Kimimaro looked at Sasuke with a solemn expression.
The Genjutsu: Unknown Fire earlier had given him a warning, making him realize that this spar would be more difficult than he imagined.
But no matter what, he would not surrender.
Ten-Finger Drilling Bullets! Kimimaro raised his hands and launched his attack first.
His ten fingers spread slightly, and white finger bones shot through the air like bullets. Their speed was so fast that it was difficult to catch with the naked eye.
But Sasuke's Two-Tomoe Sharingan could see the finger bones very clearly. He unhurriedly took out the sword of the thunder god.
A buzzing sound rang out.
Sasuke flicked his wrist, and the sword of the thunder god blocked all the finger bones.
The finger bones fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.
Dance of the Willow! Kimimaro moved and appeared in front of Sasuke.
A section of white bone emerged from each of his palms, stabbing towards him. At the same time, he raised his knee, which also had a section of white bone.
Sasuke did not retreat. He swung three swords in an instant, accurately deflecting Kimimaro.
"Before these eyes of mine, all your movements will have nowhere to hide." Sasuke stood in place, twirling his sword, looking very relaxed and at ease.
Dance of the Willow covered Kimimaro's entire body in white bones, somewhat similar to Killer Bee from the Hidden Cloud Village.
Killer Bee was skilled in the Eight-Sword Style, and in the original story, he once severely beat Sasuke with it. But Kimimaro's strength was far inferior to Killer Bee's.
Curse Seal of Earth: State One! Vascular cursed seals immediately appeared on Kimimaro's body.
Just as Sasuke said, if all movements were within the perception of the Two-Tomoe Sharingan, then attacks would be difficult to succeed.
"Is the Sharingan that terrifying?" Tayuya looked at Kimimaro who immediately activating the Curse Seal of Earth, and felt shocked.
"The Sharingan possesses terrifying insight. Any attack you make will be slowed down in his eyes." Ino sighed and said, "This means you will be suppressed everywhere."
Tayuya recalled their earlier exchange and found that it was indeed true.
An ordinary Ninja facing an attack with three bone sections would either fail to block them all or have to dodge.
But Sasuke was different; he could predict in advance, giving him time to defend and counterattack.
"Not only that, the Sharingan can also copy your movements, and even Ninjutsu," Sakura added.
"Anyway, I don't want to be Sasuke's opponent, it's too frustrating!" Kiba couldn't help but say.
"Indeed." Tenten echoed. Her specialty was Ninja tool throwing, but in front of Sasuke, she couldn't hit anyone at all.
"No wonder the Uchiha Clan is so famous in the Ninja World." Tayuya's face showed a look of realization.
The battle resumed.
Dance of the Willow!
Kimimaro's speed suddenly increased significantly. He flashed forward, once again stabbing with three bone sections.
Sasuke's heart trembled. After Kimimaro used the Curse Seal of Earth: Level One, his Two-Tomoe Sharingan couldn't see as clearly.
Fortunately, he could still see most of it.
Sasuke held the sword of the thunder god horizontally in front of him. He blocked two bone sections, but Kimimaro's knee bone was about to stab him.
Body Flicker Technique! Sasuke's legs burst with Chakra, instantly widening the distance.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique! After steadying his feet, he formed hand signs and spat out a giant fireball.
Kimimaro dared not take it head-on and quickly dodged.
Chidori Senbon!
A piercing bird cry rang out.
Sasuke still stood in place. Brilliant lightning gathered in his hand, and he violently flung it out, transforming it into dense senbon in the air.
However, these senbon were composed of lightning, making them faster and more penetrating than ordinary senbon.
Kimimaro had just avoided the great fireball when he saw the sky full of senbon. His pupils constricted, and he secretly thought that he couldn't dodge them all.
Dance of the Camellia!
In the nick of time, he drew a bone sword from his left arm. The bone sword was swung instantly, creating a white blade shadow that actually blocked all the senbon in front of him.
"Is that Chidori?" Kiba's eyes widened as he asked, "How can it turn into a senbon?"
Neji saw this, and his face showed a grave expression. As a taijutsu expert, the most troublesome thing for him was long-range attacks, especially those with such high speed.
Neji sighed in his heart. The current Sasuke had very powerful means for both close-range and long-range combat. It would be almost impossible for him to defeat him as he used to.
Kurama Yakumo also felt a bit tricky. Lightning Release was originally known for its speed.
In future battles with Sasuke, she could only use Genjutsu from the start. Otherwise, any slight hesitation would lead to an attack from Chidori Senbon, resulting in defeat.
What's more, his Sharingan was far from its limit, only at Two-Tomoe.
"This is Chidori Senbon." Sakura explained, "It was taught by Kitazawa-sensei."
She had gone to find Sasuke during a break earlier and happened to see him practicing Chidori Senbon, so she knew about it.
"Why is it Kitazawa-sensei again?" Tayuya asked with a puzzled expression, "Is there anything he doesn't know?"
"Kitazawa-sensei is an all-rounder Ninja!" Ino put her hands on her hips and said proudly, "He knows everything!"
