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"...Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven!"
Watching the massive wave of water crashing down, Neji's eyes widened. He didn't even have time to be shocked by Ryūsei's one-handed hand seals. He quickly began to rotate, releasing chakra from all the pores in his body, executing the Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven—a technique only the main family was qualified to learn, but one he had managed to master through his own talent.
A massive hemispherical energy shield instantly materialized.
It wasn't that Neji wanted to use Revolving Heaven for defense; he had to!
Ryūsei's one-handed hand seals were simply too fast; no one could react in time.
Moreover, his Water Release was far too exaggerated. That wave, taller than the spectator stands, would undoubtedly fill the entire hall upon impact. Neji had nowhere to dodge.
The moment the energy shield formed, the wave slammed heavily onto the rotating hemisphere.
BOOM—
With a deafening roar, the astonishing torrent of water surged outwards in all directions, immediately flooding the entire hall and forcing Yūgao, who had been overseeing the match, to instantly teleport back to the second-floor spectator stands.
Just as the water level was about to reach the stands, the flow seemed to break through something, rushing into other parts of the tower's first floor.
Ryūsei, standing on the churning water's surface with chakra concentrated at his feet, crouched down and plunged his hand into the current.
A small whirlpool appeared, the water spiraling upwards like a snake coiling around Ryūsei's forearm.
As the water level rapidly decreased, the energy shield—which hadn't been shattered by the wave—was still spinning at high speed.
But everyone's gaze wasn't fixed on the energy shield; they were staring at Ryūsei's hand.
There, in Ryūsei's palm, was a water spear, seemingly formed out of nowhere.
Looking at this water spear, the jonin on the spectator stands all constricted their pupils.
Even Hiruzen and Kakashi wore expressions of shock!
Might Guy, too, lost his usual boisterous demeanor and was about to speak up to concede defeat on Neji's behalf.
Unfortunately, he was a step too slow.
WHOOSH—
An ear-piercing sound of something cutting through the air resonated throughout the arena.
Ryūsei leaped high into the air and hurled the water spear in his hand.
Like a shooting star, it flashed across the room. The high-speed rotating energy shield emitted a crack sound and instantly shattered.
Neji, who had been spinning, tumbled to the ground.
Right beside him, embedded deep into the floor with both tip and shaft submerged, was a spear made of water.
The next second, the water spear exploded violently.
A terrifying suction force, like an invisible giant hand, grabbed Neji's body, lifting him into the air and spinning him at high speed.
Moisture from the air gathered once again, transforming into a swirling vortex, an eye of the storm.
More and more water materialized, forming a massive waterspout in the blink of an eye.
The astonishing suction force forced all the ninja on the spectator stands to grab the handrails, concentrating chakra at their feet to anchor themselves to the ground, resisting the pull of the waterspout.
"Eight Inner Gates Released Formation, Fifth Gate: Gate of Limit—OPEN!"
Just as the waterspout was about to destroy the hall and the second-floor spectator stands, a loud shout suddenly rang out.
Immediately after, a figure shrouded in green fiery chakra shot out from the stands like an arrow and kicked the waterspout.
The terrifying waterspout was instantly dispersed by the kick. Chakra and water transformed into a violent storm that swept through the entire hall and the second-floor spectator stands, drenching everyone.
This figure was none other than Might Guy.
By the time the rain subsided, Might Guy had already landed, holding the unconscious Neji in his arms.
"The match is over. The winner is—Hoshina Ryūsei," Yūgao announced immediately, teleporting back into the hall.
The entire arena fell silent!
Regardless of gender, whether genin or jonin, even Hiruzen, no one cared that they were soaked to the bone.
All their eyes were fixed on Ryūsei, who slick back his wet hair.
Gulp…
Someone swallowed hard, the sound breaking the silence where a pin drop could be heard.
Trembling voices began to speak up, one after another:
"S… S-Rank Water Release!"
"No mistake about it. Such nature transformation and shape transformation… this is definitely a secret technique-level Water Release!"
"Water Vortex, Water Spear, Waterspout… Wait… this… this is just like the Second Hokage, Lord Tobirama's Water Release: Water Formation Spear?!"
"He really is a descendant of the Senju clan!"
"..."
Discussions erupted throughout the arena. Those jonin who recognized the Water Formation Spear looked at Ryūsei with eyes that had changed once again.
If their speculation about Ryūsei's connection to Neji had been half-believed before, now they were ninety percent convinced.
Silver hair, red eyes, a monstrous amount of chakra, terrifying proficiency in Water Release, and even the secret Water Release technique developed by the Second Hokage… This was practically a younger version of Senju Tobirama!
Ignoring their stares, Ryūsei walked up to Might Guy and said with a slight smile, "I avoided his body with my last attack. He should just be suffering from drowning and severe chakra exhaustion. Let me treat him."
"Then I'll trouble you, young man," Might Guy replied, flashing a bright, teeth-baring smile after having already checked Neji's condition.
He held no blame or dissatisfaction towards Ryūsei for nearly killing his student.
Watching Ryūsei treating Neji, Hiruzen on the spectator stands felt the hand holding his pipe tremble slightly. His heart was surging with an indescribable excitement.
Back when Ryūsei was still in the Ninja Academy, Hiruzen had already taken notice of this civilian orphan.
After all, the class of Konoha 60 was far too special.
The generation of newborns that included Naruto represented Konoha's future.
Their growth meant that the weakened Konoha would usher in a new era of vitality.
If they were to die, it would signify the complete withering of Konoha, the great tree.
Therefore, anyone who dared to target this generation of newborns would cross Hiruzen's bottom line.
Even Danzō, whom he had always tolerated, would be shown no mercy.
Simultaneously, Hiruzen placed immense importance on the growth and safety of this new generation.
To this end, he assigned Kakashi to be the supervising jonin for Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke, Sarutobi for the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, and Konoha's genjutsu expert for Team 8.
Even for those who graduated a year earlier than Ryūsei, like Neji and Tenten, he assigned Might Guy as their supervising jonin.
Among the four supervising jonin, three were elite jonin.
This showed just how much importance Hiruzen placed on the twelve Konoha rookies.
Ryūsei originally wasn't on Hiruzen's list of important individuals.
It wasn't until he became the top graduate, maintained that position, and grew close to the heir of the Hyuga clan and the heir of the Yamanaka clan that he truly entered Hiruzen's field of vision.
Hiruzen had observed Ryūsei a few times with his Crystal Ball Technique. He saw Ryūsei teaching Ino and the other two girls tree climbing and water walking techniques, as well as medical ninjutsu. He discovered that Ryūsei possessed excellent chakra control and was a talent with great potential.
Later, after seeing Ryūsei demonstrate Water Release and sensory techniques, Hiruzen decided to take a gamble.
He wanted to see if Ryūsei possessed Yin Release chakra.
Thus, during the team assignments, he chose Ryūsei over Kiba Inuzuka.
After getting the answer from Kurenai, Hiruzen's initial expectation for Ryūsei was simply that he would become Konoha's new genjutsu expert.
But he never expected that he had vastly underestimated this civilian genius!
An enormous chakra reserve, such mastery in Water Release, and even Lord Tobirama's Water Release: Water Formation Spear…
Regardless of whether this young man was a descendant of the Senju clan, such physical talent and Water Release aptitude meant he could be nurtured into a replica of the Second Hokage!
Even if he were only a copy of Lord Tobirama, Ryūsei could become a towering tree supporting Konoha!
By the time Naruto and Sasuke grew up, Konoha would return to an era possessing Sannin-level figures!
This way, he wouldn't have to fear facing the previous Hokage in the afterlife with shame!
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