Hyuga Neji walked onto the field.
With a grave expression, he drew out the Fatefeather Bow.
Without a doubt, this was the toughest fight he'd faced during his time at the Ninja Academy.
He used to consider himself a genius—but in front of Uzumaki Naruto, he was nothing.
"Begin!"
Kitazawa stepped back to the edge of the arena.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Naruto formed hand seals and split into over a thousand shadow clones.
In an instant, the Konoha Arena felt ridiculously crowded.
Multiple Arrow!
Neji pulled the Fatefeather Bow taut.
The moment he released, a Yin Release arrow shot out.
Mid-flight it split—one into two, two into four—until it became a thousand Yin Release arrows.
The spectacle was so overwhelming that the crowd burst into cries of amazement.
Satori's ability was sensing emotions.
And Zero-Tails' ability was chakra differentiation.
Because of that, Neji was even better at Multiple Arrow than Hinata.
He just hadn't had a real chance to use it before.
"So awesome! That's Neji for you!"
Watching half his shadow clones vanish in a single exchange, Naruto couldn't help giving a thumbs-up.
It was the first time his Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu had taken losses like that right away.
Neji didn't reply. He drew again.
His Byakugan locked onto Naruto's real body, and he released.
Spiral Arrow!
A spinning Yin Release arrow crossed dozens of meters in a blink and arrived right in front of Naruto.
"Violent — Leaf Adamantine-Strength Whirlwind!"
Naruto reacted instantly and kicked the Spiral Arrow away.
At the same time, his remaining clones charged Neji.
Burst Arrow!
Neji rapidly nocked and fired three times.
Three Burst Arrows exploded midair like fireworks, blanketing Naruto's clones.
While they were dazed, Multiple Arrow appeared again—piercing straight through them.
"Partial Tailed Beast Transformation!"
Naruto stopped using Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu.
Blood-red chakra spilled out and wrapped around him.
Four tails formed and whipped behind him.
"Leaf Whirlwind!"
Naruto's legs erupted with extreme speed. He was suddenly right in front of Neji, kicking out.
Neji only caught a blurry shadow. Instinctively, he raised the Fatefeather Bow—then got launched backward.
That heavy kick nearly numbed his entire right arm.
Neji immediately thought of his earlier fight with Rock Lee.
Without hesitation, he gripped the Fatefeather Bow tight and activated Yin Release Chakra Mode.
Yin power spread out and formed a tree in front of him.
"Violent — Leaf Adamantine-Strength Whirlwind!"
Naruto shattered the tree with one kick.
He was about to press the attack—when countless Yin Release arrows suddenly appeared around him.
"Leaf Dragon God!"
Naruto instantly transformed into a blood-colored dragon.
The Yin Release arrows rushing at him were knocked away one after another.
Neji immediately poured out a huge amount of Yin power.
A wooden dragon appeared and slammed into Naruto's blood dragon.
A howling wind rose.
Neji's eyes sharpened.
Under the blood dragon's assault, the Yin-formed wooden dragon was covered in dense cut marks.
It was being shredded by Wind Release chakra layered over the blood dragon's exterior.
Neji took a deep breath and drew again.
A Yin Release arrow formed—but didn't fly immediately. It trembled.
An enormous amount of Yin power surged into it, making the arrow shaft shine brilliantly.
Spiral Arrow!
Neji released.
The Yin Release arrow struck the blood dragon head-on.
Boom!
The blood dragon was pierced through.
The arrow continued and reached Naruto's face—
—and in the next second, four tails whipped out and wrapped around it, locking it in place.
Neji clicked his tongue inwardly—such a waste—but his hands didn't stop moving.
He drove the wooden dragon into Naruto again.
"Yang Release: Rasengan!"
Naruto roared, and the tails on his back became six.
He raised his hand and slammed a blue Rasengan into the wooden dragon's head.
Boom!
A deep crater appeared in its skull.
After all, it wasn't a real wooden dragon—just a Yin Release imitation with looks but no true substance.
