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Suddenly, the classroom door was pushed open from the outside, and then a tall, burly figure strode in, his gaze sweeping over the four people in the classroom one by one. Then he shouted loudly,
"Which one of you is Naruto? Step forward!"
"???"
When Naruto heard this person call his name, a look of curiosity involuntarily appeared on his face. He then looked at Megumi Fushiguro and the others beside him and asked,
"Who's this?"
"He's Aoi Todo!"
Megumi Fushiguro looked at the newcomer with a solemn expression and said in a deep voice, "A third-year student from Kyoto Prefectural Jujutsu High School, a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer!"
"A third-year student?"
"A Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer?"
When Nobara Kugisaki and Itadori Yuji heard Megumi Fushiguro's words, their gazes toward Aoi Todo immediately showed surprise. The former was surprised that this old-looking man was still a student, while the latter was surprised by his Jujutsu Sorcerer grade.
"Aoi Todo—so it's him."
When Naruto heard the name Megumi Fushiguro spoke, a look of realization immediately appeared in his eyes. He then stepped forward, looked at Aoi Todo, and said,
"I am Naruto. May I ask what you need me for?"
Naruto had heard of Aoi Todo's name and knew that he was his elder sister Yuki Tsukumo's student, so he could roughly guess the reason for his appearance here to find him.
"So you're Naruto, kid?!"
Aoi Todo stared at Naruto for a while, then suddenly asked him, "Kid, what kind of women do you like?"
When Naruto heard Aoi Todo's question, a few black lines couldn't help but appear on his forehead. He then lowered his head and covered his face, saying, "As expected of Big Sister's student, he even inherited this catchphrase."
No doubt, anyone who can say such a catchphrase is definitely a student of Yuki Tsukumo!
"Hahaha!"
Aoi Todo burst into laughter when he heard Naruto's words. He then extended his hand toward him and said, "Kid, nice to meet you. I'm Big Sister's student, Aoi Todo. Let's have a fight!"
The news of Yuki Tsukumo transferring from Kyoto Prefectural Jujutsu High School to Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical High School had already spread between the two schools. As Yuki Tsukumo's student from another school, Aoi Todo naturally couldn't remain indifferent when he heard such news. He immediately found Yuki Tsukumo and asked her the reason for her transfer.
Yuki Tsukumo didn't hide anything and directly told him it was because of Naruto. Then Aoi Todo immediately came looking for him.
Of course, Aoi Todo didn't come to find Naruto out of jealousy or anything. He simply wanted to see what kind of person could make his teacher go against the Jujutsu High higher-ups to protect him.
"I refuse!"
Naruto directly refused Aoi Todo's challenge, shaking his head and saying, "I don't like such meaningless battles."
"Meaningless?"
When Aoi Todo heard Naruto's words, his expression immediately turned serious. He then began taking off his clothes while looking at Naruto, saying in a serious tone, "Listen, brother, when men spar, you can be perfunctory, or you can refuse, but you should never use 'meaningless' as a reason."
"Why?" Naruto couldn't help but ask curiously when he heard Aoi Todo's words.
"Because life is not meaningless!"
Aoi Todo answered loudly, then ripped off his unbuttoned jacket, revealing his muscular physique. He challenged Naruto again, saying, "So, let's have a man-to-man showdown, Naruto!"
Aoi Todo firmly believed that only a no-holds-barred exchange of fists was the best way for men to understand each other!
"What you said... seems to make some sense."
Naruto pondered Aoi Todo's words for a moment, but still shook his head and refused his challenge request, saying, "But I'm sorry, I still refuse."
"Why?"
Being rejected again made Aoi Todo's eyes narrow slightly as he looked at Naruto and asked, "Are you perhaps afraid of losing to me, your senior?"
"That's not it."
Naruto shook his head, then looked at him and said seriously, "Because the gap between us is too big, there's no need to spar at all."
Naruto could feel that Aoi Todo's strength was not weak, and he even knew his Technique clearly, which is why he said that sparring with him would be a meaningless battle.
"Too big a gap?"
When Aoi Todo heard Naruto's words, he was stunned for a moment. Then he reacted and bowed, apologizing, "Sorry, I forgot that you're not yet a formal Jujutsu Sorcerer. Requesting a spar from you now is my oversight. I apologize to you and hope you can forgive me."
Aoi Todo had always been in contact with Yuki Tsukumo and knew some things about Naruto. He only remembered at this moment that Yuki Tsukumo had always forbidden him from having contact with anything related to Jujutsu before bringing Naruto back to Japan, and that he was currently a complete Jujutsu novice.
After he remembered this, he immediately sincerely apologized to Naruto.
"No, no, no, you misunderstood."
Naruto saw Aoi Todo's action and immediately waved his hand at him, then explained,
"I am now a formal Jujutsu Sorcerer, and what I meant by those words just now was—um, how should I put it?"
Naruto's words trailed off halfway, and a conflicted expression suddenly appeared on his face. He wanted to say that it was because he felt Aoi Todo was too weak and sparring with him would be meaningless, but he also felt that saying such a thing might cause Aoi Todo to misunderstand.
"Hmm?"
When Aoi Todo heard Naruto's hesitant words and saw the conflicted expression on his face, he vaguely sensed something. His gaze suddenly sharpened as he looked at him and asked, "You just said you're already a formal Jujutsu Sorcerer. Can you tell me your Jujutsu Sorcerer grade?"
"It's Special Grade, you know!"
Before Naruto could speak, Nobara Kugisaki on the side blurted out the answer for him, then looked at Aoi Todo's reaction with great interest, as if she was anticipating something.
Beside them, Megumi Fushiguro and Itadori Yuji exchanged glances, seeing a mix of helplessness and anticipation in each other's eyes.
