Chapter 65 : Shika Vs Sasuke 11

Shika desperately was trying to hold off the attacks; he just needed a little time to do something, anything. But to his utter frustration, Sasuke wasn't giving him that time. The boy, as if losing all reasoning and hearing, just kept on hitting him.

If not for his CE enhancement on defence and reverse curse energy working hard in the background, he wouldn't have lasted this long. Shika gritted his teeth as he tried to fend off the relentless attacks from the half-demonized Sasuke, but nothing was working.

Sasuke, with his Sharingan, knew exactly where to hit him. Others on the side, after seeing this one-sided beating, were ready to stop the match.

And that was exactly what Shika feared. To prove himself, he had to beat Sasuke. The stronger Sasuke he defeated, the more chance he had to become a Chunin.

'Focus,' he muttered to himself while feeling the pain all over his body and tanking a powerful kick to his midsection.

'Stay focused. Losing your cool right now won't do...' he told himself as he tried to concentrate, but it was hard.

Another punch landed on his side. Fortunately, this one was a lighter attack, so he could endure it.

'Focus.'

'If you want to be a Chunin, then you have to beat this bastard. Put that second-hand Nara brain to work, and if nothing else, just reveal some powers you're hiding for God's sake.

What's the point of hiding power if ultimately I'm going to be beaten to a pulp like this?' he roared to himself. His rational mind was stopping him, but the irritation of this red-eyed bastard coming back from the grave like some sort of undertaker twice in a row was grinding on his mind.

'Eight-Handed Sword Divergent... Sila Divine General...

Tch, if only.'

Thud.

Sasuke kicked him right in the head while pretending to go after his legs.

For a second, the light went out for Shika. He felt dizzy. Standing straight suddenly became hard for him. That was still a light attack from Sasuke considering the tricky angle he attacked Shika, but the blow to the head shook him up.

But Sasuke didn't end there. Now, finally seeing a breach in the defense, he went for a heavy attack, punching Shika right in the chest and sending him back. Shika was barely standing on his feet now, coughing up blood as it leaked from his nose.

"Okay, that's enough. Stop this fight." Finally, Hokage said, and that was the only thing holding the Jonin back from taking action.

Kurenai, Kakashi, Guy, and Asuma were the closest, so they simultaneously took action. But unfortunately for them, they weren't fast enough. Sasuke was not that slow now, thanks to all that buff from the curse seal. And Sasuke wasn't stopping.

He rushed at Shika with his fist ready to land a definitive attack. Other Jonin, seeing this, frowned. They clearly wouldn't make it in time.

They were only halfway there when suddenly something strange happened. It felt like the light dimmed for a second.

BAM...

All four of them, already at the training ground, were taken aback. Something just went past them. Instinctively, they turned their heads back. But upon seeing this, they were shocked. Even Hokage and others who were watching from further away were shocked.

Sasuke was planted into the wall and then dropped down while coughing up blood, much like how Shika did earlier.

"What the hell are you all doing? The match isn't done yet." Suddenly, a deep voice came, and the four Jonin turned back only to see Shika staring at them.

"BUTT OFF."

...

They were taken aback because all of them saw something different in Shika's eyes right now. A strange look made them instinctively on their guard, as if they sensed danger. Though they couldn't tell what had changed, there was something different about him.

Shika, after telling them off, didn't bother with them. He looked at Sasuke, who was trying to get up, and then he looked at his own hands.

'Black flash, a phenomenon which occurs when Curse Energy is released at one millionth of a second after landing a hit. It breaks space itself, increasing the power of the attack by 2.5.

Not a 2.5x boost, it powers up to 2.5.

But more than that, the person who has landed a black flash, their understanding of curse energy and Jujutsu compared to an ordinary sorcerer is like heaven and earth.

And now I can feel it too. I am way past my 100%.

My chakra is working at 120 per cent of its original power now.

And this feeling. Is this the right time to say that I am the only one...'

"HAHAHAHAHAHA." Shika ended up laughing, making others confused. They looked at him like Sasuke really hit him hard on the head.

"Shika, we are stopping..." Kakashi was about to say something, but before he could complete his sentence, Shika responded.

"I said, butt off." Shika glared at Kakashi, and for some reason, they all felt something strange, a pressure they couldn't understand. At this moment, they didn't know what to do, so they looked back at the Hokage.

Hiruzen sighed. It would be unfair to stop the fight when Shika suddenly got the upper hand. So he just nodded for them to move out and let the match continue.

"Kakashi, what was that?" Guy asked.

"I don't know, some sort of black lightning," Kakashi replied, a little confused.

"Why are we even letting this match continue?" Kurenai complained. She wanted to stop the match the first time Sasuke used the curse mark. This was already way too unfair for Shika. She and Kakashi both.

"It's too late for that. There will be lingering resentment if we interfere now. So as long as their lives are not at risk, we shouldn't interfere," Asuma said, taking out a cigarette to smoke.

Orochimaru, on the side, was fascinated. He honestly thought the match was over and was about to leave. He was too impatient and missed the black lightning others saw.

The only thing he saw was Sasuke being blasted into the wall. Now he was even more interested in Shika, which wasn't a good thing, to be honest.

But Shika didn't care right now. Just as he thought earlier, he wasn't thinking rationally anymore. Now he just wanted to beat that Uchiha.

Sasuke was barely able to get up after that punch. The punch was so strong that it broke many of his ribs.

"You want a fight, Sasuke? Fine... I will give you one." Shika smiled and shouted. Something wasn't right.

Others felt it in how he was behaving.

He quickly took out a scroll and opened it, manifesting four barrels of water. He had them in case he ended up fighting Gaara.

With his increased power, he kicked all of them, making the water flow onto the floor. If this had been outside, the ground would have absorbed the water, but the fight was happening inside a building with a cement floor.

"I agree that I can't beat you right now the way I am," Shika said as the water spread all over the floor, even coming out to Sasuke, who was trying hard to shake off the effects of that last attack.

"I don't have a handy power booster like you do or those magic eyes. But I'm not done yet.

This is not done yet. I have not mastered this yet, but what the hell.

I'm gonna do it anyway." Shika shouted, making others look at him like he had lost it. Nara people usually don't talk this much.

But then something happened that silenced all of them.

Lightning started to crackle around Shika.

'This is my own Nue's lightning cloak.

It hurts like a bitch, what does one expect with lightning running through their body? I have no control over this. I'm doing this all raw.

But…

I don't give a shit anymore. My reverse curse technique will ensure I'm not dead. Right now, I just want to put that Uchiha in his place.'

"You cheating bastard, it's payback time." Shika had a big smile on his face as lightning crackled around him and even made the water below him electrically charged.

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