"Leaf Gale!"
With six tails, Naruto's speed jumped again.
Neji didn't even have time to react before taking a kick.
He smashed into the ground.
The ground cracked apart.
But thanks to Yin Release Chakra Mode's protection, he didn't lose consciousness.
Forcing himself through the pain, Neji summoned a massive swarm of Yin Release arrows out of thin air.
"Leaf Great Whirlwind!"
Naruto stomped forward and kicked hard.
The Yin Release arrows he hit burst like balloons, scattering everywhere.
Naruto didn't slow down at all—he went straight for Neji.
Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven!
Neji got up and spun.
Chakra swirled around him, forming a protective dome.
"Dynamic Entry!"
Naruto kicked into it, but it didn't break—he was forced to recoil.
His six tails stabbed into the ground behind him to stabilize his body.
"Leaf Dragon God!"
Naruto spun in place and charged Neji again.
Under the blood-red dragon, Neji's Rotation dome looked like it was about to collapse.
Seeing that, Neji released chakra from his whole body.
His protective dome expanded several times over.
Boom!
They collided.
Neji felt his whole body go numb—then he was thrown back.
Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven shattered, and the blood dragon chased him again.
A fierce wind rushed toward him—
Wind Release chakra blades.
If they hit, he'd be cut to pieces.
Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!
Neji had a sudden idea and struck with his palm.
Using the recoil, he shot backward even faster, instantly widening the distance from Naruto.
Neji landed and immediately pulled out the Fatefeather Bow.
World-Ending Arrow!
With no other choice, he went all-in.
Terrifying chakra gathered.
Naruto instantly recognized it—it was a weaker version of the World-Ending Arrow Hinata had used earlier.
He quickly canceled Leaf Dragon God and stood still, his tails shifting from six to seven.
"Youth—Super Jumbo Rasengan!"
Naruto raised both hands and roared.
Blood-red chakra erupted, forming a gigantic Rasengan over ten meters wide in front of him.
Kitazawa's mouth twitched.
In the original story, the upgraded Rasengan was the Big Ball Rasengan—basically pouring in massive chakra and compressing it hard, with impact power like a small meteor.
But Naruto didn't know Big Ball Rasengan yet, so he used a simpler, more brutal method:
He just kept cramming insane amounts of chakra into it.
It lacked the "high compression" step—but the sheer chakra volume made its power no weaker than a true Big Ball Rasengan.
Neji released.
The World-Ending Arrow shot out and struck the Youth Super Jumbo Rasengan.
A blinding flash burst open.
Countless streams of chakra blasted into the sky, and the entire Konoha Arena shook like an earthquake.
"Leaf Gale!"
Wrapped in a seven-tail tailed-beast cloak, Naruto ignored the explosion's aftermath and kicked toward Neji.
Even with Byakugan, Neji couldn't react—Naruto was too fast.
He was knocked out with a single kick.
Kitazawa shook his head.
At that moment, he genuinely felt sorry for Neji.
This was just bullying.
But that's how raw stats worked—no matter how good your technique was, it was hard to make it matter in front of someone like that.
"Neji… really had it rough, lasting that long against Naruto."
Nara Shikamaru said blankly.
"The gap between people can really be this big?"
Yamanaka Ino murmured.
Naruto was already absurd before—but somehow, he could be even more absurd.
And she couldn't even tell if he'd hit his limit or shown everything he had.
"Maybe he isn't even human."
Aburame Shino adjusted his glasses and deadpanned.
"Naruto's already strong. Add the Nine-Tails, and he's even stronger."
Inuzuka Kiba sighed.
"There's no point comparing ourselves to him."
Tayuya said, totally giving up.
"Yeah."
Karin agreed.
Sakura subconsciously looked at Uchiha Sasuke.
His brows were knitted tight, his face heavy with seriousness.
She wanted to comfort him—but was afraid she'd jinx it—so she stayed silent.
"Winner: Uzumaki Naruto!"
Kitazawa flashed to Neji's side.
