can only say that I'm exceptionally talented. Besides, I've been learning this Ninjutsu for quite a long time, so it's nothing strange that I can cast it. Don't you think?"