Chapter 6: A Duel with an Unexpected Twist

Ikkaku rubbed his hands together, playing on the anticipation of the ninja school students. After observing everyone's expectant faces, he slowly pulled out a piece of paper with a name written on it and, seeing the glowing 'Fujitani Kiyoshinobu', read it word by word: "Uchiha Kazuki is today's first participant."

When the audience heard the surname Uchiha, the atmosphere became noticeably livelier, but upon hearing the next name, there were some sighs of disappointment.

The meaning of those sighs was obvious: people were expecting to see a fierce battle between geniuses on the stage. Hearing the surname Uchiha, they thought that Shisui's name had come out.

And the students were quite clear about Kazuki's strength.

As an Uchiha and being a nearly twelve-year-old student who had yet to apply for graduation, Kazuki's fame was, in a sense, not inferior to that of Konoha's current star, Hatake Kakashi.

In particular, he was a descendant of Uchiha Kagami.

Kazuki smiled calmly, winked at the smiling Shisui, and slowly walked to the center of the stage.

Ikkaku frowned and glanced at Kazuki with some reluctance.

He had a good impression of Kazuki. Although this student was a ninja of the Uchiha clan, his talent was really bad, but he was a very polite boy.

It can only be said that even in a powerful clan, there will be people without talent.

If it weren't for the exam, Ikkaku wouldn't want this student he liked to suffer public humiliation. But as a Konoha ninja, he had to uphold the rules of the exam.

Shaking his head, Ikkaku took out the second paper from the container and read out the name 'Shiranui Genma': "Nohara Rin, please come up on stage!"

Ikkaku felt a little relieved. Although Nohara Rin was a very talented kunoichi, she was a gentle girl.

If she was on stage, perhaps Kazuki would not suffer such a disastrous defeat…

"Great! Rin, it's you!" Obito excitedly shouted to Nohara Rin next to him. "Don't worry, Rin, with your strength, you can definitely beat that last-place guy!"

"No, that's not right... Not just that last-place guy, Rin can win all the way, and then teach Kakashi that bastard a lesson, and get the attention of the Third Hokage!"

Obito's voice was loud, attracting the attention of the other students at the ninja school.

Although some frowned at Obito's words, no one contradicted him. In the public perception, although Obito said things tactlessly, he was just directly expressing what others thought.

Nohara Rin took a deep breath, first looked at Obito sternly, signaling him to shut up, and then walked briskly to the ring and stood opposite Kazuki.

Kakashi, who was standing aside, finally put down the book in his hand when he saw Nohara Rin appear, but when he saw that the opponent was Kazuki, he scratched his head in boredom.

Kazuki watched the scene in silence, pleased with Obito's reaction.

"Kazuki kid, what childish game are you playing... You actually let these students in the ninja school think you are the last one..." Tobirama twitched the corner of his mouth, although he had long known that Kazuki was not a normal Uchiha.

"Tobirama, why are you anxious again..." Kazuki sighed and said disdainfully: "What does strength matter? The daily Will of Fire class at the ninja school is the real treasure here."

"The First Headmaster of the ninja school doesn't have this understanding? Truly disappointing."

Tobirama's face darkened. He didn't know why, but every time Kazuki spoke of the will of fire, even he felt that it wasn't a good thing…

Ikkaku nodded to Kazuki and Run, turned around and said to everyone: "Today's exam, you We can use lethal ninjutsu. Except for the explosive tags, any ninja tools can be used."

"Don't worry. Besides the teacher, there are also Hatake Chunin watching here. Just do it boldly. If there is any danger, we will enter the field at any time."

"So, Rin, Kazuki, are you ready?" Ikkaku stepped back and said in a deep voice: "The first round of the practical test begins!"

"Be careful, Kazuki-kun!" Rin first reminded Kazuki, and then carefully made a seal: "Clone Technique!"

Three clones appeared around Rin, alternating their positions, and simultaneously attacked Kazuki.

This is a common starting move for students in the ninja school. Without enough chakra and techniques to back it up, they often rely on taijutsu and throwing techniques as their primary means of attack.

Three clones mixed with the real body. While running, Rin took out several shuriken from the ninja tool bag and threw them forcefully towards Kazuki's position.

