"Sasuke, stop!!!"
Iruka's shout came far too late.
With rage already boiling over, Sasuke didn't care about anything else.
As the final hand seal completed, chakra rapidly gathered in his mouth.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!!"
Scorching flames erupted from Sasuke's mouth, instantly forming a massive fireball that roared straight toward Aiden.
"He can actually use ninjutsu?!"
"Wow! That's amazing!"
"Sasuke-kun is so cool!"
Seeing Sasuke unleash a real technique, the girls cheering for him immediately exploded with excitement.
No one had expected that someone who'd just enrolled would already be capable of using ninjutsu.
Unlike the fangirls, Shikamaru—standing in the crowd—lost his usual lazy expression, his face turning serious.
"This just got troublesome…"
Under everyone's gaze, facing the blazing fireball—
Aiden didn't even make a move to dodge.
His expression remained filled with disdain, as if what was coming at him wasn't a C-rank ninjutsu, but a tiny spark.
Seeing this, Iruka completely lost it.
It was already outrageous enough that Sasuke had used a C-rank technique on the Hokage's grandson—
but Aiden was even more absurd, standing there without dodging at all.
"Damn it! Aiden, get out of the way!"
BOOM!!!
Before Iruka could intervene, the fireball slammed straight into Aiden.
Blazing flames shot skyward, thick smoke billowing out in all directions.
Aiden's figure vanished completely within it.
Iruka's eyes went hollow.
Taking a Fireball Jutsu head-on—
even if he didn't die, he'd definitely be crippled.
"Hahahahahaha!!!"
"So you really are trash after all!!"
Seeing Aiden fail to dodge even once, Sasuke burst into wild laughter.
Sarutobi clan? Hokage's grandson?
All of it was nothing compared to the pride of the Uchiha clan!
But while Sasuke was laughing—
he didn't notice that the area around the training ground had quietly filled with people.
Not only ANBU…
But Root operatives, darker still—
and Uchiha Fugaku, who had rushed over in a hurry.
The moment Fugaku saw the scene, his vision nearly went black.
His own son had just blasted the Hokage's grandson with a Fireball Jutsu—
and hit him directly.
On the other side, Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo had also arrived.
Strangely enough, neither of them looked worried.
Moments earlier, someone from the Hyuga clan had already confirmed it—
Aiden was completely fine.
Only then did the two finally relax.
Even so, their gazes simultaneously locked onto Uchiha Fugaku.
Already feeling something was terribly wrong, Fugaku's heart sank even further under their stares.
"That's it?"
As everyone stood frozen in shock, a calm, slightly mocking voice suddenly emerged from the smoke.
With a casual wave of his hand, Aiden dispersed the thick clouds around him.
Sasuke's laughter cut off instantly.
He stared at Aiden in disbelief.
"That's impossible!!!"
"Why are you completely fine?!"
His Fireball Jutsu hadn't done anything beyond dirtying Aiden's clothes.
How could Sasuke possibly accept that?
Facing Sasuke's shocked expression, Aiden leisurely brushed the ash from his outfit.
"You? Seriously?"
"What do you even count as?"
"You actually dare use trash like this?"
"What did you say?!"
Sasuke's rage reignited instantly, bloodshot eyes glaring forward.
But awakening the Sharingan was still far beyond him.
Since his strongest technique had failed, Sasuke didn't hesitate.
With a flip of his wrists, two kunai appeared in his hands.
Staring at Aiden's indifferent face—
You brought this on yourself.
"Whoosh!"
The two kunai shot forward.
One aimed straight at Aiden's eye.
The other targeted his heart.
Under everyone's gaze, Aiden still didn't dodge.
He let the kunai strike his body directly.
"What the hell?!"
"That's fake, right?!"
"That's a human body?!"
The moment the kunai made contact—
they shattered on the spot.
Snapping apart like brittle twigs, turning into useless scraps of metal.
At that instant, it wasn't just Sasuke—
everyone present was stunned, staring at Aiden in disbelief.
As for Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo—
their eyes lit up.
They'd thought yesterday's display of strength was already impressive.
Turns out—
there was more.
"Well?"
"That's all you've got?"
Seeing Sasuke frozen in place, Aiden slowly walked toward him.
Faced with Aiden approaching, Sasuke's body refused to move.
His mind replayed the scenes over and over—
ninjutsu, kunai, all completely useless.
By the time Sasuke snapped back to reality, Aiden was already standing in front of him.
"S-Sarutobi Aiden… you… what are you trying to do?!"
Looking at the clearly frightened Sasuke, Aiden instantly lost interest.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, he casually raised a hand—
and lightly patted Sasuke's face.
"Compared to your brother, you're really pathetic."
"You're not even worth me lifting a finger."
With that, Aiden turned away, leaving Sasuke standing there in a daze.
At the same time, a familiar prompt echoed in his mind.
[Ding! Publicly humiliating Uchiha Sasuke]
[Fusion Progress +8%]
As the notification faded, Aiden felt a powerful surge run through his body.
Not only had his super strength and super defense improved—
a new ability awakened within him.
Super Speed.
Feeling the changes in his body, Aiden's mood soared.
As expected, targeting main cast characters was the way to go—
the fusion progress skyrocketed.
As Aiden returned to stand beside Sarutobi Hiruzen and Shimura Danzo,
an ANBU operative appeared beside Sasuke, checking on his condition with clear concern.
At the same time, Uchiha Fugaku stepped forward to face the two elders.
"Hokage-sama… Danzo-sama…"
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