"Huh?"
Naruto, who was attacking Sasuke, naturally noticed Sasuke's difference immediately.
"Double tomoe?"
Naruto didn't change his moves. Instead, he pushed forward, covering his right hand with Yang Chakra.
Sasuke, meanwhile, smirked after activating his double tomoe. He felt he was capable again. Mainly, Naruto's movements seemed to slow down in his eyes.
He clenched his right hand, unleashing Lightning Chakra, and moved to grasp Naruto's attacking right hand.
Clap—
From the dust, Naruto's figure was sent flying backward. This stunned Shikamaru and the others who were watching the fight.
As the dust slowly dispersed, Shikamaru and the others found out Sasuke's change and were surprised.
"The Sharingan has already advanced to two tomoe." Neji said, looking at Sasuke's eyes with admiration.
When Sasuke first appeared, he only had a single tomoe.
The Uchiha's Sharingan is not like the Byakugan, each increase in tomoe represents a significant advancement.
Shinji smiled as he watched Naruto and Sasuke in the arena.
Pressure forces people to improve. If it's not enough, then just provoke them every day.
Whoosh—
Without hesitation, Sasuke pulled out several shuriken and shot them towards Naruto. Then, taking advantage of Naruto's dodging, he charged at Naruto.
Bang!
Naruto, relying on Eternal Fist, fought back and forth with Sasuke.
However, Sasuke, with his two tomoe Sharingan activated, was able to suppress Naruto, who had always been skilled in taijutsu, thanks to his greatly increased perception and the activation imprint.
"That arrogant Sasuke, he's practically cheating."
After separating from Sasuke, Naruto rubbed his aching shoulder. In the previous exchange, he had taken several of Sasuke's punches. Almost all of his attacks were seen through by Sasuke, who then used the opportunity to counter-attack him at close range.
Shadow Clone Technique!
Naruto formed a hand seal, creating three Shadow Clones that dispersed in all directions.
"I knew you'd use that move." Sasuke said with a smirk, as if he had seen through all of Naruto's actions.
He would not be defeated by the same method a second time.
Chidori!
Today's second Chidori.
However, this time Sasuke did not attack Naruto. Instead, he used Chidori. He dispersed it, expanding its range.
Chidori Current!
Buzz... Buzz...
In an instant, Sasuke was enveloped in a buzzing protective shield formed by the Chidori.
Naruto's clones were instantly shattered by Sasuke's Chidori the moment they charged forward.
This move stunned Naruto. He hadn't expected Sasuke to disperse the Chidori like that.
Although its power was greatly reduced, it was a very practical way to directly counter his Shadow Clone Technique.
Whoosh—
Naruto immediately raised his hands and shouted loudly, "Sensei, I surrender this match!"
Sasuke, who was just about to charge forward, stumbled, his face filled with anger as he roared at Naruto, "Loser! Who told you to surrender?!"
Every time, he was either beaten to a pulp by Naruto or defeated. This time, he hadn't even enjoyed the process, and Naruto actually surrendered directly.
"No choice, I thought about it, Rasengan probably won't be of much use against you either, might as well just surrender directly."
Naruto spread his hands, cunningly, as if he didn't really want to surrender, but just had no more moves.
Looking at Naruto's appearance, Sasuke felt veins throbbing on his forehead.
Damn it, this kind of win, without enjoying the process at all. This is definitely not what he wanted.
"Well done, kid!"
In the sealed space, Kurama loudly exclaimed.
Seeing the Uchiha brat being outsmarted by his Jinchuriki like this, it felt refreshed both physically and mentally.
Shinji shook his head with a chuckle. Naruto was being led astray by Shikamaru now. This straightforward surrender, he even did it so matter-of-factly. However, this is also a form of growth.
Shinji stepped forward and said, "Alright, the match is over, Sasuke wins."
If he didn't intervene now, he was worried that Naruto would infuriate Sasuke enough to activate his three-tomoe Sharingan. Though, if it were that easy, it would be great.
Hearing Shinji say that, the furious Sasuke could only reluctantly give up. He turned and walked towards their usual resting spot. His expression was sullen.
Shikamaru, Ino, and the others, who had been with Sasuke for a long time, exchanged glances and then silently chuckled.
Ino finally stopped laughing after a while. She didn't want to go congratulate Sasuke on defeating Naruto at this moment.
"Sasuke, don't get too cocky, I'll defeat you next time!" Naruto waved his hands and shouted, looking at the sulking Sasuke, as if he wasn't the one who had lost.
Slap!
Shinji slapped Naruto's head in annoyance and said, "Naruto, given that you lost this time, I have reason to suspect your recent training has been slacking, so your homework will be increased tonight."
"Huh?!"
Naruto, who had been looking smug, instantly froze, never expecting his own teacher to backstab him.
Not far away, Sasuke, hearing this, finally broke into a smile.
Loser, that's what you get for being so smug.
Shinji was naturally not intentionally making things difficult for Naruto. It was just that Sasuke had been progressing rapidly.
Whether it was his genjutsu or that incomplete Chidori Current just now, both clearly indicated Sasuke's recent progress.
Shinji said to Naruto, "Sasuke's Ninjutsu just now, you should have seen it. How long has it been since I taught him Chidori?"
At these words, Naruto froze.
Yes, he had learned Rasengan much earlier than Sasuke. But even now, there hasn't been much progress. The idea of combining the breathing method with Rasengan that he discussed with Shinji, at most only increased the attack power a little, but it still mainly relied on the number of clones to win.
Naruto nodded at Shinji and said loudly, "Sensei! I understand! I will pick up the pace and improve!"
Shinji patted Naruto's head. "Alright, go rest first."
The advancement of Rasengan is not like others. It remains to be seen if Naruto can continue with it. However, even if he succeeds, it will likely still be a challenge.
After all, without the enhancement of Sage Mode, Wind Release: Rasenshuriken would definitely injure the user significantly while harming the enemy.
Unless....
Thinking of this, Shinji couldn't help but look at Naruto's abdomen.
Kurama's help might be able to solve this problem.
[Disciple Sasuke's strength has increased, and his bloodline has advanced to the double-tomoe Sharingan!]
[Reward: Chakra +3000, Fire Release: Dragon Flame Release Song (Proficient), Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning (Proficient)]
Wow, this time, Sasuke's growth reward was actually quite good, gaining a Chakra boost and two A-rank Ninjutsu.
Moreover, among them, Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning is a Ninjutsu with composite elemental Chakra, possessing the scorching high-temperature lethality of Fire Release and the physical covering characteristic of Earth Release.
Simply perfect!