Cautious Brave Archery

"Wearing that kind of flashy armor on the battlefield is just asking to die!"

Hiashi clicked his tongue in displeasure. Though he was deeply envious of that handsome armor, he strongly disapproved of it.

The more concealed a ninja's fighting style was, the better, especially on a battlefield. If someone really wore such flashy, eye-catching armor into battle, countless enemies would definitely focus their attacks on them. Surviving would be difficult.

That kind of pretty toy could only be worn around the village. It was useless.

In his eyes, Shimura Kentei was even more of a prodigal. He had no idea why the Shimura Clan allowed that fellow to spend such a huge sum on such impractical armor.

"Father, is it really alright to leave Suzune with Lady Tsunade?"

Hizashi Hyuga stood nearby with worry written across his face. Hyuga Suzune was the granddaughter of the main family's Great Elder and a member of the main family. Once she left the village on a mission, enemies would surely target her.

"Hiashi, spend more time with Suzune from now on. If you want to firmly secure the position of main family head in the future, you must gain the Great Elder's support. Suzune is the key to winning over the Great Elder's branch."

Ignoring his second son Hizashi Hyuga's question, Tokugawa Hyuga coolly instructed his eldest son, Hyuga Hiashi.

He had long since decided that Hyuga Suzune would become his eldest son's future wife. Only then could he gain the Great Elder's support and ensure his eldest son's position as clan head.

"Yes, Father. I'll take good care of Suzune from now on!"

Hiashi nodded and fixed his gaze on Hyuga Suzune in the training field. He was very satisfied with this fiancée.

Though she was somewhat timid and introverted, that made her well suited to being a wife. He did not like strong-willed women.

Meanwhile, Hizashi Hyuga clenched his fists beneath his sleeves, his heart filled with resentment.

His father clearly knew that he liked Suzune, yet he still introduced her to his older brother.

Was it just because he had been born a few minutes later?

Leaving the Hyuga family aside, Tsunade stretched her limbs in the training field, preparing to begin the boy's test.

"I'll give you ten minutes to discuss your tactics. In ten minutes, I'll make my move. Remember, fight with the intent to kill me. I won't hold back."

After giving Senju Nawaki and Hyuga Suzune behind her a reminder, Tsunade Hime also stood with her arms crossed, pressing the foremost of her Seven Deadly Weapons into an even more ferocious and terrifying shape.

The two children behind her said nothing and quickly ran toward Shimura Kentei across from them.

"My teammate is you?"

Seeing Senju Nawaki rushing over, Shimura Kentei felt the urge to switch teammates. Senju Nawaki's performance yesterday had simply been too awful.

The little Hyuga girl was fine, but Senju Nawaki was really no good!

"Bastard, I was just careless yesterday!"

The undisguised contempt made Senju Nawaki so angry that he nearly jumped up. If he had not known he could not beat this bastard, he would have shown him why flowers were so red.

"Even if you weren't careless, could you block one of my punches?"

Shimura Kentei glanced at him, then turned to Hyuga Suzune before Senju Nawaki could reply.

"Can your Byakugan see through things now? What's its range? And if you're looking underground, how deep can you see?"

He would need the Hyuga Byakugan's support next. If this girl had developed her Byakugan well, it would relieve quite a bit of pressure.

"I... I can see within thirty meters. Underground, I can see five meters deep."

Hyuga Suzune answered, sounding slightly nervous.

"Good. Keep a close eye on Teacher Tsunade. Whether she uses the Clone Technique or anything else, watch her carefully. Especially don't let her sneak up from underground using Earth Style ninjutsu."

"Yes, Kentei. I'll keep a close eye on Teacher Tsunade!"

Hyuga Suzune hurriedly agreed. She did not object to Shimura Kentei's arrangement. She knew very well that she was no match for Teacher Tsunade. Being able to provide support with her Byakugan was already good enough.

"Hey, you still haven't told me my task!"

