In the arena, which was supposed to be the battlefield for deciding which Genin was good enough to be promoted, two massive hurricanes, created by two rank S ninjas, clashed! In the blink of an eye, it became obvious that Sakumo's attack had a huge advantage over Fujin's counterattack. The Konoha ninjas became worried, but there wasn't a hint of emotion on Fujin's face.
In fact, he had pretty much expected it. His jutsu paled in comparison to Sakumo's attack. Not only had he not strengthened his elements with Yin and Yang chakras, he hadn't even poured a quarter of the chakra Sakumo poured into his jutsu. While ordinary ninjas couldn't see the difference, the stronger ones and sensors immediately noticed this anomaly and wondered what he was up to.
As the Flashing Hurricane entered into the Swamp Hurricane, the lightning sparks began eroding the swamp. However, even though the swamp was being eroded, it started consuming the electrical energy within the Flashing Hurricane.
At the same time, the winds in the Swamp Hurricane infiltrated into the Flashing Hurricane. Even though Sakumo's winds were enhanced by Yang chakra and he was better than Fujin in this aspect, Sakumo couldn't compare with Fujin in terms of control over the winds. Sakumo immediately resisted Fujin's attempt to wrestle control over the Flashing Hurricane.
This created a peculiar situation. On the surface, it looked like Sakumo's jutsu was overwhelming Fujin. However, the real battle was being fought over the control of Sakumo's jutsu. And, the more electrical energy was consumed by the swamp, the bigger Fujin's advantage got.
Along with this clash, there was another aspect that almost everyone missed. While everyone's attention was focused on the hurricanes, the ground underneath continued converting into swamps and expanding continuously. Had he been conscious, Sakumo would have spotted it very easily. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. By the time he realized, the swamp had expanded up to just a few meters away from him.
Fujin chuckled and thought, 'Finally, he noticed it. Unfortunately, it's too late.'
Suddenly, a large muddy dragon appeared from the swamp and lunged at Sakumo. Sakumo immediately bombarded it with lightning, neutralizing it instantly. However, behind the swamp dragon was another smaller hurricane that rose from the swamp! This move caught Sakumo off guard.
Fujin smirked while thinking, 'Even though my combination jutsu isn't as strong as yours, this is the true essence of my jutsu. Due to the high amount of wind chakra I poured into it, I can spontaneously start hurricanes from the swamp. While it has its limits, it is plenty to deal with most ninjas. Now then, how will you defend from this?'
Sakumo's position became extremely vulnerable. Despite facing just one opponent, he was fighting three battles simultaneously. The first and the most apparent was the clash of the two hurricanes, where Fujin had successfully slowed down Sakumo's offensive. The second was the battle to maintain control of the Flashing Hurricane, which was the most decisive battle. And now, he had to deal with the new hurricane, which flowed in the opposite direction of his Flashing Hurricane and continuously reduced its strength while posing a danger to Sakumo.
Despite seemingly losing the initial clash, Fujin gained an overwhelming advantage over Sakumo. Instead of defeating Fujin, Sakumo's terrifying jutsu provided Fujin with a chance to break the deadlock and win the battle.
A wide grin appeared on Fujin's face as the three factors continued increasing his advantage. In just half a minute, Sakumo seemed unable to hold on. Fujin extended his arm forward and muttered to himself, 'It's over. Once I gain control of his winds, I can create a new Wind Domain with it. Sakumo won't be able to escap...'
His eyes suddenly widened. He quickly dispersed his Wind Cloak, which transformed into winds and moved very quickly as he cursed, 'Shit! Is he aiming to kill everyone here?'
When he realized that he had lost the exchange and was about to be trapped inside his own jutsu, Sakumo simply exploded all the Lightning chakra that was still in the Flashing Hurricane.
Even though the explosion wouldn't harm Fujin much, it would harm most of the unconscious people and even the ninjas in and around the stadium. In the worst-case scenario, thousands of civilians and over a hundred ninjas might die!
Both Konoha and Suna ninjas became fearful of sensing the massive explosion. The Flashing Hurricane collapsed due to the explosion, and so did Fujin's Swamp Hurricane which couldn't withstand the explosion. Even the swamp in the ground was ruined to a great extent.
Hiruzen changed his fighting style and became completely defensive. He blocked and dodged any attacks his former student and teachers threw at him while spending his chakra minimally.
Even though the arena was covered in dust, Fujin and Sakumo were looking in each other's direction. Fujin thought, 'It looks like I won't be able to reinforce Hiruzen after all. In the end, Orochimaru's arrangements were enough to ensure that I'll be tied down...'
Fujin was about to go on the offensive once again but suddenly stopped.
'Lightning Release: Lightning Hound jutsu'
'Water Release: Great Waterfall jutsu'
Fujin turned his head and saw Kakashi's Lightning jutsu merging with Renjiro's water jutsu and moving towards Sakumo at a great speed. Sakumo immediately retreated but was engaged by Guy in an intense Taijutsu battle.
Renjiro flickered in front of Fujin and said without taking his eyes off Sakumo, "Dealing with him will take a long time. Unfortunately, time is not a luxury we have for now. I'm not sure how long the old man can hang on. We'll hold him back, you reinforce the old man."
[A/N: Latest chapter: Betrayal!]
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