"He seems to have already passed the throwing position!"
"Hyuga Ao is still moving away from the target."
"Could it be that..."
Many students came to the same unspoken conclusion.
Hyuga Ao was intentionally increasing the difficulty of his own Exam!
Finally, he stopped at a spot fifty meters away from the target. He calmly took a kunai from his ninja tool pouch.
Whoosh!!
The blurred kunai whistled through the air before striking the center of the target.
Hiss!!
A collective gasp spread among the students.
Even the teachers gave him a new look of respect. When it came to throwing kunai, each increase in distance significantly affected accuracy. Even average chunin rarely achieved such precision.
And yet, Hyuga Ao had actually done it. Perhaps they had all underestimated him all along.
Hyuga Ao deliberately suppressed the excitement rising in his heart. He knew, whether it was Shiki Uzumaki's calmness or Sasuke Uchiha's cold indifference...
Showing excessive joy right now would mean defeat.
He walked past Shiki Uzumaki with an indifferent expression, as if deliberately showing off.
At this moment, he even felt like a hero standing at the peak, looking down contemptuously upon the weak around him.
Even the classmates surrounding Shiki Uzumaki seemed to feel Hyuga Ao's provocation.
But they couldn't say anything — even if this display was meant to show off, Hyuga Ao's boasting had achieved its purpose.
Shiki Uzumaki watched him without saying a word. No one could tell what he was thinking.
Soon, Hyuga Ao stopped in front of someone.
"I'm really looking forward to your performance."
That's what Hyuga Ao said, and standing before him was none other than Sasuke Uchiha.
His excitement intensified even more. He had never felt such enjoyment before. No wonder when they showed their talents, Shiki Uzumaki remained unfazed.
While Sasuke Uchiha would always wear that sour face.
Because staying indifferent while hearing astonished exclamations from others around him was the greatest form of enjoyment.
And now, by maintaining this aloofness, it felt just like being someone as prestigious as the Hokage himself, with Sasuke acting as one of his subordinates.
I'm looking forward to your performance.
This sentiment was expressed perfectly. He even marveled at how well his words had turned out.
Just like four years ago when he said, "Let's just let Sasuke Uchiha win."
It sounded modest and subtly mocking, but in truth, it was an even more arrogant display than outright boasting.
"Weakling, since you beg for it, then I shall show you."
A casual voice pierced into Hyuga Ao's ears, suddenly reminding him of one thing.
When it came to skills in wearing sour expressions, how many levels did Sasuke Uchiha surpass him by?
"Next, Sasuke Uchiha!"
When the head examiner announced the name, even he couldn't help but feel surprised.
What a coincidence!
Sasuke turned his head away coldly, completely ignoring Hyuga Ao in front of him, and started walking toward his position.
"Sasuke's so cool!"
"Ah, I wish he'd call me a weakling like that too!"
"Go for it, Sasuke!"
"We'll totally support you!"
It was like the girls had planned it in advance—they screamed excitedly, making Hyuga Ao feel like he'd stepped into another dimension… one ruled completely by Sasuke.
But Sasuke didn't go directly to the shuriken range. Instead, he paused beside Shiki Uzumaki.
A calm voice rang out,
"Shiki Uzumaki, I hope you give your all during the next Exam."
After saying that, Sasuke continued walking away.
He left only stunned people behind.
Could it be… Shiki Uzumaki hadn't used his full strength yet?
Chapter 59: Genius?
As the saying goes—everyone has their own specialty.
When it came to throwing shuriken, Shiki truly couldn't match Ao's ability to hit the bullseye from fifty meters away.
That level of precision took years of training.
Yet Shiki understood something else too—throwing shuriken was merely a basic skill at this stage.
To him, it felt like watching elementary school students show off how they could finish fifty simple addition and subtraction problems in ten seconds.
Sure, addition and subtraction were basic skills, but eventually they'd learn multiplication, division, exponents, geometry, calculus, and more.
In the end, those tricks are only good for showing off in elementary school.
But since Sasuke said that, Shiki calmly accepted it.
After all, hardly anyone liked being looked down upon.
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