Just as Araki was pondering this, Maemoto Takashi Fujiwara-sensei shook his head repeatedly at Fujiwara-sensei, then turned to stare at Araki again.
I challenge you!
Maemoto Takashi said almost the same thing again, staring intently at Araki. His stubbornness had reached an almost obsessive level, as if he wouldn't give up until Araki apologized.
Swish!
In an instant.
All eyes were focused on Araki.
Almost everyone was there watching the spectacle.
Hahahaha!
Maemoto Takashi burst into laughter, a mocking smile spreading across his face, once again drawing everyone's attention.
In an instant.
The people present looked at Maemoto Takashi with a strange and inexplicable expression.
It was as if they were watching monkeys.
"Even though you're not wearing your training uniform, I can still guess that you're Might Duy's underdog disciple!"
Maemoto Takashi made this statement.
Araki's expression changed drastically.
If this matter only involves his personal honor or disgrace, then he doesn't care at all.
After all, I've lost quite a few times in simulated matches.
certainly.
Unlike this Maemoto Takashi...
Araki's loss was intentional, while Maemoto Takashi's loss was because he was simply no match for him.
This is a fundamental difference.
but...
If this matter involves Might Teacher Duy now...
Araki felt it was necessary to be more serious.
He may not care about these things, but Might Teacher Duy was still a respected person who devoted himself to teaching him, and even went so far as to send himself to the hospital to practice with him.
On this point.
Araki felt a slight pang of guilt.
"I heard that Might Duy is injured and hospitalized, and may have to stay for a long time. Actually, he has already disgraced our Konoha-Style Strong Fist. As Might Duy's disciple, you are also disgracing the Konoha-Style Strong Fist. I cannot tolerate this!"
Maemoto Takashi showed no sign of stopping; he continued talking, and his voice grew louder and louder, as if he wanted to garner support from those around him.
"What kind of disciples can a bottom-of-the-barrel, perennial Genin train? He might as well not take on any disciples at all; that way, he could at least make some contribution to the Konoha-Style Strong Fist."
Chapter 8 Why did you provoke him?! (Third update)
Maemoto Takashi's voice grew louder and louder, clearly reaching the ears of everyone present.
Hahahahaha...
Immediately, some students joined in the mockery, and the way they looked at Araki changed.
"So it was Might Duy's Strong Fist!"
"I thought it was some mainstream Strong Fist!"
"I was wondering why Araki suddenly had a teacher!"
"No wonder he looked so cool in his stance, but he was so easily defeated, getting slapped to the ground by Kushina!"
"That's not all! He can't even get up! Hahaha, that's hilarious!"
"Like teacher, like student!"
"..."
The students couldn't help but laugh; they already looked down on Araki, and now they looked down on him even more.
The Ninja Academy is a melting pot of corruption.
The students are divided into small groups, influencing each other and becoming good friends, but their values gradually align.
They look down on people!
Such behavior is common and widespread in the Ninja Academy.
In the original story, Naruto experienced this kind of treatment quite often.
Whether the school deliberately tries to prevent such things from happening or not, fundamentally, the ninja world also follows the law of the jungle: survival of the fittest and elimination of the unfit. No one pities or cares for the weak; everything is decided by strength.
If Naruto had been the top student in his class in the original story, everyone would have treated him differently, and the story would have been entirely different.
Forget about the Nine-Tails; even Sasuke Uchiha, the last surviving member of the Uchiha Clan, still had a great deal of right to show off despite his excellent academic performance. No one looked down on him because of the Uchiha Clan.
Araki wasn't very noticeable in class, partly because he was low-key, and partly because he controlled his grades to avoid standing out.
If Araki hadn't controlled his grades to match or even surpass Minato Namikaze's Minato Namikaze, then even if he were usually quiet, his presence in the class would be overwhelming. Every time he appeared, he would attract a lot of attention. At that time, silence wouldn't be called silence, but rather aloofness.
Araki's lack of presence meant he had few friends in class, and when this happened, no one spoke up for him; instead, they mercilessly mocked him on the spot.
Might Duy has a strong presence; almost everyone in Konoha knows him. He's a perennial Genin who has trained in Taijutsu for decades without showing any improvement whatsoever.
There was a lot of gossip about Might Duy behind his back.
Might Duy just didn't care at all.
Now, because of Maemoto Takashi's words, the situation has taken a turn for the worse, with the teacher and student being labeled as useless, which immediately drew a lot of ridicule.
