Chapter 101: Tactics are also part of combat power

As the audience seats boiled over, the two men on the field retreated to both sides after another fight.

Sasuke in the west has adapted the fist techniques learned from Rock Lee into a style that suits him, and the improvement he gained from five minutes of fighting is actually better than a person's one-day training session.

Luo Yi on the east is using the Baguazhang starting posture which remains essentially the same despite any number of variations.

Xuanjian, who was caught in the middle, was under a lot of pressure. As a special jonin, he was also afraid of the duel between two genin.

Forget about the genius who graduated first place in this year’s Ninja School, but what’s going on with this Luo Yi?

Most of the spectators in the stands are ordinary people who come here to watch the fun. Due to their limited experience and understanding, their judgment of the situation is not accurate.

"As expected of an Uchiha, he was suppressing that brat the entire time!"

"Don't say that. It's already impressive that he can hold on this long, and he doesn't look injured. I want to cheer him on!"

"You're the only one who wants to...Come on, shorty, at least hit the Uchiha once!"

The tension in the room became even more tense. The ignorant audience members were making noises, while the knowledgeable audience members were watching intently and said nothing.

Luo Yi was not just holding on, he was completely teaching by example.

"Father, can we conclude from this that soft fists have a natural advantage over hard fists?" Hanabi asked her father as she watched the fight carefully.

"Unfortunately, no. Luo Yi was just demonstrating Baguazhang, a method to deal with Gangquan, which is an excellent teaching material for you and Hinata." Hiashi explained without looking away, "His Gangquan is called "Military Fist", right? It is also powerful and domineering, and should not be underestimated."

The martial arts in that world are so advanced. Where is the peace we promised?

Xuanjian also saw it, and was therefore shocked. This kind of fighting style, which is like a teacher instructing students, can only be achieved when there is a huge gap in strength.

"Okay, let's stop practicing physical skills here. Let me see your new ninjutsu." Luo Yi felt that five minutes of hand-to-hand combat was enough, so he moved on to the next stage.

"You... know all this?" Sasuke was extremely alert.

"From the wound on your left hand, I can tell that it's not a mechanical injury. It can only be considered a side effect of practicing ninjutsu." Luo Yi glanced at the bandage on his hand.

When Chidori is not fully learned, the over-activated chakra is concentrated in the hands, which enhances the attack power while also hurting oneself, which is similar to the Rasengan.

Fire Style, Taijutsu and Chidori, these are the only three skills Sasuke has at the moment.

"This is what you said..." After hesitating for two seconds, he stepped back to the wall and made three seals: Chou, Mao and Shen.

The blue lightning chakra gathered and collided in the palm of the hand, making a noise like thousands of birds singing together. The high danger of this ninjutsu could be felt just from the sight and hearing.

"Oh! It's a secret weapon!" The audience in the stands were delighted.

"A word of advice, get out of the way, or you will die." Sasuke stood on the wall, holding lightning in his hands, and blood flashed in his double magatama Sharingans.

"Just come." Luo Yi said neither humble nor arrogant.

Sasuke snorted softly and approached at lightning speed.

It turns out that the power of Chidori is not only reflected in the damage of Lightning Release, but also in the physical damage caused by high-speed sprinting. This makes it impossible to rely on Yin-Yang Release to absorb Lightning Release and dissolve it.

In this case…

"puff--"

Chidori pierced directly through Luo Yi's chest, and his left forearm, which was emitting sparks, embedded itself into his not-so-thick body.

"You?!" Sasuke didn't expect to succeed so easily. The sense of touch in his left hand was not very real because of the violent chakra. "You are..."

This is... a fatal injury, right?

"This is a trap and you've fallen into it." "Luo Yi" reached out and grabbed his arm, although the action seemed a bit redundant.

Several rock pillars as thick as arms suddenly emerged from the soil beneath his feet. They did not hurt Sasuke, but they kept crossing each other, fixing his limbs and torso tightly and making him unable to move.

The "Luo Yi" that was stabbed through turned into a cloud of smoke and disappeared, and another Luo Yi fell from a tree not far away.

It's the cunning "Shadow Substitution Technique".

"Over-reliance on special skills will lead to neglect of tactics." He leisurely walked to the new rock pillar shackles, "You have fallen into the trap, how can you break out of it now?"

