Asuma fainted because he had consumed too much Chakra.
"Samehada." Kitazawa said while healing him, "Give him his Chakra back."
Samehada heard this and opened its mouth, spitting Chakra back to Asuma. Asuma's pale face quickly returned to normal.
After Samehada spat out his Chakra, it scurried over to Naruto and rubbed against his leg.
Sarutobi Asuma woke up. He was stunned for a moment, remembering what had happened before he fainted.
Asuma twitched his lips, thinking it would have been better not to wake up.
"Asuma, where else are you injured?" Kitazawa asked after healing his hands.
"Nowhere else, thank you." Asuma got up and couldn't help but ask, "How come your students are stronger than each other?"
"Their talent is high," Kitazawa replied with a smile.
Asuma hesitated to speak. Are you implying my talent isn't high? Thinking about it, compared to Naruto and the others, he did seem quite ordinary.
"Never mind, I'll step down first." Asuma waved his hand and said.
Although losing was a bit embarrassing, it was ultimately due to his own lack of skill, so he quickly adjusted his mindset.
"Kitazawa-senpai." Iruka stepped forward and asked, "All eighteen spars have ended. Should we proceed with the rankings now?"
"Wait a moment, there's still one more spar." Kitazawa shook his head and said, "Naruto said earlier that he wanted to challenge Sasuke."
"This is truly within expectations." Iruka's face broke into a smile upon hearing this.
After all, Sasuke and Naruto had sparred many times, becoming lifelong rivals who helped each other improve.
In a sense, it was a very enviable relationship. After all, many people search their entire lives and never find such a close friend.
"I'll challenge him now!" Naruto hadn't left the arena, and upon hearing Kitazawa's words, he immediately said impatiently.
"Naruto, take a fifteen-minute break first." Kitazawa looked at him and said, "You just fought Asuma, so your condition must be affected."
Naruto was about to say he was fine, but then he thought that he really needed to go all out to deal with Sasuke. He nodded and walked back to the Genius Class's line-up.
"Naruto, I really don't know where you get so much Chakra." Kiba envied him and nudged him, saying, "If I had your Chakra, I'd definitely get first place every day."
"Having a lot of Chakra doesn't necessarily mean you're strong." Shikamaru shook his head and said, "Talent is also very important."
"Besides that, you also need to have Samehada," Tenten added.
Sasuke's mouth twitched when he heard Samehada.
Part of the reason Naruto could defeat Asuma was Samehada. And he himself had suffered from it in previous spars.
Even with his Three-Tomoe Sharingan now, he still had to be wary of Samehada.
Fortunately, his perception had greatly increased, so theoretically, he could prevent Samehada from touching him, which would prevent his Chakra from being absorbed.
"Can't you just let me fantasize a bit?" Kiba sighed and asked.
"Chasing after the strong, that is the true meaning of youth!" Rock Lee clenched his fists and said, "Once the practical exam is over, I'm going to run an extra hundred laps!"
"You make me look very lazy." Kiba couldn't help but rub his forehead.
In fact, he was already diligent enough, but compared to Naruto and Rock Lee, he was still far behind.
"Sasuke, in fifteen minutes, let's have a spar of youth!" Naruto gave Sasuke a thumbs-up.
"Prepare to face your defeat." Sasuke said indifferently, "In front of these eyes, you won't win."
"As expected of Sasuke!" Naruto said excitedly, "I feel your passionate youth!"
"..." Sasuke was speechless.
"You two, hurry up and recover." Ino reminded them.
Sasuke and Naruto stopped talking upon hearing this, sat down on the spot, and began to rest. Neither of them wanted to lose.
Sasuke believed that he had already activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, and for the Uchiha Clan, he had to keep winning.
Naruto's idea was simpler; he gave his all in every spar, fulfilling the path of youth.
While they rested, the other students in the Genius Class began to discuss in hushed tones.
"Who do you support?" Kiba asked curiously.
