After Otani Yuto made his announcement, he immediately pulled Mingxi out of the ground.
Looking at her disheveled appearance, Otani Yuto subconsciously glanced at Ketsuna.
Regardless of Mingxi's Uchiha identity, just based on her being a girl, even though she was a bit arrogant, if she didn't speak and you didn't see her defiant expression, she was essentially still a cute loli.
He never expected Ketsuna to be so unchivalrous.
He couldn't help but worry about him, wondering if he would ever have a girlfriend in the future?
Speaking of which, he was already over thirty, and it seemed he hadn't found a girlfriend either…
Otani Yuto thought this, his face darkening.
"Ketsuna, 'Reconciliation Seal'!"
The scoring teacher also walked over from the side.
He looked at the indignant Mingxi and the calm Ketsuna, then spoke as a matter of routine.
After hearing this, Mingxi reluctantly performed a 'Reconciliation Seal' with Ketsuna, then turned and walked away directly towards the lounge.
Ketsuna also performed the 'Reconciliation Seal' and then instantly left the area, heading to the lounge like Mingxi.
"Next match…"
After watching the two geniuses, Mingxi and Ketsuna, leave, Otani Yuto continued to call out the next students for their match.
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Lounge.
As soon as Mingxi saw the calm Ketsuna walk in, she couldn't help but clench her teeth.
Even though her strength had improved so much in just one month, she was still nowhere near his opponent.
Moreover, the Shadow Clone he created was so realistic that even her Sharingan couldn't find a flaw, making it impossible to identify his Shadow Clone as a fake…
"Hey!"
Mingxi called out to Ketsuna, who was sitting opposite her.
Ketsuna glanced at her but didn't respond.
"You're not still a Shadow Clone, are you?"
Seeing Ketsuna's apparent unwillingness to engage with her, Mingxi didn't mind.
Instead, she suddenly spoke, making Ketsuna look at her with surprise, seemingly not understanding why she would say such a thing.
"Grandpa told me that the Tenseigan's ocular power far surpasses that of the tomoe Sharingan.
You, having the Tenseigan, naturally wouldn't lack Chakra, so creating a few Shadow Clones wouldn't be an issue…"
As Mingxi spoke, she felt her guess was very accurate.
After all, Ketsuna's strength couldn't be inferred by common sense; he was a monster among geniuses, and even she was far inferior to him.
Although, Mingxi didn't really want to admit it…
"Stop overthinking.
It's better to recover your Chakra quickly now.
Aren't you still going to fight against the upper-grade students?"
Ketsuna spoke to Mingxi, and the latter part of his sentence directly struck her core.
That's right, as an arrogant Uchiha, it was one thing to be unable to defeat Hyuga Ketsuna, the 'genius monster', but if she couldn't even defeat an upper-grade Academy Student, that would truly be too shameful!
So, Mingxi really stopped bothering Ketsuna and began to meditate, accelerating the recovery of the Chakra within her body.
"This little girl isn't too foolish…"
Ketsuna thought this as he watched Mingxi enter a meditative state.
Since he awakened the Tenseigan, his main body had never left the Hyuga Clan; it was always his Shadow Clone that went out.
The reason for this was the strict requirements of the Hyuga Clan Head and elders.
After all, Hyuga Ketsuna was the only clan member to awaken the Tenseigan in the Hyuga Clan, and until he fully matured, he would be heavily protected by the Hyuga higher-ups, ensuring he would not die prematurely in his youth…
Although, Ketsuna, with his extraordinary strength, didn't really care.
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Time slowly passed, and the students, having eaten lunch, continued with the last few matches.
At the same time, the dozen or so upper-grade Academy Students arranged by the teachers were also quietly waiting nearby, because next, they would serve as the main fighters, accepting challenges from these adorable junior students.
"…Last match, Hua Jingfeng versus Takano Takeya."
As Otani Yuto's voice fell, the two girls, Hua Jingfeng and Takano Takeya, walked directly into the battle arena…
Hua Jingfeng had a doll-like face, and when she smiled, her dimples and canine teeth showed, her adorable appearance immediately attracting the attention of some upper-grade Academy Students.
"What a cute junior!"
"I wonder which of us will be her opponent later!
Let's agree beforehand, when fighting this junior later, we must go easy on her!"
"Of course, facing such a cute junior, I simply can't bring myself to hit her!"
"..."
These upper-grade Academy Students whispered among themselves while observing Hua Jingfeng and her opponent.
Compared to the cute and sweet-looking Hua Jingfeng, the female classmate in front of her seemed rather ordinary, with freckles on her face, slightly dark skin, and her build appeared even more robust than some boys, not at all like a girl…
In the arena, as the scoring teacher's voice fell, after the two performed the 'Confrontation Seal' with each other, the match began.
Takano Takeya initiated the attack first.
Her unusual physique gave her explosive power, and she charged towards Hua Jingfeng with an exaggerated momentum, like a small wild elephant.
Among her peers, Takano Takeya, with her 'robust' physique, was basically a 'tyrant', as Academy Students of this age wouldn't know any powerful Ninjutsu.
To defeat an opponent, they could only rely on Taijutsu or ninja tools, and both of these were Takano Takeya's strengths.
Her Ninjutsu aptitude was average, but her talent in Taijutsu and controlling ninja tools was top-tier…
"Hmph!"
Takano Takeya quickly rushed in front of Hua Jingfeng, then let out a loud shout, her fist smashing fiercely towards the latter's face, showing no intention of holding back…
"Takano Takeya is the strongest student besides the two of us.
Hua Jingfeng is in trouble."
Mingxi, whose Chakra had mostly recovered, returned to the spectator area.
He came to Ketsuna, who had been standing there for an unknown amount of time, and spoke with a playful expression, seemingly looking forward to Hua Jingfeng's cute face being beaten into a 'pig's head'.
Ketsuna glanced at Mingxi, then said calmly: "Classmate Hua Jingfeng will not lose."
"You're so confide—"
Before Mingxi could finish her word "confident," she saw a dramatic reversal of the situation in the arena.
With Hua Jingfeng's frail body, she should have been unable to withstand Takano Takeya's punch, but a strange scene occurred!
Takano Takeya's fist suddenly stopped just one centimeter away from Hua Jingfeng's cheek.
No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't advance any further!
"This is…"
Takano Takeya looked in astonishment at the black substance that suddenly appeared on Hua Jingfeng's cheek.
That shadow-like thing actually solidified and spread from her fist, looking from a distance as if she had put on a black glove…
"What is that thing?"
Mingxi, outside the arena, naturally also saw this scene: the black substance that suddenly appeared on Hua Jingfeng's face stopped Takano Takeya's fierce punch!
"Yes, what is that thing?"
Ketsuna secretly revealed a smile.
He was looking forward to Hua Jingfeng displaying the power of 'Youying'…