Naruto: The Earthquake Shinobi

This was the Uchiha clan's shuriken throwing technique, a skill that only Minato Namikaze could rival in their class.

Such an attack was difficult to evade completely.

But if dodging was difficult, why bother dodging at all?

As the eight shuriken flew toward him, Yuya clenched his fists tightly. A glint flashed in his eyes as he slightly shifted his body, bent his arm, and hammered his fist in the direction of the incoming projectiles.

"Is he crazy?!"

"He's using his fist to block shuriken?!"

The entire class widened their eyes in shock.

Even the Chunin instructor was briefly stunned before sneering. Even if those shuriken were dulled training tools, they could still cause serious injury.

Since Yuya brought this upon himself, even if he got seriously hurt, the instructor would only bear minor responsibility.

However, in the next instant, when Yuya's fist struck the air, everyone's expressions froze.

Crack!

A dim, white light shimmered before shattering like glass.

Yuya's fist had clearly hit nothing, yet it seemed as though he had punched an invisible mirror.

Fine cracks spread outward from where his fist struck, and then, with a sudden burst, the surrounding space fractured.

The eight shuriken, which had been flying toward him at high speed, suddenly slowed as if they had plunged into thick mud. Their forward motion became sluggish and strained.

In the end, not a single shuriken reached Yuya. They all clattered helplessly to the ground.

"Impossible!"

"How can a punch block shuriken?! Wait… was that ninjutsu? But he didn't even form a seal!"

The classroom erupted in a cacophony of shock.

Every student's eyes were practically bulging out of their sockets in disbelief.

Even Kushina was dumbfounded, covering her mouth in surprise. She had never expected Yuya to possess such a power.

On the other side, Minato Namikaze, who had been watching the fight with mild interest, now had a glimmer of intrigue in his gaze. He was genuinely curious about Yuya's strength.

"What… did you just do?!"

Uchiha Izumiya was equally stunned. His perfectly executed shuriken barrage had been rendered useless.

Yuya didn't answer his question. Instead, he drew a kunai and charged at Izumiya.

Seeing this, Izumiya's expression darkened.

This guy! He completely ignored my question!

"Do you think that just because you have some strange ability, you can defeat me?! Arrogant fool! Let me show you the true power of the Uchiha clan!"

Izumiya showed no fear. He pulled out his own kunai and rushed forward.

At that moment, Yuya's grip on his kunai tightened.

Buzz!

A faint white aura enveloped the blade as he slashed at Izumiya.

Izumiya's pupils shrank when he saw the strange glow. He instinctively felt danger but had no choice but to block with his own kunai.

Finally, the two kunai clashed.

Strangely, there was no metallic clang.

Instead, the sound resembled shattering glass.

Crack!

Delicate cracks spread from the point of contact, radiating outward.

In an instant, Izumiya felt a tremendous shock course through his hand. The overwhelming force engulfed his entire body.

That strange vibration… it was as if his body was about to be torn apart!

Clang!

Izumiya's kunai slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground. He staggered backward, a thin trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with shock.

What was that white aura?!

And what was that bizarre vibration?!

No one answered his questions.

Every student, including the Chunin instructor, was frozen in disbelief.

The room fell into dead silence.

But Yuya didn't stop. He gripped his kunai tightly and charged at Izumiya once more.

Having suffered a loss already, Izumiya no longer dared to confront Yuya head-on. He dodged in a rather disheveled manner.

Yuya had forced him onto the defensive!

Izumiya kept retreating, his limbs tingling with numbness. The trembling in his body gradually subsided, but his face twisted with anger.

To think he was being pushed back by Yuya, a so-called loser!

He glanced at the Chunin instructor before gritting his teeth.

"You forced me into this. If you die, don't blame me."

In the next moment, Izumiya came to a sudden halt and rapidly formed hand seals.

But before he could finish, Yuya's left hand flicked out a handful of shuriken.

Thud!

All the shuriken hit their mark—but Izumiya's body suddenly transformed into a wooden log.

Substitution Jutsu!

Seeing Izumiya finally resort to ninjutsu, a sharp glint flashed through Yuya's eyes.

In the next instant, an intense heatwave surged toward him from behind. Though it hadn't touched him yet, the sheer temperature already scorched the air.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"

Gasps of shock filled the classroom.

That was a C-rank jutsu!

Sweat beaded on Izumiya's forehead. Casting this jutsu had drained nearly all his chakra.

The massive fireball roared toward Yuya. Izumiya sneered inwardly. No matter how strong Yuya was, he couldn't possibly withstand this C-rank Great Fireball Jutsu.

Boom!

The explosion of the fireball lit up the entire room. The students instinctively backed away from the searing heat. Some even felt their hair curling from the intense blaze.

"No way… Izumiya can already use a jutsu like that?!"

"Is he really a student like us?!"

The classroom was filled with astonished voices.

"Yuya!!"

Kushina's face paled. She couldn't help but cry out in alarm.

If that jutsu hit him, he wouldn't just be injured—he could die!

Even the Chunin instructor hadn't expected Izumiya to use the Great Fireball Jutsu.

He instinctively considered intervening, but then hesitated, his expression turning cold.

Accidents happen in battle… isn't that normal?

Meanwhile, Yuya's pupils contracted as he faced the incoming fireball.

He had anticipated Izumiya using the Substitution Jutsu, but he hadn't expected him to already master a C-rank jutsu like the Great Fireball.

Ninjutsu was classified into ranks: S, A, B, C, D, and E.

E-rank was the level taught at the Academy, D-rank was commonly used by Genin, and C-rank was standard for Chunin.

Only exceptionally talented Genin could consistently use C-rank jutsu.

"So even the Uchiha clan's students can't be underestimated…"