Chapter 226 Naruto's Appearance
Clang—clang—clang—clang!
The figure in the crimson armor flickered, and the fists adorned with brass knuckles kept attacking Sasuke. The dense afterimages were like a storm, as if they wanted to devour Sasuke.
However, with the Moonflower buff, Sasuke was always able to block Akado Armor's punches at crucial moments, while constantly shifting his position to the side.
Thump—!
A loud crash rang out as the crimson-armored brass knuckles collided with the arena floor, scattering shattered pebbles everywhere. The spectators in the stands gasped in shock.
If that force were to hit a person, they would be crippled even if they didn't die.
Is Sasuke in danger? Not at all.
A hint of impatience flashed in his eyes. He roughly calculated the time and felt it was about time; he had given the Crimson Armor a lot of time to perform.
Naruto, watching from the stands, narrowed his eyes as he looked at Sasuke and said softly, "Sasuke is getting serious."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sasuke held the Moonflower sword horizontally in front of him, his right hand holding the sword, and his left hand slicing across the silver blade of the Moonflower sword. A thunderous sound suddenly rang out on the arena.
Akado Armor wanted to continue the pursuit, but Sasuke's constant dodging seemed to give him hope of winning. As long as he found an opportunity, he could kill him with one blow.
"Finally not hiding anymore? Prepare to die!!!" Akado Armor turned around and looked at Sasuke standing in the middle of the arena. A savage glint flashed in his eyes as he rushed over.
"It's over." *2
Naruto and Sasuke spoke at the same time, and Sasuke's body on the stage transformed into a bolt of lightning, flashing and crossing the red armor.
The red-armored man's body was sent flying several meters as if he had been struck by a wild boar, and a faint smell of burning emanated from his body.
Damn it, I didn't even absorb his chakra!
In the last second before Akabane Armor lost consciousness, endless regret filled his mind, and he turned red.
"Don't worry, I used the blade of the sword, and they're all superficial wounds. They'll heal with a little rest."
Sasuke sheathed the Moonlight Blade without turning around and spoke to Moonlight Gale.
Hayate nodded, he had also seen through Sasuke's deliberate act of holding back earlier, and said, "First match, Uchiha Sasuke wins."
The audience was silent for a few breaths. Apart from those who knew Sasuke's strength, no one expected that Sasuke, who was originally being suppressed, would be able to kill Akado Armor in an instant.
Only after the moonlight returned to its sheath did Sasuke hear the applause that belonged to him.
A slight smile curved his lips as he patted his long robe and walked towards the audience of examinees.
Rasa's smile froze on the high platform, his expression hardening. He turned around and saw Hiruzen Sarutobi's smug, old chrysanthemum-like face.
Seriously, how come there are so many geniuses in Konoha?
"Well, Lord Fengying, both children are excellent players. As long as they have done their best, that is enough."
Rasa's expression changed slightly, and he gave a soft hum, saying, "Uchiha Sasuke must have been holding back a few tricks up his sleeve. It seems he's the strongest in Konoha this time?"
"That's not necessarily true." Sarutobi, Kakashi, and Maki all had strange expressions at the same time.
The match continued, and in the next game between Jin and Nara Shikamaru, Shikamaru used his superior intelligence to use the shadow imitation technique to successfully win by using the shadow projection created on the ground by the string that Jin controlled the bell.
Then, Shino Aburame faced off against Zaku Stirrup.
Saku, whose clothes had the word "death" written on them, was extremely arrogant. At the start of the duel, he immediately activated his ninjutsu, the Air Slash Wave, which shot out from the black tube in his hand and turned into streams of air that attacked Shino.
As Shino shifted his form, hundreds of insects crawled out from under his trousers. Just as Zaku raised his hand, about to unleash his strongest technique, the Sky-Slicing Wave, and said, "This is a power that can even shatter rocks," they sealed the chakra within Shino's body.
Seeing this, Maki in the stands helplessly covered his forehead. Although it was his own failure, leaving the stage like this, looking so dazed, was really... a bit embarrassing.
The next match is Kiba Inuzuka vs. Kankuro. Kankuro used crows to switch positions with them, but Kiba's keen sense of smell detected him. In the end, Kiba and Akamaru bit him out of the package behind the puppet.
Kankuro lost the match because the puppeteer himself was beheaded, and the puppet named Crow seemed to deliberately remain inactive.
Rasa's expression on the stands remained unchanged, as if he had made up his mind. Sarutobi, however, did not say anything to Rasa. After all, Rasa's son had just lost to a man and a dog from his own village, so it was more elegant to remain silent at this moment.
Jifeng nodded, then looked at the screen, where the list of the next group began to flash.
Naruto Uzumaki VS. Misumi Kenshin
Wearing similar attire to Akado Armor, who had been defeated by Sasuke, Kensuke Misumi stepped onto the arena. He looked at his opponent's name on the screen, recalling the words Orochimaru had spoken to him.
"If you encounter anyone other than Naruto Uzumaki, then perform normally. After my improvements, your body is strong enough to go toe-to-toe with anyone except Naruto. But if you encounter Naruto Uzumaki..."
Orochimaru paused for a moment, licked his lips, and slowly said, "Then let it be, we can't win anyway."
A resolute glint, similar to that of Akado Armor, flashed in Kenmei's eyes; he wanted to prove his strength to Orochimaru.
Therefore, even if it costs him his life, he must defeat Naruto Uzumaki!
"Your turn, you drag me." Sasuke mimicked how Naruto had patted him earlier, patting Naruto on the shoulder and speaking in Naruto's tone.
"Don't embarrass our Class 7."
Naruto silently brushed Sasuke's fair hand away, gently twisted his neck, said to everyone, "I'm going in," and walked towards the arena.
Kenjiro, already on the arena, watched Naruto slowly approach and felt a strange sense of peace. At least this Naruto was much weaker than Sasuke from before.
Akado Yoshimi's confidence was undoubtedly shaken by the fact that her teammate, Akado Yoshimi, was also a powerful individual who had undergone human modification by Orochimaru, was defeated by Sasuke with a single sword strike.
But his inner desire to prove his existence propelled him to stand on this stage.
At this moment, he actually began to have doubts about Lord Orochimaru.
Maybe this Naruto Uzumaki isn't as strong as Sasuke Uchiha?
Sasuke: Thumbs up, well said, deserves a reward.
Naruto calmly walked onto the arena and greeted Hayate Gekko.
"Hey, it's been a long time, Brother Xuxu's Gale."
Hayate's lips twitched. Every time he saw Naruto, that brat, he always felt inferior.
You should know that you're not afraid at all right now!!!
"Ahem, please, contestants, don't try to get close to the referees."
As a cold-faced referee, Gale gave the grinning blond guy a stern warning.
Naruto: !!! [○･｀Д´･ ○] I'm going to tell Yugao-neechan!!!
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