"Sakura, you don't need to say anything; everyone knows who you'll support." Ino interrupted Sakura's chanting in advance.
"..." Sakura felt uncomfortable.
But then she thought, if she didn't say anything, Sasuke might just win.
"Naruto's youth has no limits!" Rock Lee gave a thumbs up and said.
"Naruto certainly has far more Chakra than Sasuke." Shikamaru nodded and said, "But the advantage of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan is not small either."
"If all of Naruto's movements are seen through by the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, then it will be very difficult for him to win." Shino adjusted his glasses and said.
"Naruto has Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu to compensate for this weakness." Hyuga Neji thought for a moment and said.
"Samehada also isn't afraid of close combat." Tenten followed closely and said.
"After analyzing it this way, it feels like their chances of winning are pretty similar." Ino raised an eyebrow and said.
"They're truly abnormal!" Kiba couldn't help but complain, "It's one thing to have one abnormal person, but why are there two?"
Everyone fell silent; they also wanted to know the answer to that question.
Since the Ninja Academy was established, there have been many generations of students. But generally, each generation had one exceptionally outstanding genius.
For example, Kakashi and Uchiha Itachi. In their generation, there was more than one exceptionally outstanding genius.
"It must be because of Teacher Kitazawa!" Hinata, who hadn't spoken much, suddenly spoke.
Kitazawa, on the other side, returned to his seat. Before stepping down, he explained the reason to the audience.
Upon hearing that Naruto and Sasuke were going to spar, they immediately waited patiently.
Everyone present was a clan head of a major Ninja clan and an Elite Jonin, and they all knew the identities of Naruto and Sasuke. Therefore, they were very curious who would win.
And after the previous spars, even Uchiha Fugaku dared not say that Sasuke would definitely win.
"The nineteenth spar, Uchiha Sasuke versus Uzumaki Naruto!" The break time ended, and Iruka Umino shouted loudly.
Sasuke and Naruto walked into the arena one after another.
Hyuga Hiashi and Uchiha Fugaku, among others, all fixed their gaze on them.
"Begin!" After Iruka finished speaking, he stepped aside.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique! Sasuke, as usual, formed hand signs and exhaled a large fireball.
Then, he took out the Sword of the Thunder God, and with a hum, the blade appeared. He followed the fireball towards Naruto.
"Wind Release: Gale Palm!"
Naruto didn't use Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu immediately; instead, he clapped his hands together. Wind Release Chakra transformed into a violent gale, flying out like a cannonball.
Boom! Wind and fire collided.
Naruto's Chakra was superior, directly blowing the large fireball apart. Streaks of flames flew towards Sasuke.
Sharingan! Sasuke easily dodged all the flames, and the sword of the thunder god in his hand suddenly swung out.
Lightning flashed, and a bolt of lightning flew from the blade of the sword of the thunder god, heading straight for Naruto.
Naruto didn't say anything and immediately took out Samehada to block in front of him. Samehada opened its mouth and swallowed all the lightning.
Konoha Style: Willow!
Sasuke twisted his wrist, and a large number of sword shadows appeared in front of him. Naruto's body was paused by the genjutsu, but Kurama immediately helped him dispel it.
If Naruto fell under a genjutsu from another Ninja, Kurama might consider it. But a genjutsu from the Uchiha Clan, it definitely wouldn't allow.
Now! Sasuke's Three-Tomoe Sharingan caught the moment Naruto was stunned, and his sword of the thunder god suddenly thrust out.
Samehada subconsciously bit at the sword of the thunder god, but missed, only biting air.
"Violent: Leaf Adamantine Strength Whirlwind!" In the nick of time, Naruto kicked the sword of the thunder god.
A huge force struck, and Sasuke felt his hand go numb, involuntarily letting go of the sword of the thunder god, which flew towards the sky.
"Konoha Style Swordsmanship!" Naruto grabbed Samehada and slammed it towards Sasuke. The situation instantly reversed.
