The Mighty Qingyun

At this moment, no one had expected that young Qingyun would possess such innate combat talent.

"Truly impressive! To make such clear judgments—not only is his strength formidable, but his tactical thinking is also remarkably sharp," Jiraiya praised.

"However, the Ino-Shika-Cho trio is not so easily dealt with. Let us continue watching," the Third Hokage said.

But at this moment, Yamanaka offered a faint smile before charging directly toward Qingyun.

"Human Bullet Tank!" Yamanaka, as it turned out, was actually Akimichi in disguise.

That massive ball of flesh simply ignored the Great Fireball Technique; it was the first time Qingyun had encountered such a situation.

"As expected of a Chunin!" Qingyun exclaimed. "However, do you think this is the extent of my abilities?"

"Poof!" Although Qingyun had been struck by the Human Bullet Tank, he transformed into a puff of smoke. It turned out that the Qingyun present was merely a Shadow Clone.

Yamanaka and Akimichi were both taken aback, not expecting that they would be the ones outsmarted when they had intended to trap their opponent.

"Are you looking for me? Ninja Art: Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Qingyun suddenly burst from the ground, rapidly throwing countless shuriken before weaving hand signs. Immediately, the number of shuriken multiplied several times over.

A dense swarm of shuriken flew toward Yamanaka and Akimichi.

"Human Bullet Tank!" Akimichi did not give up, instead using his body once again to crash toward Qingyun.

However, at that very moment, Qingyun suddenly spoke: "You've fallen for it, Chunin-sensei!"

Qingyun charged directly toward the Human Bullet Tank, and at the same time, he hurled a kunai toward Yamanaka with explosive force.

"So that's it! It seems his target is Yamanaka, but that won't be so easy," Jiraiya remarked while observing from the sidelines.

"Is he willing to risk injury just to take out Yamanaka? What could be his reason?" Hatake Sakumo was also somewhat puzzled.

Just as Akimichi collided with Qingyun, something unexpected happened once again.

At this moment, Qingyun turned into a puff of smoke with another "poof."

"What!?" Akimichi finally realized what had happened.

Meanwhile, Yamanaka was desperately using a kunai to deflect the surrounding shuriken one by one.

Among them, one shuriken was particularly unusual, for the moment it flew in, it transformed into Qingyun.

"Incredible! This little guy used a Shadow Clone, not hesitating to waste his own chakra to create a highly successful decoy, drawing everyone's attention."

"And he used the most basic Transformation Technique to turn into a kunai, killing his way to his opponent's front under the cover of the shuriken used by his Shadow Clone, before dispelling the transformation! This kid's combat logic is truly genius!"

It was the Third Hokage who couldn't help but praise Qingyun; he was growing increasingly appreciative of the boy.

On the other side, Minato Namikaze, who was battling Nara, was performing quite well, but compared to Qingyun, he fell far short.

Inside the training ground, with Yamanaka cornered by Qingyun, there could only be one outcome: defeat.

"Mind Transfer Jutsu!" Yamanaka had no other choice but to use his clan's secret technique, attempting to seize control of Qingyun's body.

Yet, who was Qingyun? The reason he had targeted Yamanaka from the start was precisely because he had been guarding against this very move.

"Armament Haki!" Qingyun condensed Armament Haki directly into his fist and, showing no mercy, slammed it heavily into Yamanaka-sensei's abdomen.

After being struck by that heavy blow to the stomach, Yamanaka-sensei's expression shifted entirely; she collapsed to the ground, looking utterly pained.

"Yamanaka!" Seeing that Qingyun had taken down Yamanaka, Akimichi-sensei immediately unleashed his ultimate move.

"Human Bullet Tank!" Akimichi-sensei surged forward with fierce momentum, seemingly no longer intending to hold back.

"Should we intervene?" Jiraiya asked, feeling concerned—not for Akimichi, but fearing that Akimichi's attack might injure these geniuses of Konoha.

"No need. That boy is still hiding his strength." Hatake Sakumo had been observing Qingyun very carefully and could clearly sense his composure; Qingyun's breathing was steady, as if he hadn't even exerted his full effort.

And in fact, it was exactly as Hatake Sakumo had said.

Qingyun felt no fear; instead, he grinned and charged head-on toward Akimichi's Human Bullet Tank.

"Interesting. With such a powerful attack, I wonder how you will break it?" The Third Hokage watched Qingyun with great interest. He knew Qingyun would surprise him, but even he didn't know just how great a surprise it would be.

It was actually quite simple: to withstand the opponent's body with his own, he would have to use an ability from the world of One Piece—Armament Haki!

"Armament! Hardening!" Qingyun activated Armament Haki Hardening, and his arm turned pitch black.

The hardness of that black arm far exceeded everyone's imagination, and the boost provided by the Armament Haki was immeasurable.

"Boom!" At this moment, the mud and dust kicked up by the Human Bullet Tank made everyone feel uncomfortable, yet no one was willing to close their eyes, for this battle had long since surpassed their expectations.

Right now, a child not even four years old had used only one hand to block the Human Bullet Tank of a Chunin from the Akimichi clan!

The powerhouse of the Akimichi clan did not let up, continuing to exert his full strength against Qingyun.

However, no matter how much force Akimichi applied, he could not break through Qingyun's defense.

It turned out that Qingyun hadn't just applied Armament Haki Hardening to his hand; he had also applied it to his joints, standing there like an immovable iron statue.

Everyone present was stunned.

"Sorry, Akimichi-sensei, I need to go rescue Minato now," Qingyun said as he firmly grabbed Akimichi by the collar and hauled him up.

"Thud!" Qingyun slammed Akimichi heavily onto the ground, and faint sparks of electricity suddenly erupted from his hands.

The electricity left Akimichi's entire body paralyzed, though the sparks were invisible to others; Qingyun had quietly utilized a fraction of the Goro Goro no Mi's power.

With both Akimichi and Yamanaka now incapacitated, Qingyun had defeated two Konoha Chunin as a mere student of the Ninja Academy—a record that was truly unprecedented.

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know whether to feel happy or alarmed.

"Terrifying. This kid actually defeated my Konoha Chunin." The Third Hokage said nothing more, simply watching Qingyun before him, lost in deep thought.