Chapter 251: Battle of Master and Disciple (Part 1)

"How is this possible..."

"To think that just by sheer momentum, Ninjas were stunned and thrown away. How powerful has this guy become?!"

Raising his hand to block the flying debris coming towards him, Kakashi's crimson left eye, the Sharingan, widened involuntarily as he witnessed Ninjas falling around him in droves.

Although Yu had only recently awakened Conquerors Haki and couldn't fully control this power yet, occasionally, when his emotions surged, he would instinctively release it and stun opponents whose strength fell short.

"No, I can't let this guy continue to act recklessly..."

Although Third already had a rough estimate in his mind, he still hadn't anticipated that Yu's strength had reached such a level. While feeling shocked, he quickly threw several Shuriken to stop Yu's next move.

"Ninja Art: Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!!"

Only to see the Shuriken attacking Yu through the air, rapidly beginning to clone at an astonishing speed—one becomes two, two becomes four, four becomes eight, until by the time they truly reached Yu, they were a dense, sprawling mass of Shuriken.

"The quality of this jutsu and the speed of the hand seals..."

"Truly worthy of being called a Ninjutsu Professor. It seems, Sarutobi-sensei, you still have plenty of tricks up your sleeve..."

Yu praised without reservation. Third was able to complete a total of eight hand seals in the incredibly short time it took for the Shuriken to be thrown. This was enough to show that Third during this period was much stronger than he was at the beginning of the original story.

"This sensation... No, that's not it..."

Just as he was about to use the abilities of the Thread Fruit to cut through the incoming Shuriken, Yu's Observation Haki suddenly foresaw Third's next move. His expression changed slightly, "Is there another layer of transformation?"

"Ninja Art: Shuriken Giant Body Technique!!"

Sure enough, after executing the Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu, Third's hand seals did not stop. By the time everyone present reacted, the countless Shuriken flying towards Yu had instantly multiplied countless times in size!

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

When the surrounding Ninjas regained their senses, countless gigantic Shuriken, propelled by the force of their throw, were crashing down like meteorites, fiercely smashing into the ground and sending countless shards of rock flying.

Even ordinary Shuriken could achieve such an effect...

Is this the reason he is called the God of Ninjutsu and the strongest Hokage...

With his entire body blackened, Yu activated Lightning Body Flicker, darting through the gaps between the numerous giant Shuriken. He felt the astonishing power of each giant Shuriken exploding beside him, and a hint of amazement flashed in his eyes.

The only occasion in the anime where Third, the so-called strongest Hokage, displayed his strength was during the elderly Third's battle in Orochimaru's plan to destroy Konoha.

However, only those who have truly fought against Third in his youth would understand how terrifying this ninja, proficient in five chakra natures and most of the ninjutsu in the world, truly is.

"The jutsu is fast, but the movements are too slow..."

"It seems even you, Sarutobi-sensei, have to bow down before time!"

As the earth trembled, the dust from countless giant Shuriken landing and exploding obscured the view of everyone present. However, accompanied by a calm and clear voice, all they saw was a dazzling electric light flashing past, and Yu, his entire body blackened, had instantly appeared in front of Third.

"Such swift movements!!"

Facing the terrifying speed unleashed by Yu, Kakashi, who had activated his Sharingan beside him, was struggling to keep up with Yu's movements.

"Five-Colored Threads!!"

With no unnecessary movements, Yu, whose body was enhanced by second-stage Armament Haki and Lightning Release Body Flicker, burst forth at an incredible speed. He appeared before Third and directly swung his hand, unleashing five incredibly sharp black threads capable of cutting through the strongest metal in the world.

"Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!!"

Seeing Yu perform at such an ultimate speed and skill level, Third, although finding it difficult to follow Yu's movements with his naked eye, remained completely calm thanks to his extensive combat experience that surpassed everyone else's.

A burst of white smoke appeared out of nowhere, and Third's summoned beast—known as the Adamantine Indestructible Monkey, 'Monkey King: Enma'—was instantly summoned by him.

"Sarutobi, it's been a while since you summoned me for a battle..."

Within the white smoke, a monkey with white fur, dressed in old-style ninja attire with a tiger skin, appeared. It spoke with a somewhat nostalgic tone, "This time, our opponent will be..."

Clang!!

Before it could finish speaking, with a loud bang, its entire body was ruthlessly sent flying like a cannonball!

Although Enma possessed an adamantine body, Yu's Armament Haki-enhanced Five-Colored Threads still inflicted severe damage on him!

"Ouch..."

"It's been a long time since I felt this much pain..."

As Enma was sent flying, he grimaced in pain. But after seeing the enemy clearly, a look of surprise appeared on his dark monkey face, "This guy... Isn't he your disciple, Sarutobi?!"

"I don't have time to explain, old friend."

"We need to quickly subdue this kid together and bring him back to Konoha."

Feeling Enma's surprise, but at this moment, Third didn't have much time to explain to him because Yu, who was swift and fierce, didn't give him any chance to catch his breath.

"Dragon Claw!!"

Seeing Third summoning his beast Enma for battle, Yu didn't hesitate and instead quickly approached, his black right hand forming three dragon claws. The Taijutsu he unleashed directly formed a huge dragon claw-shaped aura.

"Transformation: Adamantine Staff!!"

In the blink of an eye, Third transformed his summoned beast Enma into a Adamantine Staff, which stretched across his body.

This was a Transformation Jutsu that Monkey King Enma, Third Hokage's comrade-in-arms, excelled in. The Adamantine Staff possessed the characteristics of being as hard as adamantine and freely extendable. It had accompanied Third through the long period of warfare.

In addition, when transformed into the Adamantine Staff, Enma could also launch attacks according to his will. His claws and teeth would also increase the variability and unpredictability of his attacks. Through battles, he had honed his versatile offense and defense, surpassing the realm of being merely skilled and entering the realm of being a 'God of Ninjutsu'.

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Clang!!

Yu's Dragon Claw clashed with Third's Adamantine Staff, unexpectedly erupting into a thunderous and intense sound, visible soundwaves instantly spreading out from between them.

"This kid... has such immense strength..."

After Third's adamantine Adamantine Staff resisted Yu's Dragon Claw, he could only feel that this terrifying force was like a real giant Dragon Claw, as if it would send him flying and crush him with one swipe.

"My body hurts so much, it's like being crushed to pieces..."

Even Enma, held in Third's hand to block Yu's Dragon Claw, was not feeling well. With his adamantine body, he had never experienced such intense pain before. "Sarutobi, your disciple is probably a monster. He's not that easy to deal with..."

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