Use of the Substitution Technique

"Itachi! Don't say I didn't give you a chance this time. I'm only using a small portion of my power this time, and only a power slightly stronger than yours. Whether you win or not depends on you."

"However, I estimate that even if I don't use Ninjutsu, you still won't have a chance to win. I don't think you can defeat me just by using the fighting techniques and power generation techniques of the Divine Combat Skill." Xuan Ye thought to himself.

At first glance, it seemed that the two were evenly matched, but Itachi Uchiha was quickly defeated by Xuan Ye. He seemed to know that he had suffered a loss and wanted to take a few steps back and wait for the next opportunity to attack again.

"Xuan Ye, I didn't expect you to be this strong in close combat as well?"

"No, his physical strength was originally meant to be this powerful."

Itachi Uchiha quickly confirmed his suspicions, because he suddenly remembered the Kunai attack from yesterday. Xuan Ye had simply thrown the Kunai casually, but unexpectedly Xuan Ye Kunai.

The group of students watching were shocked to see that the Uchiha clan's genius Itachi Uchiha, had not gained the upper hand and seemed to be forced to retreat due to a powerful force.

"Who is he? Why was he able to defeat the Uchiha clan's genius Itachi Uchiha? Has his strength surpassed Itachi Uchiha's?" One of the students in the group asked this question.

"I don't know who he is either. When did such a genius appear in the Ninja Academy? I've never seen him before." A group of students were discussing among themselves.

"Ah! I know, I know who he is!" Suddenly, one of the students in the group shouted, and the surrounding students all turned to look at the student who shouted.

"Yes! He is Genya Namikaze, he is Genya Namikaze, the son of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze. I've seen him before, that's right, he is Genya Namikaze," the student who shouted explained.

"What! He's actually the son of the great Fourth Hokage! No wonder he has such strength at such a young age, no wonder he was able to defeat the Uchiha clan's genius Itachi Uchiha." The group of students suddenly realized and nodded in agreement.

Because Xuan Ye rarely appeared in front of his classmates and didn't have close relationships with them, not many people knew Xuan Ye.

Xuan Ye never expected that anyone among the group of students would recognize him. So he looked toward the student who recognized him and stared at his face for a while. It was an unfamiliar face, and Xuan Ye couldn't remember ever seeing him before.

Standing at a distance, Itachi Uchiha noticed that Genya Namikaze in front of him was distracted and no longer paying attention to him. A fire ignited in his heart, and a surge of anger welled up in his chest, ready to explode.

His eyes suddenly flickered, occasionally flashing a red light. Deep within those eyes, a tadpole-shaped thing was twisting, but it only appeared for a moment in Itachi Uchiha's eyes before quickly disappearing.

"Genya Namikaze, you dared to be distracted while fighting me. In that case, don't blame me for launching a sneak attack when you're off guard."

Itachi Uchiha took out three Shuriken from his body, gripped Shuriken firmly in his hands, and stared intently at Xuan Ye's location, becoming extremely vigilant.

"Whoosh!"

Itachi Uchiha grabbed the three Shuriken and swung them around. In an instant, the three Shuriken flew out of Itachi Uchiha's hand and shot towards Xuan Ye's vital points.

"Oh! Planning to use Shuriken? But it doesn't seem very useful!" A slight smile appeared on Xuan Ye's lips.

"What an amazing Shuriken, it's so fast!"

At this moment, several ninja teachers joined the crowd of onlookers. They were astonished when they saw the Shuriken that Itachi Uchiha had thrown. They thought to Shurikenjutsu was already very good in terms of both throwing skill and force, and the accuracy was also extremely high.

"Truly worthy of being called a genius of the Uchiha clan, he is indeed extraordinary!"

"However, the Fourth Hokage's son should not be weak either. Judging from his nonchalant attitude towards the Shuriken that were shot at him so quickly, he should be confident that he can easily dodge Shuriken."

Genya Namikaze's actions were similar to those of the ninja instructors. Xuan Ye simply twisted his body slightly, dodging the Shuriken in a very strange posture.

"Jingle bells!"

The sound of several Shuriken hitting the ground rang out. Itachi Uchiha originally thought that his Shuriken would not be able to hit Xuan Ye, but he did not expect that Xuan Ye would dodge his Shuriken so easily.

After all, Itachi Uchiha was considered a genius of the Uchiha clan, and he had already been defeated by Xuan Ye yesterday, so he quickly readjusted his mindset and attacked Xuan Ye again.

Xuan Ye remained standing in place, watching Itachi Uchiha rush towards him, and assumed a defensive stance.

Soon, Itachi Uchiha rushed to Xuan Ye's side and shouted, "Konoha Whirlwind!"

In an instant, Itachi Uchiha lowered his upper body, pressed his hands to the ground, and his two legs moved like a giant windmill, kicking one foot at Xuan Ye's waist and the other at Xuan Ye's face.

"Hehe! It seems to be doing quite well!" Xuan Ye watched Itachi Uchiha's movements, which were quite impressive for Genin, with a speed that was not slow and considerable power.

However, Xuan Ye did not dodge the two legs that Itachi Uchiha kicked at him. Instead, he stood still and smiled at him.

"Bang!" Itachi Uchiha's eyes suddenly widened, and Xuan Ye, who had been kicked into the sky, suddenly turned into a piece of wood.

"It's Substitution Technique! As expected, Xuan Ye can already use Substitution Technique during battle. He truly deserves to be the one who defeated me!"

The Substitution Technique is one of the Basic Three Body Jutsu, but even though Itachi Uchiha had focused all his attention on Xuan Ye, he still couldn't find out when Xuan Ye used the Substitution Technique.

Even Itachi Uchiha n't yet mastered the Substitution Technique, because after refining his chakra, he devoted all his time to practicing Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique, diligently improving his proficiency in Great Fireball Technique Fire Style.

As a result, Itachi Uchiha hasn't even learned the Basic Three Body Jutsu yet. After all, he hasn't been refining his chakra for very long, and it would be good enough if he could master the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.

Although Itachi Uchiha himself was very talented, he learned how to use the Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique after watching his father use it for the first time. However, learning how to use it and being able to use it skillfully in battle are two different things.