"Bang!"
Under the tense gazes of Sakura and the others, Naruto was in mid-air, was hit by the fireball and exploded in a puff of white smoke!
"Or a clone?"
Sasuke frowned slightly, his upward gaze quickly shifting to the venue!
"Katsukazu"
"Bang!"
Naruto, emerging from the ground, struck Sasuke head-on for the first time.
A powerful uppercut landed squarely on Sasuke's chin!
Sasuke, who was knocked away, did a somersault in mid-air and landed steadily.
It's not very harmful, but it's extremely insulting.
I thought I could easily solve the problem of being at the bottom of the class...
Sasuke felt a slight stinging pain in his chin Sasuke was secretly annoyed.
The father on the high platform, and Brother Shisui, the boss watching from the lounge, and...
I have a feeling that this punch will make me laugh at by that Suigetsu guy for the rest of my life!
Damn it!
Black pupils transformed into Mitsudomoe.
He glanced at the hole Naruto had crawled out of, which connected perfectly with the crater he had created earlier using Fire Style.
It turns out that all the clones on the ground were fake.
Naruto's true form has been hiding underground ever since then.
They didn't activate their Sharingan at the beginning, so they were blinded by this simple tactic!
"What, you're finally going to go all out now!"
Naruto pointed at Sasuke with a bright smile.
It was just a simple punch.
The injuries they sustained were far less severe than those suffered by Naruto!
But Naruto's victorious attitude only fueled Sasuke!
Clang,
The Kunai that slipped from the cuff gleamed coldly in the sunlight.
Sasuke drew his weapon and charged forward without a word!
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"
Naruto, who was prepared, immediately drew Kunai from his ninja tool pouch at his waist to fight back!
The two Kunai clashed, sparks Kakkō.
Naruto smirked, just as he was about to get close and use his persuasive skills.
Sasuke a powerful knee strike to the stomach!
Naruto's eyes bulged out, and his mouth involuntarily opened wide!
The Sharingan confirmed that the Naruto before him was not a clone, and Sasuke in his attack.
The knee strike landed, the Kunai aimed directly at the face!
Naruto instinctively raised his hand to block.
Blood spurted from his forearm, and in an instant, he delivered another straight kick, slamming it hard into Naruto's chest!
"Bang,"
Naruto, covered in mud, was knocked away and fell to the ground once again.
Sasuke, with a blank expression, was dressed fairly neatly except for a slight redness and swelling on his chin.
Sasuke stopped abruptly, looking at the disheveled Naruto: "Admit defeat. This is your last chance!"
"Otherwise..."
"My next Kunai will land on your neck!"
Naruto, do your best!
Never give up!
Hinata in the stands, gripped the hem of her shirt tightly with both hands.
The worry in Naruto's eyes almost materialized.
"Admit defeat?"
"I've worked so hard for so long, not just to go on stage and admit defeat!"
"Tick-tock, tick-tock..."
A thin line of blood slowly dripped from her drooping forearm.
Naruto, having risen again, formed hand Hand Seals!
" Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Boring."
Sasuke flashed forward, his blade slicing through the air and blasting apart a large number of clones!
"I won't fall for the same trick twice!"
The Sharingan had already locked onto his true form, and Sasuke's Taijutsu was clearly superior to Naruto's!
As it continued to close in, all the clones that tried to get in its way were cut in two with a single slash!
Cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
Behind the clone, Naruto's left hand formed a claw shape, constantly circling the air with his right hand.
A gentle breeze blew, and the swirling, cyan-blue aggregate of Chakra slowly appeared in a spherical shape.
not enough,
Insufficient compression
Insufficient rotation
As Sasuke drew ever closer, Naruto forced himself to calm down!
"Insufficient judgment, too slow!"
"Your half-baked Ninjutsu is full of flaws in front of my eyes!"
Sasuke's cool, clear voice was already ringing in my ears!
We're doomed!
All their attention was focused on the Rasengan, and they didn't even notice Sasuke's actions!
In the instant of a mental shift, the Rasengan that had barely taken shape disintegrated.
The blade sliced through the air, and the hairs on Naruto's neck stood on end!
Oops!
The referee on the sidelines, Gekko Hayate, narrowed his eyes!
He bent down, ready to begin the rescue, when a sharp crack interrupted his movements!
"Bite!"
Before Naruto could raise his hand, he ducked his neck and used his forehead Forehead Protector to block the sharp blade at his neck!
"Sizzle,"
The Kakkō lit up, drawing a straight horizontal line across Naruto's Forehead Protector.
It looks exactly like the Forehead Protector insignia of Konoha's missing-nin.
The powerful impact sent Naruto flying again!
Sasuke didn't hold back; he timed it perfectly and fired Fire Dragon Bullet straight at Naruto!
With no other means to stop him, Naruto could only curl up in mid-air, burying his head in his stomach.
"Boom!"
"Thump!"
Naruto, his clothes blackened by the fire, crashed to the ground.
His body was trembling slightly, as if he was still struggling to get up.
Her golden hair was now tinged with black, and mixed with the dirt.
But those azure eyes still showed no sign of giving up.
After confirming that it was the real body that had fallen, Sasuke also deactivated his Sharingan.
After all, Sasuke couldn't unleash the full power of the Mitsudomoe without consuming too much Chakra.
Including the previous series of Ninjutsu uses, his Chakra reserves are now only about one-third remaining.
"Referee, it's time to announce the result."
Sasuke spoke coldly, his body already leaning towards the rest room.
"Um..."
Naruto, straining to lift his head, was already seeing blurry vision.
It seems that a missing-nin appeared in the Uchiha Clan, and the village announced it...
That figure who seemed to excel at everything, yet felt just as lonely as he was.
A figure who has challenged many times at school, yet has never been defeated!
The silhouette of Sasuke before my eyes seemed to merge with the lonely silhouettes of people in the Ninja Academy.
Click click click
The sound of the referee approaching footsteps could be heard.
Sasuke also put away his Kunai and stepped towards the rest room.
"Wait, wait a minute!"
Naruto, his figure trembling, barely managed to stand up.
Sasuke paused, frowned, and turned around.
"You bastard, do you really want to die?!"
What's the point of forcing himself to get up when he's already badly injured?
Gekko Hayate, glancing sideways at Naruto, also stood to the side, never leaving.
Despite his severely injured state, he was also waiting for Naruto to fall to the ground or admit defeat.
They were also wary of Sasuke trying to kill them.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh,"
Naruto, panting heavily, trembled as he extended his fist:
"I... I will not give up easily!"
"Didn't I already say that..."
"I will definitely defeat you at the Chunin Ninja Exams!"
Sasuke frowned and turned to look at the referee. "May I go all out?"
Gekko Hayate stared intently into Naruto's eyes, seeing the determination within them, and could only silently retreat.
Even though the contestant was able to speak, he did not concede defeat and insisted on continuing the competition.
As the referee, he couldn't stop it.
Tap tap tap,
The moment his palm opened, the sharp Kunai clenched tightly.
Sasuke's sharp gaze pierced Naruto. "If hard work alone can lead to success, then what's the point of genius?"
"As it turns out, talent is far more important than hard work."