"Hayashi's talent is poor?"
Kakashi felt like he'd just heard the most ridiculous joke. It seemed that Kurenai didn't truly understand Hayashi's past.
Senju Hayashi!
He began training with Uchiha Genya when he was just a teenager.
Although he had already passed the ideal age for ninja training, he still managed to grow to this point in just over three years through his natural talent and hard work.
Who else could have achieved this?
Moreover,
Even now, this still isn't Hayashi's limit. Kakashi knew that Hayashi still had his physical prowess and the Eight Gates technique to tap into!
Hayashi's taijutsu could even shock Might Guy. His talent for Taijutsu was certainly not lacking. That was one of Hayashi's trump cards!
If given enough time to grow, Hayashi's achievements would far surpass what's visible now, even if he couldn't match the First Hokage, he could at least reach half of his power!
As for Sage Mode?
Kakashi believed that with Genya's methods, he could find a way for Hayashi to train in the art of Sage Mode. Whether he succeeded would depend on Hayashi's fate.
"The Wood Release ninja is more impressive. He's going to win!" While Kakashi was deep in thought, Kurenai spoke up!
He looked up,
And saw two massive hands swiftly eliminate several Jōnin under terrifying attacks, with two more already on the brink of death!
This battle was still being dominated by Hayashi, who was cutting down the attacking ninjas at lightning speed!
The speed was incredible!
This time, it was enough to shock everyone present, and it would surely make the name of the Wood Bull legendary!
"Won?" Kakashi nodded, gaining a deeper understanding of Hayashi's strength!
At this moment!
Hayashi, wearing a mask, stood firmly atop a vine. He had two visible wounds from the attacks, but they seemed to be healing rapidly.
It's clear just how powerful the regenerative abilities of Wood Release cells are.
"Kakashi, isn't it time for us to make our move?" Kurenai Yuhi took a deep breath, thinking now was the best opportunity to strike.
The Wood Release user should be in a weakened state now!
"There are still others!" Kakashi shook his head, his expression unusually serious as he looked in one direction.
Instantly, the remaining two followed Kakashi's gaze and saw someone standing there, seemingly forming hand seals!
Then, another person appeared in a different direction!
They both noticed it, and then looked towards the other two directions. Sure enough, there were two more ninjas.
North, south, east, and west—each direction had one person.
However, the central point where all four of them intersected was where Hayashi was located.
It was unclear when they had arrived, silently and without anyone noticing, and were now in the most crucial position.
"Is this a barrier?" Kurenai's heart tightened upon realizing this.
"It should be a Fire Barrier. Wood is most vulnerable to fire!" Kakashi's eyes narrowed.
If it was a large group of pillars, they might have a chance to deal with it, but a combined barrier, especially one cast by top-tier Jonin, could Hayashi withstand it?
He was worried, too.
But with him here, if Hayashi were in danger, he could help!
"Huh? Are they setting up a barrier?" After finishing off the others, Hayashi took a few deep breaths and finally noticed the four people around him. His expression tightened!
A bad feeling began to rise within him.
He wanted to quickly leave his current position. The previous battle was fought to end quickly, to intimidate the other minor enemies around him, which drained most of his chakra.
If he got trapped in a barrier, things would become troublesome.
"Four Violet Flames Formation!"
(Weakened version. The strongest version was used by the four Hokage; these are just four elite Jonin!)
The four ninja surrounding Hayashi saw it was trying to escape and quickly formed hand seals.
In an instant!
Four red pillars of light rose around the four ninjas, and Hayashis seemed to be connected by red transparent barriers, as though they were being drawn toward each other.
They trapped Senju Hayashi inside!
"Is this really a barrier?" Senju Hayashi looked at everything in front of him, his eyes flashing with a strange light.
In fact, when following Genya, he had once taught him how to break barriers. One method was using space-time ninjutsu, or signing a summoning contract to perform reverse summoning!
Either of these methods could quickly break a barrier technique.
But he couldn't use either method. That left only one possibility—breaking the seal with sheer power.
What kind of seal is this? A fire-type seal?
Feeling the intense heat inside the barrier, Hayashi immediately guessed that the seal was fire-based. If he didn't escape quickly, he might be in danger.
His thoughts raced!
Senju Hayashi controlled his already damaged wooden giant palm and slammed it into the barrier in front of him!
Boom~~
As the giant palm collided with the barrier, the entire barrier seemed to shake.
The four ninjas at the formation's center staggered to keep the barrier steady, their faces turning pale.
However, in the end, the group managed to stabilize the Four Violet Flames Formation.
Inside the formation!
A massive Wood Release hand slammed against the barrier. In that instant, as the Wood Release hand struck the barrier, flames erupted!
The flames spread rapidly, quickly consuming the Wood Release hand!
"This is bad. To prevent others from breaking the formation, the barrier contains terrifying fire-type chakra that can burn my Wood Release hand quickly!" The leader of the formation called out sharply, realizing the seriousness of the situation.
He himself was a Wood Release user, and he was already at a disadvantage within the Four Violet Flames Formation. If he broke the formation, he would have to keep attacking, but his Wood Release was being restricted.
Moreover,
The flames on his Wood Release handprint had not been extinguished yet!
If this continues, the temperature inside the Four Violet Flames Formation would only rise higher and higher.
"This won't do. I need to break this barrier quickly!" The leader felt the temperature rising, his expression growing more serious.
With that thought, he began to control the Wood Release hand to strike the sealing barrier. Each blow was stronger than the last!
The earth trembled with every strike!
The four ninja controlling the formation grew more pale. Some of them even began to bleed from their mouths, but under their control, the Four Violet Flames Formation remained as solid as ever.
In contrast to them, the leader seemed to be in a bad spot. As he continued to attack, many parts of his Wood Release hand began to break off and fall to the ground.
Flames were burning!
It started with small flickers, but soon, the ground was completely covered in flames, and even the broken hand was burning!
The entire formation seemed to be on fire.
The temperature kept rising!
"His chakra is almost depleted. Once he runs out, we can capture him!" The leader of the formation, observing the situation inside the Four Violet Flames Formation, spoke to the other three:
"However, he should have one final counterattack left. We must hold on!"
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