Narrow Victory for Hyuga Rei and the Arrogant Uchiha

A swift palm strike came, Hyuga Rei's gaze remained steady, and she also extended a palm, firmly blocking Hyuga Tetsu's attack.

"Heh, weak and powerless. You call this a secret technique, this Gentle Fist?" While they were locked in a stalemate, Hyuga Rei scoffed mockingly.

"Arrogant!" Hyuga Tetsu roared, increasing his strength and flicking his wrist, knocking the girl's arm away.

"Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms!"

"Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms!"

As soon as the words fell, a green Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams formation appeared beneath their feet, instantly filling every inch of the training ground.

Both of them activated their Byakugan at almost the same time.

"So amazing... Is this the Hyuga Clan? Such terrifying Nintaijutsu!" the surrounding students exclaimed in shock.

"Not bad, you two little ones..." Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, watching intently.

"Two palms!" "Two palms!"

They shouted in unison, their palm speeds almost identical. After a wave of clashing attacks yielded no result.

"Four palms!" "Four palms!" The second wave of clashes arrived, their speed increasing, neither willing to back down and engaging in a head-on confrontation.

"Eight palms!" "Eight palms!" Their speed surged again. The students watching from the sidelines were stunned, not expecting the two to be so powerful and serious.

However, this time, Hyuga Rei's complexion was noticeably worse. After all, as a girl, her physical strength would be slightly weaker, and a head-on clash would definitely be disadvantageous.

But she still didn't retreat or evade, enduring the stinging pain in her arm and striking out again.

"Sixteen palms!" "As you wish! Sixteen palms!"

Seeing this, Hyuga Tetsu shouted and attacked again.

A tremendous force landed on Hyuga Rei's arm. After barely blocking the blow, she finally couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

"Mmm—"

Her injured left hand felt a blockage, and her Chakra conversion slowed.

"Can't hold on anymore, huh! Trying to go head-to-head with me, I didn't expect you to lose your head like this!" Hyuga Tetsu attacked relentlessly, becoming utterly arrogant as he watched the exhausted girl defend herself.

"I'll finish you off soon!" the boy boasted.

Hyuga Rei ignored him, her gaze narrowing on his chest.

"Thirty-two palms!" "Eight Trigrams Empty Strike!" Completely different sounds rang out. Hyuga Tetsu's eyes widened in shock as he looked at the retreating girl.

"What!?"

The next moment, the girl's counterattack arrived. An invisible impact landed squarely on Hyuga Tetsu's chest, sending a burning sting. The boy felt a metallic sweetness rise in his throat.

The next moment, he collapsed onto the ground, clutching his chest tightly, curled into a ball.

"You... you cheated..." Hyuga Tetsu raised his head, his face filled with anger, and questioned hoarsely.

"Are you a child?" Hyuga Rei glanced at him disdainfully, mocking him while clutching her swollen left arm.

"The winner is Hyuga Rei!" Seeing that the match was decided, Funeno Daikoku, who was watching from the side, immediately announced.

"Both sides, form the Reconciliation Seal!" Urged by the teacher, Hyuga Rei indifferently extended her finger towards Hyuga Tetsu.

"Tsk." The girl clicked her tongue as she looked at the still dazed Hyuga Tetsu. Only after he reluctantly joined fingers for the Reconciliation Seal did she quickly pull her hand away and walk off the stage.

"Hey! Kai-kun, I won!" the girl said happily to Uchiha Kai, her expression completely different from before.

"You were strong, Rei. But is your arm okay?" the boy replied, taking over the conversation.

"It's fine, I'll go to the infirmary later. You should focus on your match too!"

"I will. You should get that treated quickly." Just as the boy was about to say more, he suddenly heard Funeno Daikoku's voice.

"Next match, Uchiha Kai versus Mitaraishi Anko."

Hearing this, the boy froze, feeling something was very wrong.

"It's my turn already? My student number isn't that high, is it?" he wondered to himself.

"I just exchanged a glance with Orochimaru, and now I'm fighting his disciple Red. Could such a coincidence exist?"

"This is bad. Am I being targeted? Has Orochimaru already started showing his talent for kidnapping children at this point..."

