"Next…"
Although Ketsuna's series of actions shocked the entire field, Otani Yuto quickly recovered from his surprise, as there was still one-third of the students who had not completed their ninja tool throwing.
Thus, the students called out by Otani Yuto one by one performed their ninja tool throwing. With the excellent performances of Hua Jingfeng, Uchiha Mingxi, and Hyuga Yuzuru earlier, the throwing techniques and accuracy of the subsequent students were unremarkable…
Soon, all the first-year students completed their ninja tool throwing, and each of their scores was recorded by the grading teacher and saved in their files.
"Next, will be the first round of two-person actual combat. I will divide you fairly based on your usual performance…"
Otani Yuto addressed the forty-five students, then continued, "So, the strength of each of your combat opponents will be almost identical to yours. It's almost impossible for a phenomenon like the strong bullying the weak to occur. This is the main purpose of your two-person actual combat: not to win by relying on your own advantages, but to defeat your opponent using your combat awareness, taijutsu, and application of Chakra, among other factors…"
"Tch! In front of an Uchiha, besides that man, who can fight me fairly?"
Listening to Otani Yuto's explanation, Mingxi thought disdainfully, "Fair? How can there be a fair fight?"
"Alright, now for the grouping…"
Otani Yuto spoke, reading out the students' names from the pre-prepared match list.
"First match, Kitamura Yusuke vs. Shingaki Keita!"
Upon hearing Otani Yuto's call, Kitamura Yusuke and Shingaki Keita stepped out from the ranks and, led by another grading teacher, went to an open training ground.
"Form the 'Confrontation Seal'!"
The grading teacher spoke to Kitamura Yusuke and Shingaki Keita. The two heard him and formed a 'Confrontation Seal' facing each other. The next second, as soon as the grading teacher uttered the words "Begin," they charged at each other, like two young calves butting heads…
Chakra extraction was one of the main courses taught this semester, while how to apply Chakra to body parts belonged to the extended scope. Although some knowledge was popularized, it was not fully taught. Kitamura Yusuke's physical constitution was naturally weak, and the amount of Chakra he could extract was not much. While this prevented him from using Chakra freely, it gave him a fine control over Chakra that his peers could not achieve. To use Chakra at full power, he had to apply every drop of extracted Chakra to the 'blade'!
So, in his current performance, one could see Chakra attached to Kitamura Yusuke's hands and feet, and with the amplification of Chakra on his palms and soles, he began to fiercely attack Shingaki Keita with taijutsu.
Shingaki Keita's physical constitution was far stronger than Kitamura Yusuke's, but he couldn't control Chakra skillfully and could only passively defend against Kitamura Yusuke's punches and kicks with his body.
After a round of exchanges, the two again retreated, staring at each other from a distance. Both could see sweat beading on their faces and bodies, and their chests heaved like bellows, indicating they had given their all, with no intention of underestimating their opponent. Without learning various ninjutsu, taijutsu was the only condition for victory, and physical fitness and Chakra assistance were crucial. The strengths of Kitamura Yusuke and Shingaki Keita, each with their own flaws, were naturally evenly matched, making it difficult to determine a winner for a while. Instead, they were locked in a stalemate, but to defeat each other, both were desperate to exert every ounce of strength…
Ultimately, the physically frail Kitamura Yusuke narrowly lost to Shingaki Keita.
"…Form the 'Reconciliation Seal'!"
The grading teacher came between the two and spoke to them.
Both of them, still panting, formed the Reconciliation Seal towards each other, neither willing to concede. Afterwards, they were taken to the medical room by the medical teacher to treat their bruises…
"…Next pair is…"
After Kitamura Yusuke and Shingaki Keita's match ended, Otani Yuto continued to call out the next pair of combatants…
"I'm so bored I'm about to fall asleep."
Mingxi yawned and spoke with some displeasure. Whether it was Kitamura Yusuke or Shingaki Keita, in Mingxi's eyes, their match truly resembled a 'children's' fight, giving her no desire to watch.
"Teacher Datani, please move my match up. I'm about to fall asleep waiting here. Watching weaklings fight is truly boring."
Mingxi walked up to Otani Yuto and spoke impatiently. In the entire grade, only Ketsuna was worth her fighting; how many moves could any other classmate withstand from her?
"Teacher Datani, why don't you just arrange a dozen opponents for me at once? Perhaps then I'll have the desire to fight!"
Mingxi completely disregarded Teacher Datani's gloomy expression, continuing, "Otherwise, Teacher Datani, you can personally fight me too!"
Otani Yuto's brows furrowed deeply. Just as he was about to say something to Mingxi, a swirling ripple suddenly appeared before his eyes, and the surrounding environment instantly began to become illusory…
"Genjutsu?"
Although Otani Yuto was not a Chunin specialized in combat, he was a seasoned teacher who had been a Chunin for many years. Despite the sudden appearance of this Genjutsu, he was surprised but remained very calm. The next moment, he decisively disrupted the Chakra within his body, thereby breaking the Genjutsu.
"Teacher Datani is indeed a Chunin; he broke my Genjutsu so quickly. But what if it's a Genjutsu released by these eyes?"
As Otani Yuto's eyes cleared, Mingxi's teasing voice reached his ears. At the same time, a pair of crimson eyes appeared before him, with two prominent tomoe slowly rotating within them, giving off an eerie feeling!
"Mingxi, you've actually awakened the Two-Tomoe Sharingan!"
Otani Yuto spoke in shock. He never imagined that Mingxi, at such a young age, had not only activated the Uchiha Clan's Bloodline Limit but had also bypassed the initial One-Tomoe stage to reach the intermediate Two-Tomoe stage. One must know that the number of tomoe somewhat represents the Uchiha Clan's strength: a One-Tomoe Sharingan corresponds to a Genin, a Two-Tomoe Sharingan corresponds to a Chunin, and a Three-Tomoe Sharingan corresponds to a Jonin!
And Mingxi was only six years old this year!
"Teacher Datani, what do you think of my suggestion just now?"
Mingxi ignored Otani Yuto's shock and spoke very seriously. She didn't have that much time to watch weaklings fight here.
"…Good."
Otani Yuto deeply looked at the Two-Tomoe Sharingan in Mingxi's eyes, and finally agreed to her request. He then called back the two students who were already on the field and had Mingxi's pair of combatants step up.
"Hyuga Yuzuru vs. Uchiha Mingxi!"