But Sasuke wasn't that flustered. Because he saw Naruto's movements very clearly. The only troublesome thing was Samehada.
Sasuke immediately took out two Kunai. After the Kunai blocked Samehada, he leaped up and grabbed the sword of the thunder god in mid-air.
Sasuke injected Lightning Release Chakra into it, then flung it downwards.
Lightning spread. In the blink of an eye, a large number of lightning bolts fell from mid-air.
"Wind Release: Gale Palm!" Naruto clapped his hands together.
A fierce wind suddenly appeared, rising from below to meet the dense lightning bolts. At the same time, he unhesitatingly grabbed Samehada and ran backward.
Cracking sounds were incessant. Although the fierce wind was strong, it was not a dirt wall or a water wall, so many lightning bolts spread out and darted around in the air.
Because Naruto ran in time, he was not affected.
Sasuke retreated and landed on the ground. He looked at Naruto and felt that he was somewhat different from before.
Simply put, he wasn't as reckless and understood better how to adapt during combat. This was actually thanks to Sarutobi Hiruzen.
He had taken Naruto out on missions many times, so he would offer guidance.
Besides that, there was another reason. That was, the enemies encountered during missions were not of the same intensity as the students in the Genius Class.
Since Sarutobi Hiruzen was leading the team, they often encountered Jonin.
Naruto could win recklessly in the Genius Class by relying on his abundant Chakra, but facing Jonin, he had to change his strategy.
In fact, it wasn't just him; many students in the Genius Class had grown during the missions.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto shouted and split into hundreds of Shadow Clones.
"Dynamic Entry!" As soon as a Shadow Clone appeared, it delivered a flying kick to Sasuke.
Sasuke flashed to the left, and the sword of the thunder god in his hand struck the heart of this Shadow Clone.
With a bang. The Shadow Clone vanished in a puff of smoke.
"Konoha Whirlwind!" Another Shadow Clone rushed in front of Sasuke.
But as soon as he raised his leg, the sword of the thunder god had already slashed at his head.
"Konoha Double Whirlwind!" Two Shadow Clones used spinning kicks from both sides.
A piercing bird cry sounded. Chidori Current! Sasuke was enveloped in lightning.
The two Shadow Clones were struck by the lightning and immediately fell into a paralyzed state. Sasuke continued to walk forward.
With every step he took, he precisely eliminated a Shadow Clone. In front of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, the movements of these Shadow Clones were simply too slow.
Of course, the sheer number of Shadow Clones could occasionally break through the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, but they could not break through the Chidori Current.
"Naruto, these Shadow Clones no longer pose any threat to me." Sasuke casually swung his sword, speaking with a calm expression.
Standing amidst the lightning, his face was expressionless, looking as if the God of Thunder had descended.
"As expected, you are my rival for life!" Naruto gave a thumbs up and said, "This power of youth is no weaker than mine!"
"..." Sasuke immediately felt the atmosphere shift abruptly. Such a cool scene felt strange the moment someone mentioned youth.
"Wind Release: Gale Palm!" Seeing that taijutsu was ineffective, Naruto's Shadow Clones immediately gathered together.
Massive amounts of Chakra turned into wind; the violent gusts surged forward, causing the ground to tremble and dust to fly everywhere they passed.
"Wind Release: Rotating Shuriken!" Countless shuriken, empowered by the wind storm, descended like arrows from the sky.
"Has it finally arrived?" Sasuke recalled his last battle with Naruto at Hozuki Castle.
He used his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to dodge the Wind Release: Rotating Shuriken, then used Chidori Current to withstand the Wind Release: Gale Palm, thereby defeating him.
Although he had been possessed by Satori at the time, he felt he could replicate the feat.
Sasuke gripped the Sword of the Thunder God tightly, his entire body enveloped in Chidori Current, charging forward like a bolt of lightning.
Clang! He sliced away a shuriken with one swing. But more shuriken followed immediately.
