Itachi Uchiha greatly admired Zhang Miao's taijutsu.
This was not because of Fugaku Uchiha's praise for Zhang Miao. Rather, during their sparring matches over the past few days, Itachi had constantly been suppressed by Zhang Miao's rapid strikes, unable even to use ninjutsu. This made Itachi truly realize how formidable taijutsu specialists could be.
At the same time, Itachi understood why Zhang Miao had previously said that he would only become truly powerful after awakening the Sharingan. What he really meant was that Itachi was weak before awakening it.
And Zhang Miao's current performance had indeed proven that there was a vast gap between them.
The Ninja Academy's teachers were all Chunin-level ninja. Being qualified to teach at the Ninja Academy was already proof of their excellence. Itachi felt that if he fought one of them, even if he could win, it would not come easily.
But Zhang Miao had defeated his opponent cleanly in just over a dozen breaths, not even taking a full minute. It was a completely one-sided victory.
Moreover, he seemed to have held back some of his strength. Itachi knew he could not do the same.
At the same time, Zhang Miao's aerial combo had left Itachi deeply impressed. He even guessed that if the ceiling had not been so low, Zhang Miao might have been able to keep the combo going for several more hits.
At this moment, Zhang Miao's actions had demonstrated the meaning of the word "genius" to Itachi!
But no matter how much of a genius you are, you can't dump the blame on me, can you?
What do you mean, "Why didn't I say so earlier"? You cut me off before I'd even finished speaking! By the time I reacted, the guy was already lying on the ground. How was