Chương 86: Chapter 86: Kiyoshi’s Growth
"Then experience this for yourself."
Kiyoshi didn't bother wasting time with words.
He raised his right hand without hesitation, palm aimed directly at Jiraiya and clenched tightly.
Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!
Rumble!
In an instant.
In Jiraiya's eyes, which were wide with shock, countless saplings broke through the earth.
They grew rapidly, turning into towering trees that filled a radius of over a hundred meters, enveloping the entire area.
Given Kiyoshi's current mastery of Wood Release and his immense chakra reserves, he could have easily summoned a forest hundreds of times larger, like the Forest of Death.
But there was no need to go overboard and waste chakra.
He wasn't a gardener, after all.
Rumble—
In a flash.
The mass of trees surged forward as if they had a will of their own.
They cascaded down like an unstoppable tidal wave, densely packed, and surrounded Jiraiya from all sides.
It was awe-inspiring, a sight that made onlookers tremble.
"What? He created an entire forest in an instant."
Seeing this unbelievable spectacle, Jiraiya's face changed. "This… this is the First Hokage's Jutsu?"
As Hiruzen's student, Jiraiya had heard of the powerful Wood Release.
But he had never expected that this boy, who looked barely ten, could create such a massive forest.
And, he hadn't even noticed when Kiyoshi had made the hand seals.
"Incredible."
Shizune, standing near Tsunade and holding Tonton, couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "He created an entire forest in a moment."
Even she rarely saw Kiyoshi use large-scale Wood Release Jutsus, as he usually trained those in his secluded dimension.
Not to mention Karin.
"So powerful."
She stared in awe at the lush, massive forest that had appeared in the blink of an eye.
Her eyes sparkled with admiration. "Amazing, Kiyoshi."
"This is only the beginning for him."
Tsunade's voice was filled with pride, her eyes shining with emotion.
She believed that Kiyoshi would soon announce to the shinobi world, once again, that the Senju clan had not faded from existence.
Just like her grandfather, the First Hokage, who had once single-handedly brought peace to a chaotic era.
Kiyoshi might even accomplish it more thoroughly, bringing lasting peace to the land that had been ravaged by conflict and strife since the First Hokage's death.
True peace might finally come to the shinobi world.
"A forest of this magnitude… it's truly worthy of an art that could end wars."
Looking at the massive trees closing in on him from all sides, Jiraiya broke out in a cold sweat as he dodged them with difficulty.
Swish!
Several thick vines whipped toward him.
Quick on his feet, Jiraiya leapt backward, narrowly evading them.
But before he could stabilize his footing…
More vines shot at him from behind.
"Giant Rasengan!"
With his senses on high alert, Jiraiya's eyes hardened.
In his right palm, chakra gathered rapidly, forming a massive ball of spiraling energy.
"That's… the Rasengan?"
"It's huge!"
Karin and Shizune looked on, astonished.
"This jutsu just uses more chakra input, making it more powerful than a normal Rasengan. That brat, Kiyoshi, can use it too," Tsunade commented, crossing her arms and watching calmly.
Boom! Boom!
The powerful Rasengan collided with the vines, sending shards of wood flying.
But before Jiraiya could even take a breath, more vines grew, surging forward once more, entangling him relentlessly.
"Giant Rasengan!"
Jiraiya cursed under his breath but was forced to use the Giant Rasengan repeatedly to fend them off.
Boom! Boom!
Within the dense forest, the sounds of explosions rang out, sending plumes of smoke into the air.
The trees, thick with leaves and branches, encased the entire area, like a swarm of conscious vipers.
The assault was endless, unrelenting, and relentless.
"Ugh."
Dodging frantically, Jiraiya barely avoided the oncoming vines.
He gathered chakra in his right hand and destroyed a thick tree in one blow.
"Fire Style: Flame Bombs!"
Barely catching his breath, Jiraiya quickly formed seals, inhaled, and then exhaled a massive burst of oil.
The flames ignited instantly, morphing into a blazing fireball that shot forward.
Crackle… Crack!!
The flames roared, engulfing the trees that surged toward him.
The entire sky turned crimson.
Phew… phew!!