"I can see them!" Sasuke twisted his wrist and employed Konoha Style Swordsmanship.
The sword of the thunder god completely transformed into a streak of lightning in his hand, knocking away the shuriken one by one at extreme speed.
"This scene looks familiar." Nara Shikaku, watching the fight, thought of the previous battle between Asuma Sarutobi and Naruto.
"Indeed, once he activates the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, he possesses the strength of a Jonin." Aburame Shibi said with admiration.
"But Sasuke isn't Asuma; he can't hold out for that long." Akimichi Choza glanced at Uchiha Fugaku and said.
"He is young after all, and doesn't have that much Chakra." Inoichi Yamanaka agreed.
Uchiha Fugaku did not participate in the discussion. All his attention was focused on Sasuke.
But he had to admit, Naruto was indeed very difficult to deal with. If he were in Sasuke's place, Uchiha Fugaku wouldn't have any good solutions either.
As expected of the son of Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, he was truly troublesome.
The clanging sounds suddenly stopped. Halfway through the fight, Sasuke realized the problem and put away the sword of the thunder god.
He couldn't replicate what he did at Hozuki Castle. Because without Satori, he didn't have that much Chakra.
Chidori Senbon! Sasuke transformed the lightning covering his body into senbon and flung them out fiercely.
He had previously converted the Chidori into Chidori Current, and this time he converted the Chidori Current into Chidori Senbon.
The dense senbon and shuriken created a stalemate, resulting in a rare vacuum appearing in front of Sasuke.
Body Flicker Technique! Sasuke charged toward Naruto without hesitation.
Naruto was throwing Wind Release: Shuriken along with his Shadow Clones. When he noticed Sasuke disappear, he subconsciously grabbed the Samehada lying on the ground.
But as he looked up, he saw Sasuke's Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
Genjutsu: Sharingan! Sasuke immediately used the Genjutsu.
Naruto instantly froze.
Chakra immediately burst from Sasuke's feet; he gripped the sword of the thunder god with both hands and swung it fiercely.
Lightning wrapped around the blade as it struck toward Naruto.
Clang! The Samehada reacted first, leaping up and blocking the sword of the thunder god.
But in its haste, it couldn't withstand the force of the sword of the thunder god. It was sent flying backward, colliding with Naruto.
Naruto subconsciously raised his arms to block the Samehada. However, the barbs on the Samehada easily tore through his sleeve, and blood flowed out.
Naruto winced in pain but completely ignored it, immediately raising his leg and kicking out.
Sasuke was fully focused on maintaining the sword of the thunder god and was completely unprepared for this kick. He felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and was sent staggering backward.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto seized the opportunity and performed hand signs.
Sasuke realized things were going badly. He didn't have as much Chakra as Naruto; if the battle repeated, he definitely wouldn't be able to suppress this many Shadow Clones.
He couldn't drag this out any longer!
Sasuke stopped moving and plunged the sword of the thunder god into the ground. Brilliant lightning erupted from the blade of the sword of the thunder god, spreading outwards.
Many of Naruto's Shadow Clones were instantly paralyzed by the electricity the moment they appeared.
Double Chidori! Once all the nearby Shadow Clones were paralyzed, Sasuke immediately performed hand signs.
A piercing chirping sound emerged. Sasuke's hands flashed with dazzling lightning, shining as brightly as the sun in the dark night. He instantly dashed toward Naruto.
This was his final attack! If he didn't win now, it would be difficult to get another chance.
"The passionate youth! This is our Rasengan!" The enthusiastic voices of Naruto and his Shadow Clones rang out.
Sasuke froze for a moment, then witnessed a scene that left him speechless. Before him, a swarm of Rasengan had appeared.
"...?" Sasuke immediately came to an abrupt stop. Wait, how am I supposed to fight this?
"Rasengan can actually be used like this?" Aburame Shibi widened his eyes and asked subconsciously.
