"Hoh… What an interesting development! But I can't let it endanger the lives of these kids." Hiruzen signals to a nearby Anbu.
Whoosh…
The anbu flickers away from the Hokage office as Hiruzen continues to observe the situation with his crystal ball.
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Back at the park,
"One day, I will become the Hokage, Dattebano!" Kushina declares with resolve.
"Haha… an outsider brat like you want to become the Hokage? In your dreams!" The genin kid mocks Kushina.
"An outside like you should stay out of this village." He prepares to attack Kushina again.
Kushina concentrates on the genin kid's movements. She unconsciously riles up a large amount of chakra and infuses it into her body.
Whoosh…
The genin uses the body flicker technique and disappears from his position.
'Where is he? Left, right? Front, back, or top?'
With her enhanced senses, she notices a faint shadow on the ground.
"Above me!"
She clenches her fist and infuses chakra into them according to Tsunade's teachings.
HAAHH…
Kushina swings her fist above her head.
Swoosh…
The next second, the genin appears above her head.
"Got you!" He has a smirk on his face as he aims a punch at Kushina's head.
BANG…
Keugh…
The genin spits out a mouthful of saliva as Kushina's punch connects with his abdomen.
Fwoosh…
The force from the punch sends him flying.
BAM…
The genin slams into a tree and falls to the ground.
"Aww… Aww… that freaking hurts!" The Genin twitches in pain.
Aah…
Kushina slowly opens his eyes.
"I… I did it! I can finally infuse chakra into my body." She jumps in joy.
"Eeek!" The academy kids are frightened by her sudden display of powers.
"How… how can this be? Not even Kenta Nii-san is a match for her."
"But… but isn't Kenta Nii-san a shinobi? So, why she…"
Huehuaha… Haha…
Kenta slowly stands up from the ground. He wipes the dust from his face. His face turns ugly and the expression on his face twist in rage.
"You BITCH! I WILL KILL YOU!"
Schink…
He pulls out a kunai from his holster.
"That's… that's a real kunai!"
Swoosh…
He throws the kunai toward Kushina.
'I have to dodge it!'
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Kushina dashes towards the trees in the park. The kunai lodges into one of the trees.
"I won't get you away so easily."
The genin pulls out more kunais from his holster and aims them toward Kushina.
Swoosh… swoosh…
Kushina swiftly maneuverers through the trees and dodges the kunais with her enhanced strength.
"Tch…" Kenta clicks his tongue and chases after Kushina.
Whoosh… whoosh… whoosh…
Kushina jumps across the branches of the tree.
"I think I can do it. I can beat him." With her newfound strength, Kushina gains the confidence to counterattack.
Back at the hiding spot in the bushes,
"Whoa!"
The sudden counterattack of Kushina surprises Nawaki and the rest.
"Kushina is able to fight against him. That technique…" Nawaki stares at her in amazement.
"It's the same as Tsunade Nee-san!" Minato adds.
"Which means…"
Both of them turn to Yuji.
"Besides Yuji, now even Kushina can use it. Argh… I am left behind again. But I won't give up so easily." Nawaki clenches his fist.
"The fight is not over yet!" Yuji narrows his eyes and stares at the battle.
'That Genin… he isn't up to something good! And by this point in time, why hasn't anyone made a move yet? I can't sense their location, but I can feel their presence. The shinobis in the dark attires who secretly patrol the village. Are they awaiting orders?'
Fwoosh…
Kushina jumps on top of the branch of a tree. She uses the branch as a springboard to increase her momentum and shoots towards the genin like a bullet.
"Eat this! My new technique…"
"Uzumaki Lariat!"
She outstretches her arm and slams it towards the genin's neck.
Bang…
The genin is sent flying from the attack.
"Heh!"
A smirk appears on his face as the genin transforms into a log of wood!"
"Huh! What? What's this?" The wooden log breaks into pieces.
Swoosh… BANG…
The genin appears behind her and kicks her back with full force.
Guffaw…
Kushina is sent flying by the kick. She slams into a tree and falls to the ground.
