Chapter 103: The End of the Chūnin Exam

The red Rasengan, the black Chidori.

When these two different techniques appeared in such a form, everyone, including the Third Hokage, was completely stunned.

Naruto was fine. After all, as a jinchūriki, it was normal for his techniques to show different variations when using the tailed beast chakra.

But what about Sasuke?

Even from the outside, it was clear that Sasuke's chakra was far from ordinary.

Chidori!

As the creator of this technique, Kakashi would never mistake it.

However, Sasuke's Chidori now looked completely different. This couldn't be a simple variation of Chidori.

It was because the chakra Sasuke was using was not just ordinary chakra.

This was what caused Chidori to take on such a strange black color.

Even under different conditions, Kakashi was moved by it.

'Sasuke… What… what kind of power is this?'

Naruto had the tailed beast, but what about Sasuke?

In the blink of an eye, there was no more time for Kakashi to think about it.

The next second, Sasuke leaped into the air, his gaze firmly locked onto Naruto.

At the same time, Naruto also jumped up, swinging the crimson Rasengan toward Sasuke with all his might.

In that instant!

The scene froze.

What filled the eyes of countless onlookers was the collision of black lightning and red spirals.

For a split second, the deafening roar seemed to vanish.

Only the two figures remained in the air.

Their bodies gradually drew closer.

Finally!

Chidori and Rasengan collided!

Boom!

In an instant, white light rapidly expanded, almost illuminating half of Konoha completely white.

Between heaven and earth, only the white light was visible, and all other colors were gone.

Everyone's vision was filled with blinding white.

Soon, the white light contracted, forming a ball of light.

The light ball swallowed the figures of Sasuke and Naruto.

The sphere, roughly two meters in diameter, began to spread blackness.

Strange patterns began to form from within the light ball, spreading outward.

Upon seeing this, even Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, could no longer sit still.

"This is bad..."

"Quick... protect the audience!"

With a wave of his hand, the Anbu ninjas hidden in the shadows jumped out.

They began to release ninjutsu to block the terrifying shockwave that was about to erupt.

At the same time, the higher-ranking ninjas in the stands were also on full alert.

For two mere genin to cause such a commotion, was this really necessary?

Is this a battle between lower-ranked ninjas?

Boom!!

Immediately after, a powerful shockwave from the explosion suddenly erupted, first causing the air to violently contract toward the center of the arena.

The surrounding air was violently sucked in.

Then, in the next moment, it erupted fiercely.

The intense shockwave instantly shattered the walls surrounding the arena.

It directly created a dense network of cracks, and the ensuing storm of wind swept across the entire exam area.

Under this shockwave, if not for the intervention of the ANBU and Jonin, it's hard to imagine how many spectators would have been instantly swept away by the blast.

Gaara raised his sand wall to block the incoming shockwave from flooding into the resting area.

The shockwave lasted for a full ten seconds.

When the calm returned, all the spectators were still stunned.

After snapping back to reality, they looked toward the center of the arena.

A massive crater had appeared.

The previously flat ground was now violently torn apart, creating a large pit.

And at the center of the pit, Sasuke stood there.

However, compared to before the match, Sasuke now looked disheveled.

His upper clothing was completely gone, torn apart by the explosion's shockwave.

His hair also appeared as though it had been blown out into a wild explosion-style mess due to the blast.

Black smoke was still rising from his face.

Yet in front of him, Naruto lay in the center of the crater.

He had completely lost consciousness.

Similarly, most of his clothing was destroyed.

Two people!

One standing, the other lying down.

It seemed like the outcome of the battle was clear.

Naruto!

Defeated!

The berserk jinchuriki had been defeated by Sasuke!

This outcome was truly shocking.

Ordinary spectators might not understand what was going on, but Sarutobi Hiruzen's mouth was wide open, large enough to fit two eggs.

At just twelve years old, Sasuke had actually subdued the berserk jinchuriki!

This was almost unimaginable.

The black markings on Sasuke's body gradually faded, and he returned to his normal state.

But it was clear that there was a strong fatigue in his eyes.

[Congratulations, host, for defeating Naruto.]

[Completed the fated battle.]

[Reward: Special eye technique.]

[This reward will be granted once the host awakens the Mangekyō Sharingan.]

[Congratulations, host, for completing the Chunin Exams.]

[Achieved Chunin status.]

[Second reward: Chakra attribute awakening.]

[Would you like to claim it now?]

It's done!

Both tasks were completed, so Sasuke could relax now.

He had originally thought he'd have to wait a while for the list of qualified candidates to be announced by Konoha before he could officially be considered to have passed the Chunin Exams.

Becoming a Chunin apparently, the system didn't care whether Konoha recognized it. It acknowledged that Sasuke had already become a Chunin.

With that, Sasuke no longer had to be cautious.

Thinking this, Sasuke's gaze relaxed considerably.

"Sasuke! Are you okay?!"

Suddenly, Kakashi jumped to Sasuke's side, looking at Sasuke who seemed a bit excited.

Kakashi understood, as it was normal for a child to be excited after winning, but now wasn't the time for excitement. Sasuke had just been through a battle, and it was important to check his condition.

Sasuke nodded. "I'm fine, Kakashi-sensei!"

At the sound of this, Kakashi looked down at Naruto on the ground.

He picked Naruto up and checked his breathing. There was no major issue; Naruto was simply unconscious.

This made Kakashi breathe a slight sigh of relief.

However, at that moment, feathers began to fall from the sky.

Kakashi looked up, confused.

'What is…'

At that moment, Sasuke also froze for a moment.

'So it's starting now?'

'Wasn't this supposed to wait until Gaara's appearance…?'

Though he didn't know why things were different from the original timeline, Sasuke had made up his mind. Since he had obtained the Chunin qualification and the system's rewards, there was no need for him to stay in Konoha any longer!

'Steal the Book of Seals, leave Konoha…'

Sasuke suddenly looked up at Kakashi in front of him.

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