Shindai and Asuma Sarutobi fought purely with Taijutsu. Uchiha Hikari watched with a complicated expression, her inner assessment being that it wasn't very good, far inferior to the Taijutsu battles of Ninja from their era.
Shindai and Asuma Sarutobi fought very fiercely.
However, overall, Shindai was at a disadvantage.
Just then, Shindai's face was punched, and he staggered back several steps.
Asuma Sarutobi blew on his fist: "Satisfying!"
Shindai clutched his cheek, grimacing as he looked at the triumphant Asuma Sarutobi: "It was just good luck! What are you so proud of?!"
Asuma Sarutobi bounced twice in place, excitedly waving at Shindai: "Hey, come again! If I don't beat you until you're picking up your teeth from the ground today, then I'm not a Sarutobi!"
"Bring it on!"
Shindai stiffened his neck and charged towards Asuma Sarutobi.
Asuma Sarutobi's fist was already charged, aiming to smash Shindai's face again.
But to Asuma Sarutobi's surprise, Shindai seemed unwilling to dodge.
What did this mean?
Giving up?
But... who cares! A fist that can hit Shindai is a good fist!
Asuma Sarutobi's fist successfully landed on Shindai's face.
Yet, Shindai strangely revealed a smile.
Shindai looked at Asuma Sarutobi with a twisted expression: "Felt good, didn't it? I'll make you feel even better next."
The next second, Asuma Sarutobi's face turned green, and his entire back arched.
"Let, let go!"
"Let go? I was planning to mess around a bit longer!"
"You shameless guy, you're using dirty tricks again!"
"Dirty tricks? Did I use Ninjutsu? Did I use Genjutsu? This is still within the scope of Taijutsu, isn't it? Grabbing your crotch, I haven't broken any rules!"
That's right, Shindai took a punch from Asuma Sarutobi head-on, just to make Asuma Sarutobi lower his guard, so he could successfully grab his crotch.
Asuma Sarutobi endured the soreness, trying to throw another punch.
"Hmm? Still dare to move?!"
With a squeeze from Shindai, Asuma Sarutobi's expression instantly became incredibly distorted: "Ow~"
Uchiha Hikari couldn't bear to watch anymore and turned her head away.
Shindai chuckled sinisterly: "Beg for mercy or not?"
Asuma Sarutobi was trembling all over: "No, impossible!"
"Oh? Then I'm going to start messing around, tsk, maybe in the future you'll be called Asuma No-Balls Sarutobi. I heard you and Yuhi are quite close, you must like Yuhi, right? What a pity, from now on you can only be good sisters with Yuhi~"
"Wait, wait!"
Asuma Sarutobi's face was bruised, and he grudgingly said: "I, I surrender!"
Shindai said with a grin: "Oh, you surrendered, but your surrender attitude isn't very good~"
Asuma Sarutobi made a bitter face and unwillingly apologized: "I, I sincerely apologize to you, Shindai, please forgive me!"
"Why didn't you apologize earlier? I'm a magnanimous person, so I'll reluctantly forgive you."
Shindai let go.
And at that moment, Asuma Sarutobi suddenly exploded, leaping towards Shindai with a kick.
"Kid! Take this!"
A smirk played on Shindai's lips: "I've been guarding against you all along!"
With a "bang," Shindai was enveloped in smoke, replaced by a tree stump.
Asuma Sarutobi's face changed: "Substitution Technique?!"
"I'm below you."
Asuma Sarutobi, still in mid-air, looked down and saw Shindai at his landing spot below, with Shindai forming the Tiger hand sign with both hands.
"Fire Release? We agreed no Ninjutsu!"
"It's not Fire Release! This is what Kakashi taught me, Konoha's Secret Taijutsu Ultimate Art! One Thousand Years of Death!"
Shindai's fingers, forming the Tiger hand sign, thrust upwards fiercely.
Asuma Sarutobi's face instantly turned bright red.
"Ah!"
A piercing scream echoed throughout the small forest.
Uchiha Hikari, who happened to witness it, couldn't help but clench her buttocks.
What a vicious Taijutsu!
Asuma Sarutobi lay on the ground like a dead dog, his body still twitching uncontrollably.
Shindai walked to Asuma Sarutobi's front, looking down at him triumphantly: "Trying to ambush me? Dream on! Now, the victor is decided, I am the winner!"
Asuma Sarutobi leaned against a tree, clutching his backside, looking unwilling: "You're still as devious as ever!"
Shindai pouted: "What's wrong with being devious? Winning is all that matters. Do you want to be like you, only good when you lose? Speaking of which, it's quite far from Konoha here. Are you really running away from home and not going back?"
Asuma Sarutobi said firmly: "No, I won't go back. I must carve out my own path outside. I don't want to live under his shadow forever!"
Shindai shook his head: "You're truly stubborn. I'd love for someone to protect me."
Asuma Sarutobi said unhappily: "Hmph, you wouldn't understand. When I put all my effort into completing something, hoping for everyone's recognition, and then others lightly say, 'As expected of Hokage-sama's son,' do you know how I feel inside? My efforts are negated by a single sentence."
Shindai thought for a moment and then agreed: "That does sound a bit frustrating."
Asuma Sarutobi looked at Shindai with some surprise, not expecting Shindai to understand him.
"Want one?"
Asuma Sarutobi pulled out a cigarette and offered one to Shindai.
Looking at the cigarette Asuma Sarutobi offered, Shindai raised an eyebrow: "Is it really okay for you to smoke at your age?"
"Hmph, what? Is there an age limit? So what if I smoke, if you don't dare, then fine, saves me one."
"What do I have to be afraid of!"
Shindai, who had almost no resistance to provocation, took the cigarette Asuma Sarutobi offered, then lit it with Asuma Sarutobi's lighter.
"Cough, cough~"
Shindai took a puff and coughed violently: "What is this, it's so strong."
"Heh, real men need it strong."
Asuma Sarutobi took a satisfying puff.
Uchiha Hikari looked blankly at Shindai and Asuma Sarutobi, who were now puffing smoke. Weren't they just fighting? How did they look so harmonious in an instant?
Asuma Sarutobi looked at Uchiha Hikari: "Speaking of which, who is she?"
"Her? She's my friend. I'm planning to take her to Konoha."
"Alright then, once you're in Konoha, don't tell anyone where I am. You haven't seen me. I'm leaving. Oh, I'm giving this to you, consider it a thank-you for covering for me."
Asuma Sarutobi tossed the remaining cigarettes and the lighter to Shindai, then stood up with difficulty, walking with a waddle towards Kamimaki Town, his legs clamped together.
Shindai watched Asuma Sarutobi's retreating figure, stroking his chin and muttering: "Is this the story of a rich second-generation starting a business? No, it should be an official second-generation. The Sandaime is quite poor; his investment was only 200,000 ryo."
Shindai said to Uchiha Hikari: "Nameless, sorry to keep you waiting, let's go."
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