Snap! Snap! Snap!
Several ice mirrors shot up from the ground, forming an indestructible wall.
Boom!
A giant water dragon slammed into the ice wall, creating a deafening roar. Water splashed everywhere, and a thick mist instantly enveloped the entire forest clearing.
As the tide receded, the ice mirrors remained perfectly intact.
Haku was about to breathe a sigh of relief.
But a suffocatingly evil Chakra surged from behind him.
He whipped his head around.
Sasuke had stood up.
An ominous purple Chakra churned around him, half his body covered in black cursed seal patterns, twisted and grotesque.
In his crimson Sharingan, two tomoe spun, filled with pure killing intent and destructive malice.
He no longer looked at Naruto, nor at Sakura.
He stared intently at the Rain Ninja who had unleashed the Water Dragon Jutsu, like a beast utterly enraged.
"Sasuke-kun!"
Haku immediately sensed the danger. He moved, intending to stop him.
"Stop!"
Sasuke let out a low growl that sounded inhuman.
His figure blurred instantly, bypassing Haku's obstruction with a speed that surpassed the limits of a Genin.
On the other side.
The two Rain Ninja entangled with Naruto's Shadow Clones were already in a desperate situation.
From the very beginning, the battle was a one-sided annihilation.
There was no flashy Ninjutsu, no complex tactics.
Only the most concise, most efficient Taijutsu.
One Shadow Clone sank its body forward, dodging the kunai swung by the opponent. Its elbow, at a tricky angle, precisely struck the Rain Ninja's ribs.
Crack.
A crisp sound of bone breaking rang out.
The Rain Ninja let out a scream, his body instantly losing balance.
The Shadow Clone gave him no chance. Its other hand turned into a hand-blade, slicing at the back of his neck.
The Rain Ninja's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed softly.
The other Shadow Clone was even more direct.
He completely ignored the kick aimed at him, letting it land on his body, while simultaneously closing in and grabbing the opponent's arm with both hands.
He twisted it in the opposite direction.
"Ahhh!"
A mournful wail echoed through the forest.
The Shadow Clone kicked him in the back of his knee, forcing him to one knee, then delivered a knee strike, slamming it hard into his chin.
The battle ended.
The two Shadow Clones dissipated into white smoke.
The entire process took no more than ten seconds.
Naruto's main body never looked back.
He simply turned around, facing Sasuke, who was walking step by step towards the unconscious Rain Ninja, exuding a tyrannical aura.
His expression remained unchanged.
"It seems it's necessary to forcibly 'calibrate' a weapon that has lost control."
His words were like stating a perfectly ordinary fact.
Sasuke seemed to hear his words. He paused, then suddenly turned his head, looking at Naruto with those crimson eyes filled with malice.
"Get out of my way!"
He roared, his body transforming into a black lightning bolt, charging straight at Naruto.
Purple Chakra condensed on his fingertips, like sharp beast claws.
Naruto did not use any Ninjutsu.
He didn't even form hand seals.
He charged towards Sasuke with an almost savage posture.
Facing Sasuke's claws, which were capable of tearing through steel, he merely shifted his body slightly.
The claws, carrying a gust of wind, grazed past his cheek, severing a few strands of golden hair.
Naruto avoided the attack.
His body, at an incredible angle, forcefully pressed close to Sasuke.
He lowered his center of gravity and slammed his shoulder hard into Sasuke's chest.
Bang!
A heavy thud.
That wasn't Ninja Taijutsu; it was the most primal collision on a battlefield.
The immense impact abruptly halted Sasuke's forward momentum. A sharp pain shot through his chest, and the condensed Chakra dispersed.
It was at this instant.
Naruto initiated a textbook-like "suppression."
His hand, like an iron vice, instantly clamped down on Sasuke's left wrist, which had launched the attack.
His other hand gripped Sasuke's shoulder.
Grappling, joint locks, and reverse joint locks were all demonstrated flawlessly by Naruto.
Naruto exerted force with his body, twisted his waist, and pulled and bent Sasuke's arm in one smooth motion.
Crack!
Sasuke's left arm joint was completely dislocated by him at an extremely awkward angle.
"Ugh ah!"
The intense pain caused a momentary blank in Sasuke's consciousness.
Naruto's movements showed no pause.
He was like a steamroller, pressing his knee hard onto Sasuke's spine, pinning him firmly to the ground.
The entire process was fluid, without a single wasted movement.
Sasuke struggled frantically, the power of the cursed seal making him unleash strength far beyond his usual limits.
But under Naruto's iron-like suppression, all his resistance seemed so futile.
He was like a beast caught in a noose, able only to roar helplessly.
Naruto leaned down.
His cold breath brushed against Sasuke's ear.
His low words seemed to penetrate the raging consciousness, directly branding themselves deep into the soul.
"Remember this feeling of powerlessness."
"This power does not belong to you; you are its slave."
"And I am your master."
Naruto pressed down on Sasuke's arm, exerting more force.
"Submit to me."
"Or be completely discarded by me."
A Rain Ninja, still conscious, watched this scene in horror.
His mind was blank.
According to intelligence, that kid in the orange-yellow clothes was a well-known Loser, someone who should be completely unconcerned about.
But this person was actually
dismantling
a monster-like Uchiha with his bare hands.
Did Konoha even falsify information about its Genin? How cunning! Why is Konoha so evil?
The scene of his and his companion's joints being destroyed, filled with calmness and brutality, still filled him with fear from the depths of his soul.
He finally realized what kind of existence he and his companion had provoked, one they shouldn't have. That wasn't a Genin; that was clearly a demon in human skin.
Sakura also watched in a daze.
She watched Naruto easily subdue Sasuke, and watched Sasuke's painful and helpless struggles.
She wanted to scream, to stop it.
But she couldn't make any sound.
Because the absolute, unyielding dominance Naruto displayed made her lose even the courage to speak.
Haku stood by, watching in silence.
He did not intervene.
Because he could see that every one of the Political Commissar's actions was precisely controlled within the scope of "disabling mobility" rather than "inflicting fatal injury."
This was discipline.
It was the most direct discipline from the "Political Commissar" to the "soldier."
"Let...go..."
Sasuke used his last ounce of strength to force out two words through gritted teeth.
Naruto increased the pressure of his knee.
Sasuke's spine let out a groan, unable to bear the weight.
He completely lost the strength to resist.
The ominous cursed seal covering him slowly receded as his will collapsed, shrinking back into the form of three tomoe at his neck.
Naruto released his grip and stood up.
He looked down at Sasuke, who was sprawled on the ground, gasping for breath, like he was looking at a tool that had just been repaired.
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