Naruto: Reborn as an Otsutsuki

Chapter 268 - 267: Combustion Release Techniques!

Wind Release: Orbs of Wind

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Within a fraction of a second, ten orbs of wind, each as big as a volleyball, appear in front of Seimei, which he launched at Hino Aikawa, whose vision was still obscured by the thick mist.

The wind orbs were pretty fast. They traveled through the fog and appeared before Aikawa in the blink of an eye.

However, Aikawa, a seasoned Elite Jonin, reacted quickly and dodged the first few wind orbs in time.

Although those wind orbs looked harmless, he didn't dare let them get close to his body, even after strengthening every muscle and bone with chakra.

He tried to retreat from the area covered in mist as soon as possible. But before he could take more than a couple of steps, the remaining wind orbs closed in from multiple angles.

Seeing the wind orbs approaching, like hounds smelling warm blood, Aikawa couldn't help but curse, "Damn!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The wind orbs hit Aikawa's body and exploded with a loud bang.

Each exploding wind orb carried enough force to shatter rocks. And if that wasn't enough, the wind creating the inner shell of the orbs turned into numerous razor-sharp wind blades.

The wind blades penetrated Aikawa's skin, resulting in deep lacerations.

Crack! Crack! Boom

But before the blood could even spill from those deep cuts, Aikawa's figure suddenly turned into a human-sized wooden log that burst into splinters, which were ground into finer parts by the tiny wind blades after the orbs exploded.

There was no suspense at all.

Aikawa clearly slipped away using the good ol' Substitution Jutsu.

Seeing this scene through his Tenseigan, Seimei's lips twitch in slight exasperation.

Again! I have to admit, the Substitution Jutsu is indeed one of the most basic yet overused Ninjutsu.

From Genin-level ninjas to Super Kage-level experts, everyone is using this same shit to evade fatal attacks or trick enemies.

But Mr. Jonin, this trick only works on those whose reaction speed is similar to yours.

I could still see how you had swapped places with the wooden log and retreated to a safe distance.

And my reaction speed is definitely faster than yours. If I wanted, I could have launched several more attacks to catch you off guard and defeat you.

But wouldn't that be very embarrassing for you to lose so fast against a student?

Indeed, I am very considerate.

I will play with you for a while, so let me witness the famous Combustion Release, too.

Seimei mused as he watched Hino Aikawa retreat from the misty area.

His lips curled into a faint smile.

On the other side, as soon as Aikawa left the mist-covered area, he quickly formed two hand seals, mobilizing Combustion Release chakra.

Combustion Release: Solar Radiance

The temperature around Aikawa rose sharply, distorting the air. Red, combustion release chakra gushed out of his palms tenketsu and formed a one-meter-wide scorching hot sphere of plasma.

Sizzle! Sizzle!

The very air surrounding the sphere burned. The ground under the destructive orb, filled with combustion release chakra, which was essentially plasma formed as a result of a unique combination of fire and lightning chakra, was sizzling and burning.

Next, without a moment's hesitation, Aiwaka threw the plasma orb at the center of the misty area, from which the Seimei launched the wind orbs.

The goal was simple.

Since I can't see student Seimei in the misty area, I will blow up the mist and the student hiding in it, Aikawa pondered silently.

The plasma orb flashed to the misty area, hit the ground, and exploded.

BOOOOOM!

A loud sound echoed in the training ground as multiple rings of shockwaves spread outward from the blast zone, sweeping the mist along with it.

The shockwaves carried intense heat that seemed to combust even the water vapor in the air. The moment the aftereffect of the explosion settled, a deep, eight-meter-wide crater could be seen.

Fire still burned inside the crater. And the ground surrounding it was also scorched black with multiple dry cracks spreading around the ring of the crater.

However, Seimei's figure was nowhere to be found.

It looks like he escaped before I even launched the attack. Aikawa thought with a trace of seriousness while looking around, trying to find Seimei before that crafty student could ambush him from a blind spot.

Meanwhile, Seimei observed Aikawa and the aftermath of the explosion from the top of a tree, forty meters away from Aikawa's exact location.

Interesting!

So, this is the power of the combustion release Ninjutsu.

Even if the explosive attack didn't hit the target directly, the resulting heatwave could still inflict severe burn damage to the faraway enemies. Even chakra reinforcement wouldn't help.

Only by erecting proper wind or water-based defensive Ninjutsu to disperse and dissolve the heat, or by blocking the heat directly with an Earth Release defensive Ninjutsu, can we counter the heatwaves.

