In the competitors' waiting area, the participating Genin from the other ninja villages were completely numb with shock.
They could sense the terrifying aura of this child, which was far more horrifying than any of the other Leaf Village Genin before him.
This hundred-armed wooden statue was massive and radiated immense power. After all, it had a hundred arms, and each one was thicker than a person.
If it actually smashed down, the destructive force would be unimaginable.
Even the Nine-Tails inside Naruto's body was thoroughly horrified.
Having reached a reconciliation with Naruto, it could sense external auras much more acutely.
This was the exact same jutsu used by the man who had beaten it up back in the day.
It still remembered when it was controlled by Uchiha Madara and fought a massive battle against Senju Hashirama.
Even with that evil Uchiha and itself combined, they were no match for Senju Hashirama.
They were defeated by this very technique.
What made it even more infuriating was Senju Hashirama's words.
*'That bastard Senju Hashirama actually had the nerve to tell me...'*
*'My power is too strong and must be sealed.'*
It was utterly speechless. The man's power was vastly superior to its own.
If it was considered dangerous, wasn't he far more dangerous?
And now, this child was already capable of using such powerful Wood Style. It wasn't impossible for him to rival Senju Hashirama in the future.
Even Naruto turned to look at Sasuke beside him.
"Sasuke, this guy is from the Uchiha Clan. You should know who he is, right?"
"How can he be so absurdly strong?"
He had just sensed the Nine-Tails acting strangely inside him.
Anyone who could make the Nine-Tails react like that was no ordinary person.
And that was indeed the truth.
Sasuke racked his brain over the name Uchiha Nanaki, but he couldn't recall anything.
Or rather, he had never even heard of this name before.
This was his first time seeing this child as well.
Facing such a terrifying wooden statue, he felt that even if he activated his complete Eight-Tails transformation, he would definitely be dragged into a bitter struggle.
It truly shocked him.
If anyone could have a child like this, he could only think of one person.
"He might be Brother Ryōsuke's kid. I figure only he could produce such a terrifying child."
"Oh, so that's it."
Naruto finally understood. Indeed, only Brother Ryōsuke could father such a fearsome child. That level of talent was far beyond ordinary.
Meanwhile, in the spectator stands, the Kage of the other four great ninja villages were all deeply shaken.
Although the Kazekage and Raikage had never met Senju Hashirama, the man's immense strength was renowned throughout the entire shinobi world during their ancestors' era.
He had beaten their ancestors so badly that they didn't dare harbor the slightest thought of making an enemy of the Leaf Village.
It was truly terrifying. To think that the Leaf Village had produced yet another monstrous talent.
There was absolutely no doubt about it; he could skillfully wield Wood Style at such a young age.
And the jutsu he was using now seemed to be a weakened version of the legendary True Several Thousand Hands recorded in history.
Their hearts couldn't help but skip a beat. Was it possible that, without resorting to schemes and tricks, they wouldn't even be a match for him in a head-on fight?
Because they could clearly sense that this child also had a Tailed Beast inside him, which meant his chakra reserves were definitely sufficient.
In a direct clash like that, they definitely wouldn't stand a chance.
While the Mizukage, Terumī Mei, was shocked, a hint of amusement played at the corners of her mouth.
This child named Uchiha Nanaki shared the 'ki' character in his name just like her own child. Could it be Ryōsuke's child?
She wasn't jealous about this.
She just felt a strange sensation; inheriting her own genes and Ryōsuke's genes, perhaps her child could be this powerful too.
This was quite a happy thought.
In the audience stands, the Daimyō of the other four great nations—excluding the Fire Daimyō—were all visibly shocked.
Their hearts felt heavy.
With the Leaf Village being so powerful, the Land of Fire would naturally become incomparably strong as well.
If the Land of Fire ever harbored ambitions to annex the other nations, the other four countries would have almost no power to resist.
Just looking at the Tailed Beasts that had appeared, along with that terrifying child in the final match.
Uchiha Ryōsuke wouldn't even need to act personally; just the forces displayed on the surface were already beyond their ability to handle.
Perhaps only by uniting the four nations would they have any room to fight back.
What they didn't know was that the Fire Daimyō was also filled with endless worry.
He had truly witnessed the disparity in combat power between the ninja villages and the Daimyō's administration.
He was worried himself—would the Leaf Village really continue to cooperate with his administration?
With the Leaf Village possessing such mighty power?
Cooperating with someone who wielded such immense strength felt like cooperating with a tiger; they were no longer on equal footing at all.
At this thought, his heart grew heavy, and he couldn't help but sigh again.
He thought even deeper: for the Leaf Village to reveal such terrifying combat power, they must be plotting something.
After all, with Uchiha Ryōsuke's existence in the Leaf Village, there was actually no need to flaunt their military might like this. It made their current actions seem redundant.
There was definitely a scheme at play.
The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became, feeling that something major was about to happen.
The more he pondered, the more panicked he grew.
He had a very strong, ominous premonition.
Meanwhile, Uchiha Nanaki's opponent, the burly man, was already dumbfounded. He had been so frightened by the violent tremors of the ground just now that he had fallen over.
He was the closest person to the technique.
And had felt its overwhelming aura the strongest.
At this moment, Nanaki looked at his opponent and was very disappointed to see that the man hadn't made any move to surrender.
Earlier, when his clansman Sasuke unleashed his Tailed Beast, it made his opponent surrender immediately.
Could it be that his True Several Hundred Hands wasn't powerful enough?
It clearly looked much larger than a Tailed Beast.
Whatever, maybe the guy just didn't think it was strong enough.
Then he would just have to test its power. Of course, he absolutely wouldn't hit the man. The guy looked so frail that he would definitely be turned into minced meat under a single punch.
He said in a childish, milky voice,
"Wood Style: True Several Thousand Hands."
The massive arms let out creaking sounds as they began to move, preparing to smash down toward the burly man on the ground.
The burly man was already paralyzed with shock.
Staring at those wooden fists in the sky, he was completely panicked and at a loss for what to do.
Yet the fists in the air didn't stop, ready to descend upon him.
The referee on the sidelines furrowed his brows. It seemed this guy was truly scared silly. Of course, the referee himself was incredibly astonished, but he quickly shouted,
"If you know you're no match, hurry up and surrender!"
The burly man lying on the ground finally snapped out of it and hurriedly yelled,
"I surrender! I surrender!"
How could he possibly be a match for this? He felt that just one punch from the sky would be enough to smash him into a meat patty.
Seeing this, Nanaki immediately controlled the wooden statue's fists to stop.
He clapped his small hands together, a puff of smoke appeared, and the wooden statue vanished.
He then landed steadily from the air onto the ground.
"What a pleasant battle."
*'It's great that the opponent knew how to concede.'*
*'I shouldn't have disappointed Father, right?'*
With that, he returned to the competitors' waiting area.
The burly man on the ground, however, was left speechless.
For him, this was not a pleasant experience at all, but a pure nightmare.