Megumi had the White Divine Dog track the scent of Cursed Spirits, while the Black Divine Dog kept watch. Suddenly, the Black Divine Dog's fur stood on end, and it began to bark loudly.
The Tokyo team immediately entered combat mode, staring vigilantly at the surrounding forest.
Whoosh!
Everyone heard a sound piercing the air. A blood-stained arrow flew out of the forest, turning at a right angle at high speed toward Shin. Maki immediately swung her naginata, splitting the arrow in two.
The Kyoto Jujutsu High team surrounded the Tokyo group from all sides.
Clap... Clap...
Following the sound of Todo Aoi clapping his hands, the scenery before the Tokyo students instantly changed. They had swapped positions with some of the Kyoto Jujutsu High students, and their original defensive formation was shattered.
The Kyoto Jujutsu High side had clearly coordinated their tactics in advance. Before the Tokyo Jujutsu High students could even steady themselves, the attacks from Kyoto Jujutsu High rained down upon them.
In the monitoring room, Satoru clapped his hands in admiration, saying, "They arranged their positions in advance and launched attacks in the discussed directions before Todo even clapped? Oh my, they've seized the initiative."
Fortunately, the Tokyo students were quite strong. Aside from Yuji, who was matched against Todo Aoi, everyone else easily parried the attacks.
Yuji was sent stumbling by a punch from Todo Aoi, sliding two or three meters across the ground before stopping.
He asked in confusion, "Shouldn't opponents be matched by strength? Why is it me and not Kagura facing this big guy?"
Shin explained, "Because they see you as a soft target. Their plan is likely to start with one-on-one matchups, then have Todo quickly eliminate the weakest among us to create a numerical advantage."
Yuji said, "So they think I'm the weakest? I've really been underestimated."
The opponent's plan was quite good, but their intelligence was wrong. Yuji was not that weak, so their initial advantage was squandered.
Shin looked at the unfamiliar face closest to him, who was carrying a giant sack. "You look a bit like Kamo Noritoshi. Are you from the Kamo clan?"
"Kamo Rin, an illegitimate child of the Kamo clan." He spat out the words "illegitimate child" through gritted teeth.
Shin understood the situation. He was likely the son who hadn't inherited the clan's Cursed Technique. But since Noritoshi was publicly declared the heir, he could only refer to himself as an illegitimate child.
Whoosh...
Several sheets of pristine white paper flew out from the sack behind him and floated in the air, instantly folding into the shape of shuriken, which spun at high speed as they flew toward Shin.
"Origami Manipulation: Paper Cut!"
Shin flipped lightly to dodge. The paper shuriken embedded themselves into the trees behind him, they seemed quite powerful.
"Origami Manipulation: White Bind!"
The shuriken stuck in the trees instantly scattered into paper scraps, which quickly rushed to stick onto Shin. Shin immediately pulled out a Fire Charge and threw it at them.
Boom!
The paper scraps were instantly ignited, turning into ash that scattered in the air, rendering them useless.
Shin raised his hand and launched a series of ignited TNTs toward Kamo Rin.
"Origami Manipulation: White Shield!"
A large amount of paper formed a hemispherical object, encasing him inside. After the roar of the TNT explosion, the outer layers of the paper hemisphere were blasted into dust, but the interior remained intact.
'Huh? This Cursed Technique seems quite strong. What a pity, though, to be born into the Kamo clan. And even more unfortunate that this generation has Kamo Noritoshi, who inherited the clan's Cursed Technique.'
That's just how The Big Three Families are. They value family Cursed Techniques and heritage above all else. If no one in a generation inherits their Cursed Technique, it's one thing, but as long as there is one successor, everyone else of the same generation becomes mere background decoration.
Even if someone in the clan awakens a Cursed Technique that surpasses the clan's, they still cannot compare to that so-called heritage.
Whoosh... Whoosh...
The paper sphere suddenly fired dozens of sheets of paper in all directions, each imbued with an excessive amount of Cursed Energy.
Boom... Boom... Boom...
A series of explosions rang out.
Shin had to retreat a few steps to avoid the brunt of the attack. Kamo Rin's move was merely to prevent Shin from camping and ambushing him the moment he left his defensive position.
To be honest, Shin didn't want to fight Kamo Rin seriously at first. After all, every one of his blocks was something he had painstakingly accumulated using his Cursed Energy. It felt like a waste to use them against his own people, but Kamo Rin seemed quite serious, which forced Shin to show him some respect.
With a mere thought, he donned his fully enchanted Netherite Armor Set, and an enchanted trident and shield appeared in his hands. He also consumed Potions of Strength and Swiftness.
"Let's finish this quickly."