The next day, Uchiha En arrived at school as usual.
Perhaps because this batch of students was about to go to the battlefield, the number of practical combat classes had increased significantly. Previously, it was basically one class every three days, but now there was a practical combat class every day.
The Ninja Academy teachers used the practical combat classes to teach students the Three Basic Jutsu and some experience in dealing with Ninja battles, seizing every minute.
Most of the students in Class 2, Grade 4, had parents who were Ninja, or were children from prominent families, so their foundations were already good. After this period of special training, their strength had improved significantly.
What surprised the teachers the most was Uchiha En; this child's strength improved too quickly.
Previously, his grades in class were average, neither excellent nor poor.
But in recent weeks, Uchiha En's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds. In the last practical combat class, he even defeated a student who was ranked in the top 5 of the class.
This time, the teachers planned to arrange a match between Uchiha En and Hyuga Asana, who had been the top student in the class for years.
In the teachers' opinion, after Hyuga Asana activated her Byakugan, her strength had reached the Genin level, and her power was among the top 5 of all the fourth-grade students.
Only two or three students from Class 1 could compare with Hyuga Asana, and probably only Hokage-sama's son, Asuma, could steadily defeat Hyuga Asana.
The teachers believed that by having Hyuga Asana spar with Uchiha En once, they could basically ascertain Uchiha En's strength, which would make subsequent class assignments easier.
Uchiha En didn't know the teachers' plans, but he was very interested in sparring.
At least sparring was much more interesting than sitting in the classroom listening to teachers talk about things like the Will of Fire.
Around 10 AM, all the students from Class 2 arrived at the Ninja Academy's training ground.
The teacher arranged the groups one by one, finally calling out Uchiha En and Hyuga Asana's names.
Hyuga Asana had always been the most outstanding student in Class 2, while Uchiha En had suddenly become formidable in recent weeks.
Coupled with the fact that the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans had always been at odds.
So, upon hearing that the two were going to spar, the students also started discussing animatedly.
The teacher heard the commotion and said in a deep voice, "Quiet down! Everyone go prepare, the sparring begins in 10 minutes!"
"Asana, later give that Uchiha Clan guy a good lesson. He used to cause me a lot of trouble," said Hyuga Chiwa, the young lady of the Hyuga Main Family.
"Yes, Miss Chiwa, I will do my best." After speaking, Hyuga Asana looked up at Uchiha En.
Coincidentally, Uchiha En also looked over, their gazes met in mid-air, and then both turned their heads away simultaneously.
"Uchiha En, you're about to spar with Hyuga Asana, are you nervous?" a chubby boy leaned over and asked.
"Not really," Uchiha En said expressionlessly.
"Yamanaka Kagetsu, instead of worrying about Uchiha En, you should worry about yourself! You're about to face that young lady from the Hyuga Main Family," a girl holding a book reminded him.
Yamanaka Kagetsu sighed upon hearing this. He really didn't want to face someone from the Hyuga Main Family.
Yamanaka Kagetsu was from the Yamanaka Clan, but this generation had no Nara or Akimichi Clan members of similar age, so his 'Ino' (Boar) had no 'Shika' (Deer) or 'Cho' (Butterfly) to partner with.
Moreover, Yamanaka Kagetsu's physique didn't quite resemble someone from the Yamanaka Clan; on the contrary, he looked a bit like someone from the Akimichi Clan.
As an 'Ino' without a partner, Yamanaka Kagetsu actually felt quite lonely. Since Uchiha En also kept to himself in class, Yamanaka Kagetsu always intentionally or unintentionally gravitated towards Uchiha En, and gradually, the two became friends.
Yamanaka Kagetsu's grades in class were similar to Uchiha En's previous ones, but he was still stronger than Hyuga Chiwa.
However, Hyuga Chiwa, as the young lady of the Main Family, was different from ordinary classmates. Teachers usually favored her, and if one were to be too rough, there might be trouble.
Therefore, no one in the class really wanted to spar with this young lady of the Main Family.
The 10-minute preparation time quickly passed, and the sparring officially began.
They went from back to front, group by group.
Yamanaka Kagetsu and Hyuga Chiwa appeared in the 10th group.
Uchiha En glanced at their fight and lost interest. Yamanaka Kagetsu was fighting cautiously, and Hyuga Chiwa was too weak; this sparring match was just two weaklings pecking at each other.
Ultimately, this farcical sparring match ended in a draw.
After Yamanaka Kagetsu's group finished, and after several more groups sparred, it was finally Hyuga Asana and Uchiha En's turn.
The two stood in the center of the training ground and formed the Hand Seal of Confrontation.
"Begin!"
As soon as the teacher's voice fell, the sound of rushing wind appeared in Uchiha En's ear. Uchiha En moved his body to the side, dodging Hyuga Asana's attack, then drew the Kunai from his waist and thrust it out.
The sharp Kunai stabbed towards Hyuga Asana's chest.
But the next second, veins bulged around Hyuga Asana's eyes as she directly activated her Byakugan, and then, just as the Kunai was about to hit her, she used the Substitution Jutsu.
Uchiha En's Kunai passed through a puff of white smoke and stuck into a wooden stake.
"Such a fast Substitution," Uchiha En thought to himself.
However, an even faster attack was yet to come. Before Uchiha En could turn around, he was struck on the shoulder by a palm.
Hyuga Asana's Byakugan focused on Uchiha En's pressure points, and she unleashed the Eight Trigrams Sixteen Palms at his pressure points with extreme speed.
Uchiha En knew he couldn't be hit; once hit, this sparring match would be over.
He closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them, and a pair of scarlet Single Tomoe Sharingan appeared in his pupils.
With the aid of the Sharingan's dynamic vision, Uchiha En saw Hyuga Asana's attack clearly. After dodging the first two palms, he quickly formed hand seals, used the Substitution Jutsu to obscure vision, and his real body quickly moved to a safe position.
Then he threw the Kunai in his hand at Hyuga Asana, and then his hands quickly pulled out multiple Kunai from his Ninja tool pouch and threw them.
The two most iconic Jutsu of the Uchiha Clan were the Great Fireball Jutsu and the Kunai Throwing Jutsu. These were standard skills for the Uchiha Clan, and Uchiha En naturally knew them as well.
The moment he threw the Kunai, he used different force techniques to send multiple Kunai along different trajectories towards Hyuga Asana's vital points, simultaneously blocking all of Hyuga Asana's escape routes.
"This should be the end! Asana absolutely can't dodge this attack; only the teacher can save her," Uchiha En thought to himself.
However, the next second, Uchiha En realized he was wrong; Hyuga Asana's figure actually disappeared from her original spot.
"Clang, clang, clang, clang~" All the Kunai stuck into the ground.
At the same time, Uchiha En felt a chill on his neck; Hyuga Asana had already pressed a Kunai against his neck.
"Body Flicker Technique!" The teacher, who was about to intervene, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
The principle of the Body Flicker Technique is very simple: it's a Jutsu that uses Chakra to activate one's cells, achieving high-speed movement.
However, this Jutsu requires great neural response and very precise Chakra control. Generally, a Genin would absolutely not be able to master this Jutsu.