"So that's it, you're a powerhouse, huh! But if you can't catch me, it's meaningless!" Matsubara No smiled slightly and said very calmly.
The outcome of this fight was already obvious. Akimichi Ryokichi couldn't keep up with Matsubara No at all.
Soon Matsubara No completely exhausted Akimichi Ryokichi, and he lost the fight.
It could be said this match allowed Satoru to better understand just how terrifying the team that arrived first at the central tower was.
Next, the Third Hokage announced the start of the next draw.
Names on the screen began spinning at incredible speed again.
"Stop!" the Third shouted loudly.
In the end, everyone turned their gazes to the screen.
Since not many people remained, Satoru's name appeared very easily on the screen.
As for the other name, Satoru hadn't heard it. Seemed like some ninja from the Hidden Grass Village named Sakama.
"Good luck! Crush the opponent quick!" Yoshime and Minato cheered for Satoru.
Satoru smiled slightly:
"Don't worry."
Satoru scrutinized this Grass ninja. He didn't remember him at all, and he had no teammates.
"No need to look. I'm the last ninja from the Hidden Grass Village. If I lose, our whole village is eliminated," the ninja called Sakama said.
"So what?" Satoru asked.
"So, I'll do my utmost to beat you, brat! I see you're still a kid, so I'm warning you: I have Kekkei Genkai!"
"Kekkei Genkai?" Satoru knew Kekkei Genkai was a very valuable thing. He pretended not to believe and asked: "What Kekkei Genkai do you have?"
"I can only show you that in battle! If I tell you now, wouldn't that reveal my power?!" the man before him couldn't hold back from the question, and the atmosphere around became much livelier.
"That's true, but I want to say that even if you're special, I'm even more special. Come on, show me what you can do. I want to see how strong your so-called Kekkei Genkai is!" Satoru wasn't afraid of the opponent before him at all.
This ninja named Sakama attacked Satoru with one of his techniques the moment the fight started.
As soon as this technique was used, Satoru instantly understood what Kekkei Genkai the opponent had.
The opponent's technique was a huge mass of lava.
This scorching lava was very powerful—it was a nature change of Fire and Earth.
"Lava Release? Didn't expect you to really be a Kekkei Genkai user!" Satoru immediately subtly activated his Sharingan and Byakugan. Everything about the man before him was seen through completely.
"Water Release: Water Wall!" Satoru first used Water Wall to try blocking the opponent's Lava Release. Unfortunately, against such a special element as Lava, his Water Release couldn't fully contain it.
The Water Wall was completely pierced in the next second.
However, Satoru still used the blocking moment to reposition.
"Ha-ha-ha! There it is, my power! Lava Release! Brat from Konoha, I advise you to surrender quickly. If my Lava Release wounds you, it'll be very hard to recover!" Sakama said very smugly.
Satoru shouted loudly in response:
"Don't celebrate too soon! First try wounding me!"
"Hmph! Ungrateful punk!" Sakama immediately launched various attacks. Lava Release attacks nearly completely destroyed the arena surface.
Satoru kept dodging all the while.
"Stop dodging! Stinky brat! Let's settle it with one blow!" Sakama roared.
*Clang-clang!*
Several kunai flew toward Sakama's body. He immediately parried them with his own kunai.
"So that's it. Against my kunai, this guy uses his kunai to block. Actually, he could have used that lava, but maybe it consumes too much chakra?"
"This guy, even if he can use Lava Release, can only attack from long range. In other words, this guy has issues using Lava Release in close combat," realizing this, Satoru immediately teleported to Sakama and started close combat.
"Monstrous Strength plus Armament Haki!" Satoru, using Monstrous Strength and Armament Haki, instantly suppressed Sakama.
"Your weakness is close range! Now you have no space to use your Kekkei Genkai," Satoru said while fighting Sakama.
"Damn!" Sakama was clearly flustered. Before, all his enemies were forced further and further back under his Lava Release onslaught, but now someone had closed in so quickly.
"You're so persistent! Fine! I was going to use this technique at the end! Lava Release: Fire Demon!" Sakama formed seals, and his entire body underwent huge changes. His body seemed to ignite directly.
His skin began bulging, and his whole body became incredibly hard.
In less than an instant, Sakama transformed into a fiery stone man.
"T-this... is this a movie shoot?!"
"This guy is too shocking!"
"Didn't expect such capable people among Grass ninja! Now that's interesting!"
This Grass ninja's desperate struggle immediately drew the attention of the Daimyo and others, also alerting Satoru.
"Now I'm not afraid of close combat!!"
Then Sakama, ignoring everything, charged at Satoru. At long range, Sakama could use ninjutsu. Now with the distance shortened, Satoru also had to beware of being burned by this lava monster Sakama had become.
It could be said Satoru was fighting in a very awkward situation now: neither close nor far.
"This state definitely won't last long," Satoru knew the opponent must have gone all out.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
Satoru used Wind Release to try to control the distance between them.
However, Sakama immediately raised his hand and fired a lava bullet.
His attack was completely unaffected by Wind Release and headed straight for Satoru.
"Simple Wind Release isn't working anymore. Even if I use Rasengan, I won't be able to get close," Satoru thought about what he could do at the moment.
He had no choice but to use Lightning Release or combined ninjutsu.
"Combined ninjutsu from two elements can't compare to Kekkei Genkai, where the nature of the elements has already been altered. And I don't want to reveal my Lightning Release right now!"
Satoru ultimately decided to take a risk this time and use combined ninjutsu from three elements.
"Combined ninjutsu from three elements should be enough to deal with Kekkei Genkai based on the fusion of two elements, right? If even this doesn't work..."
Satoru didn't think further about it.
He immediately used a smoke bomb to conceal his figure.
Then, using a shadow clone, he determined the position, after which he and the shadow clone formed seals together, combining their techniques.
"Wind Release!"
"Fire Release!"
"Lightning Release!"
"Explosive Flying Thunder Fire Dragon!"
Satoru used his three-element ninjutsu again!
The technique combining three elements instantly surprised the Third.
"What a great idea! Not for nothing is he Satoru!" said the spectators who knew Satoru.
"Three elements! I didn't expect Satoru to already be so skilled at fusing three ninjutsu!"
The Third Hokage was also extremely surprised.