My Youth is Burning!

Sasuke couldn't stay seated any longer. "Handstand?"

"What else?" 'Kakashi' shot Sasuke a cold glance.

That look.

With just one look, Sasuke felt pressure.

It was so intense he could barely breathe.

Is this what a Jonin is like?

"Starting the timer!"

'Kakashi' pulled out a stopwatch from somewhere.

Only then did the two realize 'Teacher Kakashi' wasn't joking.

"Hey, wait a minute, Teacher Kakashi."

Sakura said she wasn't ready.

But 'Kakashi' had already begun his icy countdown.

"3... 2... 1. Okay, begin."

"Damn it!"

Sasuke growled and immediately started his handstand.

Three hours, handstand, 500 laps!

It was incredibly challenging.

Sasuke had never done anything as bizarre as walking on his hands. He wobbled at first, unaccustomed to it, but after a few steps, his rhythm improved, and his speed began to increase.

Sakura was even slower.

"Teacher Kakashi, where's Naruto? Isn't he coming?"

After a few steps, Sakura lowered her head and asked Kakashi while doing a handstand.

Naruto quickly glanced at the tree where Kakashi was. "When he gets back, I'll have him catch up with you. Don't slack off; I'll be watching you the whole time."

"Okay."

Haruno Sakura let go of her last hope and could only move forward with determined handstand running.

Watching the two move away, Naruto finally relaxed.

He glanced at his panel again.

[Experience Passionate Youth: Run 500 laps around the outskirts of Konohagakure in a handstand within 3 hours
Reward: 5 stat points, 4000 experience]

This mission had been around for years. Despite the excellent rewards, Naruto had never wanted to do it because it was too bizarre.

Now, he had company for the mission, and someone else to take the blame.

Perfect.

Naruto reverted to his normal self, preparing to catch up with the other two.

This was an assessment mission 'personally' assigned by 'Teacher Kakashi,' so he, Naruto, naturally had to participate.

Before leaving, Naruto cupped his hands around his mouth like a megaphone and shouted towards the large tree.

"Teacher Kakashi, since you personally assigned this mission, we will definitely complete it with determination! I'm off!"

This was the first time Naruto had actively revealed his sensory abilities.

Now that he had graduated, it was time for him, Naruto, to shine, not to remain the dead last.

If you, Kakashi, don't let us graduate, I, Uzumaki Naruto, can also become a Jonin instructor.

"Sasuke, Sakura, here I come!" Naruto yelled, causing the two distant figures to turn their heads.

Then, Naruto leaped, landed on his hands, and began running in a handstand at high speed.

In no time, he overtook Sakura, caught up to Sasuke, and quickly surpassed him.

"Can you keep up, Sasuke? I'll wait for you up ahead."

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort, Sasuke immediately picked up his pace.

However, he still couldn't match Naruto's speed.

Sasuke was momentarily confused about Naruto's strength.

While he was lost in thought, a shout filled with youthful energy came from behind.

"Lee, do you see that?"

"I see it, Teacher Might Guy! Two more people have joined our training, proving we are on the path of youth!"

"I can feel my youth burning!"

"Faster! Faster! Lee, youth doesn't allow us to slack off."

"Yes! Might Guy!"

Whoosh~

With a zip.

Sasuke felt two figures in green bodysuits zoom past him.

What was weird was that both of them were walking on their hands, just like him.

Were they also participating in the exam?

Sasuke's face showed confusion, but after being surpassed by three people in succession, Sasuke himself had a temper.

Before he could even pick up his speed, another voice sounded beside him.

"Are you the genius Uchiha Sasuke who just graduated this year?"

Sasuke turned his head to look at the newcomer, and the first thing he saw was a pair of Byakugan.

But it wasn't his classmate Hinata; Sasuke recognized the newcomer as the genius Neji from the year above.

He was also walking on his hands.

"Tch~ Genius?"

With that, Neji accelerated and overtook him.

Watching Neji disappear into the distance, at this moment, Sasuke felt an unprecedented sense of mockery and shame.

He didn't care about the title of genius at all; he even disliked it. Those simple two words erased all his efforts.

But at this moment, he felt the shame brought by those two words.

Naruto, who had always been at the bottom, surpassed him; he was surpassed by unknown figures in green bodysuits; he was surpassed by Neji, who mocked him?

Sasuke suddenly accelerated with fierce determination, unleashing his ultimate strength, and soon caught up to Neji.

Noticing Sasuke closing in, Neji also accelerated.

The two walked side-by-side on their hands, their hands moving incredibly fast. Their gritted teeth and strained faces even made their Sharingan and Byakugan bulge, and for a moment, they were evenly matched.

Meanwhile.

Naruto was 'running' with a bit more ease.

Just then.

"Might Guy, look."

"I see Lee! Our youth team has grown by one more!"

"I feel my youth burning again!"

"Faster! Faster! Lee, surpass him! If you can't surpass him, we'll run another 500 laps!"

"Yes, for youth!"

The two instantly sped up again!

Huh? Surpassing me?

He looked back and saw a watermelon-head, thick eyebrows, and a green bodysuit. One large and one small, they were two people who looked exactly alike, furiously accelerating to catch up.

His competitive spirit flared!

Naruto instantly accelerated, giving the two no chance to overtake him.

Before long, a man actually caught up on his side.

He glanced over and saw a youthful old man.

The old man noticed Naruto's gaze, a smile appearing on his face. Then, his lips curled, his teeth seemed to be sparkling, and his outstretched right thumb seemed to be praising Naruto's youth.

Is that you, San Duo?

But.

Where did that extra hand come from?

Seeing himself being mocked like this, Naruto thought: I will attack in the form of a Gundam!

Naruto gritted his teeth and desperately accelerated, faster and faster.

"I can already feel the boiling youth!" the old man also roared, beginning to accelerate wildly.

The two desperately vied for the first position, their faces gradually distorting from the effort. For a moment, they were neck and neck, neither gaining an advantage.

At the same time, at the back of the group.

Sakura also encountered her opponent, but the style between them was completely different from those ahead; it was surprisingly harmonious here.

After hearing Sakura's explanation of the cause and effect, Tenten found it incredible.

She had thought her own team leader was strange enough, but she hadn't expected there to be someone even more remarkable, using this kind of training for an exam.

This kind of mission felt more like something Might Guy would propose.

"Is there really a test mission like that?" she asked.

Sakura's eyes were clear and foolish. "I don't know, but our team leader said so."

"I see," Tenten was a little uncertain for a moment. The tests she participated in didn't seem like this either.

"I've only experienced this kind of thing once. Maybe every teacher is different."

"My youth is about to explode!" A loud bang suddenly came from beside their ears.

Then, whoosh~

Naruto and Might Guy flew past them side-by-side, leaving only a trail of dust.

After a while.

"Teacher Kai, my youth is about to explode too!" Lee caught up and overtook them, completing the lap.

After another while.

Sasuke and Neji, with their Sharingan and Byakugan activated, even butted heads and competed as they surpassed them.

"Men~" Tenten sighed. She was used to this sort of thing.

But Haruno Sakura felt a bit desperate.

Do I still have a chance?

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