Jiraiya lay sprawled on the ground, clutching his face. Hikaru's blow had slammed his face straight into the dirt, leaving his head ringing. One could only imagine how miserable Jiraiya's face was.
Once the shock passed, a wave of intense pain followed.
The pain made Jiraiya lie on the ground and howl while clutching his face. Tsunade held her arm, enduring the pain. That blow had basically been her own fault.
I actually failed to see through him!!!
Besides being shocked that Hikaru had awakened the Sharingan, Orochimaru was even more astonished that he had failed to notice when Hikaru used the Substitution Technique.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!!"
One step ahead meant every step ahead. Hikaru rapidly formed hand seals, took a deep breath, condensed a massive amount of Chakra in his throat, and spewed out countless flames. The spinning flames formed an enormous fireball that crashed toward the three of them.
If it hit them, Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya would be in for a rough time. Especially Jiraiya, who was lying on the ground—he would be the first one struck by the Great Fireball.
Over the past half year, Hikaru had long mastered the Great Fireball Technique and Fire Dragon Technique. Perhaps because of the God-tier Evolution Potion, aside from his initial awkwardness, he learned ninjutsu and hand seals at an astonishing speed. It would be difficult to find anyone his age who learned faster than him.
Was this supposed to be a surprise?
The Third Hokage was somewhat stunned. He had indeed wanted to test Hikaru and see whether he had the potential to become a captain. He had expected an impressive spar, but once Hikaru revealed all his trump cards, things had developed into this.
Children at their stage, even Genin or Chunin who had already become ninjas, still relied mainly on taijutsu in battle. The idea of casually throwing several ninjutsu at one another was nothing but a dream.
At this stage, especially among five- or six-year-old children, how many could use ninjutsu with flexibility?
Not to mention techniques like the Great Fireball, which consumed a considerable amount of Chakra.
Of course, the Earth Style techniques Jiraiya liked to use did not count. He had specifically studied them so he could peek at people bathing.
He struggled desperately to learn other ninjutsu, yet when it came to studying certain Earth Style techniques for peeping on people bathing, he practiced them with great success. Jiraiya truly was an oddball—an absolute oddball.
With the Sharingan activated in a taijutsu battle, Hikaru held an absolute advantage. The Sharingan's insight was no joke.
Someone like Rock Lee would be an exception. Sasuke had still been beaten badly despite using the Sharingan, but one should not forget that Rock Lee had been thirteen or fourteen at the time. Sasuke had not been weak either, but against a Rock Lee who specialized in taijutsu, Sasuke at that time had not been enough.
Right now, Hikaru, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru were all only six years old!!!
At the age of six, how many people could compare to Rock Lee at that time?
Besides, Hikaru was not Sasuke, foolishly and innocently believing he would be invincible just because he had the Sharingan. And Orochimaru, Tsunade, and Jiraiya were not thirteen- or fourteen-year-old Rock Lee either!!
Having great talent was one thing, but that age gap was not so easily crossed.
If both sides had been in the same age group, whether it was Tsunade, Orochimaru, or Jiraiya, any one of them could have crushed Rock Lee!
Right now, the future-famous Sannin were still only six-year-old children. No matter how monstrous they were, how monstrous could they possibly be? Unless they were all possessed by Indra!!!
In the Third Hokage's view, the two sides should have exchanged blows in a lively battle. Who would have thought it would turn into such a one-sided affair?
This little fellow could already use the Great Fireball Technique so skillfully at six years old. Not bad at all.
Slightly startled, the Third Hokage's figure flashed where he stood, leaving behind an afterimage before disappearing.
"BOOM!!!"
The fireball shot forward and exploded violently. Dirt sprayed everywhere and shattered stones fell. Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru appeared on the other side, all three staring at Hikaru in shock.
Was he even human?
"Cough, cough!!!"
The Third Hokage coughed lightly, bringing the three back to their senses. Looking at Hikaru, he sighed. "I never expected you to awaken the Sharingan at only six years old. Judging by how proficiently you use it, you must have awakened it even earlier, right?"
Having once been teammates with Kagami Uchiha and fellow students of the Second Hokage, the Third Hokage was very familiar with the Uchiha Clan's Kekkei Genkai, the Sharingan. He could tell that Hikaru's skilled use of it meant he had awakened the Sharingan much earlier.
"The Sharingan, Chakra far surpassing that of your peers... It seems I underestimated you. Everyone underestimated you."
The Third Hokage was very straightforward. He had underestimated Hikaru, but inwardly, he was excited. Based on Hikaru's current talent, his future achievements would certainly not be low. For the village, that was unquestionably a wonderful thing.
When his teacher had once asked him to place Hikaru on the same level as Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya, the Third Hokage had hesitated somewhat. Now, it seemed he had misjudged him.
At that moment, the Third Hokage was very glad that he had changed his mind. Otherwise, he truly would have missed out on him.
"What?!"
The Third Hokage's words drew three cries of shock. This time, even Orochimaru could not remain calm. Hikaru had awakened his Sharingan even earlier? He was only six years old!!!
[Libao would like to ask everyone not to keep dwelling on the timeline. The information varies greatly, and the original work itself has many plot holes. Libao has no way to blend all the different sources together. Even Kishimoto could not patch up all those holes, so naturally Libao cannot do it either. Therefore, Libao can only write according to the timeline I chose and make it reasonable~ But if everyone still feels the timeline is a major issue, then Libao apologizes here. Still, to those who support Libao, thank you for being here and accompanying Libao all the way~ Thank you~~].
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