At 6 AM the next day, all members of Team 3 gathered at Training Grounds 17.
It was a small clearing in the middle of a small forest. Renjiro was the last to arrive.
Seeing his Genin squad already there, he greeted them good morning and said,
"As I said yesterday, before I start training the three of you, I want to see your abilities. So we will have a spar, the three of you against me."
He paused for a few seconds, then said,
"Let's begin!"
As soon as he spoke, he lunged forward, intending to punch. This caught all three off guard.
Mieko hastily jumped backward, while Hodaka jumped to his left. Feng Zheng, on the other hand, used Body Flicker Technique to evade directly.
Renjiro's punch hit the ground where the three Genin had been standing, causing the ground to crack and kicking up a large cloud of dust, obscuring him.
Renjiro thought to himself,
"Not bad. I intended to punch the ground in front of them, but I didn't expect the three of them to react so quickly. Especially Feng Zheng, did he use Body Flicker Technique without any Hand Seals?"
Feng Zheng was also thinking as he used Body Flicker Technique.
"Damn it! His attack was too sudden; I instinctively used Body Flicker Technique to get away."
Then he saw the dust rise, covering Renjiro, and so did Hodaka and Mieko.
Feng Zheng immediately began to sense his location, Mieko activated her Sharingan, and Hodaka activated his Byakugan.
After sensing Renjiro, Feng Zheng thought,
"Since I'm exposed, I can't hide anymore. So I might as well use it a few more times. I didn't expect it to be so hard to hide my strength. I really need to be more careful in case he does something like this again. I hope I can keep my secret for another year or two."
Just as Feng Zheng was thinking this, Hodaka and Mieko both ran towards Renjiro, preparing to engage him.
Renjiro stood still, waiting for their attack.
Hodaka was the first to reach him, while Mieko launched several Shuriken at Renjiro.
Renjiro dodged them, then engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Hodaka.
He easily deflected Hodaka's Gentle Fist. When Mieko joined, he suppressed both of them with equal ease.
However, his brow soon furrowed. He tried to sense, but he couldn't sense Feng Zheng's presence at all.
Using the opportunity provided by his teammates, Feng Zheng had disappeared from his sight, having hidden his Chakra.
Although Renjiro couldn't sense Feng Zheng, Feng Zheng was closely observing their battle, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
Soon, Feng Zheng found an opportunity when Renjiro was punching and kicking Hodaka.
Feng Zheng threw Shuriken with all his might.
However, Renjiro sneered, thinking,
"A fake opening. Always effective against kids."
He took a step back, avoiding the Shuriken, but the Shuriken curved towards him. This greatly surprised Renjiro.
He was about to dodge again when he suddenly felt,
"No, something is not right."
So, instead of continuing to dodge, he directly caught the Shuriken in its trajectory.
However, as soon as he caught it, he felt two tiny Chakra signals behind him.
He turned his head and saw two Wind Balls heading towards him.
He took a step, wanting to dodge, but at the same time, Mieko launched a Fireball Technique in the direction he was about to dodge.
Seeing this, he adjusted his direction, avoided both Ninjutsu, and distanced himself from his students.
Seeing this, Hodaka rushed forward to engage him in close combat.
As Hodaka charged towards him, Renjiro thought,
"Good. However, this doesn't look pre-planned; their teamwork still needs improvement, but it's good that they can utilize opportunities created by each other. Not to mention I felt wind on that Shuriken, which means Feng Zheng used Projectile Control Technique on the Shuriken. He didn't continue with useless attacks but disappeared again while the Fireball Technique was active."
He entered another round of combat with Hodaka and Mieko. Feng Zheng, observing the battle from the shadows, thought,
"As expected of an Elite Jonin. That opening was a bait, meant to figure out my location. Moreover, he caught the Shuriken with his bare hands! However, I wonder what he would do if I infused Wind Chakra into the Shuriken. Anyway, I want to know if I can trick him with a Shadow Clone."
Feng Zheng continued to hide and created a Shadow Clone.
A minute later, Hodaka and Mieko both looked like they were about to lose.
So the Shadow Clone launched two Wind Blast Techniques at Renjiro, interrupting him.
He then used Shuriken again. Renjiro dodged all attacks and approached Feng Zheng, preparing for close combat.
However, the Shadow Clone instantly flickered, moving behind Mieko and Hodaka.
Seeing Renjiro approach, Hodaka began to engage him.
At the same time, Feng Zheng sensed the huge Chakra gathering in Mieko and shouted,
"Hodaka, get out of the way!"
This shout startled Hodaka, who looked back to see Mieko weaving Hand Seals, her Chakra almost fully gathered.
He quickly moved aside, running to the left to create distance.
In fact, Mieko was very frustrated with this battle.
The poor girl had been trying to use her Sharingan Genjutsu on her teacher since the battle began, but he never looked her in the eyes once.
In desperation, she unleashed a Fire Dragon Technique, pouring almost all of her Chakra into it.
Feng Zheng's Shadow Clone noticed this and used Great Breakthrough Technique.
His Ninjutsu was cast right after Mieko launched her Ninjutsu, and it tried to limit the range of his Ninjutsu to cover her Fire Dragon.
The result was an increase in the power and range of the Fire Dragon.
Renjiro didn't want to take this Ninjutsu head-on, so he dodged.
The power of this Ninjutsu truly surprised Hodaka and Mieko.
Especially Mieko, she was utterly shocked.
Feng Zheng still watched Renjiro.
He noticed Renjiro used Body Flicker Technique without any Hand Seals, and the distance he flickered was just enough to evade the Ninjutsu. He thought,
"Sigh, this is his first time using Ninjutsu. Anyway, this battle seems to be almost over. Hodaka has taken a beating. So has Mieko, and her Chakra is depleted. Only I am still fine. Unfortunately, my Shadow Clone and I can't do much either. It's really bad not to have good long-range Ninjutsu. Even though I'm well hidden, I can't do much."
Just then, Feng Zheng suddenly used Body Flicker Technique instinctively.
However, just as his feet left the ground, a hand emerged from underground and grabbed his right leg. This caused him to fall forward at an extremely fast speed.
Fortunately, he managed to brace himself with both hands in time, ensuring his face wasn't severely injured.
Soon, another hand grabbed the back of his neck, pinning him to the ground.
