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"Yo~~
Am I late?
It's Sakura's turn so soon…"
With a 'bang', Kakashi's lazy voice, accompanied by a puff of white smoke, appeared beside Sasuke.
"No, the timing is perfect… Where's Naruto? How is that guy?"
Sasuke looked at Sakura and Ino, not averting his gaze.
He knew Kakashi must have gone to deal with Naruto's Cursed Seal, but he didn't expect him to return so quickly… "Naruto, huh… He's fine now!
But Sasuke, after Sakura's match, you'll have to come with me… I need to deal with that thing on you."
Kakashi's eyes glinted sharply as he spoke seriously, staring at the Cursed Seal of Heaven, identical to Naruto's, peeking from Sasuke's collar.
"Detection of Kakashi's suggestion, triggering a C-rank reward.
Mission: Follow the suggestion to seal the Cursed Seal; Reward: Storage Sealing Jutsu…"
Just as Sasuke was about to politely decline, the system mission was triggered.
This made Sasuke, who was preparing to witness Rock Lee's ultimate battle, a bit conflicted… Storage Sealing Jutsu might not seem like much, but it was a very practical low-level sealing jutsu.
"Alright…"
In the end, after much internal debate, Sasuke still nodded and agreed.
With his current strength and physical condition, he shouldn't pass out… Sealing the Cursed Seal and returning should still leave him enough time… "Hmm…"
Seeing Sasuke readily agree, Kakashi put aside his worries and redirected his gaze towards Sakura.
'Water Style: Water Dripping…'
After a few rounds of taijutsu exchanges, Sakura seized an opportunity to launch an attack.
Three thin, sharp, transparent water needles, hidden by the light, shot straight for Ino's chest.
"Bang…"
At the critical moment, a look of glee appeared on Ino's small face as her chakra exploded, moving her from her original spot.
At the same time, she quickly completed her hand signs, using the opening created by Sakura's jutsu… "Sakura, your Water Style jutsu was exposed during your fight with the Sound Ninja earlier.
Don't think I didn't see you secretly forming hand signs just now. Now it's my turn to counterattack…"
Ino aimed her hands at Sakura with a triumphant smile, immediately activating the Yamanaka secret jutsu she had prepared.
'Ninja Art: Mind Transfer Jutsu…'
"Oh no…"
Seeing this, Sakura's pupils constricted, and she tried to dodge, but she was a beat too slow and Ino's sneak attack succeeded.
"Is it over… With that Yamanaka secret jutsu, it's very difficult for Sakura to resist."
Kakashi watched the almost certain outcome of the battle, shaking his head and sighing. It seemed Sakura's strength was still insufficient.
"That's not necessarily true…"
Sasuke looked at the silently bowing Sakura and offered a different opinion, which surprised Kakashi a little.
With the Yamanaka clan's secret jutsu, even a genin could temporarily control a chunin.
Sakura had no chance of winning!
"That girl has a rare dual personality…"
As if knowing Kakashi was questioning him, Sasuke's calm voice sounded again.
This caused Kakashi's calm eyes to tremble once more… Dual personality??
Ninja with such a personality have strong resistance to mind-control secret jutsu or general genjutsu… They are also natural genjutsu experts… But how did Sasuke know this??
It seems Sasuke doesn't disregard Sakura's existence as much as he appears to… Naruto, you might be out of luck!
"I, Haruno Sakura…"
As Kakashi's thoughts raced, Sakura below suddenly raised her hand to speak.
It seemed the next sentence would be a declaration of surrender… But the moment she looked up, Sakura's eyes suddenly changed… Her face showed pain as she grunted, kneeling on one knee… "Ino, get out of my body… I don't want to, I don't want to lose to you in front of Sasuke-kun!
You bastard…"
In the consciousness sea, unseen by others, Inner Sakura roared in fury, tightly gripping Ino's consciousness.
This instantly broke through Ino's mental defenses, making it impossible for her to persist… "Release…"
With no other choice, Ino had to control Sakura's body to release the secret jutsu.
Her consciousness quickly left Sakura's body and returned to her own… "How dare you control my body to surrender!!
Watch me, Ino-pig…"
Sakura, having regained control of her body, shrieked furiously and charged at Ino at full speed, throwing a punch… "I won't lose to you, Forehead-girl…"
Ino, naturally unwilling to be outdone, immediately threw a punch in return.
Suddenly, the scene's atmosphere changed, turning into a catfight between two girls… As they fought, they yelled insults and bickered, their arguments all pointing towards their idol, Sasuke.
This sudden turn of events left everyone momentarily speechless… They all looked at the two girls, then turned to look at Sasuke.
"Sakura, Ino…"
Hinata watched the two girls fighting over Sasuke, feeling both a pang of fear and a little envy for their courage.
As for Sasuke, his face was completely dark at this point… Are these two going to knock each other out again?
However… the bonds between ninja are forged through constant competition to gain recognition!
Sakura and Ino would undergo a transformation after this battle… "This is…"
"Our…"
"Final strike…" x2
With no one interfering, Sakura and Ino, after several minutes of bare-knuckle brawling, finally reached their final confrontation.
Suddenly.
Without any warning, Sasuke pushed off the ground and rushed into the arena… To everyone's dumbfounded and gossipy expressions, he grabbed both of their fists, one in each hand.
"The male lead has entered the stage… Ooh-hoo… What passionate and fiery youth… But… Why isn't the male lead me, waaaah…"
Rock Lee cried out dramatically, his eyes burning with fervor as he watched Sasuke, causing Tenten and Neji nearby to instinctively distance themselves.
This guy, he's at it again… "Sasuke-kun…"
"Sasuke…"
At the same time, Sakura and Ino looked at Sasuke with embarrassed expressions, not understanding what was happening.
But thinking of their disgraceful behavior just now, they wished they could burrow into the ground… How could they get so carried away and forget Sasuke was present!
"That's enough…"
Looking at the two girls' embarrassed expressions, Sasuke said calmly, his gaze deep.
Then, his gaze shifted to the referee, Hayate Gekko… "Referee, they forfeit…"
As Sasuke spoke again, both Sakura and Ino trembled slightly… "I'll listen to you, Sasuke-kun…"
Without hesitation, Sakura immediately agreed and nodded, forfeiting the match.
Although she wanted to stand out and gain Sasuke's favor, her current strength was clearly insufficient!
She could accept a draw like this; she would just have to continue training hard later… "Darn it, I was going to say that too…"
Ino immediately cried out unwillingly, annoyed that she had fallen behind Sakura again.
Clearly, she had a similar thought!
Neither of them was sure who would win or lose that final punch, so it was better to end it this way and not be underestimated by Sasuke… "Ahem… Then please, the three of you, leave, and let's begin the next match…"
Hayate Gekko coughed weakly, urging the three to leave quickly.
"Sasuke-kun, I'm going to the restroom first…"
"No, I'm going too…"
The two girls, covered in injuries and with disheveled clothes, suddenly exclaimed as they looked at each other's dishevelled appearances, then simultaneously dashed towards the restroom.
Sasuke… now they care about their image? What were they doing just now??
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