"Muscles! True Qi Armament!"
Lee's entire body was enveloped in a shimmering layer of white gas, making him look as if he were clad in armor.
"Watch closely! This is the hardest, strongest, and most beautiful power of Muscle Martial Arts!"
With a loud roar, Lee's right foot slammed into the ground.
Within a hundred-meter radius, it felt like an earthquake had struck.
Naruto's team only heard a rumbling sound as the ground beneath Lee cracked, and he shot into the sky like lightning.
After striking a pose in midair like a Garuda spreading its wings, he suddenly dove downward, just as his head and body were about to hit the ground.
"Muscles – Hundred True Qi Strikes!"
*SWISH!* *SWISH!* *SWISH!*
Lee's fists glowed, unleashing punch after punch, with illusory energy fists slamming into the ground with tremendous force.
The earth shook violently, and smoke billowed into the sky, instantly obscuring everyone's view.
The immense force pushed everyone back, forcing them to retreat a hundred meters before escaping the tremor zone.
Ten seconds later, the shaking stopped.
Lee, with his swollen muscles, slowly emerged from the smoke.
A fierce gust of wind blew, clearing the dust and smoke, revealing a massive crater at least ten to twenty meters deep and a hundred meters wide.
"S-so strong! Stronger than the Rankyaku Rapid Fire from before! Is Muscle Martial Arts really this powerful?" Naruto exclaimed.
"Another technique on par with S-rank ninjutsu. Where's the limit of martial arts' power?" Yamato muttered.
"It's impressive, but… after training, will everyone end up like Lee?"
Sakura hesitated, staring at Lee's rapidly expanding muscles.
His massive pecs were even bigger than her own chest!
'His arms and legs too! Hiss… I don't want to end up like that!'
"Hahaha! Of course! This is the symbol of strength!"
Lee grinned widely, giving Sakura a thumbs-up, his pecs still trembling.
Sakura felt a chill, involuntarily imagining herself as a muscle-bound monster, her face paling several shades.
"No! Let's skip this one!"
She hurriedly shook her head.
"Huh? Rejecting Muscle Martial Arts so quickly? It's clearly so powerful! If Guy-sensei or Naruto demonstrated it, it'd be way stronger than me!"
Seeing Sakura's rejection, Lee's expression turned disappointed, thinking his skills were lacking.
"Lee! It seems we still need to work harder! Martial arts aren't just this!"
Guy sighed at that moment.
"Right, Guy-sensei! It's all because my training's not enough, so I couldn't show the true power of Muscle Martial Arts!"
"Lee! You've already worked hard!"
"Guy-sensei!"
"Lee!"
As they spoke, the two locked eyes with deep emotion.
"These two are exactly like the ones in our world!"
Otherworldly Naruto marveled.
Sakura just felt her eyes sting.
"Since Lee has demonstrated Rokushiki and Muscle Martial Arts, I'll now show you the Elemental Breathing Style and Mental Martial Arts."
At that moment, Imperial Minato slowly stepped out from the crowd.
Naruto's team turned their attention to him.
"Everyone, watch closely! What I'm about to demonstrate is the Wind Breathing Style, hiss… huu…"
Imperial Minato breathed slowly.
Naruto's team saw that as Imperial Minato inhaled and exhaled air currents, his clothes began to flutter, with fierce winds swirling around his body.
With a single step, Imperial Minato's figure shot forward like lightning. His speed was so fast that even Naruto's team of four could barely keep up with their eyes!
They could only see Minato's blurry silhouette flickering around.
"This is the Wind Breathing Style, which significantly boosts speed. Next is the enhancement of ninjutsu and the simplification of hand seals! Watch closely!
"Futon: Daitoppa!"
As he spoke, Imperial Minato stopped abruptly. Without any visible hand seals, he opened his mouth and exhaled.
*SWOOSH!*
A ferocious storm burst from his mouth, snapping trees and foliage in the forest hundreds of meters ahead, leaving only bare, large tree trunks.
Even those trunks, under the subsequent storm, kept eroding, some even collapsing outright!
This scene shocked Naruto's team once again.
Sakura said, "That was originally a C-rank ninjutsu, but when Uncle Minato used it, its power seemed to reach A-rank?"
"A C-rank ninjutsu becoming A-rank, truly incredible… Is this the enhancement of the Breathing Style on ninjutsu? Then what about an A-rank or even an original S-rank ninjutsu? How strong would that be?" Yamato added.
"The Wind Breathing Style generally boosts lower-rank ninjutsu by one or two ranks. But its greatest strength isn't just that. Minato, show your signature move. Let little Naruto and the others see it!"
Hearing their words, Kushina nearby raised her right hand high, shouting to Imperial Minato.
"This… might not be a good idea… the damage would be too great, and it'd trouble the repair team again…"
Minato, from a distance, showed a troubled expression.
"Let little Naruto see it! He's a wind-element ninja too, after all!"
Kushina shouted again.
Even Otherworldly Naruto showed an excited expression, staring at Imperial Minato.
Minato sighed involuntarily, "Alright… alright… repair team, I'm sorry!"
After speaking, he raised his right hand high.
The next second, a swirling storm emerged.
In Imperial Minato's palm, a blue energy orb formed instantly.
"That's the Rasengan! Is Uncle Minato going to use the Rasengan?"
Otherworldly Naruto said, eyes gleaming.
"It's not just that!"
Kushina smiled faintly.
*BUZZ!*
In Imperial Minato's palm, the Rasengan emitted a loud buzzing sound, its color gradually shifting from blue to pale white, with four serrated blades spinning.
"That's Wind Release: Rasenshuriken! Uncle Minato mastered my technique too!"
Naruto was slightly surprised.
"It's not over yet!"
*BUZZ!*
The pale white energy orb with four serrated blades was, in the next second, slowly enveloped by a layer of storm.
From a distance, it looked like a shrunken tornado energy orb.
At that moment, within a hundred-meter radius around Imperial Minato, a storm raged.
The fierce winds forced Naruto's team to shield their faces and retreat.
"Wind Release: Sky Light Rasenshuriken!"
Minato shouted loudly.
He forcefully swung the energy orb in his right hand.
The entire orb shot toward the forest at high speed. From afar, even before it hit, the storm it carried had already shredded the branches and leaves in the area.
*BOOOOOOM!*
A deafening roar echoed.
Naruto's team, present at the scene, even experienced a brief ringing in their ears.
An immense energy shockwave exploded. Despite retreating over four hundred meters from the target, the group from the other world was still pushed back, unable to open their eyes.
"Ugh! The wind's so strong!" Naruto exclaimed, the fierce gusts hitting his mouth, making it hard to speak.
"I can't see anything now!"
"I'm gonna get blown away! Wah!!!"
The four shouted.