Enrollment Selection Match (3)

As the jonin presiding over the tournament departed, the match list on the giant screen shrank into the corner.

The view inside the selection arena subsequently appeared in the center of the screen.

The first match: Kagami Uchiha vs. Ryona Yamanaka.

On the arena floor, Kagami Uchiha, wearing the Uchiha clan crest, and the yellow-haired girl from the Yamanaka clan, Ryona Yamanaka, exchanged bows before beginning their duel.

Ryona Yamanaka utilized the Yamanaka clan's Mind Body Switch Technique right from the start.

Kagami Uchiha, who had been in the middle of forming hand seals to release a Fire Style jutsu, was directly controlled.

Just as Kagami Uchiha (Ryona Yamanaka) was about to raise his hand to surrender, a figure suddenly appeared behind her original body, pressing a kunai against her neck.

Seeing this, the examiner immediately delivered the verdict: Kagami Uchiha wins!

In the second waiting room, Yuto and Yunfei, having failed to grasp what happened, voiced their confusion.

Xingzhuo explained, "A high-level Shadow Clone Technique can deceive the secret arts of the Yamanaka clan. Kagami Uchiha used a genjutsu at the very start of the match to distract Ryona Yamanaka for a split second. From that moment on, Kagami Uchiha's real body had already hidden behind Ryona Yamanaka. The outcome was already decided."

The following second match was Mitokado Homura vs. Hyuga Yueye.

Seeing the information on the big screen, Xingzhuo raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Why was his older brother, who had been raised so poorly, here too?

Last year, the other party's chakra was only a few hundred, right? How did it break a thousand so quickly?

On the field, Mitokado Homura and Hyuga Yueye exchanged bows and moved immediately.

Mitokado Homura knew well the terror of the Hyuga Clan in close-quarters combat, so he retreated rapidly, intending to create distance.

However, Hyuga Yueye fired several Vacuum Palms in succession, forcing Mitokado Homura to stop and dodge.

The distance between the two closed rapidly. Mitokado Homura suddenly produced a sealing scroll, using an unsealing technique to retrieve ninja tools, which he threw continuously at Yueye.

But as a taijutsu ninja, Yueye was not lacking in speed or reflexes.

He dodged the incoming tools quickly, closing the gap between them.

Finally, when the distance between them was less than ten meters, Mitokado Homura leaped into the air and pulled out two more scrolls, spreading them wide. Like flowers scattering from the heavens, he poured a variety of ninja tools toward Hyuga Yueye in mid-air!

Hyuga Yueye's response was straightforward; he used Rotation to block.

The two remained deadlocked, pitting their inventory of ninja tools and chakra reserves against one another.

Soon, Mitokado Homura lost his strongest means of attack as his tools ran out. Before he could cast a ninjutsu, Yueye closed the distance and struck him in the chest with a palm, knocking him unconscious.

The examiner stepped onto the field to announce Hyuga Yueye as the winner of the second match.

The next few dozen matches featured no one Xingzhuo recognized.

However, it must be mentioned that Konoha had a great many geniuses at this stage.

Almost every ninja clan had more than two geniuses.

Among them were many who were young but already approaching the level of a jonin!

They were the kind of geniuses comparable to Kakashi from the original story!

Despite being only eleven or twelve years old, their strength was fierce, one after another.

Among them, the one Xingzhuo considered the strongest was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl named Kureha Kurama.

That display of illusory yet tangible genjutsu instantly defeated Foshou Yuhi, who also hailed from a genjutsu-specialized family.

Finally, the next round arrived for Hyuga Yunfei.

Before Yunfei left, Xingzhuo encouraged him, "Just do your best, don't push yourself too hard."

Yuto, on the other hand, was the exact opposite: "Big Brother Yunfei, you must do your best and crush them!"

Hyuga Yunfei pursed his lips, thanked Xingzhuo and Yuto earnestly, and then left the waiting room.

Soon, after the two people on the big screen finished their match, Hyuga Yunfei took the stage.

His opponent was none other than Shimura Danzō!

On the field, Shimura Danzō looked at Hyuga Yunfei with a gloomy expression and said disdainfully:

"You're that stuck-up brat's lackey, aren't you? Even someone like you is qualified to participate in the genius class selection?"

Hyuga Yunfei shook his head, brushed back his hair to reveal the Caged Bird Seal, and said calmly, "Who is the trash remains to be seen. Instead of wasting breath, it is better to let our skills speak for themselves."

In the waiting room, Yuto grabbed Xingzhuo's arm nervously.

"Xingzhuo, do you think Big Brother Yunfei can win?"

Xingzhuo said with certainty, "He will win. I guarantee it."

It was different from when they first met last year.

Having experienced his guidance and resource support, as well as daily sparring with him, Hyuga Yunfei's improvement in strength was earth-shattering.

Yunfei, who originally only had the level of a genin, had spent a year and now possessed the strength of an elite chunin.

As for Shimura Danzō, in his view, his chakra levels had only just touched the threshold of a chunin. Even if he were a genius, could his strength really surpass Yunfei's?

On the arena, the moment the referee announced the start, Hyuga Yunfei transformed into a blurred afterimage and charged toward Shimura Danzō.

Just like Mitokado Homura, Shimura Danzō also chose to increase the distance between them.

However, his methods were more varied, as he utilized Wind Style ninjutsu to attack while simultaneously retreating.

Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere!

Orbs of transparent wind shot toward Hyuga Yunfei.

He dodged the wind orbs by darting left and right, then immediately used the Multi Shadow Clone Technique, splitting into two clones that sprinted in different directions.

The objective was clear: he intended to surround Shimura Danzō from multiple angles.

Shimura Danzō's vision was obscured by the mist created when the opponent released the Multi Shadow Clone Technique, making it impossible to lock onto the real body. Left with no choice, he unleashed Wind Style: Vacuum Wave toward the clone in the center.

The wide-range Wind Style attack struck Hyuga Yunfei directly.

But with a dull thud, the figure that was hit dissolved into mist; the attack had missed.

Shimura Danzō's expression darkened; for him at this stage, the chakra consumption for every ninjutsu was immense.

With neither ninjutsu having achieved any results, he did not have much chakra left to use.

Thinking this, he also used the Clone Technique.

However, it was not the Shadow Clone Technique, but the standard Clone Technique.

Clearly, Shimura Danzō wanted to use the clone to confuse his opponent and seize the opportunity to create distance to cast a large-scale Wind Style ninjutsu.

Yet, what he did not know was that the Byakugan was not only for reconnaissance; it could also see through the flow of chakra within a body.

The clone's body was almost entirely a mass of chakra mist with no trace of chakra circulation—how could Hyuga Yunfei possibly be fooled?

Thus, he and his shadow clone quickly closed in on the real target, and while Shimura Danzō was caught in shock, he unleashed his ultimate move.

Eight Trigrams Palm: Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!

Hyuga Yunfei sacrificed his last shadow clone to restrain the opponent, while his real body executed his most powerful technique to date.

Two palms, four palms, six palms, eight palms...

By the thirty-fourth palm, Hyuga Yunfei pushed him away to avoid causing irreversible damage.

At this moment, medical personnel rushed onto the field, swarming around to carry away the limp, dog-like Shimura Danzō, and the referee stepped in to announce Hyuga Yunfei's victory.

A moment later, having left the arena, Yunfei looked toward the surveillance camera and thought silently, Young Master, I will follow closely in your footsteps.