Chapter 114 The slap in the face comes too fast (550,000 more subscriptions required)

Ikeya Yu finally saw the excellent student in his class and said with a smile, “Obito is a student in my class. He’s very strong. Before the special training, he was already the second-ranked student in Fourth Grade. After Teacher Muzuki’s special training, I wonder how much he’s improved.”

“I’ve seen Uchiha Obito fight, and he is indeed very capable,” another teacher nearby said in agreement.

“Uchiha Obito is indeed very strong, but his opponent is even stronger. Although Asuma only graduated as a Genin this year, he basically maintained the first rank in his grade before graduation,” Kimura Sugito said.

He had witnessed Obito’s rise from a dead last, but he still didn’t have high hopes for Obito, because Obito’s opponent was the Third Hokage’s son.

Obito had taken second place in his grade, but Asuma had been first place for years.

Ikeya Yu also had to nod his head. Normally speaking, Asuma indeed had a greater chance of winning.

The teachers who had taught Asuma began to praise Asuma’s performance at school, almost making him sound as good as Shisui and Kakashi.

The Third Hokage still had a smiling expression on his face, but inwardly, he didn’t take the teachers’ flattery seriously. How could he not know his own son’s level?

Asuma’s performance wasn’t bad, but comparing him to Shisui and Kakashi was asking for trouble.

The Third Hokage no longer paid attention to the teachers’ discussion and focused his attention on the upcoming battle.

He still had to care about his son’s battle.

“Obito, how’s your condition today?” Asuma asked, making the Confrontation Seal.

“Pretty good. I slept very well last night. What’s wrong? Even if your father is here, I won’t go easy on you,” Obito also asked, making a hand seal.

“Who asked you to go easy? You must use your full strength later,” Asuma replied.

Although it was difficult to win against Obito, fighting him could fully display his own strength.

Because now he and Obito were similar types of Ninja, both having decent Fire Release, Taijutsu, and other aspects that were not bad.

The last time he lost to a non-peak Obito was entirely due to carelessness; he didn’t expect Obito’s Taijutsu to improve and was caught off guard.

“Begin the battle!” Muzuki shouted, seeing the two take their stances.

Whoosh!

The two simultaneously used Body Flicker Technique to disappear from their original spots, leaving a pile of Shuriken where they had stood.

The Shuriken didn’t hit, and the two rushed towards each other again, beginning close-quarters combat.

The two went back and forth, making it difficult to determine a winner for a while.

Hiruzen Sarutobi secretly nodded, watching Asuma’s performance. Asuma’s Taijutsu had indeed improved significantly compared to before, and now he seemed more like a qualified Ninja.

Seeing that Obito was not at a disadvantage in the Taijutsu clash, Kimura Sugito showed a surprised expression and said, “Uchiha Obito has improved again!”

In the last grade exam, Obito only had excellent movement, but now Obito’s close-combat ability had improved.

Soon, something even more surprising to Kimura Sugito happened: Asuma gradually fell into a disadvantage!

The Shave that Obito mastered was faster than ordinary Body Flicker Technique. As long as Asuma showed a slight flaw, Obito would seize the opportunity.

Muzuki had to say that the localized Shave in Hokage was indeed an excellent Body Flicker Technique. Although it had the drawbacks of high consumption and being more prone to fatigue, these were not the shortcomings of Shave, but the shortcomings of the user. If the body was strong enough, there would be no problem.

Fortunately, Asuma’s combat experience was richer than Obito’s, preventing Obito from further expanding his advantage.

Since Taijutsu couldn’t determine the winner for the time being, the two exchanged a kick, then pulled away and quickly made hand seals.

“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!” Obito condensed a large amount of Chakra, transformed it into flames, and then spewed a huge fireball towards Asuma.

“Fire Release: Great Flame Technique!” Asuma also condensed Chakra and spewed intense flames towards Obito.

The two streams of flames wrestled with each other, both wanting to engulf the other.

But in the end, Obito’s huge fireball was superior, gradually pressing towards Asuma.

Asuma tried his best to condense Chakra, but he still couldn’t negate Obito’s Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique and had to dodge.

Whoosh!

Obito seized this opportunity and again used Shave, which was even faster, to attack Asuma, who was dodging the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.

“He lost,” Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head, already knowing the outcome of this battle.

In his eyes, Asuma made too many unnecessary mistakes in this battle. When at a disadvantage in speed, he shouldn’t have stubbornly continued to clash, but rather calmly thought of a countermeasure. As for clashing Fire Release with Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, that was a decisive mistake.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi had Asuma’s strength now, he would have over a hundred ways to defeat Obito.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn’t just see the shortcomings. Asuma had indeed improved significantly. If it were the previous Asuma, he would have lost during the Taijutsu stage.

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi expected, Asuma, who suffered continuous setbacks, although still trying to hold on, could not withstand Obito’s rapid offensive.

“Uchiha Obito wins!”

“How is that possible? Asuma actually lost…” The teachers were all dumbfounded, feeling very embarrassed. They had just been praising him so much, but he lost to a student still in school. Wasn’t this a pure slap in the face?

“Uchiha Obito is very good. If he can keep this up, he can become an excellent Ninja in the future,” the Sandaime said with a smile.

“The Sandaime is right, I also have high hopes for Obito,” Ikeya Yu instantly became confident.

“Number twenty-one, Ebisu, and number twenty-two, Shiranui Genma, prepare for battle.”

Hearing the name Ebisu, the teachers present all recalled the unforgettable sight they had seen in Group C not long ago.

“Isn’t that the most creative student?” a Chunin teacher joked to the homeroom teacher of Fourth Grade, Class Six.

The Sandaime also became interested and looked at the combat area, wanting to see what was special about Ebisu, who was leading the development.

Ebisu noticed a large number of onlookers, feeling a little excited in his heart. If he performed well this time, his path as a Ninja would be smooth sailing in the future.

Although his strength was not as good as Shiranui Genma’s, Ebisu had tried his best to display everything he had mastered, and only narrowly lost in the end.

Ebisu’s battle disappointed many teachers. It wasn’t that the battle wasn’t exciting, but it wasn’t quite what they had imagined.

The homeroom teacher of Fourth Grade, Class Six, even quietly left the teachers’ group and, with a dark face, found Ebisu and gave him a good scolding.

Ebisu felt a little inexplicable. Although he lost, he felt that his performance should not be bad.

Moreover, he and Shiranui Genma were classmates. He used to lose to Shiranui Genma often, so losing now was also normal.

The Sandaime and many teachers stayed at the Training Ground until all battles concluded.

They would stay a little longer in Group A but would also go to watch other groups.

The many teachers became more and more surprised, because many of the specially trained students were ones they had taught, and they felt that after more than a month, the strong ones had become almost unrecognizable to them.

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