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Chapter 55 - Curse Mark Level Two

 

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"That's his ability—a special ability to absorb Chakra just by touching someone's body!"

Sasuke stared at Akado Yoroi's right hand, which was emitting Chakra, and mused, a slight smirk playing on his lips… Knowing yourself and your enemy, this was the advantage of being a transmigrator.

"As your senior, an arrogant and conceited brat like you… I'll take good care of you…"

Seeing Sasuke's indifferent expression, Akado Yoroi, whose Jutsu was complete, let out a low growl and burst forward with speed.

"No matter what your Jutsu is… as long as my speed is faster than yours, you're just a living target!"

Sasuke sneered dismissively, his Chakra erupting from his feet as he appeared behind Akado Yoroi, having moved faster than him.

"So fast…"

Akado Yoroi's movements stiffened at the sight, and both his right and left hands, covered in Jutsu, moved to defend simultaneously.

He wanted to use Sasuke's attack as an opportunity to counter… But how could Sasuke, who knew his intelligence, let him have his way?

'Konoha Great Whirlwind…'

Under Lee's astonished gaze, Sasuke's right leg, filled with Chakra, delivered a fierce sweeping kick that violently sent Akado Yoroi flying.

He absolutely wouldn't give him a chance to touch his body!

'Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu…'

As Akado Yoroi was swept away, Sasuke swiftly completed his hand signs and continuously spewed out scorching fireballs from his mouth.

This barrage of attacks left Akado Yoroi unable to defend, forcing him to flee in a panic… "It seems Sasuke has fully adapted to the Heavenly Cursed Seal."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to use Chakra like this… Kabuto's intelligence was correct; this truly is a satisfying vessel!"

"So, Sasuke… let me see how much more potential you have… If possible, giving you the seishin-gan early isn't out of the question!"

Orochimaru, in the stands, licked his lips, surprised beyond words, his pupils contracting as he formed a hand sign with one hand.

At the same instant,

"Ugh…"

Sasuke, who was about to press his attack, let out a muffled grunt as the Cursed Seal on his neck surged uncontrollably… "Orochi-baa, aren't you just bullying an honest person…"

Without even thinking, Sasuke instantly knew who was messing with him in the dark and felt indignant.

The Cursed Seal couldn't erupt suddenly without reason… "Detected malicious suggestion from Orochimaru, triggering a 10x C-rank reward."

"Mission: Cursed Seal Eruption; Reward: Cursed Seal Two…"

Hearing this system prompt, Sasuke was completely certain that Orochimaru was behind it.

"That is…"

Shikamaru, Ino, and others in the stands saw this familiar scene and their expressions changed slightly, but they weren't too worried… Because Sasuke had completely controlled the Cursed Seal before, they only thought this was some secret Jutsu power.

But on the other side, the Otogakure trio's faces were pale as if facing a great enemy… The nightmare Sasuke had brought them still made their scalps tingle just thinking about it… "Is this your power?"

"Uchiha Sasuke…"

Gaara's eyes narrowed slightly, his panda eyes revealing a bloodthirsty excitement.

In the Chakra that Sasuke erupted, he felt a violent and chilling aura… Was this guy also a monster??

"Hmph, you brat… Now is the time for me to teach you a lesson…"

Akado Yoroi's eyes flashed with a fierce glint at the sight, and he rushed towards Sasuke, shouting provocatively.

"Damn it… This feeling is clearly different from before; Orochimaru really did have a hidden plan."

"But thankfully, I can barely handle it!"

Seeing Akado Yoroi rushing towards him at high speed, Sasuke's heart stirred, and he made a decision.

"It's over…"

Akado Yoroi took advantage of Sasuke's inability to control his body due to the Cursed Seal's eruption, swiftly reaching Sasuke and raising his hand with a sinister grin.

He pressed his right hand towards Sasuke's head, about to absorb his Chakra… "It's *you* who's finished!!"

At this critical moment, Sasuke's tense expression suddenly relaxed, and he said indifferently.

