Natsuki gave his reason. "Minato has already been defeated by me, so I set my sights on the students in the higher grades."
Was he really this sharp-edged?
Hearing this, Ishida Yū could not help having his breath catch.
The current Natsuki was clearly different from before.
But Ishida Yū could understand it.
After all, he had become Orochimaru's student ahead of time.
A person's personality and way of doing things would change depending on various factors.
Now, Natsuki and Minato only attended theory classes at the Ninja Academy.
Because their practical combat teachers had become Orochimaru and Jiraiya.
"Who do you want to challenge?"
Ishida Yū came back to his senses and asked.
"Third-year Akimichi Chōza, Nara Shikaku, and Yamanaka Inoichi."
Natsuki answered without hesitation.
Most of the reason he had given earlier was fake. His true goal was to unlock Ability Four of the Uzumaki Naruto Template.
Among the seven geniuses introduced by Minato, only Chōza, Shikaku, and Inoichi could be considered soft targets.
Nawaki, Mikoto, Hiashi, and Hizashi were all from major clans.
The Sharingan and Byakugan were even capable of challenging opponents above their level, so there was a possibility he could fail.
As for Chōza, Shikaku, and Inoichi, Natsuki felt he could easily win.
First, he understood the secret techniques of their Ino-Shika-Chō formation very well.
Second, they were still young.
In short, he would first dominate the second and third years.
Of course, Ishida Yū's guess was also correct.
Natsuki was now Orochimaru's student, so he no longer had to hide everything.
If he wanted to reveal the abilities of his character templates, the best way was to disguise himself as a one-in-ten-thousand genius.
If anyone asked, he would say he created the ninjutsu himself.
"Alright. I'll go find Ikeuchi-sensei from the third-year class later."
Ishida Yū smiled and said, "I don't think he'll refuse."
Natsuki was now Orochimaru's student, and his future was limitless.
As for the teachers of the Ninja Academy, they were generally Chunin. Even if they had ten times the courage, they would not dare offend Orochimaru or his student.
Ishida Yū soon took action.
After chatting with Natsuki, he went upstairs to another faculty office.
"Ikeuchi-sensei."
Ishida Yū walked up to a young man.
"Ishida Yū-sensei, it's rare for you to come looking for me."
Ikeuchi was a little surprised and asked, "Is something the matter?"
"It's like this."
Ishida Yū immediately explained the cause and the whole story.
"As expected of a genius chosen by Orochimaru-sama. He's already pursuing higher goals."
After listening, Ikeuchi sighed with emotion.
At the same time, he was also very envious of Ishida Yū.
One class had actually produced three peerless geniuses. It was simply unbelievable.
Although Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Tsunade had not officially taken students yet, with their strength and status, every move they made would attract attention.
The fact that they were teaching Minato, Natsuki, and Nonō had long since spread throughout Konoha.
It was said that Danzō had flown into a rage.
"What do you think?"
Ishida Yū asked with a smile.
"How about holding a class exchange match?"
Ikeuchi asked after thinking for a moment.
Ishida Yū was slightly startled, then understood.
Ikeuchi was assuming that Natsuki would defeat Chōza, Shikaku, and Inoichi.
But if word got out, it would make their third-year Class A lose face.
In that case, it would be better to hold an exchange match between the two classes, where everyone participated. With wins and losses on both sides, it would not be so hard to accept.
"That works."
Ishida Yū immediately agreed.
He now had Minato, Natsuki, and Nonō. His performance this year was already secured, and he might even be evaluated as an outstanding Sensei.
"Then tomorrow afternoon."
Ikeuchi said again.
Ishida Yū nodded.
After returning, he told Natsuki about this.
Naturally, Natsuki had no objections.
As long as he could achieve his goal, there was no difference between a direct challenge and an exchange match between two classes.
Time came to the next afternoon.
On the Ninja Academy's training field.
The students of second-year Class A and third-year Class A were sizing each other up.
"Are those Natsuki and Minato?"
Chōza looked at the black-haired and blond boys not far away and asked.
"Mm, it's them."
Inoichi nodded and said, "The two of them will probably be your opponents."
In third-year Class A, Shikaku ranked first, Chōza ranked second, and he ranked third.
But in terms of practical combat, Chōza was the strongest.
The Ino-Shika-Chō combination was very famous in the shinobi world, and the secret techniques of the three clans could cooperate with each other to produce terrifying effects.
If separated, the Akimichi Clan had the strongest one-on-one combat ability.
Because the secret techniques of the Yamanaka Clan and Nara Clan mainly focused on control and harassment.
Shikaku sighed and said, "Their teachers are Orochimaru-sama and Jiraiya-sama."
"It's fine. It's only an exchange match anyway."
Inoichi comforted him and said, "Besides, losing to them wouldn't be embarrassing."
At two in the afternoon.
Ishida Yū and Ikeuchi walked into the field and announced that the exchange match had officially begun.
Natsuki watched the sparring matches on the field and suddenly thought of a problem.
According to the rules of this exchange match, he could only defeat one of the Ino-Shika-Chō trio.
But he was planning to fight all three of them.
Natsuki fell into thought.
He felt he could issue a challenge to them.
"Seventeenth match, Kira Natsuki versus Akimichi Chōza."
Ishida Yū announced.
Shikaku and Inoichi had already fought.
The former faced Minato and was easily defeated by him.
The latter faced Onodera and ultimately won.
After the two of them entered the field, Chōza was the first to launch an attack.
He fully displayed what it meant to be a nimble fat person, throwing a punch at extremely high speed.
Head Chef Flying Kick!
Natsuki gave him no chance to get close. He leapt up and kicked out with his right leg.
Chōza immediately changed the direction of his fist.
Fist and foot collided, and his heavy body uncontrollably took half a step back.
He immediately showed a surprised expression.
Shikaku and the others were the same.
Because they remembered that Natsuki was famous for swordsmanship, not taijutsu.
But Natsuki did not let up after gaining the advantage. Using the force of Chōza's punch, he rose into the air again.
Head Chef Drop Kick!
His entire body dropped downward.
The heavy force stirred up the sound of wind.
Chōza's expression changed, and he felt a pressure descending from above.
Partial Multi-Size Technique!
His right hand rapidly enlarged, meeting Natsuki like a five-fingered mountain.
With a boom, the airflow swept out in all directions.
Chōza's face was full of strain. All the strength in his body gathered in his right palm, forming a stalemate with Natsuki.
Reinforcement Magecraft!
Natsuki's feet were immediately reinforced.
Golden Right Foot!
His body spun in midair, then kicked toward Chōza.
Chōza had not expected such a change at all.
He let out a muffled groan and was kicked into rolling several times across the ground.
"How did Natsuki's taijutsu become so strong?"
Minato's expression became extremely solemn.
He had thought that under Jiraiya's guidance, he had already improved very quickly, especially since he had just defeated Shikaku without revealing his new ninjutsu. But the speed of Natsuki's progress in taijutsu made him unable to understand it even more.
Minato even felt that if he did not handle it carefully, Natsuki could defeat him with taijutsu alone.
"The winner is Kira Natsuki!"
Ishida Yū announced loudly with a smile on his face.
"Ishida Yū-sensei, Ikeuchi-sensei, I have an unreasonable request."
Natsuki bowed slightly and said, "I have long admired Ino-Shika-Chō, and I hope to witness it for myself."
Ishida Yū and Ikeuchi could not help being stunned.
What did that mean?
Didn't you just defeat Akimichi Chōza?
But they quickly understood, and shocked expressions appeared on their faces.
You want to fight three?
(To be continued.)
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