Boom...
With a thunderous blast, Naruto suddenly burst out from underground, the Rasengan in his hand striking the mysterious man's left arm, which he had raised in front of himself, dead on.
Under the immense impact of the Rasengan, the mysterious man sprang away and leaped backward onto the crown of a large tree.
Rustle...
The mysterious man's left arm, which had been completely blown apart by the Rasengan, gradually reformed as the scattered fragments gathered together again, as though it had never been attacked at all.
"Wha... What's going on!?"
Naruto was startled by the sight.
"Has the strength declined to this extent already..."
Standing atop the tree crown, the mysterious man glanced at his restored left arm and muttered.
There was no doubt that the mysterious man was none other than Hyuga Kagami, existing as an "Edo Tensei body." His attack on Naruto had been meant to test whether Naruto had improved during this time.
Pulling his gaze away from his left arm, Hyuga Kagami's expression darkened.
An "Edo Tensei body" was not truly immortal or indestructible. If someone like Hyuga Kagami kept his "Edo Tensei body" activated for a long time instead of letting it lie dormant in a coffin, the netherly aura in his dead soul would continually corrode the sacrifice used to form that "Edo Tensei body," causing the flesh-and-blood sacrifice to decay rapidly.
And Hyuga Kagami's sacrifice had clearly deteriorated badly from prolonged use. Otherwise, Naruto would not have so easily destroyed one of his arms with a single Rasengan.
After another sweep of his surroundings, Hyuga Kagami found that the once lush little forest had become utterly unrecognizable, a complete mess.
"Heh!"
Hyuga Kagami chuckled softly.
Naruto's performance had undoubtedly exceeded his expectations. He had assumed this spur-of-the-moment test would be an easy