"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Fire Release: Flame Dragon Bullet!"
"Fire Release: Song of the Flame Dragon!"
Under the moonlight, amidst the flames,
Three boys charged forward at breakneck speed...
Yuto Souta, perched atop Obito Uchiha's head, had finally overcome his shortcoming of slow movement. Kakashi Hatake, following closely behind with ease, occasionally deflected incoming shuriken and kunai.
Along the way, Yuto Souta unleashed a relentless barrage!
He relied almost entirely on Fire Release.
After all, with forest all around, burning a path as they went cleared their line of sight...
Plus, the thick smoke could flush out anyone hiding in other spots.
The trio stormed their way to the top of the tower.
As expected, Yuto Souta's gains included plenty of doubled rewards.
Clearly, some Konoha genin had been lurking along the path to the endpoint, hoping to fish in troubled waters...
"Holy crap... That was awesome!"
Obito Uchiha's eyes gleamed as he stared at the near-straight line of fire they'd carved!
"Souta! Switch with me! Switch!"
"Switch, my foot!" Yuto Souta didn't hold back, smacking Obito Uchiha's forehead with a sharp flick!
"You even slacked off when I told you to burn the scrolls! You almost got me and Kakashi sold out!"
"Switch with you? I'll switch your head, that's what I'll switch!"
Yuto Souta unleashed a torrent of scolding!
Obito Uchiha immediately clutched his head, flashing an apologetic grin at Yuto Souta...
"Heh heh!"
"My bad... Heh heh! You jerk, Kakashi, what are you laughing at?!"
From a distance,
Kosuke Maruboshi watched the three boys at the endpoint and couldn't help but chuckle.
What a... strange kid.
How did he even come up with this method?
Riding on a teammate's head, burning their way through with Fire Release...
Not a bad idea.
Just easy to get chewed out for...
At that moment, the examinees who'd been caught in the Fire Release damage retreated, hurling insults up at the trio atop the tower!
That was just too low...
All this just to pass an exam—were they planning to burn the entire forest down?
Those who hadn't taken real damage but were forced out by the smoke cursed even louder.
Because, unlike the injured, they'd hidden deeper, more discreetly.
That was their preparation to prey on the predators—to ambush those who'd come to ambush others...
Some had even raced straight to the endpoint from the start, hoping to seize the advantage!
But now, it was all for nothing... It was hard to imagine the awkward expressions when they were forced to stumble out and face each other.
The meeting of the mantis and the cicada...
"Souta, it sounds like... they're asking who we are?"
Obito Uchiha, standing atop the tower, tilted his head in confusion.
The thick smoke muffled the shouts below, and even his Sharingan couldn't make out their lip movements.
"Trust me, you don't want to know what they're really asking."
Kakashi Hatake rolled his eyes from the side.
He couldn't see or hear clearly either.
But he could guess...
"So what are they asking?!"
Obito Uchiha was starting to lose it.
They'd just pulled off something so attention-grabbing,
And yet there were no cheers or applause to be heard!
How frustrating!
"Easy fix... Let's combine again, and this time we'll burn the whole forest clean!"
Yuto Souta suggested.
The system shop's daily one-yen flash sale had just gone live.
A Wind Release ninjutsu gift pack had been unlocked.
Yuto Souta did some quick mental math... The techniques in the Wind Release gift pack were mostly from the "Vacuum Series," designed for one-on-one combat.
Many were moves Danzo Shimura had used against Sasuke Uchiha.
After all, when it came to the pinnacle of Wind Release, Danzo Shimura was among the best.
By his rough estimate, two trips should be enough to max them out.
The suggestion got unanimous approval from the other two.
Obito Uchiha even squatted down right away!
"Come on, Souta!"
Yuto Souta's expression turned a bit odd...
This pose was, well... kind of embarrassing?
But the thought of proficiency gains and instant rewards quickly solidified his resolve...
I'm only five and a half, damn it!
What's there to be afraid of?!
Without another word, Yuto Souta hopped onto Obito Uchiha's head!
"Combine! Let's go!"
"Let's go!"
...
Tonight, the moon shone especially bright.
Tonight, the wind howled especially loud...
The combined Minato's team launched charge after charge.
The curses and screams of the other examinees filled the air without end...
Kosuke Maruboshi watched the scene unfold and couldn't help but let out a heartfelt laugh.
"Youth... It's a wonderful thing..."
In that moment, he couldn't help but feel a pang of nostalgia for his own bygone days.
Back then, he too had a group of comrades he could rely on...
Protecting boys like these, protecting a Konoha like this... it didn't seem so bad, did it?
Not far from him,
A young man with three-tomoe Sharingan was also watching the trio wreak havoc on the environment.
But unlike the comfort and nostalgia in Kosuke Maruboshi's eyes, his gaze was much colder...
Every step the three boys took felt like a heavy stomp on his pride!
Shisui Uchiha's breathing grew heavier.
Listening to the relentless curses aimed at the trio from all around, the unwillingness and resentment in his heart surged like ink dropped into clear water, spiraling out of control...
But he knew.
Everything the three boys were doing was backed by immense strength and talent.
And that wasn't something he could use as a reason to denounce them.
The Uchiha had their pride...
After a long pause, he gritted his teeth and muttered under his breath.
"Really... What a disgrace!"
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