With the surrounding trees momentarily held back, Jiraiya finally caught his breath.
He wiped his brow, gazing at Kiyoshi in disbelief. "This kid's chakra… it's insane."
Was this really a young brat?
Not one of the Kages from the Five Great Shinobi Village?
"And he…he… just keeps going!"
Jiraiya's eyes widened as he saw the trees sprout anew, growing with overwhelming force and even extinguishing the flames he had just created.
Without hesitation, Jiraiya quickly formed hand seals. "But, no matter how powerful a jutsu is, it still depends on the one using it."
"Earth Style: Dark Swamp!"
In an instant.
The ground within a few dozen meters around Kiyoshi transformed into a bottomless swamp, sinking trees and all, trying to drag Kiyoshi down with it.
But before Jiraiya could celebrate, saplings sprouted from beneath Kiyoshi's feet.
They lifted him, keeping him above the swamp that threatened to swallow him whole.
Swish… Swish!!
Like an enormous funnel, the swamp continued to sink, but the trees growing around Kiyoshi extended their roots rapidly, anchoring themselves outside the swamp.
Soon, they took root firmly in solid ground beyond the swamp's reach, making it impossible for the swamp to drag him down.
High above the ground, standing atop a massive tree, Kiyoshi crossed his arms, looking down at Jiraiya with an indifferent gaze.
"Is this really all you've got?"
"What?"
Jiraiya was stunned.
But he had no time to dwell on it.
With Kiyoshi's control, the vines surged toward him once again, violently sweeping across the ground.
Rumble!
The earth trembled.
Countless trees bore down on him like an unstoppable force.
Ignoring Kiyoshi's taunting words, Jiraiya quickly formed another seal.
"Earth Style: Mud Wall."
Rumble!
Within the densely packed forest, a massive wall of earth rose up.
Jiraiya gathered chakra in his feet, climbing up the wall as he dodged the vines that pursued him.
But the thick stone wall was soon shattered by more fast-growing saplings that transformed into towering trees, relentlessly pursuing Jiraiya as he dashed upward.
"This really just doesn't end, does it."
At that moment.
Jiraiya, barely dodging a barrage of vines, broke into a run, dashing toward Kiyoshi with all his might.
"If I just take down the caster, all of this will end."
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Chương 87: Chapter 87: Fiery Assault
"Giant Rasengan!"
"Boom, Boom!"
Splinters of wood flew everywhere.
One giant tree vine after another shattered, exploding in all directions.
Jiraiya dashed forward, deftly leaping from branch to branch, crossing over the massive swamp he'd created earlier, his gaze locked on Kiyoshi ahead.
Around him, countless vines twisted and surged like an endless tide, continuously sprouting and attacking with relentless fury. Yet, he dodged nimbly, inching ever closer to Kiyoshi.
Twenty meters, fifteen meters, ten meters…
Then…
His hands finished weaving signs.
"Ninja Art: Wild Lion's Mane Jutsu!"
Jiraiya's waist-length white hair surged, growing rapidly at a speed visible to the eye.
With a flash, his hair shot forward like it had a mind of its own, slicing through the air toward Kiyoshi.
"Hair?" Kiyoshi watched as the steel-like strands whipped toward him, sharp as needles.
He smirked.
With a deep breath, he gathered Fire Release chakra in his mouth.
"Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu!"
"Boom!"
A massive dragon-shaped flame roared to life, painting the sky in blazing red.
The inferno hurtled toward Jiraiya's mane, radiating scorching heat waves.
"What?"
Jiraiya's hair, unable to retract in time, was swallowed by the fire, which began advancing swiftly along his lengthy mane toward him.
"Fire Release?"
Jiraiya's expression shifted.
Without hesitation, he severed his hair at the midpoint, cutting it off before the flames could consume it entirely.
The remaining hair whipped back, recoiling immediately.
Then, he pushed off the ground with all his might, springing sideways to avoid the blazing fire by a narrow margin.
Crackle… The flames shot up, and thick smoke billowed around.
But Jiraiya had no chance to catch his breath.
A mass of vines lunged at him, forcing him to dodge desperately.
"Oh, by the way, Jiraiya."
