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Chapter 136: Hero of the Hidden Rock, The Flash of Iwagakure
The wasteland was filled with the pungent smell of scorched earth.
The air was sliced into pieces by the high-frequency refracted sunlight, and the ground was riddled with bottomless holes, still emitting wisps of green smoke.
"Hot, hot, hot! Damn it! Where are you aiming?!"
Garp clutched his butt, jumping three meters into the air like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
That beam just now had grazed his tailbone. The back of his pants had been burned to ash, revealing the dark, taut skin underneath, which was now red and swollen.
"That bastard is definitely doing this on purpose!"
Upon landing, Garp rolled to dodge three other "lasers" crisscrossing toward him, cursing under his breath.
Atop the high wall, Kizaru adjusted the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose. Watching the lively figure jumping around below, his mood was surprisingly delightful.
This opportunity to attack the Marine Hero unscrupulously without having to write a letter of apology... it was truly the peak of his life.
"Oh my, this dark-skinned mouse runs really fast."
Kizaru hooked his finger slightly, and the dozens of crystal shards floating in the air adjusted their angles once again.
Sunlight was focused, compressed, and then poured down mercilessly.
This time, the beams wove into an airtight net, suppressing the Cloud trio firmly into a corner of the labyrinth.
A was wrapped in violent Lightning Release chakra, attempting to break through the blockade with extreme speed.
But every time he tried to start moving, two beams would accurately predict his footing, forcing him to change direction abruptly.
This predictive ability was simply suffocating.
"Damn it! Can this guy see through my movements?"
A panted heavily, a scorched wound added to his shoulder.
As a member of the Yotsuki clan, known for their speed and reflexes, this was the first time he had been toyed with like this in a battle of speed.
"Bee! How much longer!" A roared, looking back.
Killer B was prostrate on the ground, red chakra bubbles churning wildly around his body. The seven swords on his back had been tossed aside due to the intense heat.
"Right now! Big Brother! The beat is on! Yeah!"
Killer B jerked his head up, his eyes behind the sunglasses transformed into beast pupils.
A heart-palpitatingly evil chakra shot into the sky.
A red chakra cloak instantly wrapped around his entire body, and three massive chakra tails manifested behind him.
Version 2 state!
"For this master... Break!"
Killer B opened his mouth. Instead of condensing a Tailed Beast Bomb, he let out a deafening roar.
But it wasn't just sound.
Accompanied by the roar, the three tails behind him stabbed violently into the ground and churned madly.
RUMBLE—!
The earth cracked open.
Countless tons of rock and soil were forcibly lifted into mid-air by this brute force.
The sky full of dust instantly formed an earth wall tens of meters high, blocking out the sun.
The sunlight was cut off.
The blinding "laser rain" came to an abrupt halt the moment it lost its light source.
"Now! Go!"
A reacted instantly. With one hand, he scooped up Garp, who was still giving the middle finger to the high wall, and with the other, he grabbed Killer B, who was on the verge of going berserk.
Lightning Release: Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop!
Under the cover of the dust, A tanked a blindly fired beam with his back. He transformed into a streak of blue light, smashing through the outermost three layers of earth walls and charging out of the encirclement.
"That brat with the sunglasses! This old man will remember you! Next time we meet, I'll definitely shove your sunglasses up your nostrils!"
Garp's furious roar traveled far with the wind, filled with unwillingness and anger.
The dust settled.
Kizaru stood on the towering rock wall, watching the blue lightning disappear at the end of the wasteland, and did not pursue.
He slowly lowered his raised finger. Without chakra support, the dozens of crystal shards suspended in the air shattered into a pile of glittering powder.
"Phew..."
Kizaru let out a long breath, swayed slightly, and sat down on the ground.
This battle seemed relaxed, but it was actually fraught with danger.
This body of only eight or nine years old simply had too little chakra.
That "Light Release" combo just now had nearly drained all his trump cards. If those three monsters had persisted for another minute, he would have been the one exposed.
"So scary... I almost worked overtime until death."
Kizaru wiped the nonexistent cold sweat from his forehead, fished a slightly deformed military ration pill from his pocket, and popped it into his mouth, crunching on it.
Inside the outpost, there was dead silence.
The hundred or so surviving Rock ninja poked their heads out from behind cover, looking at the small figure sitting on the high wall, backlit by the setting sun.
That scene just now was deeply branded into their minds.
With the power of one person, he forced back Cloud's strongest A-B Combo, plus a monstrous brat who could tear down walls with his bare hands.
This kind of battle record was enough for any Jonin to brag about for a lifetime.
And the one who did all this was just a child who hadn't even graduated from the Ninja Academy.
