Nawaki's words completely enraged the nine contestants.
One of them mockingly shouted, "Well, if it isn't the oddball heir of the Senju clan! Do I meet your standards, big brother?"
Wow! This fearless contestant actually dared to bring up a sensitive topic just to provoke his opponent—his move both shocked and impressed everyone present.
However, Nawaki remained completely unmoved after hearing that. He naturally saw through such a simple provocation tactic.
"This one finally showed some improvement," Tsunade thought, feeling very satisfied with Nawaki's performance.
Had Nawaki still been his old self, he would've already clenched his fists and charged headfirst into a fight. Watching her little brother standing strong on his own, Tsunade felt tears welling up unexpectedly.
"If you want to cry, Tsunade, I can lend you my shoulder."
"Thud!"
Before Jiraiya could finish speaking—a master at popping up out of nowhere—he was punched flying away. He soared so high that even his fall looked slower than that prodigy's Meteor Shower technique.
Silence.
Orochimaru, who had originally planned to carefully watch his teammate's younger brother's match, immediately pretended he saw nothing. He deeply disliked Jiraiya; after all, when he was young, he almost got tricked by him into peeping at the women's bathhouse.
"Ah, Orochimaru, come here to watch Nawaki's match?"
Tsunade's expression returned to normal, as if nothing had just happened.
Orochimaru conveniently didn't mention anything about a certain missing "meteor": "Yes, today I just came out for fresh air and to casually see how these Genin compete."
Is that so? My boy is finally growing up.
The contestant in the arena, who had been nonstop hurling verbal barbs, seeing no reaction from the opponent, was about to escalate things further when suddenly he felt the ground beginning to tremble slightly.
"What's going on? Earthquake?"
"That can't be right," another contestant said. "The Barrier Unit's not here just to watch!"
The shaking was intense enough for even those in the Audience Seats to feel it. In an instant, the entire battlefield was filled with confused murmurs.
"I am no longer the same Nawaki Senju as before!"
With a loud shout across the battlefield, cracks spread across the ground beneath Nawaki. An intimidating amount of chakra surged around him.
[Yin Seal Release!]
Standing on the spot, visible black pattern-like markings now appeared on Nawaki's right hand, overflowing with immense chakra. Those who had just been debating whether it was an earthquake instantly understood the truth.
"This kid actually charged it fully! Although just his right hand, this difficulty level definitely isn't lower than that Uchiha brat's Elemental Chakra Mode."
Tsunade was somewhat surprised that Nawaki could use the Strength of a Hundred Technique already. Even she herself hadn't tried out this newly established ninjutsu yet.
Hm? It bears some resemblance to Shen's Chakra Mode, though without the dangerous method of injecting chakra directly into the cells.
Orochimaru, quickly identifying its operational mechanism, soon reached his conclusion. This relatively low-risk technique apparently sparked his interest.
"You're thinking too much into it. The Strength of a Hundred Technique stores chakra gathered from daily activities. Though it gives him insane superhuman strength until the stored chakra runs out, Nawaki won't have enough to activate full-body mode for at least another three years."
"Is that so? Unlike Shen, who directly infuses chakra into his cells, this technique actually stores it instead? I don't usually have that much time to spend on chakra control training."
"Exactly. Once that stored energy's gone, you've got to build it back up again before you can use it again. If I hadn't made Nawaki punch through tons of solid materials, he wouldn't have been able to channel all his chakra into just that one point."
"When you put it like that, these two kids really are quite different!"
Tsunade remained silent. In her opinion, no matter how much talent someone had, without effort, they wouldn't amount to anything.
"In that case, Tsunade, let's just wait and see."
Orochimaru could see from her silence that she hadn't truly taken his words to heart. But as someone deeply devoted to research, he wasn't solely fixated on achievements within the realm of being a ninja.
"The Strength of a Hundred Technique huh? Looks like Nawaki's fate of dying from an explosive tag explosion might finally change now."
Shen immediately recognized what those black markings on the right hand represented, but he wasn't the slightest bit intimidated.
If he couldn't beat him head-on, he'd simply wear him down until his chakra ran out—after all, the constant drain of Elemental Chakra Mode had been repeatedly refined and optimized by him.
Some transmigrators might say their youth was wasted if they failed to recognize both Lord Madara's might and Hashirama's stamina.
Back on the battlefield, even though the nine contestants were momentarily stunned by the chakra Nawaki released, they weren't just passive spectators watching the show—they all aimed to become Chunin and launched attacks.
"Come on then!"
Nawaki raised his right hand to block several jutsu coming at him from different directions before charging forward toward one opponent, each step leaving a deep crater beneath his feet.
As soon as he landed, Nawaki smashed his right fist into his opponent, driving them deep underground, then kicked off the ground and rocketed upward into the sky.
[His Majesty Nawaki – Earth-Shattering Smash!]
He raised his right hand mid-air and came crashing down with immense force. That ridiculous name left everyone speechless and embarrassed for a few seconds.
*BOOM*
A massive shockwave spread outward from the impact point. Fortunately, the Barrier Unit had already prepared in advance, so the audience barely felt any tremors.
However, large chunks of earth bursting upward from around Nawaki's attack area shocked everyone present.
"Three taken out in one hit, and the rest injured by the aftershock. Looks like even 'Mountain-Smashing Power' isn't that big of a deal anymore!"
Now somewhat dismissive of his older sister Tsunade's requirements for becoming her apprentice, Nawaki felt justified—after all, he'd flipped over an entire section of earth.
Then again, after those two titans had already torn the field apart, how sturdy could the ground really be? This reckless line of thinking would soon make him regret his impulsive pride.
[His Majesty Nawaki – Endless Thunderous Blows!]
After that utterly cringe-worthy technique name, Nawaki repeatedly slammed his right hand — covered in the markings of the Strength of a Hundred Technique — into the ground. The massive chunks of earth and dust thrown up clearly demonstrated the destructive power of his move.
"What kind of legendary freshmen have come to the Ninja Academy this year? How can each one top the last with their stunts!"
"They're all monsters. These three kids are good enough to be Jonin already!"
"Konoha is truly the strongest village!"
"DJ Shen, I want you!"
The crowd went wild over the spectacular display onstage and started shouting obscenities — some so dirty they'd make your ears bleed.
"F***, these party animals are all nuts. Looks like I need to find a way to help them blow off some steam."
Shen, who was thinking about how to celebrate passing the official exam with Nayou, decided he'd hit the decks tonight — the kind of party the whole village would end up at.
"It's time I brought out the big guys that Snake Uncle had prepared. If I don't take them out for a spin soon, they'll start gathering mold."
And so our Uchiha genius completely ignored the battlefield-wrecking, cough-cough, Attack Titan-style... Nawaki.
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