“Hanzo, it’s our turn,” Shimizu said with a smile, moving Hanzo’s scythe aside.
“What, worried that I wouldn’t be able to hold back and hurt your little girlfriend?” Hanzo said, pointing at Yekura as he put away his scythe.
This old guy, nearing sixty, was also filled with many emotions.
It had been more than two years since the end of the Second Shinobi World War.
The geniuses from the Five Great Shinobi Villages who had shown their skills in the war were also beginning to realize their talents.
Yekura’s strength was not only top-notch among her peers, but also a first-class expert below the Kage level in the entire ninja world.
She was already enough to exchange a few blows with him, and if a few more years passed, the ninja world would have another top powerhouse.
There was also Maki, who looked quite good.
Not to mention Shimizu, a young genius who could basically be judged to have reached that level.
As for Sata, it wasn’t that Hanzo looked down on him. At twenty-something, his strength wasn’t weak among the Jonin. If he were from Amegakure, Hanzo would definitely cultivate him vigorously, but with exceptional talents like Shimizu ahead, Hanzo didn’t pay much attention to him.
Fortunately, he had discovered three good seedlings, one of whom even had the legendary Sage’s Eyes!
If even one of them could grow up smoothly, they could take over Amegakure after he grew old. If all three grew up, Hanzo would dare to lead them to continue the great cause he had not completed in his youth.
“Maki, your swordsmanship is already very good, with a solid foundation. However, while caution and prudence are good in battle, don’t lose your decisiveness and sharpness. Put in seven parts of strength and leave three parts of reserve, that’s enough.”
“This is the first time I’ve seen a Scorch Release ninja. I don’t have much to say in the field of ninjutsu.
Next, what you need to do is continue to improve your basics. It’s best to see if your Sunagakure has any ninjutsu that can improve explosive power to learn. You can also learn some basic sensory ninjutsu, which can improve your ability to seize opportunities in battle. Your strength will improve faster, and your upper limit will be higher if you grasp these few years.”
After Hanzo finished his evaluation, he turned his gaze to Shimizu.
“Next, it’s our turn, Shimizu brat.”
“Hanzo, I’m also very curious to know how big the gap is between the current me and someone like you, who is at the pinnacle of the ninja world.”
Shimizu held the ninja sword in his right hand, and the summoning scroll slid down from the sleeve of his left hand as he spoke to Hanzo.
Before obtaining the perfect Oni Transformation Body, his strength should be positioned at the level of an ordinary Kage, half a level behind the peak Kage level like the Third Kazekage and Hanzo. He couldn’t win, but the other party couldn’t take him down either.
As for now…
He would know after fighting.
“Clang! ~”
The chain collided with the ninja sword, sparking.
The ninja sword in Shimizu’s hand deflected, deftly breaking free from the shackles of the chain, and the hilt struck upwards at an angle, knocking away the scythe that was attacking from above. At the same time, the other hand formed a hand seal with one hand, summoning three puppets.
“Boom!”
The ground was instantly smashed into a deep pit by the Fat Man, but Hanzo was nowhere to be seen, leaving only a puddle of water.
Water Release · Water Shunshin Technique!
In terms of this technique alone, Hanzo had mastered it to an unprecedented level. The movement speed had almost reached the limit that a ninja could reach in the conventional sense, and in the process of performing the technique, he could briefly enter a state of hydration similar to that of the Hozuki clan, immune to most physical attacks.
In the next instant, Hanzo teleported into the air, forming a hand seal with his left hand and swinging the hammer-shaped weight at the end of the chain with his right hand, knocking back the Little Boy who was flanking from the side.
“Water Release · Thousand Killing Water Needles.”
“Breath of the Separation · Fourth Form · Fleeting Shower!”
Tiny and sharp high-pressure water needles collided with rays of plasma in mid-air, creating a cloud of mist.
“Amazing…” Shimizu exclaimed in admiration.
He didn’t expect Hanzo to directly block his Release Release with just Water Release.
But that was also reasonable.
The Release Release that Shimizu developed himself was naturally extraordinary, but Hanzo was not an ordinary person either.
He should be regarded as the strongest Water Release ninja in the ninja world in so many years after Tobirama Senju.
Not to mention that this was the Land of Rain, with abundant moisture, and it was still drizzling, Hanzo’s Water Release was greatly strengthened.
Taking advantage of the obstruction of ninjutsu, Hanzo briefly distanced himself from Shimizu, reached out and cut his finger with a scythe, and quickly formed a seal.
Without a single mistake, one head, one hair, one inside, one appearance, one existence, one look!
“Summoning Technique · Ibuse!”
The giant salamander, as large as a tailed beast, appeared with white smoke, and then collided heavily with the charging Fat Man, stirring up a layer of air.
At the same time, Daewon had already covered Shimizu’s body, with plasma flames spraying backwards from his legs, quickly rushing towards Hanzo.
Hanzo’s expression hidden under the gas mask was already full of caution.
He had already regarded Shimizu as a master of the same level, rather than a junior.
He hadn’t been able to gain much advantage in terms of ninjutsu.
Great strength, high quality of chakra, speed a little slower than himself, but able to keep up, decent combat experience, and very strong perception, extremely fast reaction.
The flaws he sold during the battle and some feints he made did not fool the other party.
The summoning beast, the salamander Ibuse, was also restrained by the other two puppets and failed to gain any advantage.
As for using poison…
It would be fine if it were someone else, but the other party was a disciple of the puppet old hag Chiyo.
Back during the Second Shinobi World War, Chiyo had probed the secretion cooling time of the salamander’s venom and created targeted antidotes.
As Chiyo’s disciple, the other party must also have mastered the antidote, and the salamander’s venom was useless against him.
Shimizu’s face was calm as he continued to fight Hanzo.
Now, he had a bottom line for his strength.
Without using space blood ghost art, he was about five-five with Hanzo.
If he used it, he should be able to gain the upper hand and even have a chance to kill the other party.
Provided that the other party was not prepared.
Space abilities like Flying Thunder God are most likely to produce results when they are used for the first time.
Just like when Tobirama Senju killed Izuna Uchiha.
The latter and the former were long-time rivals who had been fighting for many years, and their strengths were equal, but under the circumstances that Tobirama Senju used the Flying Thunder God for the first time, he achieved a first-time kill.