He was very familiar with the Rasengan. Because when Minato Namikaze was still alive, they often went on missions together.
But Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, combined with Rasengan, was something he had never seen before.
Uchiha Fugaku, who had remained calm until now, showed a surprised expression. This scene was simply too exaggerated.
He had never seen a sight like twenty or thirty Rasengan surrounding Sasuke.
"He has more Chakra than us." Akimichi Choza felt utterly dumbfounded.
A Ninja's Chakra capacity is the sum of their innate Chakra and the Chakra developed through training.
As Jonin, their Chakra capacity had, without exaggeration, reached its limit. Yet, the maximum Chakra of a Jonin could not compare to that of an eight-year-old child.
Even if Naruto had been training his Chakra since birth, he shouldn't have this much. The only explanation was that it was innate.
In a sense, this was even more despairing.
"His talent is also higher than ours." Nara Shikaku shook his head and said, "At the very least, none of us could have learned two A-Rank Ninjutsu when we were seven or eight years old."
"The Fourth Hokage-sama back then used the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Rasengan to strike fear into his enemies."
Aburame Shibi sighed, "When Naruto grows up, he will likely achieve the same effect, even though he relies on having a lot of Chakra."
Uchiha Fugaku frowned slightly. It now seemed that Naruto was Sasuke's biggest competitor to become Hokage. Hinata and Neji were both considerably inferior.
Furthermore, Naruto's father was Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze; although he was dead, his influence remained.
Hyuga Hiashi was also considering this problem. There were simply too many geniuses in this generation.
In previous years, given the talent of Hinata and Neji, plus their relationship with Kitazawa, they would have had a high probability of becoming Hokage.
But unfortunately, there were two others with even greater talent: Naruto and Sasuke.
"Did you teach him this way of using the Rasengan?" Tsunade looked at Kitazawa and asked.
"No." Kitazawa shook his head and said, "I guess the Third Hokage-sama taught him."
"The Old Man? That makes sense, he is a Ninjutsu Professor after all." Tsunade paused, then sighed, "However, only Naruto can pull off this kind of Rasengan usage."
An excellent Ninja builds his own Ninjutsu system, combining various Ninjutsu to achieve the best effect.
Using twenty or thirty Rasengan at once, like Naruto, is unnecessary. Although the power is immense, it is easy to dodge.
If it doesn't work, a large amount of Chakra is wasted, making the subsequent battle extremely difficult.
Unless they possess a massive amount of Chakra, like Naruto.
Kitazawa couldn't help but smile upon hearing this. In the original story, Naruto once used two thousand Rasengan at once.
"The winner is Naruto!" Iruka broke the awkward atmosphere on the field.
Sasuke silently put away his Double Chidori upon hearing this. What could he do? He was also very desperate.
He couldn't possibly charge head-on into twenty or thirty Rasengan carrying two Chidori, could he?
Kitazawa stood up and walked toward the center of the arena. He glanced at Sasuke and said, "The spar is over. You two should go down and wait for the rankings to be announced."
After Kitazawa finished speaking, he asked Naruto to hold out his arms.
He had been injured by the barbs of the Samehada, and there were several bloodstains on his arms. But Kitazawa noticed that the bloodstains were actually dried scabs.
In other words, if Naruto wasn't treated quickly, his wounds would heal automatically soon enough.
Kitazawa couldn't help but inwardly complain that Naruto's plot armor was truly outrageous. It was truly difficult for Sasuke to fight Naruto to a standstill.
A pale green light surged forth. Under Kitazawa's Mystical Palm Technique treatment, Naruto's arms were restored to normal in less than half a minute.
"Sasuke, do you have anything else?" Kitazawa noticed that Sasuke was still standing in place and had not left.
"Kitazawa-sensei, I want to challenge Yakumo." Sasuke took a deep breath and said.
Naruto and Yakumo were the two people he had decided to challenge after awakening his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
Although he had been outmaneuvered in the first battle, losing to Naruto's outrageous Chakra, Sasuke wanted to win back face in the second fight.