He placed both hands on Neji and began healing him.
Neji was unconscious, but his injuries weren't too severe—
because Naruto had held back on that final kick.
"Neji may have lost, but he fought with honor,"
Aburame Shibi sighed. "His strength already surpasses mine—he just had bad luck running into Naruto."
"Naruto is the Nine-Tails jinchūriki,"
Nara Shikaku said with a light laugh. "He's supposed to have terrifying power like that."
"That's not entirely fair."
Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head. "Among all Nine-Tails jinchūriki across generations, Naruto is probably the strongest."
Uzumaki Mito and Uzumaki Kushina never completed the Turtle Island training the way Naruto did.
Aburame Shibi and the others immediately looked surprised.
"That still wasn't Naruto's full power."
Tsunade's lips curled slightly.
"Don't tell me Naruto became a perfect jinchūriki?"
Jiraiya blurted out.
Their expressions went from surprise to shock.
They knew exactly how much "perfect jinchūriki" meant.
Hyuga Hiashi's face relaxed in sudden acceptance.
There was no way Neji could win—if he did, it'd be a miracle.
"Don't rush. You'll probably see it soon."
Tsunade waved it off.
"Can Sasuke force Naruto to show everything?"
Hiashi asked skeptically.
"Sasuke definitely can."
Uchiha Fugaku said firmly.
Hiashi and the others exchanged looks.
So Sasuke had been hiding strength too.
"And why are you all assuming Hinata would lose to Sasuke?"
Tsunade teased.
Hiashi hesitated.
He believed in Hinata—but belief couldn't erase a power gap.
Especially since she'd gone all-out in her last match and already revealed everything.
"Thanks, Kitazawa-sensei."
Neji woke up quickly.
He took losing to Naruto calmly.
The gap was simply too big—there was no possible comeback.
"Fourth Round, Match Two: Uchiha Sasuke vs. Hyuga Hinata!"
After Neji left the field, Kitazawa called out loudly.
Sasuke glanced at Naruto, then stepped onto the arena.
"Just do your best."
Kitazawa said to Hinata, then retreated to the edge.
Hinata nodded, feeling much lighter.
"Begin!"
After they formed the confrontation seal, Kitazawa shouted.
Multiple Arrow!
Hinata attacked first.
Nine Yin Release arrows locked onto Sasuke's vital points.
The arrows were fast—but still not fast enough in front of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
Sasuke shifted positions smoothly across the arena, easily dodging all nine.
Hatake Sword Style!
He accelerated, and the Sword of the Thunder God in his hand reached Hinata in a blink.
Clang!
With Byakugan, Hinata narrowly blocked the Sword of the Thunder God using the Moonchaser Bow.
Sasuke wasn't surprised.
He immediately infused Lightning Release chakra into the Sword of the Thunder God.
A dazzling bolt of lightning flared and spread toward Hinata at high speed.
Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!
Hinata decisively let go of the Moonchaser Bow and struck out with both palms.
Sasuke didn't dare take it head-on—he retreated at once.
Gentle Fist was the bane of all ninja.
Even with Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, being hit by a chakra point strike would be miserable.
Burst Arrow!
Hinata cut off the Sixty-Four Palms, grabbed the Moonchaser Bow, and fired.
Invisible mental shockwaves expanded outward.
Sasuke's eyes trembled—and he ignored the Burst Arrow.
Lightning Release: Chidori Blade!
He stopped retreating and surged forward, stabbing at Hinata with the Sword of the Thunder God.
A piercing chirping sound rang out.
Lightning covered the blade, making it flash-fast.
Hinata's breath caught—her vision filled with lightning.
At the critical moment, she activated Yin Release Chakra Mode.
Yin power flowed outward and, under her control, became a massive wooden dragon.
Sasuke immediately stopped his thrust.
Susanoo!
He stood still as a half-body skeleton, wrapped in outer armor, rose around him—
Susanoo's second stage.
Susanoo clenched its fist and smashed down on the wooden dragon.
