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"That's right! Our graduation exam is to kill all classmates."
"I'm the strongest person in the school!"
"Hm—what if I let all of you graduate?"
Hatake Kuroshi kept one hand in his pocket, looking up at the surrounding buildings.
There it was again, all eyes focusing on him. Sure enough, these students were indeed hiding in the shadows, observing them.
"???"
Mangetsu Hozuki and Shisui both raised an eyebrow, looking strangely at Hatake Kuroshi beside them.
Hearing this, Hatake Kuroshi sounded like someone lacking common sense.
There was no guardian figure here to enforce rules; Mangetsu Hozuki had to explain it to Hatake Kuroshi himself.
"Are you really a teacher?"
"This is the assessment mechanism established by Lord Mizukage. It cannot be changed arbitrarily."
The Mizukage sure manages a lot of things.
Looks like I'll have to deal with Yagura Karatachi somehow.
Thinking carefully, although Kirigakure's Mizukage was under Obito's control... since Akatsuki was probably still busy with their talent recruitment drive, Obito himself wasn't often in Kirigakure.
Simply put, there was an opportunity.
Furthermore, while Obito could use Genjutsu, wasn't there a more effective Sharingan Genjutsu master right here?
Shisui, truly the boss's good employee, a high-level worker!
Hatake Kuroshi sighed internally, then waved dismissively at Mangetsu Hozuki.
"He's not important~"
"Didn't you want to spar with me? If I win, you have to promise not to kill any more students afterward."
"Of course, I won't let you be killed either."
"And, challenges against me are permanently open. You can challenge me anytime!"
Hatake Kuroshi kept both hands in his pockets, bouncing on the balls of his feet.
A knowing smile spread across his face.
As if certain Mangetsu Hozuki would definitely agree.
"Ah, right. You guys can hear me too, right?"
"If I win, you also have to come out of the school building. If there's anyone sneakily shooting arrows from the shadows—"
Hatake Kuroshi drew a hand across his neck and tilted his head back.
"I'll kill him directly~"
"Think carefully about your next actions~ Get along with me for a bit, maybe you'll find I'm a good teacher."
You look dangerous enough as it is.
The students hidden in the school building hesitated.
Looking at each other, none quite understood what this new teacher was planning.
But someone had indeed attacked secretly just now and was directly pinned to the wall by this person.
Mangetsu Hozuki looked up at Shisui, then at Hatake Kuroshi.
Even killing everyone in this school might not compare to fighting these two.
Whether verifying or improving his own strength, sparring with these two was a win-win situation.
Although he didn't quite understand the meaning behind Hatake Kuroshi's mechanism—
But, as long as Lord Mizukage's arrangement remained unchanged, Hatake Kuroshi's suggestion of not killing anyone wouldn't hold!
He just needed to improve himself enough during this time to be able to kill these two!
Teachers impart all their knowledge to students. When Mangetsu Hozuki learned everything, he would turn against them.
He was a prodigy!
"I agree!"
"If you win, I won't kill anyone before graduation, even during the exam!"
"But if you lose, you'll kill all these people for me!"
Mangetsu Hozuki's body instantly melted into the nearby puddles on the ground.
And from the puddle near Hatake Kuroshi's feet, a smiling face with shark teeth instantly appeared!
The Water Release used earlier to attack Mangetsu Hozuki now became his best cover.
The dead should pave the way for the living, right?
Mangetsu Hozuki wore a rather long katana at his waist, while holding a kunai in a reverse grip.
Although the kunai wasn't his preferred weapon, confronting Hatake Kuroshi head-on was impossible. Mangetsu Hozuki could only resort to assassination techniques at close range.
"Very good at utilizing the surroundings. Is this the result of many real battles~?"
Hatake Kuroshi showed no intention of being serious, keeping his hands in his pockets and easily leaping backward, creating distance from Mangetsu Hozuki.
He then spun and kicked Mangetsu Hozuki. Splash! Mangetsu Hozuki's body instantly melted into a pool of water on the ground.
The liquid quickly moved across the ground towards Hatake Kuroshi's ankle, attempting to grab his leg directly.
However, the hands formed from the liquid always maintained a certain distance from Hatake Kuroshi's ankle.
