The First Round Begins!

Training Ground Three.

Uchiha You stood in the middle of the clearing, three Kunai casually pinched between his fingers.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were positioned in three different directions around him.

"The first round."

Uchiha You spoke calmly.

"Begin."

The moment his words fell.

Naruto charged out first.

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

Boom—!

A violent mass of wind erupted from his mouth, instantly transforming into a hurricane that swept across the entire field.

Loose stones and fallen leaves were caught up in the gale, howling as they rushed toward Uchiha You.

The expressions of the spectators nearby shifted slightly.

Even though they had long known Naruto was no weakling, witnessing this firsthand still left many of them stunned.

"Is this really a ninjutsu a Genin who just graduated can use?"

Kiba Inuzuka could not help widening his eyes.

"With Wind Release on this scale, even ordinary Chunin might not be able to take it head-on, right?"

Kurenai Yuhi nodded lightly.

"Naruto's chakra reserves have always been enormous. Combined with five years of Nature Transformation training, his Wind Release has already reached a considerable level of power."

"However..."

Her gaze settled on the center of the field.

"With only one person attacking, I'm afraid that won't be enough to take the Kunai from You."

At that moment, Sasuke moved as well.

"Fire Release: Flame Bomb!"

A crimson fireball burst from his mouth.

The instant it struck the ground, it exploded violently.

Boom!

A rolling sea of fire spread forward along the ground, its scorching heat warping the surrounding air.

Naruto's Wind Release made contact with the flames in an instant.

The gale whipped up the fire, causing the blaze to surge dramatically.

What had originally been a sea of flames advancing forward became, in the blink of an eye, a raging