Defeating Makoto Uchiha

Makoto Uchiha soon finished his fight as well. Seeing Chihane already waiting in the Final Arena, along with the Hokage and the Jonin behind him, he felt too embarrassed to rest and headed straight into the arena.

"You just finished fighting. You can rest for a while. I want to defeat Makoto Uchiha at his best, not as you are now!"

Chihane had immense confidence in his current strength. He did not want even the slightest advantage over Makoto Uchiha; he wanted to defeat the strongest student in their year fair and square.

"Hmph!"

Faced with Chihane's forceful attitude, Makoto Uchiha wanted to say, "There's no need to wait. Beating you won't take much energy." But considering his own condition and the strength he had seen Chihane display, he merely snorted and sat down nearby to rest.

Thirty minutes passed. Just as the spectators at the sidelines were growing impatient, Makoto Uchiha signaled to the Chunin Instructor that he was ready.

"Chihane Hatake versus Makoto Uchiha! Begin!"

The instant the Chunin Instructor's voice fell, Makoto Uchiha flipped his hands, drew two stacks of shuriken, and hurled them straight at Chihane.

Whoosh!!!

In an instant, eight shuriken became black blurs. Four targeted vital points on Chihane's body, while the other four cut off his escape routes!

This was the Uchiha Clan's unique Shuriken Throwing Technique. Launched with a special method, the shuriken sealed off Chihane's room to dodge, making the attack difficult to evade completely.

But if dodging was difficult, he simply would not dodge!

"Two-Sword Style, Iai: Rashomon!"

Facing the eight incoming shuriken, Chihane abruptly drew his two swords. A gleam flashed in his eyes as the wooden swords moved as fast as lightning. His swordplay stirred the air before him, instantly knocking down every incoming shuriken. It looked as though they had simply fallen to the ground on their own.

"How is that possible?!"

"That's impossible!"

"How could wooden swords block shuriken? Of course... Chihane used ninjutsu. But what kind of ninjutsu was that? I didn't see him make any hand seals!"

An uproar swept through the crowd.

Every student stared in disbelief, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

"Is this really something a child his age can master?"

Meanwhile, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Sannin, and the Jonin on the platform had seen Chihane's movements clearly, and they were astonished by the intricacy of his swordsmanship.

"What... did you do?!"

In the arena, Makoto Uchiha was equally startled. He had never expected his perfectly executed shuriken blockade to prove completely useless.

Chihane did not answer Makoto Uchiha's question. Instead, he tightened his grip on his three wooden swords and charged at him.

Seeing this, Makoto Uchiha immediately grew furious.

This guy actually refused to answer my question. He's ignoring me completely!

"You think a few strange tricks are enough to beat me? Arrogant fool! I'll show you the true strength of the Uchiha Clan!"

Seeing Chihane charge toward him, Makoto Uchiha showed no fear. He activated his Sharingan, drew a kunai, and went to meet him.

At that moment, Chihane displayed the formidable strength he had built through his daily sword-swinging practice.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The three wooden swords seemed to leave afterimages as they suddenly descended on Makoto Uchiha.

Watching the wooden swords swing toward him at tremendous speed, Makoto Uchiha was shocked to discover that even with his Sharingan active, he could only make out their movements vaguely. He could only dodge clumsily, occasionally blocking a strike or two with his kunai.

Although the wooden swords had no sharp edges, Chihane's powerful arms made every clash numb the webbing between Makoto Uchiha's thumb and forefinger, almost forcing him to drop his kunai.

Whenever he failed to dodge and took a blow to the body, the pain felt as though his bones had been broken. Under Chihane's furious assault, Makoto had lost all ability to fight back.

Using the force of a clash between his kunai and a wooden sword,

Makoto Uchiha quickly leaped backward while throwing his kunai, hoping to slow Chihane's advance. He then rapidly formed hand seals. Since taijutsu would not work, he would settle the fight with ninjutsu!

However, before he could finish his hand seals, Chihane had already caught up.

Thwack!!

A wooden sword struck Makoto Uchiha's body, but at that moment, his body suddenly turned into a log.

The Substitution Technique!

Seeing Makoto Uchiha finally use ninjutsu, a faint gleam flashed in Chihane's eyes.

But in the very next instant, a terrifying wave of heat surged toward Chihane from behind. Even before it struck, it carried a scorching, searing sensation.

"Fire Release! Great Fireball Technique!!"

The appearance of this ninjutsu immediately sent a wave of shock through the crowd.

After all, this was a C-rank ninjutsu!

Although this technique had been called the Technique of Mercy and the Reverse Healing Technique in Chihane's previous life, famous for never hurting anyone, this was a real world to him. Even with his sturdy physique, a direct hit would injure him.

The massive fireball roared toward Chihane. Makoto Uchiha sneered inwardly. No matter how strong Chihane was, there was no way he could counter his Great Fireball Technique with a few wooden swords.

Boom!!

The eruption of the Great Fireball Technique stunned the entire crowd. Every student at the sidelines instinctively backed away, the scorching heat even making their hair curl.

Countless faces filled with disbelief and shock.

"Chihane!!"

At the sidelines, Kurenai Yuhi watched the arena anxiously, unable to stop herself from softly calling Chihane's name.

For an ordinary person, being hit by this kind of ninjutsu would mean more than an injury. They could very well die on the spot!

"Three-Sword Style! Burning Oni Giri!"

Facing the ninjutsu before him, Chihane did not dodge in fear. Instead, he used his wooden swords to redirect the airflow, harnessing it to unleash a Flame Sword Aura.

Although this sword aura was produced through airflow and carried little impact, its terrifying heat would be enough to burn Makoto Uchiha, or even burn him to death, if it hit.

In an instant, the entire crowd was stunned.

Even the Jonin had not expected Chihane's swordsmanship to be this powerful.

Likewise, Makoto Uchiha, who had thought the outcome was all but decided, could not help drawing a sharp breath, a trace of shock appearing on his face.

At that moment, even Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi was somewhat astonished.

The power of pure swordsmanship that Chihane displayed had shaken even him.

It was nearly perfect!

What would happen if this swordsmanship advanced even further?!

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi could scarcely imagine it.

At this point, even Danzo beside him could no longer sit still. His eyes gleamed as he spoke in a low voice.

"Sarutobi, leave this child to me... I can definitely train him into another White Fang."

"Absolutely not!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi refused without the slightest hesitation.

"Water Release! Water Formation Wall!"

Seeing that Makoto Uchiha could not dodge in time, the Chunin Instructor fortunately reacted quickly. He rushed into the arena and summoned a wall of water in front of Makoto Uchiha, blocking Chihane's Flame Sword Aura.

Finally, just as the wall of water was about to be pierced, the flames went out.

The Chunin Instructor could not help drawing a sharp breath, inwardly astonished by Chihane's strength.

But without a doubt, the winner of this battle was Chihane Hatake!

He immediately announced Chihane's victory!

Chihane Hatake wins!!!