Boom!
The Yin-formed wooden dragon let out a "wail," and a dent appeared in its head.
Hinata's face changed as she instinctively poured out more Yin power.
Seeing that, Sasuke immediately used Ame no Tokotachi.
Seizing the opening, he appeared behind Hinata and thrust the Sword of the Thunder God toward her.
Even with the chakra airflow from Yin Release Chakra Mode, she still couldn't fully stop Chidori Blade's piercing power.
After cutting through the airflow, Sasuke stopped in time.
"I forfeit."
Hinata dismissed the wooden dragon and said it cleanly.
She didn't use World-Ending Arrow—because it wouldn't work on Sasuke.
Ame no Tokotachi could dodge it easily.
If so, it was better not to waste Gō's chakra at all.
"Winner: Uchiha Sasuke!"
Kitazawa announced.
"Totally unsurprising."
Kiba shook his head.
"Woof! Woof!"
Akamaru barked.
"You're right."
Kiba laughed. "Only a freak can deal with a freak."
"Next is the last fight of the graduation exam."
Ino said, glancing at Naruto.
"Finally, a youth-filled battle with Sasuke!"
Naruto clenched his fist. "I can feel my blood boiling with youth!"
"Then are you ready to lose?"
Sasuke asked calmly as he came off the field.
"With youth like this, even losing is worth it!"
Naruto flashed a thumbs-up, teeth sparkling.
"…"
Sasuke went speechless.
"You both do your best!"
Ino paused, then added, "Most important—don't get hurt!"
"Yeah!"
Sakura echoed.
Sasuke subconsciously looked at her.
No jinx this time?
"Rest first,"
Shikamaru reminded them. "You'll need to be in top condition for the next fight."
Sasuke nodded.
His fight with Hinata hadn't cost him much chakra—but against Naruto, he couldn't afford to slack.
Fifteen minutes passed quickly.
"Fifth Round, Match One: Uchiha Sasuke vs. Uzumaki Naruto!"
Kitazawa shouted.
"This last fight is definitely going to be amazing."
Aburame Shibi looked eager.
"Naruto and Sasuke's strength is already beyond most jōnin."
Akimichi Chōza sighed. "Even typical jōnin evaluations aren't this intense."
"One's the Nine-Tails jinchūriki, and one has awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan—who knows who'll win."
Hiruzen stroked his beard, inexplicably thinking of Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.
Thankfully, Sasuke's personality was nothing like Madara's—no need to worry about him abandoning the village.
"Naruto's stronger overall,"
Tsunade said, knowing Naruto had already mastered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and was close to a perfect jinchūriki.
"But Sasuke isn't weak either."
Hiruzen added casually. "His Mangekyō dōjutsu is similar to the Flying Thunder God technique."
In short: Naruto had raw stats, Sasuke had mechanics.
"Too bad there wasn't enough time—if Naruto learned Sage Mode, he'd be even stronger."
Jiraiya chuckled.
Fugaku's mouth twitched.
Of course he knew what Sage Mode was.
How did Naruto have the talent for that too?
Sasuke's talent and strength were already ridiculous, and now there was an even more ridiculous Naruto?
The others exchanged baffled looks.
What is Naruto?
"Begin!"
Kitazawa stepped back again.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Naruto, out of habit, summoned over a thousand shadow clones.
Sasuke opened the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and placed an Ame no Tokotachi mark on his true body.
Even without using the technique, the mark could lock onto his real body the entire time.
"Wind Release: Vacuum Shuriken!"
Naruto and his clones pulled out shuriken.
A dense storm of shuriken poured down like arrow rain.
Sasuke's answer was simple—charge straight in.
Before the shuriken reached him, two massive hands appeared and crossed above his head.
All the shuriken clinked against the giant hands and were knocked away.
This was Susanoo's initial form in use.
Lightning Release: Chidori Blade!
Sasuke ran while forming seals.
The Sword of the Thunder God erupted with blinding light.
Seeing it, Naruto immediately used Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.
