I'm Going to Pressure You All Like Crazy

Afternoon combat practice.

The students looked worried as they each took out kunai and practiced with them.

According to past practice, they should have spent another semester taking kunai-throwing lessons. But with the situation so urgent, kunai throwing had become self-study material.

Kunai could be used during combat practice. The teacher had said it would be fine if one or two people died.

The first match was Uchiha Ling versus Might Guy.

"Where's your kunai?"

Uchiha Ling held his kunai in a reverse grip as he stood on the Training Ground, studying Might Guy.

After not seeing him for an entire break, Might Guy's eyes had changed.

Might Guy said, "I didn't expect things to change this quickly. We'll be using ninja tools in every spar from now on.

"For this match, I'll still fight in the way I'm most familiar with. I'll defeat you with my taijutsu—defeat you completely!"

Uchiha Ling's lips curled mockingly as he said,

"Might Guy, I thought you'd spent the break cramming ninjutsu and were going to show me how you'd made up for your weaknesses.

"I didn't expect you to still be clinging to taijutsu. It's not that taijutsu-focused ninja aren't strong. It's that you're weak.

"Might Guy, go write up your withdrawal application after class. You still have the chance now. Once you graduate early and head to the front lines, you'll die.

"Not only will you die, you'll drag down your teammates.

"Just like your father, that Eternal Genin. With him around, he's the weak link in any team. He can't complete a single mission."

Might Guy lowered his head slightly, his breathing quickening. "Uchiha Ling! Don't look down on people! I'm not a weak link!

"I'll use my taijutsu to become the team's strongest link!

"And! You're not allowed to insult my father!"

"Wake up. I'm not the one insulting your father. Your father is the one insulting the identity of a ninja..."

"Ah! Ah! Ah! Eight Gates Technique! First Gate! Gate of Opening! Open!"

The Gate of Opening was a chakra acupoint located at a critical node in the chakra pathways of the head. It restricted chakra to keep it from damaging the body.

Once the Gate of Opening was opened, a massive amount of chakra was extracted.

The students rubbed their eyes, unsure whether they were seeing things. They thought Might Guy was shrouded in a thin layer of green light.

Maybe it was just some strange reflection from his green jumpsuit.

Teacher Yamano stood to the side, looking at Might Guy in surprise.

Might Guy was a student whose specialty was obvious, as were his weaknesses. Yet he had mastered some kind of explosive secret technique. Yamano could sense that Might Guy's chakra had increased significantly.

It seemed he would have to raise Might Guy's graduation evaluation somewhat. This secret technique looked pretty good.

Uchiha Ling watched Might Guy with interest. He hadn't expected Might Guy to quietly open the first gate of the Eight Gates Technique.

Might Guy's chakra had increased so much that his body could no longer control it. It overflowed, evaporating his sweat into green vapor.

But no matter how much chakra you have, can it exceed my 1.8 units of chakra?

Uchiha Ling shook out his arm and planted his kunai in the ground. His interest was piqued. He wanted to test the strength of the Eight Gates Technique.

Might Guy pushed off with his feet and charged toward Uchiha Ling.

"Leaf Hurricane!"

A spinning kick thrown with his entire body, his hard heel aimed straight at Uchiha Ling's head.

His body itself was a ninja tool!

Bang!

Uchiha Ling swiftly raised his elbow, slamming it into Might Guy's heel.

Throughout the break, he had been strengthening his bone density and muscle power.

It was like two rocks colliding. Might Guy was knocked into a reverse spin, exposing his back to Uchiha Ling.

This is bad!

The teacher had said that ninja could die, but they could not die with a kunai in their back.

Uchiha Ling brought his hands together and raised his index and middle fingers.

Teacher Yamano's brows twitched. Kunai were allowed in sparring this semester, and the students had no sense of restraint. He was prepared to stop the match at any moment.

Was Uchiha Ling being too ruthless?

That hand sign... Was Uchiha Ling about to use some powerful ninjutsu?

