Chapter 8 Sasuke: Referee, how do you fight against a chakra monster?
"How... is this possible!"
The fallen Sasuke wore an expression of utter disbelief. He had actually lost to his opponent.
"You lose!"
At that moment, a Kunai was already placed against Sasuke's neck.
"The winner is... Byakuya!"
As soon as Iruka announced the winner, the girls in the audience erupted into cheers.
"He won?"
"Oh my god, this is too unbelievable! I never expected Lord Byakuya to be this strong!"
"Was that the C-rank Ninjutsu, Wild Water Wave? It feels like Byakuya uses it more proficiently than my father, and my father is a Jonin!"
"The top rookie of this year, Uchiha Sasuke, actually lost to Byakuya?"
"Lord Byakuya is so handsome! I want to..."
Naruto, standing to the side, was dumbfounded. This wasn't right; the plot shouldn't have progressed this way!
In the observation stands.
Neji and Tenten were also finding it hard to believe. Byakuya had actually defeated Sasuke?
"What happened to Sasuke just now? Couldn't his Sharingan see which was the real body?"
Tenten said, puzzled. It shouldn't have been like that.
"By the way, Lee, how did you know Byakuya would win?"
Tenten suddenly remembered that Lee had said earlier that Byakuya would win.
Lee told the two what he had seen.
"You're saying that Byakuya, while wearing that terrifying weighted gear, could still cleanly defeat Sasuke?"
A glint flashed in Neji's eyes.
"Interesting. This is getting more and more interesting!"
Originally, he thought only Uchiha Sasuke from this year could possibly match him, but he never expected Byakuya could also put some pressure on him.
Everyone on the field reacted differently, but the most bewildered had to be Sasuke.
The fallen Sasuke stood up stiffly, simultaneously beginning to question his life.
He hadn't been able to see through his opponent's Clone Jutsu just now?
And also, what the hell was that monstrous chakra? Referee, this guy is cheating!
Just now, when he was targeted by the Water Release from over a dozen Shadow Clones, Sasuke almost thought he was going to meet his parents.
That sense of crisis... those Shadow Clones were definitely not simple Clone Jutsu!
"The jutsu you used just now was definitely not the Clone Jutsu!"
Sasuke stood up and asked stubbornly.
Don't ask why Sasuke was so confident. It was because he had previously witnessed the Body Flicker Technique of one of his older cousins.
The clones Byakuya used were absolutely not ordinary Clone Jutsu.
"Oh!"
Byakuya hadn't expected Sasuke to figure it out. He could only think, 'as expected of the Sharingan.'
"Correct. It's an ordinary B-rank Ninjutsu: the Shadow Clone Jutsu."
"What? How is that possible!"
Sasuke's eyes widened upon hearing this.
"Even after training for so many years, the Chakra in my body can't sustain too many Great Fireballs!"
This defeat was a massive blow to Sasuke.
Sasuke simply couldn't fathom what he was even facing!
"Everyone's constitution is different."
Byakuya said with utter calm.
Possessing Wood Release, isn't it normal to have a bit more Chakra in one's body?
Simultaneously, Byakuya turned his head to look at the place where Kakashi and the others were hiding.
"Interesting. Observing us, are they?"
However, Byakuya didn't pay it too much mind. The Shadow Clone Jutsu was part of the inheritance left to him by his parents.
It was perfectly reasonable that he could use it.
As for having a bit more Chakra in his body, Byakuya stuck to his line: everyone's constitution is different. What's wrong with him having a bit more than them?
But Byakuya turning his head like that made Kakashi fall into deep thought.
"Did he... sense us just now?"
Kurenai Yuhi said, somewhat unable to believe it.
"And what hand seals was he making just now?"
Even Kurenai couldn't tell what hand seals Byakuya had used during the fight.
"B-rank Ninjutsu, the Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Kakashi saw through the details at a glance. Although it was the Shadow Clone Jutsu, those hand seals seemed like they were just for show.
"A B-rank Ninjutsu? How dare he?"
Asuma gasped in shock upon hearing this. Using a B-rank Ninjutsu at this age?
"Then the jutsu he used earlier was real too?"
Now even Asuma had to start taking Byakuya seriously.
"When did Konoha produce such a genius!"
Asuma felt this matter absolutely had to be reported to his old man.
Young, handsome, a once-in-a-century genius, and even a civilian to boot!
The last time Asuma saw a character setup like this was when facing the Fourth Hokage!
"No!"
That intuition surfaced again in Kakashi's heart.
The person who erupted with Chakra on the hillside that day was definitely connected to Byakuya!
In fact, that person very likely was Byakuya!
Kakashi was shocked by his own bold speculation.
"What's wrong, Kakashi?"
Asuma, seeing Kakashi lost in thought, asked.
"Nothing!"
Kakashi hurriedly snapped out of his previous state. Perhaps he really was overthinking it.
How could a child like Byakuya possibly unleash Chakra on such a scale?
Simultaneously, both Asuma and Kakashi agreed that this matter needed to be reported to the Third Hokage.
"You two go ahead. I'll stay here and watch the rest of the matches!"
Kurenai Yuhi seemed to have thought of something and thus didn't leave with Kakashi and the others.
It was clear that Byakuya had successfully piqued Kurenai Yuhi's interest.
Back on the field, Sasuke also understood where he had lost.
"Next time, I definitely won't lose to you!"
"This time... you won."
Sasuke wasn't a sore loser, but he just couldn't accept it.
You can defeat me, but you can never make me submit!
"I hope you'll give me a bit of a surprise the next time we meet."
Byakuya didn't hold any particular grudge against Sasuke either.
That's just Sasuke's personality. Byakuya didn't think he was being targeted.
However, Byakuya probably wouldn't live to see the day Sasuke surpassed him.
Even if the Sage of Six Paths came to give Sasuke a power-up, Sasuke likely wouldn't have a chance to surpass him in this lifetime.
After all, today was only the second day since he obtained the system.
With just the two entries of One-Click Max Level and Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Byakuya was already in an invincible position.