Naruto: My setting is above yours

Chapter 39 Rematch with Konoha's White Fang

Xuanma became excited.

Aside from the time right after graduation, he had never had a proper duel with his teacher, Sakumo Hatake.

As for regular practice and sparring, those don't count.

Genma has yet to fully ascertain the strength of his teacher, Hatake Sakumo.

I probably didn't unleash my full power with Wood Release that time.

His most recent feat was killing the Iwagakure Jonin, Mahiru, but it seemed effortless, and it probably wasn't even the full strength of his teacher, Hatake Sakumo.

Before mastering the Lightning Release: Body Flicker Technique, Genma knew that even with the Substitution Jutsu that allowed him to teleport and switch places, he would still be no match for his teacher, Hatake Sakumo.

After all, once the mechanism is understood, coupled with his own reaction speed issues, this move is not without its defenses and countermeasures.

Especially for an all-around ninja like Hatake Sakumo, whose attack speed is also extremely fast.

But with Lightning Release: Body Flicker, everything is different. Genma wants to test his teacher, Hatake Sakumo's, abilities!

Yamashiro Aoba was also looking forward to it: "Genma's current strength should be more than enough to surpass that of an ordinary Chunin. Although he is definitely no match for Sakumo-sensei, who is an elite even among Jonin, I am also very curious to know just how strong Genma really is."

Shizune didn't have many thoughts; she simply clenched her fists to cheer for Genma.

"Aoba, you'll host!"

Sakumo Hatake gave the instructions.

Yamashiro Aoba nodded, then raised his right hand and waved it down: "Begin!"

It's sizzling!

Genma unleashed streaks of lightning that coiled around his body as he drew his chakra dagger, "Storm Fang," and shot towards Hatake Sakumo like a bolt of lightning.

"Too fast!"

Yamashiro Aoba gasped; this was much faster than when he fought him earlier.

Sakumo Hatake also drew his White Fang Chakra Blade, which emitted a blazing white light.

Compared to Genma's external release of lightning, his power was concentrated more on the blade.

However, in terms of speed, Sakumo Hatake is in no way inferior to Genma.

In the eyes of Yamashiro Aoba and Shizune, they could no longer see people, only a blue lightning bolt and a white light fang colliding at high speed.

Then they continued to collide at different locations, creating a series of sonic booms.

The ground was marked with charred streaks or smooth cuts.

In the blink of an eye, Genma had already clashed with Hatake Sakumo more than a dozen times.

"In terms of speed, my Lightning Release is not as good as my teacher's. My teacher seems to be handling it with ease, while this is already my maximum speed under Lightning Release: Instantaneous Movement."

Genma sensed the gap between himself and Hatake Sakumo.

Of course, this is not surprising.

His Lightning Release: Instantaneous Body Technique was modified using 3 points of setting value, so it definitely doesn't reach the top level in the ninja world.

As for speed, even if Sakumo Hatake couldn't compare to the top-tier Lightning Release ninjas like the Third and Fourth Raikage, he wouldn't be too far behind.

Genma previously spent 8 points of his chakra level to reach the level of the One-Tailed Beast.

He estimated that to bring Lightning Release to the level of the Fourth Raikage, it would probably take 8 points of setting value.

Teacher Sakumo Hatake is not as good as the Fourth Raikage. In terms of speed, he is probably still 3 points away from the target value.

Of course, this is just a rough estimate.

Having determined the difference in their lightning speed, Genma immediately changed positions.

"Little Heavenly Power" activated!

boom!

The ground exploded, smoke and dust billowed up, and electric current shot out in all directions.

This was Sakumo Hatake's first dodge, and he created two clones, forming a three-person back-to-back defensive formation.

Genma continued to use his Substitution Technique, launching a rapid attack from all directions.

"The Xuanma's speed has increased!"

Yamashiro Aoba exclaimed in surprise, her eyes widening along with Shizune's.

They could see their teacher, Sakumo Hatake, clearly, but they still couldn't see Genma. They could only see blue lightning flashing around Sakumo Hatake's body, followed by a loud bang.

One against three!

Sakumo Hatake used two shadow clones to block Genma's terrifying high-frequency, all-around attack.

"As expected of a teacher!"

Genma suddenly stopped, followed by billowing smoke and numerous shadow clones appearing, engulfing his teacher, Hatake Sakumo.

surround.

Seeing his disciple create clones, Hatake Sakumo immediately sensed something was wrong, and the three figures rushed forward simultaneously.

But the next moment, the three Sakumo Hatakes were forcibly swapped with Genma's shadow clones.

Each of Sakumo Hatake's clones faced an attack from several of Genma's shadow clones.

Yamashiro Aoba stared, her mouth agape. "This...this Substitution Jutsu is a space-time type, isn't it?"

Bang bang bang!

All three Sakumo Hatakes were blown up into smoke.

Shizune exclaimed in surprise, "They're all clones!"

Xuanma wasn't surprised; he had already sensed that something was wrong.

The ground shook, and walls rose up, surrounding Xuanma and his shadow clone on three sides.

The side with the gap faces the three Sakumo Hatakes.

One crouched down and used Earth Release, while the other two had already prepared their ninjutsu.

After the stone wall rose from the ground, one person used wind escape technique and the other used fire escape technique. The wind fueled the fire, which surged and roared, forming a rolling sea of ​​flames that poured in through the gap.

The flames spread across the sky, not only sealing the breach but also obscuring the sky above the area surrounded by the stone wall.

bang bang bang~

Xuanma's shadow clones exploded one by one.

The area inside the walled compound was engulfed in flames, but Xuanma's figure appeared in the air, leaping over the flames above.

But Sakumo Hatake then appeared diagonally behind him.

brush!

Genma switched places with Sakumo Hatake.

Bang!

Sakumo Hatake was kicked away by Genma and immediately exploded into smoke upon landing.

It's a clone.

Genma saw that the other two teachers had already prepared their ninjutsu.

They clearly knew that the only way to deal with him was through such large-scale coverage.

Because his positional distance is limited.

Initially, the distance was only 3 meters, but as the chakra output power increased, the distance gradually increased as well.

But now, the furthest distance is only 15 meters.

Just now, Sakumo Hatake used three walls to block the line of sight and then used a large-scale combination of wind and fire ninjutsu to cover the attack.

Unfortunately, the flames above were not thick enough, and the flames obstructed vision, but they could not completely block out the view like a wall, allowing Genma to use the Substitution Technique to escape and reach the air.

However, Sakumo Hatake realized this as well, so he prepared a clone to restrain the enemy again and launch a second wave of large-scale coverage attacks.

However, Xuanma is faster.

The person flashed and changed positions in mid-air, appearing behind the two Sakumo Hatakes in the blink of an eye. Before they could release their ninjutsu, the person placed a katana in one hand and a kunai in the other on the lower back of the two teachers.

"teacher……"

Just as Genma was about to announce the end of the battle, two Hatake Sakumo transformed into lightning and swept over his entire body.

The foreign electric shock impacted his body, and even though Genma himself was in a state of activated Lightning Release Chakra, he was still numb and unable to use his chakra.

Lost!

Genma realized this and smiled bitterly to himself, realizing he had been too happy too soon.

Unexpectedly, both of them were clones, and they were even posing as bait for the trap.

At this moment, the difference in combat experience became apparent.