Make the Ice Emperor Submit

The Sharingan could see clearly, but his body could not keep up.

This was the greatest problem when facing Kakashi.

His speed and reaction time were inferior to Kakashi's. Although both could be trained, it required long, arduous practice—much like Guy, acting as a genius who relied on hard work.

Uchiha Suifeng had a different philosophy: since he was already a genius, why bother working so hard?

He neither liked nor was capable of such pure, grueling exploitation of his own body.

Three months of special training could not bridge the gap between him and Kakashi.

At the level of low-to-mid genin, such a gap was difficult to bridge or remedy; he couldn't even manage to execute a Body Replacement Technique in time.

BANG!!

With this kick, Kakashi landed a solid blow on Uchiha Suifeng's left flank.

It's over!

Seeing this strike, the experienced ninjas in the audience reached the same conclusion almost simultaneously.

"Is it still not enough?!"

Uchiha Fukuyama felt a tinge of regret. He knew Uchiha Suifeng was no match for Kakashi, but it was still a pity to see it end so quickly.

On the other side, standing beside the Third Hokage, Sakumo felt the corners of his mouth curl into a faint smile beneath his mask.

Kakashi had not disappointed him.

"Sakumo, it seems Kakashi will have no trouble with the Chunin Exams this time!"

The Third Hokage's eyes gleamed as he spoke to the White Fang.

"He is still too young. I still think it would be better to let him take it in another year," the White Fang said with a reserved tone. "He is too young to shoulder the responsibilities of a Chunin!"

"You can't say that. The Konoha of today needs this new generation!" the Third Hokage said calmly. "Actually, this Uchiha Suifeng is not bad either, but unfortunately... hmm?!"

The Third Hokage's expression suddenly froze, and the entire training ground fell silent.

Uchiha Fukuyama's mouth hung slightly open, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Impossible. This is impossible. How could this be!

He had been the one training Uchiha Suifeng for the past few months; how could he not know the progress of his training?

The Iron Body technique was, in his view, a bit of a whimsical fantasy. Uchiha Suifeng had only proposed it recently and had not practiced it for long. While it had some effect, it was far from ready for actual combat—let alone successfully deploying Iron Body in the middle of a high-speed exchange with Kakashi.

But what was he seeing?

Returning to the scene in the arena:

Kakashi suddenly accelerated. Although Uchiha Suifeng used his Sharingan to see the movement clearly, his body's reaction speed could not keep up. Unable to dodge, a look of terror appeared on his face as his body twisted violently.

The next moment, with a muffled "bang," Kakashi delivered a Konoha Whirlwind, kicking heavily into his left flank.

Here was the turning point!

He kicked heavily into his left flank!

Heavily!

As the kick landed, Uchiha Suifeng's body sank, his legs bent slightly, but he remained rooted to the spot.

Looking at Kakashi, his expression changed drastically. It was as if he had kicked a slab of iron; a sharp pain shot through his toes, and the muscles at the corners of his eyes twitched. Beneath his mask, his mouth twisted in agony. Not only that, he felt that the toes he had used to strike Uchiha Suifeng's flank might have broken.

Instinctively, he looked up at Uchiha Suifeng, meeting those blood-red eyes. A single tomoe swirled, and his vision blurred!

Oh no!

The moment had arrived. Uchiha Suifeng would not give him another chance. He formed hand seals rapidly, the red light in his eyes intensifying.

Genjutsu: Mist Walker Technique!

In an instant, multiple figures appeared before Kakashi. Kakashi realized he had been caught in a genjutsu and began forming seals to dispel it.

WHACK!!

With a dull thud, his head was struck by something heavy.

In an instant, blood splattered, and the sharp pain snapped him right out of the genjutsu.

In his daze, he saw Uchiha Suifeng's grinning face, and vaguely, he noticed a dark, blocky object in Uchiha Suifeng's hand.

This all happened in a split second. The next moment, Uchiha Suifeng's figure vanished.

He felt the ground beneath him disappear, and he fell to the floor. His neck was suddenly constricted, making it difficult to breathe. One of his arms was pinned, unable to exert force or break free.

Kakashi, submit beneath my feet...

The next moment, Kakashi lost consciousness.

This...

The audience was equally dumbfounded.

Just seconds ago, they had thought the duel was over. In fact, the duel had ended, but the outcome had completely flipped.

Uchiha Suifeng's ferocious display of skill had left them all stunned.

The turning point was that kick from Kakashi. What he thought was a sure-fire move to end the fight became the beginning of his downfall.

His kick not only failed to achieve the intended result, but it also ended up costing him the match.

Everyone could see that something went wrong with his strike. He had kicked out expecting the battle to be over, but he never imagined it would have no effect at all.

For some reason, the ineffective Konoha Whirlwind caused him to lose focus. In that split second of distraction, he fell under a genjutsu. The moment he was caught in the illusion, Uchiha Suifeng pulled some pitch-black object from out of nowhere and smashed it hard against his head, causing blood to gush out instantly.

Kakashi was stunned by the blow, but Uchiha Suifeng seized one of his arms in an instant, rolled onto the ground, and locked his neck between his legs, making it impossible for Kakashi to break free.

NTR•Jujutsu•Cross Armbar!

The entire sequence of actions was completed within two seconds, deciding the outcome in an instant.

Uchiha Suifeng was an expert who had watched hundreds of episodes of anime and countless movies; naturally, he understood the concept of "powering up" in the two-dimensional world. Not to mention other worlds, just look at Naruto in this world—how many times did he tap into the Nine-Tails' power during the Chunin Exams?

As long as you give them the slightest chance, they can power up.

To prevent such a tragedy from happening to him, he decisively performed the NTR on Kakashi, pinning one of his arms to prevent him from forming hand seals, completely restraining his movements, and locking his neck until Echizen Ryunosuke walked over to announce the result of the duel.

"The winner, Uchiha Suifeng!"

Echizen Ryunosuke only took one look before announcing the result; if he hadn't, Kakashi would have been choked to death by Uchiha Suifeng.

Hearing the result, Uchiha Suifeng chuckled, released the cross armbar, and climbed up from the ground. He reached to his waist, pulled out another pitch-black object, and tossed it onto the ground. He said triumphantly, "I was kicked by you last time, and it still hurts when I think about it. Did you really think I wouldn't be prepared this time? Kakashi, have you finally witnessed the power of my True Iron Body today!"

Seeing that pitch-black object hit the ground with a "thud," everyone finally understood.

This guy had actually strapped iron blocks to his waist—he strapped iron blocks, he actually strapped iron blocks!!!

"Is, is, is that even allowed?!"

Obito's eyes went wide. It wasn't just him; almost everyone was staring in disbelief. Could you really do that?

Uchiha Fukuyama was completely speechless.

Uchiha Suifeng had told him he was developing a special taijutsu called Iron Body that could make muscles as hard as iron, specifically to deal with Kakashi. However, once he got on the field, he didn't use the taijutsu he had developed; he had strapped real iron blocks to his body—really, he strapped on iron blocks!

True Iron Body!

This was just...

At this moment, he didn't know how to express his emotions.

"Was he targeted?!"

On the sidelines, White Fang watched this scene and suddenly laughed. "What an interesting Uchiha!"