"Wow, he's really going to fight? Letting the opponent use both hands and feet, that's way too disrespectful!"
The students erupted in shocked exclamations.
"I want to see how he plans to win. And if he loses, how will he handle the humiliation?"
"Satō, go for it! Beat that damn little brat who loves showing off!" Kameda loudly cheered for his best friend.
"Since both of you insist on fighting like this, then fine..."
Seeing that persuasion was useless and neither side had objections, Instructor Koda could only helplessly let them proceed.
"Get into position..."
"W-Wait..."
Satō suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly raised his hand to pause.
"Just to be clear, no hands and feet includes knees and elbows. Don't try to cheat with wordplay later..."
"..."
"Of course. You think I'm as shameless as you? Playing word games? I don't need tricks to beat a weakling like you." Ryun smirked and taunted Satō relentlessly.
"You bastard! You won't be laughing soon!" Satō pointed at him and spat out a threat.
"Alright, let's begin. We've wasted enough time already..."
Instructor Koda waved his hand, and the two took their positions.
"Fight... begin!"
With Instructor Koda's command, the battle commenced.
Satō pulled out a large number of shuriken from his ninja tool pouch and hurled them all at Ryun.
Ryun relied on his sharp eyesight, dodging left and right, jumping up and crouching down, narrowly avoiding each attack.
The scene left the spectators stunned. Ryun's agility was insane—he was way too good at dodging.
"Damn it..."
Seeing that his projectiles weren't hitting their mark, Satō grabbed a kunai and charged straight at Ryun.
Since Ryun couldn't use his hands or feet, Satō refused to believe he still couldn't win.
Satō slashed downward with the kunai, but Ryun sidestepped the attack. However, since Ryun couldn't counter with limbs, it seemed like all he could do was dodge and defend.
Undeterred by the failed strike, Satō launched a furious barrage of attacks, forcing Ryun to weave and retreat repeatedly.
"Ryun, go for it!"
Seeing Ryun at a clear disadvantage, Kushina couldn't help but feel worried.
"Satō, go! Beat that damn little brat!" Kameda didn't miss the chance to cheer for his buddy.
"You looking to die? I'll knock out a few more of your teeth later, believe me?"
Kushina's words made the cowardly Kameda break into a cold sweat and immediately shut up.
"All you do is dodge! What kind of man are you? Got the guts to stop running?" Satō panted heavily, exhausted from failing to land a single hit.
His shameless remark left the entire class speechless.
He was letting the opponent use both hands and feet, and now he wasn't even allowing dodging? Might as well just stand still and let him win.
Seeing Satō's stamina visibly drop, leaving him full of openings, Ryun seized the moment to counterattack after ducking under a horizontal kunai slash.
He bent his legs like a frog preparing to leap, then violently pushed off the ground, his whole body shooting upward. A fierce headbutt smashed straight into Satō's chin.
"Ugh..."
The headbutt was devastating. With a groan, Satō's eyes rolled back, and the sheer force sent him airborne.
Ryun followed up by driving his forehead hard into Satō's ribs.
"Oof..."
The brutal impact knocked the wind out of Satō, sending him crashing to the ground.
In the next instant, Ryun gathered all his strength and leaped high into the air.
He flipped midair, positioning himself head-down with his limbs tucked in, forming a straight line. Using gravity's pull, he prepared to deliver the most lethal move of all:
The Suicidal Rocket Headbutt!
All the students, including Kushina, stared in stunned silence, jaws dropping as they witnessed the hardest-headed person in history unleash the most brutal strike.
Just as Ryun tucked his neck in and the Suicidal Rocket Headbutt was about to smash into Satō's face, Instructor Koda grabbed Ryun's legs at the critical moment.
Barely avoiding a bloody mess, Instructor Koda let out a long sigh, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.
"I know you've got a hard head... but if that hit landed, it could've killed him..."
"Uh..."
Looking down at Satō, who was foaming at the mouth just inches away, Ryun awkwardly chuckled.
"Satō is KO'd. This match... Uchiha Ryun wins!" Instructor Koda announced the result.
The most absurd one-on-one ranking battle in Ninja Academy history ended with Ryun's victory. This fight was destined to be remembered by future students.
A certain sixth-year brat fought a ranking battle using only his head and knocked his opponent out cold, foaming at the mouth. If not for the teacher's intervention, it might've even been fatal.
When Instructor Koda declared the result, the students couldn't help but applaud and cheer. At this point, they had no choice but to admit defeat.
"Ryun... is truly a genius!" Minato clapped and praised.
"In the entire Ninja Academy, no one has a harder head than him..."
Hearing this, the other students instinctively nodded in agreement.
The title of Iron-Head Little Brat was destined to echo throughout the Ninja Academy once more!
"Hahaha... Ryun, you're the coolest!"
Kushina ran over and hugged Ryun's arm, laughing and praising him. Their intimate demeanor made many classmates envious.
As the outdoor class ended, the sun began to set in the distance. Some students were dismissed to go home, while those who wanted to learn medical ninjutsu stayed behind.
A large group of sixth-year students crowded into a classroom, each given a small booklet on medical ninjutsu basics.
A female medical ninja stood at the podium giving the lecture, while the students listened attentively.
About 80% of the class were girls. Male students like Ryun, who wanted to learn medical ninjutsu, were rare—most were physically weaker boys who weren't interested in combat.
This extra medical class lasted an hour, meaning school wouldn't end until after dark.
With the war ongoing, the Ninja Academy's heavy workload was unavoidable, and parents generally understood the village's stance.
Ryun and Kushina actually sneaked away with the first group of dismissed students, heading home early. The ones still in class listening attentively were actually their shadow clones.
At first, when Kushina heard shadow clones could be used like this, she immediately declared she'd skip school from now on. Wouldn't it be better for her real self to secretly go on dates with Ryun instead of attending class?
But after Ryun explained the side effects of shadow clones and she personally experienced the mental strain of absorbing an hour's worth of medical knowledge, she temporarily dropped the idea.
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