Thump.
Another dull thud, and Yakumo was sent flying by Sasuke once more.
Sasuke frowned slightly. "You're no match for me. Give up!"
Yakumo struggled back to her feet and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. "There's no way I'm giving up!"
"Are you willing to stake your clan's reputation on this?" Sasuke shook his head and said slowly, "Too bad your body is too weak!"
Whoosh.
As he spoke, Sasuke used the Body Flicker Technique again and lunged at Yakumo. He attacked relentlessly as he said, "I respect your determination, but you're not the only one staking your clan's reputation! The Uchiha won't lose!"
Sasuke's relentless assault was more than Yakumo could handle.
Just like Sasuke's match against Rock Lee during the Chunin Ninja Exams in the original timeline, it wasn't that the eyes couldn't follow the opponent's movements. The body simply couldn't keep up.
But to everyone's surprise, despite Sasuke's continued assault, Yakumo, who had always been frail and sickly, managed to hold on. She wasn't knocked unconscious in an instant like the other students.
The students watching from the sidelines were stunned. They were moved by Yakumo's tenacity and impressed by Sasuke's formidable Taijutsu. Everyone fell silent, and the schoolyard once again grew quiet.
In the distance.
"Hm?"
Kakashi's gaze sharpened.
The other students had only noticed Yakumo's determination. But Kakashi, who had already lifted his eyepatch, realized that Yakumo's astonishing willpower wasn't the main reason the frail girl had lasted so long. More importantly, she was skillfully avoiding Sasuke's "lethal" attacks each time.
Yakumo was nowhere near Sasuke's equal in Taijutsu, but she always managed to dodge his attacks aimed at her vital spots with the slightest shift of her body.
So although she was constantly on the defensive, she wasn't taken down