Over a week later.
At the Ninja Academy.
Today was combat practice, but because of the virtual helmets, the Ninja Academy's combat practice was much more intense than before.
Now there wasn't just 1v1, but also 3v3 and 5v5, and even team battles between two classes.
Naturally, to prevent students from experiencing the brutality of the battlefield prematurely, any injuries sustained in combat were censored.
Perhaps it was fate's choice, but in today's 3v3 combat match, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were assigned to the same team.
Sasuke felt very annoyed when he saw Naruto.
The reason was simple: after he sought out his father, Uchiha Fugaku, to teach him about red ideology, Uchiha Fugaku had severely beaten him.
Being beaten was actually well-deserved.
red ideology emphasizes the liberation of thought and equality for all, but what was the Uchiha Clan? They were not only the Ninja class, but also the noble class among Ninja.
It's easy to imagine what kind of beating Sasuke received when he eagerly asked his father to help him interpret books on red ideology.
After all, for the Uchiha Clan, studying red ideology was essentially no different from betraying one's master and exterminating one's ancestors.
Naturally, Sasuke didn't mention any of this, so Naruto didn't know. The only thing noticeable was that Sasuke's walking posture had been a bit strange for the past two days.
As for Sasuke's annoyed look towards him? Haha... he always seemed annoyed with him!
Usually, a beating would fix this kind of situation, but unfortunately, they were teammates in today's combat match.
A three-person combat match was essentially a 3v3 arena battle, primarily testing teamwork abilities.
And today, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura's opponents were the Ino–Shika–Chō trio: Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji.
Although Shikamaru's trio, when taken individually in the class, were not Sasuke's opponents, in a 3v3, their combination was a top-tier team in the entire grade.
As for Naruto's trio, they were a hastily assembled team, lacking in both teamwork and coordination.
"Both teams, step onto the stage! The match ends when one side completely loses its combat capability!"
Just then, Iruka shouted from a referee stand suspended in mid-air.
"Next, please, contestants, step into the arena!"
Hearing Iruka's words, the six individuals from both sides walked towards the arena.
"Naruto, Sakura, I'll go first. You two just watch from behind!"
Just then, Sasuke whispered to Naruto and Sakura.
"Hey!" Naruto looked at Sasuke in disbelief. "You're going to take on all three of them by yourself? Are you looking for a beating?"
"Hmph! I'm enough to deal with the three of them!"
Sasuke said with great confidence.
Hearing Sasuke's incredibly cool words, Sakura's eyes immediately turned into hearts. "As expected of my Sasuke, he's so handsome..."
Naruto, on the other hand, looked at the posturing Sasuke speechlessly. "The sky has cleared, the rain has stopped, and Erzhuzi thinks he's capable again!"
Erzhuzi completely underestimated the Ino–Shika–Chō's combined strength.
But as long as Ino–Shika–Chō were together, their power would definitely increase exponentially.
It's easy to imagine how miserable Sasuke would be trying to take on Ino–Shika–Chō by himself.
Things turned out exactly as Naruto had expected. After just a few rounds, Sasuke was so overwhelmed by the Ino–Shika–Chō trio's teamwork that he could only dodge.
And occasionally, attacks would land on Sasuke.
If Ino hadn't ordered Shikamaru and Choji not to hit Sasuke's face, Sasuke would probably have a pig's head by now!
Although Sasuke was getting a severe beating, he still didn't ask Naruto for help.
While Naruto didn't help, Sakura was the first to step forward.
After all, Sasuke was her male god!
With Sakura joining the fight, Sasuke's pressure indeed lessened a lot, but winning the battle was still very difficult.
Ino–Shika–Chō's teamwork was too good.
The Ino–Shika–Chō didn't have many exclusive secret techniques yet, but just the coordination of their taijutsu and Shikamaru's strategy were already very troublesome.
"Naruto... aren't you going to help?"
Sakura, struggling a bit, turned and shouted at Naruto.
"Not unless Erzhuzi begs me! Otherwise, I'll just sit here!"
Naruto wouldn't listen to Sakura; if it were Hinata, it might be different.
Hearing Naruto's words, Sasuke was almost fuming.
He naturally knew that Erzhuzi was referring to him.
Not only was Naruto making him beg, but he was also giving him a nickname. Sasuke decided... that once he awakened his Sharingan, he would definitely teach Naruto a lesson.
Ultimately, Sasuke and Sakura's temporary duo was declared defeated. Seeing this, Naruto also conceded.
Just as the overjoyed Ino–Shika–Chō trio were about to leave the stage, Naruto shouted to Iruka in mid-air.
"Iruka-sensei, I want to challenge Ino, Choji, and Shikamaru by myself!"
Hearing Naruto's words, Iruka was stunned for a moment, then asked,
"Are you sure, Naruto?"
Iruka actually wanted to say that Sasuke almost got beaten into a pig's head in a 1v3. Naruto might really become a pig's head if he went up there.
"I'm sure!"
"Alright then! Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, you three go back on stage once more!"
Hearing Iruka's words, Shikamaru scratched the back of his head and grumbled, "What a drag... maybe we should just concede."
Hearing Shikamaru's grumbling, Ino slapped him directly on the back of the head.
"How can we concede? Get it together."
Ultimately, Shikamaru's trio still stepped onto the stage. This time, their opponent was still one person, but it had changed from Sasuke to Naruto.
"Then... let the battle begin!"
After Iruka shouted for the battle to begin, the Ino–Shika–Chō trio immediately formed a triangular formation, surrounding Naruto.
"Choji, charge!"
Shikamaru instructed Choji, who was already ready for battle.
Hearing the command, Choji took a deep breath, and his body instantly expanded by more than two circles. His feet began to churn like two small motors.
At this moment, Choji's appearance was somewhat comical, but the power of this move was definitely not small; it could at least take down a regular Genin.
As Choji made his move, Ino and Shikamaru also acted simultaneously.
Shikamaru used the Shadow Imitation Jutsu, while Ino used the Mind Body Disturbance Jutsu.
The Shadow Imitation Jutsu could temporarily restrain an enemy, but the duration was probably less than a second!
The effect of the Mind Body Disturbance Jutsu was also to briefly disorient the enemy, also for less than a second.
Although the duration of both control techniques was short, the combined control effect was long enough. This time was sufficient for Choji to collide with Naruto, delivering a direct one-hit KO.
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