"It hurts… my back hurts!"
She slowly stands up from the ground.
Bang…
The genin kicks her again and forces her onto the ground.
"Can't you even recognize a substitution jutsu?"
Hmm…
Yuji narrows his eyes at the substitution jutsu.
'This technique… why does it seem familiar?'
He attempts to recall the details of the techniques from the memories of his past life.
After a few seconds,
'I remember now. It's 'Kawarimi', an ancient ninja art revolving around misdirection and feints to distract opponents for a split-second and using that split-second to switch between a fake body or location or even switch between multiple bodies. It utilizes the principle of optical illusion and camouflage to divert the attention of opponents to a certain thing while making your escape.
However, this substitution technique is slightly complicated since it involves chakra.'
Yuji compares the technique to his past life.
'Back then, the organization assigned me a task to assassinate a rich businessman with secret ties to another ground. The secret guards of that businessman were made of these ninjas. Their combat abilities were subpar, but they were a master of optical illusion, misdirection, and camouflage. Compared with their custom battle gear optimized for enhancing their optical camouflage and the secret room they lured me into; it didn't take me long to fall into their trap. Sigh…"
Yuji sighs and shakes his head.
'I was a greenhorn back then. Still, I was able to outlast them by sensing the danger with my sixth sense and avoiding my vitals while fighting a battle of endurance. Later, I met much more fearsome opponents. As for now…"
He turns his attention to Kushina and the genin and frowns.
'Aren't they still going to make a move yet?'
The genin tramples over Kushina. He grabs her hair and lifts her from the ground.
"Now what brat? You got cocky with just one lucky hit… huh! So, what do they call you, the red-hair demon? Today I will cut down these ugly hairs of yours."
The genin dislodges a kunai from the nearby tree and points it toward Kushina's hairs.
Tears flow from Kushina's eyes as he struggles to escape from his grasp.
"Even if I don't like it, it's a part of me? There is no helping it, is there?" She yells in struggle as her hair slowly rips apart.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!"
Yuji steps out from the bushes. The rest of the gang also stands beside him.
"Tch… now what huh! More helpers."
The Genin kicks Kushina again and turns his attention to Yuji and the rest.
"You… her friend or something?"
"Nii-san, it's them!" Michio and Akai point toward Yuji and Inoichi.
"This kid was the one responsible for making us fight each other with his weird technique. And this black-haired kid bullied us with this red-haired girl." The two bully kids point their fingers at Yuji.
"Huh… so, you were also involved in bullying my little brothers. Very well, I will teach you all a lesson together with this girl."
The genin kid cracks his neck and walks towards Yuji and the rest.
"Nnnnnn… Nii-san! It's him! It was him who broke my spine. It was because of him that I was hospitalized for six months."
The slightly older academy kid Hoshi points his finger toward Yuji with a terrified face.
"I still remember you." Yuji turns his icy gaze to Hoshi. A chill run through Hoshi's spine by staring at Yuji's emotionless eyes.
"Nii-san! Save me." He quickly hides behind the genin kid and asks him for help.
"Tch… why are you such a scaredy cat? Look how I beat the crap out of him."
The genin cracks his knuckle and lowers his head to stare into Yuji's cold, emotionless eyes.
"That's one scary look you have in your eyes, kid. This girl was also the same. Look at her… all teary eyes and crying. Now it's your turn next."
"Yuji, I don't think we can win against him," Minato whispers to him.
"Don't worry!"
Yuji clenches his fists. An invisible strand of dark black dense chakra wraps around his body.
Whoosh…
In the next second, Yuji appears beside the haughty genin kid.
"Wait… could this be the body flicker technique?" Before the genin kid could react.
Bang…
Yuji punches him in the guts and sends him flying.
Whoosh…
He keeps his pace with the genin kid and kicks him in the chest.
Bang…
The genin kid slams into the ground.
Guffaw…
The force from the kick creates a mini-crater on the ground.
Bleurgh…
The genin pukes out a mouthful of blood.