A fierce Tetsuzanko (Iron Mountain Leaning) crashed into Uchiha Aozora’s back; he had no time to parry!
“Bang!” In the air, a huge block of wood was smashed into pieces.
“Substitution Jutsu?” Looking at the substitution log, Aburame Shibi felt a bit doubtful.
Although the Substitution Jutsu was simple, it also required time to form hand seals.
But just now he was absolutely sure Uchiha Aozora indeed hadn’t formed any seals.
What Uchiha Aozora used was indeed not the Substitution Jutsu, but the Daoist spell “False Form” taught by the heavenly book.
It could alter physical appearance, and also borrow other objects to take his place and escape a lethal strike.
Unlike the Substitution Jutsu, “False Form” did not require hand seals, making it much faster.
Therefore, he escaped at the critical moment.
Aburame Shibi had always been a man of few words, but at this moment he suddenly felt like saying a few words of nonsense.
“You are indeed very excellent, but this ends here!” After saying that, his hands extended from his wide sleeves and rapidly formed seals.
“Secret Technique!
Insect Tornado!” Uchiha Aozora suddenly found the wind picking up around him, and without knowing when, he was surrounded by bugs.
He couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
He originally wanted to save a Great Fireball Technique to secretly attack his sensei, but now there was no chance.
The whirlwind stirred up by the Insect Tornado was very powerful.
Casting Fire Style at this time would not only fail to hurt Aburame Shibi but would also injure himself.
Shaking his head, Uchiha Aozora adjusted his hairstyle, then shouted loudly: “Sensei, I surrender!” The loud voice reached Aburame Shibi’s ears, causing him to dispel the secret technique, muttering softly to himself: “Truly a weirdo among the Uchihas.” Gekko Hayate and Inuzuka Aya, who were rushing to the rescue, suddenly heard this Uchiha Aozora surrender, momentarily panicking and almost falling to the ground.
Seeing Aburame Shibi shift his gaze over, the two looked at each other and said helplessly: “We surrender!” The getting acquainted session of Squad Three ended here.
Aburame Shibi saw Gekko Hayate and Inuzuka Aya feeling dejected and suddenly said: “You performed well!” Hearing this, the somewhat dejected Inuzuka Aya immediately revived on the spot, jumped up happily, and then spun around holding the shrunken Shiro.
The disappointment on Gekko Hayate’s face also vanished completely, and he sheathed the katana back onto his back.
Uchiha Aozora also smiled slightly, accepting the sensei’s praise.
After Inuzuka Aya had her fun, Aburame Shibi took off his sunglasses and introduced himself: “Let’s formally get acquainted.
My name is Aburame Shibi, and I excel in manipulating bugs in combat.” “This is my first time being a sensei, please take care of me.” The three hurriedly echoed and introduced themselves.
“Inuzuka Aya reporting for duty.
This is my partner Shiro.
Don’t let his small size fool you, he’s very formidable!” “Gekko Hayate.
My dream is to carry forward the Konoha-style Kenjutsu.” “Uchiha Aozora, skilled in ninja tool throwing and ninjutsu.” After listening to the introductions of the three, Aburame Shibi put his sunglasses back on and said: “Most of my skills lie in my clan’s secret techniques, so I might not be able to teach you too many ninjutsu, but I will do my best to help you grow.” After speaking, he announced: “To celebrate the establishment of Squad Three, I will treat you to lunch!” “As long as it’s available in Konoha Village, you can eat whatever you want!” Gekko Hayate and Uchiha Aozora remained calm when hearing about the treated meal, but Inuzuka Aya’s eyes were already filled with blazing fire.
“Meat, I want to eat meat!” “Woof!
Woof!” Looking at the passionate Inuzuka Aya and the little white dog, Gekko Hayate and Uchiha Aozora exchanged a glance and both shrugged.
Neither of them wanted to argue with Inuzuka Aya in such a state.
They decided on eating barbecue.
However, the three didn’t know much about the barbecue restaurants in Konoha.
Under Aburame Shibi’s lead, the three came to a slightly out-of-the-way barbecue restaurant.
Although secluded, the barbecue restaurant had many customers.
At a glance, basically every seat was taken.
After greeting the owner, the four members of Squad Three entered a small private room.
Just after sitting down, a waitress came over with a menu.
Aburame Shibi told everyone to order first.
Inuzuka Aya ordered towards the meat section, ordering beef, pork, ribs, and fish once over.
Gekko Hayate was the opposite of her.
Although he also ordered some meat, he leaned towards vegetarian food.
Aozora was much more normal, ordering some vegetables and meat dishes respectively.
Taking back the menu, after ordering what he liked, Aburame Shibi then helped order some drinks and side dishes for everyone.
Returning the menu to the waitress, Aburame Shibi spoke: “Preparing the food will take some time.
Use this time to properly recall the battle just now.
Later, share your insights.” A few minutes later, the stove fire was ready, and the meat and vegetables had been prepared.
Aburame Shibi placed the meat slices on the grill and asked: “Have you thought it over?
Who goes first?” Uchiha Aozora felt too embarrassed to speak first.
After all, he blew up the sensei’s Shadow Clone twice with two kunai.
If he went up first and acted modest, what would the other two teammates do?
Inuzuka Aya, whose mouth usually never stopped, became bashful at this moment.
She knew her performance just now was poor, but couldn’t bring herself to say it.
At the critical moment, Gekko Hayate avoided the awkwardness and spoke up: “In the battle at the beginning, facing sensei’s blow-for-blow fighting style, I felt fear in my heart and chose to retreat.
This put me in a dangerous situation.
If it wasn’t for Aozora’s kunai, I definitely would have been defeated.” “In the subsequent battle, my performance was also very average.” Aburame Shibi first nodded, then shook his head, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Seeing her companion actively admitting his mistakes, Inuzuka Aya also put down her pride and said: “Sensei, at the beginning I made a rookie mistake.
Facing an unknown situation, I should have thrown a shuriken to test the waters, instead of directly risking myself in danger.” After speaking, she swore an oath guaranteeing: “Sensei, I promise I won’t do this again in the future.” After listening to the insights of the two, Aburame Shibi said: “Very good, you all recognized your own shortcomings.
Inuzuka Aya is impulsive in temperament and underestimates the enemy, advancing rashly.
Hayate lacks practical combat experience and also lacks training in teamwork.” After the criticism, Aburame Shibi paused, then turned around to say: “However, you also have strengths.” “Aya has a keen sense of smell and agile reactions.
An ordinary genin absolutely could not have easily dodged the first trap, and her subsequent close combat also showed good talent.” “Hayate’s kenjutsu is proficient, and his close combat isn’t worse than an ordinary Chunin.” Hearing the praise, Inuzuka Aya smiled broadly, touching her head in embarrassment.
Although Gekko Hayate restrained his happy emotions, the corners of his lips couldn’t help but curl up slightly.
“If you two patch up your weaknesses, in a year you can be promoted to Chunin and become ninjas capable of standing on your own.” Listening to Aburame Shibi’s review, the two looked at him with conviction, nodding repeatedly in agreement.
Seeing Aburame Shibi win the respect and trust of the two with just a few short sentences, Aozora couldn’t help but have a new interpretation of Aburame Shibi being a man of few words in the original work.
Being a man of few words didn’t mean he didn’t know how to speak; it just meant he was too lazy to speak.
After the review, Aburame Shibi picked up his chopsticks and said: “Let’s eat!” (END CHAPTER)