Watching the two Shuriken and two Ruowu he had thrown fly toward Ruri together, Uchiha knew that ordinary attacks like these would definitely have no effect on him, because Uchiha Itachi knew Ruri's strength very well.
"Thud!" "Thud!"
Yet to Uchiha Itachi's surprise, before Ruri could react at all, the Shuriken he had thrown struck him!
"How was that possible!" Uchiha murmured in surprise.
"Ah! Teacher, that guy Itachi killed Ruri!" The moment they saw the Shuriken strike Ruri, several children below were so frightened that they cried out.
"Linghua, y-you, look! Itachi killed Ruri!" Momokusa Harukawa choked out, tears glistening in her eyes.
"Oh, stop talking like that! Look closely!" Reika Hyuga said, looking helplessly at Momokusa Harukawa.
Hearing Reika Hyuga say this, Chengchuan reined in his emotions and continued watching Ruri, who had been pierced.
"Everyone, quiet down and watch carefully! Don't talk nonsense!" Asuma Sarutobi, who was watching the match from the side, said softly.
"Poof!"
Just as the students looked again at Ruri, who had been struck, Ruri Hyuga, who had been pierced by the Shuriken, instantly turned into a log.
"How did he turn into a log?" a little boy asked, scratching his head as he looked at the log in the arena.
"Idiot! Are you stupid? Take a good look! That's the Substitution Technique!"
"Thank goodness, Ruri's all right! When did he use the Substitution Technique? I didn't even notice!" Momokusa Harukawa said with a smile, her sorrow turning to joy.
Hearing Momokusa Harukawa say this, Reika Hyuga gave a helpless smile as well and continued watching the match in the arena.
Watching the two boys' performance in the arena, Asuma Sarutobi smiled with satisfaction and praised them. "Not bad. Such a fast Substitution Technique, and Itachi's Shurikenjutsu just now-even as a Chunin, I