Two hours later, Training Ground 7.
Boom!
Bolts of lightning fell from the sky, striking the center of the training ground. Massive pillars of lightning blasted deep craters into the earth, sending rubble flying in every direction.
The blinding light made Naruto raise a hand to shield his eyes as he squinted toward the scene.
As the dust gradually settled, Sasuke was revealed to be covered in wounds, struggling miserably to get back on his feet.
"Well, well. You've still got some strength left?"
Sato Sayun stood some distance away, holding the Lightning Blade Kiba. Crackling arcs of electricity still coiled around the hooked blade.
The ground around him was littered with small lightning-blasted craters and shattered stones.
This time, he had not held back at all. He had pushed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to its limit.
Though he sounded relaxed, Sato Sayun's breathing had grown hurried, his chest heaving heavily. The chakra in his body and the ocular power in his eyes were visibly close to depletion.
This kid Sasuke... after awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, his strength really has increased dramatically. He's already far beyond an ordinary Elite Jonin. Sato Sayun silently assessed the boy before him, who was only twelve or thirteen.
At such an age, becoming an Elite Jonin and awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan was something only a handful of Uchiha had ever accomplished.
If Sasuke had not only just awakened the Mangekyō, and if he himself had not had the Lightning Blade Kiba to assist him, the one who would have lost this time might have been him.
"Damn it!" Sasuke had been badly shocked, his muscles twitching nonstop. Gritting his teeth, he pressed both hands against the ground and struggled to rise for another fight.
Yet the moment he stood, he staggered and fell again, his