The position of the rock pillar was quite clever. Even if a full-strength punch could shatter it, the rock stuck in important joints left him no room to accumulate or exert force.

"Are you looking down on me?" Sasuke was furious, and his left hand flashed with lightning again, the second time he used Chidori.

The restraint of Lightning Release over Rock Release was fully demonstrated at this time. When the lightning was tightly condensed in the hand, the nearby rocks shattered and disintegrated. After his left hand was free again, Sasuke only needed to rely on Chidori to destroy the remaining rocks to regain his mobility.

"Your trap is nothing but this!" He spun beautifully on the spot, shattering all restraints, and then launched another surprise attack...

"Pfft-"

Sasuke sank into the ground.

Only the head was left on the ground.

Audience: "..."

"Fall into the trap again." Luo Yi squatted down in a friendly manner. Although he was still taller than his head, he had to use a bird's-eye view. "I can freely control the land at my feet, whether it is to make stone pillars emerge from the ground, or to make the ground turn into a quagmire... or to make the quagmire solidify."

The usage of "Earth Style: Rock Ridge" and "Earth Style: Naraku" is extremely flexible.

Kakashi in the stands didn't expect that the Uchiha genius who had been training hard for a month couldn't even pass the first round. "Sasuke is not good at earth escape and it is difficult for him to move freely under the mud."

The ninja who had the ability to transform into a lightning ninjutsu was now being subdued by the earth ninjutsu, which was a bit of black humor.

"Similar, so similar..." Sakura murmured, remembering that in the bell-grabbing exam, Sasuke was also hit by the "Earth Style: Heart Decapitation Technique", which frightened her to death.

Luo Yi felt that it was about time, so he turned to Xuan Jian and said, "Referee, what do you say about this?"

Xuan Jian didn't expect that the Uchiha who was the center of attention would be so "outstanding", so he also squatted down and looked down, "Um, Sasuke, if you can't come out within ten seconds, I will declare you the loser."

"Sasuke! What the hell are you doing? Dig it out!" Naruto grabbed the railing and roared exaggeratedly, "The soil here is very loose, what are you doing?"

In fact, he turned the defeat into victory by digging a tunnel to Neci's feet and then using the final Rising Dragon Fist to launch a surprise attack.

As for why Neji’s Byakugan couldn’t see Naruto digging a hole underground, you have to ask the original author.

Sasuke: "..."

Didn't you hear what Luo Yi said, that he could solidify the quagmire? He could dig you out easily even if he poured you into cement?

Although he tried to refine the Lightning Release Chakra again, even if he overdrawn his physical strength and barely escaped, Sasuke did not have the strength to fight again.

“…8, 9, 10! Okay, the winner of this game is, Luo Yi!” Xuanjian announced the result.

Then drowned in the cheers of the audience.

Luo Yi restored the soil to normal, and then Sasuke broke out of the ground.

"I... accept defeat sincerely. You won this time, but I will win back next time." Although his tone was unconvinced, he at least acknowledged the result of the duel.

"Strength is not only reflected in how powerful your ninjutsu and taijutsu are, you should consider other things more." Luo Yi didn't care about winning or losing, and tried to give a friendly reminder. It was up to him whether he would listen or not.

"Hmph... got it." Sasuke's mind was not on the game just now. His eyes were on his classmates in the stands.

Upon learning that Naruto had defeated Neji, the strongest player in the previous session, Sasuke was extremely looking forward to competing with him in the semi-finals, but... strictly speaking, he didn't even make it to the first round!

Although his own defeat was hateful, Naruto's advancement was even more unbearable.

"According to the temporary regulations of the first round of the game, you can rest for ten minutes before fighting Gaara..." Xuanjian explained the benefits prepared specially for him.

"Well... it doesn't matter, let's get started." Luo Yi checked the chakra consumption just now and felt that there was no need to waste time. "

"Hmph!" Sasuke, who was on his way out, couldn't help but grit his teeth when he heard these words.

Are you totally treating him as a warm-up exercise?

"Are you sure?" Xuanjian turned around and glanced at Sasuke's back. He could no longer hide his resentment.

"Yeah." Luo Yi was not willing to take care of a boy's fragile self-esteem.

"Okay..." Xuan Jian did not have the power to make decisions for the candidates, so he announced on the spot, "Next is the last game of the first round!"

[Luo Yi VS Gaara]

The audience burst into cheers again.