"As expected of Shikamaru."
"That's Shikamaru for you."
Temari glared at Shikamaru with dead eyes. "This guy... I was careless! Damn it!"
At this time, the referee came to the field, and Shikamaru and Temari retreated.
The referee announced the last test of the Chunin Exams. The next group is Shino and Karin. However, after everyone waited for a long time, Karin was nowhere to be seen. There was a lot of confusion in the audience. Many people started talking about it.
"What's going on? Why isn't that person named Karin here?"
"Did something happen?"
Just when everyone was confused, the referee reluctantly announced that Karin had abstained, and Shino wins. Shino stood on the field, his expression still unchanged.
"Examiner, I would like to wait a little longer; I am very much looking forward to this battle."
The referee helplessly looked at the Third Hokage on the stage, and the Third Hokage sighed and allowed it.
"Wait another ten minutes. If the candidate Karin has not arrived at the venue, it will be considered as abandoning the exam. Shino wins."
As expected, Karin still hadn't shown up. No one knew where she went.
However, at this time, Karin and Sasuke were doing some unspeakable things in the woods...
Immediately afterward, the referee loudly announced the final group, the ace of the two villages, Uchiha Sasuke and Sunagakure's Gaara, are about to have a duel. The whole arena instantly boiled over with excitement as everyone anticipated this peak battle.
Sasuke's clone walked onto the field expressionlessly, with determination and confidence in his eyes. Gaara, on the other hand, had an indifferent look on his face, surrounded by sand, as if he were cut off from the whole world.
The bell rang to start the game, and Gaara immediately launched an attack, with sand rushing toward Sasuke like a tidal wave. Sasuke dodged and quickly avoided the sand attack while making hand seals.
"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!"
The blazing flames collided with the sand, making a crackling sound. Gaara controlled the sand to change into various forms, sometimes turning into spikes, sometimes forming a shield. Sasuke relied on his agility and powerful ninjutsu, starting a fierce fight with Gaara.
As the battle progressed, Gaara was gradually cornered by Sasuke. A strong anger and unwillingness surged in his heart, and the power within him began to stir restlessly.
"Sasuke, I won't lose to you!" Gaara roared, and the sand attacks became more frenzied. The overwhelming sand swept across the sky like an apocalyptic wave, crashing down hard.
Everyone, including the Third Hokage, was a little shocked.
The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, muttered uneasily, "This kind of strength... it's at the Kage-level. Even with Sasuke's Mangekyo Sharingan, it might be hard to deal with."
Sakura and Ino screamed. "Ah! Sasuke-sama, will you win?"
Naruto laughed and said calmly, "If it is the Jinchuuriki of Sunagakure Village, it will be tricky, but if it's Sasuke, he will win!"
Sasuke said calmly, "You're guaranteed to win!"
"Susanoo! Activate!"
"This is the third power, the power of God!"
A huge purple half-skeleton rose from the ground, as big as a hill. Gaara was shocked but attacked without any fear, full of excitement.
"What third power, what god's power! Die! Make me happier!"
The sea of sand hit Susanoo heavily, but Susanoo didn't move at all. Susanoo raised his arm and condensed a sharp blade with black flames in his hand, splitting the sea of sand with one slash.
The Third Hokage was shocked again.
"Is this... black flame? Could it be? The legendary Amaterasu? An unextinguishable flame? Is it Sasuke's Mangekyo ability? Our ace in Konoha, he is truly a genius that is rare to see in a thousand years!"
Gaara waved his arms quickly, and the sand began to change shape, forming a pair of gigantic hands rushing toward Susanoo. Sasuke whispered, looking at Gaara sadly.
"Secret Technique: Ultimate Secret: Take the Sword with Bare Hands!"
Sasuke slashed with his sword and stopped mid-air. Gaara's body suddenly knelt down uncontrollably, and his giant sand hands also moved, pretending to take the sword with bare hands!
"What's wrong with that sand monster? Why is he kneeling down?"
"That bastard Sasuke! What the hell is he doing!"
"That bastard Gaara, what did he do!"
Gaara struggled to break free from the grip, but to no avail. He roared angrily, "What the hell is this! Answer me! Uchiha Sasuke!"
Sasuke's eyes narrowed slightly, his Mangekyo Sharingan turning, and Gaara's figure suddenly fell, the chakra in his body decreasing rapidly, and a little tailed beast chakra began to leak out.
"Gaara! Is Shukaku about to go berserk?" Rasa realized something was wrong and exclaimed.
"Shukaku? What kind of jinchuriki? Our Kazekage-sama, please give us an explanation!"
Rasa thought, "Why don't we start the plan to collapse Konoha now..."
Rasa opened his mouth and glared at Sarutobi Hiruzen. "Hmph, our dear Third Hokage, didn't you also let the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki participate in the competition?"
The Third Hokage didn't know how to respond.
Just when Gaara was about to lose control, Sasuke stopped and did not kill him. He looked at Gaara, who had fallen to the ground, wondering what he was thinking. Sasuke's eyes lit up, emitting a trace of purple-red light that ordinary people could not detect, and cast a barrier!
At this moment, Orochimaru and Kabuto suddenly released a large-scale illusion, and everyone in the arena fell into hallucinations.
Double illusion barrier!
Rasa was still looking at Sasuke angrily on the high platform, but he quickly suppressed his anger because the plan to collapse Konoha was about to begin. Rasa had learned from Orochimaru that Sasuke wanted to rebel, and he wanted to recruit Sasuke or eliminate this unstable factor. Rasa did not trust Sasuke and had no more thoughts about him.
Gaara's consciousness had begun to blur. Suddenly, Sasuke appeared in Gaara's spiritual space! In front of him was Gaara's consciousness and his huge tailed beast, Shukaku!
They were resenting each other.
"Jie, Jie, Jie, little devil, do you want me to lend you my strength?"
"I am born evil, and I will do it with my own hands."
"Wait! You two, are you interested in joining the great Yi Organization?"
Sasuke's voice was like a bolt from the blue, suddenly appearing in front of the man and beast.
"Who are you! Wait, Mangekyo Sharingan! The inherently evil Uchiha little devil, I will do it with my own hands... Born evil... wait, you mean the Yi Organization? What is that?"
Sasuke opened his Rinnegan! Susanoo activated in full body! Feeling the fear of death, one person and one beast calmed down and listened to Sasuke's words...
Of course, Shukaku was calm on the outside but extremely restless on the inside!
"These are actually the old man's eyes... "