"But how could you possibly be so strong?"
Konohamaru was truly incredulous.
Ye Lan smiled slightly. "Konohamaru, you're still young, and there's a lot you don't know. You need to understand that there are always people better than you.
There are many people in this world who are stronger than you; it's impossible to count them all. And never think that just because you have some skill, you can defeat everyone. Nothing is impossible in this world, and nothing is unattainable. Don't be discouraged. This is just my most ordinary Ninjutsu. I know many more things that you don't."
Kakashi's expression beside them was no less shocked than Konohamaru's.
Because Ye Lan was only a teenager. Although releasing a Great Fireball Technique wasn't a big deal for him; even he could release it in an instant. But he admitted that this young man named Ye Lan seemed unexpectedly strong.
His Chakra seemed endless. What he couldn't understand most was that, even though they were both using Chakra, why was Ye Lan's Chakra seemingly more domineering? The moment the Great Fireball was released, he enveloped Konohamaru and himself inside an Earth Release sphere. This sphere couldn't be said to be very hard, but it could at least withstand one or two Ninjutsu techniques without a problem. But he didn't expect that the Ninjutsu Ye Lan released, this Great Fireball, would have such great power.
At the moment the Great Fireball was released. He clearly felt that his Earth Release sphere had almost completely shattered. This was not something a teenager in his teens, who hadn't even attended the Ninja Academy, could release. And now, he didn't think it was necessary to take him to see Iruka. Because, how could a student who could use the Great Fireball not be able to use the Shadow Clone Jutsu?
Even if Ye Lan had told Kakashi that he was a Jonin, Kakashi probably wouldn't have doubted it at all.
This young man named Ye Lan was clearly pretending to be weak.
What he didn't know was that Ye Lan had deliberately lowered the temperature of the fireball the moment he released the Ninjutsu, otherwise, even he would have been injured.
It took a while for Konohamaru to recover from his shock.
Then he said, "I didn't expect you to be so strong, you pale-faced guy."
"My name is Ye Lan, not 'pale-faced guy', got it?"
Konohamaru snorted and said, "Who told you to be so pale?"
Ye Lan smiled helplessly. "When did being pale become a fault?"
Ye Lan looked at Konohamaru and said, "Little guy, do you remember our bet? If you can't learn my Ninjutsu, you have to call me 'Big Brother'!"
Konohamaru shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said, "Tch, it's just the Great Fireball Technique, what's so difficult about that? As long as you tell me how to perform the hand seals, and I practice diligently, I'll definitely learn it.
But what about you? Do you only know the Great Fireball Technique? Or are you really only capable of that and just showing off in front of me? If that's the case, I can't acknowledge you as my Big Brother."
Ye Lan chuckled softly, thinking, This little guy really won't give up.
Ye Lan said, "Go on, tell me. What do you want to do?"
Konohamaru thought for a long time. Then, he slowly said, "Unless you teach me another Ninjutsu!"
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