"Sasuke Uchiha, I will definitely defeat you and prove my worth."
Sasuke Uchiha had just come down when he heard Zaku Abumi across from him say this.
"Huh?"
Sasuke Uchiha had no idea what he meant, but seeing someone from a minor ninja village acting so arrogantly, he immediately sneered. "Save your nonsense for when you're dreaming."
"Hmph, you'll see."
Recalling the intelligence Lord Orochimaru had given him, Zaku Abumi smiled confidently.
"Are you ready? Then begin." Hayate Gekko took several steps back and announced the start of the second match.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Sasuke Uchiha immediately pulled three shuriken from his ninja tools pouch and threw them at Zaku Abumi, intending to test this guy's strength first.
"Air Slash Wave!"
Facing the incoming shuriken, Zaku Abumi neither dodged nor took out shuriken to intercept them. Instead, he opened his right hand, revealing the hole in his palm. His fingers formed a hand sign as he channeled Chakra through a special device, converting it into air pressure that erupted from the wind hole.
Like Wind Release, the air pressure instantly deflected the incoming shuriken, then continued roaring toward Sasuke Uchiha with undiminished force.
Seeing that this differed from Dosu Kinata's sonic attack, the disdain in Sasuke Uchiha's eyes vanished. His black pupils turned into the scarlet Two-Tomoe Sharingan, and then his body vanished into thin air.
"He's so fast!"
Quite a few examinees in the stands cried out in surprise.
Some Jonin, however, had a flicker in their eyes as they noticed something slightly off.
Yet Zaku Abumi was delighted rather than alarmed, shouting, "I've been waiting for you!"
As soon as he spoke, Zaku Abumi crouched down and slapped both hands against the ground. "Air Slash Extreme Wave!"
All the Chakra in his body transformed into sound waves and