"Not bad, very accurate throwing technique..." commented Ikkaku and Kakashi on the side.

Kazuki seemed to have given up resistance, stepped back a few steps, and stood there, smiling at Nohara Rin.

Rin pursed her lips, raised the kunai in her hand, and seeing that the shuriken seemed to be blocking Kazuki's position, she accelerated even more.

Just as she was about to approach Kazuki...

Kazuki made a seal and then slowly extended his arms.

Everyone was shocked!

"He gave up?" Kakashi shook his head and readied his short knife, ready to spring into action.

Just as Rin was a few steps away from Kazuki, her vision suddenly went dark. The kunai fell from her hand, and she lost her balance, falling straight into Kazuki's arms, which were already prepared to receive her…

The place fell completely silent!

Nobody knew what had happened…

What kind of strange combat stance is this…?

From the viewers' perspective, Nohara Rin seemed to be a wife who had been separated from her husband for a long time. She ran all the way excitedly and threw herself into Kazuki's arms like a little girl…

Ikkaku blinked and felt as if he was in an illusion.

At this moment, Kakashi was also stunned. After a moment, he frowned and muttered: "Is it a single-seal genjutsu? How is that possible…?"

He thought of the seal that Kazuki made before opening his arms.

"No, wait, is that the Sharingan?"

Kakashi immediately dismissed that absurd idea, because Kazuki's eyes hadn't changed at all.

The spectators were shocked, Kakashi was in the middle of a thought, Shisui was smiling knowingly, and Kazuki was hugging Rin…

But in this training camp, there was a special presence that was completely furious.

"You, you, you!!"

"Uchiha Kazuki, you damned tail-ender, let go of Rin right now!!!"

Obito watched his beloved who was shy even to get close to him, and just plunged into Kazuki's arms.

At first, he felt dizzy, worried that Rin had made a mistake. But the next scene filled his mind with intense rage, almost driving him to madness.

Obito's eyes flashed with ferocity, and he reached for his ninja bag...

"Don't move." Kakashi, holding a short sword, appeared in front of Obito with an indifferent expression, and said coldly: "The competition is not over yet. As an examiner, I will deal with anyone who disturbs the order on the scene."

"Kakashi, you damn bastard! Rin is being hugged by someone else, how am I supposed to keep calm?" Obito panted, but the cold knife at his neck reminded him that Kakashi wasn't joking.

"Shut your mouth." Kakashi looked at Obito coldly. "If you can't follow the most basic discipline, then get out of the exam field."

The fury in Obito's eyes intensified.

Meanwhile, Rin, hugged by Kazuki, also realized how awkward her situation was, feeling Kazuki's body, she was a little nervous.

However, Rin still calmly moved her hand slowly towards the ninja bag, pretending to be innocent and looking at Kazuki: "I... I..."

Kazuki smiled and lifted her chin with his index finger. On his middle finger, which was crooked, was a vibrating Water chakra that moistened her throat.

"Rin, you are a very talented kunoichi, even in this situation you still look for ways to win…"

Kazuki said to Rin with a smile as he took her hand and placed it on the ninja tool bag.

"A nice competition, isn't it?"

Kazuki and Rin looked into each other's eyes. Kazuki's eyes seemed to have an irresistible appeal, with the tomoe slowly rotating, combining ocular power with his own appeal to captivate the girl's heart.

Rin's face flushed visibly. She felt the warmth of Kazuki's hand, the tickle when he lifted her chin, and the tension in her throat from the threat of the water blade…

Kind, mysterious, strong and handsome… That was the impression Kazuki had left in Rin's mind at that moment.

These wonderful feelings mixed together, making Rin's heart beat faster. After a moment, with a red face, she said in a whisper: "Kazuki-kun, thank you. I surrender."

"Thanks? I told you, this is a nice competition…"

Kazuki slowly let go of her and suddenly smiled somewhat apologetically. A warm, green light emerged from his index finger, gently sliding over her throat.

Rin was stunned. Hadn't she already said she was giving up? What was he doing now…?

However, inexplicably, Rin did not back down, but instead allowed Kazuki to do as he wanted, looking at him in confusion, not understanding why…