"And Kitazawa-sensei is a creative Ninja, he has created many Ninjutsu." Kiba echoed, "My Three-Headed Hellhound was created by him."
"Kitazawa-sensei even knows Gentle Fist." Hinata nodded and said.
"..." Hyuga Neji hesitated to speak.
He wanted to say that such words should not be spoken too much.
But then he thought, given Kitazawa's current status, the Hyuga Clan couldn't afford to offend him, and might not cause him trouble.
In fact, Neji also felt that Kitazawa knew Gentle Fist. Because when he taught Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, he felt that Kitazawa was more proficient than Hyuga Hiashi.
But theoretically, this was impossible.
How could someone master Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms without a Byakugan? He couldn't understand it.
After chatting for a couple of sentences, everyone stopped talking because the battle on the field had changed.
After blocking Chidori Senbon, Kimimaro immediately charged towards Sasuke. He had already realized that only close combat could defeat him.
Konoha Style: Willow!
Sasuke took out the sword of the thunder god. In an instant, he swung his arm, and countless sword shadows appeared with him at the center.
Kimimaro's rapidly advancing body suddenly froze in place, unable to move. He immediately realized that he had fallen into a Genjutsu.
Is this a composite Ninjutsu of Genjutsu and Kenjutsu?
Kimimaro found that Sasuke had revealed too little in the first two rounds of battle, which led to him being at a disadvantage from the very beginning.
Curse Seal of Earth: Level Two!
At a critical moment, a vast surge of Chakra erupted from Kimimaro's body. The raging Chakra immediately broke through the Genjutsu.
Just then, Sasuke's movements paused, and a true killing move emerged amidst the countless sword shadows. He thrust his sword at the transformed Kimimaro.
Clang!
Kimimaro's bone blocked in front of him. This bone was enormous, perfectly blocking the sword of the thunder god.
Kimimaro's mind moved, and the bone pressed forward. The immense force made Sasuke's right arm go numb.
He immediately realized that his strength was far inferior to Kimimaro's in Curse Seal of Earth: Level Two.
Body Flicker Technique!
Sasuke quickly widened the distance. Now, the best way to win was from long range.
Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!
Sasuke put away the sword of the thunder god and formed hand signs. A scorching aura permeated the air, and the surrounding temperature suddenly rose.
A giant dragon composed entirely of flames crashed into Kimimaro.
Kimimaro did not dodge but instead met it head-on. He crossed his arms, and dense bones emerged from his forearms.
At the same time, his bone tail lashed out fiercely. The dragon's head was immediately struck, collapsing inwards.
Kimimaro accelerated, flicking his arms. A large number of bones tore the fire dragon into pieces.
A sound like a thousand birds chirping rang out.
It's this Lightning Release Ninjutsu again? Kimimaro looked at Sasuke. His right hand was already gathering dazzling lightning.
Dance of the Camellia! Kimimaro made a decisive move and charged forward.
He gripped his bone blade and immediately unleashed a series of attacks. He just needed to hit him before the Chidori Senbon was thrown out.
But there was no Chidori Senbon, only Chidori Current. The brilliant lightning spread, quickly covering Sasuke's entire body.
Sasuke pulled out the sword of the thunder god and met the attack. The sword of the thunder god blocked the most fatal blow, and all the other bone blade attacks then fell onto the layer of lightning on his body.
Kimimaro's expression changed slightly, and just as he was about to exert more force, the lightning, following his bone blade, erupted all at once.
Kimimaro never expected such a change. He was completely enveloped by the lightning.
A dual sensation of numbness and pain spread throughout his body. Kimimaro froze in place.
Sasuke unhurriedly aimed the sword of the thunder god at him. But he did not launch another attack. After all, this was just a spar, not a battle to the death.
"Winner, Uchiha Sasuke," Kitazawa announced the result.
Kimimaro, hit by so much lightning, was unable to move. Sasuke only needed to land one more sword strike to kill him.
Kitazawa walked up to Kimimaro. He extended both hands to help him heal. After all, being struck by lightning was not a pleasant experience.
Fortunately, Kimimaro was currently in Curse Seal of Earth: State Two, with abundant Chakra, so it wasn't particularly serious.
Sasuke, hearing this, retracted the sword of the thunder god, a smile involuntarily playing on his lips.
He had to admit, Kimimaro had put considerable pressure on him earlier. But after understanding all of his information, fighting him became much easier.
Sure enough, the Uchiha Clan is the strongest!
Sasuke suppressed the urge to laugh wildly. Because his target wasn't Kimimaro, but Naruto.
Sasuke looked towards the Genius Class members not far away, basking in the warm sunlight. Although the practical exam only had three rounds, if he challenged Naruto, he wouldn't refuse.
Only by defeating Naruto could he prove his strength.
"We won!" Sakura said excitedly.
"Did we still lose?" Tayuya muttered to herself.
In fact, when the battle first started, Kimimaro being controlled by Genjutsu, had given her a bad premonition.
The subsequent battle also proved this point; it was indeed terrible.
But could Kimimaro be blamed? He couldn't.
