Everyone instinctively closed their eyes.
After the explosion,
the ground lay in ruins,
but Aogetsu Hyuga
stood on it without a speck of dust on him.
Across from him, Naruto
stared at his own hands in astonishment.
Aogetsu Hyuga smiled faintly.
Just as I thought.
Some things
only happen when you push someone hard enough.
Off to the side, Sage Fukasaku
looked
stunned.
Why did Aogetsu Hyuga seem to know so much about Sage Mode?
Not only had he accurately spotted Naruto's talent for Senjutsu,
he had forced that talent to emerge.
Then
Aogetsu Hyuga spoke again:
"Naruto, I'll show you one more move. Let's see if you can grasp it!"
With that,
he held out his hand.
A turbulent energy began to gather in his palm.
It grew into a storm, whipping Aogetsu Hyuga's hair about.
Naruto's eyes widened.
He could tell
that the technique Aogetsu Hyuga was showing him
was closely connected to the Rasengan!
Soon,
the violent energy in Aogetsu Hyuga's hand swelled,
giving off a piercing hum.
Its shape
even
formed an enormous shuriken!
The surrounding toads
saw the scale of the technique
and could not help taking two steps back,
fear
in their eyes.
"Watch closely, Naruto. This move is called the Rasenshuriken!"
Aogetsu Hyuga named the technique,
then
thrust his hand forward.
The Rasenshuriken shot ahead like a cannonball.
As it went,
it gouged a deep trench through the ground. Before
the toads' astonished eyes, the Rasenshuriken struck a nearby mountain.
Bzz!
Boom!!!
A burst of white light
flared.
Then
the light formed a hemisphere
and
expanded rapidly,
swallowing the entire mountain.
When the light faded,
the whole mountaintop
was gone.
Naruto held his clenched fists beneath his chin, his eyes nearly sparkling:
"That's so cool! It looks just like the Rasengan! Can I