Plus, the explosion was too damn…hmm…explosive? Anyway, it's a plasma-powered explosion, which is much more lethal than usual Fire Release Ninjutsu.

Now, shall we see how you react to a literal flood?

Seimei mused with a mischievous smirk and mobilized a large amount of water chakra to cast his next move.

His water chakra transformed into droplets of water, converging and rotating around him, forming a powerful, vertical water vortex that was tens of meters in height.

Hino Aikawa, who had also sensed the water vortex, snapped his head toward Seimei's location.

"Huh?"

Seeing the water vortex, Aikawa was somewhat dumbfounded.

We are just engaged in a friendly sparring match for your graduation exam. Is it really necessary to create a natural disaster here? And such a tall water sprout in a dry, waterless atmosphere? Just how much chakra does that kid have?

While Aikawa grumbled and questioned Seimei's sanity, the smirk on Seimei's lips deepened.

"Heh!"

He didn't give Aikawa any time and released his Ninjutsu.

Water Release: Water Colliding Wave

Boom!

With a loud bang, the towering waterspout swelled to its limit, almost making Aikawa and other onlookers think that it was about to explode.

But that didn't happen.

Instead, a large amount of water burst out from the top of the water vortex. Several hundred tons of water crashed down to the ground, cracking the surface. And before long, the violent mass of water sped toward Hino Aikawa like a raging tsunami, ready to devour him.

If he didn't act quickly, the tsunami would hit him with the raw weight of several hundred tons of turbulent water and wash him away, without giving him a chance to resist.

There is nowhere left to run. I can't dodge this either. The attack will reach me faster than I can run. I recognize this technique. It was supposed to be a B-rank technique.

So, why does it look like a freaking near-S-rank one?

Just how much chakra did he pour into it?

No choice. Although it's gonna be a bit costly in terms of chakra, I have to use that technique to resist the incoming flood.

Hino Aikawa thought helplessly as he weaved several hand signs.

Tiger → Dragon → Bird → Tiger

Combustion Release: Raging Storm

Aikawa crouched and slammed his palm on the ground, channeling a large amount of Combustion Release chakra into the ground.

Suddenly, within the tenth of a second, the ground around him cracked, and a pillar of red, orange, and white-colored flames, containing plasma, erupted from those cracks.

The air distorted as the flames formed a ten-meter-tall, protective tornado around him.

Usually, Aikawa used this technique to flood the battlefield with a storm of almost non-extinguishable flames for a multi-target AoE attack.

But at this moment, he could only use it defensively to protect himself from the incoming flood.

I should have developed my earth affinity. He lamented and braced himself to face the incoming surge of water.

Soon, the tsunami of a hundred tons of turbulent water collided with his protective flame barrier.

Sizzle! Sizzle!

Gallon after gallon of water crashed into the flaming tornado, trying to breach its protection and devour Aikawa.

But the flaming tornado held on and evaporated the water the moment it touched the flames.

This continued for a couple of tens of seconds before the flood lost its momentum. Instead, they formed a few-meter-deep, still water body around Seimei and Aikawa.

Sensing the situation, Aikawa immediately cut his chakra supply, making the flaming tornado disperse.

Then, he used the most fundamental chakra control to stand on the surface of the water before looking at Seimei with a sigh.

Sigh! The last Jutsu alone drained at least 15% of my chakra. It's really too much. And I used all that chakra only to resist a Jutsu from a student.

What's more, student Seimei doesn't even look tired after using such a large-scale Ninjutsu at his age.

Tsk! Damn Senju and their disgustingly enormous chakra reserves. This kid's chakra capacity surpasses my own by who knows how many times?

Seimei was also scrutinizing Hino Aikawa and thought…

That was a practical Ninjutsu. I should also create something similar to that of my own. It shouldn't be too hard.

Seimei's Tenseigan glowed ocean-blue for a moment.

However, using that technique does cost an enormous amount of chakra. Well, the amount is enormous compared to his own chakra reserves, that is. To me, it's simply a drop in the ocean.

Just as Seimei was thinking that, Aikawa weaved a couple of hand seals.

Although Seimei saw his actions, he didn't intervene. He wanted to see if Aikawa could give him more surprises.

Combustion Release: Flaming Needles

Multiple flaming needles containing Combustion Release chakra formed in front of Aikawa one after another, which he fired at Seimei in rapid succession, like firing a Gatling gun.

"Interesting, but useless."

"It lacks the firepower of the previous Combustion Release techniques."

Seimei murmured with a hint of disappointment and channeled his chakra into the water under his feet, without weaving any hand seal.

Water Release: Water Formation Wall

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