Chen Fan suddenly charged forward.
The Elite Jonin opposite him was clearly caught off guard by the bizarre move of the ‘cheerleaders,’ causing his reaction to be slightly slower.
Under normal circumstances, an Elite Jonin facing newly graduated students would not have to worry even if his reaction was a little slow.
He could easily deal with them even with both hands tied behind his back.
But his opponent was Chen Fan!
By the time he reacted, Chen Fan’s fist was already about to smash into his face!
“Damn, how is he so fast?!”
The Elite Jonin cursed inwardly, but he was, after all, a battle-hardened ninja.
Even in such a situation, he hurriedly reacted and crossed both arms in front of himself.
There was no time to dodge, but he could still block the attack.
He was an Elite Jonin.
Even if his opponent had gained the initiative, as long as he was given the slightest opportunity to react…
Bang!
The punch landed, and the Elite Jonin felt as though both his arms had been broken.
His body became unstable, leaving his defenses wide open.
How was this kid so strong?!
But it wasn’t over yet.
After the punch, Chen Fan smoothly transitioned into an elbow strike.
A side elbow, a horizontal elbow, an upward elbow.
At the end of the combo, Chen Fan brought down a knife-hand strike against his opponent’s neck.
Thud.
The Elite Jonin’s eyes rolled back, and he collapsed to the ground unconscious.
In an instant, everyone was stunned.
It was even more shocking than the earlier ‘tactical cheerleading.’
That was an Elite Jonin!
A battle-hardened Elite Jonin who had survived the Second Shinobi World War and experienced more than one life-or-death battle!
Yet he had actually been defeated in the blink of an eye…
“That idiot Genji was actually this careless…” Orochimaru’s expression was somewhat unpleasant.
He had seen everything clearly.
Under normal circumstances, the battle absolutely would not have ended like this.
But the Elite Jonin, Genji, had been far too careless!
Perhaps because they were in Konoha and his opponents were three children who had not even graduated, he had lowered his guard and relaxed mentally.
Of course, as an Elite Jonin, he still maintained a minimum level of vigilance.
Orochimaru had also warned him beforehand and told him that Chen Fan was quite strong.
Even if he had been careless, there were limits to it.
But then came the bizarre ‘cheerleader tactic,’ which caused him to freeze for that brief moment.
And that single moment determined the outcome!
If Genji had properly gotten serious, the battle absolutely would not have turned out this way!
But what did that matter?
“The old man’s mission wasn’t completed…” Orochimaru sighed softly.
In that instant, Orochimaru had indeed seen a glimpse of Chen Fan’s strength.
But the battle had ended far too quickly.
No matter how sharp his eyes were, how much could he really determine from it?
He could only wait until the exam was over and personally ask Chen Fan to demonstrate his abilities.
After all, it would be rather ridiculous to have Genji healed and then make Chen Fan fight him again, right?
“Rin, come over and bring him back.
I want to fight him one more time.”
Huh?!
Orochimaru froze.
Minato froze beside him.
Even Rin, who was serving as one of the cheerleaders, was stunned.
“Chen Fan, are you sure?” Rin couldn’t help asking.
“Haven’t you already won?”
Chen Fan replied as though it were perfectly obvious, “No.
I caught him off guard just now, and he didn’t use his full strength.”
“That won’t do.
How am I supposed to get full marks like this?”
He defeated an Elite Jonin and still couldn’t get full marks?
The supervising teacher standing nearby was completely dumbfounded.
Chen Fan ignored him and glanced at the system.
[System Notification: Defeated Elite Jonin.
Obtained 6,500 Experience Points.]
This was a big monster!
How could he possibly beat a monster like this only once?!
“Rin, listen to me and go save him.” Chen Fan smiled gently.
“A good woman should listen to her man.”
A good woman…
Rin immediately stopped hesitating and walked over.
She used the most basic Medical Ninjutsu, concentrating a green glow in her hand.
Before long, Elite Jonin Genji slowly regained consciousness.
“What happened to me…?” He looked dazed, then remembered what had just happened.
“Right, I lost.”
“No!
