Sasuke, who dodged the attack, looked up, his pupils revealing a pair of scarlet single-tomoe Sharingan.
Whoosh—
Sasuke sensed the movement behind him, turned around, and met Naruto's kick with a spinning kick.
Bang—
"Yo, you arrogant Sasuke, not bad."
Naruto's voice rang out, showing his approval that Sasuke could block his kick.
"Annoying!"
Sasuke didn't want to compete in Taijutsu with Naruto, as Taijutsu was his weak point.
Taking advantage of the force from Naruto's kick that pushed him back, he gracefully flipped and retreated. His fingers moved rapidly, forming hand seals, and he turned around, exhaling a ring of fireballs.
Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!
Several fireballs scattered around as Sasuke spun, connecting into a continuous blaze. He formed a circle of fire around himself, blocking Naruto's advance.
"Sasuke, you're cheating!" Naruto pointed at Sasuke with a speechless expression, shouting.
Who would have thought Sasuke would use such a sneaky method?
"That's called strategy, loser." Sasuke's tone was dismissive, but his expression was serious as he looked at Naruto.
If he didn't find a way to stop Naruto from getting close, he might not even be able to use Chidori. After all, Naruto was too fast.
Naruto frowned, then quickly raised his hand to make hand seals and activate a Ninjutsu.
Shadow Clone Technique!
Naruto, having created two Shadow Clones, immediately formed a pincer movement, starting to surround Sasuke within the fire circle.
Whoosh... Whoosh...Whoosh...
Shuriken from three directions, gleaming coldly, targeted Sasuke.
He tried to use hidden weapons to find Sasuke's weakness, lure him out of the fire circle, and then deal with him properly.
As for why he didn't use Ninjutsu, Naruto didn't want his Wind Release to fuel the flames. He didn't want to accidentally burn Sasuke to death inside the fire circle.
Seeing Naruto's shuriken approaching, Sasuke couldn't help but laugh. Naruto was underestimating him too much.
Clang—
Sasuke, holding a kunai, his sharingan spinning wildly, deflected the shuriken thrown by Naruto.
"Naruto, this is an A-rank Ninjutsu! The first time I've used it after mastering it is prepared just for you!" Sasuke shouted towards Naruto, then quickly formed hand seals.
As the seals were completed, Sasuke's right hand gripped his left arm downwards, and his Sharingan spun madly.
Zzzzz—!
A sharp, piercing screech echoed through the training ground, followed by hundreds, even thousands, of chirping sounds.
In Sasuke's left palm, a dazzling ball of blue-white lightning caught the eye.
"Whoa, whoa, this jutsu is really dangerous!"
Shikamaru immediately sensed the danger level of this Ninjutsu, after all, Shinji had used this jutsu to summon cumulonimbus clouds.
"Sensei, aren't you going to stop them?" Shikamaru looked towards Shinji.
Shinji shook his head, signaling to Hinata beside him not to worry, and said, "It's fine, don't underestimate Naruto."
Sasuke's entire body sank slightly, and his right leg, extended backward, suddenly pushed off the ground.
Boom!
The ground beneath Sasuke's feet shattered, and stones flew, the earth cracking in response.
"Chidori—!"
With a low roar, Sasuke used Chidori to drag along the ground, breaking through the fire circle and charging out. Along his path of charge, a dark, scorched trail was left behind due to the intense heat, emitting a burning, charred smell.
"A chance!"
Watching Sasuke rapidly charge out of the fire circle, Naruto raised his right hand, the already accumulated Yang Chakra appearing on his palm.
"Ultimate defense and offense, but I'm not thinking about offense right now!"
"I'm going to crush this Chidori!"
Naruto roared, his entire body's Chakra bursting forth like a tangible force, instantly strengthening his physical body.
Before Sasuke could reach him, his two Shadow Clones acted as meat shields, slightly delaying Sasuke's attack speed.
"Shoulder Strike—!"
Naruto displayed incredible speed, easily moving to Sasuke's side and grabbing Sasuke's arm.
"Got him!"
Naruto gritted his teeth, enduring the bone-deep electric current, then raised his right hand.
The next instant, Naruto's right arm sharply vibrated, and then his entire hand seemed to be encased in a black-gray glove. His target was the ball of lightning on Sasuke's left palm.
"This guy! Isn't he still unable to use it?!"
Sasuke's eyes widened, and he tried to break free, but due to the electric current, his left hand and Naruto's left hand were stuck together, making it impossible to break free for a moment.
Zzzzz—
The Chidori, just grabbed, seemed to be wailing, and the next instant it was crushed by Naruto's right hand.
Sasuke, failing in one strike, immediately thought of trying again. He pulled out a kunai with his right hand and slashed at Naruto's left hand, which was holding his arm.
Clang!
The sound of the kunai breaking rang out, as the Yang Release Chakra Armor on Naruto's right hand defended against Sasuke's incoming kunai.
Naruto looked up at Sasuke, grinning as he said, "I don't want to try this electric current again."
Crushing one Chidori was already painful enough for him. If he had to do it again, Naruto wasn't sure he could crush it.
Naruto took a deep breath, the Yang Chakra from his right hand dissipated, and then he re-concentrated the Chakra into his hand.
He was going to give Sasuke a good punch for being so arrogant.
Straight Punch!
Sasuke had only one thought in his mind: he had to dodge this punch! Otherwise, there wouldn't even be a need for a match later.
But Naruto's grip on his arm was like a steel band. No matter how Sasuke struggled, he couldn't shake it off. Helpless, Sasuke could only concentrate Chakra in his hand, intending to resist Naruto's punch with it.
Shinji raised an eyebrow. Indeed, Naruto always found his own way to use jutsu.
This Yang Release Chakra Armor, due to a pure will for defense, connected with Yang Chakra, allowing Naruto to use it.
Ultimate defense used to punch someone would also hurt a lot.
Bang!
It was unclear if Naruto had done it on purpose, but this punch landed directly on Sasuke's defending arm.
A loud thud echoed from the impact.
Feeling the force transmitted through his arm, Sasuke's pupils instantly constricted.
Excruciating pain shot from his arm, and Sasuke was sent flying backward, slamming heavily onto the ground nearby.
Sasuke felt as if his entire body was about to fall apart. If he hadn't used Chakra to protect his entire body at the last moment, he estimated that none of his bones would be intact right now.
Sasuke propped up his chin and glanced at his right hand, only to see that it had already twisted slightly into an unnatural arc.
"Hmph, arrogant Sasuke, I'm the one who beat you down." Naruto came up to Sasuke, panting, and said without ceremony.
"But you're not bad either. That Ninjutsu is very powerful. I couldn't stop it a second time."
After speaking, Naruto simply lied down on the ground.
He was tired, and had directly endured the electric stimulation face-to-face. He now felt as if his entire side of his body was numb.
Shinji shook his head with a light chuckle, while Ino and Hinata immediately rushed out.
Ever since the two had decided to practice Medical Ninjutsu, Shinji had not stopped Naruto and the others' sparring sessions at the last moment, unless it was a case of Ninjutsu going out of control.