Kill!

Bang!

Outside, only a few dozen seconds had passed. Resha's palm struck Li, but before he could even smile in triumph, Li turned into a chopped log. As he entered the System Space, Li had used the Great Fireball Technique to block Resha's view, then used the Substitution Technique to hide in a nearby tree. Only by doing that had Li dared to enter the system safely.

"Tch, what a slippery little brat!" Resha kicked the log away in annoyance, then roared, "Come out, brat! Let your great Resha twist that little head of yours right off! Heh-heh!"

Resha's voice was coarse, and as he laughed, spittle sprayed from his mouth. It was enough to make anyone sick. After exchanging for Flash Step, Li had stayed hidden in the nearby tree, his scarlet Sharingan fixed on Resha as he waited for the perfect moment to strike. Although he had Flash Step, his chakra was nearly gone. No matter how powerful the technique was, he could use it at most once. So Li had to exploit its uncanny speed and suddenness to make the attack fatal.

"Tch, that brat's slippery. If I find him, I'll break his legs first!" Resha pursed his lips and spat hard, muttering to himself as he turned to search elsewhere. A glint flashed in Li's eyes as he hid in the tree. The moment had come.

Whoosh!

A streak of black shot out from the trees, aimed straight at the back of Resha's waist. Resha was turning away, but a vicious grin appeared on his face. He whipped around and knocked the Kunai aside with a punch, then laughed. "I knew you were hiding here, brat! Hahaha!"

Li ignored Resha. From the moment he launched his attack, he had already planned everything. He leaped down from the tree and charged at Resha, his scarlet Sharingan constantly analyzing the openings around him. Even though his opponent was a Chunin, Li didn't hesitate for an instant. He picked up speed with every step.

"What a death wish, fighting a Chunin head-on!" Resha grinned, then roared, "Don't underestimate me, brat! Just because you got lucky and hurt me doesn't mean you can beat me. Today, I'll show you the difference between a Genin and a Chunin!"

Resha finished speaking and charged at Li. As he closed in, he swung his palm toward Li's head, seemingly intent on killing him with a single blow. Li was far shorter than Resha.

"Now!" Li's pupils contracted sharply. His Sharingan fixed on an opening, and he activated Flash Step in an instant. He vanished from in front of Resha and reappeared to his left.

"So fast, that brat!" Resha was startled. His instincts, honed by years of fighting on the battlefield, saved his life. At the crucial moment, he turned and swung his palm at Li again. But to his astonishment, Li vanished once more, as if he had evaporated.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two more sounds split the air. When Li appeared again, he was already behind Resha. This was the final move in his three-step Flash Step. Without hesitation, Li leaped forward, twirling the Kunai in his hand, then used his body's momentum to drive it straight into Resha's neck.

Splurt!

Just as expected, a spray of blood burst from Resha's neck. Flash Step was as fast as Space-Time Ninjutsu. How could a Chunin like Resha react to three consecutive steps? Minato Namikaze had later used Flying Thunder God to kill more than fifty Jonin in an instant. Flash Step was every bit as fast as Space-Time Ninjutsu, and killing a Chunin in one blow was no fluke.

"What was that just now? Teleportation?"

The spectators stared at Li in astonishment. When the Third Hokage and the others recovered, a glint flashed in their eyes. Orochimaru watched Li with keen interest, seemingly lost in thought.

"Is this child really only six years old?" Elder Chiyo and the Third Kazekage exchanged a glance, both seeing shock and intense murderous intent in the other's eyes. They didn't know how Li had performed that instantaneous movement, but his talent had already earned their serious attention. They absolutely couldn't treat this child like an ordinary genius.

"Li..." Uchiha Hao narrowed his eyes slightly as he studied Li's calm but pale face. A strange feeling stirred in his heart. He realized that Li had been hiding his abilities very well. He had mastered such a powerful technique, yet Uchiha Hao had never seen him use it. If not for this life-or-death situation, who knew how long it would have taken before he saw what Li could really do?

"Li, what are you really thinking?" Uchiha Hao was baffled. No, there were some things he instinctively didn't dare think about. Li was only six; he couldn't believe Li had such a calculating mind, or that he had mastered such a powerful technique yet never revealed it. Instinctively, Uchiha Hao avoided considering the reason.

After killing Resha, Li let out a small sigh of relief and relaxed. But then weakness swept through his limbs, and he hurriedly crouched down.

"Ding! Congratulations, host. You have completed the mission to defeat a Sand Ninja Chunin. Reward: 5,000 points. Please check your balance!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host. You have killed one enemy Chunin. Reward: 2,000 points. Please check your balance!"

Hearing the system notifications, Li smiled. At last, he had seen the task through. But when he felt that not a trace of chakra remained in his body, a wry smile crossed his face. So a Chunin really wasn't easy to kill. Still, the ordeal was over.

He turned to look at the Third Hokage and the others. Seeing the unreadable expressions on their faces, Li narrowed his eyes slightly, then turned back as if nothing had happened. He knew that today's Flash Step had caught the Third Hokage and the others' attention, and that it would bring trouble later. Fortunately, his surname was Uchiha. It shouldn't be too hard to bluff his way through.

Li was in this state, yet no one came over to cheer him on for bringing honor to Konoha. Uchiha Hao was pondering why Li had concealed his Ninjutsu, and the Third Hokage and the others had even more to consider. At the end of the day, the Uchiha Clan was a source of trouble. Was it a good thing or a bad thing that such a genius had emerged from it? The Third Hokage in particular had earlier pushed Li into danger to protect Konoha's interests. It was clearly no longer possible to use Li to mend relations between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha, so they would have to handle his situation even more carefully. One wrong move, and ten or twenty years from now, the Uchiha Clan might bring about Konoha's destruction.

"Li, are you all right?" Kushina didn't care what anyone else thought. When she saw that something seemed to be wrong with Li, she immediately hurried onto the field and asked anxiously.