Storm Release (Please Keep Reading, Bookmark, and Vote!)

Clang!

A crisp clash of metal rang out.

Genya drew a kunai and directly blocked his opponent's attack.

He had bought the ninja tools from Granny Cat.

Whether in quality

or in durability,

they were superior to ordinary ninja tools.

Otherwise, Darui's powerful strike just now would have snapped the kunai.

After blocking Darui's attack,

Genya twisted at the waist

and kicked toward Darui's side.

The waist was one of the most vulnerable parts of the human body.

If the kick landed,

Darui would quickly lose his fighting strength.

Worthy of being an elite genius of Kumogakure, Darui stepped out with his right foot and swiftly blocked Genya's attack.

He then swung his sword down through the air at Genya's neck.

The angle of attack was extremely tricky.

But Genya had already seen through Darui's attack and easily dodged it before launching another assault.

One held a broadsword.

The other held a kunai.

They clashed through the arena with repeated clang, clang, clangs.

Neither side gave an inch.

Everyone in the arena was dumbstruck by their spectacular battle.

They were both so young, yet their fight was this incredible. They were truly powerful!

Odley's expression on the platform gradually turned grave.

He had originally thought Darui could defeat the Uchiha within three moves.

But the Uchiha in the arena had exceeded his expectations.

And he had not even activated his Sharingan yet.

This battle was not as simple as he had imagined.

Still, Odley believed in Darui. After all, Darui was one of Kumogakure's rare geniuses and possessed the terrifyingly powerful Storm Release.

Darui would definitely defeat his opponent!

In contrast to Odley's nervousness,

Fugaku remained very calm.

He knew Genya's strength well.

Since Genya had dared to accept this match,

he definitely had confidence in victory!

Besides, Genya had a terrifying record of killing Root Jonin Hei when he was only six years old!

The Uchiha had this match in the bag!

"Sharingan, activate!"

Genya did not want to waste time with Darui, so he instantly activated his Two-Tomoe Sharingan.

As the Sharingan opened,

Genya's attacks became unfathomable.

Although Darui was a master swordsman, after seeing Genya activate his Sharingan, he did not dare look directly into his eyes for fear of falling under Genjutsu. During their exchange, he gradually found himself struggling to cope.

Genya's attacks grew increasingly fierce!

Darui held on with difficulty!

Finally,

with the Sharingan's support,

the sharp kunai carved a vicious gash across Darui's chest.

"I actually got cut!?" Darui was horrified, then swiftly retreated and formed hand seals.

"Water Style: Great Torrent Technique."

A surging, torrential stream of water burst from Darui's mouth and swept toward Genya.

The Water Style covered a vast area.

It occupied fully half the arena.

Even though Genya used the Body Flicker Technique, his body was still splashed by the water.

"Lightning Style: Wave of Inspiration!"

Darui slammed both hands against the ground.

A blinding, brilliant blue current spread from him like a spiderweb, racing along the water!

The high-voltage current struck Genya directly!

"Not good!"

Genya's body trembled, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Hahaha!" Seeing Genya fall, Odley's face broke into a smug smile.

He looked at Fugaku with contempt and sneered, "Clan Head Fugaku, your Uchiha are nothing special. He did not even have time to use Ninjutsu."

"Our Cloud Village will gladly accept those two hundred thousand jin of grain!"

Fugaku raised a brow and spoke indifferently.

"Leader Odley, isn't it too early to say that? Talking too big makes it easy to slap yourself in the face."

What a stubborn fool. Odley mocked inwardly.

Seeing Genya defeated, a barely noticeable smile appeared on Sarutobi Hiruzen's face.

He did not want to see the Uchiha, with their rebellious nature, win.

Still less did he want to see the Uchiha produce an outstanding genius.

Unless that genius was like Shisui

and could be used by him!

Darui in the arena was very cautious.

He did not believe that the Uchiha genius he had just fought would lose so easily.

Genya's body suddenly went bang.

It then turned into a cloud of smoke!

Just as expected!

It was the Shadow Clone Technique!

Chapter 44: Storm Release (Please Keep Reading, Bookmark, and Vote!)

When Darui discovered that Genya had used a Shadow Clone as a substitute and vanished from view, the young but battle-experienced Darui immediately leaped away, trying to leave his original position.

Just then.

A hand suddenly burst from the soil beneath Darui's feet, grabbed his ankle, and viciously smashed him into the ground!

Bang!

Darui was slammed heavily into the ground and dragged a skid mark seven or eight meters long. His body was covered in dirt, leaving him in an extremely disheveled state.

Genya had already appeared where Darui had just stood, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Storm Release was a Kekkei Genkai formed by combining Lightning-nature and Water-nature chakra.

When Darui used Water Style, Genya had realized that Darui might use the water flow to conduct Lightning Style.

So Genya played along, using the method Naruto had used in his battle against Neji during the Chunin Exams. He used a Shadow Clone to lower his opponent's guard, then burst out from the earth for a sneak attack.

Clearly,

this strategy was highly effective.

And it had succeeded!

"You damned bastard."

"I'll make you regret this!"

As a genius of Kumogakure, when had Darui ever suffered such humiliation?

He roared in fury.

Forming hand seals, he unleashed his Storm Release Kekkei Genkai!

"Storm Release: Laser Circus!"

The surrounding moisture gradually condensed into dozens of intense lasers containing terrifying power.

At the same time, they shot toward Genya with terrifying speed.

The lasers were even comparable in speed to Shisui's Body Flicker Technique!

A smug smile appeared on Darui's face.

The Storm Release Kekkei Genkai was not only immensely powerful, but also as fast as lightning.

In the vast Kumogakure, apart from the Fourth Raikage, few could escape a Storm Release attack.

Its only drawback was that it consumed too much chakra.

This move would decide the victor!

Darui believed

that he would definitely win!

He had to bring that grain back to the village!

"So this is Storm Release? It's so powerful!" After Darui used Storm Release, quite a few ninja were secretly shocked.

At the same time, many Konoha ninja believed

that even with the Sharingan,

Genya would find it difficult to win.

The blinding lasers enveloped Genya from all sorts of bizarre angles.

Genya's expression remained unchanged.

After using the Body Flicker Technique to put some distance between them,

he rapidly formed hand seals.

A vast amount of chakra gathered in his mouth before he expelled it!

"Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame!"

An incomparably massive fireball erupted from Genya's mouth, several times larger than the Great Fireball Technique, carrying towering flames as it surged forth with overwhelming force.

Genya did not stop there and continued using Ninjutsu.