"He was hit by my Illusion Technique, yet he could still move?!"
Tekka Uchiha's eyes widened sharply.
At first, he could hardly believe it.
Then he realized that Senju Jueming had played him.
The other boy had deliberately provoked him with trash talk.
In the end, Jueming had merely used an E-Rank Substitution Technique to make him waste a C-Rank Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.
"What a... scumbag." Kurenai Yuhi immediately understood what had happened.
Senju Jueming really was the worst!
"You bastard! You should've been burned to death just now!"
She glared at Jueming through gritted teeth.
Tekka Uchiha still wanted to fight.
However, his body would no longer allow it.
Using such a massive Great Fireball had left him weak, and he could not help dropping to one knee.
He had expended too much Chakra and stamina...
"Enough."
Funano Daikoku stepped forward and stopped him.
"Tekka Uchiha, if you continue, your body won't be able to handle it."
If a ninja's Chakra and stamina were severely depleted, they could faint at best and die at worst.
Clearly.
Jueming had won this match.
"No! I haven't lost!!"
Tekka Uchiha swayed as he tried to get back up.
But Funano Daikoku waved his hand.
Several upperclassmen carried him away.
"The winner is Senju Jueming!"
Funano Daikoku announced the victor.
"..."
Everyone stared blankly at the scene. They had never expected Jueming to win so easily.
He had even seemed to completely ignore Tekka Uchiha's Illusion Technique?!
"So weak, so weak... sigh..." Jueming let out a sigh.
Everyone: "..."
Mito Uzumaki: "..."
"My turn!"
Seeing Tekka Uchiha eliminated, Kakashi Hatake showed no sign of backing down. Instead, his fighting spirit burned even brighter. "Senju Jueming, as long as I defeat you, I'll be the strongest of this class!"
"So you mean...