Blood-red chakra wrapped him, and six tails appeared behind him.
Leaf-Style Swordsmanship!
Naruto pulled out the greatblade Samehada and smashed it toward Sasuke.
Boom!
Sasuke's Sword of the Thunder God met Samehada.
Lightning scattered and spread rapidly—
—but the moment it touched Naruto's tailed-beast cloak, it lost its effect.
And Chidori Blade's piercing couldn't do much to Samehada either.
Samehada opened its mouth.
It secretly absorbed a bit of Naruto's Nine-Tails chakra, then excitedly bit toward Sasuke.
Ame no Tokotachi!
Sasuke vanished.
Samehada missed, and Naruto's momentum made him pitch forward.
A sharp chirping rang out.
Sasuke appeared behind Naruto, and his right hand sliced toward Naruto's back—
lightning wrapped it like a blade.
At the last instant, Naruto's six tails blocked behind him.
Sasuke's Chidori cut into the tails.
Hatake Sword Style!
Sasuke reacted instantly—his left hand drew the Sword of the Thunder God and stabbed for Naruto's head.
"Nine-Tails Chakra Mode!"
Golden light burst from Naruto.
His speed shot to the extreme—before the sword could reach him, he was already gone.
"???"
Sasuke's strike hit nothing, his face full of confusion.
What was that golden flash?
He didn't even see it clearly—Naruto was already dozens of meters away.
"What is that?"
Aburame Shibi stared at the glowing Naruto.
"Partial transformation? Full transformation?"
Chōza asked uncertainly.
In his mind, a jinchūriki only had two forms:
Partial transformation—tailed-beast cloak and tails.
Or full transformation—becoming the tailed beast entirely.
"This is a special kind of partial transformation,"
Tsunade said with a smile. "It's called Nine-Tails Chakra Mode."
"There's a partial form like that?"
Hiashi said in shock. "That speed just now was insane."
Even with Byakugan, he hadn't caught Naruto—only a faint golden streak.
Fugaku looked like he wanted to say something, but didn't.
The Advanced Class erupted into murmurs.
"What?"
Kiba looked like he'd seen a ghost. "Naruto was hiding his strength this whole time?!"
Neji's eyelid twitched violently.
The gap between him and Naruto was even bigger than he'd imagined.
He thought Naruto hadn't gone all-out against him—but it couldn't have been that far.
Turns out it was miles beyond.
Yakumo Kurama and Kimimaro Kaguya were also speechless.
No one knew what to say.
"Watch out, Sasuke—Spiralling Serial Spheres!"
After escaping danger, Naruto planted his feet and charged.
Behind him, six massive Rasengan appeared out of nowhere.
Sasuke's heart jolted.
The visual impact was unreal.
Ama no Iwato!
Sasuke's chakra swelled, forming airflow around his body.
Susanoo!
Dark, heavy dōjutsu power surged upward, becoming a massive armored warrior in a black tengu helmet.
This was Susanoo's fourth form—one step away from a complete Susanoo.
Susanoo Sword!
Sasuke raised his arm.
Susanoo did the same, and a colossal sword fell from above, slashing at Naruto.
"So strong! Just like my lifelong rival!"
Naruto felt pressure like never before—and got even more excited.
He raised all six Rasengan to meet it.
The Susanoo Sword hit the Rasengan—triggering a terrifying explosion.
The shockwave slammed into the arena's barrier.
The ground split into huge cracks and sank downward.
Naruto felt his body drop too.
At the critical moment, he roared and formed nine giant chakra hands around himself.
"Nine-Tails Chakra Hands!"
He used the hands to grab the Susanoo Sword and force it back up.
Sasuke—and Susanoo—were pushed back two steps.
The entire arena went dead silent.
No one even knew how to be shocked anymore.
Naruto's Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and Sasuke's fourth-form Susanoo left them dumbstruck.
"So Sasuke was hiding strength too…?"
Ino sucked in a breath.
"This is… insane."
Kiba couldn't help complaining.
