Just as the scarred Genin's Ruowu was about to stab Ruri in the eye, Ruri finally moved.
Ruri swiftly raised his right palm, wrapped in a layer of high-density chakra, and struck the scarred Genin in the chest. Once all the chakra on Ruri's palm had been driven into his body, the Ruowu in the scarred Genin's hand dropped to the ground. He spat out a mouthful of blood, then collapsed, pale-faced, clutching his stomach with both hands.
The chakra Ruri had driven into the scarred Genin's stomach was now spinning wildly inside it, disrupting his internal organs. It would have been strange if he hadn't been suffering!
Seeing his teammate taken down by Ruri, the Genin beside him with a cigarette in his mouth was shocked, then immediately charged at Ruri in anger.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
As the Genin with the cigarette was about to reach Ruri, he instantly formed hand seals and spoke.
"Watch closely, brat! My Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique isn't something brats like you, who've never been on a battlefield, can learn!" the man with the cigarette in his mouth said mockingly.
"Really? My classmate Uchiha Itachi happens to know the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique too! And his Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique seems a lot stronger than yours!" Ruri said, watching the Genin charge toward him after finishing his hand seals.
Uchiha Itachi, who was watching the match, lowered his head in slight embarrassment. Reika Hyuga, standing beside him, said, "Exactly! Who do they think they are? Itachi from our class is much stronger than all three of them!"
Beside Ruri, a huge fireball came hurtling diagonally toward him. Ruri did not panic. Instead, he raised his hand and said softly, "Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher."
An invisible force burst from Ruri's