Sasuke would have been better off keeping his mouth shut. Hinata had not been particularly focused, but after hearing his words, she clenched her little fists, her expression turning utterly serious in an instant.
"Sorry, but I want to earn my teacher's approval too, so I won't lose to you."
She had no burning desire to outdo others. All she cared about was not disgracing her teacher or letting her down.
Ever since she had become Kaguya's disciple, her father, Hyuga Hiashi, had constantly reminded her of this, and she had always worked hard to earn Kaguya's approval.
Seeing this, Kakashi covered his forehead and sighed.
"Honestly, why did you have to provoke her?"
Sure enough, unlocking the Three-Tomoe Sharingan had gone straight to this brat's head!
He thought he was something special now!
He might have caught Hinata off guard while she was still taking things lightly. Now that she had gotten serious, that chance was gone.
Indeed, Sasuke Uchiha had already awakened his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, even earlier than Itachi and Shisui had.
Of course, this also had to do with his joining the Gods Alliance and practicing its cultivation methods from an early age.
Even so, he still ranked among the greatest talents in the Uchiha Clan's history. Awakening three tomoe at the age of seven was unprecedented in the clan.
That was also why Madara Uchiha had personally given him pointers several times, providing him with the confidence he had now.
As Yamaguchi I shouted, "Begin!" Hinata Hyuga and Sasuke Uchiha simultaneously activated their Byakugan and Sharingan. Standing ten meters apart, their ocular powers collided in an instant.
Bzzz...!
Sasuke used Sharingan Genjutsu on Hinata, but her Byakugan had clearly evolved. Its ocular power was purer than before, and it blocked his genjutsu outright.
Whoosh...!
After their