This was the shuriken throwing technique of the Uchiha clan, and only Minato Namikaze in the entire class could rival it.
Such an attack was nearly impossible to dodge entirely.
But since it was difficult to evade, why not just not dodge at all?
As the eight shuriken flew toward him, Yuya suddenly clenched his fist, a glint of determination flashing in his eyes. He slightly turned his body, bent his arm, and struck out toward the incoming shuriken.
"Is he crazy?!"
"Is he really going to use his fist to block shuriken?!"
At this moment, all the students widened their eyes in disbelief.
The Chunin teacher was momentarily stunned, then sneered. Even if those shuriken were unsharpened, they could still cause injury!
And this was Yuya's own choice; even if he got seriously hurt, he would only bear a small responsibility.
But in the next instant, when Yuya's fist struck the air, everyone's expressions froze.
Crack!!!
A dim white light flickered to life, then suddenly exploded.
Yuya's fist hadn't hit anything, yet it felt as if he had struck an invisible mirror.
Then, cracks suddenly appeared on this mirror, thin fissures spreading outward, and the air around them shattered.
The eight shuriken, which had been flying at high speed, suddenly seemed to sink into mud, moving slowly and laboriously.
In the end, none of them reached Yuya; they all fell powerless to the ground.
"This is impossible!"
"How can a fist block shuriken? Wait... Yuya must be using some kind of ninjutsu, but what kind? I didn't see him form any hand seals!"
The entire arena erupted in chaos.
All the students were wide-eyed, their expressions filled with disbelief.
Kushina, too, was stunned, covering her mouth in shock. She hadn't expected Yuya to possess such power.
On the other side, Minato, who had previously been indifferent to the battle, now looked intrigued, his eyes sparkling with curiosity about Yuya's strength.
"What... did you do?!"
In the arena, Izumi Uchiha was equally astonished. He hadn't expected his perfectly executed shuriken barrage to be rendered completely ineffective.
Yuya didn't answer Izumi's question. Instead, he suddenly pulled out a kunai and charged toward him.
Seeing this, Izumi's anger flared.
This guy was ignoring him completely!
"You think some strange ability will let you win against me? Arrogant fool! Let me show you the strength of the Uchiha clan!"
As Yuya rushed forward, Izumi also drew a kunai to meet him head-on.
In that moment, Yuya tightened his grip on the kunai.
Buzz!!!
A dim white aura suddenly enveloped the tip of the kunai, and he swung it down toward Izumi.
Izumi's pupils constricted as he sensed the danger from the white aura, but he could only brace himself and attempt to block with his kunai.
Finally, the two kunai clashed.
Strangely, there was no metallic clang of steel meeting steel.
Instead, the sound resembled glass shattering.
Crack!!
Thin cracks spread from the point of contact between the two kunai, radiating outward.
In an instant, Izumi felt a violent tremor in his hands, an overwhelming force enveloping his entire body.
That shockwave seemed capable of tearing him apart!
Clang!!
Izumi's kunai slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground, while he stumbled backward, a trickle of blood escaping from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with shock.
What was that white aura?!
What was this strange shockwave power?!
No one was there to answer his questions.
The students present, including the Chunin teacher, were all left dumbfounded.
A heavy silence fell over the arena.
But Yuya didn't stop; he continued to grip the kunai and charged at Izumi.
Having already suffered a setback, Izumi dared not confront Yuya head-on, dodging awkwardly.
He was clearly being pushed into a corner by Yuya!
Izumi kept retreating, the numbness and trembling in his body gradually fading, replaced by a flicker of anger.
How could he, a bottom-tier student, force him into such a position?!
Glancing at the Chunin teacher beside him, Izumi gritted his teeth.
"You're forcing my hand. Don't blame me if you die!"
In the next instant, Izumi halted, his hands flying through a series of hand seals.
However, before he could complete the seals, Yuya threw a handful of shuriken at him.
Swish!!
The shuriken struck true, but Izumi's body suddenly transformed into a piece of wood.
Substitution Jutsu!
Seeing Izumi finally use a ninjutsu, Yuya's eyes flickered with interest.
But in the next moment, a terrifying wave of heat surged from behind him, bringing with it an intense sense of burning before it even made contact.
"Fire Style! Great Fireball Jutsu!!"
The appearance of this ninjutsu sent shockwaves through the crowd.
After all, this was a C-rank ninjutsu!
Izumi was sweating profusely; casting this jutsu was a heavy burden for him, nearly exhausting his chakra.
The Great Fireball roared toward Yuya, and Izumi smirked. No matter how strong Yuya was, he couldn't possibly withstand this C-rank ninjutsu that he had just learned.
Boom!!
The explosion of the Great Fireball lit up the arena, causing all the students to instinctively step back, the heat warping their hair.
"Oh my god, Izumi can actually use such a jutsu!"
"Is he really just a student like us?"
Countless students displayed expressions of disbelief and shock.
"Yuya!!"
Kushina's face paled as she watched the scene unfold, unable to suppress her gasp.
This jutsu wasn't just about getting hurt; it could very well be fatal!
Even the Chunin teacher hadn't anticipated that Izumi could perform a C-rank ninjutsu.
He instinctively wanted to intervene but stopped himself, a cold glint in his eyes.
Unexpected events in battle... weren't they normal?
At this moment, facing the incoming Great Fireball, Yuya felt a chill run down his spine.
Although he had suspected that Izumi would use a substitution technique and attack from behind, he hadn't expected him to unleash a C-rank ninjutsu like the Great Fireball.
Ninjutsu was categorized into multiple ranks: S, A, B, C, D, and E.
E-rank was the level for ninja school, D-rank was commonly used by genin, while C-rank was typically employed by chunin!
Only exceptionally talented genin would frequently use C-rank ninjutsu.
"Indeed, one should never underestimate the ninjas of the Uchiha clan…"