The scene freezes!
The ninja attacking Genya was wearing black clothes, likely trying to hide their identity with an extremely abstract smiling mask.
This mask resembled the ones worn by Anbu ninjas but was still a bit different.
The newcomer didn't want to reveal their identity.
The black-clad ninja saw Hikari return to Genya's side. A low voice slowly echoed, "Huh, you managed to block my attack!"
The tone was one of surprise!
The ninja had only intended to test Genya's strength, so they threw a shuriken to gauge Genya's reaction. But Genya didn't move at all, not even blinking when the shuriken flew towards him!
Even Uchiha Shin, standing beside him, didn't flinch, as if knowing the shuriken wouldn't hit Genya.
In the end, this little girl made a move and intercepted the shuriken.
"Who are you? Why are you attacking Genya-sama?" Hikari glared at the masked ninja, her small face stern.
Sneaking up on Genya!
Unforgivable!
"I only wanted to have a nice chat with Genya, don't get so worked up!" The masked ninja calmly said, although surprised by Hikari's strength, their gaze shifted to Genya.
They wanted to see Genya's next move.
Genya, intrigued, looked at the visitor and smiled. The person was an old acquaintance—Kakashi!
However,
He didn't understand why Kakashi had attacked him or why he didn't want to reveal his identity.
"Hmph, you want to chat with Genya-sama? I don't think you have the sincerity!" Hikari snorted, tapping her foot on the ground. In the blink of an eye, she appeared in front of Kakashi like a streak of light: "I'll capture you first and take off your mask!"
She wanted to remove Kakashi's mask first.
"Heh... So arrogant?" Kakashi was surprised for a moment, watching Hikari's hand reach for him. He grabbed her wrist: "If you want to capture me, you're still lacking in strength!"
With that, Kakashi tried to use his strength to subdue Hikari.
Vroom~~
But just as he was speaking, a sharp chakra blade extended from Hikari's palm, directly slashing toward Kakashi's cheek!
It was incredibly sharp!
Kakashi turned his head to dodge, but it was still a little too late. The sharp chakra blade grazed his mask, leaving a cut on it.
"It's not over yet!" Before the masked man could speak, Hikari's voice rang out again!
A terrifying surge of chakra erupted from her body. Her wrist broke free from the masked man's grip, and in an instant, she whipped a leg into Kakashi's chest!
In that moment,
Kakashi was sent flying back several meters, sliding across the ground until he finally stabilized.
However, Hikari didn't want to let him escape so easily. She instantly appeared in front of Kakashi, her expression serious, and her small fist came crashing down toward him!
The speed was astonishing!
Kakashi had just stabilized himself and saw Hikari charging at him. He quickly rolled to the side, narrowly dodging her attack!
Boom~~
In an instant, Hikari's fist hit the ground.
The earth shook!
The ground cracked and caved in, showing the terrifying power of her strike.
"That was close, I barely dodged it. I didn't expect this little girl to be so violent!" Kakashi looked at the cracked earth, swallowing nervously. His expression grew more serious.
Her strength was terrifying!
It seemed like this girl hadn't even opened the Eight Gates yet. The thought made Kakashi even more amazed.
First, Senju Hayashi had shocked him enough, being a wielder of Wood Release. Now, to think his sister, Senju Hikari, was also this powerful—it was truly astonishing. Her talent was unbelievable!
At the same time, Kakashi couldn't help but feel a little envious of Genya. The talent of the Senju siblings, Hikari and Hayashi, was incredible. If they both joined Konoha, the village would gain two talented ninjas.
Even as he thought that, Kakashi's hands moved quickly, forming seals without pause: "Earth Release: Earth Flow River!"
In an instant!
The ground where Hikari stood transformed into a swamp, trying to swallow her whole.
First, it was Hikari's ankle, then her calf!
"You lost. This Earth Style: Great River technique can't be escaped by brute force. Struggling like that will only make you sink deeper!" Kakashi said, watching Hikari struggle in the swamp. "You should surrender. I really just want to talk to Genya."
"Can't escape with brute force? It seems my strength isn't enough!" Hikari murmured. She knew that if it were Genya here, he could easily break free.
But her? She was still a bit lacking.
With that thought, Hikari's expression turned slightly helpless. "If that's the case, then I won't use brute force!"
As her voice fell, several vines appeared around her. Some attacked Kakashi, while two others wrapped around Hikari's waist, lifting her out of the swamp!
At that moment, Hikari stood on top of the vines, looking down at Kakashi from above. She watched as Kakashi cut through her vines, lightning flashing as he protected himself.
However,
Kakashi's eyes showed a hint of shock. Vines… More vines? The Senju Hikari can use Wood Release, and the scale of this technique is no weaker than that of Senju Hashirama!
How is this possible?
It had been decades since there was another natural Wood Release user, yet now there are two, and both are loyal to Genya.
If this continues, the future ruler of Konoha might change, and the Uchiha clan will surely prosper.
"Attacking Genya-sama, die!" Hikari looked down at Kakashi, watching him cut through her vines one by one. Her eyes grew colder. "Die!"
She shouted sharply.
The massive vines quickly reconnected, forming a giant hand!
It slammed down toward the ground.
It blocked out the sun!
"Is that a hand?" Genya stared at the enormous hand, his eyes narrowing.
He had once mentioned to Hikari about the First Hokage's hand transformation and the Wood Release turning into a hand. He didn't expect Hikari to have mastered it, turning the vines into a hand!
However,
Controlling just this Wood Release hand was already making Hikari sweat, draining both her mental energy and chakra.
But this already demonstrated Hikari's talent in Wood Release. In the future, she could very well surpass the First Hokage.
"Is that... a hand made from Wood Release?" Kakashi's eyes widened as he looked at the giant hand coming down. His pupils contracted!
The hand, blocking out the sky, was coming down hard!
The huge shadow covered him!
"Raikiri..." Kakashi took a deep breath, his Lightning Release chakra flowing wildly. A bolt of lightning formed in his palm, filled with terrifying energy!
As the giant Wood Release hand descended, Kakashi leaped into the air, colliding with it!
In an instant,
The powerful gust of wind and the silver-white lightning flashed, almost engulfing everything around them.
The power of the lightning spread across the massive Wood Release hand, like a network of lightning veins.
Yet even so, it could not stop the hand from falling.
Boom~~~~~
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