"Rasengan!"
Naruto roared and slammed the chakra sphere in his palm toward Temari.
Temari's expression changed drastically, and she immediately held the Three-Star Fan across her body.
"Wind Release: Violent Wind Barrier!"
A gale erupted from the giant fan, forming a thick barrier of rushing air.
Yet the instant the Rasengan met the wind wall, its terrifying rotational force tore straight through it.
Boom!
The Rasengan struck Temari square in the abdomen.
Violent chakra erupted, sending Temari flying like a cannonball. She smashed through several railings before crashing heavily outside the arena.
The Three-Star Fan flew from her hand and hit the ground.
Silence instantly fell over the arena and the stands.
No one had expected Naruto to force his way through the Slashing Dance and end the fight with a seemingly ordinary chakra sphere.
Uchiha You appeared beside Temari in a flash.
He pressed a hand against her chest, sending gentle chakra into her body to stabilize her injuries.
"Just a few broken ribs and some trauma to her internal organs. Her life isn't in danger."
Uchiha You stood up and swept his gaze over the arena.
"The first match."
"Naruto Uzumaki wins!"
As his announcement rang out, deafening cheers erupted from the Konoha stands.
"Naruto won!"
"The Rasengan really is powerful!"
"That was Temari from the Sand Village, and he beat her with one move!"
Standing in the middle of the arena, Naruto pumped his fist excitedly toward the stands.
"Did you see that?"
"This is the Rasengan my father developed!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Naruto in the arena, a flicker of quiet satisfaction in his eyes.
That was the ninjutsu Minato had left behind.
Now, at last, his son had performed it before everyone.
The mood on the Sand Village's side was entirely different.
Kankuro hurried outside the