Booooooom!
The two charged at each other again and exchanged punches powered by Chakra Enhanced Strength, causing the ground under their feet to crack.
The intensity of volatile chakra bursts and the collision of their fists resulted in visible shockwaves that carried the fragmented earth and debris that leaped out of the damaged ground.
Seimei and Naoki fought each other while throwing dozens of chakra-enhanced punches, kicks, elbow attacks, and knee strikes within the short span of ten seconds.
Nobody wanted to give their opponents an inch.
However, Seimei, who had already activated his Tenseigan, easily found gaps within Naoki's defense and landed a solid punch on his jaw, making him slightly disoriented and forcing him to take a couple of steps back.
At the very next moment, Seimei dashed forward, condensed a moderate amount of chakra on his right leg, and launched a 360° spinning kick, targeting Naoki's chest.
Fortunately, Naoki, a ninja with a pure Senju bloodline, had incredible perception and sensory talent.
Although he was still a bit disoriented, he managed to track the trajectory of Seimei's incoming attack and crossed his arms in front of his chest to protect himself.
And just as he did that, he felt Seimei's kick landing on his cross-shaped arms.
Seimei didn't hesitate at all. As soon as his kick landed on Naoki's body, he instantly detonated the chakra gathered in his right leg.
Chakra Enhanced Strength
At the same time, Naoki also gathered chakra in his arms and detonated it using the Chakra Enhanced Strength technique to mitigate the force from Seimei's kick and chakra burst.
Booooooom!!
The collision of the bursting chakra caused another round of booming sounds. The resulting shockwave and Seimei's powerful momentum behind the kick send Senju Naoki flying backward with tremendous force.
He flew backward for nearly 20 meters before crashing onto the ground.
After rolling on the ground several times, he used his trembling left hand to push himself against the ground to leap into the air before landing stably on his own two feet.
Although Naoki looked relatively unharmed, his whole body was screaming in pain.
It was only natural. After all, his physical strength, mastery of the Chakra Enhanced Strength Technique, and vitality were several times lower than Seimei's.
Plus, after facing consecutive blows and chakra bursts from the combination of Seimei's Chakra Enhanced Strength, his internal organs had been shaken, and his bones had been rattled to the extreme.
If not for the fact that Seimei had deliberately controlled the power of his Taijutsu techniques and chakra bursts, Naoki would have already suffered from internal bleeding and severe bone fractures.
Of course, Naoki didn't know that.
Still, Naoki's masterful use of Chakra Enhanced Strength had indeed mitigated a large portion of the force behind Seimei's blows.
But the pain was almost unbearable.
If not for his powerful physique, a blessing of the Senju bloodline, which could endure harsh physical punishment and passively heal bodily damage, he would have already been out of commission.
So, he gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and stared at his opponent.
Holy shit.
This guy is at least one and a half years younger than me. How in the hell did he master the clan's secret taijutsu technique to this degree?
And what's up with his monstrous strength?
In front of his physique, it felt as if my own physical strength and talent were similar to an utterly ordinary civilian Shinobi with no special bloodline.
If I didn't know better, I would have seriously doubted if the Senju blood flowing through my veins was fake.
Truly, the clan heir is still the clan heir.
Facing him in a Taijutsu exchange is futile.
He will overpower and defeat me within minutes.
I have to trap him using Ninjutsu and Kekkei Genkai.
No doubt.
He completely inherited the talents of his father, master Tobirama, and the clan head, lord Hashirama.
Fortunately, he has no bloodline limit, or at least, hasn't awakened one yet.
(If Seimei could hear Naoki's inner thoughts…
Seimei: You're wrong. I didn't inherit anything from the Senju. In terms of seniority, I'm your fucking ancestor.)
Meanwhile, Seimei watched his opponent standing still in the distance with amusement.
"Oh!" Seimei exclaimed. "Are you no longer planning to engage in Taijutsu, Naoki? Why are you not coming at me?"
Engage in Taijutsu, my ass. You fucking monster.
I don't have a death wish!
Senju Naoki grumbled inwardly, but his outward expression was utterly composed.
He responded, "Warm-ups are over. It's time to begin the real battle."
Hearing this, Seimei said nothing and just gave him a smirk.
Hahaha!
Weren't you talking about exchanging fists like a "Real Man"?
What happened to your enthusiasm?
Why did you suddenly distance yourself from me?
Not feeling like being a "Real Man" anymore, huh?
Seimei chuckled darkly in his mind.
Naoki didn't know why, but seeing the smirk on Seimei, he suddenly felt irritated and the urge to beat the shit out of him.
Unfortunately, he didn't have the capability.
So, he could only curse Seimei in his mind.
However, the sharpness in his eyes didn't dim at all.
He didn't waste any more time and quickly formed a series of hand seals.
When he finished forming the final hand seal, a large amount of chakra radiated from his body and spread to the ground near him.
The earth around him turned into sticky, viscous, dark-brown mud, which began surging around him in a rotating motion.
Seeing this, Seimei couldn't help but feel intrigued.
"Let's see how you deal with this," said Naoki as he controlled the viscous mud filled with his powerful chakra.
Mud Release: Mud Dragon Bullet Technique
The swirling mud came together and formed a large, heavy, 15-meter-long serpentine mud dragon construct that roared at Seimei, showing its menacing teeth made of hardened mud.
"Roooaaarrr"
With a single motion from Naoki, the mud dragon charged toward Seimei, ready to crush him.
The weight of the mud dragon and its breakneck speed made its momentum as terrifying as a speeding train. If this hit a human body, the mud dragon would surely turn it into a meat patty.
However, Seimei's glowing, ocean-blue Tenseigan stared at the incoming menace without any fear.
Instead, he formed just one single-handed hand seal.
Crackle~ Crackle~
Before long, violent golden lightning began to crackle all around him, and they started to gather at multiple points.
Lightning Release: Lightning Ball
As the violent lightning arcs finished condensing, they created twelve basketball-sized spheres of golden lightning around Seimei.
"Hmm…is this guy insane? Did he think he could stop my B-rank Mud Release Jutsu with this basic C-rank Lightning Release technique?"
Senju Naoki was dumbfounded, and he began questioning Seimei's sanity. After all, even if Lightning Release could counter his Mud Release, there was no way the pitiful lightning from a basic C-rank Ninjutsu could stop his mud dragon.
However, he soon stopped speaking because the scene before him was just that astonishing.
Using his Lv.6 lightning affinity and chakra control, Seimei made the twelve lightning balls spin around him fast enough to make the spheres of lightning blur in motion.
The lightning within the spheres resonated with each other as tendrils of golden lightning emerged from them and connected, creating a semi-spherical, rotating, protective dome of golden lightning around Seimei before the mud dragon could reach him.
Soon, the mud dragon crashed into the high-speed, rotating dome of lightning, attempting to break it and hit Seimei.
However, even with its insane momentum, the mud dragon construct couldn't penetrate or destroy the protective dome of lightning.
Instead, the lightning began to spread throughout the body of the mud dragon and weakened it from the inside out.
Crackle~ Crackle~
After a mere three seconds, the mud dragon could no longer hold on, and it was utterly obliterated by the lightning arcs radiating from the dome of lightning.
Crack! Crack! Booooom!!
The mud dragon was reduced to mere fragments of earth.
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