Rasengan Impact Wave!

"Unbelievable..."

Ao raised a finger and used his Byakugan to observe the incredible scene. In his vision, the chakra from the Water Dragon Bullet had already entered that blond kid's body.

That brat did not look like much, yet he had displayed an utterly unmatched bearing, breaking a B-rank Water Release ninjutsu with his bare hands!

Prosperity always declined at its peak. The ninja world had actually been going downhill for a long time. Since the end of the Third Great Ninja War, there had never been a ninja as confident as Naruto.

Cold sweat dripped from Ao's forehead, and his expression grew increasingly grave. "It's been a long time since I've seen a boy as terrifying as you..."

Even Zabuza Momochi, who had slaughtered all his fellow graduates back then, had not shocked him as much as Naruto Uzumaki's actions just now!

Naruto Uzumaki thought for a moment before tentatively answering, "Maybe... because you haven't lived long enough?"

"..."

The veins on the middle-aged Hidden Mist Ninja's forehead bulged. Did this brat even know how to talk? Did he understand the rules of the ninja world at all?

When an enemy praised your strength during a battle, you were supposed to show humility or return the compliment—not open your mouth and mock them!

This brat was absolutely unbearable!

How could there be such an annoying brat!

Ao looked at Naruto Uzumaki's innocent face and considered how to break the deadlock. Ninjutsu was clearly out of the question.

It was rather unfortunate. Out at sea, as a Hidden Mist Ninja, he had to give up his greatest advantage—he could not use Water Release ninjutsu against his enemy.

Fortunately, after obtaining the Byakugan, Ao had learned quite a few forms of Nintaijutsu from the Mizukage in order to develop the Byakugan's abilities to the fullest. He had also developed corresponding Pressure Point Taijutsu...

The middle-aged Hidden Mist Ninja stomped sharply on the sea's surface and charged forward. The instant he reached Naruto, his fingers snapped together!

"Azure Dragon Palm!"

This Pressure Point Taijutsu contained water-nature chakra. Ao had used this very move to defeat Kakashi Hatake and Sasuke Uchiha in succession!

"Rasengan!"

Naruto Uzumaki did not back down. A Rasengan suddenly appeared in his palm, and he charged straight at Ao with it!

Watching Naruto Uzumaki rush toward him, Ao could not help but chuckle. "Brat, how could your ninjutsu possibly hit me?"

Sure enough!

Ao merely shifted his body slightly and avoided the Rasengan's attack. His fingers were about to strike Naruto Uzumaki's body!

Just as the middle-aged Hidden Mist Ninja smugly prepared to declare his victory, his body suddenly flew backward, blood spilling uncontrollably from the corner of his mouth!

Ao scrambled to his feet and stared incredulously at his waist and abdomen, where his clothes had already been shredded. "Terrifying... You can freely compress the chakra of the technique and change its shape even in battle?"

Through his Byakugan, Ao had seen Naruto Uzumaki instantly compress his Rasengan into a small pellet and violently launch it into his body!

"Yeah..."

Naruto Uzumaki spread open his hand, looking rather helpless. "Because my attacks are too easy for enemies to dodge, I came up with two methods. The first is to suddenly change the Rasengan's shape during battle and catch them off guard..."

"As for the second method... it's to increase the technique's speed!"

A Rasengan appeared in Naruto Uzumaki's palm once more. Bolstered by his chakra, it kept expanding until it was soon half the size of a person!

The huge Rasengan whipped his hair back and forth!

As everyone stared in shock at the continuously swelling Rasengan, fearing that it might explode, its chakra finally approached saturation...

Kakashi Hatake, watching the battle, twitched an eyelid. "No matter how I look at it, that doesn't seem like increasing the technique's speed. It looks more like increasing its power..."

"No, the Rasengan can also provide momentum for an impact, so I researched a new way to release it based on that. You could call it a variation that emerged during the Rasengan's development!"

