The Will of Fire That Had Already Gone Astray, Gekko Hayate's Choice

"Move."

Xuan Yu shot Ibiki a cold glance and ignored him completely, instead stepping forward.

He did not regard the man as worth his attention at all.

As he continued forward and brushed past Ibiki, a savage smile appeared on Ibiki's face. "Xuanyu, you caused trouble at the examination grounds and now intend to leave without permission. Today, I will punish you!"

As soon as he finished speaking,

he slammed a palm toward Xuanyu's head. As long as his palm landed on Xuanyu's head, even if Xuanyu did not die, he would be severely injured.

Ibiki had gone in for the kill. If he truly killed Uchiha Xuan Yu, it would count as completing Sarutobi Hiruzen's task.

Besides, he had long found Xuanyu unpleasant.

As his palm drew closer and closer to Xuanyu, the savage smile on his face grew brighter. Hmph, if anyone was to blame, it was Xuanyu for being too careless and daring to get so close to him.

Hinata, Hyuga Kyo Neji, and the others had been watching Ibiki all along. In fact, they had intended to act the moment Ibiki moved, but Xuanyu stopped them with a gesture.

Bang.

Just as Ibiki was about to touch Xuanyu's head, he was sent flying backward.

Pfft—

He spat out several mouthfuls of blood and was blasted straight out of the examination grounds, collapsing limply onto the ground.

One strike.

He had almost completely lost the ability to resist, but his dim eyes still stared at Xuanyu. "How is that possible? You clearly didn't attack me. How was I sent flying?"

"What ninjutsu did you use?"

"You couldn't have injured me so easily!"

Ibiki clearly had yet to accept reality. His voice was filled with disbelief. He had always considered Xuanyu a piece of trash, but the strength