"There's actually a brat this arrogant?"
Faced with Yu's seemingly brazen actions and words,
Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki exchanged a glance, both seeing the anger on the other's face.
"Then don't blame us for picking on someone younger!"
No longer able to suppress his anger, Izumo Kamizuki, standing before Yu, darkened his expression.
He quickly brought his hands together in front of him, forming Hand Seals.
"Stop!!"
But just then, a crisp, feminine shout rang out.
Two graceful figures suddenly appeared, instantly stepping between Yu and Izumo Kamizuki.
"Yugao?!"
"Anko-senpai?!"
When he recognized the two before him, Gekko Hayate was momentarily stunned.
The two girls who had appeared before everyone had bright purple hair and fair, beautiful skin.
The other had dark purple hair tied back, and a cute, pretty face that always wore a hint of sly amusement.
They were Uzuki Yugao and Mitaraishi Anko, who had come all the way here to stop Gekko Hayate and Itachi from bullying Yu.
"This is completely unacceptable, Hayate."
"As seniors at the Ninja Academy, how could you do something like this!"
At last, after arriving, Uzuki Yugao, with her bright eyes and pearly teeth, glared straight at Gekko Hayate, her voice edged with anger and disappointment.
"Yugao, I..."
Facing Uzuki Yugao's angry gaze, Gekko Hayate hesitated.
Although they hadn't become a couple as they did in the original story, they had grown up together as playmates, and he couldn't help considering Yugao's opinion.
What's more, he had long since developed feelings for the cool, beautiful girl before him.
"Made it just in time..."
"Looks like you're in luck, kid."
At that moment, Mitaraishi Anko, standing beside Uzuki Yugao, also breathed a sigh of relief.
She glanced back at Yu behind her, a playful smile on her lips.
"What the—?"
Yu had been about to teach Izumo Kamizuki and the others a lesson.
But Uzuki Yugao and Mitaraishi Anko had suddenly blocked his way, leaving him momentarily stunned.
"It's... those two?"
But once he got a good look at them, Yu recognized the girls immediately.
They were Konoha's future Special Jōnin—Uzuki Yugao and Mitaraishi Anko.
Uzuki Yugao had barely appeared in the original story.
But her gorgeous purple hair hidden behind an Anbu mask, her lovely face, and her graceful figure had all left a deep impression on fans.
Uzuki Yugao was only eight years old now, with two or three years left before she would graduate from the Ninja Academy.
Mitaraishi Anko was only nine at this time, too.
She was in the same year as Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane, a year ahead of Uzuki Yugao and Gekko Hayate.
Though she hadn't yet trained under Orochimaru, one of the Three Sannin, she already had a naturally bewitching and sly air about her.
"What are you standing around for?"
"Hurry up and go!"
Seeing Yu still standing there in a daze, Mitaraishi Anko put a hand on her hip and said with mild exasperation.
Though she was only nine, with her cute face, revealing fishnet top, and short ninja skirt,
she already looked every bit the mature woman... ahem... every bit the senior schoolgirl.
"What an interesting girl..."
Faced with Mitaraishi Anko's scolding, Yu felt a little speechless, but the corner of his mouth still curled into a subtle smile.
It was obvious to him that Uzuki Yugao and Mitaraishi Anko had come all the way here to stop Itachi and Izumo Kamizuki from bullying him, a newcomer who had just enrolled.
"It's not going to be that easy to let this brat go!"
"Anko! This has nothing to do with you two! Move aside, now!!"
Seeing Uzuki Yugao and Mitaraishi Anko suddenly appear to stop the four of them from teaching the arrogant brat Yu a lesson,
Izumo Kamizuki shouted and made the first move, his hands already having completed the Hand Seals.
"Water Release: Syrup Capture Field!!"
After taking a deep breath, Izumo Kamizuki opened his mouth and spat a large amount of strange liquid onto the ground.
It wasn't a high-level technique, but Izumo Kamizuki was clearly much stronger than the two Ninja Academy students Yu had sent flying just moments ago.
"Uh-oh..."
"That idiot Izumo!"
They hadn't expected Izumo Kamizuki to suddenly attack.
Caught off guard, Uzuki Yugao and Mitaraishi Anko were stuck fast in place by the viscous liquid rapidly spreading across the ground beneath their feet!
Whoosh!!
But when faced with the strange liquid spreading toward him,
Yu sensed its extraordinary stickiness and reacted at once.
He sprang backward, avoiding Izumo Kamizuki's unusual Water Release Ninjutsu.
That kid...
What a quick reaction!
Noticing Yu's nimble movements, Mitaraishi Anko's eyes lit up as she remained stuck in place.
Her hand, which had been reaching for her ninja pouch, stopped instinctively.
"Ninja Art: Summoning Technique!!"
"Ninja Tool Summoning!!"
When Yu leaped into the air before them,
Kotetsu Hagane, who worked seamlessly with Izumo Kamizuki, had already pulled a jutsu scroll from his clothes.
With a poof, a cloud of white smoke appeared, and a huge iron ninja-tool hammer materialized in Kotetsu Hagane's hands. He charged at Yu, who was airborne and unable to dodge.
"Watch out!!"
Seeing that Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane could both use ninjutsu so skillfully,
the Pineapple-head Boy, watching from behind, couldn't help shouting when he saw Yu in midair with no way to dodge.
"Not bad teamwork..."
"Too bad it's nothing but a cheap trick."
But as Kotetsu Hagane charged at him with the enormous iron hammer,
Yu, who seemed unable to dodge in midair, gave a disdainful snort and casually crooked his finger.
Thud!!
A scene that left everyone stunned unfolded before their eyes.
Kotetsu Hagane had been charging at Yu with the enormous iron hammer raised.
It was as if he had suddenly tripped over something. His whole body was sent tumbling violently through the air!
"What?!"
Everyone present was stunned by the sudden turn of events.
They had no way of noticing the invisible, transparent thread stretched across the air.
"My leg!!"
Kotetsu Hagane, sent sprawling, couldn't help crying out in pain.
The lower leg Yu's thread had tripped him with was already beginning to bleed.
He could only sit on the ground, clutching his lower leg tightly and not daring to move.
"You should be glad I didn't cut your leg off..."
Landing gracefully on the ground nearby, Yu stood and looked at Kotetsu Hagane, who sat clutching his leg and crying out in pain, then spoke calmly.
During the Paramount War in the world of One Piece,
Doflamingo had cut off Little Oars Jr.'s leg in exactly the same way.
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