Sparring with Might Guy

Jueming walked down the street on his hands.

Mito Uzumaki remained silent as well.

The two began a new round of tug-of-war.

Jueming had nothing but contempt for Mito Uzumaki's so-called "punishment," which was really just holding him back.

The more she acted like this, the more he would pay her back tenfold after reviving her!

"W-what a coincidence, Jueming."

As Jueming walked down the street upside down,

a green kappa beside him struck up a conversation.

It was Might Guy.

"Y-you're walking on your hands too."

Might Guy spoke in a fluster, looking as though he wanted to talk to Jueming but did not quite dare to.

In the shadows,

a large kappa-like figure, presumably Might Guy's father, gave his son an encouraging thumbs-up.

"Mm."

Jueming nodded.

Guy let out a long breath.

Then his expression became animated.

"Walking on my hands is my specialty."

Guy said.

"How about a race?"

"No problem."

After Jueming agreed, the two began their contest.

And so...

Jueming and Guy quickly headed toward the school.

I'm definitely going to win.

Guy thought.

After all, I've trained handstand walking with Father for over a month.

Just as he thought that, he turned his head and found that Jueming had vanished.

Looking again, he saw Jueming's arms moving at incredible speed as he raced toward the Academy in an unbelievable manner.

[Odd Behavior +1]

[Odd Behavior +1]...

Guy's mouth fell open, and he was completely dumbfounded.

"What incredible speed while walking on his hands."

From the shadows, Might Duy, who had been following his son, rested a hand beneath his chin and praised him.

"If I didn't use the Eight Inner Gates, I might not even be able to catch up to him."

When it came to walking on one's hands,

I, Might Duy, would call you the strongest!

"W-wait for me~!" Sweat broke out on Guy's forehead as he hurriedly picked up speed.

"This is youth."

Might Duy nodded, deeply pleased that his son had made a friend.

They sped along like the wind.

Mito Uzumaki was even more astonished.

She had never imagined that Jueming would deal with her control in this way.

Ten minutes later...

At the school gate.

Jueming appeared there in a handstand.

"Is that Might Guy?" someone said instinctively.

"No, it seems to be... Senju Jueming from the next class," someone else explained upon seeing the scene.

"How did he turn into Might Guy?"

"Who knows? Maybe there's only a thin line between the thought processes of geniuses and fools."

Because he had ranked first in the Entrance Examination,

Jueming was more or less a celebrity.

And after escorting those two girls home, his reputation had grown even greater.

After quite a while... Guy finally arrived, panting heavily.

With a thud, he sprawled flat on the ground.

"Jueming... as expected of the top scorer in the Entrance Examination. You're amazing... You completely surpassed me, and I've trained handstand push-ups for a whole month..."

Guy panted as he praised him.

[You may try sparring with others to unlock new skills.]

At that moment, the system suddenly displayed a prompt.

"Guy." Jueming suddenly spoke.

"Hmm?"

"Let's have a Friendly Spar."

According to the system prompt, he would soon unlock a certain skill.

"What is this kid up to?"

Mito Uzumaki silently watched everything within the Mental Space.

When she saw Jueming suddenly race along on his hands, she had been startled too.

Could someone really possess such immense talent for walking on their hands?

But...

What the hell was that talent good for?!

It was like someone saying they could burp a hundred times at once, or blink ten times in a second... Those talents were completely useless!

So in her eyes, Jueming's talent had grown in entirely the wrong direction.

Seeing Jueming's handstand posture, and then hearing that he wanted to spar with him,

Guy's body immediately trembled.

What did he mean?

Was Jueming saying... that he could defeat me even while upside down?

Was this the confidence of the top scorer in the Entrance Exam?

Sure enough... a bottom-ranked student like me...

Just as Guy's gaze dimmed and he began wallowing in self-pity,

he suddenly saw Jueming's eyes.

Ah, what bright eyes they were.

And those eyes were actually filled with seriousness?!

They seemed to say, I really want to defeat you.

Did he sincerely want to exchange taijutsu with me?

Of course Jueming wanted to defeat Guy.

He had harvested just about enough from the girls. Now he would see whether he could harvest something from the boys.

Besides, in his current state, if he went to bother the girls again, he would probably get surrounded and attacked by a whole crowd.

So he would let time heal the leeks first, then let them grow back.

Besides.

The Monthly Exam supposedly had "team points."

He could use the excuse of exchanging martial arts to properly grind up their favorability.

"Then I'll too...!"

Guy shouted and immediately did a handstand as well.

The sight of the two of them facing off in handstands instantly drew a great deal of attention.

"What are they doing?"

"No idea..."

"Looks like Might Guy is challenging someone again."

"This time, he's actually challenging Senju Jueming?"

Many students quickly gathered at the school gate that morning.

Kakashi's group of three happened to be passing by, and many familiar faces from their class were also present.

"Guy, please."

Jueming decided to let Guy make the first move.

"Okay~! Here I come!"

Guy charged forward on his hands.

Then he threw a punch.

Jueming extended one hand, supporting himself upside down with a single arm. With a sweep of his left hand, he pushed Guy away.

Step, step, step.

Guy staggered backward on his hands, nearly falling over.

"Wah~!"

Guy cried out and barely managed to steady himself.

"Again~!"

Guy took a deep breath and charged in again.

This time, Jueming did not counterattack. Instead, he allowed Guy's right fist to strike his shoulder.

It neither hurt nor itched.

Jueming assessed the blow.

According to the system's description,

the "Grass Release—Body—Lying Flat" skill granted a defensive bonus while in a Special Posture. He was more resistant to blows than when standing, as though he had an inherent Iron Shirt buff.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The campus was as full of youthful passion as ever today.

Guy and Jueming's upside-down sparring drew the attention of many onlookers...

At a certain moment—

[Tough Skin +1]

[By sparring with Might Guy, the toughness of your skin has increased slightly and permanently...

Unlocked the ability: "Grass Release—Body—Sparring"!

Description: You can spar with anyone. Spar with male companions to alter your skin's properties and slightly improve your skin's resistance to impacts.

Note: Tough Skin permanently increases by 1 at random.]