Naruto: Starting with Creating a Genius Persona

In the stands, after the initial gasps of amazement, a murmur of helplessness and shock gradually rose:

"This is way too hard!?"

"Just like the previous matches, we simply can't break through! All our attacks are being blocked, how are we supposed to fight like this?"

"As expected of the being known as the entity with absolute defense."

"What a pity. That Konoha kid is so fast and has such good tactics, but he just can't break through the defense. He never gets a chance to get close."

"The difference in strength is still obvious. That female ninja didn't even move more than a few steps. She was completely crushing her with chakra and secret techniques."

"It seems the championship is pretty much decided..."

On the high platform, the Third Kazekage looked at the seemingly deadlocked situation in the arena, which was actually firmly under Garura's control, and his expression became more and more composed.

He turned his head slightly and said to the Third Hokage beside him, "Your Hokage, this young ninja from your village is indeed quite capable in tactical execution and adaptability, and his willpower is commendable. However, in the face of an absolute difference in strength, technique is ultimately... somewhat powerless."

The Third Hokage continued smoking with a smile, his expression unchanged. He calmly replied, "What the Kazekage says is quite right. However, the outcome is still uncertain. The resilience of young people can sometimes exceed our expectations. Let's just wait and see."

On the field, after dodging another sandstorm from the side, Shinichi suddenly retreated, instantly creating a distance of more than fifty meters between himself and Karura.

He then stomped his right foot heavily on the ground to steady himself, took a deep breath, and his chakra began to vibrate and boil violently in a unique and violent rhythm!

The surrounding air trembled, and tiny pebbles and dust were swept up by the invisible force field and began to slowly rotate around him.

This is a sign that the Leaf Dragon God is about to be activated!

For the first time, a serious expression appeared between Karura's gentle brows. She had watched Shinichi's previous matches, recognized the starting stance, and clearly remembered the devastating power of this move.

She thought that Shinichi had been greatly exhausted in the previous fierce battle with his companions and wouldn't be able to use this move again, but she was wrong...

But this is undoubtedly her most threatening move, and she absolutely cannot let the opponent complete it successfully!

She held nothing back, quickly bringing her hands together and unleashing her full chakra.

"Suna Shigure!"

The vast amount of sand that had been suspended in the air around her, ready to be deployed at any moment, was instantly mobilized. Instead of forming a giant hand or a wall, it was highly condensed and compressed into countless sand bullets harder than iron, which rained down on Shinichi's head and upper body vital areas like a storm!

It was extremely fast, covered a wide area, and had a clear objective—to interrupt his accumulation and gathering of power!

However, the invisible energy wave generated by the high concentration and rotation of chakra within the True One Body had already begun to take shape.

As soon as these sand projectiles entered the air blast range, they were as if they had hit an incredibly tough elastic wall. Their trajectories were all deflected and slowed down. In the end, they were swept away by the rotating airflow and bounced off, unable to penetrate this increasingly strong energy field!

Karura's eyes narrowed, knowing that the remote interference was ineffective. Without further hesitation, she slammed her palms forward and onto the ground!

"Quicksand waterfall!"

A massive amount of chakra surged into the ground like ripples, instantly engulfing the entire finals venue!

The solid rock ground, to everyone's disbelief, began to visibly turn into sand, centered on Garura!

The hard rock layers softened and crumbled, turning into quicksand. In just two or three breaths, the entire wide arena had become a constantly flowing and sinking desert!

Her intention was clear: to use this sand domain, which she completely controlled, to bind Shinichi's feet from below, interrupt his next sprint and leap, or even swallow and bury him!

Unfortunately, just before the quicksand spread, Shinichi had already finished charging up his power!

This further exposed Gallo's lack of combat experience and precise control over the aircraft, as he failed to interrupt Shinichi's charge-up twice in a row.

If she truly possessed the combat experience of a Jonin, it would be difficult for Shinichi to successfully unleash the Leaf Dragon God.

On the field, Shinichi stomped his foot hard, and the ground, which was not yet completely sandy, suddenly exploded!

Using this recoil force, he was lifted into the air, his body spinning rapidly in mid-air!

Whoosh!

A powerful, solid azure chakra erupted and swept upwards!

The surrounding air currents instantly expanded and solidified, completely expelling the sand and gravel. A majestic and ferocious blue dragon head suddenly appeared at the front of the spinning hurricane, emitting a silent roar!

Konoha Dragon God, return!

Below, Garuda's quicksand waterfall was complete, and the entire desert was boiling under her will.

Facing the azure dragon that charged down from mid-air with destructive force, she raised her hands slightly, her eyes calm and resolute.

"A grand funeral amidst the sand!"

Rumble! ...

The entire desert, all the sand transformed and controlled by her chakra, was mobilized at this moment!

Like a sleeping yellow ocean suddenly enraged, towering sand waves surged upwards, far exceeding any previous attack, as if to bury the entire sky. With a terrifying power to bury everything, they met the swooping azure dragon god head-on!

Azure, destructive hurricanes, and yellow, burial seas!

The next instant, they collided head-on without any fancy moves!

Rumble! ...

An indescribable, terrifying roar erupted, like a thunderclap from a clear sky!

A blinding white light and surging energy turbulence erupted from the center of the collision. The violent shockwave, mixed with shredded sand, chakra remnants, and rock dust pulverized by the impact, instantly formed a huge, rolling, and rising gray-yellow dust cloud. It suddenly expanded like a small mushroom cloud, completely engulfing most of the center of the arena!

Vision was completely blocked, and even the boundary walls were trembling and humming violently.

In that very instant when vision was obstructed and perception was confused.

call out!

A cold, sharp light tore through the dust and shot out from the center of the chaos! It was a sharp samurai sword, moving with incredible speed, its tip pointing directly at Garura.

Karura frowned slightly, but remained calm despite her surprise.

The sand in front of him had already risen automatically, and the familiar sand shield quickly solidified, ready to intercept this seemingly desperate throwing attack.

The long sword arrived in an instant, about to crash heavily into the newly formed sand shield surface.

boom!

A soft sound, not the clang of metal on metal, but the sound of smoke exploding!

The samurai sword that was shooting out suddenly turned into a cloud of white smoke, and a black figure flashed out like a ghost from the smoke—it was Shinichi Higashino!

At this moment, a head-sized, wildly spinning, and heart-palpitatingly destructive aura of a deep blue chakra ball has taken shape in his right palm as he thrusts forward!

Dayama Rasengan!

not good!

Karura's light brown eyes suddenly narrowed, a strong sense of crisis from her instincts frantically signaling a warning!

She could sense that the terrifying penetrating and destructive power contained in this technique was very likely... to actually pierce through her sand shield!

She wanted to retreat and mobilize more sand for multiple layers of defense, but the disadvantages of her years of clerical work and lack of experience in life-or-death combat were exposed once again. Her body reacted a beat slower than her mind realized the danger!

That was the fatal moment!

With a low shout, Shinichi lifted the raging energy ball the size of a head and slammed it hard against the sand shield that was right next to him!

boom!!!

A deafening explosion rang out again, but it was completely different from the previous collision. The moment the Giant Rasengan made contact with the Sand Shield, the highly concentrated and violently rotating chakra displayed terrifying penetrating properties. The sturdy sand shield surface made a "crack" sound as it could not bear the pressure. It was pierced and blasted through in less than half a second!

Although the Rasengan's size shrank noticeably during the penetration and its light dimmed slightly, its remaining energy was still incredibly violent, like a cannonball, and it landed squarely on Karura's arms, which he had hastily crossed to protect his chest!