Battle with Tekka

"You think I wanted to be that idiot Uchiha Shisui's little brother?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Tekka's anger surged. His two black pupils turned into Two Tomoe Sharingan.

"How dare you say that? I'll teach you a proper lesson on Shisui's behalf."

With that, Chakra burst beneath Tekka's feet, and he instantly charged at Aozora.

Twenty meters was an extremely short distance for a ninja. In the blink of an eye, before the afterimage in the distance had faded, Tekka had already closed in on Aozora.

Such swift speed was not something a freshly graduated Genin could withstand.

Fortunately, although Aozora was a newly graduated Genin, his strength far surpassed his ninja rank.

Every morning, Aozora diligently trained his "Yang Eye." Though it had not allowed his Sharingan to advance to a higher level, it had sharpened his vision and greatly strengthened his Dynamic Vision.

Though Tekka was fast, every one of his movements was clearly caught by Aozora.

Aozora shifted slightly to the left and crossed his arms in a defensive stance, blocking Tekka's sudden, fierce right roundhouse kick.

His body flew backward with the tremendous force, and four shuriken suddenly appeared between the fingers of each of Aozora's hands.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh—

Eight shuriken shot out in an instant.

The shuriken interwove like a net, forcing Tekka to dodge to the side and rear.

The moment he opened up a little distance, Aozora flung out a Kunai.

This Kunai was nothing like those weak and feeble shuriken from before.

The Kunai tore through the air with a sound like rolling thunder.

The instant the Kunai appeared, Tekka sensed danger. In his Two Tomoe Sharingan, the Kunai was so fast that it trailed an afterimage.

Without hesitation, the alert Tekka formed a Substitution Seal.

"Bang!"

A thick section of substitution log was pierced through by the Kunai. The powerful impact shattered the log into pieces, while Tekka had already shifted onto a tree not far away.

Watching the Kunai miss its target once again, Aozora was speechless.

Ever since learning "Weapon Control," his Kunai throwing technique had gradually replaced the Great Fireball Technique as the Shinobi World's number one technique of mercy.

Other than blowing up Shadow Clones, it could only blow up substitution logs. Truly, a kind Kunai!

The substitution log blown apart in midair shattered into fragments. Tekka could not help wiping away cold sweat that did not exist on his forehead. Though he still wore a poker face, his heart was already in turmoil.

What kind of Kunai throwing technique was this? How could it be so fast?

As a genius of the Uchiha Clan, he had always been highly confident in Ninja Tool Throwing. Yet Aozora's Kunai had utterly shattered his pride. Before a Kunai moving at such speed, every Ninja Tool Throwing technique seemed flashy and useless.

"With such astonishing Kunai throwing skill, are you really such a narrow-minded person?"

Though doubts filled his heart, Tekka did not want to end this battle.

He flexed his limbs and said, "I didn't expect someone called dead last like you to be this strong!"

After just one brief exchange, he already knew that his opponent was no rookie Genin fresh out of graduation.

Leaving aside that sharp Kunai throwing, even the defense that had blocked his roundhouse kick had been perfectly timed.

"Then I won't deliberately hold back anymore."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tekka rapidly formed Hand Seals.

Aozora instantly recognized the Hand Seals for the Great Fireball Technique and immediately decided to respond with the same ninjutsu.

"Snake—Ram—Monkey—Boar—Horse—Tiger!"

"Snake—Ram—Monkey—Boar—Horse—Tiger!"

The two formed Hand Seals one after the other.

Seeing Aozora choose the Great Fireball Technique to respond, Tekka's evaluation of him dropped considerably.

His casting timing was already behind, and his hand seal speed did not seem fast either. How could he possibly defend against it?

"Fire Release—Great Fireball Technique!"

"Fire Release—Great Fireball Technique!"

Two fireballs shot from Tekka's and Aozora's mouths one after the other, rapidly flying toward each other.

It was obvious that Aozora's fireball came a step later. Under normal circumstances, the colliding fireballs would explode closer to Aozora and injure him.

Yet, under Uchiha Tekka's astonished gaze, the fireball Aozora spat out was larger, its flames fiercer, and even its flight speed faster.

"Bang!"

Aozora's fireball, though launched later, arrived first. It collided with Tekka's fireball near the center, on Tekka's side.

A huge crater was instantly blasted into the ground at the point of impact. Scorching air currents scattered in every direction, and the nearby air warped from the sudden surge in temperature.

Feeling the hot wind rushing toward him, Tekka knew that he had once again fallen behind in this ninjutsu clash.

After the collision, the enormous fireball Aozora had spat out devoured Tekka's fireball and continued forward, instantly swallowing Tekka.

When he saw Tekka, engulfed by flames, turn into a substitution log with a "bang," then burn to ashes in the fire, Aozora could not help curling his lip.

This round went to the Great Fireball Technique.

When it came to mercy, the Great Fireball Technique was not targeting anyone in particular—everyone here was trash.

Forced to use the Substitution Technique twice in a row, Tekka was somewhat enraged. He gritted his teeth. "Damn it!"

He could not accept being suppressed by someone younger than himself, especially by this petty man who used the excuse of acting for the clan's good to seek personal gain.

Chakra burst beneath his feet once more, and Uchiha Tekka charged at Aozora again.

As he sprinted, he rapidly formed Hand Seals.

"Ninja Art—Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

With a "bang," three Uchiha Tekkas rushed out of the smoke.

The three Uchiha Tekkas closed in from the left, center, and right.

They were spread too far apart to be covered by a Fire Release attack.

Aozora knew that even activating his Sharingan would not let him distinguish the real body, so he did not waste Chakra and instead retreated directly.

Facing the three Uchiha Tekkas, he pushed off with both legs and used the momentum to keep retreating.

However, this went against the limits of human movement, so Aozora was gradually surrounded by Tekka and his Shadow Clones.

Seeing the three Clones about to close within twenty meters of him, Aozora finally made his move.

Tekka and his Shadow Clones were all staring intently at Aozora's hands, but they still saw only him flick his sleeve. The next instant, they heard a Kunai tearing through the air.

After a "bang," the Tekka on the right turned into smoke.

The remaining two Tekkas showed no fear and continued closing in on Aozora.

Suddenly, the Tekka on the left leaped into the air and rapidly formed Hand Seals at the same time.

"Fire Release: Hana Claw Red!"

The airborne Tekka spat more than a dozen streams of flame, then swept his right hand, sending another dozen high-speed spinning shuriken into the flames. Wrapped in fire, they shot rapidly toward Aozora.

Knowing how dangerous this move was, Aozora did not dare block it. Chakra burst beneath his feet, and he used the Body Flicker Technique to escape Tekka's lock-on.

After flickering away, Aozora used another merciful Kunai to deal with the airborne Shadow Clone.

The remaining Uchiha Tekka froze for a moment, then immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to follow.

But with the same Body Flicker Technique and little difference in ability, how could the pursuer possibly catch the one fleeing?

The fleeing side could choose between forward, left, and right, always retaining the advantage of choosing first.

What was more, even during the chase, Aozora continued firing highly threatening Kunai, leaving Tekka unable to advance or retreat.

Thus, Tekka pursued while Aozora fled.

One chased and one fled. Before they realized it, they had moved far from the banks of the Naka River and reached a plain overgrown with weeds.

Knowing pursuit was useless, Tekka finally stopped.