[Due to Hiruzen's death, Konoha urgently needed a leader whom everyone trusted.]
[So you set out to find Tsunade.]
[But before you could even depart, you encountered Akatsuki's members, Kisame and Itachi.]
[Sasuke, upon seeing Itachi, immediately lost his senses and launched a frenzied attack, only to be easily crushed.]
[Seeing this, you immediately rushed forward, saved Sasuke from Itachi's grasp, and started fighting him.]
[One minute, two minutes, three minutes...]
[You and Itachi were locked in a stalemate again.]
["Need help?" Kisame, seeing your fight with Itachi becoming deadlocked, asked.]
["No need." Itachi replied coldly, but felt truly strange inside.]
['The Chakra in his body isn't even flowing. How is he managing to hold me off?' Itachi observed the Chakra Flow within your body using his Sharingan.]
[But he found no flow at all.]
["This is impossible!" Itachi shouted, losing his composure.]
["Nothing's impossible!" You shouted, charging forward.]
[Your attacks were clumsy, but they often blocked Itachi's strikes from unbelievable angles.]
[Every time Itachi tried to use Genjutsu on you, either your gaze would shift away, or a sudden pain would instantly snap you back to awareness.]
[Losing Genjutsu, his major trump card, made Itachi somewhat panicked.]
[Because he had never encountered an opponent like you before.]
["Let me handle this!" Kisame jumped in, wielding Samehada.]
[You pulled out a kunai and, at the last possible moment, blocked Kisame's attack.]
[But Kisame's strength was too much for you to bear. Your arm bent, and Kisame's attack slid off to the side.]
[The unprepared Itachi was swept away, and a significant amount of his Chakra was devoured by Samehada.]
"Haha."
Takumi laughed out loud seeing Kisame's utterly bewildered and confused expression.
Even though it was the simulated version of himself who made the mistake, the one who got hurt was Itachi.
Itachi, spitting blood, was sent flying with a look of complete confusion.
["Well done!" Kakashi shouted, charging forward and taking the opportunity to severely injure Itachi.]
[In the end, Kisame had to cover Itachi's retreat from the scene.]
[Afterwards, Sasuke was full of admiration for you and wanted to learn from you how to counter Itachi's attacks.]
[You expressed that you were unable to help.]
"A forced stalemate isn't something just anyone can achieve."
Takumi said with a self-satisfied smile, as if the one who fought Itachi to a standstill was himself.
Strictly speaking, it kind of was.
Once this simulation ended, he might just gain this ability.
Then, he could stalemate anyone.
His spirits immediately soared.
[Lured by Orochimaru, Sasuke left in pursuit of power.]
[You were ordered to retrieve Sasuke, but were ultimately blocked by Kimimaro.]
[You fought Kimimaro to a stalemate, as his Kekkei Genkai made it difficult for you to get close.]
[But your bizarre movements prevented you from suffering any harm.]
[It wasn't until Lee arrived for support that you broke away from Kimimaro to continue the pursuit.]
[However, by the time you caught up to Sasuke, you and he had a great battle at the Valley of the End.]
[Ultimately, Sasuke was still taken away by the arriving Kabuto, and you had no way to stop them.]
'Those who are meant to leave can never be kept.'
Takumi sighed.
But then he thought about it.
It was understandable.
Sasuke didn't know the truth about what happened back then.
He carried the weight of a deep-seated hatred.
To chase after Itachi's shadow, he would probably sell his soul to the devil without hesitation, as long as it gave him power.
[Three years later.]
[Gaara, the current Kazekage of Sunagakure in the Land of Wind, was captured by the Akatsuki.]
[You were ordered to follow Kakashi and the others to provide support.]
[However, when you broke through the barrier and entered the cave, you found it was too late.]
[And now you faced two Akatsuki's members.]
[Sakura stayed behind with Sunagakure's Chiyo to fight Sasori.]
[You and Kakashi went to deal with Deidara.]
