"Okay try to catch us." Kotetsu says to the four as Izumo steps aside and vanishes from sight.
Kotetsu smirks as he looked at the worried expressions on the girl's faces, but he notices that Kazuma is unusually calm.
"So are you four going to stand there all day or are you.' Kotetsu says to the four but he doesn't finish saying what he wants to say when all four kids charge at him.
Just like before when he had seen the kids fight one another both Ino and Sakura were the easiest to avoid, Hinata, on the other hand, was a lot harder to avoid, those eyes of hers allowed her to see his chakra and so she could predict where he would move and try to hit him.
Kazuma on the other hand was completely different, the boy didn't even try to join in the fight, instead, he would wait for the girls to distract him for a moment, and in that moment kazuma would charge at him and try to catch him.
Kotetsu easily avoided the boy's attacks, and despite the girls having tried this same method before they completely gave up and decided to beat him, Kazuma kept trying to catch him.
The girls finally stopped trying to attack and Hinata quickly turns and tries to hit Izumo, unfortunately for her Izumo has already adapted to her speed.
"This isn't going to work." Kazuma says to the girls.
"Oh yeah! then why don't you try helping us!" Ino yells at Kazuma who ignores her outburst.
"Captain we need a plan, this is what we know."
"Our opponents are a pair of old men, with a lot more experience than us, and since they seem to trust each other, it's safe to assume that they are a team."
'So what do we do?" Kazuma asks Hinata who doesn't answer not because she is stuttering, but because she doesn't know what to do." so she just lowers her head and stays silent.
Izumo and Kotetsu watch as Kazuma looks at his tea, it's obvious to the two of them, as well as the students and recently created teams that are watching their test that Hinata either is about to give up or has already given up.
Kotetsu looks at Ino and Sakura, the two girls are glaring at Hinata and Kazuma, but even if they continued to try and attack him, at their level they could never touch him, much less Izumo who still hasn't stepped back and allowed himself to be seen by everyone.
Kazuma closes his eyes and smiles, for a brief moment he sees himself sitting on a wooden table and Aqua is a cross from him, neither of them has any money and they don't know what they are going to do.
"Listen, I'm going to attack, you three stand back and wait for an opening, but if any of you see any weakness or something that we can use, use it." Kazuma says to the girls as he calmly walks past Ino and Sakura who have started complaining about him ordering them to do anything when he isn't the captain.
He briefly stops and turns to look at Hinat who still has her head down.
"It's not over, our faces are covered in mud, we are covered in bruises and the blood on us, is our own, but we can still breath, so it's not over."
"Remember the plan, look for an opening, and attack when you see it.' Kazuma says to Hinata.
Kazuma takes a deep breath and vanishes from sight, Kotetsu does a backflip as Izumo is forced back into view by Kazuma who is still in the air, his hand is stretched out as he tries to grab Izumo.
Both Ino and Sakura become completely silent and their eyes are wide with disbelief.
Hinata only stares ahead, in a single move Kazuma a boy who she has never seen before did what she couldn't.
She watches as Kazuma reaches into his pocket and takes out a wire that is tied to a small rock.
Kazuma throws it at Kotetsu who easily avoids it, but the wire seems to come to life and tries to wrap itself around the older man.
Izumo catches the wire and stops it from moving before he charges at Kazuma who is somehow able to avoid the man's attack.
Kauma stops trying to avoid Izumos attacks but before Izumo can hit Kazuma Kotetsu pulls him away. he was able to predict what Kazuma was planning.
Kazuma was going to let Izumo hit him and then grab onto either the arms hand or a piece of his clothing.
The two men have completely forgotten about her and the other two girls and now have their attention only on Kazuma.
"Their attention is on Kazuma," Hinata says to herself before the veins on her head begin to show themselves.
"We have to help him!" Sakura says to Ino and her.
'Not yet!" Hinata says to both Ino and Sakura who were about to charge in.
"Remember what Kazuma said, wait for an opening, we are only going to get one." Hinata says to her friends, well they weren't friends yet but she could call them that in her head.
Kazuma vanishes again and when he reappears he creates water from the palm of his hands and fires it at Kotetsu before freezing it.
Kotetsu easily avoids both the water and the ice, Izumo tries to hit Kazuma on the back of the head, but Kazuma is able to turn in the air and avoid the man's attack.
Both Kotetsu and Izumo charge at Kazuma, but Kazuma was able to reach the ground before they can attack him and take him out of the fight.
With a grin on his face, he sends a charge of electricity into the ground that is still wet.
"Now!" Hinata shouts as both men are electrocuted.
Ino runs towards Kazuma who still has his hands on the ground and steps on his back before jumping towards Izumo.
Kazuma lifts his hands and Izumo is barely able to avoid being caught by Ino, unfortunately for him Sakura was able to grab Kotetsu's leg before he could recover.
Both Ino and Sakura have their eyes closed and expect to be attacked, but they feel a hand on their heads, both teachers are giving them warm smiles before giving all of them a thumbs up.
"Congratulations you pass." Izumo says before he walks away from Ino and stands in front of Kazuma.
Izumo doesn't say anything and pats Kazumas head. 'good job." Izumo says to Kazuma.
Hinata lookup and finds that Kotetsu is standing over her, he pats her on the head and smiles. "Confidence is something we are either born with or we gain, good job." he says to her.
Both men walk back to each other and tell them to go home or spend the rest of the day together.
'Hey, do you guys know where I can find a girl that will let me lay my head on her lap while I sleep?" Kazuma asks both men who start to laugh.
'In that case, just point me to a place with a lot of shade, I want to get some sleep." Kazuma says to them and both men point at the same tree where Kazuma had met Naruto the day before.