Chapter 35: Knockout 4
"Winner, Uchiha Izuna!"
With that, Izuna went back to the sidelines, where Fugaku was waiting to talk to him.
"Well done. Next up is another Leaf Shinobi, Hajime Hyuuga. I'm sure you know about the byakugan, but you should also know about its weaknesses. First, let me tell you about the dead spot in their vision. Right behind their necks, there is a very specific angle in which they cannot see anything. If you manage to find that spot, then you can abuse it in the next fight. Also, the Hyuuga use a specific taijutsu style called the Gentle Fist. It utilises chakra to block the enemy's tenketsu. Try not to get hit, even if it looks like you're deflecting his attacks."
"Thanks for the advice Sensei, but I've already fought against this Hajime guy during the second exam."
"Oh, then you won't have to worry. Also, I want you to watch this next match."
"The other semi-finalists? Sure, but, who do you want me to look at?"
"Just watch, you'll see."
"Jun versus Yota! Fight!" the announcer yelled.
"Is it this Jun you're talking about? He does look pretty strong-" Izuna said before suddebly stopping speaking.
"W-...Winner, Jun!"
"Wait, what? The fight just started! He was so fast, even I didn't see him!" Izuna told Fugaku.
"Yes, I know. Even I couldn't react to his speed. That's what I wanted you to see. This Jun, he is no ordinary genin. That speed alone would give trouble even to experienced jonin. Besides that, I wanted to look for more information about him. His family name, how old he is, who was his sensei, how many missions he completed, you know, general stuff... but...
None of it was listed anywhere."
"So then... maybe he is an infiltrated spy? We should stop the tournament in that case."
"Unfortunately, we cannot do that. The reason is that: one, the people who came here and waited all this time to see the final will be enraged to hear we're cancelling and two, Jun is listed as a Sunagakure shinobi. We are currently in an alliance with Sunagakure, and if this kid proves not to be a spy, us acussing them for such a thing would probably ruin the entire alliance."
"Then, what should we do?"
"Simple. You will fight him in the finals and kill him."
...
"What? You're saying I kill him? But wouldn't that ruin the alliance as well?"
"Sure, they wouldn't be happy about losing a prodigy, but they won't feel attacked, they will think of this as a personal loss."
"Alright, I will try my best then."
"Next: Uchiha Izuna versus Hyuuga Hajime!"
"Your match is starting, good luck! You need to win and get to that final."
"Yes, Fugaku-sama, thank you."
"Fight!"
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