Choji rubbed his chin thoughtfully before speaking.
"This mountain was only piled up temporarily by Kitazawa-sensei," he said slowly. "It's not very stable."
Tenten blinked. "Are you saying… you can knock the mountain down?"
Choji shook his head. "Toppling the whole mountain would be difficult."
He pointed toward the huge boulder shielding Sasuke's team.
"But I can definitely move that rock."
Tenten's eyes lit up. "Perfect! I'll cover you with ninja tools!"
Choji nodded and immediately formed hand seals.
Expansion Jutsu!
His body rapidly swelled, growing larger and larger until he towered over the trees like a giant.
"What is he doing?" Sakura asked instinctively.
"He's trying to push the mountain," Sasuke replied calmly, already seeing through the plan.
At the same time, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan spun to life.
Below them—Choji tucked in his limbs.
Human Bullet Tank!
In an instant, his massive body curled into a colossal spinning ball and shot forward.
BOOM!
The moment he slammed into the mountain, the entire slope trembled violently.
Dust cascaded down the cliffs.
Even the massive rock shielding Sasuke's squad shuddered under the impact.
Sasuke reacted instantly, flicking his wrist as six kunai shot forward in a precise formation.
But Tenten had been watching him closely.
The moment he moved—
She snapped open a scroll.
A storm of kunai and shuriken erupted from it, colliding with Sasuke's projectiles midair before continuing their relentless barrage toward the mountainside.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
Sakura's hands blurred through seals.
A towering wall of water surged up in front of them just as the ninja tools rained down.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The barrage slammed into the defense.
The massive rock cracked under the impact, chunks breaking away as the water wall rippled violently under the pressure.
Sasuke's eyes sharpened.
He drew his thunder god sword, leapt high into the air, and swung downward.
Lightning erupted along the blade, exploding outward in a crackling arc that devoured the remaining projectiles.
Taking advantage of the opening, Sakura and Chino immediately split off to the flanks.
"I'll deal with Naruto," Sasuke said, his voice low and steady.
"Sakura, you handle Choji. Chino—Tenten is yours."
Both girls nodded, their expressions turning serious.
"Be careful," Sasuke added.
Then he vanished forward in a burst of speed, charging straight toward Naruto.
As he ran, Sasuke's hands formed seals.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
A scorching wave of heat burst into the air as chakra surged through his lungs.
Flames roared forth, coalescing into a massive blazing fireball that hurtled toward Naruto.
Naruto didn't move.
Instead, he clapped his hands together.
"Wind Release: Gale Palm!"
A violent gust exploded outward.
The wind struck the fireball head-on—then reversed its direction, blasting the blazing sphere straight back toward Sasuke.
Sasuke's lips twitched.
'Still wasting chakra like it's nothing…'
With a swift step, he flickered aside, letting his own fireball roar past him.
Then Sasuke's blade flashed.
For a split second, Naruto's vision blurred as the genjutsu took hold.
But inside his mind—
Kurama instantly shattered the illusion.
Still, that brief moment was enough.
Sasuke's Thunder God Sword was already descending toward him.
CLANG!
A massive blade intercepted it.
Samehada.
Naruto gripped the strange sword firmly and pushed forward.
Sasuke's expression shifted.
The sheer strength behind the weapon felt like grappling with a raging bull.
But the next instant—
Lightning chakra surged into Sasuke's blade.
Crackling electricity raced along the Thunder God Sword, leaping toward Samehada like a swarm of snakes.
Naruto instantly reacted.
"Violent: Leaf Hurricane Strong Whirlwind!"
He released Samehada and spun, his right leg coated in blazing blue chakra as it whipped toward Sasuke like a crushing club.
Sasuke's Sharingan spun.
He copied the technique instantly.
"Violent: Leaf Hurricane Strong Whirlwind!"
BANG!
Their legs collided in midair.
But Naruto's raw strength was overwhelming.
Sasuke was forced two steps back.
Before Naruto could press the advantage, Sasuke swung his Thunder God Sword in a vicious arc.
Lightning burst outward—
A crescent-shaped slash tearing through the air toward Naruto.
At the critical moment—
Samehada leapt forward on its own, its massive blade intercepting the lightning strike and swallowing the chakra whole.
"Wind Release: Shuriken!"
Naruto flicked his wrist, sending two shuriken spinning through the air. Wind chakra wrapped tightly around the blades, sharpening their edges and accelerating their speed.
