Kekkei Genkai

The outcome of this battle was already obvious; Ryokichi Akimichi could no longer keep up with Matsubara.

Soon, Matsubara drained Ryokichi Akimichi's stamina, and in the end, Ryokichi Akimichi lost the match.

It could be said that this match gave Qingyun a better understanding of the terrifying nature of the first team to reach the Central Tower.

Immediately after, the Third Hokage announced the start of the next round of drawing lots.

The names on the screen began to scroll at an incredible speed once again.

"Stop!" the Third Hokage shouted.

Finally, everyone fixed their eyes on the screen.

Since there were not many people left, Qingyun's name appeared on the screen quite easily.

As for the other name, Qingyun had never heard of it; it seemed to be a Kusagakure ninja named Sakama.

"Good luck! Take him down quickly!" Yoshihime and Minato both cheered for Qingyun.

Qingyun smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry."

Qingyun took note of this Kusagakure ninja, but he had no impression of him at all, and the man had no teammates left.

"No need to look; I am the last Kusagakure ninja. If I am defeated, everyone from Kusagakure will be eliminated," the ninja known as Sakama said.

"So what?" Qingyun asked.

"So, I will use all my strength to defeat you, kid! I see you're just a child, so I'll give you a warning: I possess a Kekkei Genkai!"

"A Kekkei Genkai?" Qingyun knew that Kekkei Genkai were extremely rare. He feigned disbelief and asked, "What kind of Kekkei Genkai do you have?"

"That's something you'll only see once we start fighting! If I told you now, wouldn't I be revealing my strength?!" The man in front of him couldn't help but retort, and the atmosphere around them became much more lighthearted.

"That may be true, but I want to say that even if you are special, I am even more special than you. Bring it on; I want to see just how strong your so-called Kekkei Genkai is!" Qingyun felt no fear toward his opponent.

The ninja known as Sakama used a ninjutsu against Qingyun the very moment the match began.

As soon as the ninjutsu was unleashed, Qingyun instantly knew what the opponent's Kekkei Genkai was.

The opponent's ninjutsu was, unexpectedly, massive amounts of lava.

The scorching lava was powerful, a result of nature transformation combining fire and earth.

"Lava Release? I didn't expect you to actually be a Kekkei Genkai user!" Qingyun then quietly activated his Sharingan and Byakugan, and everything about the man before him was laid bare to Qingyun.

"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!" Qingyun first used the Water Formation Wall to block the opponent's Lava Release, but unfortunately, when faced with a special attribute like Lava Release, Qingyun's water technique failed to block it completely.

The Water Formation Wall was completely breached in the next second.

However, Qingyun still managed to teleport away during the brief moment of resistance.

"Hahaha! This is my power! Lava Release! Kid from Konoha, I advise you to give up now. It is very difficult to recover from the burns caused by my Lava Release!" Sakama said triumphantly.

Qingyun shouted back, "Don't get too cocky; try hitting me first!"

"Hmph! You ungrateful brat!" Sakama then began a barrage of attacks, and the Lava Release destroyed most of the arena floor.

Qingyun, meanwhile, kept dodging.

"Stop hiding, you little brat! Let's settle this!" Sakama roared.

"Clatter!" Several kunai were launched at Sakama's body, and Sakama immediately used his own kunai to deflect them.

So that's it. Facing my kunai, this guy used his own to block them. He could have actually used the lava, but perhaps that consumes too much chakra?

Even if this guy can use Lava Release, he can only use long-range attacks. In other words, this guy has a certain problem with using Lava Release in close-quarters combat. After realizing this, Qingyun immediately teleported to Sakama's side and began close-quarters combat.

"Chakra Enhanced Strength! Armament Haki!" Qingyun used both to suppress Sakama in an instant.

"Your weakness is close-quarters combat! This way, you have no room to unleash your Kekkei Genkai," Qingyun said while fighting Sakama.

"Damn it!" Sakama was clearly flustered. The enemies he had faced in the past were always forced further and further away by his Lava Release, but now, someone had closed the distance on him so quickly.

"How troublesome! In that case! I wanted to save this for last! Lava Release: Flame Demon!" Sakama formed hand seals, and his entire body underwent a massive transformation; his skin seemed to ignite.

His skin bulged bit by bit, and his entire body became incredibly hard.

In less than a moment, Sakama had turned into a flaming stone man.

"Is... is this a movie set?!"

"This guy is too shocking!"

"I never expected such a capable person to exist among the Kusagakure! This is truly interesting!"

The struggle of this Kusagakure ninja immediately caught the attention of the Feudal Lord and others, and it also put Qingyun on high alert.

"Now, I don't fear close-quarters combat anymore!!"

Sakama then charged at Qingyun regardless of the consequences. At long range, Sakama could release ninjutsu, and now that the distance was closed, Qingyun had to prevent himself from being burned by the lava monster Sakama had become.

It could be said that Qingyun was in an awkward position; he could neither advance nor retreat.

This state definitely won't last long. Qingyun knew the opponent was surely giving it his all.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!" Qingyun used Wind Release, intending to control the distance between them, but Sakama simply raised his hand and fired a lava bomb. His attacks were not swayed by the wind at all, heading straight for Qingyun.

Simple Wind Release is no longer effective, and even if I use the Rasengan, I can't get close. Qingyun thought about what he could do at the moment, and it seemed only Lightning Release or a composite ninjutsu would work.

"A composite ninjutsu of two elements cannot compare to a Kekkei Genkai that already possesses elemental transformation, and I don't want to expose my Lightning Release just yet!" Qingyun ultimately decided to take a gamble this time and use a composite ninjutsu of three elements.

"A composite ninjutsu of three elements should be enough to deal with a Kekkei Genkai fused from two, right? If that's still not enough..." Qingyun did not continue that line of thought, instead immediately deploying a smoke bomb to conceal his figure, then using Shadow Clone to secure his positioning before performing hand seals in tandem with his clone to combine the ninjutsu.

"Wind Release!"

"Fire Release!"

"Lightning Release!"

"Lightning Dragon Flame Soaring Explosion!" Qingyun once again unleashed his three-element ninjutsu! The composite technique of three elements instantly left the Third Hokage astonished.

"What a brilliant idea! As expected of Qingyun!" the spectators familiar with Qingyun exclaimed.

"Three elements! I never expected Qingyun to be capable of skillfully using the fusion of three ninjutsu!" The Third Hokage was also caught completely off guard.