Under the gaze of the enormous crowd, the dark-faced members of the Uchiha clan entered through the main gate.
Naruto looked over and smiled faintly.
“The Uchiha truly are an arrogant clan.
They didn’t even bow when they saw the Hokage.
No wonder the entire clan will be wiped out in the future.”
Within the sealed space, the Nine-Tails rose and roared furiously, “Damn those Uchiha!
Naruto, teach them a proper lesson for me!”
Naruto couldn’t help laughing.
“All right, I understand.”
…
Shisui Uchiha smiled as he approached the blond boy at the center of the training field.
“Young man, your name is Naruto Uzumaki, correct?”
Naruto looked at Shisui with a trace of surprise before smiling and nodding.
“That’s right.
I’m Naruto Uzumaki.
It’s a pleasure to meet you!”
Shisui took out eight kunai and pointed toward the distant target.
“I’ll be your opponent this time.
We’re still competing in kunai throwing, correct?”
Naruto nodded.
“That’s right!”
“However…”
Shisui paused.
“However?”
“What is it?”
Naruto chuckled and extended his right hand.
A ten-ryō coin spun atop his fingertip.
“Money!”
“Shouldn’t you pay at least part of what you owe me first?”
Naruto smiled at Shisui.
He didn’t expect the Uchiha clan to pay him everything.
That simply wasn’t realistic.
Since when did an elephant honor a deal made with a mouse?
Still, even a fraction of the money would be enough.
Without thinking much about it, Shisui turned to Fugaku.
“Clan Leader, give me 160 million ryō first.
I’ll immediately win everything back.”
Fugaku was speechless.
The corner of his mouth twitched.
He patted his pockets before answering with difficulty, “I only have 50 million…”
“Only 50 million?”
Shisui looked surprised.
Fugaku’s expression darkened.
Only 50 million?
Did he think the Uchiha clan consisted of wealthy merchants?
Even that money was Fugaku’s hard-earned savings, accumulated through years of blood, sweat, and tears!
Shisui didn’t pay it much attention.
Brimming with confidence, he accepted the 50 million ryō.
“Naruto-kun, we’ll repay ten million from the previous wager first.
How about using the remaining 40 million for our bet?”
Naruto smiled brilliantly.
“Sure!”
“But I need to use the bathroom first!”
Inside the bathroom, Naruto opened the system’s training store.
[Kunai Training: 2,000,000 ryō]
“Purchase Kunai Training twice.”
The first purchase cost two million!
The second cost four million!
…
When Naruto returned to the training field, he and Shisui became the center of attention.
Everyone craned their necks and desperately pushed forward, eagerly anticipating the spectacle about to unfold.
Would Shisui Uchiha of the Body Flicker prove superior?
Or would the fox-demon monster, Naruto Uzumaki, continue his winning streak?
Whether they were ordinary villagers, shinobi, or even the Hokage himself, everyone present was eager to learn the outcome.
Under countless watchful eyes, Naruto and Shisui walked toward the targets.
Iruka swallowed nervously before swinging his hand downward.
“Begin!”
The instant his voice fell, Shisui activated his Mangekyō Sharingan.
Within his scarlet eyes, black pinwheels rotated continuously.
His extraordinary motion perception captured every blade of grass and every movement around him.
“We’ve won!”
Fugaku nearly burst out laughing.
The Mangekyō Sharingan’s motion perception was even more powerful than the Hyūga clan’s Byakugan.
Combined with Shisui’s strength, Fugaku could already see victory within reach even though the contest had barely begun.
The shinobi watching from the sidelines shook their heads and sighed.
“He actually activated his Mangekyō Sharingan…”
“Naruto Uzumaki is going to lose.
The Sharingan’s motion perception isn’t famous for nothing.”
“Isn’t this bullying?
He activated the Mangekyō Sharingan against a six-year-old child…”
“There’s nothing anyone can do about that.
The Mangekyō Sharingan is the Uchiha clan’s kekkei genkai.
You can’t forbid him from using his own abilities.”
“That may be true, but…
“…”
The ignorant civilians aside, none of the shinobi held even the slightest hope for Naruto.
However, a handful of people remained completely confident in him.
Hinata Hyūga, Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, and several other students loudly cheered Naruto on.
“Do your best, Naruto-kun!”
“Naruto, if you win, I’ll treat you to barbecue!”
“Keep going, Naruto-kun…”
“…”
On the training field, Naruto and Shisui simultaneously threw the eight kunai in their hands.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
The sixteen black kunai collided violently in midair.
Sparks scattered with every impact, while piercing metallic clangs echoed throughout the training field.
A faint smile appeared on Shisui’s face.
“Naruto-kun, getting this far is certainly impressive.
But in the end…
Huh?!”
Before Shisui could finish speaking, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
“What?!”
“Impossible!”
Shisui shot toward the target at nearly 180 miles per hour.
Staring at the black kunai embedded in its center, his eyelids twitched wildly as he swallowed repeatedly.
This kunai…
It seemed…
It wasn’t his…
He turned to look behind him.
The remaining fifteen kunai had all been knocked out of the air and fallen to the ground halfway to the target.
Only this single kunai had broken through every obstacle and struck the target.
“That’s impossible…”
“My Mangekyō Sharingan clearly saw through Naruto Uzumaki’s movements.”
“How could this still happen…?”
“…”
Hiruzen’s pupils contracted violently.
“Shisui Uchiha lost?!”
Unbelievable.
It was simply unbelievable.
Goosebumps rose across Hiruzen’s entire body.
Even he hadn’t detected anything unusual about the kunai Naruto had thrown.
Yet Naruto had won.
It had been a complete and overwhelming victory.