The Admonition

The battles on the training ground followed one after another, leaving no time to catch one's breath.

Soon, only a handful of contestants who had yet to fight remained.

After another match ended, the referee, Gekko Hayate, announced loudly, "The twenty-second match: Konoha's Sasuke Uchiha versus Kirigakure's Hozuki Suigetsu!"

In Konoha's Kakashi squad, Naruto excitedly said to his companion, "Sasuke, it's finally your turn!"

"You've got to teach that Kirigakure bastard a lesson and avenge Sakura!"

He had not forgotten how Sakura had been soundly defeated by Yuri in the first round and humiliated terribly.

He had wanted to get revenge and restore Sakura's honor, but unfortunately, his luck had been poor, and he had not been matched against anyone from Kirigakure.

Now that Sasuke was facing a Kirigakure ninja, it was wonderful news.

Although he was always competing with Sasuke, he still admired this genius teammate from the bottom of his heart.

He had also always trained with Sasuke as his goal, hoping to become as strong as him.

With Sasuke fighting, he was certain to defeat those Kirigakure bastards.

Unfortunately, Naruto's encouragement caused no ripples in Sasuke's heart. If anything, his expression had grown even more solemn.

That was because he knew his opponent was no simple character.

Hozuki Suigetsu was one of the new generation's Ninja Sword Wielders in Kirigakure. Judging from the performances of the other Ninja Sword Wielders and Suigetsu's results in the first round, this opponent of his was probably not much weaker than the others.

He had no confidence that he could win by an overwhelming margin.

Beside him, Kakashi seemed to notice his concern and quietly reminded him, "Hozuki Suigetsu comes from Kirigakure's Hozuki Clan. Most members of their clan are skilled in Water Release."

"Especially their 'Water Transformation Jutsu.' It's extremely