If Araki didn't agree, it would be tantamount to making the other person lose face in front of the whole class, which would be considered a tacit admission of defeat.
If Araki agrees, that would be even better. We can give Araki a good beating right in front of everyone, which would fully demonstrate the power of the Pale Yellow School and then severely suppress the Azure Blue School.
Boji had a very good plan.
" Araki, it's class time, you don't need to pay attention to him," Ibuki-sensei said coldly. In his opinion, Araki was simply provoked by this person's words.
"It's okay."
Araki smiled and shook his head, saying calmly, "He already said that he'll be there in just a few minutes, so it won't take long."
"You're quite self-aware," Boji smiled slightly, immediately assuming a standard starting stance, and said, "Let's begin."
Judging from this action, there was no intention to simulate the Seal of Confrontation before the duel, so it seems that there is no need for the Seal of Reconciliation afterward.
This is not a mock match, this is a real challenge.
Moreover, the names of two schools of thought are at stake.
"Before we begin, I have a question." Araki stood quietly in place, without striking a pose. Since he didn't make any move, Boji wouldn't make the first move either.
"What's the problem?" Boji frowned deeply, finding this person troublesome, but there was nothing he could do. After all, he couldn't attack before the other party was ready to begin; that would be a sneak attack.
"After defeating you, is there anything else?" Araki asked with a smile.
"You..."
Boji clearly hadn't expected Araki to be so flustered. He hadn't quite believed what Maemoto Takashi had said before, but now that he saw it with his own eyes, he understood it even more deeply.
This kid...
I haven't said anything yet!
He's already tacitly assuming I'll fail!
Who gave him the courage?!
Boji glanced at Araki with a hint of disdain, feeling that the boy in front of him was a bit too confident, to the point that he didn't seem to feel any remorse for lowering himself to challenge Ninja Academy student.
Maemoto Takashi stared blankly at Araki, his expression complex. He himself couldn't quite explain whether Araki was overconfident or truly capable.
Before fighting Araki, he would have thought Araki was overconfident.
but...
The scene before my eyes.
It felt somewhat familiar to him.
During the last mock final exam, Araki had the same confidence, but he thought Araki didn't have much ability, and then he was thoroughly proven wrong.
Will there be any problems with Senior Brother Boji?
A huge question mark involuntarily popped into Maemoto Takashi Maemoto's mind. Although he had great confidence in his senior brother Boji, he still couldn't completely put his mind at Taiseki when it came to Araki.
"Don't worry, if you can beat me, then the Azure Blue School will have won, and no one will bother you anymore!"
Boji answered very seriously that the people stronger than him in the Pale Yellow School were already Chunin and Jonin, as well as their teachers. Even if they were dissatisfied, they wouldn't come here to challenge a student who hadn't graduated from the Ninja Academy.
In fact, Boji was already under a lot of psychological pressure when he came here. Although he didn't show it, he wouldn't have challenged a student who hadn't graduated from the Ninja Academy as Genin if it weren't for the teacher's arrangement.
"That's good."
Araki nodded silently, fearing that if he beat the younger ones, the older ones would follow, and the matter would never end.
He doesn't have time to waste on these people.
Now that he has received relatively accurate information, he feels quite relieved.
It seems...
Once this person in front of me is dealt with, the rest of the trouble will be solved.
That's still acceptable!
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
Araki saw that Boji seemed to be letting him make the first move, so he didn't hold back and rushed towards Boji in a flash.
This moment.
Almost everyone stared wide-eyed.
They stared intently at Araki's figure, afraid of missing even the slightest detail, as this might be a very rare and spectacular show.
In the queue.
Kushina's beautiful eyes remained fixed on Araki the entire time, without the slightest change in expression.
In matters like this...
She has 100% confidence in Araki!
Whether it's Maemoto Takashi or Boji, these people are nothing but clowns. None of them can compare to the Kumogakure invaders who kidnapped her that day.
The weakest of those invaders were all Genin ).
Moreover, those Genin were all quite old, with rich experience and combat awareness far exceeding that of these children.
She witnessed Araki instantly kill those Kumogakure invaders, and from then on, she always viewed such challenges with a spectator's attitude.
only...
She didn't notice.
As she gazed at Araki, a pair of eyes were fixed on her from the back of the line.
but...
Right now.
Those eyes shifted to Araki, their pupils scrutinizing him.
" Araki, just how strong are you?"
Minato Namikaze had a serious expression, perhaps because he had been secretly observing Araki and Kushina, and his opinion of Araki was completely different from that of the other students in the class.
Previously, he had not paid attention to Araki and did not have a clear understanding of the latter's strength, assuming that it was as he remembered it.
but...
As he observed Kushina and noticed her completely indifferent expression, he became even more curious about Kushina 'Araki strength.
because...
He discovered...
Kushina didn't start to look at Araki differently just because he defeated Araki Maemoto Takashi.
When Maemoto Takashi challenged Araki...
Kushina already seemed so confident and fearless, it was very obvious that she didn't take the other party seriously at all, as if she posed no threat whatsoever.
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Araki is very fast!
At least in the eyes of the students present, the speed was extremely fast; the figure that darted out had already left behind a trail of afterimages.
but...
This speed was too slow for Boji.
They were trained in Taijutsu, specifically the Konoha-Style Strong Fist, which allowed them to unleash a certain level of speed; there was nothing particularly special about it.
After witnessing Araki's speed, Boji was not so worried anymore. After all, in his previous understanding, this kind of thing was quite normal and belonged to the normal level of Konoha-Style Strong Fist.
In that instant, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly; he had already judged Araki's approximate strength based solely on speed.
There's nothing to worry about!
This challenge is unwinnable!
"Um?"
In the queue, Maemoto Takashi looked at Araki in front of him and a big question mark popped into his mind. He vaguely felt that something was wrong.
This speed is very fast, but...
This was clearly the speed that he had seen Araki and the girl named Kushina display when he was watching the match.
Is this Araki's speed?
Three months have passed, and there has been absolutely no progress. Was his victory just a fluke, or...?
A terrifying thought suddenly popped into Boji's mind, sending chills down his spine. He inexplicably looked towards Kushina, wanting to see Kushina worried expression so that his own anxious heart could find some peace.
But...
The moment he caught a glimpse of Kushina out of the corner of his eye.
He was internally devastated!
All I saw was...
Kushina wore a faint smile, showing absolutely no worry, and seemed completely uninvolved in the matter.
broken!
Maemoto Takashi turned his head, staring at Araki with bloodshot veins appearing in the whites of his eyes. He wanted to warn his senior brother, Boji, but it was clearly too late.
At this moment, under everyone's gaze, Araki rushed towards Boji at an extremely fast speed, in a straight line, and swung his right hand to deliver a simple and brutal punch straight at Boji's face.
"Just as Maemoto Takashi said, you haven't learned any skills; you're only relying on brute force. That's all you're capable of."
Boji remained in the starting stance, then his raised right hand suddenly shot out, striking Araki's wrist with terrifying speed.
He didn't use too much force in this attack. After all, in his eyes, Araki was still just a student who hadn't graduated from the Ninja Academy. If he wasn't careful and used too much force, he might hurt him.
His purpose in coming here was not to injure Araki, but to thoroughly humiliate Araki, and then use this momentum to suppress the Azure Blue School.
But...
Just as Boji's hand was about to strike Araki...