Watching Jiraiya dodge with some difficulty, Tsunade crossed her arms, a smile of amusement on her face.
She reminded him, "I forgot to mention that Kiyoshi's chakra control far surpasses mine.
His mastery of Wood Release even exceeds that of the First Hokage, and he doesn't need to perform hand signs to cast most jutsus."
"What?"
Jiraiya froze.
He stared in shock at Kiyoshi.
Casting jutsu without hand signs?
Sure, there were techniques like the Rasengan that didn't require hand signs, but Tsunade's phrase, "most jutsus," clearly excluded those exceptions.
What kind of monster was this?
"Well…"
Seeing the disbelief on Jiraiya's face, Tsunade couldn't help but smirk.
"..my student might be more talented than your Minato, right?"
Jiraiya's mouth twitched.
In his eyes, Minato was his greatest student, a true genius who achieved the rank of Hokage at a young age and even surpassed him.
But young Minato…
Couldn't have done anything as absurd as what this kid, Ishikawa Kiyoshi, was doing.
"He is indeed an exceptional prodigy."
Jiraiya forced a wry smile, glancing over at Tsunade before his face grew serious.
He bit down on his thumb, drawing blood.
He prepared to use Summoning Jutsu.
He no longer dared to underestimate Kiyoshi, treating him as a true opponent.
If he acted too cocky and lost to a kid, it would utterly ruin his reputation as the "Toad Sage."
He'd never hear the end of it from Tsunade.
Suddenly—
The vines halted.
Jiraiya, catching his breath, was stunned.
"Rustle… rustle."
"What's that?"
Only then did he realize, with some shock, that all around him in the lush, thriving forest, colorful trumpet-shaped flowers were blossoming at an alarming speed, all facing toward him.
Not only was he shocked, but Tsunade, Karin, Shizune, and the others all watched with fascination as the brilliant flowers, about the size of a palm, bloomed in every direction.
"Isn't that my grandfather's jutsu…. Deep Forest Bloom?" Tsunade's eyes widened in surprise. "No… it doesn't seem quite the same."
"Warm-up ends here."
Kiyoshi observed Jiraiya, arms folded, calm as ever. Smiling, he asked, "Are you ready for what comes next?"
But his voice carried an unmistakably ominous edge.
"Warm-up?" Jiraiya's heart skipped a beat.
All that was just a warm-up?
Was he kidding?
But there was no time to think.
In the next instant, Kiyoshi made his move.
"Crackle."
Blinding bolts of lightning flickered to life.
The unassuming, ordinary-looking trumpet flower closest to Jiraiya suddenly lit up with intense brightness, almost impossible to look at directly.
A faint but menacing aura spread out, filling the air.
"What?"
Jiraiya's eyes widened in horror.
Every instinct screamed of danger.
Without hesitation, he retreated.
"Swoosh—"
Just as he moved, a beam of terrifying lightning shot from the flower, tearing through the air and hurtling toward the spot where Jiraiya had been standing just moments before.
"Boom, Boom!"
The ground erupted, leaving a gaping crater, charred and blackened, a terrifying sight.
"Lightning Release?"
Jiraiya, barely escaping, was drenched in sweat.
Looking around at the sea of trumpet flowers surrounding him, a chill ran down his spine.
"Could these flowers also…?"
"What is…"
Shizune and Karin froze, utterly stunned.
"He combined all five elemental styles with Wood Release to create a completely new jutsu."
Even Tsunade, as his teacher, was taken aback.
Staring at the countless flowers scattered across the forest, she couldn't help but gape.
"This brat!"
She rubbed her temples in disbelief.
And silently offered her condolences to Jiraiya.
"Swoosh… swoosh."
Suddenly—
The air was filled with the sound of whistling.
One ferocious wind bullet after another shot out from the trumpet flowers all around, hurtling toward Jiraiya with deadly accuracy.
If Danzo were here, he would surely recognize them.
These wind bullets shooting from the trumpet flowers were unmistakably his signature Wind Release Jutsu—Vacuum Sphere.
"What?"
In that split second, Jiraiya's face turned pale.
He rapidly formed hand signs, shouting, "Ninja Art: Needle Jizo."
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