[You tangled with Deidara, while Kakashi provided support with Ninjutsu from a distance.]
[Deidara's explosives were very troublesome.]
[But you always managed to perfectly avoid the blast zones.]
["This is impossible!" Deidara's face was full of disbelief.]
[His control over explosions was very precise, so this situation shouldn't be possible.]
[But unbelievably, you truly dodged all his explosive attacks, emerging completely unscathed.]
A twist to the left.
A turn to the right.
Relying on unpredictable footwork, you stubbornly dodged all of Deidara's explosions.
Even the high-yield explosions… you could always escape from the center at the first moment, then get sent flying by the blast's aftermath, but with few injuries.
["Good chance!" Kakashi, taking advantage of Deidara's shock, quickly used Kamui to twist off Deidara's arm.]
[Since they needed to capture Deidara alive, Kakashi didn't directly twist his neck.]
[But Deidara, shortly after escaping, released a massive bomb tens of meters in size.]
["Run!" Kakashi immediately judged the thing's power to be astonishing and quickly retreated with you.]
[Soon, a violent explosion flattened the entire area.]
["Good thing we ran fast." You couldn't help but sigh. If you had stayed at the explosion's center, you would surely have been blown to smithereens.]
'This also counts as a kind of stalemate, right?'
Takumi raised an eyebrow.
'If the close combat had continued, Deidara wouldn't have found a chance to escape.'
'By then, probably everyone present, including Deidara, would have been blown up.'
'But if everyone really did die, it would still be a stalemate, right?'
'It's just the cost was a bit high.'
[Time passed, and the Biju were captured one by one by the Akatsuki.]
[Only the Hachibi and Kyubi remained.]
[But the Akatsuki's members also suffered heavy casualties.]
[Obito declared the Fourth Shinobi World War on the Five Kage.]
[The Fourth Shinobi World War began.]
[Soon, Obito gained Kabuto's assistance, acquiring a large number of powerful individuals revived through the Impure World Reincarnation.]
[Especially when Madara appeared on the battlefield, the impact on everyone was particularly intense.]
["Let me show you the power of the God." Madara was reborn, albeit through the Impure World Reincarnation.]
[But feeling the abundant power within his body, he was still filled with indescribable excitement.]
[He charged into the crowd, facing the encirclement and attack of the Allied Shinobi Forces without the slightest fear.]
[Every attack could take down one Shinobi, until you rushed to his front.]
[Facing Madara's fierce attacks, your steps were agile, your positioning bizarre, your punches without any discernible pattern.]
[You always managed to land a punch on Madara from an angle he didn't expect.]
[The group watched.]
[Even though Madara was faster and stronger, on the surface, it seemed as if you were suppressing him… an unbelievable sight.]
["This is impossible! What kind of fighting style is this!" Madara shouted in shock, "You only have the Chakra and skills of a Genin, but you bastard, how can you match me!"]
["Random Bullshit Go!" You also roared, punching Madara squarely in the eye, giving him a black eye.]
'Holy crap!'
'He can even stalemate him?!'
Takumi shouted excitedly.
He found that his stalemate technique was far superior to Kakashi's!
["I am Uchiha Madara!" Madara shouted, no longer engaging you in close combat.]
[He activated Susano'o, its massive form towering between heaven and earth.]
[But your agile movements still easily dodged all his Ninjutsu and attacks.]
[Shinra Tensei, Tengai Shinsei, Limbo: Border Jail, etc. No matter what attack Madara used, you resolved them with ease.]
[However, facing Madara fully encased within his Susano'o, you also couldn't land an attack on him.]
[The situation reached a stalemate once again, becoming another stalemate.]
'Sigh, that's the only troublesome part.'
Takumi couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
'Even if you dodge all the enemy's attacks, the talent is 'stalemate'. If I fights someone myself, I can't determine a winner.'
'I have to keep stalemating indefinitely.'