First Round

Start! Lin Ke stomped his foot, his body instantly disappearing from the spot. The next second, a roaring chainsaw was already behind Hatake Kakashi.

"Pfft~" The saw blade directly cut into flesh, and blood splattered everywhere.

Seeing their two teammates wavering, [Could it be?!]

"Bang!"

The bloody body turned into a log cut in half.

Substitution Jutsu for bullying newbies.

Lin Ke's mind raced. He wasn't surprised that he couldn't see a Jonin's speed clearly.

"Whoosh~ Thud!" A long leg kicked from the left. Without arm protection, his ribs were solidly hit, and his body flew sideways.

[Excellent Chakra control]

Hatake Kakashi, after delivering the kick, slightly admired the kid. The movements of gathering Chakra and using Body Flicker to appear behind him were very smooth. The technique of separating body parts and turning them into ninja tools was also very interesting, but unfortunately—

Losing an arm had too much impact on combat.

However, only the body flew out. Lin Ke's head separated from his body.

"Bang!"

With a soft sound, starting from the head, the body instantly reassembled. He delivered a very standard side kick.

"Bang!"

The short leg successfully kicked Hatake Kakashi's shoulder, sending him flying. His feet slid on the ground for several meters before stopping.

He closed Make-Out Paradise, his expression slightly more serious.

[This kid's Taijutsu is so weird]

Hand seals, release—

Lin Ke released Clone Jutsu and Transformation Jutsu again. As basic Three Body Technique, as long as he didn't think about maintaining it for too long, the Chakra consumption wasn't too much.

"Whoosh!" He attacked again. As the weaker one, he had to maintain his offensive rhythm, otherwise, if he was ambushed, he might not have the power to fight back and would be directly defeated.

"Clang!"

Two Kunai collided. The difference in strength directly determined the outcome of the collision. The Kunai in Hatake Kakashi's hand approached Lin Ke. He calmly used his empty hand to aim at his opponent's face, pressing his thumb against his four fingers, and flicked hard—

"Whoosh!" The four fingers transformed into four silver Senbon the moment they were flicked, flashing with sharp light in the air and shooting at an extremely fast speed.

"Clang clang clang clang!"

Hatake Kakashi's reaction was even faster. The Kunai he swung didn't stop at all. His other hand opened and blocked in front of his face. The iron plate on the Hand Guards, enough to block a Fuma Shuriken, easily deflected the Senbon. [Note: According to the Book of Soldiers setting, the iron plate on the back of the Hand Guards is enough to block a Fuma Shuriken]

Seeing that Lin Ke was about to be hit by the Kunai, his short stature couldn't achieve effective contact attacks against an adult at such a distance. One hand was already holding a Kunai that had been deflected, and the other hand had lost four fingers.

At this moment, his physical reaction definitely couldn't keep up with a Jonin's speed, so he didn't hesitate to lean back.

Head Drop Operation, start! The head fell backward, while the body turned into white smoke and disappeared on the spot, reassembling a few inches later, just barely avoiding the Kunai's blade.

The battle continued. Lin Ke used Body Flicker to leave the spot without any sense of luck.

But Hatake Kakashi was obviously faster, appearing in front of him like a shadow. His body lowered, and his foot kicked upward like lightning.

"Bang!"

Lin Ke's body flew high under the heavy kick. He endured the pain, formed hand seals with both hands, and released Clone Jutsu + Transformation Jutsu.

The advantages of basic ninjutsu were fully demonstrated at this moment: few hand seals, fast release speed, and low Chakra consumption.

Hatake Kakashi, who jumped up at the same time, spun his body, and his left leg howled as it kicked towards his body.

"Thud!"

At the last second, he repeated his trick, his head falling off, letting his body fall heavily to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Everyone's (Hatake Kakashi and his two teammates) attention was drawn to the head in the air that almost overlapped with Hatake Kakashi, but—

"Whoosh!" Before the smoke could dissipate, a long sword stirred the smoke and shot towards Hatake Kakashi, who had not yet landed in the air.

Even when acting separately, the body is completely under Lin Ke's control!

"Bang!" Reassembling once again, he spread his small arms and legs, embracing Hatake Kakashi's arms from behind like a parasite.

The reason for the awkward position was partly because he was too short and partly because he was missing an arm, so he had to use his legs.

The gleaming long sword was about to strike.

"Bang!"

Hatake Kakashi directly turned into white smoke.

Shadow Clone?! When?!

Lin Ke was shocked, the long sword in the air turned back into a hand, and without any panic, he reached out and grabbed his own speeding arm.

This brat!!! X2 The eyes of the two teammates hiding in the forest were about to pop out. To defeat a Jonin's Shadow Clone with taijutsu head-on, what kind of concept was that? Even an ordinary Chunin might not be able to do it.

"Da~"

Landing again, Lin Ke sighed inwardly. He had used all the small tricks and techniques he had researched, but still couldn't gain any advantage. It seemed like things were going to be troublesome.

Hatake Kakashi, who had proactively canceled his Shadow Clone, was nowhere to be found, and the training ground was silent.

In this world, the most important part of a ninja's battle, in terms of taijutsu, is the sneak attack.

Going around to the back—sneak attack—is the most classic part of actual combat.

Because the extraction and gathering of Chakra, the reaction of the nerves, and the body's actions are all based on one premise:

Being able to see.

If you can't see, even if you have powerful abilities, you still can't make the right judgments and countermeasures.

So taijutsu battles often start with trying to go around for a sneak attack. Even in high-level battles like Jiraiya's fight with Pain, it's the same. Because the Six Paths of Pain share vision, Jiraiya wondered why he couldn't succeed in a sneak attack.

His original words were, "Even if we assume they are all sensory ninjas, they shouldn't be able to react to the opponent's attacks unless they see them with their eyes beforehand."

In short, if you can't see, even a sensory ninja can't judge the opponent's attack. To react, you must first see it.

Lin Ke's initial failed sneak attack meant that his every move could not escape the opponent's eyes, and they could easily judge his intentions. Without any extra movements, they instantly released the Substitution Jutsu to avoid the attack and kicked his undefended left side.

He had expected this, after all, he could never underestimate a Jonin. That's why he used a series of extraordinary taijutsu techniques to try to gain the upper hand.

The result was that he succeeded, but he also failed. Taijutsu is so simple and brutal. Even if strange moves can temporarily gain an advantage, the vast difference between the two sides still allows the opponent to quietly wait for him to make a move, then calmly deal with everything, until they reverse the situation at a very small cost.

The opponent was even willing to give him the first move.

In the taijutsu contest, he had tried his best, but he didn't even qualify to make his opponent serious

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