Chapter Nineteen: A Lesson Taught

"To think there's such an arrogant brat?"

Facing Yu's seemingly incredibly wild actions and words before them, Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki couldn't help but exchange glances, both seeing the anger on the other's face.

"Then don't blame us for bullying the young!"

Unable to suppress the fury in his heart any longer, Izumo Kamizuki, standing before Yu, let his expression darken.

He quickly brought his hands together in front of him, forming a hand seal.

"Stop!!"

But at that very moment, a cold, sharp cry rang out.

Two graceful figures suddenly appeared, instantly blocking the space between Yu and Izumo Kamizuki.

"Yugao?!"

"Anko-senpai?!"

Upon seeing the two clearly, Hayate Gekko was stunned.

The two girls who had appeared before the crowd were one with long, bright purple hair and fair, beautiful skin.

The other had dark purple hair tied back, and her cute, pretty face always carried a hint of cunning amusement.

They were none other than Yugao Uzuki and Anko Mitarashi, who had rushed over specifically to stop Hayate Gekko and Itachi's group.

"This is truly unseemly, Hayate."

"As a senior from the Ninja Academy, how could you do such a thing!"

Finally having arrived, Yugao Uzuki glared directly at Hayate Gekko, her bright eyes and white teeth bared, her tone laced with anger and disappointment.

"Yugao, I..."

Facing Yugao Uzuki's angry gaze, Hayate Gekko immediately hesitated.

Although they hadn't become a couple as they would in the original story, as childhood playmates who grew up together, he couldn't help but consider Yugao Uzuki's opinion.

Moreover, in his heart, he had long since developed feelings of affection for this cold and beautiful girl.

"We made it just in time..."

"You're quite lucky, kid."

At this moment, Anko Mitarashi, standing beside Yugao Uzuki, also let out a sigh of relief.

She glanced back at Yu, who stood behind her, a playful smirk tugging at the corner of her mouth.

What the hell?

Yu was just about to make a move to teach Izumo Kamizuki and the others a lesson, but having been blocked by the sudden appearance of Yugao Uzuki and Anko Mitarashi, he couldn't help but be taken aback.

It's... them?

But after seeing their faces clearly, Yu recognized the identities of these two girls instantly.

They were Konoha's future Special Jonin—Yugao Uzuki and Anko Mitarashi.

Yugao Uzuki, though she appeared very little in the original story, had a beautiful head of purple hair hidden behind an Anbu mask, a bright face, and a slender figure that made people remember her deeply.

The current Yugao Uzuki was only an eight-year-old girl, still two or three years away from graduating from the Ninja Academy.

Likewise, Anko Mitarashi was only nine at this time.

She was in the same grade as Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane, making her a senior one year ahead of Yugao Uzuki and Hayate Gekko.

Although she had not yet begun training under Orochimaru, one of the Sannin, this girl was born with an inherently wicked and cunning temperament.

"What are you staring at?"

"Why aren't you leaving yet?"

Seeing that Yu was still dazed behind her, Anko Mitarashi put one hand on her hip and said with some annoyance.

Despite being only nine years old, paired with her cute face, revealing mesh undershirt, and short ninja skirt, she already carried the full air of a... ahem... she already carried the full air of a senior student.

Interesting little girl...

Facing Anko Mitarashi's scolding, while feeling somewhat speechless, Yu couldn't help but let a subtle arc form on his lips.

He could naturally tell that Yugao Uzuki and Anko Mitarashi had rushed here specifically to prevent Itachi and Izumo Kamizuki from bullying him, a newcomer who had just enrolled.

"It won't be that easy to let this kid go!"

"Anko! This has nothing to do with you two! Get out of the way!!"

Seeing that Yugao Uzuki and Anko Mitarashi had appeared to stop the four of them from teaching the arrogant brat Yu a lesson, Izumo Kamizuki shouted and struck first, his hands having already finished forming the seals.

"Water Style: Syrup Capture Jutsu!"

Taking a deep breath, Izumo Kamizuki opened his mouth and spat a large mass of unknown liquid onto the ground.

Although it was not a high-level ninjutsu, Izumo Kamizuki's strength was clearly far superior to the two ninja academy students Yu had instantly driven away just moments ago.

"Oh no..."

"That guy Izumo!"

They had not expected Izumo Kamizuki to suddenly make a move.

Caught off guard, the two girls, Yugao Uzuki and Anko Mitarashi, were instantly stuck fast to the spot by the viscous liquid rapidly spreading across the ground beneath their feet!

Whoosh!

However, facing the unknown liquid spreading toward his own feet, Yu reacted with lightning speed upon sensing the extraordinary stickiness of this special Water Style technique.

His figure moved as he leaped backward, directly evading Izumo Kamizuki's unique Water Style ninjutsu.

This kid...

What fast reflexes!

Noticing Yu's agile movements, Anko Mitarashi, who was stuck in place, felt her eyes light up.

The hand she had been reaching toward her ninja tool pouch subconsciously froze in place.

"Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!"

"Ninja Tool Summoning!"

Seeing Yu leap into mid-air, Kotetsu Hagane, who worked in perfect tandem with Izumo Kamizuki, had already pulled out his ninja scroll.

With a poof, a cloud of white smoke appeared out of thin air, and in the blink of an eye, a massive iron hammer appeared in Kotetsu Hagane's hands as he charged toward Yu, who was currently unable to dodge in mid-air.

"Watch out!"

Seeing that both Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane were able to use ninjutsu with such proficiency, the pineapple-haired boy standing in the back couldn't help but cry out in alarm as he watched Yu, who was trapped in mid-air.

"Your teamwork is decent..."

"Unfortunately, it's nothing more than a cheap trick."

However, facing Kotetsu Hagane, who was charging rapidly with the massive iron hammer, Yu—who appeared unable to dodge while in mid-air—merely let out a cold, disdainful snort and flicked his finger nonchalantly.

Bang!

A scene that shocked everyone unfolded.

Kotetsu Hagane, who had been charging toward Yu with the massive iron hammer, suddenly seemed to trip over something and was sent flying hard into the ground!

"What is this?!"

Seeing this sudden turn of events, everyone present was stunned.

They were completely unable to perceive the transparent, invisible thread stretched across the air.

"My leg!"

Kotetsu Hagane, who had been sent crashing to the ground, couldn't help but let out a cry of pain.

Blood had already begun to seep from the lower leg that had been tripped by the thread Yu created.

Now, he could only clutch his leg tightly with both hands, sitting on the ground and not daring to move.

"You should be grateful I didn't cut your leg off..."

Landing gracefully on the ground nearby, Yu stood up and looked down at Kotetsu Hagane, who was sitting on the ground clutching his leg in pain, and said indifferently.

During the Summit War in the world of One Piece, Doflamingo had used this exact method to slice off Little Oars Jr.'s leg.