Chapter 58 : Shika Vs Sasuke 4

Shika tried his hardest, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop Sasuke from breaking free.

Sasuke, even without the marking, was borderline Chunin, so after the curse mark flared up, Shika felt a powerful chakra, amplified by the curse mark.

Finally, after not being able to hold on any longer, he had to let go of the Shadow Possession Jutsu that he had worked so hard to maintain.

The moment Sasuke got out of the Shadow Possession Jutsu, he immediately put distance between himself and Shika, making sure to stay away from his shadow.

Earlier in the fight, he had almost forgotten that Shika was from the Nara clan. But even though he knew, Shika's attack was almost point-blank, making it nearly impossible to dodge if one was not fast enough.

Shika himself was huffing, having exhausted much of his energy, but still, Sasuke broke through.

Although technically he didn't lose any chakra, as while holding on to Sasuke, he was also absorbing enough chakra from him to sustain his jutsu.

That was the beauty of his Shadow Possession: with the ability to absorb chakra through his shadow, why shouldn't he?

On the side, Kakashi looked at Sasuke with contemplation. He wasn't sure what to do now.

He had said he would stop the match if Sasuke used the Curse Seal Power, but Kakashi himself was unsure about it.

After all, Sasuke, like other members of his team, had worked really hard to get this far, and he had even opened his Sharingan.

Kakashi was also a little worried about Sasuke's mentality. There was no doubt that Orochimaru was after Sasuke for some reason, and this troubled him.

What if his interference right now pushed Sasuke further towards defecting from the village? Then it would be like helping Orochimaru.

Kakashi pondered and then finally looked at Hokage. After all, ultimately it depended on the Hokage whether this battle would continue or not.

Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to notice Kakashi's gaze and looked at him. Understanding what Kakashi seemed to be asking, he waved his hand, signaling him not to take action right now.

This surprised Kakashi a little, but ultimately, the Hokage's order was final. So Kakashi did not act further.

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[Shika POV]

What the hell? Why are they not intervening?

I can't help but be confused and curse their ancestors for just sitting and enjoying the show. Can't they see this guy is clearly cheating, using the power which Uncle Orochi gave him?

How is that even allowed? I can't help but look at Kakashi, who very conveniently looks away.

What the heck?

Right now, I just want to walk up to him and punch that annoying face of his, but I have to take care of Sasuke first.

I saw the curse mark, which earlier was only on one side of his body, now covering his entire body. It was clear that he was using the full power of the first stage of the Curse Mark.

Now that I remember, the first stage of the Curse Seal wasn't that strong. The power boost it provides is minimal compared to what is possible with the second stage of the seal.

But still, it was a boost to Sasuke's already powerful skill set. That was a problem. I can't help but purse my lips after seeing Sasuke looking at me with his Sharingan active.

Sigh.

If I didn't want to be a Chunin, I would have given up by now.

I saw Sasuke, after coming out of the restraint, start to look at me menacingly and then form hand signs.

I saw the hand signs starting with a Fire-style jutsu and frowned.

"Fire Style, Great Fireball," Sasuke shouted, and a powerful fireball shot out of his mouth, rushing right at me.

'Shit.'

Instantly, I used the Replacement Jutsu to replace myself with a log and protect myself from the flames.

I quickly formed hand signs of my own.

'Water Style, Water Bullet.' I thought in my mind, concentrating and pulling water using Max Elephant's water ability.

My three months of hard training primarily depended on this. Being able to integrate the water of Max Elephant into my jutsu meant I didn't have to waste chakra on forming the water myself.

I knew that if there was a problem, it would be the amount of chakra. Even after learning Water Chakra Style Transformation, what is the point if I run out of chakra after performing some water jutsu?

That is why learning the water ability of Max Elephant was crucial for me.

Water-style jutsu was, of course, faster than fire jutsu, making it harder to escape, but Sasuke was much faster. With the help of his Sharingan, he was able to see the bullet coming right at him and dodge it.

Of course, that wouldn't work. The speed was almost equal, and now there was the Sharingan and the boost from the curse seal.

I wanted to remove my weights, but before I could, Sasuke vanished from his place, rushing at me with insane speed.

I stopped my action and got ready. Knowing the attack was coming, I had to block. There was no way I could dodge it, but at least I might be able to block it.

Curse Energy is much better at strengthening the body than chakra, so I used the CE effect of my chakra for that.

I saw the punch coming at me and blocked it with my hands. But the punch was so powerful that it knocked me back. My hands felt numb for a second.

Sasuke was only using the first stage of the curse mark, but I could see that the mark was covering his entire body, meaning he was using the full power of the curse seal.

That punch sent me flying into the wall.

"Shit, shit… gotta do something."

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