Chapter 21: Clash
In Koshino's original world, what could a four-year-old child do? Even in the world of Naruto, it's generally believed that battles between four-year-olds aren't worth watching.
However, because Nara Koshino and Uchiha Itachi were the new generation elites of the Nara Clan and Uchiha Clan, respectively, the spectators were all intensely focused, afraid to miss any exciting moment.
Even before Koshino and Uchiha Itachi began their duel, a number of young boys and girls had gathered at Hizashi's residence.
These individuals were the new generation elites from various families.
What they truly wanted to observe was the gap between themselves and true geniuses! "I think Uchiha Itachi will definitely win. After all, the Uchiha Clan is prestigious, and what is the Nara Clan compared to that?"
"Hmph, what is the Uchiha Clan? You must not have seen how many people from the Uchiha Clan Koshino has already defeated, or you wouldn't say that!"
"Exactly! Koshino managed to defeat four opponents at once. What does one Uchiha Itachi count for?"
"But I heard that Uchiha Itachi mastered Fire Release ninjutsu early on and is hailed as the number one genius within the Uchiha Clan. No matter how strong Koshino is, he might not win easily, right?"
Before Koshino and Uchiha Itachi even started their duel, the younger generation from various families were already secretly commenting on their upcoming clash.
There was no doubt that at this moment, those supporting Koshino were not few in number, naturally because he had already proven himself by defeating four new generation elites from the Uchiha Clan before Uchiha Itachi!
What startled Koshino was that in such a noisy environment, Uchiha Itachi was completely unaffected by the noise, his gaze remained indifferent! Or rather, calm!
And just as Koshino gestured a "please" to Uchiha Itachi, Itachi's right hand reached into his ninja tool pouch, and then several shadows swiftly flew towards Koshino!
"It's started!"
Fixing his eyes on the rapidly approaching shadows, Koshino knew all too well that it was the Uchiha Clan's exceptional shuriken throwing technique!
In the original storyline, the Uchiha Clan's signature, besides the Sharingan of their bloodline limit, was their shuriken throwing technique and powerful Fire Release ninjutsu!
Whether it was shuriken throwing or Fire Release ninjutsu, both were very common in the ninja world.
But the fact that the Uchiha Clan could use such common techniques so well proved their talent in these areas! Uchiha Itachi was a rare genius of the Uchiha Clan, and his talent in these areas was naturally astonishing!
So, when the shurikens thrown by Uchiha Itachi turned into shadows and traced beautiful arcs in mid-air, completely sealing off Koshino's escape routes, Koshino realized that Itachi's reputation was indeed well-deserved! "Uchiha Itachi, you really are something."
"But if you think you can beat me with just shurikens, you're dreaming!"
Casting a sidelong glance at Uchiha Itachi, Koshino smiled slightly and reached into his own ninja tool pouch, pulling out several shurikens.
Perhaps Koshino wasn't as skilled with shurikens as Uchiha Itachi. Not to mention throwing them in arcs, even hitting the target with a straight throw was a challenge for him.
In terms of mastery over throwing weapons, Itachi was leagues ahead of Koshino! But on the defensive end, as long as Koshino's shurikens were somewhat accurate, it was enough.
Immediately, several shurikens were thrown, and the sound of metal clashing rang out continuously.
In that instant, Koshino used his thrown shurikens to neutralize the immediate threat. Yet, Uchiha Itachi gave him no time to breathe, promptly throwing more shurikens that collided with the ones in front, forcibly altering their flight paths! "Uchiha Itachi, truly worthy of being the Uchiha Clan's genius!"
"The shuriken throwing technique is enough to handle an average genin. Koshino is in danger!"
"Koshino doesn't even have time to perform his secret techniques. It seems Uchiha Itachi is about to win!"
Seeing that Koshino didn't even have time to form seals, most jonin believed that Koshino had no hope of winning.
What a pity!
These people still underestimated Koshino's strength, even Uchiha Itachi was no exception! Was there really no time to form hand seals?
No! There was time to form hand seals, but only for a few fleeting seconds!
However, Koshino was just a four-year-old child. Who could imagine that Koshino could complete the Nara Clan's secret technique in such a short time?
Only one person, while watching the confrontation between Koshino and Uchiha Itachi, firmly believed that Koshino could complete the Nara Clan's secret technique in an incredibly short time!
That person was none other than Koshino's uncle, the head of the Nara Clan, Nara Shikaku!
"Hmph, you all underestimated Koshino!"
"Koshino, now's your chance!"
A glint of brilliance flashed in his eyes as Shikaku smiled at Koshino. Sure enough, Koshino began forming hand seals!
Moreover, just as Koshino was forming the seals, the shuriken thrown by Uchiha Itachi hit Koshino's body, making a "poof" sound!
"Substitution Jutsu?"
No mistake, no hesitation, no error, it was all seen clearly!
It turned out that when the shuriken hit Koshino, he had used the Substitution Jutsu to escape the crisis.
And in the instant Koshino resolved the crisis, Uchiha Itachi saw a shadow extending from the ground, which was Koshino's Shadow Imitation Technique!
In the distance, squatting on the ground, Koshino formed the Nara Clan's secret seal, his face full of smiles.
A single Shadow Imitation Technique was certainly not enough to defeat Uchiha Itachi.
But as soon as he used the Shadow Imitation Technique, Koshino had already predicted Uchiha Itachi's evasion method.
Then, as Uchiha Itachi performed a backflip, preparing to escape the limited range of the Shadow Imitation Technique, Koshino's confident voice echoed in Uchiha Itachi's ears!
"Step back two steps, Uchiha Itachi, and you'll enter the range of my Shadow Sewing Technique!"
"What?"
Koshino suddenly spoke, and a flash of panic appeared in Uchiha Itachi's eyes.
Because Koshino was absolutely right, when the Shadow Imitation Technique attacked from the front, Koshino's Shadow Sewing Technique bypassed the surrounding kunai, extending a shadow from behind Uchiha Itachi, blocking his escape route! What a terrifying calculation!
And what a terrifying scheme!
Uchiha Itachi never expected that while he was planning Koshino's next move, Koshino had already planned ahead!
Moreover, Koshino's plan was flawless. Uchiha Itachi took a step back and realized that if he took another step, he would be caught in the Shadow Sewing Technique's trap.
So, in a moment of panic, Uchiha Itachi placed his hands on the ground and leaped into the air to dodge.
But how could Uchiha Itachi imagine that Koshino's mention of the Shadow Sewing Technique was precisely to make him leap into the air!
The next second! Taking advantage of the opening as Uchiha Itachi leaped into the air, Koshino's hand seal formation suddenly changed. With a victorious smile on his lips, he calmly said:
"Uchiha Itachi, you lost!"
"Shadow Sewing Technique!"
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