Seeing Shimura Kentei fall silent, Senju Nawaki grew dissatisfied.

Though he did not want to admit it, this guy was indeed stronger than him, much stronger. Obeying the arrangements of the strong was one of a ninja's major rules.

But why was this guy not assigning Lord Nawaki a combat task?

"What do you think you can do?"

Shimura Kentei glanced at him. This time, he was not looking down on the boy. He simply did not know how to arrange a task for him.

Judging from yesterday, this kid did not seem to know many ninjutsu. His physical abilities were decent, but in front of that violent woman Tsunade, they were still useless. He was no different from an ordinary person, destined to be taken out with one punch.

He knew no powerful ninjutsu, and both his physical abilities and taijutsu were crushed by Tsunade. Most importantly, Tsunade was extremely familiar with him and knew all his weaknesses. Sending him in would be nothing more than delivering food to the enemy.

"I..."

Senju Nawaki opened his mouth indignantly, but could not say anything. Thinking it over carefully, there really was nothing he could do against his older sister.

Though he had trained hard in taijutsu, compared to his violent older sister, his skills were not even worthy of carrying her shoes.

That made him feel even more depressed. He squatted down and began drawing circles on the ground.

"Tell me about your sister. This is your only chance to prove your worth in this battle!"

Looking at the fierce woman across from them as she rested and glared murderously, Shimura Kentei asked.

Though he had undergone targeted training and made many preparations, he was still very wary of Tsunade.

That woman was not easy to deal with!

After a moment of silence, Senju Nawaki felt that this really was an opportunity.

Though he was very unhappy with that bastard, compared to the consequences of failing this test, it was better to let the bastard lead them through it.

"My sister likes drinking and gambling. She has a bad temper and loves hitting people. That's why, even at her age, she still doesn't have a boyfriend. Grandma Mito has worried over that for a long time..."

Senju Nawaki went all out and began revealing detailed information about his sister, but the information made Shimura Kentei turn to look at him.

Kid, are you serious?

Bang!

Before Senju Nawaki could finish, a muffled boom rang out. Looking up, they saw the ground beneath Tsunade Hime's feet shatter, while the ferocity in her eyes grew even stronger.

But this time, her murderous glare was not aimed at Shimura Kentei. It was aimed at Senju Nawaki. Clearly, she had heard what he had just said.

Senju Nawaki's heartbeat froze under his older sister's glare, and his little face turned pale as paper.

"Get to the point. Stop talking about useless nonsense!"

Rubbing his forehead, Shimura Kentei felt that there was definitely something wrong with this teammate's brain. His future days would not be easy.

Gulp!

After swallowing hard, Senju Nawaki hurriedly hid behind Shimura Kentei. Only then did he think for a moment before continuing, "My sister seems to have been training the Yin Seal with Grandma Mito recently. She probably can't use much Chakra right now. Yesterday, after hearing about your armor from Uncle Chengshui, she went to the clan treasury. I don't know what she took."

"She's training the Yin Seal!"

Shimura Kentei's eyes lit up. He understood that this was a good opportunity.

When training the Yin Seal, especially for the first time, one had to pour a huge amount of Chakra into it, drastically reducing one's combat power.

One only needed to look at Sakura's state when she trained the Yin Seal in the original story to understand. Though Tsunade was stronger than Sakura had been at that time, training the Yin Seal would also require more Chakra.

She definitely could not use much Chakra right now. That meant it would be difficult for her to unleash Quasi-Kage Level combat power.

This was extremely important intelligence, and excellent news.

As for her going to the Senju Clan treasury, she had surely gone to select weapons and ninja tools to counter his armor. He had expected that long ago.

"If your sister creates clones later, you deal with them. Within ten meters, I'll use Chakra Threads to support you in battle."

After thinking it over, Shimura Kentei assigned Senju Nawaki a task.

