Izumi glanced discreetly at Ebisu and nodded lightly.
Itachi stepped back to discuss their next move with the other upperclassmen.
With Gua drawing their attention, they absolutely could not sit around waiting for defeat. They had to find an opening to break through.
Ideally, they would take one of them out right at the start.
From Itachi's observations, the loudmouthed one with glasses seemed thoroughly unreliable. People like that were usually a team's weak link, making them the easiest targets.
The other black-clad figures, by contrast, were all cold and impassive.
And so, they quickly settled on Ebisu as their target for the breakout.
Meanwhile,
Gua and Kurenai Yuhi were still fighting.
They traded blows at close range. As Kurenai Yuhi grew increasingly fierce, their exchanges became a dizzying blur, their fists flying faster and faster, almost leaving afterimages in the air.
Kurenai Yuhi frowned slightly.
We've already reached this point, and he still isn't using ninjutsu?
Gua was at a disadvantage, facing multiple opponents alone. A surprise ninjutsu attack was his best option. He should have thrown caution to the wind, taken her out first, and eased the pressure before facing the other black-clad figures.
Yet Gua kept refusing to use ninjutsu.
That made Kurenai Yuhi a little curious.
His ability to take taijutsu this far was proof of his genius, so Kurenai Yuhi figured his ninjutsu had to be first-rate as well.
There were probably two reasons
why he had yet to use it.
First, he disdained such dirty, underhanded tactics as surprise attacks.
Second, he was conserving his strength for a fierce battle with the other black-clad figures.
Either possibility filled Kurenai Yuhi with admiration.
Is he really a six-year-old child?
Had Gua not been standing right in front of her, she would never have believed anyone