You haven’t lost yet.” Chen Fan spoke seriously.
“I caught you off guard just now.
Let’s do it again!”
Genji: “…”
Was that really how it worked?
It did seem to make some sense, but…
“In the world of ninja, a loss is a loss.” Genji lowered his head.
“There are no excuses.”
Yes, he had indeed been careless.
But so what?
Ninja only cared about the result!
His mission to test Chen Fan…
Had failed!
The pride of an Elite Jonin made him unwilling to deny his own defeat.
Chen Fan frowned.
“Enough talking.
Let’s continue!”
As he spoke, he punched toward him!
This time, Genji did not let his guard down.
He reacted in time and dodged.
“Wait, Chen Fan, you’ve already passed the exam.
I—”
“Stop wasting time.
Isn’t your mission to be my experience pack…
I mean, my sparring instructor?”
Genji paused upon hearing this and fell silent for a moment.
That was true.
His mission was to test Chen Fan.
For a ninja, the mission came first!
As for pride and dignity, those things should be thrown aside!
“Be careful.
I’m going to attack!” Genji said before drawing the ninja blade from his waist.
He was serious now!
Bang!
Chakra erupted beneath his feet, and his speed instantly skyrocketed.
It was merely basic chakra manipulation, but in the hands of an Elite Jonin like Genji, it flowed as smoothly as water, allowing him to push his explosive speed to its limits.
No wonder that even after being caught so completely off guard, he had still managed to react in time and cross his arms to block Chen Fan’s first punch.
He was a speed-based assassin-type ninja!
“That’s more like it!” Chen Fan grinned and charged forward.
This time, Genji displayed strength befitting his status.
His figure became elusive, like a ghost.
Before Chen Fan could reach him, he vanished into thin air within the unobstructed training ground.
The next second, he appeared beside Chen Fan.
His ninja blade was like the blade of a phantom, suddenly thrusting forward without warning.
Chen Fan turned his head and dodged while simultaneously throwing a punch.
But he only hit empty air…
“This is…” Chen Fan narrowed his eyes.
“Combining Genjutsu with swordsmanship and ninja footwork…
Now this looks like a proper battle.” Orochimaru licked his lips.
This was what a normal fight should look like!
Genji’s primary technique was the Konoha-Style Kenjutsu personally taught by the Second Hokage.
However, he had further modified it and perfectly integrated it with Genjutsu, creating a unique combat system.
A slash from the east, a punch from the west…
Feints and real attacks came one after another, leaving his opponent barely any time to respond.
This time, Chen Fan’s strength should finally become clear!
Genji, meanwhile, wore a smile.
“This kid is quite impressive.”
At this point, he had displayed the strength of an Elite Jonin.
Other than not actually trying to kill Chen Fan, he was treating him completely as an equal opponent.
Yet so far, he had not managed to hit Chen Fan even once!
That child had dodged every single one of his blades!
Was it instinct…?
“A child who hasn’t even graduated has reached this level.
He’s practically a legend!”
“Then let me see just how strong you really are!”
After several flashes, Genji used a feint to draw Chen Fan’s attention to the right.
The moment Chen Fan’s attention shifted, Genji seized his opportunity!
Slash!
He instantly appeared on Chen Fan’s left and swung his ninja blade.
With this move, I’ll force you to reveal your…
Suddenly!
“ROAR!!!”
Chen Fan suddenly let out a tremendous roar.
Battle Roar!!!
His voice boomed, waves of sound surging through the air and shaking everything around them!
For an instant, it seemed as though the roar had completely drowned out every other sound in the world.
Genji felt as though a savage beast were roaring right beside him.
His heart tightened, and his body instinctively froze for a moment.
Then…
When he recovered, he saw a fist growing larger and larger in his field of vision.
Bang!
For a moment, everyone fell silent.
This seemed…
pretty much the same as before.
Of course, there was one person who did not remain silent.
Chen Fan spoke with complete seriousness.
“I took another shortcut just now.
He didn’t know my abilities, so he charged in carelessly and got taken down by me…
Anyway, Rin, save him again.
I need to fight him one more time!”
Everyone: “…”