Chapter 7: Hand Seals? Who uses Hand Seals seriously!
It wasn't just Tenten and Neji observing this scene.
Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai were also hidden in the dark.
"So these are this year's graduates? They seem ordinary!"
Asuma lit a cigarette and said casually.
"I said, be serious, don't let the students discover us."
Kurenai said with some dissatisfaction regarding Asuma's actions.
But Asuma didn't take it seriously at all. No matter what, they were Elite Jonin; how could they be discovered by these kids who weren't even Genin?
"The two currently fighting are the strongest of this batch!"
Kakashi himself didn't know why.
Every time he looked at Byakuya, he would have an inexplicable feeling.
As if Byakuya knew he was watching him.
"Uchiha Sasuke, huh? An Uchiha brat, quite troublesome."
Asuma's rugged face rarely showed a frown.
Now that the Uchiha Clan was annihilated, only Sasuke, a hot potato, remained. He definitely wouldn't take him on.
"Who is that person fighting Sasuke?"
Kurenai Yuhi was immediately attracted to Byakuya, so she pointed at Byakuya in the arena and asked.
Kurenai Yuhi's purple pupils revealed nothing but interest.
"His name is Byakuya. Frankly, I don't understand him either!"
When Byakuya was mentioned, Kakashi's expression became serious.
"His written test scores were all perfect, but he always scored zero in combat!"
"According to Iruka, this child always chose to forfeit his combat exams!"
Kakashi showed immense importance regarding Byakuya.
"An interesting fellow. Although his combat performance doesn't meet the requirements, I actually have high hopes for him."
Seeing Kurenai think so highly of this Byakuya, even Asuma began to feel jealous.
"Kurenai, don't forget, the Third Hokage has already chosen your squad members!"
Asuma worried that Kurenai might suddenly change her mind.
After all, before coming here, they had already roughly known their upcoming teammates.
He would be the captain of Team 10, the teacher of Nara Shikamaru, Ino Yamanaka, and Choji Akimichi.
This perfectly corresponded to the heirs of the Nara, Yamanaka, and Akimichi clans.
And Kurenai would correspond to Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka, and Hinata Hyuga.
Seeing Kurenai place such importance on this Byakuya, he worried she might change her mind because of him.
"Alright, the match is about to begin!"
Just then, Kakashi interrupted them.
The scene shifts to the competition arena.
The initial Talk no Jutsu segment was naturally indispensable.
"Oi, don't you usually forfeit? Why aren't you calling it quits this time? You know, you won't have another chance later."
Sasuke and Byakuya stood opposite each other.
Sasuke was still resentful about being compared to Byakuya earlier.
After all, at this time, Sasuke was still just a child.
"Whether there's a chance for me, I don't know, but you probably won't have one!"
Byakuya's expression began to shift from casual to serious.
Just this aura alone almost made Sasuke retreat.
"How could I be intimidated!"
"Then now, the match begins!"
With Iruka's command.
The next second, Sasuke instantly rushed out, moving extremely fast.
"Hiss, that arrogant Sasuke is so strong!!"
Naruto subconsciously stared in amazement. Although he often bickered with Sasuke, he never doubted Sasuke's strength.
With a bang!
Then a figure flew out like a kite with a broken string.
"It's Sasuke!!!"
Iruka, who was the referee, even wondered if he had seen wrong.
Sasuke was knocked away with a single blow just like that.
"When?!"
Iruka hadn't even clearly seen when Byakuya had attacked!
"Could it be..."
"What happened?!"
"Sasuke was actually sent flying?"
The students on the field immediately erupted.
This was a genius of Sasuke's caliber, yet he was sent flying just like that.
"Are you alright?"
Byakuya hadn't expected his subconscious strike to have such great power.
He hadn't undergone any professional training; these changes in physical fitness were purely brought about by Wood Release.
"Oh my god, Byakuya is so handsome!"
"Impossible, he was always tied with Naruto for last place in every match, how could he be so strong!"
"Is that all you've got?"
Sasuke got up from the ground, not defeated by this.
"I haven't used my full strength yet either!"
Sasuke looked at Byakuya with burning eyes. At this moment, he already considered Byakuya a formidable opponent.
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"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
After gathering Chakra in his throat, Sasuke spewed a giant fireball forward from his mouth.
"Although his personality is aloof, Sasuke's strength is quite impressive. Someone like him suits you well, Kakashi!"
The three Jonin team leaders in the distance also witnessed Sasuke's performance.
It could only be said that he lived up to his title as the top rookie.
"I feel there's no need to watch either. That kid called Byakuya won't be able to block it!"
Asuma was already planning to leave; there was no need to watch further.
An Uchiha Clan genius versus a civilian—the outcome was obvious.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Byakuya casually clapped his hands and began making a few symbolic hand seals.
Byakuya realized he could use Ninjutsu even without hand seals, but to keep a low profile, he still performed a few symbolic ones.
"Poof!!"
Over a dozen of Byakuya's Shadow Clones instantly appeared around him.
"Wow, Byakuya can actually create so many clones at once!"
Sakura screamed again after seeing Byakuya's display.
"But these won't be of any use against that guy Sasuke, right?"
Shikamaru didn't think the Clone Jutsu would work on Sasuke.
"Clone Jutsu? Thinking you can confuse me with this is too naive!"
Sasuke sneered disdainfully.
"Under the Sharingan, everything is useless!"
But when Sasuke activated his Sharingan, he was utterly dumbfounded.
"How is this possible!"
From Sasuke's perspective, every single clone possessed a massive amount of Chakra.
In other words, even the Sharingan couldn't discern which was the real body and which were the clones.
"Water Release: Wild Water Wave!"
Facing Sasuke's attack, Byakuya didn't choose to dodge. Instead, he directly countered with the Ninjutsu he had learned the day before.
Water and fire collided. Sasuke's Great Fireball was snuffed out like a tiny flame.
Sasuke himself was also sent flying by the powerful surge of water vapor.
In fact, if Byakuya's mastery of this jutsu wasn't already flawless, Sasuke might have died under it.