Sasuke responded instantly, throwing two shuriken of his own.
The moment they collided—
Clang!
Sasuke's weapons shattered, sliced apart by the wind-enhanced blades.
But the brief delay was all he needed.
With a swift twist of his wrist, Sasuke swung the Thunder God Sword, knocking the remaining shuriken aside.
Naruto was already moving.
"Konoha Style Swordsmanship!"
Gripping Samehada with both hands, he brought the massive blade crashing downward.
Sasuke immediately retreated.
BOOM!
Samehada slammed into the ground, blasting open a massive crater as dirt and rocks exploded outward.
Sasuke's eyes flashed.
Now.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Taking advantage of Naruto's momentum, he exhaled a blazing sphere of fire.
The massive fireball roared forward.
Naruto's forehead beaded with sweat.
At the last possible moment, he grabbed Samehada and hurled it straight into the flames.
The living blade crashed into the fireball—
And in an instant, the flames scattered violently in every direction.
Naruto burst through the fiery fragments.
"Konoha Gale!"
Twisting midair, he launched a powerful kick.
Then a second.
Then a third.
But Sasuke had already prepared his counter.
"Rasengan!"
A swirling sphere of chakra formed in his palm.
Naruto's first kick swept past—
And suddenly, he realized something terrifying.
It looked as if he was kicking directly into the Rasengan.
A chilling sense of danger washed over him.
If that attack connected, his leg would be destroyed.
At the last second, Naruto forced his leg upward, narrowly avoiding the spinning sphere.
Sasuke didn't hesitate.
He stepped forward and drove the Rasengan toward Naruto's waist.
Naruto's eyes widened.
"Konoha Dragon God!"
In a desperate instant, he unleashed his chakra.
His body began spinning violently as green chakra erupted outward, forming the shape of a massive spiraling dragon.
"What?!"
Sasuke's pupils shrank.
He hadn't expected Naruto to unleash Konoha Dragon God in the middle of such a tight exchange.
But that was the advantage of taijutsu.
No hand seals.
As long as the body could endure it—the technique could be activated instantly.
Sasuke's Rasengan slammed into the still-forming green dragon.
Both of them shuddered violently.
The dragon's outer layer of wind chakra lashed outward like countless blades.
Sasuke vanished just in time, narrowly escaping the expanding storm.
As he reappeared nearby, he caught the faint scent of blood in the air.
His eyes lit up.
His Rasengan had connected.
Naruto was injured.
Though how serious the wound was remained unclear.
Sasuke didn't stop moving.
Because the green dragon was already charging toward him.
"Lightning Release: Chidori Nagashi!"
As he ran, lightning exploded outward from his body in all directions.
When the electricity struck the swirling dragon—
A violent collision erupted.
The massive vortex slowed.
Sasuke glanced around quickly, then stepped onto a nearby tree and launched himself high into the air.
The weakness of Konoha Dragon God was clear.
The center.
The eye of the storm.
"Yin Release: Rasengan!"
Midair, Sasuke formed another swirling sphere of chakra in his palm.
Then he dove straight down toward the dragon's core.
But at that exact moment—
Naruto abruptly canceled the technique.
The dragon vanished.
"Yang Release: Rasengan!"
Naruto raised his hand.
Two Rasengan—one dark and one radiant—collided violently.
A surge of chaotic chakra exploded outward.
Sasuke immediately jumped back, avoiding the violent turbulence.
He landed lightly, eyes narrowing.
There was a shallow tear across Naruto's abdomen—the mark left by his earlier Rasengan.
But to Sasuke's shock—
The wound had already healed completely.
Naruto grinned.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
Poof! Poof!
Two shadow clones appeared beside him.
Although he couldn't use Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, the standard Shadow Clone Technique was still allowed.
Sasuke's expression hardened.
Without hesitation, he formed hand seals as well.
Two shadow clones appeared at his side.
Six figures rushed forward.
The battlefield instantly dissolved into chaotic combat.
Naruto possessed monstrous strength and seemingly endless chakra.
But Sasuke's Three-Tomoe Sharingan granted him superior perception and dynamic vision.
For a time—
Neither side could gain the upper hand.
The battle settled into a tense stalemate.
Meanwhile, the clashes elsewhere on the battlefield were just as fierce.
Sakura faced off against Choji.
