Chapter 46: The Gap, The Real Showdown
"Okay! Quiet, quiet! The reason why Naruto performed so well depends on his daily hard work! I believe you have seen Naruto exercising in recent years, right? How about you guys? When others are exercising, you are still playing casually! Remember! If you want to become strong, learn more from Naruto. Follow him as an example and work hard together! Got it?"
"Yes!" The students in the whole class said in unison.
After seeing the class finally settled down, Iruka continued: "Everyone must remember that the previous test is just the foundation test. Even if your foundation reaches the Genin standard, this does not mean that you have the Genin strength! A real ninja needs to pass many tests. Now everyone, follow me to the open space outside. The next step is to test your actual combat ability!"
There was another burst of cheers. This kind of Ninjutsu course is an actual combat course. For them, it's like the physical education in the modern world. It's much more interesting than reading boring books.
....
Not long.
A group of students followed Iruka to the open space outside the classroom.
Iruka said to the students: "Okay. When I named, come out and compete with your opponent. Remember to give me a serious shot. This is a good opportunity for you to increase your actual combat experience! For those who have not yet refined their Chakra, you can avoid this time's actual combat training. But you still have to observe how the students fight against each other, understand?"
"Yes!" The whole members responded in unison.
Soon, one student after another was named by Iruka. And began to fight.
Iruka did not select the students with comparable strength as opponents, but instead, he let the top 10 highest scores in the test be the opponent of the group of commoner children. The purpose is to let this group of commoner children clearly understand how their strength differs from the strength of these Noble Clan younger generations so that they can reflect on themselves. It also allows them to have a clear direction for improvement. And one of the most important reasons is that when the strength of the two sides is disparity, the chance of injury will be greatly reduced. After all, the stronger party does not need to use all their strength to deal with weaker opponents so they can learn to control their strength.
Iruka also made it relatively easy to explain. Otherwise, the students will be covered with scars not long after going to school. That's all.
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One after another actual combat training was continuously performed in front of everyone's eyes. The result was no surprise. Commoner children were not the top ten's opponents at all. In less than a few rounds, they all were defeated.
After the last battle between commoner children and Noble Clan's younger generation was over, the next was in the time everyone's looking forward to! That is the actual combat training of the top 10! —It is said to be actual combat training, but in the eyes of children, it has long been regarded as a ranked match!
A ranking match that determines the top ten experts in the class!
All children watched the ten people in front of them intently. Everyone knows that the real battle is finally on! —It's just that, just when everyone thought that there would be one battle after another, their Class Teacher, Iruka, had another plan. This time it was Naruto, Hinata, Sasuke. The top 3 people took turns against the remaining 7 students.
The results were unexpected.
Their strength and speed were inferior compared to Naruto and the others. The remaining Noble Clan younger generation have not fully comprehended their family ninjutsu. It was simply impossible to be an opponent for Naruto and the others. The gap between the two sides is like the commoner children they played with before. Not at the same level!
This time, Naruto and the others really taught them what genius is and what mediocre is.
Haruno Sakura and Ino Yamanaka were completely abused by Hinata. Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Choji, Aburame Shino, and Inuzuka Kiba were also abused by Naruto and Sasuke.
Girls lose to girls. Boys lose to boys.
This result left them completely speechless and convinced.
Seeing this result, the group of brats sitting on the side acting as an audience that didn't even get a B score at all couldn't say anything.
"Hahahaha! I thought we were the only ones getting abused. It turns out that abuser still has another high abuser!"
"That's it! Hahahaha! When they abused us just now, they looked invincible. Now they're all defeated! Hahaha! Naruto! Good job! I stand up to you!"
"It seems that they're not very strong. Maybe, as long as we're able to extract Chakra, we can surpass them."
"Wait after I learn from Naruto! Then, I'll come back for revenge!"
"Bah! I'll say it first; I'll learn first!"
"No, I will learn first!"
Seeing the atmosphere was a bit wrong, Iruka hurriedly came out and rounded the field: "Okay, okay! Weren't you guys completely lost to them? Do you have the face to laugh at others? Wait until you reach their level first." Then he turned to Naruto and said, "Do you guys still want to fight?"
Sasuke: "Of course!"
Naruto: "Does this still need to be said?"
While saying this, the two looked at each other involuntarily. Their eyes filled with fighting intent! As if it will be a fateful duel next. The spectating crowd aside cheered even more.
"DUEL!"
"DUEL!"
"DUEL!"
It's just that no one noticed that Hinata, who was standing on the side, was posing with a face full of embarrassment. It looked like something got stuck in her throat.
"Uh... Sorry, I... Uh... Excuse me, I..." She wanted to reach out and attract the attention of others. But her little hand had to stretch out again and again, giving a feeling of hesitation. The whole world seemed to ignore her existence. No one at the scene cared about her feelings. Everyone, including Iruka, did not notice her.
Naruto: "Ha! Sasuke, after losing so many times, don't you want to give up?"
Sasuke: "Hmph! That was before. I tell you, I strengthened my special training not long ago. I will definitely defeat you this time!"
Iruka: "Okay, okay, you two are of equal strength. If you can't keep your hands from hurting your opponent, it's not good. Remember to stop there. Understood?"
Seeing that Naruto and Sasuke were about to start a duel, Hinata was really anxious this time. She closed her eyes tightly, and she took a deep breath. Then, she shouted with all her strength, "I want to join the duel too!!!!!!"