As Kakashi rushed close, she suddenly extended her left hand. Chakra spun in her palm, generating a powerful suction force that destabilized Kakashi even as he ran.
The next instant, her right hand pulled a large stack of thin Shuriken from a ninja tool pouch and slapped them out. Chakra in her palm spun in the opposite direction, producing a fierce impact that sent the still-unsteady Kakashi flying, accompanied by dozens of thin Shuriken shooting toward him.
Kakashi had been personally trained by Hatake Sakumo, so though startled, he did not panic. He adjusted his body while swiftly swinging his Kunai to deflect the attacks. With his right hand, he drew his short blade again and used the defensive form of Hatake Swordsmanship to block.
Unfortunately, Shizune's fighting style was too sudden and novel. Kakashi had not been prepared, and after being blasted into the air, he found it difficult to stabilize himself and block effectively. By the time he landed, he had already been struck more than ten times by the Shuriken.
Fortunately, those thin Shuriken had not been sharpened. Otherwise, he would definitely have been bleeding.
"I lost!"
Kakashi fell silent for a moment after landing before admitting defeat.
Although he had suffered because he did not understand that technique, a loss was a loss. Hatake Kakashi could afford to lose.
This had nothing to do with his chakra consumption either. Even if he had not expended any chakra, he still would not have been able to deal with it.
"Cheng, I really won."
Shizune was overjoyed. She had actually defeated Kakashi.
"Careful, it's not over yet."
Yang Hao reminded her. Whether she could secure second place in the class still depended on whether the other students agreed.
"Does anyone want to challenge me?"
After steadying her emotions,