Cursed Seal's Second Outbreak

As he spoke to himself.

On the platform by the field, Sasuke's brow twitched slightly for some reason, and his eyes turned cloudy.

He shook his neck involuntarily, his fists suddenly clenching.

Instantly, a fiery red chakra surged from his body, forming a whirlwind that circled around him.

On his neck, the Three Tomoe-shaped Cursed Seal gradually changed.

A pattern like flowing lava gradually emerged, slowly covering his body.

Everyone was shocked and looked towards his location.

"This chakra..."

"Why is it so powerful, and it feels evil?"

Kakashi's eyes widened, his speech becoming somewhat choked.

Yūhi Kurenai and Asuma quickly moved closer, staring together at the changing Sasuke.

"Kakashi, this situation doesn't look good!" Asuma said gravely.

Kakashi sighed softly and nodded, his expression extremely grim.

"We need to find a way to control him. If this continues, it will definitely affect the exam!"

Asuma and Yūhi Kurenai echoed, "Okay, let's control him together first!"

Just as the three were about to act, Naruto walked up from behind, wiggling his hips.

"No need to rush, no need to rush, I can handle this!"

Kakashi and the other two were stunned.

Then they watched as Naruto confidently walked forward, laughing heartily.

"This situation happened once in the forest! It's easy to solve!"

As he spoke, he raised his hands and, with a mischievous grin, formed hand seals. "Wood Release: Thousand Year Impale Technique!"

In the blink of an eye, Sasuke was restrained by wooden stakes. With a poke from a wooden hand, he let out a pained cry.

A chakra filled with evil energy was once again spat out from his mouth.

Sasuke instantly returned to normal. "Naruto! You idiot, no wonder your dad died, you deserve it!"

At this moment, Kakashi walked forward, looking at the now normal Sasuke, and asked in a low voice.

"What exactly did you encounter in the forest? Why did you release such evil chakra?"

Hearing his question, Sasuke looked confused.

"Evil chakra? I don't know?"

"If you want to know what I encountered in the forest... I guess I was bitten by a Giant Snake that transformed into a human form!"

Kakashi's body trembled.

"A Giant Snake that transformed into a human? Was it Orochimaru?"

He tilted his head, saw the Three Tomoe Cursed Seal on the back of Sasuke's neck, and his expression became very solemn.

Then, he let out a long breath and took out a dried gecko from his ninja pouch.

This was a mysterious item he had previously obtained from scratch-off tickets.

The shop Boss had told him that this gecko could attack, defend, and seal.

He held the gecko's tail upside down, raised his other hand slowly, and like a charlatan, began chanting a spell.

"Demons and monsters, leave quickly, demons and monsters, leave quickly, seal it for me!"

As his words fell, a green lightning bolt suddenly shot out from the gecko and coiled directly around Sasuke's neck.

Outside the Three Tomoe Cursed Seal, a cage-like seal suddenly appeared.

Kakashi took a close look and sighed with relief.

"Alright, I've added a layer of seal to the Cursed Seal. This problem shouldn't occur easily anymore!"

"Naruto, release him!"

Naruto clasped his hands together, and the Wood Release instantly disappeared.

Sasuke collapsed onto the ground, drained.

Not far away, those ninja from other villages gradually became serious.

They truly didn't understand when the ninja of Konoha had become so powerful.

They could even use Wood Release!

It seemed they really needed to investigate thoroughly when they had the time!

On the competition stage, Ino was fighting more and more smoothly. Sakura, on the other hand, was already unsteady and gradually falling into a disadvantage.

"Sakura, pull yourself together!"

Naruto was leaning against the railing, shouting at the top of his lungs.

Sakura wished she could pull herself together, but all she saw were butterflies before her eyes, rendering her completely blind.

Ino's attacks grew increasingly frequent and heavy.

Her steps began to falter, and it looked like she would be defeated by Ino before long.

Naruto clutched the railing tightly, gritting his teeth and thinking, "Damn it!"

Sakura did her best to steady her breathing, carefully sensing the blows coming from every direction.

Suddenly, she reached out her hand and perfectly caught Ino.

Ino froze, saying in disbelief, "Your vision isn't blocked?"

But when she saw Sakura's unfocused pupils, she suddenly realized that Sakura had figured it out based on the trajectory of her attacks!

She tried to retreat, only to find herself firmly pinned by Sakura!

A sudden sense of foreboding arose in her heart.

Sakura let out a cold laugh, her chakra surging violently.

Her fist was faintly covered by a fierce gale!

"Five Second Man! Ah—"

With a great shout, Sakura began her desperate counterattack.

She threw a punch, and Ino couldn't dodge it at all, taking a direct hit to the chest.

Ino stumbled back two steps, gasping for breath from the pain.

However, before she could recover, Sakura suddenly appeared behind her and landed another punch on her neck.

Her steps faltered, her head buzzed, and her vision gradually dimmed.

She hadn't expected Sakura to have such power when she erupted.

She tilted forward unwillingly.

Under the boost of the Five Second Man, Sakura's every strike was more ferocious than usual.

It was normal that Ino couldn't withstand it.

However, after unleashing this move, she would also fall into a state of weakness.

As soon as the five seconds were up, the chakra surrounding her body suddenly dissipated.

She suddenly felt like the whole world was collapsing, the heavens and earth spinning, and her vision becoming extremely distorted.

Looking at the crookedly fallen Ino, a smile flickered across her lips.

"Plop!"

Her body swayed, and she fell directly to the ground.

The entire audience erupted in an uproar.

This seemed to be the first time such a situation had occurred in the Chunin Exam.

Gekko Hayate hurried forward, checked the condition of both individuals, and then straightened up with a slight cough.

"In this match, Yamanaka Ino and Sakura Haruno are tied. Both are eliminated!"

Everyone heard the result and couldn't help but whisper amongst themselves.

Kakashi and Asuma rushed forward simultaneously, each picking up one of them and carrying them back to the spectator stands.

"Sakura, Sakura!" Naruto quickly stepped forward, staring at the unconscious Sakura, calling out loudly.

But Sakura couldn't hear anything right now.

The effects of the Five Second Man would not wear off easily.

In the center of the arena, Gekko Hayate's voice rang out again.

"The next match is Uzumaki Naruto of Konohagakure against Inuzuka Kiba, also from Konohagakure. Please take the stage!"

Naruto clenched his fists, turned around with a worried expression, twisted his backside, and slowly moved down the stairs.