Naruto Uzumaki looked at the Rasengan in his hand, controlling its chakra as it steadily condensed into a small, gleaming sphere beneath the sunlight...

Holding the sphere in his palm, Naruto Uzumaki raised his head and looked at the tense middle-aged Hidden Mist Ninja. "Even if your Byakugan can see it, you absolutely won't be able to dodge this attack..."

Ao's Byakugan instantly saw through the sphere's interior. He muttered under his breath, "There's too much chakra in that technique... Its power must be unimaginable! I have to run!"

With that thought, Ao did not hesitate!

He leaped toward the distance!

Yet a streak of light instantly caught up to him!

The sphere in Naruto Uzumaki's hand transformed into a massive shockwave and abruptly struck Ao's body before he even had time to dodge!

It was too fast!

The chakra shockwave burst into light in an instant, piercing through Ao's body beneath everyone's astonished gazes!

Speed brought immense power. Even Naruto Uzumaki was forced back more than a dozen steps by the recoil from the chakra shockwave!

"My first time using this technique, and I'm still not used to it. It actually managed to hit the enemy?"

Naruto Uzumaki looked at Ao falling in the distance, then at his own palm. He muttered, "Once I get proficient with it, I can use it against enemies who move extremely fast. Still, it feels like something's missing..."

Sasuke Uchiha, watching from the side, was deeply shaken. After the chakra shockwave vanished, he forced himself to remain calm and looked at Naruto Uzumaki. "Naruto, you... developed another new technique?"

"More or less!"

Naruto Uzumaki nodded and sighed. "It was originally just a failed creation, but now it seems worth continuing to research. I'll call it the Rasengan Impact Wave from now on!"

Sasuke Uchiha: "..."

He had defeated an enemy in one move, yet he was calling it some failed creation!

That middle-aged Hidden Mist Ninja he had defeated had easily beaten Kakashi Hatake and Sasuke's enemy one after another!

Sasuke gritted his teeth. He could not relax anymore...

Naruto had already begun developing even more powerful ninjutsu, while he only knew his clan's inherited Fire Release techniques. If this continued, the gap between him and his teammate would only grow wider...

Team Seven ended the battle and returned to their ship.

Naruto Uzumaki also fished up the middle-aged Hidden Mist Ninja as he fell into the sea and tossed him onto the deck. "Sensei Kakashi, this guy is dead..."

"Mm."

Kakashi Hatake stepped forward and removed Ao's eyepatch. Looking at the Byakugan in his eye socket, he sealed Ao's corpse into a scroll.

After a while, as if remembering something, Kakashi Hatake suddenly tossed the scroll to Naruto Uzumaki. "Naruto, this is your trophy..."

"Huh?"

"If we hand it over to the village, it'll be too much trouble."

Kakashi Hatake scratched his head, sounding unconcerned. "After we return to the village, you can take it and return it to the Hyuga Clan..."

If this Byakugan fell into the hands of the Konoha Elders, they might very well covet the extra Byakugan, because the Hyuga Clan's ninja were more loyal to their clan than to Konoha.

If the Hyuga Clan ever discovered what the Konoha Elders had done, it would likely cause another incident. After all, the Hyuga Clan valued the Byakugan far more than the Uchiha Clan valued the Sharingan.

It would be better to let Naruto Uzumaki return it directly to the Hyuga Clan. He could earn them a favor that way, and the Konoha Elders would have no grounds to hold him accountable. Even if they had grievances, they would probably only trouble him, the jonin instructor...

First update

Naruto Uzumaki: I'm going to marry Hinata!

Hyuga Hiashi: Where's the bride price?

Naruto Uzumaki: Would this Byakugan do?

Hyuga Hiashi: Look at our family. Which one of us doesn't have a Byakugan? Do we need this thing?

Sasuke Uchiha: Naruto, don't marry Hinata...

Naruto Uzumaki: Why?

Sasuke Uchiha: If you marry her, you'll have to put up with her whole family giving you the evil eye...