Neji, Kimimaro, and the others looked completely numb.
No chance. Absolutely no chance.
"Again!"
Naruto shouted, "Youth—Super Jumbo Rasengan!"
A tidal wave of chakra poured out.
With nine chakra hands raised, a gigantic Rasengan rapidly formed between them.
Yasaka Magatama!
Sasuke responded instantly.
Susanoo spread its arms, and six enormous magatama appeared.
With a violent swing, it hurled all six at Naruto.
Naruto kept the Youth Super Jumbo Rasengan steady and charged forward.
An even more terrifying explosion erupted.
The barrier maintained by the Sealing Team shattered instantly, and the chakra shockwave slammed into Kitazawa's barrier.
The barrier trembled violently, and the ground shook in wide arcs.
The spectators looked horrified, afraid the barrier would break again—
but Kitazawa's strength was overwhelming, and he perfectly suppressed the aftershock.
"They can fight to this level?!"
Shibi cried out.
"They've completely surpassed us."
Jiraiya stared, stunned.
Based on what Naruto and Sasuke were showing, even with Sage Mode he probably couldn't beat them.
Hiruzen nodded unconsciously.
He couldn't help thinking: Hashirama and Madara… reborn.
But he was also thrilled.
Konoha would return to its peak—truly unrivaled across the ninja world.
Fugaku felt bitter regret.
A "why do you exist" feeling—
If Naruto weren't here, Sasuke would absolutely dominate and become the Seventh Hokage without question.
Hiashi clenched his fist.
Weren't they supposed to be equals? Why was the gap this huge?
And if it weren't for Kitazawa, the gap between Hinata, Neji, and Sasuke would be even bigger.
After all, the two bows plus Yin Release Chakra Mode had massively boosted them.
"Sasuke!"
Naruto said excitedly. "This is youth!"
Sasuke stayed silent.
Even after that clash, he was still at a disadvantage.
Inside the explosion, even Susanoo's black tengu armor was pitted and battered.
"Naruto—let's settle this!"
Sasuke took a deep breath and shouted.
His chakra reserves weren't anything like Naruto's.
Lightning Release: Kirin!
Standing on Susanoo's head, Sasuke formed seals.
The sky darkened instantly.
Then a gigantic Kirin appeared—
covered head to toe in lightning—charging straight at Naruto.
At the same time, Susanoo raised its giant sword.
"Perfect!"
Naruto didn't hesitate—he opened his mouth.
He planned to fire a tailed-beast bomb, but a weakened version.
This was what Kushina and Minato had taught him.
In fact, in the original story, he had even used a super-mini tailed-beast bomb the size of a Rasengan.
A black tailed-beast bomb slammed into Kirin—
—and in an instant, countless sparks of light scattered outward.
Wood Release: Hōbi Technique!
Kitazawa slapped his palms together.
A wooden shield with a demon-like face dropped from above, covering the entire Konoha Arena.
Sasuke's body jerked.
His Susanoo cracked apart piece by piece, unable to hold.
Ame no Tokotachi!
At the edge of death, Sasuke vanished.
But he didn't try to sneak-attack Naruto.
Naruto was surrounded by chaotic chakra—if Sasuke appeared there, he'd be dragged into the turbulence.
Then Naruto would react and counterattack.
Sasuke reappeared in the stands—
more precisely, in the seating area where the Advanced Class was.
The moment he landed, he felt drained and collapsed—
"Sasuke-kun?!"
Sakura rushed forward and helped him up.
"He's fine."
Kitazawa appeared in front of Sasuke and checked him. "He just used too much chakra."
The arena finally calmed down.
Naruto stood there like nothing happened.
Meanwhile, the Konoha Arena had become a ruin.
Kitazawa tugged at the corner of his mouth.
How do you even put it?
Honestly, Naruto had held back quite a bit in this fight.
"Winner: Uzumaki Naruto!"
Kitazawa announced the final result.
And with that, the Advanced Class graduation exam came to a smooth close.
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