This way, with one loss and one win, he would still preserve the Uchiha Clan's reputation.
"You just finished a match. Why don't you rest first, and spar with Yakumo another time?" Kitazawa thought for a moment and advised.
"I'm not tired." Sasuke refused.
In his view, a match against Yakumo would definitely be a competition of Genjutsu, so physical exhaustion didn't matter.
"Yakumo." Hearing this, Kitazawa could only comply with his request. He turned and beckoned to Yakumo.
Yakumo immediately walked up to him.
"Sasuke wants to challenge you. What do you think?" Kitazawa looked at her and asked.
"I accept." Yakumo nodded.
"Very well." Kitazawa stepped aside and shouted, "Twentieth spar: Uchiha Sasuke versus Kurama Yakumo."
"…?" Uchiha Fugaku's expression changed upon hearing this.
How foolish! Why did you challenge her without asking me first?
But he also hadn't realized that Yakumo's Genjutsu was at the Mangekyo Sharingan level. Furthermore, since they were sitting in the spectator stands, they had no way to communicate with Sasuke in time.
Uchiha Itachi looked thoughtful. How should he put it? Sasuke definitely wouldn't be able to win.
He was very clear about the difference between the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and the Mangekyo Sharingan.
But this was a good opportunity to let Sasuke know about the existence of the Mangekyo Sharingan, lest he become arrogant after awakening his Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
The battle began, and the battle ended.
Kitazawa looked at Sasuke, who was trapped in the Illusion, and couldn't help but shake his head.
He had already advised against it, but given Sasuke's personality, he wouldn't give up without fighting the match himself.
Time slowly passed.
Sasuke suddenly woke up. He slumped to the ground, looking at Yakumo, gasping for air, with an expression of disbelief on his face.
How could this be? Why was his Three-Tomoe Sharingan still powerless against her genjutsu?
"Winner, Kurama Yakumo!" Kitazawa paused, then said, "The Genius Class's final exam ends here. Rankings will be announced in ten minutes."
After he finished speaking, he walked forward and helped Sasuke up.
"If you want to know the reason, wait until the rankings are announced and then go find your brother." Kitazawa thought for a moment and advised.
Sasuke was stunned. My brother knows the reason? He subconsciously looked at Uchiha Itachi.
However, the audience hadn't left yet, so he couldn't just run over and ask him. Sasuke silently left the arena.
Kitazawa withdrew his gaze and found Sarutobi Hiruzen and Kurenai, to discuss the rankings of this practical exam.
The members of the Genius Class also comforted Sasuke.
"I'm fine." Sasuke shook his head and said.
He had actually gotten used to losing to Yakumo and Naruto.
This time, the Three-Tomoe Sharingan had given him too much hope, making him think he could win against them, but the result was still similar to before.
He didn't know how to beat Yakumo, but he felt he was just a little short of beating Naruto. He lost this time because he hadn't anticipated that barrage of Rasengan.
Now that he had the information, he might be able to win next time.
Seeing this, the Genius Class members all relaxed.
"Your strength is improving too quickly; we can't keep up at all." Kiba suddenly sighed and said.
He almost said that his frustration was even greater than Sasuke's.
"Cheer up." Shikamaru patted his shoulder and said, "There's no need to compare yourself to these geniuses."
"It's fine!" Ino put her hands on her hips and said, "So what if they're geniuses? It's not certain who will take first place next time!"
"That's right." Tenten understood her hidden meaning and said, "These spars definitely won't happen every month. Next time, it should still be about missions."
"Let's burn our youth for first place next time!" Naruto gave a thumbs up and said excitedly.
"Even if it's missions, Sasuke-kun will take first place!" Sakura said without hesitation.
Sasuke subconsciously glanced at her. Had she said similar things during his spars with Naruto and Yakumo?
