"Toroi is indeed formidable." Kazekaze stared at Toroi standing on the ground. Not only had he evaded his attack, but he also found a method to restrain the Eight Gates. Using his Bloodline Limit, Magnet Release, Toroi surrounded himself with three layers of shuriken, like a barrier.
With Toroi at the center, the radius of the Magnet Release barrier was at least eight meters. This meant that even if Kazekaze could break through the first layer of shuriken with his speed advantage, the second layer would immediately surround him.
As soon as Kazekaze's body came into contact with Toroi's ninja tools, he would be magnetized by the shuriken in an instant. Then, Toroi could simply throw a square shuriken, which would be inevitably drawn toward Kazekaze due to the magnetic force. Once his body was in the air and had nowhere to exert force, it would be difficult for him to dodge Toroi's attacks.
"Truly worthy of being a Jonin with a Bloodline Limit." Kazekaze couldn't help but sigh. Toroi, on the other hand, was equally in awe of Kazekaze's terror,
"For the future of the Hidden Cloud Village, I must eliminate you here!" Toroi understood the principle of give and take. A genius ninja as terrifying as Kazekaze was unique in the entire ninja world! If he were allowed to continue growing, he would undoubtedly become the next Hashirama Senju. Thinking of this, Toroi fully utilized his Magnet Release, and hundreds of shuriken rained down on Kazekaze.
"This is bad." Sarutobi's eyes widened. In his view, Kazekaze had the worst compatibility with Toroi. Once those shuriken touched Kazekaze, his body would be magnetized. By that time, Kazekaze would be like a fish on the chopping board for Toroi! However...
Worried that Sarutobi would disrupt his attack, Toroi had specifically created a Lightning Clone. As soon as he saw Sarutobi forming hand signs, Toroi's Lightning Clone quickly rushed up and swung a square shuriken to attack him.
As for Sakumo and Yuna, apart from watching hundreds of shuriken attack Kazekaze, they could do nothing! With their strength, they simply couldn't intervene in a battle of this level!
"Die, Leaf brat!" Toroi growled, as if he had foreseen Kazekaze's death. It must be said that Kazekaze was indeed pushed into a corner at this moment.
"Indeed, in front of a Magnet Release ninja, the advantage of Taijutsu will be greatly reduced, but..."
"My limit is not the Gate of Limit!" Kazekaze clenched his fists, guiding the chakra to break through the sixth limit in his body.
"Gate of View, open!" As Kazekaze opened the Gate of View, his body entered a semi-buffered state, and the burst of airflow blocked the first shuriken that rushed to him. Immediately, Kazekaze pushed off with his toes and leapt into the air, his fists ready to strike. The ninjas who noticed this scene were all dumbfounded.
"What is Kazekaze doing?" Sarutobi widened his pupils, unable to understand Kazekaze's actions. For Toroi, who has a Bloodline Limit, those shuriken were like his hands and feet, capable of pursuing the enemy with a thought.
The wisest course of action should be to use the speed boost from the Eight Gates to escape Toroi's Magnet Release, and then find an opportunity to counterattack. Jumping into the air now was equivalent to giving up the advantage of speed! In other words, Kazekaze was now undoubtedly a live target for Toroi!
"What is he doing? Why isn't he using ninjutsu?!" Weiming couldn't help but exclaim. According to his combat experience, facing a ninja like Toroi, it was obviously safer to use ninjutsu for long-range attacks. Why was Kazekaze insisting on fighting with Taijutsu?
But soon... Uzumaki Weiming realized something.
"Could it be that Kazekaze only knows Taijutsu?"
"Correct." Sarutobi kicked away Toroi's Lightning Clone, then formed hand signs, intending to use Water Dragon Bullet to push Kazekaze down from the air, while explaining to Weiming. "Kazekaze returned to the village half a month ago. During this time, he has been learning Taijutsu from Might Bai and hasn't had the chance to learn ninjutsu."
"It's not that he lacks this kind of combat thinking, but that he doesn't know any ninjutsu!" Just as Sarutobi completed the second-to-last seal, the Lightning Clone he had kicked away rushed back and broke his Water Release.
Sakumo and Yuna both had incredulous expressions, staring intently at Kazekaze in the sky. It wasn't that he didn't use ninjutsu, but... He didn't know any ninjutsu at all!
"No wonder this brat hasn't used any ninjutsu." Toroi's mouth curled up in a smug smile. "What a pity, to have such a terrifying amount of chakra, yet not know any ninjutsu."
"It's over!" Toroi declared confidently, full of confidence in his victory. However...
Kazekaze, who was cornered by Toroi in the air, looked relaxed.
"Is that so?" Kazekaze chuckled, his fists charged with enough power. Indeed, he didn't have much to counter Toroi with while in the Gate of View state. He also didn't know any ninjutsu. Nor did he know any genjutsu. But... After opening the Gate of View, he wasn't without a means of long-range attack!
Kazekaze maintained his position in the air, his gaze focused, staring intently at the shuriken flying towards him. Then... He threw a punch.
"Morning Peacock!" Although no one had developed the Morning Peacock in this era, Kazekaze was a transmigrator! The principle of Morning Peacock was incredibly simple! As long as the attack speed reached a certain level, the rapid punches would generate flames through air friction!
"Ora ora ora ora!" Kazekaze let out a series of growls, cheering for his own move, his hands constantly swinging his fists, crazily increasing his attack speed! It hurt...
Soon, Kazekaze had to grit his teeth. The damage caused by the Gate of View was more exaggerated than he had imagined. But this was different from the combat training! Either he took down Toroi, or they would all be wiped out by Toroi. So...
No matter how great the damage from the Gate of View was, Kazekaze had to complete the Morning Peacock!
"Fire... Fire Release?" Toroi's smug expression froze instantly. He had never dreamed that Kazekaze could produce such a large amount of fire. "No, this isn't Fire Release, this is..." Sarutobi was dumbfounded on the spot. He hadn't seen Kazekaze form any seals, nor could he sense any chakra from the Morning Peacock. Although it seemed incredible, Kazekaze seemed to have created fire by rubbing the air with his punches!
"Is that possible?" Sakumo, Weiming, and Yuna all spoke in unison. But the fact was right in front of them. Kazekaze had done it!
Kazekaze's Morning Peacock directly dispersed hundreds of shuriken and rushed towards Toroi. The shuriken barrier that he had used to defend against Kazekaze's Taijutsu had now become a cage trapping him! Toroi had nowhere to retreat, nowhere to hide.
Boom! Accompanied by a series of roars, Toroi was swallowed by the fire rain and killed instantly!
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