For a moment, Araki's face was ashen, and he looked very depressed.
"You're angry, hahaha, you're angered by my words? Then come and accept my challenge!" Maemoto Takashi raised his right hand and beckoned, saying, "I know you don't dare. You're just like Might Duy, you have no skills whatsoever, you're a complete disgrace to Konoha-Style Strong Fist!"
"I can accept your challenge, but I have conditions." Araki suddenly spoke, his voice low and suppressed, trying his best to remain calm.
This situation once again attracted everyone's attention, and everyone's Kakuzu curled up slightly, revealing a look of watching a show.
"This is going to be interesting!"
"I never expected Araki to accept this!"
" Araki's probably going to get a beating!"
"It takes courage for our fifth-grade students to accept the challenge from the sixth graders, but they're too impetuous; they get angry at the slightest provocation."
"That's quite interesting!"
"..."
None of the students in the class had any confidence in Araki. They had studied with Araki in the same class for five years and were aware of Araki abilities. They simply did not believe that Araki could defeat a sixth-grade student.
Ibuki-sensei watched all this with a cold eye, his anger mostly directed at Fujiwara-sensei. He planned to have a serious talk with the latter after class, since he couldn't even control his own student. At the same time, he understood that the other party had gone this far, and if he backed down, there would be no way to salvage the situation. He was already mentally prepared to help Araki defend against attacks at any time.
Fujiwara-sensei looked helpless. He had said everything he should and shouldn't have said, and he was almost ready to pull Maemoto Takashi back. However, he still had a little bit of his own thoughts, feeling that Maemoto Takashi wouldn't make any absurd decisions so easily, and wanted to see how things would develop.
As for the two directors of the Academic Affairs Office, they had completely different expressions.
Sarutobi Karen Kaede had a faint smile on her face. During the simulated duel just now, she felt that Araki's strength was different. Last year, she was the one who supervised the fifth-grade simulated assessment and watched as Maemoto Takashi was beaten down without any power to fight back. Taijutsu ninjas still lack combat ability in the early stages and did not have the same amazing experience that Araki had just given her. After all, Araki obviously had a strategy.
"Fun! Fun! Interesting!"
Sarutobi Karen Kaede smiled; she had been looking forward to this moment, especially since she hadn't witnessed Araki's strength at all and felt there was something fishy going on.
Shimura Eimi looked at Araki with some doubt. She hadn't witnessed Araki's performance just now, but she had gleaned information from Maemoto Takashi that Araki was also a defeated player.
Having failed in the fifth-grade mock duel, where did Araki get the courage to accept Maemoto Takashi's challenge? She felt that Araki was overestimating himself.
In the queue.
Kushina's beautiful eyes were fixed on Araki, blinking rapidly without any sign of worry.
She had a certain estimate of Araki's strength; Genin. Three Genin from Kumogakure were killed right in front of her.
After experiencing that scene...
Let's take a look at Maemoto Takashi...
Kushina didn't see this as any challenge for Araki at all.
Why did you provoke him?!
Kushina's lips curled up slightly. Putting everything else aside, she was still quite looking forward to it. She knew Araki was a low-key person, but she still wanted to see the day Araki would shine.
It felt like she was holding a diamond in her hand, and she knew it was a diamond, but everyone said it was just an ordinary stone, or even worse than an ordinary stone.
She looks forward to the day the diamond shines!
Chapter 9 Simulated Duel: Additional Duel (Fourth update, please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)
What are the conditions?
Maemoto Takashi's eyes suddenly lit up; he hadn't expected that the other party would actually accept his challenge.
As long as it's a challenge.
Then any condition is acceptable!
After losing the mock duel, Maemoto Takashi was extremely annoyed and had nowhere to vent his frustration. He then saw Araki, who had deliberately lost to Kushina in the mock duel.
The Konoha-Style Strong Fist is divided into two factions within Konoha: Pale Yellow and Azure Blue.
Might Duy is the Azure Faction.
He was the only one, but now he has an additional disciple.
The Pale Yellow Faction was more numerous, with five members, one of whom was Maemoto Takashi.
There are no other people needed.
Maemoto Takashi seeing Araki use the starting stance of the Konoha-Style Strong Fist, Maemoto Takashi realized that Araki was Might Duy's disciple. So, while his words had some excuses and reasons, his true intention was still to provoke Araki and deflate the Azure Faction's prestige.
A dissolute lifestyle is merely a cover for one's truest purpose.