Sparring

Shuichi quickly added, "In order for us to cooperate in the Chunin Ninja Exams, I think we can have a simple sparring session. Since I'm the captain, then you two can attack me."

"This..." While Sarutobi Kohei was still hesitating, Hyuga Akiha, who had long wanted to test Shuichi's skills, said, "Alright, since it's your suggestion, Captain, then we'll give it our all."

"Of course," Shuichi said casually.

He knew what Hyuga Akiha was thinking. If he were defeated, he would probably lose face and be unable to continue as captain. However, neither of them knew how high the level of Konoha's new generation of geniuses had been in recent years.

"Then I'll have to offend you, Captain, I'll go!" Before the words were even out of his mouth, Sarutobi Kohei launched the first attack. He rushed directly towards Shuichi's location, intending to test him with a Taijutsu move first.

"Whoosh!" Sarutobi Kohei's straight punch Shuichi sidestepping, but the punch still carried a slight whoosh of wind, indicating that it was quite powerful.

Seeing that his first attack had missed, Sarutobi Kohei adjusted his body and then launched a powerful side kick at Shuichi.

Upon Shuichi quickly drew chakra from his body and transferred it to his two arms. "Bang!" He took the blow head-on, but due to the force of the impact, he had to take two steps back to mitigate the force of the attack.

Just then, Hyuga Akiha, taking advantage of Shuichi's unsteady footing, attacked him from the side.

She raised her palm and struck Shuichi's upper body. Shuichi felt that both of her palms were imbued with chakra, indicating that it was an attack from Gentle Fist.

He ducked, and a gust of wind from his palm swept past over Shuichi's head, followed by a sweeping leg kick Hyuga Akiha's lower body.

Hyuga Hayama merely raised one leg slightly, and the attack clashed with Shuichi's. "Bang!" The impact was considerable, and the chakra emanating from the air could be faintly seen.

Before Sarutobi Kohei could form a pincer movement, Shuichi up and swiftly Hyuga Akiha.

"Smack!" The first punch was caught by Hyuga Akiha with one open palm. The second punch was then struck on the side of Hyuga Akiha's forearm during the attack, and Shuichi's upper body was now wide open.

With just a quick glance, Shuichi noticed that Hyuga Akiha had already activated her Byakugan. The veins on both sides of her pure white eyes bulged out, and at the same time, her right hand changed from a palm to fingers, with her index and middle fingers together poking towards Shuichi.

Shuichi had no intention of trying the effects of Gentle Fist. Seeing that he was at a disadvantage in Taijutsu combat, he instantly unleashed a powerful burst of chakra, forcibly breaking free from his body's momentum and using Body Flicker Technique to create distance between himself and the two.

As soon as he landed, several Shuriken came flying at Shuichi's front. It was Sarutobi Kohei who, seeing that he could not overwhelm Shuichi with Taijutsu, seized the opportunity to use ninja tools to attack.

Seeing this, he remained calm. "Clang, clang, clang..." Shuichi pulled out a Kunai and quickly knocked all the Shuriken away.

Seeing that Shuichi still had his ninja tools, Hyuga Akiha did not rush to pursue him, but instead took a roundabout approach, intending to attack Shuichi from the side.

"Watch out!" Instantly, three Shuriken Shuichi's left hand. He threw them in two directions, sending the three Shuriken and Kunai flying towards the two of them.

"It's not over yet." Shuichi's already extracted chakra even began to flow a little ahead of time, "Ugly-Dog-Dragon-Rat-Dog-Boy-Snake-Tiger, Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Whoosh!" The ninja tools that were originally attacking to both sides instantly turned into nine Shuriken on one side and three Kunai arranged in a triangular shape on the other, basically covering the entire body area of Sarutobi Kohei Hyuga Akiha.

"How is this possible? How can such a difficult Ninjutsu be used like this? Just how strong is his chakra control and reaction?" Sarutobi Kohei recognized that this was a technique developed by the Third Hokage, and Shuichi was actually attacking both sides at the same time.

This is also one of the results of Shuichi's training. Since the Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique is his main attack method, he spent a lot of time making some improvements to it.

The principle remains unchanged; this technique can turn one Shuriken into dozens. However, when Shuichi changed it to throw them in two directions, achieving that effect became much more difficult, and the number of ninja tools could only be tripled, which is his current limit.

Another reason for their success was the distance; although Sarutobi Kohei Hyuga Akiha separated a bit, the angle between them and Shuichi was still less than 90 degrees.

Furthermore, Shuichi didn't use much force, and the Shuriken's flight speed wasn't very fast, giving him ample time to complete multiple hand seals.

Sarutobi Kohei rolled over in a somewhat disheveled manner, managing to dodge the Shuriken's attack range, but his left thigh was still cut by the edge of the Shuriken.

Because of his Byakugan's ability to see through things, Hyuga Akiha quickly channeled chakra into his hand and slashed horizontally at the lower left of the Kunai. At the same time, he turned his upper body half a circle to the side, avoiding the other two Kunai.

"Oh? Is this the prototype of the Heavenly Spin?" Shuichi saw that Hyuga Akiha fingertips and arms, and using a small rotation to deflect the Kunai. He felt that this was quite similar to a small part of the Heavenly Spin in the original work.

After a brief exchange, both Sarutobi Kohei Hyuga Akiha sensed Shuichi's strength.

With just one counterattack, he injured one person. He casually used A-rank- rank Ninjutsu, and his advantage in Taijutsu being surrounded was easily neutralized by his reaction and smooth Body Flicker Technique. It seems that ordinary Chunin are no match for him at all.

Without declaring it over, Shuichi felt he hadn't had enough fun. "Continue," he said, "Use whatever moves you have. You can't hurt me."

Hyuga Akiha bit her lip, feeling somewhat unwilling.

Sarutobi Kohei knew that Shuichi was telling the truth, and although he didn't want to admit it, the gap between them was enormous.

Seeing that his teammates hadn't given up, he had no choice but to continue cooperating.

"Rat-Tiger-Dog-Ox-Rabbit-Tiger, Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!" Knowing that Shuichi was very strong, Sarutobi Kohei also let go and wanted to cover Hyuga Akiha to launch a close attack.

Several fireballs were spewed from Sarutobi Kohei's mouth, while Hyuga Akiha gathered all her chakra and approached from the side, intending to find an opening in the attack.

"Water Release: Water Wall." "Sizzle...!" Before the fireballs got close, Shuichi raised a water wall more than a meter high around him. The subsequent fireballs hit the water wall and only made a slight vaporizing sound before disappearing completely.

"Got him!" Hyuga Akiha was a little excited. Her Byakugan had locked onto Shuichi's location before the attack, and she could clearly see that Shuichi behind the water wall didn't have much chakra left.

If she were to land even Shuichi hit on his arm with her Gentle Fist, his Hand Seals and Ninjutsu would immediately become disrupted, allowing her to unleash a barrage of attacks that would eventually defeat him.

The water wall had just fallen Hyuga Akiha's Gentle Fist arrived, but Shuichi dodged the first blow with lightning-fast reflexes.