Chapter 46 A Nobody

In the forest outskirts of Tanzaku Town, a waterfall cascaded from a gash in the rock face. Under the moonlight, it appeared as a slide of silk-blue, flowing down the mountain.

The sound of countless droplets hitting the stream did not disturb the four individuals who stood at a distance, facing each other atop the water.

Roshi calmly observed the trio before him. "So it's Chief Uchiha, a student of Hokage, and... nobody," he said, recognizing two of them from intelligence reports, but the third, a kid, was unknown to him.

Upon seeing Roshi, both Fukashi and Jiraiya adopted alert expressions. Kazuki, despite being referred to dismissively by Roshi, remained unfazed.

Observing their alertness, Roshi chuckled and raised his gaze to the dark sky. "It's pretty late already; let's get over this quickly, as I don't really like my sleeping schedule getting disturbed," he stated.

As Roshi's words fell, chakra exploded from the three. Fukashi's eyes turned red as he lunged at Roshi like a cannon.

Jiraiya transformed into an afterimage, disappearing into the surrounding forest, while Kazuki, without moving from his spot, began to flash hand signs.

"Lava Style Chakra Mode"

Roshi, without panicking, immediately enveloped his entire body in a coating of lava, forming a lava tail behind him as he activated his Lava Style Chakra Mode.

The water under Roshi began to evaporate, creating steam. Fukashi, who had appeared in front of Roshi, felt an intense heat, causing his skin to tingle.

Despite the heat, Fukashi attacked Roshi with a kunai imbued with a layer of chakra. However, something incredible occurred upon contact. Roshi didn't dodge and allowed the kunai to hit him.

The moment it made contact, the tip instantly dissolved into liquid, followed by the entire kunai.

Fukashi groaned in pain, feeling as if he were holding a burning coal. His right hand appeared slightly melted.

The pain caused a momentary loss of focus, which Roshi capitalized on by launching a punch at the defenseless Fukashi.

Just as his lava fist was mere inches away from Fukashi, Roshi frowned and abruptly halted his attack, jumping up. A beam of water sliced through the air where he had just stood.

Mid-air, Roshi muttered, "This kid..." His eyes were on the attacker, who had just fired the water beam. Kazuki stood atop the stream, his hand still around his mouth, his gaze meeting Roshi's.

Water Style: Water Cannon Technique!

Kazuki wasn't done with just one attack. He moved his head to shoot a couple more water beams at Roshi, who was still mid-air.

Lava Style: Molten Rocks!

Despite the approaching attack, Roshi remained cool-headed. He opened his mouth wide, and numerous burning rocks flew out, appearing before the water cannons.

The burning rocks and the compressed beams of water collided, creating steam in the air due to the collision of water and lava.

Suddenly, Roshi rushed out of the steam at high speed and appeared before Kazuki in an instant. His Lava Chakra Mode, which significantly increased his physical capabilities, was responsible for this immense speed.

Lava Release: Scorching Armored Fist

The lava on the right hand of Roshi got dense, like layers stacking upon each other, as, without a shred of mercy in his heart, he smashed the enhanced lava fist at Kazuki.

The sudden increase in Roshi's speed caught Kazuki off-guard. He didn't even have time to pull out the Kusanagi strapped on his back.

Lightning Release: Thunderclap Arrow!!

He could only bring his left hand before the approaching huge lava fist as thunder appeared around it and transformed into an arrow.

The thunder arrow and the lava fist collided, creating a massive airflow. The water around them was all blown away, revealing the rocky surface under the stream.

The collision lasted a few seconds, with the thunder arrow penetrating and destroying the huge fist, but also dispersing itself in the process.

Aghh!!

Under the huge lava fist, there was still a layer of lava. Kazuki's left palm met it slightly, causing him to groan in pain.

He instantly pulled his hand back and jumped back to distance himself from Roshi. His left palm was red and even shredded at a few points.

"Seriously! I just touched it a little. What heat!"

Kazuki exclaimed, a look of discomfort on his face. His eyes were on his palm, which was left in a bad state from just a brief contact with the lava.

However, Roshi didn't seem ready to give Kazuki any respite. He rushed towards him again, forming another lava fist, even bigger than before. Kazuki, while watching the second lava fist, raised his right hand and made a hand sign.

"Even if it's a kage; you can't underestimate someone so much," Kazuki muttered.

"Bringer of Darkness Technique"

Roshi, who was about to end the surprisingly resilient kid, suddenly found himself in an infinite world of darkness. A shocked look appeared on his face.

However, the tailed beast within him was quicker to understand the situation. Chakra rushed towards Roshi's brain, dispelling the darkness. But by this time, a sword surrounded by thunder was mere inches from his chest.

Chakra burst out of Roshi, who, with difficulty, moved to his left. But even for him, it was difficult to evade the attack after getting caught off-guard.

Blood splashed and dripped onto the water of the stream, leaving a long but not so deep red mark on the chest of Roshi, who was still coated in lava.

At some distance, with his back facing him, stood Kazuki. Roshi's shocked eyes were locked onto his back.

(Tbh, I really hope for a music add on option in webnovel app, a battle theme with a battle scene would go well)

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