He lost without any element of luck, and he even used the Curse Seal of Earth, which was like using a cheat. After all, the Curse Seal of Earth was not his own power.
Even so, he still lost to Sasuke. Although a lack of information was also a reason, the main reason was insufficient strength.
"How did Sasuke also improve so much?" Ino couldn't help but say, "He's practically leaving no one a way to live."
"Every time I think I've made great progress, Sasuke and Naruto always deliver a fatal blow to me." Kiba scratched his head, asking in distress, "Logically speaking, shouldn't the stronger you are, the slower your progress?"
"Haven't you gotten used to it yet?" Shikamaru clasped his hands behind his head and retorted, "I've long since realized they're not human."
"This is probably what genius is." Tenten said with emotion, "You can't judge them by common sense."
Neji's mouth twitched at her words. Before he met Naruto and Sasuke, he thought he was a genius, and a super genius at that.
In fact, he was. It's just that he has now discovered there was a perverted level of genius even above super genius.
Especially Naruto, who puzzled him. Sasuke, as a member of the Uchiha Clan, possessing the Sharingan, having great strength, was reasonable.
But why Naruto?
If Kitazawa were to say it, that massive Chakra could also be considered a Bloodline Limit similar to the Sharingan.
"As expected of my lifelong rival!" Naruto said excitedly.
Sasuke's performance in this match made his blood boil. Compared to before, he was indeed much stronger.
Especially the Chidori Current and Chidori Senbon, which he also found troublesome.
"If Sasuke weren't so young, I think with his strength, he might even be able to participate in the Jonin exam." Kosuke exclaimed, "The young people nowadays, their talent is higher than the last."
"Naruto and Sasuke are just exceptions." Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a chuckle, "Everyone else is still very normal."
Kakashi nodded. He had seen many geniuses, and he himself was a genius, but he had truly never seen anyone like Sasuke and Naruto before.
"It's a good thing such geniuses appeared in our Konoha Village." Maruboshi Kosuke said with a smile, "In another ten years, the other Ninja Villages will have headaches."
"Maybe it won't even take ten years," Kakashi said.
"That's true." Kosuke nodded and said, "You became a Jonin at twelve and were famous throughout the Ninja World; they'll definitely be faster."
The light green Chakra glow dissipated.
Kitazawa withdrew his hands. He looked at the dejected Kimimaro, unsure how to comfort him for a moment.
"Your Shikotsumyaku has just begun to develop." Kitazawa thought for a moment and said, "You won't be much worse than them in the future."
This was a lie. Under normal circumstances, Shikotsumyaku was indeed not inferior to the Sharingan.
But Sasuke was clearly the exception; he had the protagonist's halo.
"Thank you, Teacher Kitazawa." Kimimaro recovered and said.
"And they've been in special training for so long, you've only had one month, so it's normal not to be as good as them."
Kitazawa patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "My special training is very effective."
Kimimaro did not refute. If one person is strong, it might be because of their high talent. But if a group of people in the Genius Class are all strong, that proves Kitazawa's worth.
In comparison, Otogakure's training method was completely hands-off. Orochimaru basically didn't care about them.
Thinking of this, Kimimaro still felt a sense of anticipation. It was naturally good to become stronger. The stronger he became, the more qualified he would be to become Orochimaru's perfect vessel.
[Current Mission: Help Kimimaro achieve first place in a practical exam.]
[Mission Reward: 20% of Shikotsumyaku.]
[Accept?]
Kitazawa looked at the three lines of text before him, his first reaction being, "You're making things difficult for me, Fat Tiger."
Although Kimimaro was formidable, how could he overcome Naruto, Sasuke, and Yakumo? However, he immediately discovered the system's blind spot.
Because the system mission stated to achieve first place in a practical exam. It did not specify which type of practical exam.
In other words, a new type of practical exam could be chosen, which meant doing missions. For the traditional practical exam attended by all students, Kitazawa's original plan was to use it only this one time.
This was also because Kimimaro, Tayuya, Jugo, and Haku had joined the Genius Class. Thinking of this, Kitazawa accepted the mission.
Kimimaro and Sasuke left the arena.
Kitazawa walked towards the lottery box. Kimimaro had lost all three rounds and could no longer enter the top three.
Undoubtedly, his system mission was successfully completed. Although the system notification hadn't appeared yet.
Tayuya had fought two rounds, also losing both, making it basically impossible for her to enter the top five. However, just in case, Kitazawa planned one last bit of manipulation.
"Third round, second match of sparring, Tayuya versus Naruto." Kitazawa reached out, casually took out two small slips of paper, and called out.
"...?" Tayuya was dumbfounded. Me, fight that monster, Naruto? Is this for real?
"It feels like your luck in drawing is comparable to Kimimaro's." Kiba couldn't help but laugh.
Shikamaru shook his head.
Silly child, is this a matter of drawing luck? Kimimaro was an accident, but Tayuya too? Could that still be an accident?
Shikamaru guessed that Kitazawa's reason for rigging it was to teach these two new geniuses a lesson, to make them humble.
Currently, it seemed the effect was outstanding; both of them were practically driven to self-isolation.