Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 53 Genius

"Battle begins!"

As soon as Iruka finished speaking, the two figures rushed towards each other like arrows released from a bow.

Satsuki moved with lightning speed, her long black hair tracing a graceful arc behind her. Her fist aimed straight for Naruto's face, but he easily dodged it with a sidestep.

"In terms of physical combat, I will not lose to you!"

"I can't believe it!" Satsuki declared confidently, dodging Naruto's sweeping kick with a backflip. Her movements were fluid and graceful, belying her status as a ninja academy student.

"It's too early to declare victory!"

Naruto suddenly changed his tactics. After exchanging a few blows, he used the momentum of his spin to leap into the air, and then slashed down with his right leg like a battle axe.

"Leaf Whirlwind!"

This taijutsu, personally taught by Might Guy, slammed towards Sōgetsu with astonishing force. The children watching gasped in unison, and several even instinctively closed their eyes.

"boom!"

The immense impact kicked up dust and sent sand and gravel flying. Iruka's expression changed drastically, his hand already halfway raised to stop the match—such power completely exceeded his understanding of "children's physical training"!

"Wait a minute, Iruka-sensei."

Naruto's voice came from within the smoke and dust, surprisingly calm. "That Satsuki guy... isn't that weak."

Then his words were proven true, and the dust gradually settled. Only Naruto and a wooden stake remained on the field.

"A substitution technique..."

Naruto straightened up, a look of admiration flashing in his eyes.

"You're really skilled."

Naruto's exclamation of praise had barely faded when a sharp sensation suddenly struck the back of his neck. Instinctively, he raised his right arm and delivered a swift elbow strike backward—

"boom!"

The figure of Zuo Yue, who wanted to be hanged, once again turned into white smoke and disappeared.

It's a clone technique!

Naruto didn't give himself time to be surprised; his gaze swept across the entire training ground. Suddenly, he fixed his eyes on the crowd of spectators.

"So... it's here!"

To everyone's astonishment, Naruto suddenly charged into the crowd of students watching the fight. Iruka almost cried out in surprise as Naruto delivered a swift side kick to an unremarkable brown-haired boy.

"boom!"

Surprisingly, the "ordinary student" reacted extremely quickly, raising his leg to block, the two legs colliding with a dull thud. As a puff of white smoke rose, Zuo Yue's true form appeared.

Transformation technique to blend into the crowd of spectators?!

Iruka's jaw nearly dropped to the floor. Such exquisite mastery of the Three Bodies Technique, such quick thinking and adaptability—could a freshman really possess that?

The two figures returned to the center of the arena. Satsuki deftly blocked Naruto's straight punch with her wrist, her dark eyes gleaming with excitement. At this moment, she completely forgot her usual arrogant demeanor, revealing the warlike nature of the Uchiha clan.

"You're absolutely amazing! You're truly worthy of being my rival!"

Naruto launched another sweeping leg attack at Sasuke's lower body. "That's an honor! But even if you praise me, I won't let you win!"

His voice also betrayed an undisguised excitement. The two exchanged blows faster and faster, leaving afterimages across the playground. The children watching were completely mesmerized; was this really a competition between peers?

Iruka gripped the scoreboard tightly, both amazed by the children's talent and struggling with how to guide them.

With this level of skill... is it really necessary to go to ninja school?

"Bang!"

Satsuki's slender figure suddenly broke free from Naruto's taijutsu suppression, leaping backward to create distance. A defiant smile curled at the corner of her lips.

Her hands instantly blurred into afterimages as she began to form hand seals.

Seeing this, Naruto realized that they were about to clash with each other's ninjutsu, and he began to form hand seals, almost simultaneously forming the same ones.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

"boom--!!!"

Two blazing fireballs collided violently in the center of the arena, unleashing an astonishing heatwave. The scorching air swept around, even the sand and gravel on the ground were baked slightly red by the intense heat.

The children watching were forced to back away by the blast of hot air, staring in disbelief at the scene before them.

"Is this...is this really a student from the Ninja Academy?!"

"Alright! The sparring is over! You two stop right now!" Iruka's expression changed drastically, and he rushed forward to try and stop them. But it was too late.

"Is that all?" Naruto's throat suddenly surged with even more powerful chakra.

"Whoosh—!" His fireball suddenly expanded, and the crimson flames instantly suppressed Zuo Yue's fireball, pushing it back towards her!

"Fool."

Satsuki snorted coldly, took a deep breath, and her chakra erupted once more.

"Boom—!" The fire reversed again, with the two fireballs locked in a stalemate in the center of the field. Sparks flew everywhere, and some even landed on nearby tree trunks, instantly burning them black.

"Stop! The sparring is over!" Iruka's forehead was covered in cold sweat. This was no ordinary sparring; it was a real ninja duel! If this continued, it would be disastrous if both of them got injured!

"Whoosh—!"

A sharp whooshing sound suddenly cut through the air, and suddenly, a shuriken precisely sliced ​​into the intersection of the two fireballs!

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

The next second, the shuriken split in mid-air, turning into several sharp, cold afterimages that forcefully cleaved the raging fireball in two!

The blazing flames were forcibly torn apart, exploding into countless sparks, which eventually dissipated slowly in the air.

"Alright, that's enough sparring."

A steady voice came from the sidelines. Naruto turned his head and saw that the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, had been standing on the sidelines at some point, holding a shuriken that he hadn't thrown yet. His aged face showed a hint of helplessness, but he couldn't hide the admiration in his eyes.

"Three generations of grandfathers?"

"Hokage-sama!" Iruka hurriedly bowed, his forehead still covered in cold sweat, clearly shaken by the possibility of his students being injured in the battle just now.

The Third Hokage, who had rushed over after seeing the situation getting out of control using his telescope technique, waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Iruka, don't be nervous. It's good that the children are motivated, but..."

He looked at Naruto and Satsuki, his tone gentle yet brooking no argument, "The sparring at the Ninja Academy should stop now. This time it's a draw. Now—form the reconciliation seal."

Satsuki pouted, clearly dissatisfied with the result, but still obediently extended her hand, forming the reconciliation seal. "What a pity, if we had persisted a little longer, the outcome would have been decided..."

Naruto smiled, extended his hand, and formed the reconciliation seal. "Yeah, try harder next time."

"Hmph!" Zuo Yue turned her face away, but the tips of her ears turned slightly red. The rule of straightforwardness over tsundere appeared.

Seeing this, the Third Hokage's eyes flashed with a hint of relief, then he turned and left, leaving behind only the words, "Iruka, continue with the lesson."

After the Hokage's figure completely disappeared, Iruka finally breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and looked at the two who had just been fighting fiercely but were now chatting enthusiastically, leaving him speechless.

"Ahem... Let's continue the sparring! Next group—"

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