Jumping back, Nawaki dodged Natsuo's kick, but he didn't expect Natsuo to appear in front of him and throw a punch at his cheek.
Using his left arm to stop Natsuo's punch, Nawaki tried to hold him down, but Natsuo escaped.
Nawaki threw an upward kick and Natsuo dodged it by ducking.
In his position, Natsuo launched a kick seeking to knock Nawaki down, but the boy jumped and his foot fell like a hammer.
¡Bang!
The sound of the blow echoed throughout the training yard, and witnesses saw Natsuo jump to the side, narrowly avoiding the blow.
Getting up quickly, Natsuo lunged at Nawaki again and the two boys exchanged blows at full speed.
While the class marveled at the speed between the two boys, Natsuo intentionally ignored the orange arrow pointing at his teacher and concentrated on his battle.
Nawaki was as fast as him, even a little faster one might say, but Natsuo had the advantage by being able to accelerate the speed of his thoughts using Yin chakra.
Although this technique was a skill he had only developed a month ago and was still perfecting, it was enough to react to Nawaki's speed.
At first, Natsuo was on the defensive while studying Nawaki's movements, but as time passed, Natsuo began to throw his punches and the rhythm of the battle changed.
Now Nawaki was on the defensive and Natsuo was attacking.
Suddenly, realizing he'd gotten too carried away and might attract attention, Natsuo slowed down, and Nawaki regained his lead. Of course, Natsuo didn't look nearly as bad now as he had at first.
Natsuo's skill surprised everyone in the courtyard.
His fellow Uchiha clan members were surprised because their elders had told them that Nawaki Senju was a genius whom only the best Uchiha of his age could match.
His goals upon entering the academy were to surpass him and bring glory and fame to the Uchiha clan.
Like them, the other children who belonged to a clan had heard from their elders about Nawaki Senju's strength, with the goal that the children would not feel bad if they did not equal the grandson of the first Hokage.
Nawaki's strength was publicized by the remaining elders of the Senju clan, as they wanted the Senju clan to rise again with Nawaki at its head.
When the Leaf Village was formed, the First Hokage and Second Hokage asked many of their clanmates to marry outside the clan to increase the village's potential, but many of them refused.
These elders were the ones who maintained the Senju surname and saw in Nawaki the hope of the Senju clan.
Although he was 6 years old, the boy could defeat a newly graduated academy student with the Ninjutsu he had been taught.
Of course, even though they didn't use Ninjutsu, it was remarkable that Natsuo could defend himself against Nawaki.
After 10 minutes of throwing and dodging blows, Nawaki landed a powerful punch to Natsuo's chest, knocking him out of the battle area and winning the fight.
"¡WOOOOOH!"
"Nawaki, you're amazing!"
"..."
The young students shouted with excitement when the fight ended and applauded Nawaki's victory.
As he stood up and clutched his chest, pretending it hurt, Natsuo saw everyone else's reaction.
Besides the children who were focused on Nawaki, the teacher briefly frowned before smiling at the rest of the children.
Acting as if nothing had happened, Natsuo returned to his place and hoped his performance was enough.
Natsuo was not to blame in this situation since he did not know his current strength level.
Knowing that he was at a disadvantage against other children his age, his priority was to train his body efficiently, train his chakra control as much as possible, and study in the library.
This way, he was busy all day and did not accompany the older children to the clan's training camps.
He got too excited, lost control, and matched Nawaki's level. He even surpassed him for a moment.
Seeing the surprise on the faces of the others, Natsuo knew he had made a mistake and slowed his pace.
Finally, when Nawaki struck his chest, Natsuo made his body jump back and act as if he had been defeated.
"Hello, what's your name?"
Suddenly, one of the Uchiha clan children approached with the others behind him and asked him his name.
"Natsuo Uchiha," Natsuo replied as he continued rubbing his chest.
"I'm Tetsuya Uchiha, you were amazing, you almost beat Nawaki," said the boy as he watched Nawaki surrounded by the other children, who was laughing as he was praised by the others.
"Nawaki is strong, I could only defend myself as best I could," Natsuo said.
"You're strong too, let's train together after school," Tetsuya said, and the other children behind him nodded.
Tetsuya's father was a Jonin and his grandfather was an elder of the clan, so naturally he was the leader of his small group.
Seeing Natsuo's strength, he wanted him to join his group.
In Tetsuya's mind, as long as he asked his grandfather, his grandfather could convince Natsuo's parents to follow him in the future.
"After school I'll go to the clan library to study until before nightfall, and then I'll return to the orphanage," Natsuo said.
"I don't think I have time to train with you."
Although he couldn't read minds, he could sense the kind of thoughts Tetsuya was having and didn't want to be near the boy to avoid trouble.
Besides, they were children and I didn't think I could stand playing with them for very long.
"Library?!"
"Why would you go to the library?!"
"Train with us, you'll be very strong if you train with me," Tetsuya said irritably.
"Wait, did you say orphanage?"
"Are you an orphan?!"
Suddenly, Tetsuya asked Natsuo incredulously, and the children behind him had the same reaction.
While Tetsuya was initially annoyed that someone else from Nawaki was stronger than him in this class, he became even angrier because a nerd was stronger than him.
And now he finds out that an orphan was better than him?
"Yes, my parents died 3 years ago," Natsuo said with his head down.
Although he had memories of another life, the 3-year-old boy who cried for his parents was still there, and it hurt him to remember them.
"I'm sorry," Tetsuya apologized, and the children behind him looked at him with pity.
"Hey, but you don't need to go to the library, it's not very important," Tetsuya said.
Although it bothered him that an orphan was stronger than him, he could now think that he could make this orphan follow him.
As long as he can train with Natsuo and learn his skills, he could distance himself from him in the future.
"No, I have to go to the library if I want to be a doctor."
"I have to study a lot," Natsuo said with a smile, acting like a child his age.
In a few years, World War II will begin, so Natsuo thought about becoming a medical ninja to be in the rear guard of the battlefield.
He had mentioned his goal of becoming a doctor at the orphanage when they asked him why he always went to the library, so his excuse was not strange now.
Since his parents had died, it was to be expected that Natsuo would want to be a doctor, so they didn't look at him with suspicion.
"A doctor?!"
"It's a waste that you're a doctor!"
"You're an Uchiha, don't bring shame upon the clan!"
At this time Tsunade, who although now known as a prodigy in medical Ninjutsu, has not yet risen to fame for her skill in battle and poison decomposition.
Because it was a profession that remained hidden in the background, for Tetsuya and many others it was a source of shame to be doctors.
In their opinion, it was a profession for the weak and for women.
Tetsuya's scream caught everyone's attention in the classroom, and they all looked at the group of Uchiha children.
"I don't care," Natsuo said, frowning and retreating to another part of the training field, away from Tetsuya and his friends, acting like a stubborn child.
The rest of the students and the teacher were interested in what happened and found out from the few students who were paying attention and managed to hear what happened.
Besides admiring Natsuo's strength despite being an orphan and not receiving as much training as they did, they had different opinions about the Medical Ninja profession.
In particular, the professor had a gleam in his eyes.
The Uchiha had a genius, but he wanted to be a doctor? For the Sarutobi clan member, this was amusing.