Chapter 414 - 99

Chapter 99: Sasuke Tied to the PostAfter a collision, the two separated. Naruto was panting heavily, and while Might Guy was also somewhat exhausted, his condition was clearly better.Feeling the meager amount of Sage Chakraremaining in his body, Naruto felt that he couldn't just give up so easily; he had to make one final strike.Naruto pressed his hands together, forming the seal for the Daytime Tiger, except he infused all the remaining Sage Chakra in his body into it.This was his final strike. Regardless of the outcome, Naruto would no longer be able to maintain the Gate of View state.Guy saw this gesture and appeared somewhat excited. He made no effort to hide his appreciation for Naruto, praising him: "Oh? You've even learned this move? You hadn't used it before, so I thought you didn't know it! Come on, let me see how powerful your Daytime Tiger is."After speaking, Guy prepared to unleash the Daytime Tiger again. Originally, this move relied on speed—the closer one got to the enemy, the more powerful it became—but the master and student decided to clash their energy waves from a distance.At this moment, Naruto only wished he had the "guaranteed win in a beam struggle" buff that the Son family possessed.Two tigers formed from air currents materialized at their fingertips and roared as they charged forward. The only difference was that Might Guy's Daytime Tiger was pure blue, while Naruto's had a faint white halo swirling around its blue body.The spectacular scene produced after the collision was no less intense than before. Guy was more adept at using this technique, but because Narutohad the reinforcement of Sage Chakra, the power of the two Daytime Tigers reached a stalemate for the moment.Guy was still observing the final result when he suddenly felt something was wrong. Focusing his eyes, he saw that it was actually Naruto charging toward him.However, Naruto could no longer maintain the Gate of View state, and his speed had dropped significantly. His actions looked more like a desperate struggle. Guy easily dodged his punch and then lifted his foot to kick Naruto aside.Naruto disappeared from his field of vision again, but soon, another Kunai was thrown over. Guydodged it by turning his head, and Naruto rushed at him, throwing another punch.Guy felt that Naruto was unable to accept the blow of failure and was resorting to these futile efforts. He said to him: "Naruto, don't lose your composure because of a single failure. You are still young and have a lot of room for improvement. Besides, losing to your teacher in Taijutsu is nothing to be ashamed of."As Guy spoke, he grabbed Naruto's fist, but to his surprise, the Naruto in front of him was actually a clone; with a "poof," it turned into smoke and vanished.The Kunai he had dodged earlier was actually the real Naruto. He had used the Clone Jutsu and Transformation Jutsu to deceive Might Guy."Gum-Gum Pistol!" Naruto's arm stretched out, striking toward Might Guy's waist, although Guycould see that Naruto's attack actually lacked any real force.He didn't even dodge. A wave of air burst out around his body, easily deflecting Naruto's fist and neutralizing the attack.Naruto landed on the ground, maintaining a half-crouched position, and the surroundings began to calm down. This duel between the two had truly ended. Without using the Nine-Tailed Chakra, Naruto had still lost.Seeing this, Guy exited the Eight Gates state. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly froze, his face filled with disbelief.Naruto was grinning widely, showing his white teeth, laughing happily. He raised his left hand, and in it was the bell that should have been hanging from Guy's waist.Guy specifically reached out to touch his waist to be sure, and finally confirmed that the object in Naruto's hand was indeed his own bell.He asked with confusion: "How is this possible? When did you take it? Why do I have no memory of it?"Naruto slowly stood up and explained: "I took it just now! All your attention was focused on my real body, thinking about how to neutralize my attack. But you didn't notice that before my clone disappeared, it reached out and unhooked the bell. My subsequent attack was actually aimed primarily at retrieving the bell.""Guy-sensei, you haven't forgotten the ultimate goal of this trial, have you! My goal from the very beginning was never to defeat you—I have enough self-awareness for that—I have always wanted to get this bell! Looking at it this way, I should be considered the winner of this match, right!"As the two battles came to a close, the bell-snatching game ended as well. The final result was that both bells prepared by Kakashi had been taken.Kakashi said with a wry smile: "I've done the bell-snatching game a few times, but this time was the most exhausting. No wonder you few can always get along so well; you really are troublesome brats! However, the game is only half over at this point. Now, let me announce the situation and the subsequent punishment!""According to the rules, since both bells I prepared were taken by you, one of you three needs to be tied to the post, and you won't be allowed to eat lunch! Quickly discuss it among yourselves and see who will accept the punishment!"The bell in Naruto's hand was obtained fairly and squarely through his own strength during his battle with Might Guy; no matter what, Sasuke was too embarrassed to ask for it.As for the one in Robin's hand, although it was the result of him distracting Kakashi, he couldn't bring himself to ask for the bell and let a girl be tied to the post.Naruto politely offered to take his place, but Sasuke refused. Unexpectedly, in the end, it was Sasuke who was tied to the post.Although he was too embarrassed to ask his two companions, he could negotiate with Kakashi!He stated: "My strength, as you just saw, can be said to have reached the Jonin level. The effect this game intended to achieve has already been reached, so there is no need to carry out this childish and boring punishment!"To this, Kakashi stated directly that it was absolutely not allowed. Since the rules of the game had been set, they must be followed. However, if he insisted on being shameless and refusing the punishment, he wouldn't stop Sasuke.It seemed Kakashi had quickly figured out Sasuke's personality. Just kidding, how could the dignified Uchiha Sasuke ever act like a sore loser?It must be said, this personality inherited from his family was truly carved into his bones. Using such a crude provocation method on the Uchiha Clanoften yielded unexpected results.