217 Chapter 217: Sparring

Hearing Tsunade's announcement, Shizune quickly advised, "Lady Tsunade, please don't bet..."

Evidently, Shizune knew Tsunade too well. The self-proclaimed "fat sheep," Tsunade, rarely won any bets.

Ignoring Shizune's advice, Tsunade looked at the others and said, "They are both twelve-year-old ninjas from prestigious clans. Anyone up for a bet?"

"Opportunity knocks but once!"

At this moment, Rock Lee, who suddenly remembered who Kakashi was, widened his pupils. Excited, he shouted, "Lady Tsunade, I bet on Kakashi winning, 1 million US dollars!"

Hearing the sum of a million dollars, Tsunade's eyes sparkled with greed, and a smile appeared on her face. "Alright, it's a deal. Shizune, handle the money."

Lee ran to Shizune, pulled out a bank card, and said, "Can I use a card? I don't have that much cash on me!"

Seeing Lee's enthusiasm, Shizune could only smile wryly and replied, "No need to trouble yourself; I'll keep track for you."

Apparently, in Shizune's mind, Tsunade was bound to lose. Even if Lee transferred the money now, he would have to wait for Tsunade to spit it out, principal and interest included.

Seeing Tsunade and Rock Lee placing bets, Naruto also ran over, bombarding Lee with questions. After some inquiries, Naruto, not having much money, still managed to bet 100,000 on Kakashi.

Seeing no one else betting, Tsunade's gaze shifted to Ginny.

Ginny, looking at Tsunade's gaze, waved her hand and said, "I won't participate; I'll just watch."

After saying that, Ginny found a chair and moved it to a convenient spot to watch the match.

Tsunade then moved with Kakashi and Sasuke to the center of the meeting room.

"Both sides form the hand seals!"

"The match begins!"

As Tsunade's words fell, Sasuke took the initiative to launch an attack. Several shurikens flew directly towards Kakashi.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!"

Seeing the incoming shurikens, Kakashi didn't bother to dodge. Instead, he charged forward and used the short sword behind him to knock them aside.

After deflecting the shurikens, Kakashi didn't evade but directly charged forward. He drew the short sword and appeared in front of Sasuke, raising his leg for a kick.

"Sharingan - Activate!"

The Sharingan with two tomoes appeared in Sasuke's eyes. Kakashi's every move was visible to him. He crossed his arms in an X shape to block Kakashi's attack.

Seeing the two-tomoe Sharingan, Kakashi muttered, "The Uchiha clan's genius, huh?"

However, Kakashi's kick was not light. After catching it, Sasuke somersaulted backward. Simultaneously, while airborne, he quickly formed hand seals.

"Fire Style - Great Fireball Technique!"

As he landed, Sasuke unleashed a Fire Style jutsu, sending scorching flames towards Kakashi. The intense heat instantly raised the temperature in the meeting room. Fortunately, the room was spacious enough to contain the fireball.

Kakashi crashed into the incoming Great Fireball, and seeing this, Naruto shouted, "Sasuke, you're going to kill Kakashi!"

Rock Lee, on the other hand, excitedly pulled out his wallet, ready to collect his winnings.

Rock motioned to Naruto, signaling him to shut up.

As the referee, Tsunade, seemed to have magically produced a bag of potato chips from nowhere and began to enjoy them with relish.

Without the support of chakra, the flames quickly dissipated. Only a charred stump remained, silently standing in the center.

Seeing that the fire hadn't hit Kakashi, Sasuke immediately reversed his grip on the kunai, activating the Sharingan to scrutinize his surroundings, trying to locate Kakashi.

"Earth Style - Earthquake!"

Kakashi's disappeared figure suddenly reappeared on the side. He clapped his hands, and in the next second, the ground beneath Sasuke's feet shattered. Stones shot up, hitting Sasuke in mid-air.

Seeing Sasuke ascending, Kakashi instantly leaped, appearing above him. Withdrawing the short sword, he executed a powerful slash.

Chakra gathered on the short sword, making this strike merciless. Even if Sasuke didn't die, he would be severely injured.

In a critical moment, Sasuke activated his substitution jutsu to evade.

"Swoosh!"

Kakashi's slash hit the substitution wooden log. The wooden log shattered, and Sasuke had used the opportunity to create distance between them.

Watching from the sidelines, Ginny widened her eyes. Even with her enhanced vision, the movements of the two were challenging to follow. 

Bullet Time, her time-slowing ability, could only be activated for a short duration due to high adrenaline consumption, limiting her observation time.

"Is this the power of ninjas? They're only twelve or thirteen years old!"

Although Ginny had seen ninja's power before, she couldn't help but be amazed. Unfortunately, she couldn't master such abilities.

Thinking of this, a sense of powerlessness crept into Ginny's heart.

How can I catch up with your pace, Lord Charles...

As Sasuke created distance, he quickly formed hand seals.

Watching Sasuke's hand seals, Kakashi, at first, tried to guess the type of jutsu he was going to use. However, as Sasuke continued the seals, Kakashi found them increasingly familiar.

As lightning gathered in Sasuke's hands, Kakashi exclaimed, "Impossible!"

It was the Chidori, a jutsu Kakashi himself had developed - the Thousand Birds. He hadn't fully perfected it yet, and this Uchiha had somehow learned it.

By stimulating his cells with lightning, Sasuke maximized his speed at this moment.

Running through, the ground beneath him created a deep trench plowed by the Chidori.

Kakashi, seeing the rapid approach of Sasuke, suppressed his surprise and calculated the countermeasure. As the genius who invented the Chidori, Kakashi was well aware of how to counter it.

Kakashi rushed forward at a speed even faster than Sasuke's, performing a powerful sliding tackle. He kicked Sasuke's right leg with tremendous force.

As a result, Sasuke was sent flying, and in mid-air, he crashed into the ground, with the Chidori still in his hand.

"Boom!"

Sasuke's body hit the ground, creating a pit. The Chidori, held by Sasuke, pierced the ground, leaving a deep hole.

At this moment, Kakashi instantly teleported beside Sasuke. Putting the short sword at Sasuke's neck, Kakashi said in chilling voice:

"Where did you learn the Chidori?"

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