"S-rank Secret Technique! Thousand Years of Death!"

He stepped forward with his left leg, bent his arms, then thrust them forward with force. Aiming for the center of Might Guy's pert rear, he unleashed the Thousand Years of Death.

Might Guy! You trained bitterly to break through your chakra restrictions, risking bodily injury to master the first gate of the Eight Gates Technique.

But early graduation is right around the corner. Sorry, but my will to dominate is burning too!

I'll open another gate for you!

I'll speed up your Eight Gates Technique!

I'm going to pressure you!

Might Guy!

While in midair, Might Guy felt his sensitive, delicate secret back door get violently struck. He first panicked, then his face flushed red. His body arched backward, his muscles tensing as he flew diagonally upward.

He clutched his rear in midair, landed on his knees, and face-planted hard into the dirt.

All the students stared at the scene in stunned silence.

Nara Saku swallowed with difficulty and said,

"The Thousand Years of Death that the White Fang of the Leaf supposedly developed while he was in school?

"That infamous move has appeared again after more than twenty years?"

Nara Saku really was knowledgeable. He even knew about something like this.

Might Guy lifted his face out of the dirt, leaving only his nose exposed as he gasped for air.

Damn it, is my talent really that poor? I trained bitterly in the Eight Gates Technique with my father, yet I'm still no match for Uchiha Ling?

His immense expectations had been crushed, and Might Guy fell into despair.

He climbed to his feet, looked at Uchiha Ling, and asked, "Why can you still defeat me even though I've become so much stronger?"

Uchiha Ling said, "Heh. Because I could already defeat the current you last semester. The gap between us is simply too great."

Last year, Might Guy's chakra was at 0.5 units. Even after opening the first gate of the Eight Gates Technique, his chakra was still far below Uchiha Ling's 1.8 units.

At the beginning of the village's founding, Madara Uchiha first obtained the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, then captured the Nine-Tails. Yet he was defeated by Hashirama Senju time and time again.

The real reason was that Hashirama Senju was too strong—strong enough to defeat Madara Uchiha while he controlled the Nine-Tails from the very beginning.

Madara Uchiha had still been feeling pleased with himself, thinking he was growing stronger step by step. In reality, Hashirama Senju had merely indulged his nonsense because of their special, deep bond.

Might Guy looked as though he had been struck by lightning, his eyelids drooping.

[A ninja near the host has had their defenses broken. The Defense-Breaking System is activating...]

Uchiha Ling thought, If I want to survive after graduation, I need to pressure everyone like crazy!

Might Guy, feel the pressure from the Hidden Leaf Village's number one pressure guy!

[Might Guy's defenses have been broken. Extracting an ability related to Might Guy. The host may choose one of three options.

Option one: Leaf Hurricane-style taijutsu;

Option two: 0.6 units of chakra;

Option three: Eight Gates Technique: Gate of Opening.]

Option one was a taijutsu move, so it was immediately ruled out.

Option three was the Eight Gates Technique, but only the first gate, the Gate of Opening.

He did not necessarily need the forbidden technique known as the Eight Gates Technique. A noble transmigrator could not possibly trade one-for-one with others.

Even if certain situations required powerful taijutsu, the first gate was not strong enough. He could wait until Might Guy opened more gates, then break his defenses again.

Option two, chakra amount, could immediately raise his combat strength.

Over a single winter break, Might Guy's chakra had increased by 0.1 units. His talent was actually quite good, but unfortunately, it still could not compare with Uchiha Ling's system.

After adding 0.6 units, Uchiha Ling's chakra reached 2.4 units.

By the ninja eight-stat system, his chakra would be around 8.

Yamano glanced at Might Guy lying on the ground, somewhat disappointed. The secret technique had looked quite imposing, with chakra even overflowing from his body, but its actual combat performance was mediocre.

Uchiha Ling looked at his adorable classmates.

Come on, let me pressure you all like crazy!