Bells, I, Sasuke, Will Gladly Accept Them!

"What?..."

Uzuki Yugao did not understand what Gekko Hayate meant by his words.

But at that very moment.

As the smoke and dust swirling across the field gradually dissipated.

A figure suddenly appeared in everyone's field of vision!

It was Sasuke!

Having failed his first strike, Sasuke was not discouraged.

Instead, he brushed his right hand against his waist.

The next moment, a scroll appeared in his hand.

With a flick of his wrist, the scroll unfurled.

It fluttered in the wind like a banner.

He bit his thumb, tasted the sweetness of blood, and with a poof, Sasuke slammed his palm onto the sealing spell on the spread-out scroll!

White smoke exploded, and a sword hummed, piercing the heavens!

Before anyone could clearly see what the blade emerging from the smoke was, the Sword of Indra appeared out of thin air in Sasuke's hand in the blink of an eye!

With a clang, the sword's cry grew even louder; in Sasuke's hand, it seemed as if it had been imbued with life, its edge razor-sharp.

The next instant.

Sasuke leaped down from the air, man and sword as one, as if possessed by Hamura. Carrying an air of overwhelming dominance, he thrust his sword toward Kakashi, who was standing not far away, stunned and lost in thought!

First Form: Wind Slash of the Dance of the Crescent Moon, unleashed!

"Ah, this..."

Looking up at that figure, which grew larger and larger in his eyes.

Kakashi was shocked:

Does this kid actually want to kill me?...

The murderous intent in the air grew increasingly intense.

Like a river surging backward, the sword momentum rushing toward him became more and more majestic!

Seeing this, Kakashi no longer dared to hold back.

Even as an elite Jonin, he could not withstand such boundless, overwhelming killing intent!

If he tried to take it head-on, he would surely die on the spot...

Not to mention, this was merely an official Konoha exam.

Why risk his life for a few hundred bucks a month?...

With that thought in mind.

Lightning-attribute chakra surged wildly around Kakashi's body.

The next moment.

He brushed his left hand over his kunai, and lightning arcs suddenly danced and flickered across it.

Like a veil, they tightly wrapped around the kunai in his hand.

Clang!

The ear-piercing sound of metal clashing echoed throughout the entire Konoha rear training ground.

Immediately after.

With Sasuke and Kakashi at the center.

A terrifying shockwave spread wildly in all directions!

Looking from afar, it was as if a small pebble had been tossed into a calm lake.

Ripples spread out, continuous and unending!...

"This... this chakra power!"

"In the way of the sword, I, Gekko Hayate, am willing to call you the strongest!..."

Protecting Uzuki Yugao with his arms.

Gekko Hayate disregarded his own safety.

He shouted wildly as if he had gone mad, appearing completely unhinged!

"Is... is this the true strength of this guy?..."

"It's no wonder Sakura likes him. If it were me, I'd probably be the same..."

"I said stop, stop! Naruto, what on earth is going on in your head!"

"You're the man who aspires to become Hokage; how can you be defeated by a mere obstacle right in front of you!"

"Sasuke is only better for now. In the future, I will definitely be stronger than you, hmph!..."

Sasuke was naturally handsome—a fact Naruto was unwilling to admit, but his eyes wouldn't lie to him.

Coupled with the strength Sasuke was displaying at this moment.

Naruto even had a truly absurd thought.

That if he used the Harem Jutsu to transform into a beautiful woman that Sasuke liked.

Would they then live happily ever after like that...

"Sasuke! Sasuke! Sasuke!"

"This is you! The real you! The man I've sworn to marry for the rest of my life!"

"I love you to death! Waaah..."

Sakura turned around.

Even though the shockwaves hitting her from all sides made her body sway constantly.

Even so.

She was still trembling all over, her cheeks burning hot.

She felt as if she had married this man, who was like the wind, right there on the spot, filled with an indescribable happiness.

She only wanted to merge her entire being into Sasuke's body.

To feel his warmth, melt into his shape, and never leave his side for a lifetime...

Boom!

Although it was already extremely rare for Sasuke to be able to use such shocking swordsmanship at his age.

Even so.

It still couldn't hide the massive chasm between him and an elite Jonin!

Perhaps with the talent Sasuke was showing now.

In the future, he would definitely surpass the already renowned Kakashi.

But that was absolutely not now!

Boom!

Finally, in the clash of strength, Sasuke was outmatched and sent flying by Kakashi's immense chakra!

Although the kunai Kakashi had imbued with lightning arcs was shattered into pieces by Sasuke's Sword of Indra!

It hadn't harmed Kakashi in the slightest!

Clang!

The Sword of Indra flew horizontally and then slammed deep into a thick tree trunk not far away.

It hummed and vibrated incessantly!

The afterimages it shook off looked as solid as reality!

"Sigh... the gap in strength is still too great..."

Uzuki Yugao sighed, her beautiful eyes filled with unwillingness!

Gekko Hayate also clenched his fists tightly.

Sasuke had been defeated.

At this moment, he wished he could rush forward and personally challenge Kakashi with the Dance of the Crescent Moon!

But in the end, he held himself back.

First, his Dance of the Crescent Moon didn't have nearly the level of mastery that Sasuke's did.

At the very least, he couldn't replicate the chilling, murderous intent of the First Form: Wind Slash that Sasuke had just unleashed.

Second, even though he was also a Jonin.

He couldn't beat Kakashi at all.

If he were to act on impulse, he would only be inviting humiliation upon himself...

"Sasuke!..."

"This guy, he's not going to be okay, is he..."

Seeing this, Sakura and Naruto were both struck with alarm.

At this moment, even Naruto, who had always been at odds with Sasuke, felt an indescribable anxiety flickering in his azure eyes.

That resentful gaze was just like a young wife's, incredibly tsundere...

But just as Sakura and Naruto were about to rush forward to catch Sasuke, who was still flying backward through the air.

Suddenly.

Poof!

Sasuke, who should have been flying backward out of control, suddenly transformed into a puff of white smoke and dissipated in the blink of an eye!

"What!..."

"What!..."

"What!..."

The five people who saw this scene were all shocked!

After all that, that earth-shattering sword strike had actually been delivered by a Shadow Clone!

But before everyone could recover from their surprise.

Poof! Another sound rang out.

Immediately, the four spectators saw a puff of white smoke explode behind Kakashi.

The shuriken that had been stuck in the ground vanished in an instant.

Then.

Sasuke's figure suddenly flashed into view!

His body swayed as he leaped high into the air.

His fingers were slightly curled, shaped like a hawk swooping down on a rabbit.

With unstoppable momentum, he went straight for the pair of bells swaying in the wind at Kakashi's waist!

A cunning smile curled the corners of his mouth as he triumphantly declared:

"Kakashi-sensei, I, Sasuke, will be taking those bells of yours!"