Limitless

Eiji gave his opponent no chance to attack again. He grabbed Shinji's arm and swung him toward the front of the classroom with a little force!

"Waaaah!"

Tanaka Shinji flew through the air like a rag. He slapped against the blackboard like a pancake, stuck there for a second, then slowly slid down.

A miserable crack remained in the blackboard.

Ryuuzaki Eiji shrugged. With that done, he slipped his hands into his pockets, looking completely at ease.

Silence.

Every eye in the classroom turned to Ryuuzaki Eiji. Even Kushina saw him in a new light.

Truth be told, she hadn't thought much of anyone here before coming to the Ninja Academy. She had studied under Tsunade for a while, after all. Her standards were far higher than those of people who couldn't even use a decent Ninjutsu.

But this deskmate of hers, Eiji, wasn't bad. Curiosity sparkled in Kushina's eyes as she watched him send that obnoxious jerk flying.

How had he thrown Shinji so effortlessly?

Could a simple swing of the arm really do something that ridiculous?

Eiji himself didn't think much of it. As someone who had crossed into this world, he knew most ninjas were glass cannons, so he had started training his body early.

Besides, Jujutsu Kaisen might as well have been called Close-Quarters Kaisen. They were Jujutsu Sorcerers, but everyone loved fighting up close. A ranged attack could be dodged; close combat was the most effective way to deal damage.

Eiji had gone incredibly easy on Shinji. The guy was just an idiot who didn't know any better. Teaching him a lesson was enough.

And he wanted to be a ninja? On a battlefield, he'd just be cannon fodder.

"D-damn it! Get him! All of you! Let's beat him up together!"

It took Shinji a long time to struggle to his feet. The first thing he did was order his lackeys to gang up on Eiji.

Eight boys surrounded Eiji. They all came from civilian families, with neither strength nor connections, so sticking together was all they could do.

Minato Namikaze stirred in his seat. Eiji was his good friend, and he wanted to help, but Eiji shot him a look telling him to stay put. Minato stopped himself from standing. He trusted Eiji to handle it alone.

"Go get them, Eiji! Shout if you need help!"

Akimiichi Chōza munched happily on a bag of barbecue-flavored chips as he called out to Eiji.

"Hey, Eiji, don't beat them to death!"

Shikaku had no intention of getting involved, but he offered a warning anyway.

The others might not have known how strong Eiji was, but Shikaku did. He still vividly remembered hunting with him in the forest and watching him kill a wild boar with one punch.

"Don't worry. I'm just teaching them a lesson."

Eiji stood and leisurely warmed up under everyone's gaze.

Konoha was, at the very least, a place he could call home. He didn't want to make too much trouble unless he had to, so he had no intention of hitting them too hard.

As soon as one boy swung a fist at him, Eiji began weaving through the group's attacks. There was no need to waste mental effort activating Limitless against opponents at this level. Every so often, he casually knocked one down with a punch.

"I'll help you!"

Seeing Eiji fight so many people alone, Kushina clenched her little fists and jumped into the fray!

She grabbed one boy by the legs and spun rapidly, swinging him around as a weapon. Nothing in her path escaped!

She'd wanted to do this for ages. Those jerks who mocked her hair color were finally going to learn a lesson!

Eiji's lips curved into a delighted smile. Now that he had his unfair advantage, he no longer had to hide it. He could finally cut loose!

He kept smashing people into the walls so hard they couldn't be pried out, looking just like Tatsumi Oga from Beelzebub.

One red figure and one white figure tore through the crowd like a pair of demons.

Every so often, someone was swept up, then hurled away and embedded in a wall. The once-ordinary classroom instantly became a scene of carnage.

Minato Namikaze watched it all from the classroom doorway, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire. He swallowed nervously.

That's terrifying. Eiji was this brutal all along? Had he been holding back whenever we sparred? How did he punch someone into a wall!?

That girl's violent too!

Minato had been curious about the red-haired girl and had planned to talk to her after class. Now, that sounded like a good way to get himself killed!

Before long, silence returned to the classroom.

Desks and chairs lay overturned everywhere. Plenty of students had suffered too: some had their heads stuck in walls, some lay unconscious on the floor, and others were embedded so deep they couldn't be pried out... The classroom walls really were shoddy.

Tanaka Shinji had been the first one Eiji sent flying, so he hadn't joined the fight afterward. Seeing the aftermath, he felt humiliated. He staggered to his feet, grabbed a nearby chair, and hurled it at Eiji with all his strength!

"Aaagh! Die!"

Eiji sighed helplessly at the chair flying toward him.

Looks like he won't stop until I deal with him.

Eiji neither dodged nor flinched. He simply smiled with confidence and watched the chair hurtle toward his face!

"Look out!"

Kushina saw that Eiji wasn't dodging and assumed he couldn't. She rushed toward him, intending to tackle him out of the way.

Limitless.

The moment Eiji invoked it in his mind, the chair stopped dead in front of him as though it had struck an invisible wall. It hung there for a second, then dropped straight down.

While Shinji stood stunned, Eiji appeared before him in an instant and sent him flying with a heavy punch. His body sank deep into the wall.

Wow. Konoha really cut corners building this classroom.

The entire classroom fell silent.

Kushina stopped short before she could tackle Eiji. She stared at him blankly, unable to understand what had just happened.

Fugaku's single Tomoe spun wildly around his pupil. What kind of Ninjutsu was that!?

Why did the chair stop in midair?

Eiji didn't make any Hand Seals. He activated that technique without even moving?

Then the true source of that technique must be his eyes!?

Could those eyes control the movement of objects?

Fugaku frowned. Something about that didn't feel right.

That power sounded impressive, but it wasn't all that extraordinary.

Eiji had kept his strength hidden throughout his time at the Ninja Academy. To Fugaku, that meant he was guarding against Shimura Danzō.

If Eiji had recklessly revealed his strength over nothing more than a power like that, he would be underestimating the village. Fugaku didn't believe Eiji was a fool.

The true power of those eyes must be greater than I thought!