Fighting a Jonin! Mo Chen is Tricked

"Alright, time's up!"

The moment the alarm clock rang, Endo Hiroshi's eyes snapped open.

After putting the alarm clock away, he turned to face Mo Chen and the other two, with whom he had already discussed their strategy.

Endo Hiroshi spoke with a detached expression, "Next is a practical combat assessment where the three of you will face me alone. There are no rules during the assessment; you can use any means necessary and attack me however you please."

"Your goal is to defeat me, or be defeated by me. The assessment will end once a victor is decided."

"Whether you stay to become ninja or are eliminated and sent back to the Ninja Academy to retake the course, the outcome will be clear then."

"Now, the assessment officially begins!"

As Endo Hiroshi's words fell, Mo Chen and the other two immediately sprang into action.

During the half hour Endo Hiroshi had given them, the three had developed several practice plans and countermeasures for the upcoming battle.

If Kakashi had been their Jonin leader, they probably could have been declared to have passed the assessment by now.

What Kakashi wanted were subordinates who could unite their teammates and cherish their comrades.

However, every Jonin leader had a different mindset. Clearly, Endo Hiroshi wasn't looking for their teamwork.

Mo Chen and the other two didn't choose to hide immediately; such actions were meaningless in front of a Jonin.

The three quickly repositioned, surrounding Endo Hiroshi from three directions. Their first step was to throw Shuriken at him from a distance.

In an instant, dozens of Shuriken were thrown consecutively from Mo Chen and the other two, sealing off all space around Endo Hiroshi.

"Too naive!"

Endo Hiroshi merely glanced at them, not even batting an eyelid.

Setting aside speed and force, many of the Shuriken lacked even basic accuracy.

Endo Hiroshi stood his ground; only a few Shuriken could actually reach him.

He simply pulled out a Kunai, swung it a few times casually, deflecting the few Shuriken that could have hit him but lacked much power, and ignored the rest.

Mo Chen and the other two were startled by Endo Hiroshi's swift and clean movements, but they remained calm despite their surprise.

While repositioning, the three continued to throw Shuriken, gradually closing in on Endo Hiroshi.

Mo Chen narrowed his eyes as he observed Endo Hiroshi's effortless movements, slightly slowing down his Shuriken throwing speed.

Shuriken could only serve as a distraction; their actual effectiveness was very limited.

During their earlier strategy discussion, he had learned that besides the Three Basic Jutsu and Ninja Tool Throwing taught at the Ninja Academy, the three of them couldn't even pull off a decent Ninjutsu.

Defeat Endo Hiroshi? That was a pipe dream! They didn't even have the slightest possibility of causing him any trouble!

Moreover, Mo Chen was well aware that the nine Genin slots were practically already decided.

No matter how they struggled, they were destined to be eliminated in the end.

But even so, Mo Chen approached this battle with utmost seriousness.

He wanted to personally experience a Jonin's strength and, at the same time, test his own abilities after awakening the Sharingan.

Swish!

Mo Chen secretly activated his Sharingan, and the entire world around him transformed.

However, to the outside world, there was only a slight fluctuation of spiritual energy emanating from him; nothing out of the ordinary could be discerned.

This was because after activating his Sharingan that morning, he had detoured to an optical shop and bought a pair of invisible contact lenses.

His purpose was precisely for this moment: to appear as if he still had black pupils on the surface after using his Sharingan.

With his Sharingan active, Mo Chen swiftly threw a Kunai from each hand.

This time, both the speed, force, and accuracy surprised Endo Hiroshi somewhat.

Unfortunately, the difference in skill was too vast. Endo Hiroshi dodged them with no effort.

What surprised him, however, was that while his attention was focused on Mo Chen's two Kunai, he overlooked a crooked Shuriken thrown by Ryota. The Shuriken narrowly missed hitting Endo Hiroshi.

Endo Hiroshi felt a slight shock. Was this planned?

But again, the skill gap was simply too large.

By the time Endo Hiroshi reacted, he leaned back sharply, narrowly dodging the Shuriken.

Although this Shuriken lacked power and would have only caused a minor scratch even if it had hit, he was a Jonin. Getting injured while fighting Genin would be rather laughable.

"Not bad! For a Genin, this level of performance is barely acceptable!" Endo Hiroshi praised inwardly.

Under normal circumstances, this level of skill would be recognized.

Of course, his praise wasn't for Ryota's crooked Shuriken, but for Mo Chen's offensive strategy and mindset.

Whoosh!

Before he could even finish his praise, Mo Chen had instantly accelerated and appeared beside him while he was dodging the Shuriken, launching a powerful low kick.

Endo Hiroshi's expression immediately darkened!

He wanted to retract his previous praise; this kid was quite cunning!

However, such a direct attack would definitely not hit Endo Hiroshi.

With a bang, the groin kick landed, but Endo Hiroshi's body turned into a wooden post.

This was the Substitution Technique!

At the same time, Endo Hiroshi's figure appeared behind Mo Chen without any warning.

He reached back, grabbed a kunai thrown by Ryota, and brought it towards Mo Chen's neck.

It was over!

But at this moment, swish swish swish swish, over a dozen kunai with full force were flung from Chie Mai's hands, who was now extremely close.

These kunai targeted not only Endo Hiroshi but also Mo Chen, and they came from Endo Hiroshi's blind spot.

Concurrently, Ryota, who had been cowering, now had a hint of malice in his eyes.

He also projected over a dozen kunai, covering the space around both Endo Hiroshi and Mo Chen.

Endo Hiroshi could perhaps evade them himself, but if he wanted to protect Mo Chen, he would be blocked by Mo Chen's body.

In this situation, he would either have to abandon Mo Chen and escape, or save Mo Chen and get hit himself.

There wasn't enough time to escape with Mo Chen.

Of course, this was only what Chie Mai and Ryota thought.

"You guys!!" Endo Hiroshi's expression instantly darkened, anger in his eyes.

Those two guys, to restrain him, actually plotted against Mo Chen as well?

And it seemed this was a private agreement between Chie Mai and Ryota; Mo Chen was completely sold out.

BOOM!!

A powerful aura suddenly erupted from Endo Hiroshi. Blue Chakra light surged like a tangible substance, and the kunai that hadn't even gotten close were directly blown away by this aura.

Endo Hiroshi had intended to seize this opportunity to grab Mo Chen and save him.

As a result, he was blasted by this aura, and Mo Chen's body went bang, turning into a wooden post.

Substitution Technique?

Endo Hiroshi was stunned.

The timing was so precise that even he hadn't reacted!

This kid, quite good, what a shame!

The next moment, Mo Chen's figure emerged from behind a large tree not far away.

But he didn't continue his attack. Instead, he looked at Chie Mai and Ryota with a grim expression.

He had originally planned to use the Substitution Technique to trick Endo Hiroshi again, but he hadn't expected these two would ambush him. He had no defenses whatsoever.

Perhaps it was because he subconsciously ignored the minor characters who didn't appear in the original story.

This also served as a wake-up call for Mo Chen; he could never make such a low-level mistake again!