Shikamaru looked at Shisui, who seemed certain of victory, without the slightest anger at being underestimated. After all, Shisui had the strength to look down on them!
Shikamaru returned to his teammates, nodded to Naruto, and said, "Naruto! Give it your best!"
Naruto nodded and walked into the arena!
Shisui flashed into the arena as well!
The two stood facing each other, roughly ten meters apart!
Hatake Ziyan sat on a raised wooden platform at the edge, between the two teams. Watching the two enter, he tapped the platform beneath him a few times with his fingers.
Wooden walls three to four meters thick and five to six meters high rose around the Training Ground, enclosing it completely.
There was a platform on each of the Training Ground's four sides, each large enough to hold dozens of people!
The two generations of the Konoha 12, who had been standing on either side of the Training Ground, were now on their respective platforms, looking down at Naruto and Shisui in the arena!
Once the walls rose around the Training Ground, several people appeared on the platform opposite Hatake Ziyan.
They included the Konoha Sannin, the Konoha White Fang, several clan leaders, and Kushina, who rarely went out!
As for Minato Namikaze, today was the Ninja Academy's graduation exam, and he was there giving the children a graduation speech!
"All right! Begin the assessment!" Hatake Ziyan withdrew his fingers and called out to the two in the arena.
At his words, both formed the Seal of Confrontation!
"Naruto, you can make the first move!" Shisui stood where he was without moving, looking at Naruto as he spoke.
Seeing how little Shisui thought of him, Naruto felt anger rise in his chest. He quickly pulled several shuriken from his ninja tool pouch with