“This, this, this kid is truly surprising!”
In the Hokage Office, the Third Hokage was observing Chiye and Naruto through a crystal ball.
When he saw Chiye release the Clone Technique, he was also very surprised, but to him, he could tell at a glance that this was a technique Chiye used to create afterimages through high-speed movement, thereby achieving clones.
This technique, even Might Guy had not mastered it; it required extremely powerful explosive force and speed.
It seems this little guy will definitely achieve great things in the future; he is now very much looking forward to this kid's future development.
Meanwhile, in the assessment classroom.
Mizuki's exclamation, “Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!”
left everyone dumbfounded.
Although the Clone Technique can create several clones, using the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu indeed requires a vast amount of Chakra and precise control.
Iruka also showed a look of relief, nodded, and announced: “Kitsure Chiyo, you pass the assessment!”
Under the gazes of everyone's wide eyes and various expressions, Chiye calmly walked back to his seat and sat down.
As soon as he sat down, Naruto darted over and eagerly asked: “Chiye, what exactly is going on? You actually know the Clone Technique! And you didn't even tell me!”
Chiye smiled and whispered: “It's not the Clone Technique. I'll teach you this technique in a few days, but whether you can learn it depends on your fortune.”
“Really?”
Upon hearing this, Naruto also showed a look of eager anticipation.
Chiye nodded: “Have I ever lied to you?”
“Haha! As expected of my good partner!” Naruto laughed happily.
However, the moment Mizuki saw Naruto, a bold idea formed in his mind; he felt it was worth a try.
After the first round of assessments ended, the second round, taijutsu, took place on the training ground.
All students who passed the first round drew lots to choose their opponents.
And, by a strange coincidence, Chiye actually drew Sasuke!
Naruto ran over to take a look, and seeing it was Sasuke, he immediately laughed: “Chiye, beat him up, beat him to death! He's always so arrogant, it makes me angry just looking at him. Sakura actually likes this guy, it's infuriating!”
Chiye smiled and patted his shoulder: “As you wish, I'll vent your anger!”
Actually, Chiye was also looking for an opportunity to fight Sasuke, because the system had a mission: defeat Sasuke and be rewarded with the Qi Shadow Clone.
Qi Shadow Clone, as the name suggests, allows one to use 'Qi' to achieve the effects of a Chakra Shadow Clone.
Although Chiye doesn't have Chakra in his body, he has 'Qi', a vast amount of it, all brought to him by the system.
But this was only one reason; another reason was that Sasuke was indeed too arrogant!
Not beating up Sasuke once would leave him feeling unsettled.
Subsequently, students who did not pass the first round could go home to rest, while those participating in the second round stood solemnly on the training ground, waiting.
Chiye had expected Naruto to stay and watch him brutally beat Sasuke, but who knew, that kid actually told him that a supermarket was selling limited edition instant ramen, and he was going to rush to buy it first, completely forgetting about him beating Sasuke…
He was truly speechless.
Under the scorching sun, Chiye watched round after round of matches conclude.
But interestingly, there was no distinction between victory and defeat; as long as a certain requirement was met, the assessment was considered passed.
And that 'Fat Tiger' who had just mocked him was defeated by Choji in a few swift moves, beaten to a pulp.
Even so, Fat Tiger also passed the assessment.
“Next group, Chiye and Sasuke!” Iruka raised his hand and shouted.
Chiye came to the arena and only then realized that Mizuki was not by Iruka's side; his position had been taken by someone else he didn't know.
“Iruka-sensei, where is Mizuki-sensei?” Chiye asked.
“Oh, Mizuki said he had a stomachache,” Iruka replied.
Ugh… what a clumsy excuse.
However, Chiye could roughly guess what Mizuki was up to.
According to the plot, these few days were when Naruto would steal the scroll of seals.
And among the missions the system gave him, there was one: assist Naruto in stealing the scroll of seals, with a very tempting reward, the Kamehameha!
So, Mizuki must have gone to 'comfort' Naruto!
“Alright, prepare to start!”
As Iruka spoke, Chiye saw Sasuke still looking arrogant, walking from the line with his hands in his pockets.
Sakura and Ino were still cheering him on from the sidelines.
Fat Tiger even shouted, “Beat Chiye!”
Truly childish… Chiye was speechless.