While muttering to himself, the boy, whose feet moved without delay, had already reached the center of the arena and was facing off against the girl in "black stockings."

A murmur arose from the spectators below.

"Mitaraishi Anko? I heard she's already been taken as a disciple by Lord Orochimaru."

"What? Taken as a disciple by Lord Orochimaru? Is that true? My theory classes aren't good, don't lie to me!"

"Why would I lie? Lord Orochimaru came to observe our exam, and she's at least half responsible. I heard that after graduation, she won't be assigned to a team but will stay by Lord Orochimaru's side."

"That's amazing! So she'll be personally taught by Lord Orochimaru. Who do you think will win, them?"

"It's hard to say. Her opponent is Uchiha Kai. That guy isn't simple."

"That's true, he's from a major clan. I think Mitaraishi Anko will have a hard time winning..."

Listening to the voices from the crowd below, Mitaraishi Anko snorted.

"Hmph, they think highly of you, don't they? Is the proud Uchiha Clan as powerful as the rumors say?" Her opening words were laced with hostility.

"Ah~ Don't jump to conclusions based on baseless rumors. However, I am indeed very strong, a disciple of the legendary Sannin." The young man deliberately drew out the word "disciple" to retort to the girl's earlier statement.

"You don't need to tell me. As a disciple of Lord Orochimaru, I will never lose to you. I'll let you ninja from the great clans know that we commoners are also very powerful!" Mitaraishi Anko declared passionately, as if facing a great villain.

"Hey, hey, hey, your words make it sound like I've done something to you... Explain yourself clearly, I haven't said anything!" Hearing this, Uchiha Kai panicked and quickly tried to explain.

"Let the battle begin!" However, Funeno Daikoku beside them didn't give him a chance and announced the start of the battle.

"Sigh..." Helpless, the young man could only respond with the opposing hand seals.

The next moment, Uchiha Kai's expression changed instantly, his eyes filled with sharp glint and edge.

Seeing this, Mitaraishi Anko's expression tightened. With a flick of her hand, several shuriken flew out at extreme speed, aiming directly for Uchiha Kai's vital points.

Observing the rapidly approaching attack, the young man calmly flipped his hand, also taking out several shuriken. The next moment, he threw them with force, drawing several strange arcs in the air.

"Clang!"

The sound of metal colliding rang out. Red inwardly lamented her miss. Just as she was about to end the probing, the young man threw out several more shuriken.

The shuriken thrown by Uchiha Kai, after colliding in mid-air, did not fall directly. Instead, they strangely collided with each other again.

The next moment, two of them changed direction and flew rapidly towards Red.

"What?!" Red was shocked and hurriedly moved to dodge. Although she wasn't hit directly, she was still grazed on her left arm in her haste. A thin scratch lightly oozed blood.

"Uchiha Shurikenjutsu... applied very well, that child Kai." Watching the young man's composed actions, Funeno Daikoku sincerely exclaimed.

"So amazing... Is this the Uchiha Clan?" "Terrifying indeed..." Cries came from the spectators.

"Go, Kai-kun!" "Beat her, Kai!" Hyuga Rei and Morino Kei cheered the young man on with all their might.

"Don't get too arrogant! I am Lord Orochimaru's disciple! Underestimating me will come at a cost!" Red suddenly shouted.

"Who's underestimating you... Stop adding lines for other people." Uchiha Kai suddenly felt a headache.

"You're not even drawing your sword! Aren't you underestimating me!?" Red shouted while throwing out several senbon needles.

"Ah, you mean this? It's too sharp, you'll get hurt." Uchiha Kai said with an innocent expression, holding a kunai in his hand that he hadn't taken out before, deflecting all the attacks.

"Damn Uchiha! Are you trying to humiliate me!"

Listening to the girl's incessant chatter, the young man seemed to be getting annoyed. He twirled the kunai in his hand, his previously calm expression completely gone.

He spoke:

"If we interpret it according to your logic, then yes, I am humiliating you." He paused, and only now did he reveal an expression befitting an Uchiha.

Uchiha Kai raised an eyebrow, the corners of his mouth curling up high, his tone laced with mockery.

"You're not worthy of me drawing my sword yet."

The arrogant Uchiha spoke calmly.