Naruto: My setting is above yours

Chapter 22 The Great Investigation

"Although we've divided our attacks into primary and secondary ones, we must seize every opportunity to capture the bell!"

Xuanma added a final sentence.

Yamashiro Aoba and Shizune nodded in unison.

Let's begin!

Genma turned to face his teacher, Hatake Sakumo.

Silent immediately leaped back and disappeared into the woods in the blink of an eye, concealing her figure.

Meanwhile, Yamashiro Aoba retreated and hid behind Genma, as he happened to be a head shorter than Genma.

"superior!"

With a low shout, Xuanma exerted force with its feet and charged out like an arrow released from a bow.

He didn't charge in a straight line, but moved in a serpentine pattern, allowing Yamashiro Aoba behind him to occasionally flash into Sakumo Hatake's line of sight under the cover of Genma.

Whoosh~

When Genma was only five or six meters away from Hatake Sakumo, Yamashiro Aoba suddenly made his move, shooting three shuriken in a triangular formation towards Hatake Sakumo.

Xuanma's body perfectly avoided the flying path of the shuriken.

With a flick of his finger, Sakumo Hatake produced a kunai with a very small movement, and with a gentle swing of his arm, easily knocked away the three shuriken.

At that moment, Xuanma leaped up and descended from the sky.

boom!

A huge crater was blown open in the ground, billowing smoke and dust.

Behind her sunglasses, Yamashiro Aoba's eyes widened instantly: "This power...it's incredible!"

Is this the power a 9-year-old genin should have?

Amidst the smoke and dust, Sakumo Hatake, whose arm was held horizontally in front of his eyes, suddenly brightened: "This power... Tsunade's monstrous strength?"

Although he had been a disciple for two years and often sparred with him during his teaching, it was purely physical and swordsmanship training. Genma had never used superhuman strength, so Hatake Sakumo was unaware that his disciple had mastered such power.

Before the smoke and dust had even cleared, three black horses burst out from within, attacking Hatake Sakumo from different directions.

The middle strike targets the lower three vital points, the left sweep kick goes straight for the kidneys, and the right vertical kick strikes straight for the head.

Genma was completely ruthless towards his teacher.

After blocking with a knee strike, Hatake Sakumo followed up with a hook kick, forcing Genma back from the middle and lower lanes. At the same time, he spread his arms and wrapped his wrists around the legs attacking from the left and right, and then grabbed the two Genma and spun his body to dissipate Genma's powerful strength, throwing the two Genma flying away.

However, just as Sakumo Hatake regained his footing, a wave of heat swept over him, and a huge fireball was already in front of him.

It was Yamashiro Aoba who seized the opportunity to unleash the Great Fireball Technique.

Hatake Sakumo moved sideways with ghostly speed, the fireball whizzing past him without causing him any harm.

But after only a brief pause, Hatake Sakumo moved again.

boom!

Another crater exploded in the ground, and the three Xuanma attacked again.

The roar continued, and fists and feet left large craters in the ground as the four figures clashed at high speed.

Yamashiro Aoba stared intently, unable to contain her shock: "Genma... he's so strong!"

It's normal for Konoha Shiroga to be strong.

It's hard to believe that the Wind-Riding Mystic Horse is this strong.

His strength is ridiculously high, and now his speed is also astonishing; he doesn't seem like someone who just graduated.

"Xuanma is amazing!"

Hidden in the woods, Jingyin gasped inwardly, ready to seize any opportunity to help.

Unfortunately, Genma was indeed skilled in physical combat and even stronger than Hatake Sakumo, to the point that even his teacher, Hatake Sakumo, dared not underestimate him.

However, Sakumo Hatake was too familiar with his disciple's physical techniques, and even when surrounded by three Genma, he quickly found his weakness.

Thump thump~

Two shadow clones were destroyed one after another, and it looked like the third Genma was about to be kicked away when Yamashiro Aoba arrived. A shuriken made Hatake Sakumo choose to retreat and dodge.

Xuanma, who had just turned and retreated, immediately formed the Yin seal with both hands.

Magical Spider Binding!

