After realizing he had no way to harm his opponent, Li fiercely threw the kunai in his hand toward an empty patch of ground. Then he grabbed the other man by the throat with both hands. At that moment, Yabuki Shingo immediately displayed astonishing talent in close combat, grabbing Li's arm and violently flinging him away.
This guy was incredibly strong too. Though there was an age gap between their bodies, when he had grabbed Li's arm just now, it had felt as if a giant had seized him.
Li took a deep breath and pulled out a scroll in midair. "Ninja Art: Shuriken Dance!"
Li swiftly formed a hand seal and opened the scroll. More than a hundred shuriken appeared in midair. Most people knew how to use scrolls to store ninja tools, but seeing a genin perform it was still quite startling.
But simply throwing out a hundred shuriken would not suit Li's character. His body spun through the air, and in the span of a few seconds, he had in fact touched every one of those shuriken. Their flight paths immediately changed drastically, carving a hundred strange trails through the air as they flew toward his opponent.
Just as Li had expected, those hundred-plus shuriken had no effect whatsoever. Yabuki Shingo merely waved his hand, and the shuriken scattered in every direction.
Li took a deep breath. This guy... Orochimaru had actually sent out something like this for his sake.
"You're no match for me." Yabuki Shingo strode toward Li. With a wave of his hand, the shuriken rose into the air and danced continuously overhead. To be honest, I can't maintain this state for much longer, but it's more than enough to deal with you.
Li snorted. Honestly, even if his opponent was a monster like