Why have you been avoiding me these past few days?
Maemoto Takashi quickly stepped in front of Araki, blocking his Araki.
"???"
Araki's lips twitched violently as he stared at the boy in front of him with a strange look. Suddenly, he remembered a word that girls often teased him about in his past life.
Ordinary male!
That's right!
Araki felt that Maemoto Takashi was just an ordinary man at that moment!
Why aren't you saying anything?
Maemoto Takashi stared intently at Araki. He had been trying to find time to talk to Araki for the past few days, but hadn't been able to.
Araki disappears as soon as class ends, and then he won't show up again for the rest of the afternoon.
At first, Maemoto Takashi admired Araki's behavior of skipping class, but gradually a strange feeling arose in his heart that Araki was avoiding him.
Absolutely!
Maemoto Takashi seeing that Araki hadn't spoken after he questioned Araki, Araki became even more convinced of his suspicions.
"Is there something you need?" Araki asked calmly.
"Our Pale Yellow School Konoha Strong Fist, after learning of my defeat to you, is ready to challenge you. This time, my senior brother, Boji, is challenging you," Maemoto Takashi said loudly, seemingly trying to put pressure on Araki so that those around him wouldn't hear.
"Oh." Araki said nothing and prepared to leave.
"Do you accept the challenge?" Maemoto Takashi once again took a step to the side, blocking Araki's path.
"I'm busy." Araki's tone was extremely cold, showing no respect whatsoever to Maemoto Takashi.
"Is it that you're too busy or too afraid?" Maemoto Takashi pressed.
"Think what you want." Araki didn't care about any of that. His purpose in training Taijutsu was to increase his Chakra, and he had no desire to fight or be violent with anyone.
"I'll go tell Senior Brother Boji right now that you're not leaving the training ground after the mock duel. Senior Brother Boji wants to challenge you!" A smug smile played on Maemoto Takashi's lips as he said, "You wouldn't want your Azure Blue School to be called Xiao Gui, would you?"
Araki Maemoto Takashi and turned to leave, heading out of the classroom.
"Snort!"
Maemoto Takashi followed closely behind, but he wasn't heading towards the Ninja Academy's training ground; instead, he was heading to another location to deliver a message.
After all, Senior Brother Boji is still waiting!
He originally thought that this matter would end with his defeat. After all, whenever he challenged others and failed, neither his master nor his senior brothers would stand up for him. Instead, they would just laugh at his weakness and tell him to continue to cultivate.
But this time is different!
This is not a simple comparison!
In the eyes of his master and fellow disciples, this was a contest between the Pale Yellow School and the Azure Blue School, and they absolutely could not admit defeat so easily.
So, Brother Boji has arrived!
Half an hour later.
The Ninja Academy's training ground was already lined up, ready for a simulated duel, and Maemoto Takashi was among them.
Everyone in the queue had noticed that a boy dressed in the same light yellow training uniform was sitting on the swing at the entrance of the Ninja Academy.
The boy looked to be around twelve or thirteen years old, clearly older than them, and he was wearing a Konoha ninja Forehead Protector around his waist.
Genin!
This is a Genin!
The students present had already realized that this person might be the senior student Boji that Maemoto Takashi had mentioned.
That is, the person who is about to challenge Araki!
Genin challenges students from the Ninja Academy?
The students in the class all felt that this was a bit shameless, but they couldn't help but feel a little anticipation...
Chapter 49 Araki, just how strong are you?
Maemoto Takashi stood in the queue, his eyes constantly glancing at Araki. Now, Boji- senpai had arrived.
Next up for Araki is the challenge from his senior Boji!
Maemoto Takashi had great faith in his senior brother, Boji. Although Boji was only a Genin, he was very skilled in Taijutsu, which was quite famous in the entire Pale Yellow School.
"With Senior Brother Boji taking action this time, there definitely won't be any problems!"
