Kai saw it even more clearly. After Tenten formed hand signs, she really had an extra pair of hands behind her, and she deliberately hid them so Neji wouldn't see them. Even with the Byakugan, Neji probably wouldn't know what was going on at first glance.
Sure enough, after their Kunai clashed, the hands behind Tenten suddenly took out two powerful flashlights and shone them directly into Neji's eyes.
"Not good..."
Neji subconsciously closed his eyes, but immediately knew it was bad.
The next second, Tenten's other hand threw a punch, hitting Neji's shoulder directly, causing Neji to stumble backward.
"Well done!"
Kai and Xiao Li, who was secretly slacking off, couldn't help but praise loudly.
Although Tenten used small tools to sneak attack, that's how Ninja are. Using small tools is normal, and no one would think it's despicable.
And the key was Tenten's move. Having an extra pair of hands behind her was very interesting. It was all about catching the opponent off guard. Even the Hyuga Clan would inevitably be ambushed the first time they encountered it.
Kai could even imagine that if the hidden hands behind her secretly formed hand signs, she could suddenly launch a Ninjutsu sneak attack when the opponent was unprepared.
This was too advantageous!
Tenten pursued the advantage, but Neji had already recovered.
The main reason was that the light from the powerful flashlights wasn't strong enough. If it were sunlight, Neji would be blinded for a long time.
Moreover, Tenten hadn't even used the Sun Fist yet. This move, as one of her trump card skills, couldn't be used casually, which is why she chose to use powerful flashlights as a lower-quality version of the attack.
Anyway, Tenten knew Space-Time Ninjutsu, so carrying a few flashlights was a piece of cake.
"Gentle Fist! Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms!"
Neji quickly made his move. His palms were firm yet soft, and Chakra was also attached to his palms, which was very dangerous. If struck, it would definitely injure internal organs.
Tenten had long since understood the Hyuga's information, so she naturally didn't dare to confront him directly.
She stopped in time, raised her leg, and swept out with a Wind Release: Gale Palm. A two-meter wide arc-shaped water blade swept across, startling Neji, who quickly prostrated himself to dodge.
Tenten took advantage of this opportunity to take out another scroll, summoning a giant rock to fall. Neji didn't have Kai's strength to smash the giant rock, so he could only choose to dodge.
After a few moves, Tenten actually had the upper hand, which was quite surprising.
Neji became more convinced that his feeling was right; Tenten was definitely a good opponent!
"Alright! Stop for a moment!"
Kai quickly spoke, "Cough cough! Your strength is both good. The Hyuga's Gentle Fist lives up to its reputation, and Tenten also performed very impressively. However, with you fighting like this, Xiao Li won't do the mission properly, and that's not good. Let's do the mission first, and you can find time to fight again another day."
Tenten didn't mind: "Okay. Neji, we are in the same team, we'll have plenty of opportunities to spar in the future."
Hearing this, Neji also didn't insist: "Then let's do the mission first."
Then, the few of them began to focus on the mission, and even Kai actively joined in, striking up conversations, mainly to deepen his relationship with the three students.
"Oh right, Tenten, that slash you just kicked out, was that Ninjutsu?" Kai asked.
"It should be Nin-Taijutsu," Tenten replied directly, as there was no need to hide anything. "My boyfriend created it. It's one of the Six Styles, called Wind Release: Gale Palm."
"Nin-Taijutsu? Very impressive!" Kai gave a thumbs-up.
"Indeed impressive," Neji also rarely praised.
"Six Styles, so that means there are other techniques? Tenten, show us after the mission. I'm very interested in this." Xiao Li's eyes sparkled.
For Xiao Li, who couldn't use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, Taijutsu was the most appealing to him. Even though the Six Styles Tenten mentioned was Nin-Taijutsu, half of it was still Taijutsu. Perhaps he wanted to see if there was anything worth learning from.
Tenten didn't refuse either: "Alright, it's a good chance to show you how powerful the Nin-Taijutsu my boyfriend created is!"
Now, Tenten constantly had her boyfriend on her lips.
This made Kai and the other two even more curious.
Ninja Academy, outdoor sparring again.
Sasuke didn't wait for Naruto to clamor and stepped forward first: "Natsuki, fight me. Don't say you don't have enough Chakra like before, I know you weren't using your full strength. You're not allowed to give up this time, you either defeat me or get knocked down by me!"
As expected, the second-in-command wasn't stupid.
He probably suspected it for the past few years, but now he was directly calling him out.
Natsuki felt the time was right, and he wasn't really hiding much anymore.
Although he wanted to keep a low profile, that was because his strength was weak in the early stages and he didn't want to be targeted by dark rats. Now that he had grown stronger and his girlfriend's strength was also guaranteed, he didn't need to keep pretending. He would show some of his strength to prove his worth, and then Sarutobi Hiruzen would arrange a good sensei for him.
The sensei after graduation was very important.
A good sensei would teach you many things, mainly knowledge and experience as a Ninja, which were all very valuable to learn.
So, Natsuki didn't mind showing himself before graduation, so that Sarutobi Hiruzen would carefully consider the class assignments.
Even if it accidentally disrupted the original class arrangements, it didn't matter. Natsuki's actions were mainly for his own growth, and he didn't care about anything else.
Of course, it would be great if he could be in the same class as Shino.
Not only because he had a good relationship with Shino, but the key was that Shino was reliable. Who wouldn't want a reliable partner!
Natsuki smiled and said: "Hehe, you found out. But I have to explain, I was actually afraid that if I performed too well, girls would fall for me. I have a cute girlfriend, you see. Now that you've found out, I won't pretend anymore. I'll show some strength and fight you!"
Of course, this reason was used to appease Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Although a bit far-fetched, it was still plausible.
As long as he let the old man Sarutobi Hiruzen know that his hidden strength wasn't for any bad purpose, that would be enough.
Sasuke was finally satisfied upon hearing this. He didn't care what Natsuki's reason was, he only knew that Natsuki was finally going to show his true ability. He just had to see if he had a chance of winning against Natsuki now.
The two formed the Confrontation Seal, then both held Kunai and faced each other.
"Start!"
As soon as Iruka finished speaking, Natsuki rushed forward first and clashed Kunai with Sasuke.
Then, in the next second, Natsuki's actions surprised everyone. They saw him suddenly raise his left hand and form a few hand signs, then suddenly release a Ninjutsu at close range towards Sasuke.
"Water Release: Water Bullet!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three water balls the size of heads were spat out of Natsuki's mouth. Fortunately, Sasuke dodged to the side, and the water balls smashed into a large tree not far away, instantly breaking the trunk of that tree.
And Sasuke, who had dodged to the side, was kicked by Natsuki and rolled several times on the ground before stopping.
Hiss!!!
So powerful!
Everyone felt their scalps tingle. Who would have thought, Natsuki, you with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, were hiding so deep!.