"Space-time ninjutsu?"
"Flying Thunder God?"
Onoki watched the figure disappear in front of him, his pupils flashing once again!
He was starting to believe what the man in the black robe had said earlier. He really had learned the technique after just seeing it a few times.
The Flying Thunder God technique is incredibly difficult to master. So far, only the Second Hokage and the Fourth Hokage have managed to learn it.
The difficulty of training is evident, but this person in front of him had learned it!
Considering the many special techniques the man in the black robe could use, Onoki was beginning to believe it.
A genius like that really does exist.
Also, since this person had learned the Flying Thunder God technique and hadn't run away but instead waited for Onoki to arrive, it was likely because he wanted to learn Dust Release!
He really learned Dust Release.
"The ninja world... has another monster!" Looking at the empty battlefield, Onoki muttered to himself quietly.
He still remembered how, during the Third Great Ninja War, the Fourth Hokage almost changed the course of the battle with just the perfect use of Flying Thunder God. But the talent of this black-robed man was even stronger.
Luckily, he wasn't a child. If he were, the balance of the ninja world might have been changed, and someone even stronger than the First Hokage could have emerged.
Thank goodness, he wasn't...!
"Where did he go?" Kitsuchi asked, seeing Genya suddenly vanish. He felt puzzled. When no one else asked, he stepped forward and said, "Could it be space-time ninjutsu?"
He had guessed some things, but he wasn't sure.
"If I'm not mistaken, that's the Flying Thunder God Technique!" Onoki nodded, his old back slumping even more than usual.
He knew how troublesome the Flying Thunder God Technique could be.
"The Flying Thunder God Technique?" Kitsuchi's expression stiffened.
The Third Great War had just ended, and although he had never fought the Fourth Hokage, he had certainly heard of the yellow flash's fame.
Back then, the Fourth used the Flying Thunder God Technique to dominate the battlefield.
To think, the Flying Thunder God Technique had appeared again!
"Did the black-clad man just use the Flying Thunder God Technique?" The ninjas behind them were also shocked, repeating the topic among themselves.
It was said that the Flying Thunder God Technique made any ninja village feel like an empty place. Would the black-clad man come again?
Some of them began to feel uneasy, especially those who had fallen under the Genjutsu of Genya, like the four ninja guards of the Ninja Pavilion.
"Alright. That person has left. We should head back!" Onoki interrupted the group's thoughts, speaking calmly. "That person shouldn't be coming back for a while."
After that, he instructed Kitsuchi to clean up the battlefield, then took the remaining ninjas and returned to the village.
"Huh? The black-clad man disappeared?" Deidara, on the bird, couldn't hear the conversation below and rubbed his eyes, trying to get a better look.
However, no matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find any trace of the black-clad man in the area where the ninjas had disappeared, even within a one-kilometer radius.
He wanted to search more carefully for the man who had vanished. The fight had been exciting, but how could the person just disappear like that?
"This is Space-Time Ninjutsu, the Flying Thunder God Technique!" Genya explained to Deidara, who seemed curious, about the technique just performed by his body.
Even without the explanation, Deidara would likely know what it was.
"Space-Time Ninjutsu, Flying Thunder God?" Deidara murmured, as if thinking it over. "It sounds familiar... I feel like I've heard of it, but I don't really know what the ability is!"
Because of the Fourth Hokage's death and the loss of the Flying Thunder God Technique, some people had become somewhat indifferent to it.
"The Flying Thunder God Technique lets you leave a special mark in another location, and by using it here, you can perform a space jump to reach your destination directly!" Genya explained to Deidara. "In theory, Flying Thunder God can cover millions of miles in an instant!"
"What an amazing ninjutsu!" Deidara, hearing about the power of the Flying Thunder God Technique, couldn't help but feel a sense of longing. "Such a powerful technique—can I learn it?"
The proud Deidara, even with his arrogance, couldn't help but admire this true ninjutsu, the real ninjutsu.
"You want to learn?" Genya glanced at Deidara. "Let's not talk about the fact that the Flying Thunder God Technique was sealed by Konoha. Even if I gave it to you, you probably wouldn't be able to learn it!"
It wasn't that Genya looked down on Deidara, but the truth was, Deidara might not be able to learn it.
After all, even Genya himself took several years just to barely grasp the Flying Thunder God Technique. Even now, he still sometimes made mistakes or failed at teleportation.
"Genya... you're underestimating me again!" Deidara said, a bit speechless. He was a genius, after all, yet Genya had already underestimated him multiple times.
"I'm not underestimating you. It's just that the Flying Thunder God Technique is really difficult to learn!" Genya continued to explain, seeing Deidara's desire to learn.
"According to the historical records of Konoha, only the Second and Fourth Hokage mastered this technique. Oh, now there's one more person. Do you think your talent is better than Konoha's two Kage-level ninjas?"
Genya didn't mention one more thing—future generations would have a fourth master of the technique, Uchiha Shisui.
Shisui's understanding of the Flying Thunder God Technique was becoming deeper and deeper.
"You..." Deidara was a bit speechless. He decided to ignore Genya, yawning and pretending to be indifferent. "I'm tired. After watching a battle that didn't satisfy me, I think I'll just go home and sleep!"
"I shouldn't have come. It would've been better to stay home and sleep."
After muttering to himself, Deidara controlled his bird to head back to his home, ignoring Genya. What Genya said tonight really embarrassed him.
Genya chuckled a few times, but didn't say anything more. When they returned home, both of them went to their respective rooms.
Back in his room, Genya's clone began carving the Flying Thunder God seal on the floor. Once done, he sat by the window, watching the occasional ninja jump by. He couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.
"After what my main body did, I'm sure Iwagakure won't be peaceful for a while."
This was already clear from the ninja patrolling outside.
Just as Genya's clone was thinking, there was a ripple in the air, and his main body, now dressed and neatly put together, appeared in front of him.
They exchanged smiles before the clone vanished in a puff of smoke.
Deidara couldn't sleep. He was curious about why he couldn't learn the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Genya had underestimated him. When they fought next time, he would make sure to teach that brat a lesson.
Lost in thought, Deidara finally fell asleep as the sky began to brighten.
Before he knew it, it was already mid-morning. Genya had gotten up but didn't disturb Deidara. Instead, he sat at the door waiting.
Uchiha Shin walked in with Hana. Genya quickly greeted him. "Uncle Shin, you're here? Are you here to take me back?"
Uchiha Shin shook his head. "No. There was some commotion last night, and our delivery hasn't been completed yet. It might be delayed by a day."
As he spoke, Uchiha Shin looked at Genya strangely. It was likely that all this disturbance had been caused by this little kid in front of him.
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