So fast! Neji Hyuga's pupils suddenly shrank. The Chunin teacher and the classmates who were watching the battle from the side also had similar expressions. In an instant, Ren dissolved into an afterimage and vanished from his spot.
"What?!" Everyone was shocked. Neji, who was still posing in his Eight Trigrams Palms stance, was also stunned.
"The Konoha Whirlwind!"
When Ren's figure reappeared, it was already behind Neji Hyuga. Even with his Byakugan and its nearly 360-degree observation range, Neji couldn't escape Ren's body flicker technique. Because his speed was simply too fast!
Bang!!
Ren's right leg kicked violently. Almost instantly, a sharp pain shot through Neji Hyuga's spine. His entire body fell directly to the ground. When he managed to turn around, he found Ren already sitting on his body, his hands twisted together from behind, with one foot pressing down on his spine.
The situation on the training ground reversed in an instant, and the smiles of the students who had just been cheering for Neji Hyuga froze on their faces. In just a few seconds, the battle had undergone such a shocking reversal!
"The assessment is over, Ren wins!" Seeing this scene, the Chunin teacher announced the assessment results without hesitation.
"Okay, what a quick fight!"
"One move! That Ren actually defeated Neji Hyuga with just one move!"
"You've got to be kidding, so Ren is that strong?!" "It turns out that Ren is our chief student this year!"
The students outside the training ground exclaimed in amazement. They had originally thought that Neji Hyuga was the most powerful student in their class, but they didn't expect him to be defeated by Ren so quickly. Some of the girls who thought Neji Hyuga was from a famous family, strong, and handsome, became shaken in their hearts. Like that god, they thought, more handsome and stronger?
"Alright, Ren, get up from Neji and make the sign of reconciliation," the Chunin teacher suppressed the shock in his heart and said to Ren.
"Yes, Sensei." Ren got up. He pointed his finger at Neji Hyuga, indicating reconciliation. The battle seemed very quick and simple; Ren defeated Neji Hyuga in an instant with overwhelming force. But in reality, Neji Hyuga's strength was not weak; he already possessed Genin-level strength.
To defeat Neji Hyuga with just one move, Ren had put a lot of thought into this battle. Neji Hyuga's Byakugan, being able to detect the existence of chakra, was a very troublesome bloodline limit. Ordinary Three Body Arts would be useless in front of him. Ren didn't use his kunai at all, but chose to directly use the purest taijutsu. In the face of extreme speed and power, all tricks become invisible.
Moreover, Ren chose to use Might Guy's signature taijutsu, "Konoha Whirlwind." This wasn't just to defeat Neji Hyuga, but to show the "people behind the scenes" who would observe this battle. Ren knew that after this assessment was over, his achievements would definitely attract some attention. It would be of great benefit to him to let others know about his relationship with Might Guy so early, so the details of this battle were already in his calculations.
After Ren left the field, his good friends Rock Lee and his sister TenTen rushed over immediately.
"That was amazing! Ren, I thought you would have to fight for a long time to decide the winner, but I didn't expect you to take him down with one move! You're really getting better and better! As expected of my rival!" Rock Lee said with emotion.
"My brother is the best!" TenTen laughed mischievously.
"How did you do that?" At this time, a gloomy voice came from the side. It was Neji Hyuga, who was being supported by a friend as he walked away from the center of the training ground. The strength of the kick Ren had delivered to his back was truly powerful.
"What?"
"I mean, how did you do it? You clearly fell into my Eight Trigrams Field, why could you still act?"
"Oh, that." Ren said indifferently, "Because my strength is greater than yours, your Eight Trigrams Field couldn't limit me."
"Stronger than me..." Neji Hyuga whispered softly, the expression on his face seemingly deeply battered, showing a look of pain.
"Don't always pretend to be a genius. Your strength is still far behind," Ren said, patting Rock Lee on the shoulder beside him with a smile. "And there is no such thing as destined fate or a predetermined ending. As long as you work hard to change, there will always be changes. Look at us, we are all hardworking geniuses!"
Hardworking genius? Neji Hyuga froze in place for a moment. For a while, his mind was once again hit by a very big impact. Is there really such a thing as a hardworking genius in this world? Is it true that as long as you work hard, you can change your destiny? For the first time in his heart, Neji Hyuga doubted the belief he had always held.
After the final examination, Ren's grades, as expected, secured him first place in the class. He was the deserving chief student of this class! Rock Lee and TenTen also performed very well in the assessment. In the current class, no one dared to look down on Ren and the two anymore. Because their strength was obvious to all; they were definitely not to be trifled with.
"Let's go eat something to celebrate our good grades today after school!" Rock Lee suggested.
"Barbecue! Barbecue! Barbecue!" TenTen rhythmically beat the table, suggesting.
"Okay," Ren agreed. Meat was the best food in the world.
"Barbecue, barbecue..." Rock Lee hesitated for a while. The price of barbecue was very expensive, and he couldn't afford it with his current pocket money.
"I'll treat you today!" Ren said with a smile. "You two just open your stomach and eat as much as you can."
"It's not good..." Rock Lee subconsciously refused. On weekdays, Ren giving him some ninja tools already made him feel embarrassed. How could Ren treat him at this time?
"It's okay! My brother has a lot of pocket money! It's several times as much as mine!"
"Well, Rock Lee, you don't need to worry," Ren smiled. "If you feel embarrassed, you can always be my sister's free sparring partner and urge her to practice, to keep her from being lazy."
"I don't!" TenTen pouted.
...
The three of them were talking and laughing together, walking towards the barbecue shop.
At the same time, in the Ninja Academy, the Chunin teacher, who had sorted out and recorded all the details of this actual combat assessment, had already left for the Hokage's office, located beneath Konoha's Hokage Rock. He thought to himself, If the Third Hokage reads today's report, he must be surprised, right?