Sudden Invasion

Watching Shinji's leisurely retreating back, Sasuke and Neji's teeth were almost ground to dust.

To be so significantly surpassed by an opponent in a field they considered their own advantage was truly hard to accept for the two of them, who were known as geniuses!

Thus, they both turned their heads simultaneously, glaring furiously at the only remaining senior student on the field.

"What are you guys doing? I surrender! Don't kill me!"

The senior student had never seen such a scene before; he was so scared that he ran out of the grove, crying and screaming.

With the last senior student still standing fleeing, only Sasuke and Neji remained on the field.

As for the other senior students, they were all lying on the ground at this moment, either unconscious or groaning in pain.

Despite this, Sasuke and Neji still felt very displeased, their expressions as if they had lost.

At the same time, they were secretly surprised by Shinji's Taijutsu.

Of course.

In front of so many classmates and teachers, neither of them directly revealed this apprehension.

Sasuke put his hands back into his pockets. "I just moved casually; I didn't expect that guy Shinji to be so serious."

Neji initially didn't want to hide anything, but hearing Sasuke start, he hesitated and said, "I wasn't in a hurry either, so I wasn't too serious."

After speaking, the two looked at each other.

They both saw a hint of guilt in each other's eyes.

Seeing that a bullying session had turned into a farce, the classmates now swarmed forward, asking all sorts of questions.

Outside the grove.

The Ninja Academy teachers had complex expressions.

No one knew better than them the gap in physical ability, strength, agility, and so on between seven or eight-year-old students and eleven or twelve-year-old students.

Under normal circumstances.

Even for a genius, a seven or eight-year-old student would need many conditions to be met to defeat an eleven or twelve-year-old student.

They hadn't seen a near-sweep like Shinji's just now.

But the last student who could do that was named Itachi Uchiha!

Mizuki said with a half-smile, "The Uchiha Clan truly has an abundance of geniuses!"

The Anbu who had protected Sasuke nodded in agreement. "I also didn't expect Uchiha Shinji's Taijutsu to be so outstanding even without awakening his Sharingan. His speed..."

Mid-sentence, even the Anbu fell silent.

Clearly.

Shinji, empowered by 'Water Breathing', had a speed that exceeded the level of an ordinary eight-year-old boy.

Back in the classroom, Shinji ignored the external disturbances.

He returned to his seat, propped his chin with one hand, and pondered in secret.

He had come to his senses; in terms of Taijutsu alone, he probably already possessed the strength to crush ordinary Ninja Academy students.

This also indicated that Haku, who could still suppress him in Taijutsu, also possessed the strength to sweep through the Ninja Academy students.

Haku simply hadn't revealed it!

And when comparing them closely, Taijutsu was not Haku's strongest point; his true specialty was his superb control over Ninjutsu.

Performing hand seals with one hand was not something just anyone could do.

This meant Haku had an extremely fine control over his own Chakra, in other words, he had the potential to develop Chakra nature transformation.

It was probably also the reason why, at such a young age and without any guidance, he had inadvertently used Ice Release.

"That guy Haku... Forget it, I don't have to worry about my Taijutsu being exposed anymore."

Shinji sighed.

What he needed to worry about now was his Taijutsu being too dazzling and attracting unnecessary trouble.

Because he gradually realized that after awakening his Mangekyo Sharingan, his own Chakra strength was increasing day by day.

He had also been diligently practicing 'Water Breathing' and had recently used the 'Susanoo Lamp' to control a second pair of Mangekyo.

Setting aside technique, just looking at his current physical stats, they already far exceeded those of his peers.

So now, if he wasn't careful, he might display talent far beyond his peers, thus drawing others' attention to him.

At this moment, the classmates gradually returned to the classroom.

Haku quickly walked up to Shinji and said, "Classmate Shinji, your performance just now was amazing."

"Yeah, you took down so many senior students all by yourself!"

"Shinji, can you teach me Taijutsu?"

Tenten and Rock Lee also gathered around, chattering incessantly.

Shinji sighed inwardly, thinking, "Trouble has arrived."

Neji walked over at this moment, pushed through the crowd, and said to Shinji, "For the next class assessment, I look forward to dueling you!"

Shinji looked at Neji's Byakugan, and for some reason, he thought of the upgraded version, the Tenseigan. He said, as if possessed, "Oh, then you'll have to work hard!"

Neji's expression froze for a moment, then his face instantly turned red. However, he didn't argue. Instead, he clenched his fists tightly.

Facts speak louder than words. Shinji had already proven his strength in the fight just now, so he could only secretly resolve to catch up!

Just then, the voice of the 'Lamp' suddenly came to Shinji's ear.

[Plane under invasion.]

[Countdown: 1]

Shinji was stunned at first, then his expression changed: "The countdown is only one day, which means we have to face the invasion after midnight tonight?"

He knew that once he was anchored by the mysterious 'Lantern Bearer's' Light Mark, it would be easier for the enemy to invade the Ninja World. However, with only half a day to prepare, he still felt it was tricky.

More importantly, he had only recruited Haku and Karin as Servants yesterday and hadn't had time to observe if they were reliable. If they had to act tonight, everything felt too rushed.

Evening.

Shinji, returning from school, gently closed the apartment door and then collapsed onto the bed.

He stared at the ceiling and thought, Didn't I risk recruiting Haku and Karin precisely to deal with the invasion of demons? If that's the case, what's there to hesitate about!

Whether it was a day earlier or a day later, he would have to face it.

Whether this newly formed small team was reliable or not couldn't be determined just by observing them in secret. Only by truly facing a demon invasion could they find the answer.

After realizing this, Shinji immediately sat up from the bed.

"Now I need to find a way to notify them so they can be ready at midnight!"

As Servants chosen by the 'Lantern Bearer,' Haku and Karin could, like Shinji, be directly teleported by the 'Lamp' once it locked onto the invasion area of the demons.

Therefore, Shinji now had to immediately notify them to be prepared, lest they be suddenly teleported to a battlefield thousands of miles away by the 'Lamp' without knowing anything, which would be an awkward situation.

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