"Let me teach you a lesson!"
Tamura Hiroshi grinned. Lightning crackled around him, and he lunged forward in an instant, reaching out with a hand wreathed in electricity.
Izumi Shimura was taken aback. She couldn't understand how he could use Lightning Release Ninjutsu without forming hand seals.
But she reacted quickly, leaping back as she reached for the Ninja Sword strapped to her back. The blade split into two sections, and she slashed down with swift precision.
The sudden force jolting through her hands startled Izumi again. Before she could react, both swords had been snatched away, and her neck was seized and pinned against the wall. A current surged through her body, paralyzing her from head to toe.
Tamura Hiroshi pinned the girl against the wall and leaned in to finish delivering his advice by her ear.
"When you meet an opponent you don't know, it's best not to make the first move. Otherwise, you'll end up like this."
A ninja had dared to appear alone within two meters of Tamura, and even tried to use a sword. If he couldn't take her down, he might as well find a block of tofu and bash his head against it.
Did she really think all those years of close-combat training had been for nothing?
Izumi Shimura could hardly believe it. He had used Lightning Release Ninjutsu without hand seals, and his burst of speed had been so fast she hadn't had time to form seals and use a technique. She'd had no choice but to draw her swords and block, only to be taken down instantly.
According to the information she'd received, he was only twelve years old. How could he be this strong?
Was he a genius like Minato Namikaze?
Tamura Hiroshi had no idea what the girl was