Mangetsu Hozuki, still in his liquefied state, felt immense shock.
What's going on?!
It's not that he doesn't want to grab Hatake Kuroshi, but his hands simply cannot get any closer beyond a certain distance.
This didn't happen before.
Is this also one of his abilities!?
"Too slow, Mangetsu-chan~"
"Just like this, you won't surpass me even in your next life!"
Hatake Kuroshi's cheerful voice rang out.
Then, taking advantage of Mangetsu Hozuki's moment of shock, Hatake Kuroshi withdrew his hand, quickly coating it with the pale blue aura.
The liquid form of Mangetsu Hozuki instantly floated up uncontrollably, gradually reforming into a human shape under Hatake Kuroshi's hand.
Click! Hatake Kuroshi suspended Mangetsu Hozuki in mid-air using his technique (Ao - Blue), while his other hand rested on the katana at his waist.
Hand on the hilt, the next second he could draw the sword and stab straight through Hatake Kuroshi's body!
"—??"
Mangetsu Hozuki forcibly stopped his hand from drawing the sword, pressing down hard on the hilt, a bead of sweat rolling down his cheek.
A floating kunai beside him had its tip pressed directly against Mangetsu Hozuki's neck.
The slightest deviation would pierce his throat directly.
Victory and defeat decided instantly.
Shisui, seeing Mangetsu Hozuki place his hand on the sword hilt, also felt a pang of anxiety.
At such a distance, it was almost unavoidable!
That kunai was the one Hatake Kuroshi had just used to kill the student inside the school building.
"But when did it move over..."
Shisui couldn't help turning to look inside the school building; the corpse pinned to the wall there had only just slid down.
The Sharingan could see through various ninjutsu, but it was completely helpless against Hatake Kuroshi's strange techniques.
The scattered students in the school fell silent the moment victory was decided, then quickly erupted into whispers.
"That prodigy?! Mangetsu Hozuki was defeated in less than five minutes!?"
"The teacher wasn't even serious, right?!"
"Yeah, yeah, wasn't the teacher just chatting with him the whole time?!"
They had been relentlessly hunted down by Mangetsu Hozuki, who killed them as easily as cutting vegetables.
That's why they hid in the school building, waiting for an opportunity to kill Mangetsu Hozuki.
Yet now, this teacher managed to subdue Mangetsu Hozuki in less than five minutes!?
"You really are amazing!!!!"
"Teach me, teach me! Teach me everything you just did!"
As soon as Hatake Kuroshi deactivated his technique, Mangetsu Hozuki hugged his thigh, looking up at Hatake Kuroshi with sparkling eyes.
Did losing so quickly break this kid's brain?
Hatake Kuroshi raised an eyebrow, grabbed Mangetsu Hozuki's clothes, and separated him from his thigh.
"I'm your teacher~ Teaching you is definitely not a problem."
"But correspondingly, you, all of you, must keep your promise."
Hatake Kuroshi looked up, scanning the nearby school building.
Before long, students began to emerge sporadically from the stairs and windowsills.
"Yeah!!"
Mangetsu Hozuki nodded vigorously, looking at Hatake Kuroshi with admiration.
When sparring with Shisui, Mangetsu Hozuki felt he had won unfairly using Genjutsu.
But Hatake Kuroshi had sparred with him directly, and he truly couldn't beat this person.
Too strong!
Whether speed or ability, he could be dealt with in five minutes without even being serious.
Surpassing this person was simply impossible!
Mangetsu Hozuki's mind instantly overturned his previous decision to learn from and kill Hatake Kuroshi.
He now had only one goal!
In their next spar, make Hatake Kuroshi fight him seriously!
"Really don't want to be looked at like that by a guy..."
Hatake Kuroshi scratched his head, feeling a bit troubled. From Naruto to Mangetsu Hozuki, why was it always like this?
Couldn't a girl come admire him for a change?
Shisui shook his head, began organizing the students emerging from the school building, guiding them towards a large classroom.
These students were only hyper-vigilant because they feared Mangetsu Hozuki.
Now that someone could subdue Mangetsu Hozuki, they naturally obediently followed Shisui's command into the classroom.
Just as Hatake Kuroshi's thoughts were wandering, a mechanical synthesized voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
[Ding~]
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