"Tch, you dead last, enjoy your last bit of smack talk. Because you won't be conscious much longer. I'll knock you out immediately."
Neji's tone was disdainful, as if he considered Naruto's words to be utter nonsense.
"Then, let's begin!"
Without further ado, Naruto intended to prove everything with action.
"Hah! Great Ball Rasengan!"
He raised his palm, creating a normal Rasengan with a diameter of one meter. Naruto flashed in front of Neji and slammed the Rasengan down hard.
"What? This speed?"
Neji was startled. "Not good! Rotation!"
A blue chakra film enveloped his body. Neji hadn't fully prepared when Naruto's powerful attack slammed into him.
BOOM!
Dust and smoke erupted, obscuring the arena and preventing those outside from seeing the match.
"Whoosh!"
As the smoke cleared, the crowd gasped at the massive, bottomless crater in the center of the arena.
"That's some serious destructive power…"
"Yeah…"
Whispers rippled through the stands. Naruto's attack had clearly shocked the audience.
It was obvious that the power of this move had surpassed the Chidori.
"Huh, only four seconds. That's a whole second less than I planned."
Naruto looked at the smoking crater with a relaxed expression.
No one knew what was inside the hole.
The red Ceremonial Robe fluttered, complementing Naruto's handsome blond hair, revealing a unique charm at this moment.
The next moment, Naruto suddenly thought of something and grabbed the Ceremonial Robe, holding it tightly against his body, his heart secretly vigilant: Damn it, no one can know that I'm not wearing anything underneath.
Crack!
Suddenly, a hand covered in scars grabbed the wall of the crater.
Then, Neji, covered in wounds, shakily climbed out of the crater.
"Well, you're tough. To take that big move without being fully prepared and still be able to move."
Naruto stared at Neji with interest. He really was like an indestructible cockroach.
"Is this guy really the dead last from before?"
Neji looked at Naruto with a shocked expression, a storm raging in his heart.
For the first time, his deep-seated belief was shaken. "Could it be... that effort really can change everything? Can destiny... really be changed?"
Looking at the sky, Neji seemed to have suddenly realized something.
"I forfeit this match!"
Straightening his arm, Neji forfeited the match.
"What?"
Naruto stared at Neji, surprised. "Isn't this guy as stubborn as a mule? Why would he give up?"
"Therefore, the winner of this match is Naruto Uzumaki!"
Hayate Gekkō announced the result after learning of Neji's forfeit.
Unable to understand, Naruto didn't dwell on it and lazily walked up the stairs from the side of the stands, resting his head on his hands.
"Hey, Naruto, you did pretty well, kid! Not bad at all! Right, Ino?"
Seeing Naruto approaching, Sakura waved at him and patted Ino's shoulder, who was sitting there in a daze.
"Huh? Oh, yeah… yeah…"
Startled, Ino's cheeks flushed slightly as she stammered a response.
Before that, Ino had been spacing out, only snapping back to reality when Sakura patted her shoulder.
But Naruto's handsome face, framed by that golden hair, had been imprinted in her mind, refusing to fade.
"Heh heh, Sakura, did you get mesmerized by me on the battlefield and want to spend some alone time?"
Naruto plopped down in the empty seat beside Sakura, shamelessly pinching her delicate chin.
"You jerk, Naruto! Shameless!"
Pushing Naruto's hand away, Sakura turned her head, but her pretty face was already flushed, the blush spreading all the way to her ears.
"You naughty girl, I'll spank your butt next time!"
Naruto's heart raced as he gazed at Sakura's delicate figure.
"Now, for the next match, Shino Aburame versus Kankuro," Genma announced as usual.
"I'm sorry, but I forfeit this match!"
Kankuro declared his withdrawal the next moment.
"Huh?"
Naruto, who had been lingering over Sakura, was suddenly startled. "Uh oh! Something's about to happen!"
Looking at the "Kazekage" sitting with the Third Hokage on the highest platform, Naruto understood.
"Honey, good brother needs to go to the restroom."
He reached out and stroked Sakura's pretty face beside him, Naruto feeling a secret thrill. "Her skin is so good..."
"Hmph, just go then, why are you telling me?"
Sakura glanced sideways at Naruto, her eyes unconsciously becoming a little alluring, which made Naruto's heart itch.
"Hehe, my honey's so well-behaved, let me give you a kiss!"
He leaned over and pecked Sakura's smooth, fragrant cheek, then laughed and turned to leave.
"Stupid Naruto!"
Startled by Naruto's sudden and audacious action, Sakura stared at his back, her beautiful, large eyes immediately welling up with tears.
Too bad Naruto couldn't see this beauty; otherwise, he would have been so excited he'd have howled at the sky three times.
Entering a dark corridor, Naruto formed a hand seal, "Hmph, Wood Clone!"
Creating a clone, Naruto formed another hand seal: "Camouflage Technique!"
Blending into the surrounding environment, Naruto and the Wood Clone split up.
The Wood Clone would deal with Gaara and the snake summoned through a summoning technique, while the main body would take on Orochimaru and Kabuto's composite form.
Moving cautiously, Naruto's clone exited the corridor and sat back down beside Sakura to observe the situation. Meanwhile, the main body stealthily crept onto the high platform where the "Kazekage" and the Third Hokage were sitting.
"Hey, honey, missed me yet?"
The Wood Clone sat down beside Sakura and asked with a grin.
"Stupid Naruto, if you do that again, I'll be angry!"
Sakura pouted her rosy lips, feigning anger.
"Alright, don't be so angry."
Naruto "begged for mercy."
"Hmph! That's more like it!"
Triumphantly, Sakura's expression was clearly pleased.
"But, my dear, girls shouldn't be too stubborn, or else they won't be liked."
Naruto chuckled softly.
"You think I'm not popular, huh, you idiot?"
Sakura's eyebrows shot up, and she glared at Naruto threateningly.
"Uh..."
Startled, Naruto shrunk back, giving a sheepish smile, and didn't dare to speak.
It seemed that Naruto's conditioned fear of Sakura hadn't worn off even now.
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