"What happened?" Naruto Uzumaki rubbed his eyes in the spectator stands. He had not seen it clearly at all.
"Shikamaru used the Shadow Imitation Technique," Tianming said calmly.
"Tianming, you could see it?" The other young genin beside him were equally astonished.
Like Naruto Uzumaki, they had not seen the two fighters' movements clearly.
Tianming nodded. "Although Shikamaru doesn't use powerful offensive ninjutsu, his speed shouldn't be underestimated. Temari used Wind Release just now, but Shikamaru had already dodged before her Wind Release ninjutsu arrived. At the same time, he launched the Shadow Imitation Technique."
"How do you know Shikamaru better than we do?" Choji Akimichi even stopped eating his chips. "To be honest, whenever I fight Shikamaru, he never attacks me head-on. Yet every time, I somehow end up under his control."
"Because Shikamaru isn't a close-combat ninja to begin with. He relies on tactics." As soon as Tianming spoke, nearly all the young genin crowded around him.
"Everyone's chakra is limited, and restoring chakra takes time. In theory, a ninja's battle is just about allocating chakra use. All Shikamaru does is distribute his chakra evenly according to his own intentions!"
Hiss!
Everyone could not help drawing a sharp breath. Though they did not fully understand Tianming's words, they grasped what he meant.
"Kurenai, have you looked into Qingchuan Tianming from Team 7?" Hiruzen Sarutobi came to Kurenai Yuhi's side again with a smile.
"I assigned you to guard the venue. Is it really all right for you to wander around?" Kurenai Yuhi did not have a good impression of the old man.
"What problem could there be?" Hiruzen Sarutobi shrugged. "Still, that kid is unusual. He isn't from a major clan, nor did he attend the Ninja Academy. He joined Team 7 directly."
"I originally thought he was