"What?"
"Yes!"
Obito was still shocked, but Shisui responded without hesitation.
"Follow closely."
Shisui took out a kunai, looked at Obito, and made a gesture.
This was the Uchiha clan's contact code.
Obito was stunned for a moment.
This little brother of the clan…
Seriously!
With a serious expression on his face, he nodded lightly, then quickly took out his shuriken and threw it at Jingyi.
Except for the occasional randomness, lateness, and the lack of awakening, this kid had achieved quite good performance in other aspects. With his unremitting efforts, his shuriken manipulation skills were very strong.
More than a dozen shuriken, flying from multiple angles, sealed all of Jingyi's routes.
However
When Jingyi made a seal, a clone appeared.
The next moment...
The two figures began to quickly evade the shuriken.
The real body and the clone had different movements, but both perfectly avoided the incoming projectiles none of the shuriken hit.
Shisui looked for opportunities from the side, but Jingyi's clone had no flaws at all, making it impossible to tell the difference.
And
Jingyi was very fast!
Was this the strength of a Chūnin?
He was shocked.
"Aren't you going to attack? Then it's my turn!"
Jingyi smiled, then rushed toward Obito to strike first.
Get this done first!
As he moved, the real body and the clone followed one after another.
Two shuriken were thrown out.
Obito quickly retreated, forming a seal, then opened his mouth to spit
A fireball engulfed Jingyi's figure.
Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!
"Obito!"
Rin was shocked.
This kid was too reckless. In this kind of spar, he actually used such a high-level ninjutsu.
However
The next moment, she realized her worries were unnecessary.
From within the fireball, Jingyi rushed out unharmed.
"It's a clone!"
Shisui understood instantly.
But...
Where was the real body?
His eyes swept the area. His expression sharpened, and he quickly shouted: "Obito, behind you!"
Obito looked confused.
Behind me? But this is just a clone.
The next moment, Shisui formed a seal and instantly appeared beside Obito.
He pulled out a kunai and struck a shuriken that had veered off.
The shuriken transformed back into Jingyi's form.
But—
Bang!
A kick sent Shisui flying.
As Obito prepared to react, he suddenly felt a chill at his neck.
A kunai!
"In a real battle, you would already be dead," Jingyi said calmly.
Obito's strength wasn't weak, but unfortunately, at this stage, he lacked awareness and adaptability.
Of course
All the kids were about the same.
Perhaps the strongest here was Shisui.
That Body Flicker Technique…
Truly worthy of the future "Shunshin no Shisui"!
Father like son.
Obito didn't understand what had just happened, but the others saw clearly before Obito launched the Fireball Jutsu, Jingyi had thrown two shuriken.
However
After the Fireball, there was one more.
Clearly, Jingyi had used the Substitution Jutsu, repositioned, and then transformed into a shuriken.
It was brilliant
Jingyi's speed was fast, his flow nearly seamless.
"Amazing…"
Rin's eyes widened.
"This teacher... is he really just a Chūnin?" Kurenai Yuhi was surprised.
If Shisui hadn't noticed in time, Obito might have been taken out instantly.
This teacher was definitely not an ordinary Chūnin.
An elite Chūnin.
Maybe even comparable to a Jōnin.
And
His mastery of the basic Three Techniques was amazing!
Even her father might not be this good…
At this level, he was teaching them?
She found it hard to believe.
"Does anyone here still think the Three Techniques are useless? I didn't even use a Shadow Clone just now. If I had, there'd have been even more variations," Jingyi said, throwing down a smoke bomb.
As the smoke cleared, more than a dozen clones stood there.
"Guess how many are Shadow Clones, and how many are ordinary clones?"
"If only I had a Sharingan…" Obito muttered, then stopped halfway.
There were very few Sharingan users.
Not every Uchiha had awakened it, and only the Uchiha clan of Konoha possessed it.
Besides the Sharingan and Byakugan, only a few sensory techniques could distinguish clones from Shadow Clones and encountering such enemies was rare.
Most of the time, this tactic would work.
"So, you're all still too young, too naïve. Study hard. We're still doing the Three Techniques lesson today."
"Who's for it, and who's against?"
Jingyi scanned the class.
No one dared to speak.
Obito might theoretically be the worst student, but in actual combat, he wasn't weak. Shisui, though young, was very strong and expected to meet the early graduation requirements this year.
In fact
Shisui had thought the same.
He believed there wasn't much more to learn at the Academy and considered graduating early.
But
After meeting Jingyi, things felt different.
The man hadn't used any advanced jutsu. With just the Three Techniques and taijutsu, he had easily overwhelmed both Shisui and Obito.
Such strength...
Was this really just Chūnin-level?
It turned out he was still far too weak.
As they say, the "three fires of a new official" did work after one show of force, no one questioned Jingyi's teachings, and all paid attention.
Konoha – Hokage's Office
"Lord Third."
"Sit."
Hiruzen Sarutobi was smoking, a crystal ball on the desk before him.
The man who entered was Shikaku Nara.
"Shikaku, how much do you know about this boy, Kanda Jingyi?"
"Jingyi?"
Shikaku glanced at the crystal ball and saw the scene of Jingyi training the kids.
But
After a few moments, he was surprised.
What incredible use of the Three Techniques!
Not just refined
His hand seals were so fast they were almost invisible, and his coordination with the Three Techniques was pushed to the extreme.
Although the training field made some flaws visible, once combined with smoke bombs, ninjutsu, and shadow clones, Jingyi could survive a real battlefield using just the basics.
Not only that
His taijutsu was strong too.
Was he really just a Chūnin?
No… something didn't add up.
Shikaku recalled Kanda Jingyi's profile.
He hadn't been this strong before. His taijutsu had been good but not like this.
"Lord Third, I recall that Kanda Keiichi's grandmother was from the Senju clan…"
"You're saying… he might have awakened Senju bloodline?"
Hiruzen paused mid-smoke.
The Senju clan
It was possible.
That bloodline was powerful, and the Second Hokage had chakra and physique far beyond ordinary shinobi.
Moreover
True strength often awakened in life-and-death situations.
He tapped his pipe thoughtfully.
After a while, he smiled. "It's a shame Tsunade isn't here. She would've been happy to hear this."
"Yes."
Shikaku didn't continue the topic.
He glanced again at the crystal ball, then said, "Lord Third, I believe Kanda Jingyi's strength is at least that of a Special Jōnin."
"He doesn't have enough mission credit. It would be premature to promote him without due process."
Hiruzen shook his head.
Shikaku nodded in understanding.
"Understood. I'll take my leave."
"Go ahead."
Shikaku exited.
The Third Hokage sat silently, letting the cigarette burn in his pipe, deep in thought.
A long moment passed.
He clapped twice.
An Anbu appeared.
"Keep an eye out for Tsunade's whereabouts. If located, tell her that Kanda Jingyi may have awakened the Senju bloodline. Ask if she'd like to return to the village to see him."
"Yes!"