Shiki thought to himself, "Without activating the Eight Gates Release, my speed simply isn't enough to outmaneuver him."
Realizing this, Shiki could only try his best to escape the current predicament. However, there was barely any time to react, as Seiji Ito's blade, which had just been swung outward, curved through the air with incredible fluidity.
The Tachi swept right back toward Shiki, who suddenly realized that Seiji Ito seemed to have anticipated his squatting movement from the very beginning.
This strike followed seamlessly, slicing toward him like lightning.
Initially, Shiki felt somewhat helpless. But suddenly, he realized that the distance between himself and Seiji Ito had already reached a point where dodging became nearly impossible.
Though crouching left him unable to use any Taijutsu, and quite literally, he couldn't even pull off the Great Fireball Jutsu,
at this distance, just one punch would do!
With that thought, Shiki ignored the sword rapidly approaching his face. He suddenly twisted sideways and let loose with a powerful punch.
Hayate Gekko's eyes gleamed with sudden brightness.
In such a situation, ordinary people would inevitably focus entirely on protecting themselves.
But Shiki did not, and he overcame his fear of blades, choosing instead the optimal solution.
If Shiki had chosen to keep dodging this attack, even if he managed to evade it, the following circumstances would have left him in an even more disadvantageous position.
Indeed, when Seiji Ito saw Shiki Uzumaki twisted sideways and throw a punch, he could even see some Chakra gathering around the boy's fist.
Knowing full well that he wouldn't withstand such a blow, he quickly performed a backflip, passively stabbing his sword into the ground.
Bang!!!
Shiki's punch struck empty air, yet an enormous sonic boom erupted.
Then came a shockwave so powerful that it messed up the hair of several nearby children.
After all, this was merely a fight among students at the Ninja Academy, and no one expected such protective measures to be necessary.
Hearing the sound from behind him, Seiji Ito couldn't help but tut in shock. Such a bone-crushing attack—if he'd taken that hit, he might never get up again.
Right now, though, he had finally lost the initiative. Without the advantage, how could he possibly continue fighting?
However,
Shiki didn't give him any time to think!
Against a strong enemy, you've got to go all out!
Taking the opportunity, Shiki stood back up and looked at Seiji Ito's back, his face breaking into a smile.
Just like countless training sessions before, Shiki began channeling Chakra into his legs.
Although it was Taijutsu, without support from Chakra, Shiki still couldn't execute such a rapid attack.
Then, spinning rapidly, he launched a high-speed kick toward Seiji Ito like a violent storm.
[Leaf Whirlwind]!
Asuma Sarutobi, who had been closely watching this moment, instantly identified the technique.
"It seems that the kid with the sword has lost."
Boom!!!
Hit by Shiki's kick, Seiji Ito crashed heavily into a wall.
Truthfully, Shiki also felt a bit helpless—why did every powerful kick he delivered always end up slamming his opponent straight into a wall?
The previous incident aside...
But this time, it wasn't on purpose by Shiki.
Seiji Ito struggled to get up and leaned against the wall. "Fine, you win," he said.
"Shiki Uzumaki prevails!" the examiner declared.
Some kids still found it hard to believe, even though many of them had already heard about the incident during winter break—how the school's original top prodigy suffered serious channel damage fighting a rogue chunin. Even those who had never heard about the story before today were told about it that very morning by kids led by Qing Mu.
Yet what did Shiki Uzumaki look like now—someone seriously injured?
How come he seemed even more terrifying than before?
One child envied him and said, "If I had power like his, I wouldn't care if I had to go through the same things Shiki did."
"Dude was totally insane!" another kid agreed.
Another child scoffed, "Just because Uzumaki Shiki is stronger than us right now doesn't mean much. How could someone unable to use ninjutsu or genjutsu ever become truly strong?"
Whether they gave him credit or not, everyone had to face one fact: Right now, Shiki Uzumaki possessed power none of them could overcome.
"What an amazing fight! I never expected such a high-level battle at the Ninja Academy," Asuma Sarutobi said with a cigarette in his mouth.
Kurenai Yuhi nodded in agreement. "Indeed, if that's the case, I understand why these kids want to become jonin already. After all, I just became one myself recently."
Kurenai felt somewhat pleased, as she had only just become a jonin herself not long ago.
Asuma looked at her and said, "Probably not for long though. Kakashi seems interested in that kid with the sword, along with Uzumaki Shiki and Hayate Gekko."
"You're saying I'm not good enough compared to Hayate?" Kurenai replied displeasingly. "Besides, I didn't say I wanted to train those two. They both focus mostly on taijutsu, which isn't exactly my specialty. I've got my eyes on other students."
"Oh, I see."
Asuma chuckled, "Though no choice was given to me, those under my guidance seem pretty impressive indeed—especially Shikamaru."
After winning, Shiki ignored the surrounding murmurs and discussions. Instead, he walked directly toward Seiji Ito and extended his hand, asking, "You okay?"
Actually, even as he spoke those words himself, Shiki felt a bit embarrassed. Even he himself had taken that kick earlier and should have sustained some injuries.
Let alone Seiji Ito.
Seiji hesitated slightly but eventually reached out and took Shiki's hand. He stood back up.
"Thanks, I'm fine."
Chapter 66 – A Chance Meeting With Kakashi
After helping Seiji up, Shiki realized it had already grown dark outside.
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