Although the wound on his hand looked terrible, within a few seconds, the bleeding wound began to heal.
It had not returned to normal, but the tiny cuts had closed and stopped bleeding.
Still, it would take at least a few hours to recover completely.
After all, the injury had reached the bone.
In the stands, the spectators saw that Sasuke had actually been injured.
Quite a few girls immediately began cursing Naruto. How dare he hurt their Sasuke!
Sasuke's family was worried as well when they saw his right hand bleeding.
"Don't worry, Father, Mother. Sasuke's constitution is much stronger than you think. An injury like this will heal quickly."
Itachi Uchiha noticed his mother's concern and reassured her.
Only then did Uchiha Mikoto's expression ease a little.
"This is my chance!"
On the field, Neji saw that Sasuke was injured and immediately realized this was a good opportunity.
He charged toward Sasuke.
Facing Neji's charge, Sasuke did not dodge. Instead, he stood where he was and watched Neji with his eyes.
Then...
"Amaterasu!"
Sasuke aimed at the charging Neji and unleashed Amaterasu!
"Not good!"
Neji, who had kept his Jōgan active the entire time, noticed that some of the dojutsu power in Sasuke's Mangekyō Sharingan had been depleted.
He realized Sasuke had activated an ocular technique.
But he did not know which technique Sasuke had used, and he had little time left to think.
With no other choice, he could only use his Jōgan's ability again.
As Neji charged toward Sasuke, he suddenly vanished.
Almost at the exact moment Neji disappeared, a black flame bloomed where he had been.
"What?!"
Neji's sudden disappearance caught Sasuke by surprise.
"How is that possible?"
He had not seen Neji form any hand seals. This was not a ninjutsu technique.
"Could it