The Vanishing Ninjutsu

"Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Nail Crimson!"

After experiencing firsthand how much stronger Hane was than he had imagined, Shisui was pushed to unleash his full potential.

Though he had lost his balance and was still airborne, he swiftly formed Hand Seals, spat a stream of fire from his mouth, then instantly hurled six shuriken. They flew into the flames, splitting them into six small fireballs.

In the blink of an eye, the six fireballs hurtled toward Hane, each wrapped around a shuriken. If they hit, he would suffer the combined damage of Fire Release and shuriken.

"Such incredible tenacity and talent... No wonder he'll become the strongest Uchiha..."

Seeing the spinning shuriken mixed in with the incoming fireballs, even Hane couldn't help marveling at Shisui's extraordinary talent and unyielding determination.

"But it ends here!"

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Several sharp metallic clashes rang out in quick succession.

The six flaming shuriken Shisui had just launched were all sliced in half by the razor-thin lines Hane flicked out with a wave of his hand!

Taking advantage of the opening, Shisui had just landed, but before he could steady himself, his vision blurred. A ninja sandal swelled before his eyes—Hane was already standing right in front of him!

"Thud!!"

A tremendous force struck him, and Shisui was instantly kicked across the Training Ground.

"Even if the Sharingan can see it, your body still can't react in time..."

"That must feel awful, Shisui..."

After kicking Shisui away, Hane didn't pause. The abundant chakra within him quickly gathered in the palm of his right hand. In an instant, a ball of chakra wreathed in a blue-white whirlwind appeared in his grasp.

Vanishing Rasengan!!

"That technique?!"

Seeing the Vanishing Rasengan in Hane's hand, the Third Hokage, who had been watching nearby, widened his eyes as if he'd witnessed something astonishing.

"I've never seen a technique with that kind of shape transformation... Could that boy have created this one too?!"

And it didn't require Hand Seals.

As the "Professor of Ninjutsu," the Third Hokage immediately recognized the immense value of the strange technique in Hane's hand.

After all, this was an A-rank technique that the Fourth Hokage, the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, had spent three years developing in the original story.

"What kind of technique is that? I've never seen anything like it!!"

"Another A-rank technique! And it doesn't even require Hand Seals!!"

"Enough already! Is this kid the reincarnation of the Sage of Six Paths or something?!"

Seeing the Vanishing Rasengan Hane had formed on the Training Ground, everyone watching from the sidelines was nearly too shocked to react.

"I'll use this technique..."

"To end this fight, Shisui."

Hane fixed his gaze on Shisui, whom he had just kicked away, and without hesitation threw the Vanishing Rasengan.

Everyone's eyes widened. It was as if time had stopped.

But after leaving Hane's hand, the Vanishing Rasengan gave off a faint whirlwind in midair, then quickly disappeared into thin air.

"It vanished?"

"Did the technique fail?"

Seeing the Vanishing Rasengan disappear before reaching its target, everyone present stared in bewilderment, unable to hide their disappointment.

"No!"

Of everyone on the Training Ground, only Shisui, still flying through the air, suddenly widened his Sharingan in alarm.

"Hane..."

"He wouldn't just fail to perform a technique..."

"Boom!!"

Sure enough, the air itself seemed to shudder.

To everyone's disbelief, the Vanishing Rasengan, which had just disappeared, suddenly reappeared.

It erupted with astonishing force, blasting Shisui out of the air!

"How is that possible?!"

Seeing the vanished technique appear again and unleash such incredible power, everyone in the crowd was stunned by the bizarre, unbelievable sight. Even the Third Hokage couldn't help crying out in shock.

What astonishing technique was this?!

No one said a word. The entire Training Ground fell silent.

Everyone stared blankly at Hane, standing before them, and Shisui, lying on the ground.

"Sorry, Shisui..."

"I won."

As everyone around them stared in a daze, Hane murmured, looking at Shisui, who lay motionless on the ground nearby. The Vanishing Rasengan had decided the match, securing his victory.

"I hereby announce the results of this year's Ninja Academy graduation exam..."

"First place and top graduate... Yakushi Hane!"

"Second place... Uchiha Shisui!"

After a long pause, the Third Hokage finally pulled himself out of his daze and loudly announced the final results of the graduation exam that had captivated the entire crowd.

"H-He won?!"

"Yakushi Hane won! He actually defeated Shisui, the Uchiha Clan's genius!"

"What an unbelievable kid! What an unbelievable technique!!"

"Did you see that? That technique actually vanished!!"

After hearing the Third Hokage announce the results, the crowd surrounding the Training Ground finally erupted.

Everyone wore astonished expressions as they excitedly discussed the fight they had just witnessed.

"Damn... That hurts."

"Hane, you didn't have to hit me so hard."

At that moment, Shisui, who lay on the ground nearby, finally managed to prop himself up into a sitting position.

His upper-body clothing had been completely shredded by the Vanishing Rasengan. Though Hane had adjusted the amount of chakra, the technique's immense destructive power had still badly injured Shisui.

"Sorry, sorry..."

"I'll heal you right now..."

Seeing how badly he had hurt Shisui, Hane felt a little embarrassed. He walked over and crouched down in front of him.

Mystical Palm Technique!!

Hane swiftly formed Hand Seals. Green chakra gathered in his right hand, and he pressed it against the part of Shisui's body that the Vanishing Rasengan had badly injured.

Under the healing power of this advanced Medical Ninjutsu, Shisui's injured body began to recover rapidly.

This kid... He was a medical ninja too?!

At that moment, the Training Ground, which had been buzzing with discussion, fell into another strange silence as everyone watched Hane heal Shisui with Medical Ninjutsu.

"Healing Technique?"

Watching Hane use Medical Ninjutsu on Shisui, the Third Hokage was stunned. But he quickly realized something was wrong, and his aged face showed his astonishment once more.

"N-No! That's... the Mystical Palm Technique!!"

"It's the Mystical Palm Technique!!"

A kid like that...

How could it be possible...

Seeing six-year-old Hane use an advanced Medical Ninjutsu that even the medical ninja of Konoha Medical Corps might not be able to perform, the Third Hokage realized that all the shocks he had experienced in his life couldn't compare to what he had felt that day.