Boom...
"Hmm? There are still young people these days who practice taijutsu?"
"Alas, taijutsu has no future. That was true in the past, and it still is now."
"Young man? Well, thanks for the compliment."
Having caught Teacher Chen's kick with one hand, Shisui Uchiha glanced at his palm and shrugged.
His current identity was Senju Ye, a disciple of Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage. That put him in the same generation as Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others.
So he probably didn't count as young.
Meanwhile, the old man was astonished that Shisui Uchiha had blocked his attack barehanded.
But that didn't mean he would back down.
"Young man, taijutsu has no future. Only by diligently practicing ninjutsu can you qualify as a true shinobi."
Tap, tap.
The old man suddenly set down the broom he had been holding and surged forward.
He opened with a spinning kick.
Bam!
His kick carried tremendous force as it shot toward Shisui Uchiha's face at incredible speed.
Fast, precise, and ruthless, without a single wasted movement.
An ordinary shinobi struck by it would probably be incapacitated on the spot!
"Is this the Konoha Whirlwind?"
No!
Its range and power far exceeded those of the Konoha Whirlwind.
At that realization, a faint smile appeared on Shisui Uchiha's face.
As far as he knew, Teacher Chen, the Konoha Dragon God, had three particularly powerful signature moves.
The Leaf Great Whirlwind, an enhanced version of the Konoha Whirlwind.
The Konoha Sudden Gale.
And his most powerful technique, the one that had made him famous during the Third Shinobi World War: the Konoha Dragon God!
Unfortunately, all Teacher Chen had used so far was the Leaf Great Whirlwind.
Against a move like that, he didn't even need ninjutsu.
"..."
Tap.
With that thought, and aided by his Sharingan, Shisui Uchiha merely shifted his right leg backward and turned slightly sideways, easily evading Teacher Chen's Leaf Great Whirlwind.
"So you really are the Konoha Dragon God. Now that I've found you..."
As he spoke, Shisui Uchiha leisurely formed hand seals.
"I'll play with you for a bit."
This brat?
Teacher Chen frowned at the blatantly provocative pace of Shisui Uchiha's hand seals.
An instant later, he moved again, driving a powerful kick straight toward Shisui Uchiha's head.
At such close range, it was absolutely lethal to a shinobi who relied on hand seals.
Even genjutsu shouldn't be fast enough...
Time to end this farce!
"Brat, I told you, Teacher Chen is dead!"
Unfortunately, just as Teacher Chen's attack was about to strike Shisui Uchiha, the ground beneath them suddenly began to shake violently.
Then a row of wooden pillars burst out of the ground, bending into an arched wall that sheltered Shisui Uchiha within.
Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall!
"What? This is..."
Wood Release!
How could this youngster of unknown origins use Wood Release?
Wasn't that a nature transformation only the First Hokage possessed?
While Teacher Chen pondered intently, Shisui Uchiha casually dispelled the Wood Locking Wall and slowly walked toward him.
"First, a two-stage spinning kick through the air, then a third spinning kick at the enemy using centrifugal force?"
"Mm-hmm, it certainly packs much more power than the last move."
"Who exactly are you?!"
Having two consecutive attacks countered by a young man had stirred his temper, even though he believed taijutsu had no future.
What's more, his opponent could use Wood Release. He had to properly test the depths of this youngster's strength.
And his identity, too.
"Teacher Chen, if you can beat me, or give me a good enough fight, I'll tell you who I am."
A good enough fight?
It seemed this youngster had never taken him seriously at all.
In that case...
He would give this brat a taste of a taijutsu shinobi's fury!
Bam!
As that thought flashed through Teacher Chen's mind, he stamped his right foot hard against the ground and kicked, unleashing the chakra within him without restraint.
An instant later, he shot into the air, using the tremendous force of his kick to spin at high speed as a ferocious hurricane took shape around him.
As the hurricane spun, the entire ground shook violently. In the blink of an eye, it was torn apart and riddled with craters.
Even the surrounding trees shattered at the slightest touch!
"Brat, tell me who you are, then leave and never come back. Do that, and I'll pretend I never saw anyone today!"
"Brat?"
At Teacher Chen's words, Shisui Uchiha scratched his head and sighed.
"I already told you, I'm not that young."
"But since you've started taking this seriously, I suppose I should give you a little something in return."
An instant later, Shisui Uchiha's hands flew through hand seals, moving so quickly they left afterimages.
"Teacher Chen, you keep saying taijutsu has no future. Then what exactly is it that you're using?"
"Tch!"
Seeing that Shisui Uchiha still had no intention of leaving, Teacher Chen held nothing back and sent the hurricane crashing down from above.
As the front of the hurricane spun at high speed, it actually took the shape of a ferocious dragon's head.
Its pressure and destructive power reached a critical point!
"Konoha-Dragon God!"
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