The battle on the field soon ended, and Hyuga Yunfei and Hatake Saku stepped out.
The fight began at the referee's signal.
Hyuga Yunfei suddenly used Rotation right where he stood.
As everyone in the stands watched in confusion, unsure why someone from the Hyuga Clan would do that, Hatake Saku's figure slowly vanished from where he'd been standing.
What had remained there was merely an afterimage!
His real body had appeared inside Hyuga Yunfei's Rotation!
Hatake Saku grabbed Hyuga Yunfei by the throat, forcibly interrupting Rotation.
Just as he was about to throw him aside, Hyuga Yunfei suddenly raised a hand to signal his surrender.
The move sent the audience into an uproar.
He lost way too fast!
Hatake Saku, meanwhile, was somewhat surprised.
His previous opponent had stubbornly refused to surrender, so he'd had no choice but to beat him unconscious.
This one, at least, knew when to quit. Once he realized he couldn't win, he'd surrendered without hesitation.
Hatake Saku slowly lowered him to the ground. After the referee announced the result, the two headed toward the other side together.
Perhaps he was a bit of a chatterbox. Walking beside Yunfei, he couldn't help asking outright,
"Why did you surrender so decisively?"
Yunfei rubbed his reddened neck and said, "My young master told me to surrender right away. I was going to trade a few blows with you first, then give up, but I didn't expect you to be so strong. As expected, my young master knows everything."
"Your young master?" Hatake Saku thought it over briefly and then imagined that Yunfei had used his Byakugan to examine the chakra inside his opponent before concluding he was no match.
He clicked his tongue, lost interest, and headed toward the third waiting area.
Yunfei sighed and left the arena, entering the empty competitors' viewing section.
I've brought shame on the Hyuga Clan today, haven't I? I wonder how the clan will punish me. And what will my young master think?
With that on his mind, he had little interest in watching the matches.
It wasn't until the big screen displayed Senju Yuto versus Nara Airi that he perked up.
Meanwhile, Xingzhuo was shouting in his heart, Why is it Nara again?
Could Senju Tobirama be paving the way for his nephew to become Hokage early, letting him get to know Konoha's chosen wage slaves, the Nara Clan?
It's quite possible!
This time, he wasn't worried about Yuto being outmaneuvered.
After all, Yuto had a meat shield for firepower, a meat shield for speed, a meat shield for tactics, a meat shield for brains, and a meat shield for chakra—no, a chakra tank.
Against a monster like him, almost no one could win at the moment, except Kureha Kurama and Hatake Saku.
Soon, after the referee called for the match to begin, seven-year-old Yuto and fifteen-year-old Nara Airi began their fight.
Perhaps because she knew Yuto's identity or had heard about his abilities, Nara Airi didn't plan to use the clan's secret art, the Shadow Imitation Technique.
Aside from her clan's secret art, she also knew some Wind Release Ninjutsu.
But Yuto happened to be especially well-suited to countering Wind Release Ninjutsu.
Ordinary Wind Release attacks couldn't even break through his defenses.
As a result, a strange scene unfolded in the arena.
The ground caved into a huge crater wherever Senju Yuto, a human cannonball, went, each strike powered by Strength of a Hundred.
Meanwhile, the graceful and nimble Nara Airi dodged while using Wind Release to tickle Yuto.
The sight left many people dumbfounded.
Where did this monster come from?
After being led around in circles for quite a while, Yuto finally caught on.
He immediately created a hundred Shadow Clones, and together they surrounded Nara Airi.
Faced with this, Nara Airi, who'd been keeping Yuto at a distance and leading him around, raised her hand in surrender with a helpless expression.
As he left the arena, Yuto even grinned and waved to the villagers in the stands.
That earlier display of creating over a hundred clones at once had been so astonishing that the crowd was now buzzing with excitement.
Nara Airi, meanwhile, looked helpless and said quietly, "Hurry up and get off the field so they can clear it. Look, the referee's face is turning black."
Yuto froze, then quickly replied, "Oh, oh, okay."
As they left together, he couldn't help asking, "Are you sisters with Nara Harumiko?"
Nara Airi looked both exasperated and impressed.
"Yes. You really are amazing, little Yuto. Both my sister and I lost to you."
The matches continued.
Soon, it was Xingzhuo's turn.
Looking at the preliminary results on the screen, he fell into thought.
Another Uchiha?
And that name sounds familiar.
Uchiha Setsuna.
He glanced at the sixteen- or seventeen-year-old walking with him toward the preparation area and used System Inspection on him.
[Name: Uchiha Setsuna] [Vitality: 100] [Spirit: 300] [Chakra: 26000] [Techniques: Fire Style Series, Three Body Technique] [Special Ability: Sharingan (Three-Tomoe)]
"A standard Jonin profile."
That was what Xingzhuo thought.
But his opponent's Three-Tomoe Sharingan made it clear that the profile couldn't be taken at face value.
Everyone knew that a single Tomoe meant Genin-level strength, two Tomoe meant elite Chunin strength, and three Tomoe meant elite Jonin strength.
So the sixteen- or seventeen-year-old Uchiha Setsuna before him was unquestionably an elite Jonin.
The thought made Xingzhuo feel a little excited.
My first fight against someone at my level. Will I lose?
Meanwhile, after seeing that his opponent was a little kid of seven or eight, Uchiha Setsuna nearly rolled his eyes to the sky.
The village expects a genius Uchiha like me, who carries on Clan Head Madara's will, to bully a seven- or eight-year-old Hyuga brat?
Was something wrong with the village?
So he leaned toward Xingzhuo and said impatiently,
"Hey, you little Hyuga brat. Just surrender as soon as you get out there. I don't want to bully you."
Hyuga Xingzhuo took a few steps back so he wouldn't have to crane his neck too far to look up.
When his gaze met Uchiha Setsuna's, he replied sincerely,
"It's only a Three-Tomoe Sharingan. It's nothing special. By the way, I know the Flying Thunder God Technique. You should know that technique, so don't surrender too easily."
Uchiha Setsuna froze when he heard that.
The Flying Thunder God Technique?
Of course he knew it.
As Uchiha Madara's most loyal follower, the person he'd spent the most time following was actually Madara's younger brother, Uchiha Izuna.
And hadn't his big brother Izuna died to that evil white-haired Senju's Flying Thunder God Technique?
So what was this kid's deal?
Was he a disciple of that evil white-haired Senju?
Or had he truly inherited the technique as a direct disciple?
At the thought, Uchiha Setsuna looked at Xingzhuo as if he wanted to devour him, no longer bringing up whether he should surrender.
He decided to teach the brat a harsh lesson!
Hyuga Xingzhuo, meanwhile, smiled with an innocent air.
What would be the point if my opponent underestimated me and I beat him in one move?
He didn't want to miss a chance like this to fight someone at his own level.
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