"What is he doing?"
The question was somewhat thrown as they saw Suzuki's actions, and those who were present in the Hokage's office all looked at Hiruzen, as he was known as the "Professor," so he should be able to tell what Suzuki did, right?
"Hmm... it seems to be an improvised jutsu? Is it self-made?"
Hiruzen couldn't help but mutter when he saw Suzuki's hand signs and lip movements. He was startled and quickly closed his eyes when the bright light exploded and enveloped everything.
"My eyes!"
Yet, others couldn't react fast, and the light quickly blinded everyone who wasn't fast enough to close their eyes.
The telescope jutsu was a jutsu that showed everything within the space that the user wanted to see, so naturally, it also showed the bright light that came from Suzuki's new, improved jutsu, the Fire Release: Flashbang.
"Smart!"
However, even though his eyes were slightly uncomfortable, Hiruzen praised Suzuki's effortless fighting style.
Suzuki was a civilian, after all, and his chakra amount was minimal, so instead of fighting a long fight, it was better to end it as soon as possible.
More importantly, the Sharingan was a dangerous eye that could make people fall under genjutsu, an illusion, so blinding it with intense light quickly made the Sharingan useless.
"What a smart fighting style..."
Hiruzen murmured, wondering why he had never thought to improve the fire jutsu in such a way.
"Hokage-sama, what was that...?"
"That jutsu..."
"It seemed Suzuki-kun improved the only jutsu that was left behind by his parents."
Unlike before, Hiruzen's voice was filled with doting kindness, as if he saw the future generation as a treasure.
"The jutsu left behind by his parents?"
"Is that the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique?"
"Yes." Hiruzen, being as smart as he was, quickly understood the mechanism behind Suzuki's technique. "Instead of improving the heat or making his fireball bigger, he improved the light aspect of the fire, making it so bright that it will blind his opponent. What a smart boy." He nodded, feeling satisfied. "He is the true inheritor of the Konoha."
Yup, it was ironic, but despite many powerful ninja in the Konoha, almost none of them were famous for their fire jutsu.
No, the Sarutobi and the Uchiha were famous for their fire jutsu, but all they did was to make the fire become larger or shape it into the shape of a dragon or other gigantic things, and none of them made such a simple yet deadly jutsu as Suzuki's Fire Release: Flashbang.
Yet, despite being simple, it quickly nullified the legendary eyes of the Uchiha, and probably, all the ninjas who relied on their eyes-related bloodline, making them dumbfounded.
"What do you think, Kakashi?"
Kakashi, the copy ninja, blinked his eyes, rubbed it for a moment, and said, "It's a simple jutsu. I have copied it, but unfortunately, it is only good for the surprise element."
"That's true."
This ninjutsu was good, but it was just to annoy the opponent, and they had never thought that a civilian ninja could defeat a ninja with a special bloodline, yet Sarutobi felt something that he had never felt before, a drive, or an excitement, where the normal ninja tried to defeat the one with the unique and powerful bloodline.
"Cat, call him over after this. I want to talk with him."
Yup, Suzuki was successful, and he had Hiruzen's attention.
Still, while he attracted attention, it wasn't entirely good, as he would catch the eyes of all the troublesome ones, but as long as Hiruzen was living, he would live well.
"Suzuki Tanaka is the winner!"
Yet, without a doubt, when this announcement was made, everyone was at a loss.
"Sasuke-teme is losing...?!"
The hardest hit was Naruto, at the bottom, yet somehow with the highest stamina of all.
"Wow, Suzuki-kun is the winner! Awesome! He beat Sasuke-teme!"
"...."
Yet, while Naruto was the most vocal, everyone also showed such an intense reaction, as they had never thought that Suzuki would really win this duel.
Sasuke had just awakened his Sharingan, and they thought that the match was as good as over for Suzuki, yet unexpectedly, Suzuki surprised everyone with his sudden new fire jutsu.
"What a drag..."
Shikamaru rubbed his eyes, still feeling the tingling pain. "His jutsu is so troublesome."
He could tell that the flashbang was also a problem for his family's jutsu, as their signature jutsu relied on the shadow. Yet this also made Suzuki a great, ideal ally, since the brighter the light was, the stronger the shadow became.
So, he nudged Ino's side as he whispered, "He is going to become popular now. You should make your move."
"Shut up, Shikamaru! I will gouge your eyes out if you keep talking!"
Ino's face turned crimson as she glared at Shikamaru, yet when she sighed in relief, she was also proud when she saw how effortlessly Suzuki won against Sasuke.
Yes, Sasuke was talented, yet Suzuki was smart.
Still, Ino didn't care about the other vixens, but she couldn't help but look at Hinata, who had known Suzuki first.
"Suzuki-kun!"
Hinata's face flushed in happiness, watching as Suzuki won.
Suzuki also smiled, but he felt that this victory was okay, and frankly, he had many ways to defeat Sasuke, especially when he had the Manager to help him prepare many scenarios to defeat him, yet at the same time, this was also his hard work from before that he hadn't gained this ability, which made everything so smooth.
'Fortunately, I have the memory of my previous life.'
With just the memory of his previous life, he could develop a variety of jutsu by using all the things that he had.
Yes, he might not have his family's special bloodline or unique jutsu, but as long as he had his creativity and the Manager's help, he could develop many unique jutsu to make himself stronger and improve his chances of survival.
Only, while Suzuki felt great, Sasuke became gloomy, his heart filled with shock and rage, as he had lost.
How?!
How could he lose?!
If he lost, how could he have his revenge on Itachi?!
"I HAVEN'T LOST! DIE YOU LOSER"
Sasuke, whose mind had become so crazy hot with rage, grabbed his kunai as he made a drastic movement of trying to stab Suzuki!
"SUZUKI-KUN!"
"STOP, SASUKE!"
"SASUKE-TEME, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"
When the sharp kunai was about to stab him, Suzuki saw a shadow standing behind Sasuke and did something that made Sasuke pass out.
"Huh?"
When Sasuke passed out, everyone saw a single figure with a blade on the back and a cat-like mask.
"Suzuki Tanaka, Hokage-sama, wishes to meet you. Please come to the Hokage's office now."
"...." Everyone.