Faced with his eldest son who came to compete with him, Ryokawa, who was already very worried about the heir's strength, agreed to the request after a little hesitation.
The news that the patriarch was going to compete with the young patriarch was also known to some people.
Among them are Kazuo, Zenitsu, Tohō, Ishihara, Kazuma and a few others.
With curiosity and expectation, several people followed Ryokawa and Shigeru to a desert outside the clan.
"Zenitsu, how strong do you think the young patriarch is now?" Kazuo asked Zenitsu next to him.
Zenitsu has a taciturn character, and because Shigeru used the subordinate talent point, he has a good impression of Shigeru.
Therefore, facing the great elder's question, Zenitsu had a firm look in his eyes and said concisely, "I believe in the young patriarch's strength!"
"You have so much faith in him…" Kazuo smiled helplessly and shook his head.
Even though Zenitsu has been promoted to second elder for almost two years, he still has relatively little communication with him.
At this moment, Tohō turned around and looked at Zenitsu, "Yes, I also agree with what the second elder said, I believe in the young patriarch!"
After hearing this, Kazuma expressed a different opinion, "Although the Young Patriarch has extraordinary talents, and the war half a year ago proved that he can compete with the top elite jounin, it is undeniable that the Young Patriarch has not reached the level of the clan leader, moreover our patriarch is a strong man, even Senju Butsuma and Uchiha Tajima are not 100% confident of beating him one on one."
Ishihara nodded after hearing this: "Well, what Kazuma said is pertinent, Tohō, you overestimate the young patriarch's strength."
"Bah!"
Tohō pursed his lips, "I didn't say that the young patriarch can defeat the patriarch, I just believe in the young patriarch's strength."
Although Shigeru did not use the subordinate talent points on Tohō, Tohō still had a greater sense of trust in Shigeru than the others.
However, even so, he did not believe that Shigeru could defeat the patriarch.
After all, the clan leader was one of the strongest men in the elemental nations.
…
Shigeru and Ryokawa were now facing each other, with a distance of almost twenty meters between them.
"Father, I'm going to act!"
Ryokawa nodded, but his hands didn't move at all. It was obvious that he didn't believe Shigeru's methods could hurt him.
As soon as the words fell, a cold air surged from Shigeru's feet, and then the surrounding ground was instantly covered with a layer of frost.
The next second, there was a flash of frost and Shigeru disappeared in an instant.
Aha!
Shigeru appeared again, behind Ryokawa, and with the sound of the dagger breaking through the air, he struck Ryokawa directly at his back.
Sensing an attack coming from behind, Ryokawa turned his body and dodged the attack.
After turning around, he raised his hand and punched Shigeru.
!!
Shigeru resisted with his sword, but was unexpectedly thrown seven or eight meters away by the enormous force.
On the ground, Shigeru slid back a certain distance and then stopped. "Wow, my father is really powerful!"
After complaining, Shigeru's eyes narrowed and he used Ice Jump again to disappear.
In the distance, Ryokawa reacted after Shigeru appeared, and then did not counterattack, simply dodging his son's slashes one after another.
"Is this your Ice Jump? I must say, the movement speed is really very fast, even I can't see how you move, however, this technique has a flaw, that is, after appearing, the attack speed is your normal speed, if you encounter someone who is much stronger and faster than you, they can easily deal with you after being prepared, just like I am doing now, of course, you don't have to be discouraged, with this ninjutsu, you can be considered an invincible existence among people on the same level, even a top elite Jonin who is stronger than you will probably not be your opponent" Ryokawa analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of Shigeru's technique.
Of course, this deficiency is not a deficiency of the technique itself, but a deficiency of Shigeru himself. If Shigeru's speed could be greater, then this deficiency would not exist.
After the two fought for a while, Ryokawa gradually felt that something was not right.
Because he discovered that Shigeru's speed seemed to be increasing.
When he first started, he could easily avoid Shigeru's attacks.
But now, facing Shigeru's slashes, he actually felt that it was a little difficult to dodge them.
Of course, in the eyes of Zenitsu and the others, it was not that the young patriarch's speed had become faster, but that the patriarch's evasion speed had become slower.
But when faced with this situation, they didn't think much about it and simply thought that it was the patriarch who was not using his full strength.
Of course, Ryokawa wasn't actually using his full strength, but the reason was a little different from what they imagined.
!!
Finally, after some efforts to dodge, Ryokawa pulled out his kunai and blocked Shigeru's sword.
Then the two began to fight with weapons in hand.
"It's true that there is still a huge gap in physical abilities between me and the truly strong men." Shigeru sighed in his heart as he struggled.
Although Ryokawa's thinking ability has slowed down a bit on the ice field, Ryokawa, who has become more serious, can still easily handle it in terms of physical skills.
However, Shigeru was a little emotional and did not feel disappointed.
After all, he is still growing and his strength is increasing. His physical abilities are not as good as his father, a powerful man at the level of a clan leader, that is normal and there is nothing to be depressed about.
After the blow, Shigeru used Ice Jump and instantly appeared in the distance.