"Won... we won?"
Captain Ishikawa pushed away the rubble pressing on him and stood up unsteadily, his face full of disbelief.
He looked at the devastated battlefield and the holes melted by high heat, his throat so dry he couldn't make a sound.
"We survived!"
Someone shouted first.
Immediately after, cheers of survival resounded through the entire valley.
"That light... it was just like a flash! He is our Hidden Rock's Flash!"
Someone shouted this title first, and it immediately received a response from everyone.
"Flash of the Hidden Rock! Flash of the Hidden Rock!"
The Rock ninja waved their arms frantically, shouting this newly born title that was enough to go down in history with hoarse voices, looking at the figure on high with fanatical eyes.
In Iwagakure, which revered strength and toughness, power was the only truth.
And today, Doi had interpreted what a genius was in a manner bordering on miraculous.
Captain Ishikawa leaped up the high wall in a few jumps and arrived beside Kizaru.
He looked at this subordinate who usually slacked off enough to make one angry, but now his eyes held only awe.
"Doi... no, Doi-sama."
Ishikawa swallowed, his attitude as respectful as if he were facing the Tsuchikage. "The Cloud forces have retreated. We will immediately report your war merits to the village!"
Kizaru chewed on the food pill, somewhat disgusted by its texture, which felt like eating dirt.
He waved his hand lazily.
"Let's forget about war merits and whatnot. Can we exchange them for paid leave instead?"
Ishikawa froze for a moment, then smiled bitterly.
It was indeed still that Doi.
"That technique you used just now... is it a new Kekkei Genkai?" Ishikawa asked cautiously. "That kind of light..."
"Ah, that."
Kizaru pointed to the crystal fragments on the ground and bullshitted nonchalantly.
"Sort of. It's just using Earth Release to create high-purity quartz and then reflecting sunlight. It's a very simple principle."
Simple?
Ishikawa looked at the pile of debris, the corner of his mouth twitching.
In the midst of intense combat, controlling dozens of mirrors simultaneously while calculating the angle of sunlight and the enemy's movement trajectory.
The calculation capacity and chakra control required for this were simply fantasy.
"Regardless, you are our hero."
Ishikawa stood straight and solemnly gave Kizaru an Iwagakure military salute.
Kizaru sighed and pushed his sunglasses back onto the bridge of his nose, covering those eyes that had "I want to get off work" written all over them.
Hero?
That kind of troublesome title... it just sounded like it meant overtime.
.....
Three days later, Iwagakure, Tsuchikage Residence.
The Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, floated in mid-air, holding an urgent intelligence report. The expression on his wrinkled old face was extremely colorful.
From shock, to suspicion, and then to ecstasy.
"Is this true?"
Onoki looked sharply at the Anbu kneeling on the ground.
"It is absolutely true, Tsuchikage-sama."
The Anbu lowered his head, a trace of trembling in his voice. "Outpost #73 survived with zero casualties. The Cloud assault unit was repelled."
"According to Jonin Ishikawa's report, Lord Doi developed a completely new ninjutsu system, which he named 'Light Release.' The ninja on the front lines have already bestowed a title upon him—'The Flash of the Hidden Rock'."
"The Flash of the Hidden Rock..."
Onoki muttered to himself, the image of that brat who shouted about back pain all day and would never sit if he could lie down appearing in his mind.
Using Earth Release to create crystals and borrowing the power of the sun.
What a genius concept!
This required not only extremely high mastery of Earth Release but also a combat wisdom that surpassed ordinary people.
"Hahahaha!"
Onoki suddenly burst into laughter, laughing so hard his back nearly gave out.
"Good! Good! Good! What a 'Flash of the Hidden Rock'!"
He said "good" three times in a row, extremely satisfied with this title.
"This old man didn't misjudge him! That brat's laziness is just a facade; his brain contains the future of the entire ninja world!"
Onoki waved his hand grandly.
"Pass down the order!"
"Promote Doi to the rank of Special Jonin immediately as an exception!"
"Also, bring out that scroll of 'Dust Release Insights' from my personal collection. When he returns, this old man will personally tutor him!"
Beside him, Kitsuchi looked worried. "Father, isn't this too fast? Doi is still just a child..."
"Fast?"
Onoki glared at his son, his mustache bristling.
"We are in wartime. The world has changed!"
"Our Iwagakure must also have a monster capable of carrying the banner!"
Onoki floated to the window, looking at the continuous rock towers outside, a glint flashing in his eyes.
"Doi... 'Flash of the Hidden Rock'... Since you like playing with light, this old man will make you the true light that illuminates the future of Iwagakure!"
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