Ten minutes later, Kitazawa walked into the arena with the report card. Both the Genius Class members and the audience on both sides stopped chatting and looked at him.
"I will first announce the rankings of this practical exam." Kitazawa paused, then added, "The rankings are primarily based on your performance, and secondarily on the outcome of the spars."
Sasuke, Neji, and the others became nervous.
Although they had already guessed the approximate rankings, guesses were still just guesses, and only by hearing them firsthand could they be confirmed.
"First place, Kurama Yakumo," Kitazawa said with a smile.
Yakumo fought two matches. One was against Kiba, and the other was against Sasuke. Both were instant victories, so getting first place was well-deserved.
"Second place, Uzumaki Naruto." Kitazawa read together, "Third place, Uchiha Sasuke."
There was no controversy over the top three, and all the Genius Class members accepted it calmly. Including Sasuke.
He had successively lost to Yakumo and Naruto, so he had nothing to say about being ranked third.
When it came to fourth place, there was a lot of suspense. Neji and Aburame Shino both defeated Jonin.
Although Hinata's opponent was a Special Jonin, after activating the Curse Mark of Earth, she could almost reach Jonin level.
And Kimimaro's opponent was also a Jonin, but he didn't win after all.
"Fourth place, Aburame Shino," Kitazawa announced.
Aburame Shino looked surprised at the news. The other students were also a bit astonished.
After all, in previous practical exams, Neji and Hinata's rankings had been higher than Aburame Shino's.
"In terms of performance alone, Shino was indeed better than me." Neji thought for a moment and said.
Aburame Shino's opponent was Uchiha Tekka, and their battle was full of strategic thinking and courage.
As for him and Hinata, they primarily relied on the Fate Breaking Bow and Moon Chasing Bow, so their own performance was slightly inferior to Aburame Shino's.
"Fifth place, Hyuga Neji." Kitazawa continued, "Sixth place, Hyuga Hinata."
Their performances were actually quite similar. However, Hinata's Moon Chasing Bow had an additional emotion-sensing ability, so Hyuga Neji had a more difficult fight.
"Seventh place, Kimimaro." Kitazawa glanced at the report card and said.
Although Kimimaro lost, he performed quite well against a Jonin. In terms of raw strength, he was also a bit higher than the other students in the Genius Class.
From eighth place onwards, the difference in strength wasn't as significant.
Kimimaro couldn't help but clench his fists. His ranking in the Genius Class was usually fourth or fifth before.
Now dropping to seventh place was indeed a dangerous sign. Moreover, his seventh place wasn't particularly secure.
"Eighth place, Tenten. Ninth place, Ino. Tenth place, Shikamaru. Eleventh place, Sakura." Kitazawa slowly read, "Twelfth place, Inuzuka Hana. Thirteenth place, Kiba. Fourteenth place, Jugo."
"I'm actually eighth place?" Tenten's eyes lit up, both surprised and excited.
"I think it has something to do with you using the Chameleon Summon, Shiromari." Shikamaru guessed.
Because of the Chameleon Summon, Tenten pretty much won by overwhelming her opponent.
As for his own ranking, he felt that being ranked tenth among a group of freaks was quite good, and he had no complaints.
"That's great!" Ino said proudly, "Sakura, I'm higher than you again!"
"My theoretical exam ranking is definitely higher than yours!" Sakura immediately retorted, "At most, we're even!"
"My ranking dropped again," Kiba said with a pained expression.
"…?" Tayuya's eyes widened, and she subconsciously took a step back. Why didn't I hear my name? Not even in the top fourteen?
She suddenly felt her vision go dark; after all, she used to be able to rank tenth.
"Fifteenth place, Tayuya. Sixteenth place, Rock Lee. Seventeenth place, Akimichi Choji. Eighteenth place, Haku." Kitazawa finished reading the last four names.
Tayuya subconsciously gritted her teeth. Dropping to fifteenth place was something she truly couldn't accept, but she also couldn't refute it.
