After Obito called for the start, neither Teacher Chen nor Mu Yue moved immediately. They simply stood where they were, watching each other.
Mu Yue appraised Teacher Chen, and a status panel appeared in his mind.
Name: Chen Long Chakra: 48000 Skills: Konoha Style Taijutsu (Mastery: 7000/15000), Konoha Dragon God (Mastery), Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation (Proficient: 2800/3000)...
Teacher Chen possessed a variety of high-proficiency taijutsu techniques, which Mu Yue had expected. However, seeing two Nature Transformations that were both close to mastery surprised him somewhat. That meant Teacher Chen's Ninjutsu was no weaker than an ordinary jonin's. Mu Yue had even spotted Genjutsu among his skills.
His skill set is quite well-rounded, but against a truly powerful opponent, he'll still have to rely on taijutsu, Mu Yue thought.
Since Teacher Chen bore the title of Konoha's strongest taijutsu user, he certainly could not be compared to an ordinary jonin.
"As expected of a battle between jonin. Both of them feel incredibly imposing," Genma Shiranui said as he watched.
In a Ninja Academy Practical Exam, they would usually attack right away to seize the initiative.
"Since they don't know each other's intelligence, they're probably thinking about how to probe and gather more information," Ebisu guessed, pushing up his sunglasses with his middle finger.
Obito scratched his head and complained, "They've just been standing there for half a minute. How did you guys figure out so much from that?"
He thought both sides simply wanted the other to make the first move, which was why they were standing still.
Obito had guessed correctly. Teacher Chen really had wanted Mu Yue to move first, since he was the senior.
Seeing that Mu Yue remained still, he felt that Mu Yue might have some special tactic in mind. Teacher Chen thus