Unlike yesterday's act, today was real combat. Senju Nawaki would also be his teammate in the future, so there was no need to sour their relationship too badly. It was necessary to let him show what he could do in this squad test battle.

"I can still handle one clone!"

Senju Nawaki puffed out his chest confidently, indicating that he could handle this task.

He truly could not deal with his older sister, but if it was only one clone, there would not be much of a problem.

"Kid, I won't hold back!"

As soon as the ten minutes were up, Senju Tsunade wasted no words and used the Body Flicker Technique to rush forward. At the same time, Shimura Kentei reacted quickly, raising the prepared golden war bow and nocking an arrow.

Whoosh!

The steel arrow shot out with a piercing howl. It was unbelievably fast and carried astonishing force.

Clang!

Out of curiosity, Tsunade did not dodge. She met it with a kunai, but the tremendous force brought her rapidly advancing body to a halt.

That pause gave Shimura Kentei an opening. Using Chakra Threads, he continuously drew arrows from the quiver while repeatedly pulling the bowstring. He could fire almost three arrows per second, practically turning himself into a human machine gun.

To make up for his lack of ninjutsu and limited long-range attacks, he had spent the past few years training his archery. Combined with the powerful dynamic vision he had developed, he could hit every shot within a hundred meters. His firing speed was especially astonishing.

Though he could not reach the hundreds of arrows per second fired by that Cautious Brave Archer, he was still formidable.

"This little pervert!"

Tsunade cursed inwardly and could only wield her kunai with both hands to block the incoming arrows.

Shimura Kentei fired too quickly, leaving her no chance to use the Body Flicker Technique to rapidly close the distance. She could only rely on her speed to run and evade.

Suddenly, Tsunade twisted aside to dodge an arrow. It shot past her at high speed, flying toward the second-year Elite Class students watching the battle.

Their supervising Chunin hurriedly drew a kunai to intercept it, but the enormous force carried by the arrow pushed the kunai back and sent his whole body flying. Before he even landed, he spat out a mouthful of blood, splattering it across many students.

"I feel like this place isn't very safe!"

Shikaku Nara wiped the blood from his cheek and spoke in horror. Inoichi Yamanaka and Choza Akimichi beside him nodded in agreement.

Their supervising Chunin was an elite Chunin. Though he had been caught off guard just now, being struck so hard by a single arrow that he vomited blood was excessive. It showed just how terrifying the force behind those arrows was.

If one of those hit their small bodies, they would definitely die.

Fortunately, Anbu ninja soon arrived using the Body Flicker Technique and provided protection for the Elite Class students of every grade.

The battle continued like this for half a minute before Tsunade suddenly leaped backward and formed hand seals.

Multi Shadow Clone Technique!

Ten figures appeared at her side and quickly spread out to surround the three of them. They then rushed forward with kunai in hand, while the original remained where she was and formed another set of hand seals.

Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique!

A dragon head formed from flames surged forth, and the scorching heat violently warped the air nearby.

Shimura Kentei glanced at the Shadow Clones rushing in around them, then gave instructions to the two behind him.

"You two deal with the two Shadow Clones behind us. Don't leave my ten-meter range."

Senju Nawaki and Hyuga Suzune said nothing. Each drew a kunai and faced the Tsunade Shadow Clones charging from behind.

As for Shimura Kentei, he once more drew his bow and fired at the eight Shadow Clones to his sides and in front of him, while keeping his eyes fixed on the flaming dragon head ahead and the figure behind it.

Arrows could not block Fire Style. He could only wait until it got close before dealing with it.

When the fire dragon came within one meter of him, Shimura Kentei used Chakra Threads to control the left wing behind him and swing it out. Leveraged by its mechanism, three tons of force erupted. Together with the Sealing Crystal's effect, it forcibly smashed apart the Fire Style: Dragon Fire Technique.

As the flames dispersed, Shimura Kentei kept staring at Tsunade across from him. However, he saw a teasing smile curl at her lips, and then her body exploded into a cloud of smoke.