Chapter 38: Battle against Iruka

Chapter 38 Battle against Iruka

Xia Li stayed in the classroom, watching the students being picked up one by one. After all, today was the end of the first half of the first grade, and parents who usually didn't come here often came to school to pick up their children.

Xia Li could have left early, but he had things to do, so he stayed in the classroom. Naruto wanted to stay in the classroom when he saw that he didn't leave, but he was driven away by him.

At this time, a gaze locked on Xia Li, which made Xia Li feel a little cold. He looked up and found the other party.

It should be said that the other party had no intention of hiding, just looking at Xia Li, and the happy Sasuke in front of him proved his identity, Uchiha Itachi.

To be honest, Xia Li also saw Itachi for the first time, and he felt that he was indeed a little mature, and the gap between him and Sasuke was a bit big. It was not a few years difference...

Xia Li looked at the other party and retracted his gaze. Although he also wanted to ask the other party directly how he thought about exterminating the clan, it was indeed impossible to think of his own strength.

Is that Xia Li who defeated his brother and won the first place? Itachi also retracted his gaze. He knew his brother's character. From Sasuke's tone, he even heard a trace of admiration for Xia Li, which surprised Itachi and he couldn't help but look at Xia Li carefully.

But he didn't expect that Xia Li would soon notice it and looked up at him.

Just relying on this perception, Itachi gave a very high evaluation. He was indeed a genius who could make Sasuke admire him.

However, Itachi just sighed and didn't think about it anymore. He didn't have any special ideas about the genius in the village. As long as he didn't bully his brother, it would be fine. Soon, Itachi took Sasuke away.

Sasuke also looked very happy. Although he kept saying that Itachi didn't need to pick up, the unstoppable happiness was not like that at all. Even the disappointment of losing to Xia Li in the exam was restored a lot.

Xia Li waited until all the classmates left before he stood up, walked out of the classroom, and finally came to the training ground in the school to wait, while also adjusting his state.

Soon, a figure came to the training ground.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting, Xia Li." Iruka scratched his head and looked at Xia Li over there.

"After all, it's the last day of the semester, so you must be very busy. You also have to agree to my request. Thank you very much." Xia Li said so, not caring about waiting for so long.

"Haha, but Xia Li is still the first in the class." Iruka laughed a few times and asked seriously, "Are you sure you really want to challenge the teacher? Although I'm not strong in actual combat, I'm still a Chunin after all."

"I'm sure, I also want to try what my current limit is." Xia Li licked his lips, then looked at Iruka seriously and said, "Please take this battle seriously!"

"Ah, I know." Iruka said so, but how could he be so heavy-handed.

Xia Li looked at Iruka. Actually, he knew this, but he believed that the other party would take it seriously later. His progress was not small, and the amount of chakra was enough for Xia Li to use the two ninjutsu that consumed less chakra, the Ikkiri and the Fierce Wind Palm, in the battle, although he still couldn't use them too much.

In terms of physical condition, he also improved rapidly with the blessing of Thunder Release, but he still couldn't beat Xiao Li. For some reason, the other party started to train harder from that day, and the amount was definitely a burden on his body.

Xia Li didn't think that such training was a good thing, but after thinking about the other party's ninjutsu talent, he didn't know whether to stop it. In the end, he could only sigh. If this was the other party's choice, he couldn't say anything.

"I'm going to go, Teacher Iruka." Xia Li reminded that this battle was to test the frontal combat ability, not the comprehensive ability of the ninja, so there was no need to engage in actual combat exercises, such as sneak attacks.

"Okay, come on, Xia Li, let me see the strength of the first place in our class." Iruka smiled, and it seemed that he was not serious.

The next moment, Xia Li rushed forward.

And Iruka was also shocked by Xia Li's speed. With this speed, did the opponent hide his strength during the assessment? Before Iruka could think more, Xia Li had already rushed forward, followed by a punch without hesitation.

During the several rounds of fighting, Iruka also took a deep breath, judging Xia Li's skills in his heart. The opponent was definitely not practicing alone, but had a partner to fight with. This method of attack and response was definitely not something that could be done by one person alone.

Moreover, this force made Iruka feel a little pain, but it was only a little pain. Although he was very surprised by Xia Li's strength, it was completely different from that of an adult like him.

So, if it was just like this, the battle would be over soon, Iruka thought, and at the same time, he resisted Xia Li's kick and grabbed Xia Li.

Then he saw Xia Li instantly formed three seals.

"Three seals?" For a moment, Iruka was a little confused. What kind of ninjutsu is this? Clone Technique? But this is definitely not the seal of the clone technique! Iruka also became alert.

The next moment, Xia Li's figure turned into a wooden stake and was knocked to the ground by Iruka.

"Substitution technique?!" Iruka's eyes narrowed slightly, and he was horrified. He couldn't help but scan the surroundings, looking for Xia Li's figure.

Iruka naturally knew that the most important thing in using ninjutsu was the control of chakra, but he didn't expect Xia Li to be able to compress the substitution technique to three seals. He couldn't do that either, because as a teacher, Iruka naturally taught students to use the most standard five-seal substitution technique.

Soon, Iruka found Xia Li's figure, but he found not just one, but... three!

Clone technique?

Iruka thought, and at this time he had to say that Xia Li had taken the lead, but he shouldn't underestimate his teacher! Although it was not streamlined, Iruka's substitution technique was very skillful and fast.

Xia Li looked at the wooden stakes in front of him and didn't have any surprises. It was simply a fool's dream to want to defeat Iruka like this, so he was still not fast enough. Iruka's substitution technique lasted more than one second, but he didn't have time to stop it.

In this way, the situation returned to the beginning again, and this time Iruka would not take it lightly like he did at the beginning, and this was what Xia Li wanted.

He also collected a lot of information through the previous few rounds, which he had judged before, but now he was completely sure.

First of all, in terms of strength, there is no way to make up for it unless he uses the Fierce Wind Palm, but the Fierce Wind Palm consumes chakra and cannot be used frequently. In terms of speed, Iruka is slower than Xia Li imagined. Although it is still about the same as Xia Li, it is enough.

There is also ninjutsu. He can see Iruka's five seals clearly. Sure enough, the ninjutsu used by the teacher is the most standard, but the speed is not fast. After a semester of training, Xia Li's seals have exceeded three seals per second, so the substitution technique just now did not even take a second!

In other words, his only advantage is the speed of seals and his own speed. It is indeed a bit difficult to fight. Xia Li also showed excitement in his eyes. This is interesting.

And Iruka also looked at Xia Li, and finally got down to it completely. The opponent's speed, seal speed and the method of simplifying the seal made him understand that if he underestimated the opponent and treated the opponent as a student, he might really lose!