A vast, continuous mountain range rose into the clouds, riddled with countless large craters, and littered with flying rocks and dead wood. This was all thanks to the Nine-Tails.
Despite choosing this location for Nine-Tails's attacks each time, and despite Nine-Tails's efforts to destroy the surrounding mountains, it all seems insignificant in the face of the endless mountains.
Flattening these mountains is something that can only be imagined in this world of high martial arts. In Xingchen's previous life, even in a country known as the "infrastructure maniac," no one would dare to dream of breaking through these mountains.
Shinsei was simply doing what he could, even though the people of the two countries had nothing to do with him.
Naruto and Sasuke had chosen a large open space and stood in their respective positions. Neither of them wanted to face the Nine-Tails so soon; instead, they wanted to have a good, satisfying battle.
" Naruto!" Karin waved her fist at Naruto, cheering him on.
Naruto turned around and waved at Karin: "I'm going to Sasuke to a pulp."
Sasuke replied dismissively, "Loser! You'll never be one."
Shinsei stood to the side, watching Karin cheer for Naruto with a calm expression, but he couldn't help feeling a little amused.
In the original story, Karin was always pursuing Sasuke, but now, perhaps because Naruto saved her, she seems to have set her sights on Naruto.
But thinking about it, it makes sense Naruto saved her when she was at her weakest and most helpless, bringing her from hell to light.
That said, while Sasuke is quite handsome, Naruto isn't bad-looking either. Aside from the fox-print birthmark on his face slightly affecting his appearance, Naruto's facial features are quite harmonious and sunny, a different style from Sasuke's.
Of course, his quirky personality influenced his overall demeanor.
If he were quieter, like Minato Namikaze, there would be far more girls who like Naruto than there are now. But then, Naruto wouldn't be Naruto.
Naruto, unable to hold back any longer, made the first move. He quickly gathered Rasengan in his hand and ran towards Sasuke.
Shinsei covered his face, too embarrassed to look. He'd used the instant-cast Rasengan prematurely; wasn't that blatantly revealing his technique?
The best way to use it is like Minato Namikaze, catching the enemy off guard. By the time they see the Rasengan, they've already been hit.
Sasuke seemed to be intentionally learning from Shinsei's fighting style; instead of gathering Chidori in his hand to collide with Naruto's Rasengan as usual, he did not do so.
As soon as Naruto turned the Rasengan around, Sasuke stepped aside, quickly grabbed Naruto's wrist with his right hand, and slammed his right hand, along with the Rasengan, to the ground.
With a thunderous boom, the Rasengan sent dirt flying everywhere.
Fortunately, Naruto had learned his lesson before and was now on guard. The moment Sasuke kicked out, Naruto blocked Sasuke's shin with his left hand, used Sasuke's momentum to flip in the air, and landed steadily on the ground.
The same technique that Sasuke used was also frequently employed by Shinsei. This was a technique that Sasuke copied from Shinsei using his Sharingan, intentionally imitating it.
This move seems powerful, but it actually relies on physical speed to bully others; ordinary people don't have such strong nerve reflexes.
Undeterred, Naruto shouted and Hand Seals, Sasuke countless Shadow Clone that tightly surrounded Sasuke in the center of the arena.
That's more like it. In terms of Taijutsu, Naruto is no match for Sasuke right now. Even though Naruto hasn't awakened his Mangekyō yet, Sasuke's long-term habit of using the high speed of Lightning Release has allowed him to develop a fighting style that uses physical speed to gain an advantage in Taijutsu.
Although Naruto had been trained by Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze, the time was still relatively short, and the styles of the other two were quite different from Naruto's.
Jiraiya many ways, possessing a wide range of Ninjutsu, and always had the right Ninjutsu to use against different enemies.
Minato Namikaze, on the other hand, relied on a single, powerful move. As long as others couldn't counter his speed advantage, he would always be invincible.
Naruto naturally has his own advantages, namely his massive Chakra and amazing physical recovery ability.
With the same injury, Sasuke might lose his fighting ability, while Naruto would get up from the ground and continue fighting.
Faced with a dense array of Shadow Clone, Sasuke dared not be careless and instead activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
He could clearly see the path of each Shadow Clone's attack, and his body weaved among the numerous Shadow Clone, dodging the densely packed Rasengan.
It has to be said that Naruto can instantly cast Rasengan is far more threatening than the Naruto of the past.
Previously, Naruto needed two additional Shadow Clone to condense the Rasengan for him, but now Naruto can do it effortlessly, and each Shadow Clone poses a considerable degree of danger.
Finally, Sasuke, caught off guard, had a Shadow Clone behind him kick him in the buttocks from a blind spot.
Sasuke keen combat awareness, vaguely sensed something was wrong and quickly lifted himself up. But then two more Shadow Clone Rasengan appeared in the sky, raising Rasengans and pressing down on him.
Sasuke swung his hands repeatedly, colliding the hands of his two Shadow Clone together. With a deafening roar, the immense force generated by the two Rasengan blew away everything around them, including Sasuke.
" Sasuke! Behold my Windmill Shuriken!" a Shadow Clone shouted, throwing a rapidly spinning Shuriken at Sasuke.
This level of attack posed no threat to Sasuke, who ducked and let the massive Fūma Shuriken pass.
What's going on? Sasuke looked at the group of Shadow Clone opposite him, thinking, "They really haven't improved at all. They're using attacks of this level against me?"
"Haha, we've been tricked!" Naruto shouted.
"What?" Sasuke saw Naruto's mischievous grin and sensed something was wrong.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the Fūma Shuriken that had just flown by, which had somehow transformed into Naruto.
Naruto clasped his hands together, extended two index fingers, and pointed them at his own buttocks.
Oops!
" Thousand Years of Death!" Naruto behind him forcefully stabbed two fingers into it.
As Shinsei transformed into the Fūma Shuriken, Naruto unleashed his full speed, swiftly retrieving a camera from his storage scroll and aiming it at the two figures on the field.
The shutter clicked repeatedly, just to record this historic moment.
Naruto chuckled and poked upwards with his finger, but a blue Chakra barrier blocked his way.
His two fingers seemed to have struck an impenetrable wall. Looking up, he saw blue Chakra continuously surging from Sasuke's body, quickly forming a giant half-skull.
Naruto naturally recognized this skill.
Susanoo!
Naruto jumped back, pointing at Sasuke and saying, "You cheated! I didn't even use a powerful Ninjutsu! Take it off now, and let's start over!"
Sasuke stood inside the Susanoo, arms crossed, coldly watching Naruto.
If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been laughed at by someone for the rest of his life.