"The assessment can start now, right?" The Third Hokage asked the person in front of him, Kai.
Kai surveyed the surroundings once more before nodding, "Yes, it's about time."
"Then let the assessment officially begin," said the Third Hokage.
"Alright."
With those words, a beam of light shot out from the Thunder God Sword in Kai's hand.
Ninja Art: Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!
The Third Hokage didn't wait for Kai to attack first; he immediately took the initiative.
His opening move was his specialty ninjutsu. Several shurikens thrown by the Third Hokage instantly multiplied into tens of thousands, each shadow clone shuriken being a real entity with lethal power.
Looking at the overwhelming shurikens ahead, Kai remained calm and quickly formed hand seals.
Earth Release: Earth Style Wall!
A massive earth wall rose, blocking all of the Third Hokage's shurikens.
However, the Third Hokage's combat experience was incredibly seasoned and rich. He saw the rising earth wall and didn't use ninjutsu to forcibly break it.
Earth Release: Rock Lodging Destruction!
The earth wall in front of Kai was directly dismantled by the Third Hokage's ninjutsu, but it wasn't over yet.
Earth Release: Earth Flow River!
The broken earth wall fragments instantly turned into a river of mud rushing towards Kai, who fortunately reacted in time and used a substitution jutsu to dodge.
"That was close. It was just an Earth Style Wall, yet I almost got caught by my own ninjutsu,"Kai couldn't help but sigh after dodging the Third Hokage's intense offensive.
Only now did Kai truly understand that the title "Ninjutsu Professor" wasn't given to the Third Hokage for nothing.
How to use the most appropriate ninjutsu to dismantle an enemy's ninjutsu, how to utilize the enemy's ninjutsu against them to cause harm.
Just this one round, the Third Hokage had demonstrated these skills to the fullest—the choice of ninjutsu, the understanding of ninjutsu—these were areas where Kai was far inferior to the Third Hokage.
"Kid, you still have a lot to learn."
Seeing Kai's expression, the Third Hokage smiled and said, forming a summoning jutsu seal with his hand. A staff appeared out of thin air in his hand.
"The Adamantine Staff transformed by Lord Enma? It seems the Third Hokage is getting serious," thought Shishio Mitarashi, who was watching from the sidelines.
In the next moment, Kai and the Third Hokage were engaged in battle. The staff in the Third Hokage's hand flew with shadows, creating sounds of air being torn apart.
Although Kai was at a disadvantage, every move with the Thunder God Sword was aimed at the Third Hokage's vital points, forcing him to defend continuously, unable to take down Kai for a while.
"Amazing, I didn't expect the Third Hokage's physical strength to be so formidable,"Kai felt his arms trembling slightly after the Thunder God Sword clashed with the Adamantine Staff.
Strong Fist: Mountain Crusher!
Kai's right hand clenched into a fist and struck heavily on the Third Hokage's shoulder.
"Wait, this feeling is... rock!?"Kai's expression turned serious.
"Kid, knowing your Taijutsu is strong, how could I not be prepared for it? This is Earth Release: Hardening Technique," the Third Hokage said with a smile.
"In that case, I'll use ninjutsu!"Kai looked at the Third Hokage.
Rasengan!
A light blue Rasengan appeared in Kai's hand and was hurled heavily towards the Third Hokage.
"Kid, although Rasengan is a powerful ninjutsu, it still can't overcome me," the Third Hokage shouted.
Earth Release: Petrification!
The Third Hokage's entire body turned into an earthy color, seemingly becoming a rock, but much harder than a rock.
Boom!
The Rasengan hit the Third Hokage heavily but had no effect.
Kai's pupils slightly contracted, "No wonder he's a peak Kage-level ninja; he can withstand an A-level ninjutsu."
"Kid, are you going to give up? Although you already have the strength of a Jonin, if this is all you have, I won't grant you the title of Jonin," the Third Hokage said to Kai.
Kai's lips curled into a smile, "Since the Third Hokage says so, I am determined to earn the title of Jonin. I suppose it's time to showcase the new ninjutsu I've developed."
"Oh, is that so? I'm quite interested."
As they spoke, a Rasengan rose in Kai's hand.
"Still a Rasengan?" The Third Hokage seemed disappointed.
"No, this feeling!"
Looking at the Rasengan slowly transforming into a shuriken shape in Kai's hand, the Third Hokage's expression changed dramatically.
He could sense a feeling of death from this ninjutsu. The Third Hokage believed that if he were hit by this ninjutsu, he would surely die.
Don't ask why! It's the intuition of a battle-hardened, peak Kage-level warrior.
"Everyone, disperse quickly!"
The Third Hokage shouted loudly, while his hands didn't stop moving. At this moment, he couldn't afford to hold back and unleashed his full strength in ninjutsu.
Earth Release: Earth Style Rampart!
A wall of earth, tens of meters thick, rose around Kai, reaching nearly a hundred meters in height.
"It's too late,"Kai's voice echoed faintly from behind the massive earthen wall.
Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!
The strongest Wind Release ninjutsu was born at this moment!
Because Kai possessed the bloodline of Asura, he was inherently a perfect Sage Body, with extremely stable chakra, allowing the Rasenshuriken he developed to be 100% complete, capable of being thrown.
The Rasenshuriken thrown by Kai was like a cannonball, destroying the Earth Style Rampart with overwhelming force.
Ninjutsu: Triple Rashomon!
The Third Hokage didn't have time to marvel at the Rasenshuriken's power. He directly summoned the Triple Rashomon, the strongest defensive ninjutsu in the ninja world.
The Rasenshuriken pierced through the first gate, only slightly losing momentum, and only after piercing the second Rashomon did it explode upon colliding with the third Rashomon.
The entire Konoha seemed to shake, and the smoke rose to a height of tens of meters, taking several minutes to slowly dissipate, revealing a semi-circular pit, dozens of meters deep and over a hundred meters in diameter!
Looking at the destruction on the field, even the Third Hokage couldn't help but take a deep breath. Such terrifying destructive power was undoubtedly an S-level ninjutsu.
"So, Third Hokage, did I pass the Jonin assessment?"Kai's voice rang out loudly in the silent training ground, sounding exceptionally clear.
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