As Sasuke fumed, the Susanoo enveloping him gradually transformed from its initial skeletal form into a fully armored, bow-wielding half-body form.
In an instant, a massive purple Susanoo appeared before everyone, standing tall in the middle of the training ground.
"Is that really necessary?!"
"Hey, isn't this going too far?!"
"It's just a spar—why is Sasuke even using his Mangekyō Sharingan ocular technique?"
The students of the same class cried out in alarm from the sidelines.
Neji flashed over to Hinata's side and said, "It's not safe here. We need to move farther back!"
Shikamaru, having snapped out of it, also began directing everyone away from the training ground.
The Mangekyō Sharingan's Susanoo was no joke. Every movement carried earth-shattering power, and a moment of carelessness could result in massive casualties.
Under Neji and Shikamaru's direction, the students quickly retreated far away, leaving Neji alone by the edge of the field.
Naturally, such a commotion on the training ground also caught the attention of the instructors at the academy.
In the blink of an eye, figures descended through the whistling wind beside Neji at the edge of the field. Iruka, who had arrived first, stared at Sasuke and Naruto in the center as he anxiously asked Neji, "What's going on? Why are those two fighting?"
Neji hurriedly explained, "Iruka-sensei, they're sparring."
"Sparring?!"
Seeing the newly leveled training ground reduced to a complete mess by Sasuke and Naruto, Iruka was speechless.
On a distant tree branch.
Kimimaro frowned and asked, "Haku, is Uzumaki Naruto using Sage Mode?"
Haku shook his head. "I can't sense any natural energy from him, so it probably isn't Sage Mode."
Jugo also chimed in, "Yeah, I can't sense any natural energy either."
"Then what ninjutsu is he using?" After a pause, Kimimaro's brow furrowed even