Practical Combat Class

A practical combat class?

This trip had really been worth it.

Yayoi was pleased that he'd gotten to see a good show right away.

Though he'd have to take part too, dealing with Ninja Academy students with his own strength would be like beating up children.

Even without Word Spirit or changes in the nature of his Wind and Fire chakra,

his powerful physique alone would let him knock them out with a single punch.

Yan and Rin were just as overwhelmingly strong compared to their opponents.

Training Ground

The two classes stood behind their respective teachers.

The students in both classes were noisy and looked like cannon fodder, though a few stood out from the crowd.

A blond boy with a gentle smile.

Yayoi glanced at him and guessed he was probably Mizuno—the Fourth Hokage from the beginning of the original story.

There was no other reason; that head of blond hair was impossible to miss.

The other was a cute girl with waist-length red hair and a round face: Kushina.

When she saw Yayoi and Yan, she raised a hand to greet them.

They knew each other.

Unlike the ragtag class Yayoi was in, full of despicable locals.

Yan and Yayoi recognized Kushina too and smiled back at her.

But the students who bullied Kushina weren't happy about it.

"Why's the tomato raising her hand?"

"Her face is so round, she could roll right out of here! Haha!"

Whispers of all kinds followed one after another. Kushina angrily raised her fist, but they still didn't quiet down.

Kushina was mortified. She didn't want those "acquaintances" she'd met earlier to see her make a fool of herself.

But all she'd done was say hello, and these people still couldn't keep their mouths shut.

This class was so annoying.

And that girly-looking blond boy kept smiling foolishly.

The more Kushina thought about it, the angrier she got.

"Quiet."

The teacher seemed to notice something and spoke sternly.

Then the teacher called the students' names from the roster.

The first one up was the boy who'd mocked Kushina earlier. He looked pretty smug.

"Raikou, do me a favor and teach him a good, hard lesson."

When he heard the teacher call Raikou's name, Yayoi spoke in a low voice.

"Sure."

The Hyuga clan member named Raikou nodded and agreed.

Yayoi was well-liked in class.

Since he was a doctor, whenever he was in a good mood and went to school, he could treat his classmates' bumps and bruises.

So his classmates liked him, and Raikou had gotten injured while training before too. Naturally, he didn't refuse Yayoi's request.

"Form the Seal of Confrontation."

At the teacher's instruction, the two formed the Seal of Reconciliation.

Raikou immediately activated his Byakugan and took up the Soft Fist stance.

The moment Raikou activated his Byakugan, his opponent panicked.

After all, the Byakugan was one of the Ninja World's famous Three Great Eye Techniques. He was just a civilian—how could he possibly beat him?

But once the fight began, it wouldn't change to suit his wishes.

Raikou rushed forward in an instant. Before his opponent could react, a fist as big as a sandbag loomed larger and larger in his vision.

"The winner is Raikou Hyuga."

The teacher's mouth twitched as he looked at the student with two black eyes, but he announced the result as required.

"Seal of Reconciliation."

The two formed the seal perfunctorily.

Just then, a sudden voice rang out.

"Well done!"

Kushina cheered.

There was nothing more satisfying than beating up someone who ran their mouth. Unless, of course, you got to beat them up yourself.

The others who'd mocked Kushina wanted to say something, but the teacher was standing right there, so they swallowed their words.

The fights that followed were rather basic. Most Ninja Academy students were civilian Ninja.

They had limited access to jutsu and knowledge. Almost every civilian Ninja only knew the basic Three Body Technique before graduation.

They might also learn basic throwing techniques and taijutsu, but that was for hardworking students. For students who lacked talent and weren't diligent, being able to do even a little taijutsu was already a blessing.

Yayoi wasn't very interested in these fights.

For example, the few students who took the stage now immediately used their signature techniques.

Shuriken throwing.

Before the practical combat class, the teacher had handed out plenty of wooden shuriken and kunai to prevent accidents.

Shuriken flew everywhere, like flowers scattered across the sky.

To Yayoi, it looked like a pair of rookies fighting.

"Hyuga Rin versus Minato Namikaze."

Now things were getting interesting. Yayoi perked up at once.

Countless girls in Minato's class began cheering.

"Go, Minato!"

"Good luck!"

Even the girls in Yayoi's class were dazzled by Minato.

What a handsome, gentle boy.

Some of them even quietly cheered him on. It wasn't that they were ignoring the handsome boy in their own class. He was a good-looking healer who could treat them, too.

But he was too hard to approach. In the past, Yan had been a barrier, and now the aloof Rin stood in their way.

And since Yayoi seemed to be doing an internship at the hospital, the girls in his class had all given up on that tempting prospect.

Watching Rin step onto the stage alongside the sunny blond boy, Yayoi looked forward to their fight.

Minato definitely wouldn't be a match for Rin. After all, Rin came from a major clan, which gave her a huge advantage over a civilian like Minato.

But compared with the other weaklings, this fight was sure to be exciting.

The gentle, smiling Minato, who was like a little sun, faced off against the expressionless, aloof Rin.

Rin's true strength was definitely at the Chunin level. With the boost from Yayoi's weapons, she'd undergone a qualitative transformation.

Her strength was comparable to that of a Special Jonin, far beyond what Ninja Academy students could match.

Rin took up the opening stance of the Soft Fist. Though she held no blade, the guidance she'd received had given her Soft Fist a hint of sharpness.

In Rin's hands, the defensive Soft Fist became a sharp, deadly art.

Minato sensed the danger at once. He reacted quickly, drawing a shuriken to test her.

Rin watched the shuriken flying toward her, twisted her waist, and easily dodged it with her slender figure.

These ninja tools might have troubled him when he was a Genin, but now he could avoid them with ease using only his basic speed.

"She dodged it. What a quick reaction."

The teacher from the other class looked increasingly thoughtful.

That kind of reaction and speed was difficult even for him, a Chunin, to match.

This little girl from the Hyuga Clan could already do that at such a young age. Was she a genius?

"Rin, you're amazing."

When Rin easily dodged Minato's attack, students from both classes began to chatter.

The girls in her own class were especially astonished.

They knew Rin was strong—she came in second every time—but they hadn't realized she was this strong.

She'd dodged that shuriken without even moving her feet much.

If it had been them, they would've been flustered, or even lost on the spot.

Not even the hem of her clothes was rumpled. That showed how far Rin's strength surpassed theirs.

Thanks to Mi Tian for the one vote.

Thanks to Book Lover for the one vote.