Team 7

The blazing fire dragon let out a roar at the sky, lowered its head, and soared toward Sasuke.

Sasuke was completely stunned, unable to react at all.

He remained utterly unmoved in the face of Mirai's attack and Iruka's warning.

Bang!

At the critical moment between life and death, Iruka grabbed Sasuke and fled just before the fire dragon struck him.

At that moment, the fire dragon, which had been diving downward, raised its head toward the sky and flew diagonally upward.

Boom!

After the fire dragon flew into the sky, it exploded.

Blazing flames churned overhead, forming an enormous fireball.

The air grew scorching hot from the flames.

Iruka stared at the fireball in the sky, his eyes filled with shock.

Mirai was actually this strong!

He looked completely at ease, clearly still holding back.

By that reasoning, was Mirai's strength already close to that of a Chunin?

At the thought, Iruka became even more shocked and curious about Mirai.

He truly could not understand how a student who had always ranked at the bottom had suddenly become so outstanding.

Not only could he perform high-level ninjutsu, but his control over ninjutsu and chakra was also exceptionally precise.

It was simply unbelievable!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

"What happened just now?"

Two Konoha ninja wearing cat masks suddenly appeared on the training ground.

Looking at the mess on the field and the lingering flames in the sky, it was obvious that a battle had taken place.

"It was nothing. We were just conducting a ninjutsu exercise."

Seeing the Anbu ninja appear, Iruka stepped forward to explain.

After learning the situation from Iruka, the two Anbu ninja left.

Only after watching the Anbu ninja depart did Iruka turn back to look at Mirai.

After calling the students waiting outside back onto the training ground, he announced the result.

"Uchiha Mirai versus Uchiha Sasuke. Uchiha Mirai wins!"

No one objected to Iruka's announcement.

They had been the audience just now and had seen everything clearly.

They were still too shocked to fully recover their senses.

As for Sasuke, he had already snapped out of it by the time Iruka announced the result.

He clenched his fists and cast Mirai a gloomy look before quietly leaving.

He simply could not accept this reality.

Even less could he accept the identity of a loser.

"Alright, today's exam is over. Tomorrow will be a day off. The day after tomorrow, everyone report to school on time to receive your ninja headbands from the teachers. The school will also assign everyone to their classes!"

"Alright, dismissed!"

The moment Iruka finished speaking, everyone on the training ground dispersed.

Some left alone, while others departed in small groups.

Iruka had originally wanted to stop Mirai, but seeing that he had already left with several classmates, he shook his head and decided not to call him.

"Mirai, I never expected you to be this strong!"

Naruto slung an arm around Mirai's shoulder, acting like they were best buddies.

"I really never expected someone who usually ranked near the bottom like you to be hiding your strength so well!"

Akamaru followed behind Kiba, while Kiba walked beside Mirai.

"I never expected that, aside from me, you would be this strong too, Mirai!"

Naruto shamelessly praised himself.

Mirai did not respond, though his face twitched slightly.

"Oh, give it a rest, Naruto. You'd be lucky to have even one-tenth of Mirai's strength, and you're still bragging!"

Kiba looked at Naruto with disdain.

"Where are we going?"

As soon as they were dismissed, Naruto and Kiba dragged Mirai away. As for where they were going, Mirai still had no idea.

"Let's... let's celebrate!"

Hinata, following behind them, shyly answered Mirai.

"That's right, that's right! Today, we're celebrating Mirai defeating Sasuke. Let's go to Barbecue Q together!"

Kiba said excitedly, while Akamaru behind him gave two enthusiastic howls.

"Hurry up, hurry up! Otherwise, there won't be any seats left!"

Naruto urged everyone on, and they all picked up their pace.

The moment they entered Barbecue Q, Naruto looked around.

"No seats left..."

Seeing that every table was full and there were no seats available, Naruto immediately became dejected.

"I didn't expect so many people today. Every seat is taken!"

Kiba had not expected the place to be so crowded either.

"Huh? Isn't that Choji, Ino, and Shikamaru?"

Suddenly, Naruto spotted a table occupied by some familiar faces.

"You want to squeeze in at their table!"

Mirai instantly guessed what Naruto was thinking.

"As expected of Mirai—you figured out what I was about to do right away!"

Naruto laughed heartily.

Mirai and Kiba were speechless.

"Shikamaru, can we squeeze in and share a table with you?"

Naruto led Mirai, Kiba, and Hinata over to the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

"It's Naruto."

Shikamaru responded as he looked at Naruto.

"Mirai, Kiba, and Hinata are here too."

Looking at the three behind Naruto, Shikamaru greeted each of them in turn.

"Sit, sit. Just don't fight me for the meat!"

Choji waved a hand, clearly unconcerned.

Shikamaru helplessly shook his head.

Ino quietly ate her barbecue, while secretly glancing at Mirai from time to time. Clearly, she was very curious about his performance today.

And so, a barbecue feast began.

As they ate, everyone gradually became more animated.

By the time they had finished eating and left, their bonds had deepened considerably.

Hokage's Office!

As the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, smoked his pipe, he listened to Iruka's report.

"Are you saying that both Sasuke and Mirai awakened the Sharingan, and Mirai's Sharingan even reached the three-tomoe level?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi tapped his pipe and stood, looking out the window behind him.

"Yes!"

Iruka answered with certainty.

Hiruzen Sarutobi fell silent for a while before saying, "All right, I understand the situation. You may return first."

"Yes, Lord Hokage!"

After Iruka left, a trace of surprise flashed through Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes as he gazed out the window.

Uchiha Sasuke's Home!

"Why? Why? Why?"

"I'm the genius of the Uchiha clan! I absolutely won't lose to a dead last like you, absolutely not..."

"Mirai, just you wait..."

The room was a complete mess. Clearly, Sasuke had just been venting the anger in his heart.

By the time Uchiha Mirai returned home, it was already past midnight.

Seeing that a new day had begun, Mirai could not help signing in first. After all, the system gave rewards for daily sign-ins.

Full of anticipation, Mirai began the sign-in!

"System, sign in!"

"Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining an Eternal Strength Pill through signing in!"

???

Mirai froze for a moment, then the corners of his mouth began to twitch.

The moment he heard the words "Strength Pill," Mirai already felt a pain in the balls. He could not be bothered to check what made this Strength Pill different and simply went to bed to rest.