Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Chizuru turned her head and answered casually.

"His lying skills are still so bad."

Kirito sighed inwardly upon seeing Chizuru's expression and actions.

However, he knew Chizuru's personality well; she was stubborn as a mule. If she didn't want to talk, there was no point in him continuing to pester her. So he said, "I'm bored. I'm pretty bored too. Let's go have a match to kill some time."

"Walk."

Chizuru immediately stood up and said with a cold face.

She's in a bad mood right now and definitely needs a good, satisfying battle to vent her frustration.

After saying that, she started running quickly, leaping and bounding between houses, heading swiftly towards the Uchiha clan's training grounds.

Upon seeing this, Kirito quickly followed.

Soon, Kirito followed Chizuru to a spacious training ground.

The next moment, Chizuru brandished a kunai and stabbed Kirito.

"Ding ~"

Kirito drew a kunai with his backhand and parried the attack.

"Ding ding ding~"

Then, the kunai in their hands became afterimages, constantly colliding with each other and becoming entangled with chakra.

Meanwhile, the two continued to attack with their other hand and legs, and finally, they tacitly threw away the kunai in their hands and attacked directly with physical techniques.

Kirito and Chizuru are both quite skilled in taijutsu, having been taught by renowned masters.

Chizuru's taijutsu is a traditional taijutsu passed down through generations of the Uchiha clan. Its distinctive feature is the effective use of both hands and feet to attack, turning every part of the body into a weapon. The attack patterns are varied and numerous, and combined with the Sharingan's terrifying perception, it can easily find weaknesses in the enemy's attacks.

Kirito's taijutsu is standard Gentle Fist, but his traditional Gentle Fist is somewhat different. He is currently wearing a thin blue chakra cloak, which protects his entire body.

Chizuru's punches and kicks felt like they were hitting a hard suit of armor, causing him excruciating pain.

This blue chakra robe was quickly woven by Kirito using Gentle Fist to open up his chakra points and the unique chakra thread gathering technique of the Sand Village puppeteers, giving it extremely strong defensive capabilities.

Now he has added Yang-attribute chakra to this chakra robe, giving it the effect of enhancing the wearer's physical strength.

So now, Kirito can let Chizuru punch him seven or eight times without him getting hurt, but Chizuru will grit her teeth in pain after just one punch and find it unbearable.

"Humph."

Chizuru, relying on her Sharingan, successfully landed several hits on Kirito. She quickly noticed the strangeness of Kirito's chakra cloak, decisively ended the physical combat with Kirito, used the Lightning Strike Secret Technique to create distance between herself and Kirito, and then quickly threw several kunai imbued with lightning chakra at Kirito.

"Ding ding ding~"

Kirito pulled out a handful of kunai and knocked them all away. Then, he used his other hand to strike Chizuru from a distance.

A burst of high-density chakra instantly flew out from his palm, forming a powerful shockwave.

Bagua - Empty Palm!

Chizuru plunged the Lightning Strike into the ground and quickly formed hand seals.

A thick wall of water suddenly appeared in front of her.

Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!

As the water wall appeared, a huge palm print immediately struck it, shattering the water wall in front of it.

At the same time, a white lightning bolt flashed by.

At that moment, Chizuru burst forth with fine crackling lightning, using the Thunder Strike Secret Technique to accelerate.

In the blink of an eye, she disappeared from her spot and then suddenly appeared to Kirito's left.

A flash of sword light.

Her hands, crackling with lightning chakra, unleashed a rapid and ruthless slash at Kirito.

With a loud "bang".

Suddenly, a cloud of white smoke appeared.

Then, a loud "clang!" was heard.

A black rod with many iron wires wrapped around its surface appeared, blocking Chizuru's attack at the last second.

Moreover, the power emanating from the black rod was terrifying; it not only easily blocked Chizuru's slash but also knocked Chizuru and her sword back.

Chizuru did not confront the force head-on, but retreated with the force and quickly completed a hand seal.

She took a deep breath, and a huge fireball was unleashed.

Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique.

As the giant fireball appeared, Kirito's black rod was instantly covered with dense blue-white electricity. He then thrust it into the ground behind him, and a large amount of thick current rapidly coursed across the ground. Then, a large amount of black iron sand surged out from the training ground.

A thick wall of iron sand instantly formed, blocking Chizuru's Great Fireball Technique.

Chizuru remained unmoved. She quickly sheathed the Lightning Strike Sword in her hand and then swiftly formed hand seals.

