Seven Nights and Uchiha Tekka each made the sign of mutual agreement and opposition, then focused their full attention on each other.
Although Uchiha Tekka was two years older than Seven Nights, in terms of height, Seven Nights was only slightly shorter.
After all, two years of [Universal Breathing Method] wasn't in vain.
For Seven Nights, this was the first time he had fought a ninja from another clan, and it was from the Uchiha clan.
He had to utilize his advantages.
Moreover, he couldn't underestimate the opponent.
He closed and opened his eyes, and uttered a low shout in his heart.
“Byakugan, activate!”
With Seven Nights' control over chakra, activating the Byakugan no longer required hand seals.
An invisible wave spread out, and the scene before Seven Nights' vision instantly changed.
“Hmm, this amount of chakra is about the same as mine…”
Coupled with the content of the note he received earlier, Seven Nights felt more confident.
“This is a chance to learn about the Uchiha style of taijutsu.”
Seeing this Hyuga kid standing still, Uchiha Tekka sneered.
He flicked his wrist.
“Whoosh~ whoosh~ whoosh~~!”
Three kunai instantly tore through the air and attacked.
They were not flying in straight lines, but with curves, each with their own arc.
Simultaneously, Uchiha Tekka stepped forward, his figure like a small leopard, charging out.
However, in the Byakugan’s perspective, Seven Nights saw everything clearly.
He simply stepped left and right, effortlessly dodging the flying kunai.
“Bang!”
His arm collided solidly with Uchiha Tekka’s fist.
“That’s all the force you have?”
Seven Nights' figure remained motionless, he pulled, pulled, and guided the opponent's fist away.
However, Uchiha Tekka took advantage of the momentum, twisting his waist, supporting himself with one hand, his left leg like a whip, lashing out towards Seven Nights.
“Bang! Bang! Bang…!”
Fists and feet exchanged blows, the battle was very intense.
Although it was just basic taijutsu, the power it unleashed in their hands was almost on a different level compared to the Ninja Academy students, their movements were so fast that they left afterimages.
Some of the weaker spectators couldn’t even see their movements clearly.
Among the onlookers, some watched with dazzling eyes, this kind of exciting duel was rarely seen in the Ninja Academy.
Whether it was Namikaze Minato, the "Pig Deer Butterfly" trio of Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino, or Uchiha Inabi, Uchiha Mikoto… they were all watching the battle intently.
Watanabe Shinichi thought to himself, “The taijutsu skills of these two are more solid than most Genin!”
“Bang! Bang…”
Seven Nights was at ease with this rhythm of taijutsu.
When he sparred with Hyuga Sougen, that was lightning-fast.
With the Byakugan’s unique abilities, combined with dozens of exchanges against Uchiha Tekka, Seven Nights had a general understanding of the Uchiha style of taijutsu.
Efficient! Spectacular!
But some moves looked weird, the attacking angles were strange, and the postures were awkward…
Some techniques used by Uchiha Tekka seemed to be wasteful of stamina and ineffective in Seven Nights’ perspective.
The renowned Uchiha clan, their taijutsu techniques that were the essence of the battlefield since the Warring States Period, couldn’t possibly have such flaws.
“Could it be that Uchiha Tekka hasn’t mastered it…?”
“Maybe it’s meant to be used in conjunction with the Sharingan…?”
Seven Nights had this guess and felt that it was very likely.
On top of basic taijutsu, any strong individual would develop their own taijutsu style.
The battle continued without a clear winner.
Uchiha Tekka started to get anxious.
After all, he was still a child, once the desire to win got out of hand, he wouldn’t care about anything else.
And the anxious Uchiha Tekka, his movements in Seven Nights’ eyes had lost their order and were full of flaws.
Seven Nights thought to himself that it was about time, he could end this duel whenever he wanted.
“Bang!”
Uchiha Tekka did a backflip and landed.
He brought his hands together and started forming hand seals.
“巳, 未, 申, 亥…”
Uchiha Tekka used ninjutsu.
Watanabe Shinichi channeled chakra to his feet, staring intently at Seven Nights, if he noticed that Seven Nights couldn’t hold on anymore, he would immediately provide assistance.
Seven Nights had a calm expression.
Before the opponent formed hand seals, he had already noticed through the Byakugan that the opponent’s chakra was gathering towards his mouth.
“瞬步!”
This was the first time Seven Nights displayed his speed throughout the fight.
With one step forward, he instantly created several afterimages, making it impossible to tell his real location.
“It’s over.”
In the next instant, Seven Nights appeared behind Uchiha Tekka and formed his hand into a blade, striking the opponent’s carotid artery at the back of his neck, causing him to immediately faint.
Knowing that the other party was about to unleash ninjutsu, why stand there and wait for him to use it?
Just intercept him directly, wouldn’t that be better?
A figure suddenly darted out, Seven Nights heard the sound and retreated with 瞬步.
A young man who looked very similar to Uchiha Tekka was supporting Uchiha Tekka, staring at him with an unfriendly look.
“Uchiha Inabi.”
Seven Nights called out the other’s name.
“Don’t worry, I’ve held back, your brother just fainted.”
After being shaken for a while by Uchiha Inabi, Uchiha Tekka regained consciousness.
Seeing the situation, he knew he had lost.
He looked at Seven Nights with a look of discontent.
He… he didn’t want to accept defeat, he still had powerful fire-release ninjutsu that he hadn’t used.
But despite his discontent, Uchiha Tekka felt embarrassed to deny it in front of everyone.
“Alright, the outcome is decided, both sides should make the sign of reconciliation.”
Watanabe Shinichi stepped out in a timely manner and set the tone for this fight.
“Yay! We won!~” This was Seven Nights’ classmate.
“Seven Nights-kun is amazing, he’s so fast…” A girl’s face turned an unusual shade of red.
“What’s so great about the Uchiha? Didn’t they still lose…” This was someone who disliked Uchiha Tekka.
“That’s right, he always acts so arrogant…”
Listening to the discussions around them, the Uchiha brothers looked very embarrassed.
Seven Nights sighed helplessly in his heart.
He couldn’t feel excited or happy about the crowd’s cheers, instead, he felt a bit troubled.
They were happy.
But this is definitely going to cause me trouble!
Children this age are at a time when they need a sense of self-worth, especially since children in the ninja world are generally precocious, and, also, the other party is an Uchiha…
Uchiha = mentally twisted = troublesome
“To be honest, your skills aren’t bad…”
“The hand seal you used at the end, you were going to use [Great Fireball Technique], right…”
“If you were allowed to use it, I would be in big trouble…”
I would have to use 瞬步 twice to knock you unconscious.
However, these last words Seven Nights only thought about in his heart.
Hearing Seven Nights’ words, which were slightly tinged with appreciation, Uchiha Tekka tilted his head, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, but thinking about his loss, he just pursed his lips.
“Humph! You know it’s true.”
Then, after a pause, Uchiha Tekka said.
“……You won this time, the Uchiha don’t have anyone who can’t accept defeat, but I will definitely win next time!”
The Uchiha clan has its own pride.
They ignore the weak, but also yearn for recognition from those who are equally strong.
When Seven Nights heard the other’s words, he knew he had dispelled Uchiha Tekka’s resentment.
After all, it was just a sparring match!
As long as no one deliberately stirs the pot, very few people would resent their opponent because of a single defeat.
At the same time, Seven Nights thought to himself.
“The teachings of the great man are truly words of wisdom.”
“No matter what, no matter when, you should have a lot of friends, and fewer enemies.”
………