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Uchiha Qi stared fixedly at Sword Star for a long while before gritting his teeth. "You win. Whatever you want."

"Fine. A gentleman's word is as good as gold. Don't go back on it later."

"I swear on the honor of the Uchiha Clan."

Sigh...

Sword Star sighed inwardly. Uchiha this, honor that, yet he used it so cheaply in an oath. If he really lost, would he refuse to go back on it even if he had to appear in women's clothing or eat shit while standing on his head?

Of course! Sword Star had risen above such lowbrow tastes and would never make such demands.

As long as it was equal, whether he called him "bro" or "dad" did not matter. He could not act cool if he won while Sword Star had to act like a clown if he lost.

"Get the teacher over here. I'm ready anytime." Sword Star began loosening up.

At the Ninja Academy, if students fought without a teacher present, it was a private fight—commonly known as brawling. But with a teacher present, a private fight became a spar.

Private fights were mutual beatings between comrades that damaged the academy's unity and stability. Lose, and you ended up in the hospital; win, and you got detention. There was no upside at all.

Sparring was different. It was a form of practice, an act of improving one's skills and helping each other progress. The Ninja Academy encouraged students to resolve conflicts through sparring. Put simply, it was a way to burn off bratty kids' excess energy so they would not blow up the school.

The two academy teachers—Chunin Fukuda Ichiro and Jonin Nakamura Yuki—arrived after hearing the news, drawing a large crowd of students to watch. Spectators never feared trouble growing bigger.