Ninjutsu Tool Throwing

Yuzuru's lighthearted words instantly stirred Akeshi's tranquil heart, making her wish she could transform into a 'female Tyrannosaurus' and give Yuzuru a thorough beating. However, remembering that Ootani-sensei was watching, she suppressed her anger. Of course, the main reason was that she wasn't entirely confident she could defeat Yuzuru...

"Next..."

Ootani Yuuto didn't pay attention to Yuzuru and Akeshi's little actions, and continued to call out the students' names for shuriken throwing practice.

Soon, the students in front had basically completed their shuriken throwing and returned.

"Kageka Maple, you're up."

When Ootani Yuuto called out Kageka Maple's name, his tone became gentler.

"Yes, Ootani-sensei."

Kageka responded, then stepped out of the line. After receiving three shuriken, she came to the designated throwing point. With so many students having gone before her, she didn't feel any nervousness, but rather a look of eagerness. With Lady Youying's training over the past month, her control over Shadow Release had not only improved by leaps and bounds, but even her physical qualities had been greatly enhanced. Her vision, speed, strength, nerve reaction, and other abilities were definitely more than twice as good as they were a month ago...

"Begin."

The scoring teacher said.

Kageka gave a sweet smile, then looked sharply at the target 30 meters away. She quickly threw the shuriken in her hand.

Swish, swish, swish...

The three shuriken were thrown one after another, like a burst, and then accurately hit the bullseye.

"Amazing!"

"So cool!"

"So awesome!"

"..."

Kageka Maple's casual action immediately caused a sensation among the students. After all, most of them couldn't do what she did, hitting the bullseye so easily and quickly.

"Tch!"

Akeshi, upon seeing this, made a disdainful sound. As an Uchiha, she could not only make such throwing skills several times flashier than Akeshi, but she could also hit the center of a target within 100 meters!

Smiling, Kageka returned to her original position, and then Ootani Yuuto continued to call out names.

"Next, Uchiha Akeshi."

"Hmph, watch me!"

Akeshi snorted softly, and as she walked past Yuzuru and Kageka Maple, she said softly, "I'll show you what Uchiha throwing skills are all about!"

After Akeshi received three shuriken from Ootani-sensei, she didn't go to the throwing point immediately. Instead, she announced this to all the students before turning away proudly.

"Damn Uchiha, just because you're a little loli, you think you can provoke us so recklessly!"

"Be careful you get slapped in the face!"

"That's right, even if you're so good-looking, you won't make friends if you have a bad personality and temper!"

"..."

Akeshi's words immediately made some students dissatisfied, but they knew her strength in their hearts, so they were just venting their anger.

Akeshi naturally ignored what these 'inferior students' were saying. She walked straight to the throwing point, and then threw the shuriken at the scoring teacher's signal.

The first shuriken was thrown first, followed by the second and third shuriken almost simultaneously.

Swish, swish...

When the first shuriken was about to approach the bullseye, the second shuriken, which suddenly accelerated, directly hit the first shuriken. The first shuriken, which should have hit the bullseye, deviated from its position. Under normal circumstances, the first shuriken would hit the lower part of the target, but Akeshi obviously wouldn't do something so unsure. The third shuriken, like a stroke of genius, collided with the first shuriken at some unimaginable angle, and suddenly all of them shifted towards the bullseye.

In the end, all three shuriken accurately hit the bullseye of the target at the same time.

After doing all this, Akeshi walked past the scoring teacher's astonished eyes with a proud look. Even he, a veteran Chuunin teacher, couldn't do this kind of skill-showing throwing technique...

"As expected of the Uchiha genius..."

The scoring teacher thought to himself.

"Next, Hyuga Yuzuru."

Ootani Yuuto saw Akeshi return and immediately called out Yuzuru's name.

"Don't disappoint me! You, who are called the strongest genius of the Hyuga..."

Akeshi, who had returned, said softly next to Yuzuru.

Yuzuru shook his head slightly, and then directly appeared next to Ootani Yuuto using Body Flicker Technique. Before the latter could react, the three shuriken he had prepared were already in Yuzuru's hand, and then he used Body Flicker Technique again to come to the designated throwing point.

"Is that Body Flicker Technique?"

Whether it was Ootani Yuuto, the students, or the scoring teacher not far away, they were all shocked at this time, and they were all stunned in place. Can a first-year ninja school student master this kind of technique?

"Yuzuru-kun is so handsome and amazing!"

"Yeah, that's the 'strongest genius' of the Hyuga family, one of Konoha's noble clans!"

"..."

Some of the female students had infatuated looks on their faces, and stars were shining in their eyes. For the almost perfect Hyuga Yuzuru, they couldn't find any faults. Whether it was the family power behind him, his own strength, or his own appearance and temperament, each of them deeply attracted them.

"A bunch of simpering fools."

Akeshi, watching the infatuated faces of her female classmates, muttered with dissatisfaction. She seemed unable to understand why Yuzuru was so popular with the opposite sex, which inexplicably irritated her. Only she was qualified to be Hyuga Yuzuru's opponent, to be valued by him. These 'mayflies' who didn't know where they'd end up in the future didn't need to be remembered at all!

Kageka Maple, standing beside her, noticed Akeshi's expression. With her keen perception, she seemed to have realized something, her eyes narrowing slightly, a meaningful smile appearing on her face. It was hard to tell what she was thinking.

"Teacher, may I begin?"

Yuzuru, standing at the throwing point, asked the dazed grading teacher.

"...Ah... oh, yes, begin, Yuzuru."

The grading teacher snapped out of his stupor and nodded at Yuzuru, signaling him to start.

Seeing this, Yuzuru threw the three shuriken in quick succession.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The first shuriken hit the bullseye, followed closely by the second, which struck the first, driving it deeper into the center of the target. Then, the third shuriken arrived, hitting the hollow of the rebounding second shuriken, carrying it back to the position of the first.

The powerful kinetic energy directly pierced the bullseye, and all three shuriken passed through it, landing on the distant training grounds!

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"..."

Yuzuru's feat stunned the students and teachers present. The person responsible for this phenomenon, however, returned to his original position as if he had just done something trivial.

"Yuzuru-kun is surprisingly strong..."

Kageka Maple gave Yuzuru a sweet smile, to which he responded with a warm nod. This scene made Akeshi feel very uncomfortable. Why did Yuzuru treat her and Kageka Maple with such drastically different attitudes?