Maemoto Takashi pondered silently in his heart. He had great confidence in his senior brother Boji. He knew all too well just how strong his senior brother Doji was. His talent and strength far surpassed his own.
Most importantly, his senior brother Boji works even harder than him.
He felt a little guilty, but he could only sigh in admiration, because his sister was clearly more talented than him and worked even harder.
"Only..."
"My father's instructions..."
"Never mind, never mind."
"Let's talk about it after Senior Brother Boji finishes his challenge."
"Who's willing to apologize!"
Maemoto Takashi rolled his eyes. Lately, even he himself didn't know why his father had been talking to him so often.
Every conversation involved Araki.
No matter what the topic is, it will eventually lead to him apologizing to Araki.
He had no intention of apologizing.
However, his father's strong expression of surprise left him at a loss. Fortunately, he hadn't been able to find Araki in the past two days, so he couldn't bring himself to ask about the challenge, nor could he apologize.
Just now in the classroom, he did exchange a few words with Araki, expressing his desire to challenge Senior Brother Boji, but he remained silent about apologizing.
no way.
He was also a hot-blooded young man.
You can lose.
But we won't accept defeat!
They are even less willing to apologize to Araki!
On the playground, the students standing in line would occasionally glance in Boji's direction, each with their own thoughts.
After all, the other party was Genin.
They would occasionally put themselves in Araki's shoes, wondering how they would react if they were in his shoes, but they had no answers.
Because this kind of thing is simply not easy to deal with.
Immediately afterwards.
A series of faint, imperceptible gazes swept over Araki.
Many students in the queue looked towards Araki, trying to discern Araki's reaction from Araki face, but all failed. Araki's expressionless face showed almost no change whatsoever, as if he didn't care about Boji at all.
certainly.
Araki wasn't completely oblivious.
From the moment he stood on the playground, he noticed that the air around him was turbulent.
Besides the gazes of Maemoto Takashi and the other classmates, he also noticed another gaze fixed upon him.
Immediately afterwards.
His gaze naturally focused on Boji.
"Are the people of the Pale Yellow School really this bored? They don't even bother with their cultivation and just do these meaningless things here..."
Araki felt a deep sense of helplessness, as it seemed he was once again forced to face a challenge.
There's no way.
If the other party is only looking for him personally, then he really doesn't care about these things.
He had never cared about it before.
but...
Whether it's Maemoto Takashi or this so-called senior brother Boji, their arrival here will inevitably elevate the nature of the challenge from an individual contest to a battle between different schools of martial arts.
Araki had no idea what kind of grudges existed between the Pale Yellow School and the Azure Blue School, but as Might Teacher Duy's disciple, if he backed down in this situation, he would not only lose face for himself, but also for Might Duy and the entire Azure Blue School.
"I should have asked Might Teacher Duy..."
Araki silently pondered to himself, because he had seen Might Teacher Duy earlier, but was in a hurry to perform surgery on him, so he didn't ask any other unrelated questions.
When he left, the effects of Might Teacher Duy's anesthesia hadn't worn off yet, and even now that he's in school, he hasn't seen Might Teacher Duy again.
"Never mind."
"Never mind all that."
"Just swat the flies when they come!"
Araki remained unconcerned about his senior brother Boji, because no matter how the other challenged him, it was always in terms of Taijutsu, and he had already revealed his own Taijutsu skills and that he was Might Teacher Duy's disciple.
Therefore, it doesn't matter if he exposes himself more in terms of Taijutsu. He now has a very reasonable way to acquire knowledge of Taijutsu, which can withstand scrutiny.
Tap tap tap tap tap...
Just then, accompanied by a series of footsteps, Ibuki-sensei appeared in front of everyone.
This mock competition is merely a preliminary test to assess the students' abilities after the holiday, so no one is needed to record the scores, and they will not be included in any final grades.
Such simulated matches have occurred many times each semester in the past.
The mock duel between Araki and Sora Hyuga was just one of many that took place during the semester.