Nine Shadow Clones would win.
A hundred Shadow Clones... winning would be completely impossible!
Sasuke's young heart was deeply shaken.
Naruko, whom he had regarded as the dead last, was actually a presence who surpassed every student in her class!
"Who's there?!"
A furious shout suddenly entered Sasuke's ears.
Sasuke turned and ran.
He couldn't accept this fact.
No... even if he accepted it, the blow would still be devastating.
No.
He was too weak... He had to become stronger!
"What is it?"
Jiraiya, who had been about to fight Naruko, was somewhat puzzled.
"Nothing... I must've seen it wrong..."
Hyuga Sho shook his head and found an excuse.
"Very well, Lord Jiraiya. Begin the battle with Naruko..."
Then, Hyuga Sho looked toward Naruko.
"Naruko, you can go all out this time. Just use your full strength... After all, your opponent is an existence on par with the Fifth Hokage Tsunade..."
Hyuga Sho gave Naruko a hint.
Fighting Jiraiya was equivalent to fighting the Hokage.
And for Naruko, who had always worshiped her father, Minato Namikaze, and wanted to become Hokage...
This was practically an opportunity that had fallen from the heavens.
"I'll make good use of this battle!"
Naruko was instantly filled with fighting spirit.
She had no idea that Sasuke had come by.
Nor did she know that Sasuke's defenses had been shattered.
The reason Hyuga Sho had shouted just now was that he didn't want to drive Sasuke straight into despair.
He had to proceed step by step.
It was enough for Sasuke to see Naruko create a hundred Shadow Clones.
That would give him enough motivation to catch up.
If Sasuke saw Naruko use the Tailed Beast Cloak next, or even Partial Tailed Beast Transformation...
That would be true despair.
When the gap wasn't too large,