Sasuke saw Chiye looking at him expressionlessly; he wanted to laugh. A dead last actually fighting him?
Was there any chance of winning?
It was better to end it quickly, it was boring.
“Begin battle!”
With Iruka's command, Sasuke launched the first attack.
In this match, non-lethal Ninjutsu like the Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu, as well as shuriken and kunai, could be used.
But Sasuke was very arrogant; he didn't use anything, charging directly. He believed that fighting such a weakling didn't require these things at all.
In Chiye's eyes, Sasuke's movements were as slow as a duck's.
Facing Sasuke's attack, he merely tilted his body slightly and avoided it.
Sasuke froze for a moment; he was very surprised that he hadn't hit. He turned to look and then saw Chiye's fist darting towards his face.
He was startled and performed several backflips in a row, creating distance between himself and Chiye.
When he stopped, he realized that he had actually broken out in a cold sweat.
And Chiye seemed to have not moved from his spot.
What exactly was this?
He didn't understand.
“What's wrong with Sasuke? Why did he suddenly pull back?” Sakura asked.
“I don't know, it's strange. Wasn't he attacking?” Ino shook her head.
Not only them, but everyone present, including the two examiners, hadn't seen Chiye's movements clearly.
After all, Chiye's movements were simply too fast and had very little amplitude. To be honest, even a Special Jonin, without careful observation, would not be able to detect Chiye's movements.
“Hey! Are you going to fight or not? Are you scared of me?” Chiye shouted, his goal being to provoke Sasuke.
Sasuke was indeed provoked and charged at Chiye again.
As expected of Sasuke!
Chiye chuckled inwardly.
However, this time Sasuke didn't charge like a brute; instead, he made hand signs while running.
Then he shouted: “Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!”
Suddenly, a crimson flame erupted from Sasuke's mouth, heading straight for Chiye.
This scene shocked the others present; they hadn't expected Sasuke to actually use a C-rank Ninjutsu, the Great Fireball.
Generally, these things are not taught in the Ninja Academy; students only learn them after graduating and being assigned to a mentor.
Therefore, in previous battles, except for Choji who used the Partial Expansion Jutsu once, everyone else fought with kunai and shuriken.
However, in Chiye's eyes, Sasuke's Great Fireball was like a small flame from a lighter, which he could extinguish with a flick of his hand.
But he didn't do that; instead, he jumped out of the fireball's range, waiting for Sasuke's next attack.
Sure enough, as soon as Chiye landed, three shuriken thrown by Sasuke flew precisely towards him.
Chiye did a backflip to avoid the shuriken, and as soon as he landed, he saw Sasuke had already arrived in front of him.
He's quite fast.
Sasuke gripped a kunai and thrust it towards Chiye's abdomen.
Iruka thought Sasuke was going for a killing blow and was about to intervene when he saw Sasuke seemingly suffer a heavy blow to the head, causing him to fly backward.
What exactly happened?
This scene once again shocked everyone; they were all dumbfounded, completely unable to understand what had specifically occurred.
They could only see Sasuke, after falling to the ground, clutching his forehead and glaring at Chiye, wanting to continue fighting, but his head was very dizzy, making him unable to stand up for a short while.
However, that scene just now was deeply etched into his mind; even if everyone else hadn't seen it clearly, he couldn't possibly have missed it, because at the moment of impact, he activated his single-tomoe Sharingan.
Just now, as the kunai in his hand was about to stab Chiye's abdomen, Chiye suddenly squatted down. This should have been impossible; how could he squat down immediately after landing and before stabilizing himself?
But Chiye had indeed done it, and then he saw Chiye make a flicking motion with his right hand, and with lightning speed, he flicked his forehead.
Chiye's speed was so fast that his body couldn't keep up at all.
He was directly sent flying like that.
“Damn it!” Sasuke slammed his fist hard on the ground. He couldn't understand why a dead last would be so strong.
And Chiye was still standing in place, looking at the middle finger of his right hand, thinking, did I hit him too hard just now? Will Sasuke become even dumber? This guy is already a bit dense, will he become even more so in the future?
Although Iruka was also unclear, seeing Sasuke lose his fighting capability, he still announced: “Chiye wins! At the same time, Sasuke also qualifies for graduation.”
【Ding! Reward obtained: Qi Shadow Clone Jutsu.】