In the end, Kazashiro did not use this as an excuse to threaten Ebisu over anything.
However, seeing Ebisu looking so jumpy and suspicious, Kazashiro symbolically gave him time to treat everyone to ramen, which more or less placated him.
"Team Three has quite a few capable people. Aoba Yamashiro, Ibiki Morino, Namiashi Raidō, Gekko Hayate, Uzuki Yugao, Shikaku Nara... Most of their fathers are Chunin or Jonin, and they each have their own inherited techniques."
After returning to the others, Shiranui Genma was introducing them to Team Three.
"Eh, inherited techniques? Compared to Kazashiro and Asuma in our class, do they even amount to anything?" Having eaten and drunk her fill, Anko sat there playing with a bamboo skewer in her hand. Once Shiranui Genma finished speaking, she suddenly hurled it, driving it fiercely into a wooden post outside.
"Hmph, bullseye. See that, Kazashiro? That's my skill." No one knew where the bullseye Anko spoke of actually was, but since she said so, Kazashiro could not be bothered to ask and merely nodded perfunctorily.
"Hehe, next time, I'll teach you how to throw one of these accurately." Delighted by Kazashiro's acknowledgment, Anko ran over to him as usual and threw an arm around him.
"Hmph, I rely on my own strength, not the old man's name. Remember that, Anko!" Asuma was somewhat displeased by her words, his face darkening.
"Yes, yes, I know, A-su-ma, young master." Releasing Kazashiro, Anko made a face and enunciated every word at Asuma.
"You..." Even the usually good-tempered Asuma had veins bulging on his forehead now, but there was nothing more he could say to Anko. That was simply the kind of person she was.
"All right, all right. Here, have some dango. Don't be angry, okay? Kurenai, you should talk some sense into your man too." Seemingly repentant, Anko immediately began teasing Kurenai Yuhi again.
"Anko, what nonsense are you spouting?!" As a girl, Kurenai Yuhi was naturally not about to indulge Anko. Her face flushed red as she grabbed a bamboo skewer from the table and charged at Anko.
"I was wrong, I was wrong!" Seeing Kurenai Yuhi rushing toward her, Anko begged for mercy while ducking behind Kazashiro, intending to use him as a shield.
"Kazashiro, move aside! I'm definitely teaching this woman a lesson today!" Seeing Kazashiro shoved in front of her by Anko, Kurenai Yuhi waved the bamboo skewer, signaling for him to get out of the way.
Looking at the bamboo skewer right before him, Kazashiro coughed lightly. Before Anko could react, he used the Body Flicker Technique to flash aside. "Ahem, Anko, this is trouble you caused yourself. I'm not getting involved."
"You disloyal bastard!"
"Saito-sensei, please take good care of us during this exercise."
Once Team Two, Kazashiro's class, had assembled, Makoto Ito walked over to Saito with a smile.
"Not at all. Let's all work together." Saito smiled in return and extended his hand.
Under the shared gaze of the students from both classes, the two teachers shook hands, then quickly let go.
"Students, three-person battles have always been the format for the Konoha Chunin Ninja Exams. This inter-class exercise is also meant to help you adapt beforehand."
Makoto Ito gave the final explanation.
"The most important aspect of a three-person battle is coordination. Even three Genin, if they coordinate properly, can completely hold off a Chunin far stronger than themselves. Of course, if the enemy is a Jonin, close cooperation between three people can still hold out for a time while waiting for support from other Jonin."
On the other side, Saito also began instructing his students.
"All right, according to the drawing order, the first group, get ready."
Having said enough, the two exchanged a glance and called out the first groups from their respective classes in perfect unison.
"Go, Anko. Show them what you've got," Kazashiro encouraged as he watched Anko prepare to stand.
"Hmph, naturally. It's only Team Three. Watch how I take them down." Anko raised her chin and headed to the center of the training ground with her teammates.
Anko's teammates were Iroha Hyuga and Nara Shikamaru.
Facing them were Uchiha Yaowang, Shizune, and Shikaku Nara.
Uchiha Yaowang, who had once suffered Kazashiro's "brutal beating," developed an improper thought when he saw Kazashiro cheering Anko on.
Hmph, I can't beat you, but can't I beat your friend?
I'll ruin that girl's fairly pretty face and avenge my crushed balls!
The moment he recalled what Kazashiro had done to him, a sharp pain shot through Uchiha Yaowang's groin.
The psychological trauma this incident had left him was too deep. Even now, he would wake from nightmares because of it.
"All right, both sides form the Opposing Seal. The exercise begins!"
As Saito swung his arm, Uchiha Yaowang, who had long been itching to fight, lunged forward and pounced toward Anko. "That girl is mine!"
But Iroha Hyuga gave him no such opportunity, intercepting him midway. "Hmph, I'll be the one to defeat the Uchiha Clan!"
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Stopped by Iroha Hyuga, Uchiha Yaowang became a little telegraph operator, continuously "praising" the Hyuga member in his heart.
"So, shall we fight?" Shikaku Nara looked at Nara Shikamaru and asked tentatively.
"Sure, let's do that. What a pain." Nara Shikamaru agreed with the proposal, and the two Nara Clan members openly began slacking off.
That naturally left Shizune as Anko's opponent.
"As expected, these people have absolutely no coordination." Makoto Ito was not particularly surprised as he watched them fight separately.
"Fighting their own battles can also count as coordination. The Nara Clan members are just taking it a bit too far," Saito agreed.
Although the Sharingan possessed tremendous power, before it awakened, the Uchiha truly could not contend with the Hyuga Clan in Taijutsu, since the Hyuga could unlock the Byakugan through training.
After barely exchanging a few moves, Uchiha Yaowang gradually began to struggle. He knew that if they continued clashing in Taijutsu, he would definitely be the one to lose.
I'll use the Great Fireball Technique to decide the match.
Knowing only this one ninjutsu, Uchiha Yaowang decided to widen the distance between them and attempt to defeat Iroha Hyuga with Fire Release.
Uchiha Yaowang feinted with a punch. After Iroha Hyuga dodged, he hurriedly leaped backward, his entire body rising into the air.
"Don't think you can run!"
Having anticipated this move, Iroha Hyuga stepped forward. His right hand, already filled with gathered Chakra, shot out as he used the technique he had only recently comprehended. "Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!"
A powerful mass of Chakra sped toward Uchiha Yaowang, then struck his completely exposed groin as he jumped, before everyone's disbelieving eyes.
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