"Special Grade?!"
When Aoi Todo heard Nobara Kugisaki's words, a sharp glint immediately flashed in his eyes. He also understood the reason for Naruto's earlier hesitation. He then stared at Naruto and asked in a serious tone,
"So, you think I'm too weak, which is why you don't want to spar with me, right?"
Naruto remained silent at his words, but his silence felt deafening to Aoi Todo.
"Hahaha, it seems I've been underestimated!"
Naruto's silence made Aoi Todo burst into laughter. Then he suddenly exploded forward, kicking toward Naruto.
Feeling utterly humiliated, Aoi Todo believed that only by giving Naruto a good beating could he heal the wound in his heart.
Woah!
Naruto raised his hand and easily blocked the incoming kick, causing Aoi Todo's expression to change slightly, followed by an excited look.
Because he didn't feel any Cursed Energy fluctuations from Naruto, which meant Naruto had easily blocked his attack with pure physical strength!
Aoi Todo's fighting style was to only use his physical strength. He only used his Cursed energy and Cursed Technique when fighting Special Grade opponents. At other times, he relied solely on physical strength.
This fighting style had always been his source of pride, and he never expected Naruto to have the same style!
"This isn't the place to fight. Follow me!"
After Naruto blocked Aoi Todo's attack, his body suddenly closed in on him. He quickly said this to him, then placed one hand on his chest. The next moment, he exerted force with his feet and pushed Aoi Todo's body rapidly out of the classroom.
Itadori Yuji, Megumi Fushiguro, and Nobara Kugisaki immediately followed.
"Haha!"
On the playground, Aoi Todo, who had been pushed out of the classroom by Naruto, laughed excitedly. He then grabbed Naruto's wrist, which was on his chest, and punched Naruto's face with his other hand.
Naruto leaned back, dodging Aoi Todo's punch. Then, with his right hand like a blade, he horizontally slashed at Aoi Todo's chest, the accompanying whoosh of air sounding like a whistling blade.
Aoi Todo felt the sharpness of Naruto's strike, and his face suddenly changed. He instinctively retreated and subconsciously condensed Cursed Energy in front of his chest.
Rip!
Even though he had pulled back in time and subconsciously used Cursed Energy for defense, a shallow wound was still carved into Aoi Todo's chest by the sharp wind blade.
"How is that possible?!"
Aoi Todo looked down at the wound on his chest, his eyes filled with disbelief. Then he looked at Naruto and asked, "You didn't use Cursed Energy for that attack, yet you managed to break through my Cursed Energy defense. How did you do it?"
"Because I used swordsmanship for that strike," Naruto replied.
"That's still impossible!"
Aoi Todo still found Naruto's explanation hard to accept. As a Grade 1 Jujutsu Sorcerer, with his Cursed Energy defense, let alone bare hands—even the sharpest blade in the world, without Cursed Energy applied, couldn't break through his defense.
Yet Naruto did it with ease!
"It's possible."
Naruto didn't know how to explain, only answering affirmatively.
In this world, Naruto's physical strength had reached its true limit. And Aoi Todo was not a Cursed Spirit that couldn't be touched without Cursed Energy; he was a real flesh-and-blood human. So even if he used Cursed Energy for defense, he couldn't withstand Naruto's sword Techniques enhanced by breathing methods—even though he didn't have a sword in his hand.
"I see!"
When Aoi Todo heard Naruto's answer, his expression also became serious. He then gave a self-deprecating smile and said, "Being unable to understand an opponent's strength means my training is insufficient, rather than questioning the opponent."
Saying that, Aoi Todo took a stance and said in a deep voice, "Then for the next fight, I'll be using Cursed Energy!"
As mentioned before, Aoi Todo never used Cursed Energy when fighting opponents below Special Grade. Now that he proactively stated he would use it, it showed that he had already acknowledged Naruto's Special Grade status.
Naruto simply nodded silently in response and then took a stance.
Whoosh!
Aoi Todo concentrated Cursed Energy in his legs, then powerfully pushed off. The next moment, his figure appeared in front of Naruto, and his Cursed Energy-infused fist slammed toward Naruto's head.
Naruto immediately clenched his fist and swung it to meet the attack.
Boom!
Their fists didn't directly connect; instead, the wind pressure from the punch collided with the Cursed Energy-infused fist, producing a loud bang. Then both of them were pushed back.
This time, Aoi Todo clearly saw Naruto's fighting style and was amazed by his physical strength.
Just by relying on pure physical strength, the force of his punch could contend with Cursed Energy. This power was incredible.
However, that made it even more exciting!
"Again!"
Aoi Todo roared and attacked Naruto again, silently thinking, At least make him use Cursed Energy!
If he lost while using Cursed Energy against someone who wasn't, it would be too humiliating.
Naruto understood his intent.
Fine.
He released his Cursed Energy.
Black lightning burst around him, forcing Aoi Todo to retreat instantly.
Rumble!
Cursed Energy surged violently, forming a spinning black sphere in Naruto's palm.
The air trembled.
The sky above twisted into a vortex.
"So amazing!"
In the distance, Nobara Kugisaki, Itadori Yuji, and Megumi Fushiguro stared in shock.
Naruto vanished—
and reappeared in front of Aoi Todo.
The Rasengan was already at his face.
"I can't dodge this."
Aoi Todo froze.
'So this is it...'
He closed his eyes.
Boom!
A deafening explosion roared beside him.
Wind blasted past his body.
But—
he wasn't dead.
He opened his eyes.
Naruto stood right in front of him, smiling faintly.
The Rasengan stopped less than three centimeters from his face.
Behind him—a massive trench stretched into the distance.