After a full day of matches, the sun overhead gradually sank toward the west.
After sweeping his gaze over Naruto, Yakumo, and Tenten one by one, Sasuke's earlier cold arrogance vanished, replaced by a thoughtful expression.
His left arm, which Rock Lee had injured, had long since been restored by the medical ninja. However, after several matches, his chakra had been severely depleted, so whether he could claim the title of "best of their class" was still far from certain!
I have the Sharingan, so Yakumo's genjutsu poses the least threat to me...
Tenten is a little troublesome. She has clearly put a lot of work into throwing ninja tools. It probably won't be easy to deal with her using taijutsu or ninjutsu. If she's my opponent, I can only choose genjutsu...
If my opponent is Naruto...
Sasuke analyzed each of his three remaining rivals. By now, he no longer entertained the idea of defeating his opponents beautifully. There was only one thing on his mind: victory, victory at any cost!
In his assessment, Yakumo and Tenten were clearly less threatening. Of the three, Naruto was still the greatest threat to him!
Whether it was Yakumo or Tenten, although both had very obvious strengths, they also each had their own weaknesses. Only Naruto's combination of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and the Rasengan left Sasuke with little confidence.
At that moment, Hyuga Kagami announced from the podium, "Next match: Naruto versus Sasuke!"
So it really is Naruto!
Sasuke muttered to himself, then, without another word, strode straight onto the field.
Neji, whose injuries had mostly recovered, had already climbed down from the medical bed. Hearing Hyuga Kagami's announcement from the podium, he hurriedly reminded Naruto, who was preparing to enter the field, "Be careful of his Sharingan!"
Naruto nodded.
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