The names of the opponents appeared on the board, naturally causing a stir throughout the stands.
"Tōjin Uzumaki? Hey, that name, could it be...?"
When they saw Tōjin walking over from the competitors' seats, people cried out, "He has horns! He's that monster's child, no doubt about it!"
"Then who's Sarada Uchiha?"
"There are only a handful of surviving Uchiha... wait, red hair!"
"Red hair? Hey, isn't red hair a trademark of the Uzumaki Clan?"
In the stands, Sasuke Uchiha was equally shaken!
His hand clenched around the railing as he exclaimed in shock, "What's going on...? Why is that girl named Sarada?"
Having seen the memories of Naruto's previous life, he knew perfectly well that he had a daughter by that name, the fruit of his love with Sakura!
"Sasuke-kun..."
Just then, Sakura came up behind him.
"Let me tell you where that child came from."
In the arena, the two companions now faced each other as opponents.
Tōjin's heart remained unsettled.
"If you find yourself facing a companion in tomorrow's arena match, and... your opponent desperately wants to win, what will you do?"
He had never expected Naruto's probing question last night to come true.
Perhaps the matchup had affected her state of mind, because Sarada's breathing was unusually labored as well.
The gap in their strength was obvious enough, even without the fact that she alone was running a high fever.
Each burdened by their own thoughts, the two formed the Seal of Confrontation!
Whoosh!
Sarada struck first, hurling a shuriken ahead!
Clang!
Tōjin knocked it down with a kunai!
Sarada stepped forward and formed hand seals!
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!
Fwoom...!
The fireball rushed toward him. Tōjin instinctively began forming hand seals, but his misgivings made him stop halfway. He hastily rolled aside, narrowly