Sakura Haruno vs. Sasuke Uchiha!

Katsura U, who had run out to pick up another new recruit, led a young-looking new Anbu in.

The three people in the stands jumped down.

"How did it go?" Katsura U Kenichi in the dog-face mask, "Did you get past the White Fox?"

"Hey, you passed, not bad." Kenichi stuffed the document he had just written into a scroll and handed it to Katsura U, patted White Fox on the shoulder, and gestured for him to follow Katsura U.

Then he took out another new scroll, looked at the young newcomer, and asked, "Is this the third one?"

"Yes. Just a heads up, he's really good, so be careful!" Shino said with a smile, his hand involuntarily touching the tear in his shirt.

"Well... of course, I can tell!" Kenichi; he could sense that this newcomer was even stronger than the White Fox from before. "Newcomer, don't be too nervous. The assessment won't begin until the examiners announce its start!"

"So, who is my examiner?" The young newcomer showed no sign of nervousness, his gaze sweeping casually over the group before finally settling on Sakura Haruno.

"You want me to be the examiner, don't you, newbie?" Sensing his gaze, Sakura Haruno said with a half-smile.

"While using acquaintances for the assessment isn't ideal," Shino said with a smile, "We're all really looking forward to seeing the two of you fight!"

"An internal battle within Team 7, how interesting." Yuichi Taketori glanced into the boy's eyes and said with considerable anticipation.

Kenichi added one last thing, "Hey, remember to take this seriously. If your strength isn't up to par, I'll send you back to Kakashi!"

"Then please take good care of me, examiner..."

Beneath the mask, the newcomer's cool yet warm voice drifted over softly.

This newly joined Anbu ninja is extremely famous; he was Sakura's former teammate and Kakashi's student.

Sasuke Uchiha.

His intensely imposing Red Eye locked onto Sakura Haruno.

"Heh~ Please take good care of me, newbie!" She deliberately emphasized the word "newbie" and said with a smile.

Five spectators jumped onto the stands in a flash, making room for the fight.

The two people from Team 7 stood still.

Sakura took off her shoes and used Ice Clone to place them at the edge of the battlefield. She could leisurely exchange Ninjutsu with the White Fox from before, but Sasuke preferred Taijutsu, so as the examiner, she had no choice but to use Taijutsu to match him... However, the shoes she was currently wearing were nowhere near as good as the specially made combat shoes issued to her, so she had to take them off...

After exchanging Seal of Confrontation, the battle officially began.

"Hey, who do you guys think will win?" Kenichi suddenly asked from the stands.

He had heard of these two people in the audience many times, but this was the first time he had actually met them up close.

I don't know much about Sasuke and Sakura, only that one has Sharingan and the other has Ice Release, and both are ninjas with Kekkei Genkai.

Judging from her talent in developing Ninjutsu, Sakura Haruno, who mastered the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai on her own, should be a more talented ninja.

However, the Sharingan's formidable reputation made Kenichi feel that Sasuke was still stronger.

However, he didn't expect that the remaining three people would give the same answer in unison.

"Probably Sakura Haruno." / "If they go all out, Sakura is definitely stronger." / "Judging from their past records, Sakura is definitely at the level of Elite Jonin, while Sasuke is probably still only at the Jonin level, right?"

Katsura U, Shino, and Yuichi spoke at the same time.

Indeed, Sasuke is only thirteen years old. No matter how strong he is, and no matter how much he is called a teenager, he is only at the Jonin. Even if he is a little stronger than White Fox, his strength is still limited.

She can't compare to Sakura Haruno at all.

In fact, after watching the first match, they subconsciously stopped treating Sakura as a child in her teens and started seeing her as a true elite ninja from the Anbu.

In terms of strength, Sakura Haruno is undoubtedly much stronger than Sasuke now. With the support of many powerful Ninjutsu, she can even hold her own against veteran Kage Level Kakuzu in life-or-death battles, which is enough to prove her strength.

If she were to give it her all, Sasuke wouldn't be able to do any more than he did with the White Fox.

However, the battle off the field was evenly matched.

Or perhaps it should be said that Lightning Release and Ice Release were evenly matched.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

Sasuke used Fire Style as a starting stance to greet Sakura, signaling the start of the battle.

Boom!

"Nintaijutsu: Star Cannon Fist!"

In response, Sakura Haruno shattered the Ninjutsu with a single punch!

"So violent...!" The men present couldn't help but mutter to themselves as they watched the girl unleash such explosive power with her fists.

Sasuke's Fire Style, while not as powerful as the Great Fireball unleashed by the Uchiha Clan White Fox, was still quite formidable... yet it was shattered by a single punch!

This declaration of war... is quite a resounding one!

On the stands, the face beneath the mask of the newly recruited Anbu White Fox, twitched involuntarily. A wave of lingering fear washed over him. If the examiner hadn't gone easy on him, that punch would have been fatal.

"Ice Release Armor?" Sasuke's Sharingan picked up on more information from the sidelines. "Does this mean they're going to engage in close combat? As expected of the examiner, just what I wanted!"

The scorching orange flames were completely blocked by a layer of transparent ice armor covering Sakura's body. The fire waves rolled and swirled around the girl's body, bypassing her figure before finally dissipating. Just a few millimeters away, there was the duality of frost and intense heat. This Ice Release armor, emanating a chilling aura, was Sakura Haruno's confidence in clashing head-on with Fire Style, allowing her to shatter the fireballs without being burned by the high temperatures of the Ninjutsu!

However, Fire Style was only a secondary Ninjutsu that Sasuke mastered; his true strength lay in Lightning Release.

A Biri Biri sound suddenly rang out from the black-haired boy's hand, and the dazzling lightning danced restlessly for a few moments before being suppressed by Sasuke's superb control over Lightning Release.

Lightning Release: Chidori Short Sword!

The move Sasuke used was different from the Chidori Sharp Spear from the original story. The lightning that he conjured in his hand was not a five-meter-long lightning spear, but a more solid blue short sword that was only a little over half a meter long.

Compared to when he was first discharged from the hospital, the Shape Transformation of this Lightning Release technique has become much more stable. The restless lightning has been tamed into an exceptionally obedient state, and the short sword that condenses after the Shape Transformation is almost indistinguishable from an ordinary short sword.

If Sakura Haruno's punch just now surprised the spectators in the stands, then Sasuke's Chidori Short Sword amazed them!

"Is this Kakashi's signature move, Chidori?" Kenichi asked, his surprise evident even through the mask.

This technique of concentrating Lightning Release techniques in one's hand is indeed Chidori's specialty; however, the calm short sword formed from the lightning completely transcends Chidori's limitations...

"Is it an upgraded version of the Chidori's Shape Transformation?" the clerical ninja asked somewhat uncertainly. Although he lacked strength, he was still a very competent commentator, having witnessed various Secret Technique and Ninjutsu.

Shino laughed and said, "Hehe, now I finally understand why Kakashi has suddenly become so diligent lately! So that's why!"

That's right, if he doesn't work harder, he'll become the first Elite Jonin to be surpassed by his disciple—a disgrace...

Off the field.

"Chidori Short Sword..." Sakura Haruno murmured, "Is this move already usable in actual combat?"

Ice Release Chakra was highly concentrated in her hands.

The chill condensed, solidified into solid ice, and transformed into two gleaming butterfly-shaped daggers.

Sharp and hard.

Two pairs of eyes, one scarlet and one emerald green, met in mid-air.

I'm going in. I think I can hear Sasuke's voice.

The next moment, the two of them turned into afterimages.

When!

In the courtyard, the Butterfly Ice Blade and the Chidori Short Sword clashed for the first time!

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