On the training ground outside the Ninja Academy.
The practical class organized by Sarutobi Suie for the students had been going on for half a month since their first lesson.
During this period, they had one practical class, mainly teaching and testing the throwing of Kunai.
Today's practical class was a two-on-two competition, which could be said to be a mix of joy and sorrow.
Those who worked hard were naturally full of confidence, and even if they didn't win, they knew where they fell short, while those who often slacked off would probably only get beaten up later.
"Tori-kun, are you confident in today's practical class?" Chiri asked with some concern.
Because Yunzhong Qu Feng had embarrassed Uchiha Kyō in front of everyone that day, Chiri was very afraid that Uchiha Kyō would retaliate against Yunzhong Qu Feng.
After all, one knows one's own affairs; although Uchiha Kyō was a bit weaker than herself, his strength was still considerable. She heard that he had learned Ninjutsu long before starting school, and he could definitely be called a genius among geniuses in the class.
Chiri only knew that Yunzhong Qu Feng was a very good person with excellent ideas, but she didn't know his strength. And whenever she asked, Yunzhong Qu Feng always said he was very weak, which made Chiri a bit worried.
"Ah, it's alright, I guess." Qu Feng scratched his head: "I shouldn't be so unlucky as to be paired with Uchiha Kyō, right?"
This was what worried Chiri, because she knew that Uchiha Kyō, like his older brother Setsuna, held grudges very much. If you offended him, he would definitely find an opportunity to retaliate!
Seeing Tori-kun's nonchalant demeanor, she became even more worried.
But Qu Feng was only afraid of accidentally beating Uchiha Kyō to death.
Qu Feng seemed to notice Chiri's concern, so he said: "Don't worry, have you forgotten that I'm always first in every practical class?"
Yunzhong Qu Feng's grades in the class were always among the best, whether in theory or practice, he was first in everything, and he never boasted or was arrogant, so his classmates had a very good impression of him.
"Alright."
Seeing that Yunzhong Qu Feng was very confident, Chiri stopped nagging; it would make her seem unladylike, and she had already reminded him anyway.
After Sarutobi Suie organized the discipline, he began to talk about the content of today's practical class: "Today is the first practical class for our first-year Class 1, and I hope everyone can show their full potential."
"Although it's a practical battle, safety is still the priority, so stop when you make your point in combat and never seriously injure others."
Because the students were all taking a practical class for the first time and were inevitably excited and impulsive, Sarutobi Suie emphasized a lot of safety issues before beginning to group them.
"Nara Masato and Hyuga Keishō."
"Akimichi Daiya and Yamanaka Taichi."
"Sarutobi Kosuke and Shimura Den."
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"Uchiha Chiri and Makoto Yuhi."
After hearing this, Chiri smiled faintly at Qu Feng, probably meaning, "Don't worry, I won't hurt your friend."
Qu Feng nodded in thanks. It wasn't that he looked down on Shinku Yuhi, but the gap was simply too large.
"Maruboshi Kosuke and Umino Ikkaku."
Maruboshi Kosuke was somewhat dissatisfied when he heard he had to fight his good buddy Ikkaku.
He wanted to make Uchiha Kyō beg for mercy today! But there was nothing he could do.
Sarutobi Suie was very disciplined in his actions; once a decision was made, it could not be changed.
He could only clench his fists in frustration and swear that he would definitely make Uchiha Kyō pay next time!
"Finally, it's Yunzhong Qu Feng and Uchiha Kyō."
Yunzhong Qu Feng slapped his forehead; he actually predicted it!
He really didn't want to play the "thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don't bully a young man in poverty!" game with Uchiha Kyō.
He just wanted to quickly finish the match like a minor character.
He had an appointment with Chiri to eat at the Akimichi Clan's barbecue restaurant this afternoon; eating was the important thing!
Uchiha Kyō, as always, maintained his signature arrogant posture.
And he looked at Yunzhong Qu Feng with five parts sneer, two parts indifference, and three parts nonchalance in his eyes.
Yunzhong Qu Feng felt chills all over from his gaze, feeling very uncomfortable.
