Asuma, knowing he couldn't dodge in time, immediately shouted, "I give up, I...ouch!"
Mitsuki dispelled the electric arc in his hand before Chidori struck Asuma, but his movement didn't stop. He landed a punch, neither too light nor too heavy, on Asuma's stomach.
His relationship with Asuma was quite good, so he naturally wouldn't go that hard.
"Mitsuki, that move of yours is simply too amazing!" Asuma rubbed his stomach while giving Mitsuki a thumbs-up.
The shocking scene he had just witnessed still echoed in his mind: dazzling streaks of lightning, like actual lightning, coiled around Mitsuki's arm, carrying unparalleled pressure and destructive power.
Among most Ninja in the Ninja World, battles are primarily taijutsu-based. For ordinary Ninja, the amount of Chakra they possess is often very limited; not everyone has the substantial capital to squander Chakra.
Like Mitsuki's Ninjutsu, its greatest strength lies in its immense deterrent power in close-quarters combat.
Those sharp lightning rays could wound with a graze and kill with a stab.
Thinking of this, Asuma secretly congratulated himself for not rashly rushing forward to confront Mitsuki head-on.
Teacher Kato, standing nearby, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "My goodness, is this still Konoha? Are Genin battles in Konoha like this now?"
Seeing Asuma surrender, Teacher Kato raised his flag.
"Alright, the first match, Asuma Sarutobi versus Shimizu Mitsuki. Shimizu Mitsuki wins. Both parties form the Seal of Reconciliation."
After the procedures were completed, Asuma and Mitsuki returned to the spectator stands.
"Next match, Aoba Yamashiro versus Raidou Namiashi."
...As soon as he returned, Kakashi immediately asked Mitsuki, "Mitsuki, your Chidori just now only used one hand seal, right?"
"That's right, I optimized away the seals previously used to mobilize Chakra and stimulate the nerves."
"Unbelievable, just how strong is your Chakra control?"
Mitsuki had already replicated Chidori last year. After all, knowing the principle and the hand seal sequence, it would be strange if he couldn't develop it.
Mitsuki deliberately let Kakashi contribute to the development of Chidori and found a reason to teach this Ninjutsu to Kakashi.
And it was an optimized version of Chidori.
Mitsuki added an extra step to the Ninjutsu to strengthen the stimulation of the eye nerves.
Although it added a unitary seal to the Chidori's hand seals, it solved the problem of being unable to see clearly and control direction when dashing forward with the original Chidori.
As for Kakashi, he always felt that he hadn't made any significant contribution when developing this Ninjutsu, so he always felt indebted to Mitsuki.
The kind Mitsuki couldn't bear to see his good brother feel so guilty, so he made Kakashi treat him to several meals of Konoha barbecue.
Hmm, great, no need for further words.
"Mitsuki, how did you move behind me just now?" Asuma asked.
He knew that Mitsuki's Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall had blocked his vision, but he didn't know how Mitsuki had gotten behind him.
"Mitsuki used Earth Release to burrow underground, you idiot Asuma," Obito, as an observer, saw it very clearly.
"I didn't want to be called that by a dead last like you."
"You're getting flustered."
Furious, that was Asuma's only thought right now. After Obito loses his match later, he would definitely mock him relentlessly.
As for winning? Asuma wasn't worried at all that Obito would win. If he wins, Asuma would eat his words.
"Next match, Uchiha Ruri versus Uchiha Obito," Teacher Morino called out, holding the grouping sheet.
"Huh?" Obito's face turned green when he heard he was up against that violent girl.
"Hahahahaha! Obito, you're fighting Uchiha Ruri? Hahahaha!" Asuma laughed wildly.
"Bastard, I'll kill you." Obito immediately saw red when he saw Asuma mocking him.
"Obito, Uchiha Ruri is already in the arena," Kakashi quickly reminded, seeing that Obito hadn't moved yet.
Obito still took this graduation exam quite seriously. Hearing Kakashi's reminder, he glared at Asuma before jumping down from the spectator stands to prepare.
As mentioned earlier, Asuma hadn't even made it into the top three in this Ninja Academy class. The top three spots were taken by Shimizu Mitsuki, Uchiha Ruri, and Kakashi Hatake, respectively.
Brother Kakashi ultimately suffered from his father not having passed away; without becoming an Incarnation of the "Funeral Love Family" mission machine, he was steadily outclassed by Uchiha Ruri.
For Mitsuki, Uchiha Ruri was a character who hadn't appeared in the original storyline, so he naturally conducted an investigation into her.
After using Six Eyes to act as a paparazzi for a while, Mitsuki discovered that Uchiha Ruri was actually the daughter of Kento's old teammate, Uchiha En.
However, according to his observations, the relationship between this father and daughter was truly not good.
Uchiha En, as an Uchiha who had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, not only had no ambition but instead spent his days at home drinking heavily.
Uchiha Ruri's mother had a memorial tablet at home, having passed away for unknown reasons, whether due to war or something else.
Mitsuki was unclear about more information. It was known that there was virtually no communication between this father and daughter at home; they seemed to treat each other as transparent as air, even completely ignoring each other's existence.
However, what was known was that Uchiha Ruri was very strong. Excluding Mitsuki, who was an overpowered existence, no one in Konoha's new generation was stronger than Uchiha Ruri.
Teacher Kato waited for both parties to take their positions.
"Both parties form the Seal of Confrontation. Begin!"
The battle in the arena quickly unfolded, but there wasn't much worth detailing. Unlike Obito, who was considered a dead last by everyone.
Uchiha Ruri had successfully awakened her Sharingan a long time ago.
Uchiha Ruri, with her excellent combat skills and keen insight, was able to completely overpower Obito with just taijutsu.
Facing such a strong opponent, Obito fought with all his might but couldn't win, not even getting a chance to use his only Ninjutsu, Great Fireball.
Before long, the outcome was decided. Uchiha Ruri easily defeated Obito, the entire process clean and swift.
When the final blow landed, Obito fell heavily to the ground, his face filled with unwillingness.
Uchiha Ruri stood quietly in place; she didn't think there was anything to be proud of in defeating an Obito.
In the end, it was Brother Obito who bore the brunt of it all.
"Both parties form the Seal of Reconciliation."
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