"Ah?"
Guy was at a loss for what to do for a moment.
After all, the other intern ninjas had all been assigned, and there were only a handful of them. Most of them would be assigned to other departments, and Lee was only temporarily unassigned because he only knew Taijutsu.
Shinji rubbed his brow. Guy really did come to him on a whim.
"Let me think. If it really doesn't work out, we'll just find a Chunin to team up with you guys for now."
"No problem." Guy nodded quickly.
This wasn't something that hadn't happened before.
Shinji waved his hand. This matter would be arranged like this for now. It was impossible to have Tenten join Guy's squad like in the original story. After all, Tenten was only in fifth grade right now.
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"Sasuke, be vigilant today, okay." Naruto looked at Sasuke in front of him and kindly reminded him.
Sasuke glanced at Naruto. Although he didn't know why Naruto was so arrogant, based on his understanding of Naruto, he probably said this because a certain jutsu had made progress. However, he wasn't standing still either.
Thinking of this, Sasuke focused his attention and stared intently at Naruto.
Shikamaru and the others sat on the training ground, watching the two who were about to fight.
"Shikamaru, why do Naruto and Sasuke feel different this time?" Choji squinted his eyes.
This kind of battle happened almost every few days. He didn't understand why Naruto seemed so excited this time.
"It's probably because Naruto has made some progress in his new jutsu." Shikamaru yawned.
Naruto's appearance clearly indicated progress, otherwise he wouldn't be like this.
Karin stared at Sasuke with shining eyes.
So handsome!
Ino, on the other hand, had a slight smile on her lips. She had discovered it again.
As for her own feelings for Sasuke?
Forget it. A few years of getting along makes it very easy to be disillusioned with someone.
Especially Sasuke.
Although he looked very arrogant, with Naruto's bickering, Ino now maintained a stance of admiring from afar but not getting too close. It was fine to watch handsome guys from a distance, but if she were to truly understand him up close...
She'd rather not.
"Then let's begin." Shinji saw that Naruto and Sasuke were both ready and spoke.
As soon as his voice fell, a large number of kunai and a Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique collided.
This was almost always the first move in Naruto and Sasuke's battles. Although it was often ineffective, sometimes if one caught the other off guard, the victory of the battle would be declared directly.
It was just that this time, Sasuke clearly felt something was wrong, as several kunai had fallen around him.
'What's going on? I remember my Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique shouldn't have this much power, right?' Sasuke frowned, involuntarily becoming vigilant.
He stepped back, retreating a distance.
"Arrogant Sasuke, I didn't expect you to be quite vigilant."
The next moment, Naruto appeared on the kunai that had just been scattered around Sasuke, and he threw out a few more kunai, stabbing towards Sasuke.
What's going on!
Sasuke's eyes widened. He hadn't seen Naruto's movements at all. He had just appeared in front of him like that.
Without hesitation, Sasuke's eyes transformed into Sharingan, observing Naruto with full concentration.
He quickly formed hand signs, and a large number of Fire Release: Great Fireball Techniques spewed from his mouth.
Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!
Since he couldn't figure out how Naruto had suddenly trained his Body Flicker Technique so quickly, he would first seal off all possible directions of movement.
Naruto faced the overwhelming small fireballs coming towards him, revealing a triumphant smile. His figure disappeared again, and in the next moment, he appeared above the kunai Sasuke had just dodged.
What!
Sasuke's pupils suddenly constricted. His Sharingan had seen it this time. But precisely because he saw it, he was even more shocked.
It wasn't Body Flicker Technique!
It was a sudden movement!
Bang!
Naruto punched Sasuke in the cheek. The immense force sent Sasuke flying more than ten meters before he landed and rolled.
"Hey, Shikamaru, what's going on?"
Choji and the others all stood up in shock, looking at the field. It wasn't just Sasuke, who was facing Naruto, who was shocked. They had also seen it, but without Sharingan, they only saw Naruto seem to suddenly disappear and then suddenly reappear.
"I'm not sure, Hinata, did you see it just now?" Shikamaru shook his head, turned to Hinata, and asked.
"Completely unable to perceive it." Hinata had already activated her Byakugan, but she still shook her head.
From her perspective, Naruto's Chakra suddenly disappeared, and then suddenly reappeared in another location.
Shinji smiled.
This kid Naruto.
As soon as he got used to using Flying Thunder God without Rasengan as a catalyst, he couldn't wait to find Sasuke to challenge him.
It's just, he's still too impatient.
Naruto's Flying Thunder God was still not good enough. At least, he couldn't move continuously like Minato. Moreover, even the teleportation process required some time. According to Shinji's estimation, it was about two seconds.
And this little bit of time, at least in the eyes of Jonin like Shinji and Kakashi, was a huge flaw.
But for now, it was enough. After all, to be like Minato, reaching almost one frame of time, required practice, but one thing could not be ignored.
His inherent spatial-temporal talent.
Sasuke gritted his teeth and got up. His Sharingan could vaguely see it, but he couldn't react in time.
He raised his hand, forming a single hand sign. Instantly, his entire body was covered with patterns formed by concentrated Chakra.
Activation Imprint: Type 2.1!
The inspiration he got from Shinji allowed Sasuke to re-optimize his Activation Imprint.
Now, he only needed to form one hand sign to activate it directly, and the patterns of concentrated Chakra were also deeper.
Clang—
The kusanagi sword was unsheathed. This sword, gifted by Shinji, could enhance his current state.
Chidori Current!
The next moment, Sasuke released a large amount of lightning from his whole body, forming an unapproachable lightning area around him.
Naruto's eyes flickered. He naturally knew that Sasuke's action meant he had almost brought out his trump card.
Looking at the countless currents continuously moving, Naruto punched his palm, and Yang Release Chakra Armor instantly covered him.
Although he couldn't defend against all of it, as long as he could get close to Sasuke...
He would have a way to take him down.
Facing Naruto's preparations, Sasuke's became vigilant.
The next moment, Naruto moved. A few kunai flew out, and then his figure rushed into the lightning area.
Sasuke's eyes narrowed. The kusanagi sword in his hand was raised accordingly, and a large portion of the countless currents, carried by his movements, attacked Naruto.
Crackling—
Naruto glanced at the faint currents on his arm. It was fine.
Because of the range of Chidori Current, even with the kusanagi sword's enhancement, he could still block it with Yang Release Chakra Armor.
Sasuke held his long sword horizontally. This tactic was to delay Naruto's movements. The main attack still had to rely on himself.
After slicing through the kunai coming towards him, Sasuke wanted to get close to Naruto.
Whoosh—
Bang!
Sasuke felt a huge force from his ribs. Instantly, his entire body flew out.
"So that's it!"
Sasuke, who was sent flying by a punch, was not discouraged. Instead, he looked at Naruto sideways, his eyes shining terrifyingly.
"You're moving by relying on the kunai!"