Sakumo Hatake, who had just dodged the shuriken, froze in place.

At this moment, in Sakumo Hatake's mind, he was suspended in the air by a giant spider web, completely unable to move or use his chakra to break free.

A giant black spider with a ghostly face was crawling towards him, as if it wanted to devour him whole.

"The Golden Binding Technique, Genma created it himself? It actually managed to immobilize me. It seems Kakashi was right, Genma's talent for illusion techniques is the best!"

Sakumo Hatake showed no sign of panic; instead, a smile appeared on his lips, clearly pleased with his disciple's performance.

Seeing that Hatake Sakumo was motionless, Yamashiro Aoba was immediately delighted. He was so close that he made a decisive move and grabbed the bell at Hatake Sakumo's waist.

But Genma sensed something was wrong.

"It's a clone!"

Xuanma immediately shouted a warning: "Be careful, it's not the real body."

Yamashiro Aoba, who had just grabbed the bell, was startled. Then, he saw the bell in his hand and Hatake Sakumo in front of him explode into smoke and disappear.

Just as Genma finished reminding Yamashiro Aoba, he felt his legs tighten. Looking down, he saw a pair of hands emerge from the ground and grab his calves.

Earth Release: Decapitation Technique of the Heart!

Xuanma was pulled underground, with only his head sticking out.

"Genma!"

Yamashiro Aoba turned around and was about to attack Hatake Sakumo to rescue him.

The silent creature hidden in the woods was getting anxious, but it still refrained from rushing out.

"Aoba, wait a minute."

Genma called out to Yamashiro Aoba, then asked with a smile, "Teacher, this isn't your true form either, is it?"

Sakumo Hatake said, "So this isn't your true form either."

Bang!

Xuanma answered with his actions.

The clone dissipated, and the main body emerged from the first large pit.

Yamashiro Aoba breathed a sigh of relief, then thought to himself, "During the first attack, Genma and Master each used clones. Genma's main body was hidden in the pit, and Master was hidden underground. If this is the main body..."

"If it's not the original body, where would the original body be hidden?"

Yamashiro Aoba's eyes darted around, becoming increasingly wary.

His chakra doesn't allow him to use shadow clones casually; if he gets caught, he's doomed.

"Genma, I have come to find the master's true form."

Yamashiro Aoba spoke, then raised his hand to form a hand seal.

"learn!"

Genma nodded, then lunged at Sakumo Hatake once more.

He wasn't really sure if the teacher in front of him was the real person.

Moreover, Hatake Sakumo is not only skilled in swordsmanship and lightning release; he is an all-around ninja who has mastered all seven nature transformations.

Genma took out a kunai and used it as a sword.

Moreover, this kunai was specially made, heavier, and better suited to unleash his superhuman strength.

Hatake Sakumo also used kunai as his sword.

As soon as they exchanged blows, he understood his disciple's intentions.

Although he taught her swordsmanship, it became different with the addition of her superhuman strength, especially in sword fights where it was much harder to deflect the force.

clang clang ~

The kunai kept colliding, sparks flying everywhere.

Aoba Yamashiro, who was sensing something, suddenly turned around: "Found it!"

He stared at a big tree, and he was hiding behind it.

咻咻 咻 ~

This time, Yamashiro Aoba threw kunai, two of which were equipped with explosive tags.

He changed the direction of the kunai by colliding with it midway to attack the target behind the tree.

Rumble!

The explosive tag detonated behind the tree, sending up clouds of smoke and dust.

Looking up, Shancheng Qingye saw Hatake Sakumo shooting out from the rising dust.

He formed hand seals, intending to unleash the Great Fireball Technique, but found it too late and had to retreat to avoid Hatake Sakumo's attack.

Sakumo Hatake was very fast. After missing his attack, he immediately caught up with Aoba Yamashiro, and the two became entangled in a fierce battle.

"While his strength is far inferior to Xuanma's, his technique is quite good."

Sakumo Hatake assessed the situation while launching the attack.

Furthermore, Yamashiro Aoba has mastered the Great Fireball Technique and sensory ninjutsu, making him far beyond the reach of ordinary genin.