Ōnoki rolled into the ruins in an instant.
Chuan Yu slowly turned around.
The wounds on his body were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Rasa furrowed his brow and struck first.
He manipulated the golden dust and sent it surging toward Chuan Yu.
Chuan Yu kicked up the long sword on the ground and thrust it into the Gold Dust.
"Senjutsu! Lightning Flow!"
Lightning quickly spread across the surface of the sand.
In an instant,
it was like a pile of loose sand.
It all fell apart.
Rasa's arms went numb.
With Senjutsu bolstering him,
Chuan Yu summoned Susanoo once more.
This time,
its surface changed color.
A rainbow shimmered around its body.
The enormous arm seized Rasa.
At once, a steady stream of scarlet flames rushed toward him.
The scorching heat made Rasa cry out in pain.
Ōnoki flew out of the ruins.
He brought his hands together.
Dust Release erupted once more.
Susanoo's arm was severed in an instant.
Rasa fell to the ground.
"To possess this kind of strength..."
"Kid, who are you?"
Ōnoki stared coldly at Chuan Yu.
As far as he knew,
Konoha had no one like this.
Besides, Chuan Yu was still a child.
Chuan Yu knew
that to bring the war to an end,
he would have to deal with Ōnoki too.
If he couldn't defeat him,
perhaps Kotoamatsukami would be the best choice...
During his last battle with Danzo,
Chuan Yu had used Kotoamatsukami once.
That had put it on cooldown.
But after killing Danzo,
Chuan Yu had obtained the small amount of Hashirama Cells in Danzo's right arm.
Thanks to that, Kotoamatsukami had recovered from its cooldown quickly.
"Does Iwagakure really want the war to affect the village?"
Chuan Yu spoke slowly.
He released Kotoamatsukami without a sound.
Ōnoki didn't notice a thing.
As soon as the words entered his mind,
they began repeating endlessly.
This time,
Chuan Yu had used Kotoamatsukami only on Ōnoki.
As for Rasa,
once he returned,
he would surely fall victim to Orochimaru's ambush.
The Konoha Crush Plan was about to begin.
"You can go."
Chuan Yu spoke to Rasa coolly.
When Rasa heard that Chuan Yu was letting him go,
he immediately fled the command post with Baki.
Sand withdrew its troops.
Meanwhile, Iwagakure yielded
and signed a peace treaty.
It was all thanks to Chuan Yu.
He had earned the title of hero.
After this battle,
Uchiha Chuanyu's name resounded across the two countries.
Uchiha Fugaku could hardly hide his pride.
When Chuan Yu returned to the village,
everything had settled back into its usual calm.
Then Chuan Yu, hailed as Konoha's hero,
suddenly received a challenge letter.
The sender called himself a worthy opponent...
There was no need to guess.
Chuan Yu knew who it was without even moving a toe.
At Ichiraku Ramen,
Chuan Yu was enjoying a delicious bowl of ramen.
Suddenly, someone appeared beside him.
Thick eyebrows and big eyes.
A tight green jumpsuit.
A glossy black bowl cut.
"Boss!"
"Give me eight hundred bowls of noodles!"
Chuan Yu nearly choked on his ramen.
"Cough, cough..."
"Might Guy..."
"Could you please take it down a notch?"
Chuan Yu wiped his mouth and spoke with a grimace.
Might Guy stared intently at Chuan Yu with an expression full of wisdom.
"Let me join Root."
"Or fight me!"
"Pick one!"
Chuan Yu finished the broth and rubbed his satisfied belly.
"Root is all Uchiha clan members now."
"Even if you joined, you'd only be an outsider."
"As for fighting you..."
"Why don't you find Kakashi instead?"
"Boss, the bill!"
Chuan Yu stood up and pulled out his wallet.
Teuchi stared at Might Guy in a daze.
Maybe Guy's demand for eight hundred bowls had shocked him.
Even now, he still hadn't recovered.
"As a strong man!"
"Whether you're training!"
"Or eating!"
"You have to charge forward and be the best!"
"You're full after just one bowl!"
"That's an insult to youth!"
Chuan Yu's jaw nearly hit the floor.
"May I ask..."
"What does eating have to do with youth?"
Might Guy didn't care.
Then his brows suddenly drew together.
He slammed his hand on the table.
"More food!"
And so...
Might Guy kept eating while glaring fiercely at Chuan Yu.
As if to say...
Look how amazing I am!
Can you do that?!
And then...
In a corner at the end of an alley,
Might Guy buried his head in a trash can...
"Ugh..."
"Ugh... I win!... Ugh!"
Chuan Yu helplessly patted Might Guy on the back.
"Sigh..."
"You treat youth like it's a priceless treasure..."
Graduation season arrived.
Sasuke graduated from the Academy without a hitch.
Naruto had also earned Iruka's approval.
Kakashi naturally became their teacher.
Almost forgot...
There was also Haruno Sakura...
That annoying pink-haired girl...
After their battle with Zabuza Momochi,
Sasuke had clearly grown a lot.
But interestingly,
when he shielded Naruto from the ice spikes,
Sasuke's left eye awakened two Tomoe.
His right eye still had one.
A 1.5-version Sharingan?
Interesting...
The Chunin Ninja Exams arrived.
The Five Great Nations sent their students to Konoha to compete.
And what Chuan Yu looked forward to most
was Sasuke's growth.
Though Chuan Yu seemed very strict with Sasuke,
he still cared about him deeply.
Because of Itachi's betrayal.
Chuan Yu cherished the bond between brothers all the more.
He didn't want Sasuke to set foot on that same path again.
And he especially didn't want to face Itachi leaving again.
"Why are there so many people I've never seen before in the main arena?"
Naruto looked around, feeling downcast.
Everyone here was a stranger to him.
And Konoha had only sent four teams.
In a daze,
Chuan Yu spotted Yakushi Kabuto.
And standing beside him,
were the three members of Otogakure's team...
It seemed Rasa had already met with disaster...
Orochimaru had already infiltrated Konoha...
"I've got a bad feeling about today..."
Kakashi leaned against the railing and spoke lazily.
"You feel it too?"
Chuan Yu watched the crowd warily, his brow furrowed.
"Yeah..."
"Guy's not here today..."
"So that's what this is about..."
Chuan Yu looked at Kakashi, feeling exasperated.
Kakashi glanced sideways and gave an awkward smile...
In the preparation room backstage,
Might Guy was straightening his outfit.
"While everyone's here!"
"Once the Chunin Ninja Exams are over, I'll challenge him right away!"
"The strongest man in Konoha versus the hero of Konoha!"
"I'm really looking forward to it..."
He took a look in the mirror.
Might Guy raised the corners of his mouth, admiring himself.
The enormous screen above the exam arena suddenly lit up.
The match was about to begin.
As the students entered the main arena,
Chuan Yu spotted Sasuke behind Naruto at a glance.
"I've put Sasuke through some brutal training lately."
Kakashi suddenly spoke up.
"Are you telling me this to prove something...?"
Chuan Yu turned to him and spoke calmly.
Kakashi gave a cheeky grin.
"That sword technique you used back then..."
"Could you..."
Chuan Yu looked at Kakashi in confusion.
"I thought it was going to be something important."
"That's it?"
At Chuan Yu's response,
Kakashi immediately began nodding like a pecking chicken.
"No."
In an instant,
Kakashi fell silent...
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