Confronting Obito

Staring at Obito, who had suddenly burst into laughter across from him without a word, Nanchuan You couldn't help but shake his head.

Although he already knew the other's personality, seeing it now still surprised him.

If he hadn't read the entire story, he wouldn't have imagined what the other person would become later on.

"Well then, please guide me, senior."

He took off his ninja tools, took out a kunai, and pointed it at the other person.

"I won't hold back!"

Obito shouted, then charged forward.

Nanchuan You observed him, showing no particular reaction, and simply retreated silently.

"Watch this!"

Obito's figure charged forward, throwing a punch directly down.

The powerful force struck down, but unfortunately, it didn't hit Nanchuan You's figure.

At the critical moment, Nanchuan You's silhouette turned into afterimages, disappearing from the spot.

"It's the Body Flicker Technique..."

A surprised voice came from afar.

Kōi Akiya looked at Nanchuan You ahead, a look of surprise on his face: "This level of Body Flicker Technique is truly rare."

Although the students of the Ninja Academy were considered reserve ninjas, the techniques they mastered were not many.

Techniques like the Body Flicker Technique were considered basic, a skill that every student had to master.

However, to be able to master it as well as Nanchuan You did was truly rare.

Let alone Genin, even some Chunin's mastery of the Body Flicker Technique was probably only at this level.

As expected, Obito immediately fell into a disadvantage.

As a student of the Ninja Academy, his level was actually not too bad.

If one had to say, his situation was somewhat similar to Naruto Uzumaki in later years; both had decent practical combat skills but terrible theoretical knowledge.

Purely in terms of practical combat ability, he was definitely a standard Genin combatant.

He could even be considered good among Genin.

Unfortunately, facing Nanchuan You, all these advantages were useless.

"His basic techniques are poor, but his taijutsu is decent, hmm."

Nanchuan You stood behind Obito, various thoughts flashing through his mind: "But at this level, it's not difficult to handle."

He reached out, pressing forward with one hand.

The kunai in his hand instantly stabbed forward.

"You fell for it!"

Obito's excited voice sounded from in front of him.

At some unknown time, he had already turned around, appearing to have been waiting for this opening to counterattack.

The next moment, he rushed directly into Nanchuan You's embrace and slammed down heavily.

Bang!

A loud noise erupted, and the battle looked quite intense.

"The battle looks quite intense."

Kōi Akiya shook his head: "Unfortunately, the skill gap is too large."

The skill gap he spoke of was not referring to Nanchuan You, but to Obito.

Although the current situation looked fierce, as people like Kōi Akiya could see at a glance, Nanchuan You's skill was far above Obito's at the moment.

The reason it appeared so intense was simply because Nanchuan You deliberately made it so.

In reality, with his skill, Obito wouldn't be able to react at all if he wanted to, and would be defeated on the spot.

"Interesting, is he considering the other's face? Or is he doing this deliberately?"

On the high platform, a middle-aged man stood there, looking at the scene of combat below, a smile on his face.

He looked about fifty years old, in the prime of his life.

Below, when Kōi Akiya noticed the other person, his expression changed drastically.

"Third Hokage!"

He quickly stepped forward and bowed to the other person: "I didn't expect you to come."

"Haha, Akiya, you don't need to be so polite."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled and shook his head at Kōi Akiya: "I just happened to be walking by and decided to see the excitement."

"You don't need to mind me. Just proceed as usual."

Given Nanchuan You's current standing, he was certainly not important enough for the esteemed Third Hokage to personally come and observe his match.

The Third Hokage was merely in the vicinity by chance.

"I thought he'd be a genius like Kakashi, but it's a shame he seems a bit lacking."

The Third Hokage stood by and watched for a moment before shaking his head.

A few years ago, Kakashi had also applied for early graduation.

He had been observing from the sidelines back then as well.

From his perspective, Nanchuan You was still far behind compared to Kakashi back then.

Aside from his exceptional Body Flicker Technique and taijutsu, there didn't seem to be anything else worth mentioning.

"However, it's also possible that his opponent is too weak to force him to reveal more of his abilities."

Hiruzen Sarutobi gazed downwards, muttering to himself.

A ninja's performance in battle, besides their own abilities, also heavily depended on the opponent's skill level.

If the opponent is too weak, one could win with just the most basic ninjutsu, leaving nothing more to say.

Everyone on the field could see that Nanchuan You was holding back.

However, there were also those who genuinely cheered for Obito.

"Go, Obito!"

From the crowd not far away, a girl's voice rang out, cheering Obito on.

This was Nohara Rin, one of Obito's few friends at the academy.

Beside her stood a young boy, half of his face covered.

It was none other than Kakashi Hatake.

Kakashi and Rin were both Obito's friends.

In terms of rank, Nohara Rin and Obito were still students at the academy, while Kakashi was already a Chunin, a seemingly vast difference.

But they were friends from their time at the Ninja Academy and had maintained their original friendship.

Recently, due to some rumors circulating outside, Kakashi had been in a bad mood, so Nohara Rin had dragged him along to cheer for Obito together.

As Nohara Rin cheered for Obito, Kakashi couldn't help but frown.

"The opponent's strength is far superior to Obito's."

He could see Nanchuan You was holding back at a glance and couldn't help but shake his head: "What a waste of time."

In his opinion, Nanchuan You could defeat Obito anytime he wished.

Dragging things out like this was simply a waste of time.

"Hey, Kakashi, don't say that."

Nohara Rin didn't think there was anything wrong with it and said with a smile, "Obito-kun is also trying his best."

"Perhaps he also thinks Obito-kun is a worthy opponent, which is why he's acting like this."

"Rin!"

Ahead, Obito's spirits were immediately lifted upon hearing Nohara Rin's cheers from behind.

His aura became stronger, and he seemed to regain his strength.

Unfortunately, while his willpower was good, his strength ultimately fell short.

"Obito-senpai, you should rest a bit more."

Nanchuan You said with a smile, "If you continue like this, you might strain yourself."

The next moment, he extended one hand forward, tripping Obito at an odd angle.

A kunai was thrust forward, stopping precisely before Obito's throat.

"The winner is Nanchuan You."