"Damn brat!"
Ōnoki dispelled the conical Dust Release in his hand, looking at Shinji, who had already descended from the sky.
This guy is even stronger than when he was in Kumogakure.
Most ninjas need time to accumulate experience and train to make even slight progress. What did this brat eat to grow so fast?
Also, what's the deal with that absorption jutsu?
Why can he not only absorb his Dust Release but also analyze it?
Yes, analyze.
Upon initial contact, Ōnoki knew that Shinji's Dust Release was not as powerful as his own. But it was indeed Dust Release.
If one of his juniors could learn this jutsu, he would hand over the Tsuchikage position to them without a second thought.
Do you really think Kekkei Tōta is common?
Looking at the Ninja World, only he and his master, the Second Tsuchikage, knew it.
Given this brat some time, Ōnoki believed Dust Release would undoubtedly be perfectly displayed in his hands.
"Konoha is truly blessed!"
Without further hesitation, Ōnoki floated up. He had been careless for a moment, but that didn't mean he, the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, only had that much ability.
'Oh? His fighting spirit has recovered?' Shinji looked at the rejuvenated Ōnoki and couldn't help but sigh.
As expected of a Kage, he recovered in such a short time.
But so what?
Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!
Shinji formed a hand seal with one hand. His chest puffed out, and a tsunami-like torrent of flames erupted from his throat, surging towards Ōnoki. The intense heat distorted the air.
Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!
Ōnoki, suspended in the air, snorted coldly, waving one hand.
A massive rock wall instantly rose from the ground. It blocked his front, and the flames violently crashed against the rock wall, sending shattered rocks flying.
Smoke and dust soared into the sky, but Ōnoki's figure remained suspended in place, unmoved.
Shinji raised an eyebrow, taking advantage of the Fire Release's cover to circle around from the side.
Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!
More than ten incredibly sharp, high-pressure wind blades tore through the air, blocking all of Ōnoki's evasion paths from different angles.
Seeing this, Ōnoki's figure swayed, avoiding the wind blades in mid-air with movements impossible for a human body.
"Child's play!"
Ōnoki swept his hands outwards, and several huge rocks were lifted by an invisible force.
Earth Release: Golem Jutsu!
The rocks instantly combined into giant fists, whistling towards Shinji.
Shinji neither dodged nor retreated. Yang Release Chakra Armor instantly covered his right fist, and he launched a straight punch directly at the rock fist.
Bang!
A massive sound erupted, and the giant rock fist was shattered by his punch. The shattered rocks rained down in all directions.
Before he could even turn his body, a slender white beam of light silently shot towards him.
Shinji smiled. This old man is still so cunning.
Boom!
With a punch, he smashed the white beam of light coming towards him.
"Why is the power this time weaker?"
Whoosh—
Before he finished speaking, Shinji's figure stepped out.
A surging, invisible wave of air carved a straight path forward on the ground.
The piercing whistle of air rapidly approached, and his fist went straight for Ōnoki's head.
Ōnoki was startled, quickly forming hand seals. An oval Dust Release instantly appeared in front of him, barely blocking Shinji's punch.
"Monster—"
Ōnoki looked at the barrier, which showed faint signs of breaking, and his lips twitched involuntarily.
This was a defensive form!
"Say what you will, but if you keep this up, I'll have to accuse you of slander."
Shinji exerted force, and his black-gray fist instantly broke through Ōnoki's Dust Release. Under the force, Ōnoki's body lost its balance, but his hands didn't stop, rapidly moving.
Earth Release: Earth Flow Spears!
The ground trembled violently, and in the next instant, several huge, sharp rock pillars, like earth spikes, violently erupted from under Shinji's feet and all around him.
Shinji stomped his foot, quickly dodging. He formed a hand seal with one hand, and spat out water.
Water Release: Water Formation Wall!
A circular torrent of water instantly shot into the sky, covering the rock pillars that were still attacking him.
Shinji, having just stabilized himself, didn't stop, forming hand seals again.
Lightning Release: Ground Flash!
Powerful electricity flowed along the water and the wet ground, rapidly spreading to Ōnoki's feet.
"Good idea, but too slow."
Ōnoki paid no attention to the lightning coming towards him. His body abruptly rose, just dodging the range of the electric current.
"Also, is your current position creating an opportunity for me?"
Before he finished speaking, Ōnoki raised his hands and formed hand seals.
Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock Technique!
An invisible force instantly pressed down on Shinji, intending to make him fall into the Water Formation Wall that had not yet dissipated below.
This again!
Shinji, who had experienced this before with Kitsuchi, was a little speechless.
Although this move was annoying, it had to be said that Iwagakure's Earth Release had something to it.
"It's over. This time, I'd like to see how you escape." Ōnoki thought Shinji couldn't break free.
He clapped his hands, and shouted, "Earth Release: Rock Golem Prison!"
Instantly, four massive, rune-carved rocks rose from the ground around Shinji, forming a cubic cage that trapped him in the center. The top quickly closed, giving Shinji no chance to escape.
At the same time, four giant rock fists generated from inside the cage, fiercely smashing towards the trapped Shinji.
Inside the cage, muffled thuds sounded, and the sound of rocks shattering occasionally emanated.
Ōnoki, suspended in the air, finally wore a smug smile. He made a hand gesture, once again condensing a destructive white cube of light.
"This time, let's see how you block it."
"This old man just keeps going." Shinji condensed Chakra on his feet, flipped over to dodge the rock fist smashing towards him, and kicked at the top.
Boom!
The top of the sturdy rock prison instantly exploded from within, creating a huge gap, and a figure covered in Chakra broke free.
"What?!"
Ōnoki hadn't expected Shinji to break free so quickly in such a short time.
The Dust Release cube in his hand had just formed, and without hesitation, he aimed it at Shinji again.
The terrifying disintegrating energy instantly caused the surroundings to slightly distort, and a massive white beam of light shot into the sky.
"This old geezer!"
Shinji's right foot was covered in Yang Release Chakra Armor and raised high, using the same powerful technique again.
Yang Release: Heavenly Foot of Pain!
The white beam of Dust Release, upon contact, scattered like ice crystals.
Shinji's momentum did not diminish. He stomped through the Dust Release beam, fiercely smashing towards Ōnoki.