With Torifu down…
The training field fell silent.
The atmosphere grew eerie.
Koharu, Homura, and Danzo climbed up, but none spoke or dared move.
In truth…
Koharu and the others weren't foolish enough to leave Kazuku to Torifu alone.
During their fight…
They tried multiple times to rush in and snatch the bells.
But reality proved…
They overestimated themselves!
One side, Torifu, boosted a hundredfold by the costly Red Chili Pill!
The other, Kazuku, a natural-born genius monster!
Their battle wasn't something ordinary people like them could interfere in!
Suddenly, Kazuku turned, looking at the last three.
He smiled faintly.
They stared at each other, motionless.
Like the calm before a storm.
Utterly silent!
"We're done…"
"Completely done."
Koharu paled, losing all confidence.
Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Uchiha Kagami.
Akimichi Torifu.
The team's powerhouses, all down.
Only Homura and Danzo remained.
How could they fight Kazuku?
Especially…
Seeing Torifu's Red Chili Pill boost rekindled Koharu's hope.
But that hope, just ignited, shattered with Torifu's fall.
Leaving only powerlessness and despair at Kazuku's strength.
This emotional shift was the most crushing.
"What now?"
After a long pause, seeing Kazuku not attacking, Koharu tentatively asked her teammates.
"Kagami was instant-killed, Hiruzen's out, Torifu's down…"
Homura gasped, "None of us can take the bells from Kazuku."
Yes.
To Homura, the three of them…
Had no hope of snatching the bells!
Kazuku could defeat them anytime!
"Don't be so quick to judge."
Danzo suppressed his psychological shadow, trying to act like the team's leader.
But sadly…
This self-deception had no effect.
One glance at Kazuku…
Shattered his forced calm.
Before absolute power, all tricks were meaningless.
No matter how Danzo racked his brain, he couldn't devise a way to snatch the bells.
"Danzo."
"Homura."
Koharu clenched her fists, gritting her teeth, standing up.
At this point…
They had no choice but to face him.
Kazuku faced the last three.
After the gauntlet, his chakra was significantly drained.
Conservatively…
He had about four times Kakashi's chakra left.
"Time to end the bell-snatching battle."
Though Tobirama gave them a day and night, knocking everyone out…
Would let Kazuku rest until time ran out.
Might as well…
Strike while the iron's hot.
"If I don't deal with Koharu and the others now, once my chakra recovers, they'll have no chance."
Kazuku thought.
He considered himself quite considerate.
But…
As Kazuku stepped forward, closing the distance…
A wave of pressure hit Koharu and the others, like a weight on their bodies, making their legs heavy.
Despair!
The situation filled Koharu and the others with deep despair!
"At this point, we can only make a final stand."
Koharu said to her teammates.
But it felt more like she was convincing herself.
Win or lose, they'd fail.
Might as well…
Fight to the death for a chance to turn things around.
Giving up meant certain defeat.
"Plus… those battles must've drained Kazuku's chakra."
"Maybe he's bluffing."
Koharu steeled herself, deluding herself.
Because Kazuku didn't look remotely chakra-depleted or bluffing.
But Danzo and Homura believed her!
In an instant…
The three moved, rushing Kazuku from left, right, and front.
They formed seals, unleashing their best ninjutsu.
Blasting Kazuku together.
"We have to win…"
Koharu gasped, using Fire Release, spewing flames to engulf Kazuku.
Danzo used Wind Release, forming countless wind blades.
Homura also used Fire Release, spitting a massive fireball.
Their hearts raced.
This was their last hope and chance!
If their combined effort couldn't defeat Kazuku…
They'd truly lose!
And lose to a seven-year-old, rubbed into the ground!
Their ninjutsu, utterly crushed by Kazuku!
Years of hard work, outdone by Kazuku's three months.
What was the point of their efforts?
To highlight how exaggerated Kazuku's talent was?
No comparison, no pain?
"You did well, but the game's over." Kazuku eyed their combined ninjutsu, quickly forming seals.
Water Release: Water Formation Wall!
Kazuku spewed a waterfall, forming a water wall from the ground up.
Blocking Koharu, Homura, and Danzo's ninjutsu.
Then, wood grew from Kazuku's back, morphing, taking on his features.
Whoosh—
The wood clones came alive, opening their eyes, leaping from Kazuku.
Easily breaking through the water wall.
As Koharu, Homura, and Danzo's ninjutsu faded, the clones landed before them.
Three wood clones struck.
Engaging Koharu and the others in taijutsu.
The outcome was obvious.
Even without Eight Gates, Kazuku's taijutsu matched these teens.
Plus monstrous strength.
Homura fell first, hit by Kazuku's rising dragon fist to the chin, knocked out.
Next was Danzo, desperately keeping distance, firing wind blades.
But Kazuku's clone used Wood Dragon Technique, blocking them.
The wood dragon rolled forward, biting Danzo's abdomen, slamming him into the ground.
Only Koharu remained conscious in the training field.
But she lost the will to fight, collapsing to the ground.
Kazuku…
Single-handedly…
Crushed Konoha's future elites!
(End of Chapter)