"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Under Sasuke and Naruto's desperate assault, the three Amegakure examinees, who had lost their nerve before the fight even began, finally suffered a bitter defeat and had their scroll taken.
"It's an Earth Scroll..."
With her hopes dashed, Sakura felt somewhat dejected.
Ever since Naruto and Sasuke had woken up one after the other, they had seemed like different people, quiet and withdrawn.
Clearly, their earlier battles with Neji and Rock Lee had made them realize that they were still weak.
Especially Naruto.
Sasuke's fight with Rock Lee had at least been something of a back-and-forth, and he had even salvaged some dignity at the end by bringing out a powerful ninjutsu like Chidori.
Naruto, on the other hand, had been beaten from start to finish, without any ability to fight back.
Even Naruto's optimistic nature had taken a serious blow. He was no longer showing off as he had when they first entered, and he would not even listen to Sakura's attempts to comfort him, which showed just how serious it was.
As a result, once they resumed their journey, the two searched for enemies like madmen and fought as though their lives depended on it.
Even someone as slow on the uptake as Sakura had realized something was wrong.
Unfortunately, neither of them was willing to listen to her.
Upon hearing that it was an Earth Scroll, Sasuke turned and left to continue searching for enemies, not even bothering to bandage the wound on his arm.
Naruto was the same, with what looked like flames burning in his eyes.
Looking more closely, one might even feel that another pair of eyes, those of a beast, lurked greedily within Naruto's...
As they continued onward, Sasuke kept feeling, for some reason,