After Xia Yan dodged Weasel's Earth Dragon Bullet with extraordinary ease, despite the immense difficulty involved, the rest of the battle was essentially a foregone conclusion.
Weasel himself knew perfectly well that if he had faced that technique, he could never have dodged it so easily.
The abilities Xia Yan displayed made one thing abundantly clear: his fundamentals were simply too strong.
But Weasel had no intention of giving up. As one of the Anbu squad leaders, he had his own pride.
He knew Xia Yan's advantages, even if they exceeded his expectations somewhat, but his weaknesses were equally obvious.
He was too young, and his chakra was clearly insufficient.
Besides, although his strength was decent, it still fell a little short compared to Weasel, a grown adult.
And as Xia Yan was a boy of thirteen or fourteen, Weasel did not think his stamina could be particularly good either.
In that case, Weasel was confident he could wear him down. At the very least, he had to force Xia Yan to reveal some of his trump cards!
With that mindset, Weasel began his fierce assault.
He was by no means weak. Although, like Xia Yan, he had certainly not fully reached the level of a Jonin in certain respects, his overall ability could qualify him as one.
Konoha had a reason for establishing the rank of Special Jōnin: some ninja possessed overall abilities that qualified them as Jonin, but still had shortcomings in their full range of skills.
Xia Yan had never thought much of the title Special Jōnin, though. If someone's overall ability reached Jonin level, did that not make them Jonin-level?
Some of those whose overall abilities reached Jonin level even surpassed Jonin in certain specialized fields!
Facing Weasel's frenzied assault, Xia Yan remained remarkably calm and