7 Competition (3)

Loud cheers could be heard from the audience. They never expected the white-haired boy to win, however to their surprise he did.

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In the VIP box.

*Shimei Haruta, what an exceptional boy. To think that he pulled it off. He displayed proficiency in not only Water Release, but he also has a great strategic mind. He lured Minato to chase after him and only used his jutsu when Minato was in motion, to prevent him from dodging. He knew that his limited chakra reserves would allow him to use this jutsu once and he had to make it count. On the other side, Minato used unique ninjutsu, that I never heard about. Did he create it by himself? I hope that this defeat won't deter him and will push him to train even harder.* Hiruzen thought as he analysed the fight.

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"In the second match the black horse of the competition, Aizen Sōsuke will face Ryoma Uchiha! You have five minutes to prepare." The proctor announced.

"It's your turn Aizen-kun! Do your best! So what if he's an Uchiha, you can still win!" Said Ayumi with an excited expression. She will finally be able to see him in battle. Previously, she was too occupied with her fights to pay attention to her crush.

"Don't worry. I won't lose." Aizen answered with confidence and left.

Five minutes later, both Ryoma and Aizen were standing on the stage, ready to start at any moment.

"You better surrender. Nobody can defeat an Uchiha." Said Ryoma with contempt.

"You should try pulling out that stick from your ass first." Aizen answered mockingly. "Uchiha or not, you're going down." He continued.

"Arrogant fool." The Uchiha answered. An angry expression was present on his face.

"The fight will begin in 3... 2... 1... Hajime!" Said the proctor.

Aizen immediately unsheathed his zanpakutō and pointed the tip of the sword towards the Uchiha.

"Take a good look at my Kyōka Suigetsu, Uchiha. It may be the last thing that you see." Aizen smirked, successfully luring Ryoma to look at his zanpakutō.

The audience also glanced at the blade, to see what's so special about it, but to their disappointment, it was only a regular sword.

"Hmph, are you trying to intimidate me with this cheap sword of yours? Then try again. " Ryoma answered with a cold smile on his face.

"Today I'll show you the legendary power of the Uchiha. You shall see why we are feared in the shinobi world!" Ryoma continued as he began forming seals.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball!" A massive orb of scorching flames flew towards Aizen. The Uchiha smirked as he saw his opponent standing still.

With one shunpo, Aizen appeared in front of his foe, raised his zanpakutō and slashed violently, leaving a bloody wound on Ryoma's body. The injury extended from the shoulder to the abdomen.

"Aaaaaaarghh!!!" The Uchiha yelled like a pig that was being slaughtered and fell to the ground.

*I'm sure that this will leave a scar. You served your purpose. I was able to use Kyōka Suigetsu in front of all those people. I'm sure that they observed the battle since everyone wanted to know how the young Uchiha will fare against other competitors.* Aizen thought as he sheathed his sword with a stoic expression.

The medics instantly rushed toward the stage and took the boy to the hospital.

"Winner - Aizen Sōsuke!" The proctor yelled, and the audience immediately went crazy and started cheering.

*He really did it...* Ayumi thought with a stupefied expression. A slight blush graced her cheeks.

Aizen returned to his seat and saw Ayumi giving him thumbs up with a radiant smile. He returned the smile and sat down.

"Next match - Shogo Akimichi vs Ayumi Mitsue! You have five minutes to prepare."

"Wish me luck!" Ayumi said and moved towards the stage.

Both contestants stood on the stage, waiting for the proctor to start the countdown.

"The fight will begin in 3... 2... 1... Hajime!" Said the proctor.

*Good luck, little girl.* Aizen thought.

Shogo charged at his enemy as he began sending chakra to his fists. They quickly became covered by a thick layer of stone.

The brown-haired girl threw several shurikens at Shogo, but he blocked them by covering himself with his arms, protected by stone.

The girl swiftly created two clones and took out a smoke bomb from her pouch that she immediately threw at her opponent, leaving him confused in a cloud of smoke that was still expanding.

Ayumi threw a large amount of sharp, iron caltrops into the smoke and surrounded the cloud with her clones.

As Shogo was trying to escape from the cloud of smoke, he stepped on a few caltrops that pierced through his shoes and wounded his feet, but he didn't stop and found his way out of the smoke. He saw the girl and rushed at her with bloodshot eyes.

The girl assumed a battle stance and tried to block as he swung his fist, that connected and hit her head.

*Poof!*

The clone disappeared into smoke, and Shogo felt a sharp kunai pressed to his throat.

"I surrender." Shogo said unwillingly.

"Winner - Ayumi Mitsue!" Proctor announced the result of the match.

Ayumi came back to her seat and was quickly greeted by a familiar voice.

"You did well, little girl." Aizen said and patted her head.

"I'm not a little girl... and thank you." Ayumi answered and turned red like a ripe tomato.

"Yes, you are." He answered and smirked.

"We are both about the same age, so if I'm a little girl, then you're a little boy!" She smiled triumphantly.

*If only she knew...* Aizen thought.