As Seimei stood in his place, watching the devastating scene he created with his Fire Release Ninjutsu, his teammates, Haneda, Shikamo, and Yuto, quickly appeared beside him.
Haneda couldn't help but marvel at the destructive power of the Ninjutsu.
He knew that Shinobi could wield the forces of nature and bring forth unimaginable destruction.
But the scene before him still got him reeling.
A single Fire Release Ninjutsu created a vast sea of flames that destroyed everything in front of it.
It would be hard for him to forget that 100-meter-long and almost 80-meter-wide fan-like spread of scorching, yellow flames that dismantled the area-effect innate skill of the Ice demon and reduced it to ashes.
He could also use Fire Release Ninjutsu, so he knew how absurd the Jutsu Seimei just cast was.
The chakra control capabilities, chakra reserves, Ninjutsu mastery, and the Fire affinity development needed to cast a Jutsu of this scale instantly were absolutely insane.
Could you cast a Ninjutsu of this level just by having a large amount of chakra?
Don't even think about it.
Without superior chakra control, you wouldn't be able to supercharge the Ninjutsu with a large amount of chakra without suffering from backlash.
And even then, gathering enough chakra to cast it at this scale would take most Shinobi many seconds, enough time for the enemies to escape or kill you before you could even mold the chakra perfectly.
What's more, without proper mastery of the technique and a high enough Fire Release affinity, the lethality of the technique would reduce drastically, even if you managed to spread the fire everywhere around you.
The temperature and combustibility of the fire wouldn't be high enough, making it easier for the enemies to repel such a weak fire and escape.
And that was exactly what made Haneda understand the brilliance of the Ninjutsu Seimei just cast and realize how hard he must have worked to reach this level.
(If Seimei could read Haneda's mind right now: No bro, I was just cheating!
I mean, I admit that I worked hard and raised my chakra control, Fire affinity, and technique mastery to a high level, but I had it ten times easier because of my cheat-like system.)
However, this also made him determined to train even harder, so he could wield such power, too.
While Haneda was lost in his thoughts, Nara Shikamo said with urgency, "Guys, we should evacuate this place quickly."
"Although this blazing inferno will keep most Chakra Beasts from approaching this location, such a big commotion will surely attract the students from the other classes."
Seimei nodded, "Yeah!"
"Let's get out of here."
"One freaking demon is already enough. It's better to avoid more trouble."
Haneda also snapped out of his thoughts and said, "Let's go!"
"I don't want to face any more students or Chakra Beasts."
"My chakra reserves are already running low after a whole day of combat."
Sarutobi Yuto also chimed in, "Hmm."
"We also fought quite a few of D and C-rank Chakra Beasts before encountering this demon all of a sudden."
"My chakra reserves are also down to less than 30%."
With that, the four of them quickly activated the Body Flicker Technique and rushed toward the direction of the central tower, which was just 12 kilometers away.
While traveling, Yuto couldn't help but ask, "By the way, Seimei…"
"If you had such an overpowered technique, why didn't you use it at the beginning?"
Hearing this, Shikamo suddenly held his head in frustration.
Seimei turned his face toward him with a deadpan expression.
Really?
Are you seriously asking this question?
Did you get hit on the head, causing your brain to turn mush?
Otherwise, why are you asking such an idiotic question all of a sudden?
Seimei asked with an exasperated expression on his face, "Let me ask you something, Yuto. Would you use Ash Pile Burning, Flame Bullet, or Fire Dragon Flame Bullet to kill mosquitoes in your home?"
Yuto replied without thinking too much, "Of course, not. Why would I do something so idiotic?"
Hearing this, Seimei responded with a gentle smile that didn't reach his eyes.
"Then why the heck would I torch the entire forest and attract trouble if we could have killed the demon without causing such commotion?"
"Please, we are ninjas, not Samurai."
"We should always do our jobs covertly and avoid widespread destruction."
"There's no need to waste chakra on large-scale Ninjutsu, if we could handle our jobs with our kunai or with a simple C-rank Ninjutsu."
Hearing this, Yuto just nodded.
Seimei had no idea if this guy even understood what he meant.
Seimei's lips twitched a bit, but he chose to stay silent.
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A few minutes after Seimei and his group left the location, students from the other classes, who were nearby, came to check what caused such a big wildfire that was visible from kilometers away.
Although the patrolling ninjas were already using Water Release Ninjutsu to douse the raging fire, the heat from the remaining flames still made the scalp of the Ninja Academy students tingle.
Among the crowd of students were the captain of the class 2-S team as well as another class 2-S student.
They were none other than Hyuga Itsuki and Senju Naoki.
Hyuga Itsuki narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you think they detonated a heap of explosive tags?"
"Otherwise, I don't know how to explain this large-scale wildfire."
Senju Naoki, the wielder of Mud Release, shook his head slightly before responding, "I can't say for sure."
"Even ninjas from my clan must at least be at the Jonin level before they could unleash a Fire Release Ninjutsu devastating enough to do something like this."
"It can be a Fire Release cooperation Ninjutsu between multiple students, or a Fire-Wind combination Ninjutsu."
"Maybe they spread a large number of explosive tags to trap the Chakra Beast they were fighting and detonated them before getting away."
"Whatever the case is, I don't sense a complete body of any beast."
"It must have been reduced to ashes."
Or it could have been our young master, Senju Seimei.
Only he has enough firepower among our generation of the Senju clan children to recreate such a scene.
His Fire Release and Wind Release Ninjutsu are very powerful. I saw that with my very own eyes.
Whoever the unfortunate Chakra Beast was, it's likely already resting in peace in the Pure Land.
Of course, I won't spill the beans to you, Hyuga Itsuki.
You wouldn't believe me, anyway.
Senju Naoki thought secretly.
Hyuga Itsuki had no clue about his teammate's inner musings and nodded indifferently.
However, in his mind, he was scolding Senju Naoki.
What did you say?
A normal Senju Jonin can unleash such a devastating Ninjutsu alone?
Do you think chakra grows on trees?
Hm?
…Hmmmm?
On second thought, Senju clan ninjas do have an enormous chakra reserve.
Their bloodline is utterly broken.
If only we, the Hyuga, could have their chakra reserves…
Fortunately, this competition only has students of my age.
There's no way any participant in this competition can pull such a large-scale Ninjutsu off.
Not even Uchiha Reina can do that.
There's no need to think too much.
No matter who comes, I will crush them all.
Ending his inner monologue, Hyuga Itsuki turned around and said, "Let's go. There's nothing to see here anymore."
Hearing this, Senju Naoki turned around as well.
And then, both of them activated the Body Flicker Technique and disappeared.
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On the other hand, Seimei and his group traveled leisurely for half an hour before reaching the central tower.
Once they arrived, they handed their special sealing scrolls to the Shinobi guarding the tower.
With the formalities over, they walked into the tower.
Seimei sighed in relief and muttered, "Finally, I can sleep in a comfy bed!!!"
For Seimei, the first round of the interclass competition was finally over.
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