Take Him Down!

Sakura covered her chest with both hands. "Was that really Sasuke?"

Naruto was also incredulous. "How did he become like this?"

Sasuke's dark-skinned appearance, with wings growing from his back, had truly frightened quite a few people. Even his teammates Naruto and Sakura could barely recognize him.

Kakashi did not act rashly, though his mind was already in turmoil.

Soon, his gaze focused on Sasuke's shoulder, and he recalled the attack Sasuke had suffered during the final assessment.

Could the mysterious person who attacked Sasuke have done something to him back then?

After forming this suspicion, he furrowed his brows and began observing carefully, trying to figure out what had happened to Sasuke's current appearance.

Thus, although a sudden change had taken place on the field, no one else intervened for the moment. Shinji and Sasuke's battle continued.

Boom.

Another roar rang out as Sasuke, relying on his physical strength, smashed straight through an entire tree at the edge of the field.

Shinji dodged to the side, and a hint of curiosity appeared in his calm expression.

The Cursed Seal... if one ignores its side effects, its boost to a ninja's strength is actually tremendous.

In the original timeline, Sasuke had once treated the Cursed Seal on his body as one of his trump cards, using the Three-Tomoe Sharingan to challenge Itachi Uchiha, who possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan.

It could be said that before awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan, Sasuke had relied on this Heavenly Curse Mark on his body.

Kimimaro, too, had relied on the powerful boost from the Earthly Curse Mark to withstand Gaara's sandstorm, breaking free from the sea of sand like a monster and leaving Gaara utterly shocked!

"What's wrong? Can you only dodge and hide now?"

Sasuke grinned viciously, and his expression grew increasingly ferocious.

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