Choji's massive build made him an easy target, leaving him with little choice but to endure Sakura's relentless assaults.
Fortunately for him, the Akimichi physique was famously tough.
Even Sakura's Water Release techniques struggled to bring him down quickly. Each wave of water crashed against his expanded body, but Choji stubbornly held his ground, gritting his teeth as he absorbed the punishment.
On the other side of the battlefield—
Chino confronted Tenten.
Chino possessed the Blood Dragon Eye, a dangerous dojutsu capable of hypnotic control.
Tenten knew that well.
She never allowed Chino to close the distance.
Instead, she maintained constant long-range suppression, unleashing a relentless storm of ninja tools that forced Chino to remain on the defensive.
Although Chino could use Water Release, its range was far inferior to Tenten's projectiles.
Thus the fight turned into a tense chase.
Chino tried to close in.
Tenten kept her pinned at a distance.
A deadly game of cat and mouse unfolded between them.
"Rasengan!"
Naruto ducked beneath Sasuke's Thunder God Sword and seized the opening.
A swirling sphere of chakra formed in his palm as he drove it toward Sasuke's side.
Sasuke reacted instantly.
"Rasengan!"
He countered with his own.
BOOM!
The two Rasengan collided violently, erupting into a burst of spiraling chakra.
Sasuke felt a sharp burning pain shoot through his right hand.
Naruto's arm throbbed with the same sensation.
Neither of them paid it any mind.
Sasuke moved first.
His thunder god sword blurred as it slashed forward with blinding speed.
Samehada leapt in front of Naruto and intercepted the strike.
Naruto kicked the living blade aside and roared—
"Konoha Dragon God!"
His two Shadow Clones shouted in unison.
"Konoha Dragon God!"
In an instant—
Three massive green dragons of spinning chakra erupted across the battlefield.
Sasuke's breath caught.
'What a monster…'
They had already been fighting for so long.
And Naruto—and even his shadow clones—still had enough chakra to unleash Konoha Dragon God?
For the first time, Sasuke felt the situation becoming truly troublesome.
He and his two clones immediately scattered, dodging the approaching vortexes while searching for an opportunity to leap into the air.
Grinding his teeth, Sasuke chose one of the dragons at random and dove straight toward its center.
"Lightning Release: Chidori Senbon!"
Midair, he flicked his arm.
The lightning in his palm exploded outward into countless needle-like senbon, raining down toward Naruto.
Bang!
Naruto disappeared in a puff of smoke.
A shadow clone.
Sasuke frowned.
Then—
A flood of memories rushed into his mind.
His two shadow clones had already been defeated.
Sasuke landed heavily on the ground—
Just as two green dragons surged toward him from both sides.
"Lightning Release: Double Chidori!"
His expression darkened.
There was no time to escape into the air now.
The spinning dragons were incredibly fast—and worse, the vortex generated a powerful pulling force, dragging everything nearby toward their centers.
Left with no other choice, Sasuke gambled everything.
His chakra reserves were already running dangerously low.
Locking onto the slightly larger dragon, he charged straight at it.
A piercing chirp echoed across the battlefield.
Sasuke held a Chidori in each hand.
Lightning roared.
The twin attacks pierced straight through the dragon's core.
But at that exact moment—
"Violent: Leaf Hurricane Strong Whirlwind!"
Naruto's kick shot upward like a rising hammer.
BANG!
Both fighters were blown backward by the impact.
Yet before Sasuke could regain his footing—
The third dragon was already upon them.
Still reeling from the clash, Sasuke was dragged helplessly toward the raging vortex.
And just as the storm was about to swallow him—
A figure appeared.
Kitazawa.
With a swift movement, he pulled Sasuke out of the attack's path.
The match was decided.
With Sasuke eliminated, the outcome quickly followed.
Sakura and Chino fought fiercely, but once Naruto joined the battlefield, the balance collapsed.
Their defeat came soon after.
Kitazawa raised his hand.
"Winner—Uzumaki Naruto's Squad."
Sasuke stood silently.
His fists clenched tightly.
He was still too weak.
Even with Naruto restricted from using Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu and Tailed Beast Power, he had still lost.
The frustration burned inside his chest like fire.
Within his eyes, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan trembled violently.
For a fleeting moment, the tomoe began to shift—almost merging into a new form.
But in the end…
The change faded.
His eyes returned to normal.
Still only the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
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