In an instant, the lightning-fast strike left the entire audience in shock.
Such speed!
Such swiftness!
Such amazement!
At that moment, countless ninjas seemed to recall someone.
Even Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind wandered back to a particular person.
"Sakumo Hatake..."The man who was also known as the "Leaf's White Fang."
The blade technique just used by Sasuke was no less impressive than that of the legendary White Fang. In fact, it seemed that Sasuke had even displayed a stronger power.
The lightning around Naruto gradually dissipated, and the chakra cloak around his chest, which had been torn open, began to regenerate rapidly.
He turned and glanced back at Sasuke, disbelief written all over his face.
That strike had been so fast, so full of thunderous power, that for a moment, Naruto's body had been paralyzed.
If it weren't for the strange chakra protecting him, Naruto might have died in that very instant.
Zzzzzt...
The remaining lightning on Sasuke's body slowly faded.
Sasuke casually spun his ninja blade and adjusted his wrist, his eyes locked onto Naruto's form.
"As expected... one strike still isn't enough to break through... Well, if that's the case, then I'll just keep going..."
Sasuke's expression grew cold and focused again, and noticing the change in Sasuke's demeanor, Naruto immediately crossed his arms in front of him.
The tailed beast chakra exploded with even more intensity.
The surrounding winds picked up, howling wildly.
In the next second, Sasuke began adjusting his breathing once more, entering the Breath of Thunder stance almost instantly.
His chakra fluctuations became more subtle and controlled.
"Breath of Thunder!"
"First Form!"
"Thunderclap Flash..."
Crack!
Once again, Sasuke unleashed the exact same speed as before. The flash of lightning from his strike blotted out all other light in the arena.
A single flash of lightning streaked across the field, but this time, after the flash, a thunderous roar followed.
Szzzt!
Szzzt!
Szzzt!
The sound of six consecutive strikes reverberated through the air, each slicing through the wind with an ear-piercing crack.
In the blink of an eye, it seemed as though Sasuke had drawn a hexagon in the air.
"Thunderclap Flash… Six Strikes!"
Zzzzt!!
Sasuke appeared in the center of the field, and in front of him, Naruto was covered in six deep lightning scars from where the strikes had hit.
Thud!
As Sasuke stopped, Naruto vomited a mouthful of blood.
The Thunderclap Flash – First Form might not have been enough to hurt Naruto, protected by the tailed beast chakra, but six consecutive strikes were a different story.
Naruto's face grew pale as he stood, his vision beginning to blur.
In his eyes, Sasuke's form reflected back at him.
"So strong..."
"Sasuke, how... how is your power so overwhelming? I thought I had the upper hand, but you still have more hidden power left..."
"Is this the world of geniuses? You've long since surpassed me by so much..."
"And yet... how foolish of me to think I could catch up..."
Naruto's consciousness began to fade.
A huge bloodstain appeared on Naruto's chest, and he was rapidly losing blood.
If it weren't for the tailed beast chakra quickly healing Naruto's body, a normal person would have already collapsed by now.
However, as Naruto's consciousness gradually faded,
a worse situation arose.
The surrounding ninjas had not yet recovered from Sasuke's shocking attack.
The next moment, Naruto's chakra began to turn a deep red, and the originally bright red chakra slowly began to darken.
A violent and brutal chakra fluctuation spread out.
'Half-tailed beast transformation!'
Sasuke's eyes slightly widened, and he took a few steps back.
Naruto was undergoing his tailed beast transformation.
Seeing this, the referee, Genma Shiranui, prepared to intervene and stop Naruto.
Even the Third Hokage in the stands stood up, visibly excited.
If Naruto went berserk now, it would be disastrous, and Konoha would become a laughingstock.
"Wait, he hasn't forfeited yet! Our battle is not over!"
Sasuke directly stopped Genma Shiranui.
Genma looked at Sasuke in surprise. "Kid, the situation is different now. The battle can't continue like this. Naruto, he's..."
"Regardless of what he turns into, this is my fight. Unless I forfeit, the battle continues!"
Since the system hadn't declared Sasuke the victor yet, he wouldn't let anyone interfere in the battle.
After all, the reward this time was a special ocular technique, and Sasuke would never miss it.
"Kid... you..."
Genma Shiranui wanted to say something else.
But the next moment, Sasuke had already made his move.
'In Naruto's current state, continuing to use the Thunder Breathing technique will be hard to control, and if I accidentally kill Naruto, it would be bad.'
But if Sasuke were to control the strength properly, his mastery of Thunder Breathing wasn't quite enough yet.
He couldn't achieve precise control over the force; after all, with a blade, it was easy to accidentally decapitate Naruto.
'In that case, it seems the only choice is to use that move.'
Sasuke smiled helplessly.
The lightning around him disappeared instantly.
Genma Shiranui had no idea what Sasuke was doing.
On one hand, he told himself not to interfere, and on the other, he was withdrawing his chakra. What was going on?
But just as he was confused, Sasuke's aura suddenly changed.
From Sasuke's neck, a strange black pattern spread out, climbing up his neck like flames.
In an instant, it covered most of Sasuke's face.
As the black flame pattern emerged, the chakra fluctuations around Sasuke began to turn bizarre.
Seeing this, Orochimaru's eyes widened.
'How... did he do that?'
'He has perfectly controlled my cursed seal.'
Although Sasuke had activated the cursed seal's power, Orochimaru didn't feel the seal starting to invade Sasuke's body.
He had never encountered such a situation before.
No container had ever experienced this before.
'Sasuke Uchiha... how did you do this?!'
Orochimaru's eyes were locked on Sasuke, his breath becoming heavy.
At this moment, Naruto, who was in a berserk state, seemed to be on the verge of losing all consciousness.
With one hand raised high, a crimson Rasengan appeared instantly.
The ripple caused by the red Rasengan made the entire arena change dramatically.
It even stirred a storm that gathered rapidly toward Naruto!
The booming sound caused everyone to freeze in shock.
Sasuke's expression darkened.
'Here it comes!'
'Chidori... and Rasengan, a rematch!'
Lowering his right hand, he immediately clenched it into a fist, and chakra from the cursed seal gathered instantly.
"Chidori..."
As the pleasant sound of birds chirping rang out, the eyes of the countless spectators around widened in surprise.
In Sasuke's hand, a black Chidori appeared!
The flashing black lightning made everyone gasp in shock!
What kind of chakra is this? How can it unleash black lightning?
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