Chapter 15
"Good heavens… I think I just discovered a cheat code to getting stronger!"
Naruto stared at Sakyo in stunned disbelief, a question echoing in his mind: This works too?!
No wonder nobody likes fighting Uchiha.
These red-eyed freaks are way too sensitive about emotions. One little trigger in battle and they evolve on the spot—like protagonists powering up mid-fight. How the hell are you supposed to compete with that?!
But… for Naruto, it wasn't a big deal.
The fight began. Naruto deliberately looked downward, avoiding direct eye contact with Sakyo's Sharingan.
At the same time, he focused inward, feeling the chakra in his body.
Without realizing it, his chakra reserves had become absolutely terrifying.
The biggest difference was the Nine-Tails seal.
Before, Naruto had to use nearly all his chakra just to suppress the Nine-Tails.
Now? Suppressing it was effortless.
All that extra chakra was now fully available for him to use.
And… he had Wind-Style mastery.
"Hmm… Wind nature, huh…"
Naruto recalled the hand seals for Wind Release, guiding his chakra into the proper flow pattern.
Instantly, his chakra responded like obedient soldiers, surging through his body.
It enveloped him so intensely that a faint breeze swirled around his skin.
Footsteps approached. Inwardly, Naruto said to Sakyo, "Sorry, little Sakyo."
This was a system mission. For the sake of his strength, he'd have to wrong her just this once.
Across from him, Sakyo saw Naruto looking down—as if he couldn't bear to face her—and felt a little better.
Hmph~ At least you have some conscience and know you're in the wrong.
Good lord!
If Naruto knew what she was thinking, he'd probably roast her imagination mercilessly.
"Then… let me see your true strength."
Sakyo could tell that during their usual training, Naruto had never gone all out.
But now, he seemed to have entered some kind of battle mode.
Look—his clothes were fluttering without any wind. That's some serious style points~~
With her two-tomoe Sharingan boosting her dynamic vision, Sakyo locked onto Naruto's figure.
She didn't attack first because… well…
Where's Naruto?
In Sakyo's eyes, Naruto suddenly vanished…
"Not good!"
The moment she sensed a massive threat behind her, her vision went black, and she softly collapsed to the ground…
The sudden shift caught everyone off guard.
Whispers erupted among the students.
"What was that?"
"Body Flicker? But how does Naruto know Body Flicker?"
"No trace of activation—it wasn't Body Flicker…"
"Then how do you explain him suddenly changing position?"
"Ah~ Sasuke-kun got hurt! Damn you, Uzumaki Naruto!"
"Waaah~ My Sasuke-kun~"
"Ugh… these fangirls…"
In the crowd, Sakura stared at the field in despair.
Just during lunch, Sakyo had made a deal with her.
If Sakura placed in the top two, Sakyo would seriously consider her feelings.
But now?!!
Sakyo was an overwhelmingly strong existence—Sakura had never even dreamed of challenging her.
Yet Sakyo hadn't lasted a single second against Naruto.
So how was Sakura supposed to get second place?!
In the field, Naruto obviously wasn't going to let Sakyo hit the ground.
She was already unconscious. He scooped her up in a princess carry, gazing down at her peaceful face.
Ah~ So pretty~
Looking at her cherry-like lips, Naruto couldn't help remembering that sweet kiss from before.
If they weren't surrounded by classmates—and if Sakyo's identity wasn't "Sasuke"—Naruto was certain he wouldn't let an opportunity like this pass.
But for now… better not.
Holding back his shock, Iruka announced, "Winner—Uzumaki Naruto."
He immediately Body Flickered over to Naruto and checked Sakyo's condition.
After a moment, confirming she was only unconscious, Iruka continued hosting the exercise.
Naruto quickly carried Sakyo to the sidelines, found a clean spot to lay her down, and right then the system chimed.
"Ding~ Congratulations, host, on completing the mission. Reward issued."
The Uzumaki bloodline continued activating. Intense pain surged as chakra erupted uncontrollably inside him.
In the seal space, the Nine-Tails' cage was reinforced over and over by the chakra surge—driving the fox to deeper despair.
Now even the Nine-Tails wanted to curse.
Damn it! After so many jinchūriki, it had never seen one this freakish.
Just a teenager, yet his chakra exploded every few days. Was Naruto the reincarnation of Asura or something?!
In reality, having experienced it once before, Naruto could endure the pain this time.
After all, last time was 50%—this was less, so the pain wasn't as severe.
Hinata, who had been watching Naruto closely, quickly noticed his abnormality.
Worried, she hurried to his side. She felt something was wrong, but Naruto signaled with his eyes for her not to interfere.
This left Hinata anxious and unsure what to do…
"Ding~ Bloodline activation complete."
"Ding~ Excess [12% Uzumaki Bloodline activation] has been automatically converted to [3600 system points]. Please check your balance."
Finally, drenched in sweat, Naruto completed the full activation.
A circle of onlookers had gathered around him.
Ino and Sakura were tending to the unconscious Sakyo. Hinata shyly hid behind Naruto, head lowered under everyone's stares.
"What are you all looking at? Never seen a jinchūriki before? Gah!"
Naruto snapped irritably. The students turned away, muttering complaints but dispersing to mind their own business.
Heh heh~ That was Naruto's influence at the academy~
All earned by beating up brats!
"Sakura, Sasuke seems a little… um…"
Up close, Ino hesitated before whispering to Sakura, "A little…"
Sakura asked curiously, "A little what?"
Ino said in surprise, "Sasuke looks… kinda pretty."
That's right. Without the usual icy expression, "Sasuke" looked quite delicate.
And that delicacy… seemed a bit feminine…
Prompted by Ino, Sakura recalled everything from the past couple of days.
Putting it all together—Naruto's attitude toward Sakyo, Sakyo's strange behavior lately—it was all highly suspicious.
Sakura hesitated, heart pounding, then reached out and pressed her hand toward Sakyo's chest…
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