The next instant,

To Akado Yoroi's astonishment, the power of the Cursed Seal on Sasuke's body rapidly receded… This caused both Orochimaru and Anko to show expressions of disbelief!

Sasuke had actually suppressed the Cursed Seal's eruption with sheer willpower alone… And Akado Yoroi, who was fighting Sasuke, was even more shocked and pale!

He had been tricked!!

'Lightning Release: Lightning Serpent…'

In the instant of Akado Yoroi's astonishment, Sasuke abruptly dodged his right hand by sidestepping.

The Lightning Release, with hand signs secretly completed with one hand, erupted simultaneously, and a coiling Lightning Serpent slammed fiercely into his abdomen… In an instant, lightning flashed and electric arcs hissed… "Ah…"

Akado Yoroi, struck by the Lightning Release, screamed, falling to the ground, convulsing and twitching, smoke rising from his mouth… "It's over, referee…"

Ignoring Akado Yoroi's miserable state, Sasuke turned his gaze to Gekkō Hayate.

His eyes inadvertently swept over the disguised Orochimaru in the stands.

Cursed Seal Two??

Haha… No one would want that thing… He wasn't a Sasuke who would resort to any means for power!

Besides, how could that thing be as cool and powerful as Sage Mode… "Candidate Akado Yoroi has lost consciousness… I declare, cough, cough… Uchiha Sasuke, the winner!"

Gekkō Hayate announced after a quick check, making Naruto and Sakura instantly overjoyed.

"Yay… That was amazing, Sasuke…"

"Sasuke-kun, you were so cool just now…"

Under Naruto and Sakura's exaggerated shouts, Sasuke lifted his leg and walked towards the stands.

"Now, let's begin the match pairing for the second group…"

After the medical Ninja hurriedly carried Akado Yoroi away, Gekkō Hayate announced again.

"How could this be??"

"No way…"

"Oh my god, how could this happen…"

"Naruto-kun…"

"Hiss… This match…"

As Sasuke, with his back to the screen, walked up the steps, Naruto, Sakura, and the others all exclaimed simultaneously.

This made Sasuke slightly stunned, a little surprised… He had forgotten who was fighting whom in the second match!

But he didn't remember any scene that would shock the Konoha Genin… Immediately, Sasuke looked back curiously… The next instant, even Sasuke couldn't help but his pupils contract, taking a sharp breath.

The names on the electronic screen were, surprisingly:

"Uzumaki Naruto VS Hyuga Hinata"

"Uh, this…"

Looking at these combatants, who should fundamentally not be paired against each other, Sasuke was astonished but also secretly breathed a sigh of relief… The short-haired Sakura and Akado Yoroi from before had made him worry about some world-correction will.

Now it seemed he was completely worrying for nothing… Naruto VS Hinata.

Tsk tsk tsk… This was going to be a public domestic dispute… Why did he inexplicably feel a little excited?

At the same time,

High Tower Monitoring Room

"Hokage-sama, is it really necessary to do this?"

"If other countries find out we're manipulating things behind the scenes, it might cause unnecessary trouble…"

Kakashi looked at the manipulated match names and couldn't help but frown slightly.

"There's no other way, Kakashi… To get Naruto out of the preliminary Cursed Seal as quickly as possible, this is the fastest method."

"Choosing Hinata is also because that girl has a gentle personality."

"Fighting her won't cause Naruto's emotions to fluctuate, preventing the Cursed Seal from erupting again… You saw Sasuke's battle; we absolutely cannot let Naruto's Cursed Seal go berserk!"

The Third Hokage sighed and explained, this was also the most stable method.

For Konoha, manipulating things once was justifiable… And because of this, he chose only Konoha Genin.

Even if other villages found out, they couldn't say anything about him… The Third Hokage and Kakashi, unaware that Orochimaru was present, had no idea that the previous Cursed Seal was actively triggered by Orochimaru.

Therefore, the initiative was not in their hands at all…

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