Everyone ranked above her was definitely not worse than her.
Time slowly passed.
Kitazawa finished reading all the theoretical exam rankings and the final rankings.
This time, because the practical exam was made such a big deal, the theoretical exam rankings and final rankings became secondary.
"The Genius Class's final exam for this semester has come to a perfect end. Thank you all for watching."
After Kitazawa finished speaking, he turned to the Genius Class and said, "You can go home with your parents now. We'll see you next semester."
Upon hearing this, Sasuke quickly went to find Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Itachi. Neji, Shikamaru, Ino, Kiba, and others also left one after another.
"Tsunade, are you, as Hokage, satisfied with the performance of these students?" Sarutobi Hiruzen noticed Tsunade approaching and asked with a chuckle.
"If I weren't satisfied, wouldn't I be making an unreasonable fuss?" Tsunade glanced at him and said, "Old Man, it seems you've gotten used to being a Ninja Academy teacher now."
"It's quite good." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and said, "I only regret not retiring sooner."
"…" Tsunade's mouth twitched; she felt he was hinting at something.
"Fortunately, Kitazawa invited me to be a teacher for the Genius Class." Maruboshi Kosuke smiled, "Otherwise, my life wouldn't be as interesting as it is now."
"Indeed." Chen agreed. Through the Genius Class, he had rediscovered the meaning of life and would no longer feign death.
Kurenai didn't have as many feelings. After all, she was still young.
Her only feeling was that the waves behind push the waves ahead, and the waves ahead die on the beach.
Today's students were truly more bizarre than the last, and as a teacher, she felt immense pressure.
For students like Yakumo and Naruto, she wasn't even sure she could defeat them.
[Current Mission: Achieve ten victories against official Ninja in the final exam.]
[Mission Reward: Compound Ninjutsu: Gentle Step Twin Lion Rasengan.]
[Host has completed the mission, reward issued.]
After receiving the information from the system, Kitazawa walked over to Tsunade's side.
"Will the spars between the Genius Class and official Ninja be fixed monthly from now on?" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at him and asked.
"No." Kitazawa shook his head and said, "My plan is to hold it once or twice a year."
Official Ninja were all quite busy, especially Special Jonin and Jonin. Having it once a month would delay their work and missions.
The same went for the Genius Class students. For them, the most effective way to improve was still to go on missions, as progress came more easily under the pressure of enemies.
As for boosting their reputation, once or twice was enough; too many times would actually make it less effective. After all, the first time was always the most shocking.
"Once or twice is indeed more suitable." Kosuke agreed.
"Let's go, we should head back too. We'll come again tomorrow." Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and said with a smile.
Tomorrow was the start of the holiday, but many students would continue training at the Ninja Academy.
He had nothing to do after retiring, so he had more free time and could come to guide them.
"I'm going back to the Hokage Office," Tsunade said and turned to leave.
Kitazawa suspected she wanted to renege on their bet, but he wasn't in a hurry.
He and Kurenai returned home, and after having lunch together, he slowly made his way to the Hokage Building.
"Tsunade-sensei." Kitazawa pushed the door open and walked in, asking directly, "Do you remember our bet from this morning?"
"What do you want?" Tsunade looked up, meeting his gaze, and couldn't help but feel a tremor in her heart.
His gaze was full of fervor. She didn't need to ask to guess what he wanted to do.
Kitazawa didn't answer, walking closer to her. He slowly bent down, his eyes observing her rosy lips.
Under his gaze, Tsunade subconsciously licked the corner of her mouth, her tender pink tongue flashing by.
Kitazawa kissed her without hesitation.
Tsunade had already had a premonition and wasn't surprised. She closed her eyes, letting out a faint, sweet hum.
Suddenly, she opened her eyes again, her pupils shaking. The previous few kisses had been fleeting, but this time was different; it had turned into a deep kiss.
The Hokage Office fell silent. Aside from the battle of lips and tongues, only faint sounds remained.