Chapter 23: Bullying the Mother, Then Bullying the Son

So, I'm supposed to bully the son after bullying the mom, huh?

Hearing his and Sasuke's names, Shishou found it amusing.

With Sasuke's current strength, he probably couldn't even beat one of Shishou's clones.

The only thing Shishou was concerned about was whether Uchiha Mikoto would refuse to let him into bed if he beat Sasuke.

That would be a huge loss.

Moreover, Shishou suspected that the teachers intentionally arranged this match-up.

They probably wanted to see which one of them was stronger.

Uchiha Sasuke was the first to step into the arena, hands in his pockets, looking coolly at Shishou.

Even before the fight started, Sasuke's smug and handsome demeanor elicited excited screams from the girls.

"Go, Sasuke!"

"Sasuke-kun is so cool."

Sakura Haruno and a group of other girls started cheering for Sasuke, much to the annoyance of the boys nearby.

"Shut up!"

"So annoying."

Unable to bear the noisy cheers, Sasuke angrily shouted at Sakura and the others.

"Tch, so what if he's good-looking."

"Shishou, beat that arrogant guy, Sasuke."

Naruto Uzumaki was displeased. As the class underachiever, he hadn't even made it past the first round. Seeing his rival Sasuke being so popular only made him more upset, so he started cheering for Shishou.

"Go, Shishou-kun..."

Hinata Hyuga, blushing, quietly cheered for Shishou as he stepped into the arena. Her voice was so soft that only Ino Yamanaka, standing next to her, could hear.

"Hinata is too shy. I really want to tease her."

With this thought, Ino hugged Hinata and whispered in her ear,

"You have to cheer louder for others to hear."

Then, Ino raised her head and shouted,

"Shishou, Hinata says if you beat Sasuke, she'll be your girlfriend!"

As soon as Ino said this, all the students turned to look at her with their mouths agape.

Uh-oh, this joke might have gone too far...

Ino regretted it but kept up her brave face, daring anyone to challenge her.

Hearing this, Shishou, who had just stepped into the arena, stumbled and turned to look at the two girls.

He knew Hinata would never say something like that.

It had to be Ino's doing!

"I..."

Hinata, whose thoughts were suddenly voiced by Ino, blushed deeply. When she saw Shishou looking at her, her face turned even redder, and she fainted.

"Hey, hey."

"I was just joking, Hinata. Don't faint."

Seeing Hinata pass out, Ino panicked and caught her, shouting in distress.

"She's fine, she just fainted."

Using the Body Flicker Technique to check on Hinata, Iruka sighed in relief after confirming she was okay.

Hinata was the heiress of the Hyuga clan, and he couldn't afford any mishaps.

Then, Iruka pointed at Ino and yelled,

"Ino, if you cause any more trouble, you'll be running ten laps around the school."

"I understand, Iruka-sensei."

Ino stuck her tongue out behind Iruka's back, looking pitiful.

"Hmph!"

Iruka snorted coldly and turned to look at Sasuke and Shishou.

"You two, start now."

As soon as Iruka finished, Naruto jumped out to cheer for Sasuke.

"Sasuke, beat that guy with a girlfriend, Shishou."

Seeing Shishou was even more impressive and had a girlfriend, Naruto couldn't stand it and started cheering for Sasuke without any shame.

Naruto's behavior left Shikamaru speechless.

Naruto, where's your dignity?

With Naruto leading, other boys who envied Shishou also started cheering for Sasuke.

Why should you get a girlfriend now?

"Sasuke, beat that jerk."

"Sasuke, kick his butt."

"Go, Sasuke!"

Not wanting to be outdone, Sakura and the other girls continued to cheer for Sasuke, making Shishou feel like the whole world was against him.

Feeling a bit helpless, Shishou turned and glared at Ino, the cause of his predicament.

"Hehe..."

Feeling guilty, Ino avoided Shishou's gaze, smiling awkwardly.

Slightly irritated by the reverse cheering, Shishou took out a shuriken and threw it at Sasuke.

Hmph, child's play!

Let me show you what real shuriken skills are.

Uchiha Sasuke took out a kunai and deflected the shuriken.

Then, he took out ten shuriken, throwing them at Shishou while charging at him with a kunai, intending to end the fight quickly.

You have to give it to Sasuke; he's got some skills.

Watching the incoming shuriken and the fast-approaching Sasuke, Shishou admired Sasuke's combat intelligence.

The only unfortunate thing was that Sasuke often misjudged the strength of his opponents.

As a result, he always ended up getting beaten up when he thought he was doing well.

That's why there's the saying, "The sky cleared, the rain stopped, and Sasuke thought he could do it again."

Like right now.

A swarm of insects quickly flew out from Shishou's gourd, dividing into ten groups to precisely intercept Sasuke's shuriken.

This sight amazed Iruka and the students.

Shishou then took out a kunai, engaging Sasuke in close combat.

After all, Sasuke was practically his stepson, so Shishou decided to go easy on him.

Shishou thought.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sound of clashing kunai echoed continuously as Sasuke attacked Shishou fiercely with a kunai in each hand, looking quite impressive.

No wonder the Uchiha clan is known for its graceful combat style.

Watching Sasuke's almost dance-like movements, Shishou praised inwardly.

The students outside the arena were also stunned, not expecting such an intense fight.

Compared to them, their own matches seemed like children's games.

"Go, Sasuke!"

"Sasuke is the best!"

Sakura and the other girls were thrilled by Sasuke's impressive moves, cheering even louder.

Hearing the crowd's exclamations, Sasuke felt frustrated.

Despite his fierce attacks, Shishou was blocking everything with just one kunai, something Sasuke couldn't accept.

"Hmph!"

Seeing his attacks were futile, Sasuke snorted, jumping back and forming hand seals.

"Serpent-Ram-Monkey-Boar..."

Damn, he's using the Great Fireball Jutsu.

Seeing Sasuke's hand seals, Iruka and the other teachers tensed, ready to intervene at any moment.

Then, Iruka noticed something, looked up, and was slightly stunned.