In this discussion with Might Guy, Ren was also looking forward to it very much. He had been practicing for so long, and he genuinely wanted to know how well he could perform in actual combat. Being able to have the opportunity to fight against an elite ninja like Might Guy, even if it was a shadow clone with only one-tenth of his strength, was enough to greatly benefit Ren.
"Are you ready? Who's the first to challenge?" Might Guy asked with a loud laugh.
"I'll come first!" Rock Lee was the first to step forward, his hands continuously punching the air, looking full of energy.
"Not bad! Rock Lee, go!"
"Teacher Guy, here I go!" As his voice fell, Rock Lee took a determined stride and rushed towards the location of Might Guy's shadow clone.
"Hmph!" Rock Lee threw a punch, but Might Guy easily dodged it. While observing Rock Lee's movements, he advised him, "Hmm, the strength is good, but your accuracy isn't enough."
"Come on, Rock Lee!"
"You actually dodged that? Again!" There was no discouragement in Rock Lee's eyes. With a loud yell, he kicked again.
"Teacher Guy! Take this! Let me see how far my current strength can go!"
Bang bang bang!!
Rock Lee unleashed several consecutive punches, hitting like raindrops, one after another. But these attacks, in Might Guy's eyes, were nothing more than childish tricks. All of Rock Lee's attacks were easily dodged by Might Guy.
"Hoohooo~~~" After a dozen exchanges, Rock Lee was out of breath. He wiped the hot sweat from his cheeks and said with emotion, "Hoo~ Teacher Guy, you're really too strong!" He had attacked Might Guy for so long, yet hadn't even touched the corner of his clothes, let alone inflicted any damage on his shadow clone.
"Rock Lee, I've now assessed your actual combat strength. Your training for today will end here~" Might Guy's shadow clone said these words very easily.
The next second, where he had stood, only an afterimage remained.
What?! What incredible speed! Rock Lee froze in place for a moment. And the next second, when he reacted, Might Guy's figure had appeared behind him, his legs half-squatted, as he slammed his fist into the ground.
"Boom!"
A muffled sound. The earth trembled violently. Immediately, a circle of earth waves spread outwards with the rhythm of the impact. And Rock Lee, who was closest to Might Guy, was instantly blasted away by the force of the air from his back!
The battle was over! Might Guy's attack, until Rock Lee was knocked out by the airflow, took less than 3 seconds! And Might Guy had been merciful, only attacking the ground. If the fist he had just smashed had been aimed at Rock Lee, that punch would have been enough to kill him!
Is this the power of taijutsu? Is this the strength of a Konoha Village Elite Jonin?! It's so powerful! Not only Rock Lee, but even Ren, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, was extremely shocked.
With a "bang," Might Guy released the shadow clone that had been fighting with Rock Lee, then helped Rock Lee up from where he had fallen in the distance, comforting him: "Rock Lee, you are very talented in taijutsu, and your training results during this period are not bad! After all, none of you have become Genin yet. Your performance today is already very good! Keep training hard! Hard work can surpass all talent!"
After a moment of frustration, Rock Lee quickly adjusted his mentality. "Yes! Teacher Guy! I will redouble my training in the future!"
"Hmm." Might Guy nodded, secretly thinking that he truly hadn't misjudged this child. Both his character and perseverance were remarkable. It was precisely because of this that he was willing to always give some guidance to their group of children here.
"Who's next?" Might Guy asked again.
"Me, me, me!" Before Ren could speak, TenTen rushed out instantly. She began a battle with another shadow clone of Might Guy.
TenTen's attack style primarily relied on various ninja tools and hidden weapons, such as kunai, shuriken, and senbon, which she threw out as if she didn't want money. Rock Lee, watching, was momentarily stunned, envy in his eyes. Is this how the ninjas of the great families fight? This is too extravagant!
However, TenTen's attack methods were still too simplistic. Relying solely on long-range ninja tool attacks, she could manage to keep Might Guy at bay for a short while, but once Might Guy found a chance to get close, she would quickly be defeated. Of course, TenTen was a girl, so Might Guy didn't hit as hard as he did with Rock Lee; he just hit hard enough to stop her.
"It's over." In his hand, Might Guy held a handful of kunai that TenTen had just thrown out, placing them between TenTen's neck, a smile playing on his lips.
"Teacher Guy is really amazing! I can't beat him like this!" TenTen pouted and sighed helplessly.
"Don't be discouraged, TenTen, your performance just now was also very good. With time, you will become a ninja as powerful as me!" Might Guy smiled and comforted her.
Then he turned his eyes, his gaze falling on the kunai in TenTen's hand. In the process of fighting TenTen just now, he had already noticed the peculiar nature of this kunai. At this age, TenTen had only just entered the Ninja Academy, so she probably hadn't learned the Clone Technique yet? Yet, her move just now, her clone technique, seemed to be released using this kunai. It had completely shocked him and nearly caused him to show a flaw when facing her next attack.
"TenTen, this kunai of yours..." Might Guy asked curiously.
"It was made by my big brother!" TenTen said honestly.
"Oh?" In Might Guy's eyes, looking at Ren, a slight gleam shone. "Ren, is this the kunai you said you built yourself? It looks very unusual!"
"Yes, Senior Guy," Ren nodded. "I found a unique forging method that can forge stronger kunai for battle."
"As for the specific functions of the ninja tools I created... Senior Guy, please begin our spar, you will know immediately." Ren said with a smile.
"Oh?" Might Guy's curiosity was completely piqued. He had just thought that this ninja tool was very magical. After learning that it was made by Ren himself, he became even more curious. This young man, Ren, both in talent and strength, was above Rock Lee and TenTen. And his temperament was also the calmest among the three.
"Come on, Ren, let me see how powerful you are now!" There was some anticipation in Might Guy's eyes.
"Then, Senior Guy, please give me more advice!" The moment his voice fell, several shuriken in Ren's hands had already flown towards the location of Might Guy's shadow clone!