He subtly leaned over and asked Chiri, "Has Uchiha Kyō been reading some overbearing CEO novels lately? Why is his gaze so complex?"
"Eh? What's an overbearing CEO?" Chiri was a bit confused; Tori-kun's words were so strange.
"Nothing, nothing, it's a word I made up, it's normal for you not to understand."
"Alright." Chiri didn't press further, because she vaguely felt that the end of this story might teach her strange knowledge.
With a command from Sarutobi Suie, the first group's match began.
There was almost no suspense; Nara Masato quickly lost, and no one was surprised.
After all, the Nara Clan's true strength lay in their secret techniques, while the Hyuga's were the Byakugan and Taijutsu.
Students went up one group at a time, and Sarutobi Suie also diligently took notes on the side.
He carefully recorded each student's strengths and weaknesses to facilitate focused training in the future.
Chiri and Shinku Yuhi's match also ended. It must be said that Shinku Yuhi's strength was not bad, she just happened to meet Chiri.
In contrast, Umino Ikkaku and Maruboshi Kosuke were evenly matched, with Ikkaku eventually losing slightly due to exhaustion.
"If you're done, get out of the way! Isn't such weak skill embarrassing enough?"
Uchiha Kyō mocked them unreservedly from the side, but everyone seemed to selectively ignore him.
It was as if they didn't treat him as a person; only Maruboshi Kosuke was enraged by him, but Ikkaku eventually held him back.
Uchiha Kyō shouted at Yunzhong Qu Feng: "Let's go! Commoner boy, today I'll show you the strength of the Uchiha Clan! Let's see if you still dare to be arrogant with me."
After speaking, he walked directly towards the battle arena, while Yunzhong Qu Feng picked his ear.
With a casual demeanor, he leisurely walked up.
Chiri couldn't help but worry again. She didn't know if Tori-kun truly possessed strength that looked down on everything, or if he was just feigning composure.
"Begin."
As soon as the words fell, Uchiha Kyō had already transformed into an afterimage, lunging towards Qu Feng, his Kunai suddenly stabbing towards Qu Feng's right arm.
Maruboshi Kosuke's pupils suddenly contracted: "So fast!"
Uchiha Kyō's speed was much faster than he had imagined. He secretly clenched his fists, knowing that he was no match for Uchiha Kyō.
But Yunzhong Qu Feng dodged Kyō's attack with just a sidestep.
Then he grabbed Kyō's wrist, snatched the Kunai, and threw Uchiha Kyō back with a flick of his wrist.
With one attack unsuccessful, Uchiha Kyō chose not to rush in again.
"Damn it, how is he so fast!"
He felt somewhat surprised; he had practiced this move for a long time, but he didn't expect it to be so easily countered.
He then furiously threw five shuriken to suppress Yunzhong Qu Feng.
Although wooden shuriken had limited lethality, they could still cause bleeding if hit.
But these shuriken posed no threat to Qu Feng at all; he easily blocked them with his Kunai.
However, at this moment, Uchiha Kyō rapidly approached Qu Feng, and when he was right in front of him, he suddenly leaped!
He kicked Qu Feng directly in the right shoulder; the shuriken were just a feint!
But then the smile on his face froze; his foot was firmly caught by Yunzhong Qu Feng!
He exerted all his strength, but he simply couldn't break free.
He hadn't expected this commoner boy to be so strong! A sense of humiliation crept into his heart: 'Do I really have to use that?'
Uchiha Kyō roared, "Let go of me!"
Several attacks had failed, and he was now seething with rage!
"Alright." Yunzhong Qu Feng smiled calmly, then directly let go of his hand, and Uchiha Kyō, caught off guard, fell straight backward.
Then came a kick! It landed heavily on Uchiha Kyō's lower abdomen!
This kick was undeniably heavy, directly sending Uchiha Kyō's saliva flying everywhere!
"Ah!!! Die!"
Uchiha Kyō was furious at this point! He absolutely could not accept being so casually defeated by a commoner he looked down upon!
His pathetic pride forced him to make a crazy move!
From an angle no one else could see, he quickly swallowed an unknown pill, then quickly formed hand seals.
Snake - Ram - Monkey - Boar - Horse - Tiger
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
