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Chapter 210 - Chapter 210: The First Fight, Sasuke vs. Naruto!

To reach the top ten, Sasuke knew he had no choice—he had to fight, even if it cost him his life. Only then could he stand face to face with Kaede.

The arena was already in chaos. Neji, Lee, Kiba, and Shino were locked in battle against five genin from Kirigakure. Among them was a masked figure whose jutsu sent a chill across the field—Ice Release.

Ice Release was a bloodline limit nearly lost to Kirigakure, but Kaede recognized it instantly. This was Haku, the boy who, in the original flow of events, had fought alongside Zabuza in Team 7's very first mission. A child, just like Sasuke and Naruto, yet far stronger than them at that time.

Had Zabuza not thrown himself in the way of a fatal blow, who could have guessed how powerful Haku would have become?

But Kaede's presence had changed everything. Now Haku stood here, in the middle of this altered shinobi world.

With swift hand signs, Haku created towering pillars of ice, mirrors forming all around. In an instant, Neji, Lee, Kiba, and Shino were trapped inside a world of frozen death. Within his domain, Haku could vanish and reappear at will, striking from every angle, untouchable.

The four were left disoriented, unable to find a weakness in his technique.

Meanwhile, the other four Kirigakure genin turned on Naruto.

"Water Style: Water Bullet Jutsu!"

Four torrents of water roared forward in unison.

Naruto reacted in an instant, creating Shadow Clones that rushed to his side. Together, they began shaping a spiraling sphere—one infused with wind chakra.

It was the Rasengan, a technique created by Minato himself. Unlike the Naruto of the original story, this Naruto had learned it directly from his father. His progress was faster, but his mastery still raw. Controlling the wind nature within the Rasengan consumed all his concentration.

The most difficult part was not forming the chakra, but stabilizing it, holding its power together until it could be unleashed.

Still, Naruto had always been strange. The boy who couldn't perform a simple Clone Jutsu could somehow grasp high-level techniques in moments of desperation. It was this odd intuition, combined with his body's instinctive adaptability, that made him shine.

It was the same with the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, a forbidden technique he had mastered as though born for it.

Now, with the power of the Divine Tree flowing through him, Naruto's strength had climbed even further. Though his control was far from perfect, against these Kirigakure genin, he stood like a king.

With a roar, Naruto slammed the giant Rasengan forward.

The water bullets shattered instantly, torn apart by the swirling sphere of destruction. The Rasengan surged onward, forcing the four genin to leap away as it detonated against the ground.

A deafening explosion followed, carving a crater into the arena floor.

And as the dust cleared, another figure appeared—stepping out from the shadows, eyes burning with cold fury.

It was Sasuke.

The stage for their first true clash had been set.

(End of Chapter)

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