Chapter 741: Battles within a battle!
In the arena, which was supposed to be the battlefield for deciding which Genin was good enough to be promoted, two massive hurricanes, created by two rank S ninjas, clashed! In the blink of an eye, it became obvious that Sakumo's attack had a huge advantage over Fujin's counterattack. The Konoha ninjas became worried, but there wasn't a hint of emotion on Fujin's face.
In fact, he had pretty much expected it. His jutsu paled in comparison to Sakumo's attack. Not only had he not strengthened his elements with Yin and Yang chakras, he hadn't even poured a quarter of the chakra Sakumo poured into his jutsu. While ordinary ninjas couldn't see the difference, the stronger ones and sensors immediately noticed this anomaly and wondered what he was up to.
As the Flashing Hurricane entered into the Swamp Hurricane, the lightning sparks began eroding the swamp. However, even though the swamp was being eroded, it started consuming the electrical energy within the Flashing Hurricane.
At the same time, the winds in the Swamp Hurricane infiltrated into the Flashing Hurricane. Even though Sakumo's winds were enhanced by Yang chakra and he was better than Fujin in this aspect, Sakumo couldn't compare with Fujin in terms of control over the winds. Sakumo immediately resisted Fujin's attempt to wrestle control over the Flashing Hurricane.
This created a peculiar situation. On the surface, it looked like Sakumo's jutsu was overwhelming Fujin. However, the real battle was being fought over the control of Sakumo's jutsu. And, the more electrical energy was consumed by the swamp, the bigger Fujin's advantage got.
Along with this clash, there was another aspect that almost everyone missed. While everyone's attention was focused on the hurricanes, the ground underneath continued converting into swamps and expanding continuously. Had he been conscious, Sakumo would have spotted it very easily. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. By the time he realized, the swamp had expanded up to just a few meters away from him.
Fujin chuckled and thought, 'Finally, he noticed it. Unfortunately, it's too late.'
Suddenly, a large muddy dragon appeared from the swamp and lunged at Sakumo. Sakumo immediately bombarded it with lightning, neutralizing it instantly. However, behind the swamp dragon was another smaller hurricane that rose from the swamp! This move caught Sakumo off guard.
Fujin smirked while thinking, 'Even though my combination jutsu isn't as strong as yours, this is the true essence of my jutsu. Due to the high amount of wind chakra I poured into it, I can spontaneously start hurricanes from the swamp. While it has its limits, it is plenty to deal with most ninjas. Now then, how will you defend from this?'