"Start whenever you're ready!"
After saying this, Iruka silently stepped aside.
Naruto and Sasuke seemed to be close friends.
Their battle would undoubtedly have a sense of balance between them, so there was no need for excessive worry.
Naruto, standing on the battlefield, looked at Sasuke, wearing a smile he'd never had before.
"I never imagined that one day I would be able to fight you under the spotlight . Sasuke, this moment is incredible for me!"
Upon hearing this, Sasuke smiled faintly. It seemed that Naruto had also made him his target to chase after.
However, if Sasuke was chosen as the target, the effort required would not be small.
Naruto gently adjusted his forehead protector and raised his head, looking at Sasuke with an extremely serious expression.
"Sasuke! Don't hold back! Let me feel your true strength!"
Sasuke was somewhat speechless at this request.
Naruto raised his hand and immediately started forming hand seals.
Seeing this, Sasuke also took a defensive stance. Naruto's fighting style was something he could easily predict.
This guy would probably first summon hundreds of shadow clones, wasting a chunk of chakra as usual.
"Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
A series of explosions echoed through the arena.
Instantly, hundreds of Narutos appeared, and such a number of clones certainly startled many of the spectators!
"This little fox brat is pretty capable! He can summon so many clones in an instant..."
"Do so many clones even matter?"
Whether they mattered would be revealed soon.
"I'm going up, Sasuke!" xN
Sasuke motioned with his hand, "Come on!"
As he said this, Sasuke lightly waved his hands. To deal with Naruto's clones, Sasuke only needed to rely on ninjutsu to easily handle them.
When the first batch of Narutos charged forward, Sasuke stood in place, tapping the ground lightly with the toe of his right foot.
Using his right foot as a pivot, he moved his left leg, changing his stance. Facing the oncoming Naruto, Sasuke immediately launched his attack.
A series of white smoke bursts next to Sasuke.
One wave of Narutos after another charged forward, attacking relentlessly.
However, as soon as they attacked, Naruto's progress made Sasuke somewhat surprised.
"Your taijutsu has improved a lot, Naruto!"
While Sasuke raised his hand to easily neutralize Naruto's attacks, he casually punched and destroyed his clones.
Kakashi on the stands nodded in approval. "Naruto has indeed improved quickly. His taijutsu has reached this level. Impressive!"
Sakura was stunned. Even Kakashi-sensei... has Naruto really improved so much?
In the exchange of taijutsu, Sasuke's fists created countless afterimages, easily destroying all of Naruto's clones.
After three minutes of combat, all of Naruto's clones were shattered.
Naruto, standing still without making a move, became more serious.
"I can't find any openings!"
"Sasuke really is tough to deal with!"
In the lounge, Neji Hyuga was staring intently at Sasuke.
"Doesn't this guy have any weaknesses at all? Naruto's clones aren't weak, but under continuous combo attacks, Sasuke easily defeated them with only taijutsu!"
Gaara, standing nearby, glanced at Neji.
With Gaara's reminder, Neji suddenly noticed that Sasuke hadn't moved his right foot at all, as it was planted firmly on the ground.
"Did this guy just stand there... and..."
Neji clenched his fists tightly. He had originally wanted to challenge Sasuke.
But after witnessing Sasuke's performance, he realized that if he were in Sasuke's position, he wouldn't have been able to stay in place and easily destroy all of Naruto's clones.
But Sasuke had done it effortlessly.
"Good progress, Naruto, but it's still not enough."
After smashing the last clone with a punch, Sasuke raised his head and looked at Naruto from a distance.
Naruto smiled. "As expected of Sasuke-kun! But I won't give up just ."
Then Naruto pulled a shuriken from his ninja tool pouch.
Seeing this, Sasuke smiled.
Naruto's skill with throwing weapons wasn't impressive.
"Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
More clones appeared. What is he planning?
Sasuke seemed to realize what Naruto was trying to do.
This time, fifteen clones neatly surrounded Sasuke, enclosing him completely.
Naruto took out some shuriken. "Since taijutsu doesn't work, I'll try another method!"
Sasuke also reached for his ninja tool pouch.
"Naruto, you should know my throwing skills, right?"
Naruto nodded. He certainly knew that Sasuke's skill in throwing weapons was no less impressive than his taijutsu.
But that wouldn't stop Naruto from trying.
Fifteen Narutos swiftly drew shuriken, throwing them straight at Sasuke with lightning speed.
In that instant, Sasuke's eyes opened wide, and his Sharingan activated!
The three tomoe in Sasuke's eyes began spinning slowly.
In an instant, after capturing the trajectory of all the shurikens, Sasuke's lips curled up slightly.
A faint lightning bolt transferred to the shuriken, and then Sasuke directly threw a shuriken.
The spinning shuriken in the air, at an astonishing speed, collided with the first of Naruto's shurikens. However, the next second, when the clash of the weapons rang out, Sasuke's shuriken, with a flash of lightning, quickly changed its target and altered its direction with the assistance of Naruto's shuriken.
It sped off to the right side with remarkable speed.
A series of fourteen crisp sounds of metal clashing echoed.
Finally, the shuriken lodged into the ground three steps to Sasuke's right, and the lingering glow of the lightning slowly faded.
It stunned all the spectators, including the ninjas present.
A single shuriken blocked fifteen of the enemy's shurikens, and all of this happened in an instant.
Such throwing skills were not just powerful, they were downright terrifying!
"How... how did he do that?"
"How could he block fifteen throwing weapons with just one shuriken in an instant?"
"Even with the insight of the Sharingan, this shouldn't be possible!"
Tenten, a specialist in throwing weapons, was left utterly shocked by Sasuke's display.
"Is it possible to use throwing weapons ...?"