A huge stream of water suddenly gushed out of her mouth.

Water Release: Torrent Wave!

The massive flow of water formed a wave seven or eight meters high, which rushed towards Kirito with great force, and also swept up a large amount of iron sand that he controlled using electromagnetic force.

Upon seeing this, Kirito suddenly struck out with his left hand against the oncoming wave from a distance.

A burst of high-density chakra shot out from his palm, and a huge palm print appeared in the center of the massive wave in front of him, before exploding and splashing water everywhere.

Bagua - Empty Palm!

The crisis of the waves has disappeared, but the surrounding area has turned into a swamp. The iron sand has become heavier after getting wet, making it much more difficult for Kirito to control the iron sand using electromagnetic force and increasing the amount of chakra he needs to consume.

"You've learned this Water Release ninjutsu so quickly? Well done. Now it will be very difficult for me to use my special Magnet Release."

Kirito looked at Chizuru ahead, who had a slight smile on her face, and praised her.

Upon hearing this, Chizuru's lips curled up slightly, but her hands did not stop moving, quickly forming hand seals.

Lightning Release: Earth Walk!

The next moment, several thick electric currents appeared, transforming into electric snakes that shot towards Kirito like lightning along the water's surface where they touched his ankles.

Kirito was hit instantly, but he didn't let out any screams.

Kirito's entire body suddenly turned into a puddle of water.

This is clearly a water clone.

Water Release: Water Clone Technique!

"Unmarked releases water clones!"

Upon seeing this, Chizuru's eyes, which had already activated her Sharingan, widened, and then the hairs on her body stood on end.

A fine electric current instantly surged through her feet. She decisively used the Thunder Strike Secret Technique to accelerate and vanish from the spot.

The next moment, Kirito suddenly emerged from the water behind Chizuru, and then a gangster's broom struck the afterimage left by Chizuru in place.

Water Release: Water Instantaneous Body Technique!

Kirito, as the original body, naturally absorbed all of the White Zetsu clones' experience in using Water Release and their understanding of the nature of Water Release chakra.

Currently, on his attribute panel, his Water Release level is higher than Yin Release, reaching level 4.

Kirito wasn't quite sure what level Water Release was, but he knew that White Zetsu clones of this level could easily defeat two elite Sand Village puppeteers of Jonin rank in the Land of Rain.

"You're very fast, but your secret technique puts too much strain on your body. It's best not to use it too often, or it might affect your future development."

Kirito looked at Chizuru, who had already rushed more than ten meters away, and smiled.

"Stop rambling."

Chizuru coldly rebuked, a large amount of fine electricity suddenly emanating from her body, and the Thunder Clash sword in her hand also emitted a sword cry.

Seeing this, Kirito knew that Chizuru was about to unleash her ultimate move, so he clapped his hands together and instantly completed the hand seals.

More than a dozen water clones suddenly appeared on the surrounding water surface.

At the same time, more than a dozen Chizuru appeared in front of him, and a blinding flash of lightning appeared before his eyes. He also saw a pair of huge Sharingan eyes.

The Sharingan's genjutsu!

Kirito realized he was under a genjutsu and immediately mobilized his chakra to break free.

In an instant, the illusion Chizuru had cast on him was broken.

The enormous Sharingan shattered like a mirror.

The real world reappears before Kirito.

But at that moment, a sharp sword was already pressed against his throat, and all his water clones were destroyed.

"I won."

Chizuru said with a smile, then patted Kirito's face with the blade of her sword.

"That's hard to say."

Kirito smiled mysteriously, then turned into a wisp of white smoke and disappeared from the spot.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

Chizuru was taken aback, then quickly looked around, trying to find Kirito's true form.

"It's here!"

Suddenly, Kirito's voice came from above.

Chizuru suddenly looked up and was surprised to find that Kirito was standing in the sky at some point. He was standing on a circular aerial platform made of iron sand, which allowed him to stand steadily on it and look down at her.

"Haha~, how about it? My Magnet Release is pretty good, right? It can already carry me flying, it's just that the speed is still a bit slow for now."

Kirito maneuvered the aerial platform beneath his feet, moving it through the air, and smiled.

"Come down quickly, how can you fight if you fly up there?"

Chizuru said somewhat angrily, uttering some hurtful words.

Kirito is currently flying at a height that is just outside the range of her ninjutsu attacks, and the ninja tools she throws are all made of iron, posing no threat to Kirito who can now use the special Magnet Release.