"This!?"
"Sasuke Uchiha lost?"
"What was that 'Susanoo' just now? Why was it shattered so easily?"
The battle that should have been fierce and closely matched in everyone's eyes had ended in such a muddled way that many people felt empty inside, as if it had started with a bang and ended with a whimper.
Kakashi came to the unconscious Sasuke and sighed softly.
He had sensed that something was wrong with Sasuke during the day, but he had never expected Sasuke to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan behind his back.
The Third instructed Kakashi, "Take Sasuke to the hospital first!"
"Yes!"
Kakashi nodded, hoisted Sasuke over his shoulder, and vanished from the spot with a whoosh.
Tsunade and Shizune came before Yakumo.
Tsunade patted Yakumo on the shoulder and smiled. "Well done!"
Sasuke Uchiha's awakening of the Mangekyō Sharingan had indeed been beyond the village higher-ups' expectations, leaving many of them caught off guard.
Fortunately, Yakumo had defeated Sasuke in the spar.
This not only allowed the village to keep Sasuke under better control in the future, but also revealed Sasuke's true strength at present.
Shizune said, "That's strange. Sasuke clearly awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, so why did he feel much weaker to me than those Mangekyō Uchiha from the Akatsuki Organization?"
Deep doubt also surfaced in Yakumo's eyes.
When she had fought 'B', she had felt that she had no chance of winning at all. But when she fought Sasuke just now, the moment she used her full strength, Sasuke had immediately been unable to hold on.
The difference between them was obvious.
Tsunade pondered for a moment before saying, "Sasuke only just awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan, so he hasn't fully adapted to it yet. On top of that, given his age, it's only natural that his strength is