Chapter 40: Sasuke's Show-Off!!
"Long-range throwing, as the core long-range output method of a ninja, is something every ninja must learn from a young age."
Iruka, holding a shuriken in each hand, addressed the students.
After all, not every ninja has the incredible amount of chakra that Hasi Hot Mom has; in fact, most ninjas don't even have half of what Naruto has now.
Kakashi, the current captain of the Konoha Anbu, doesn't have much chakra, so he mostly uses taijutsu interspersed with ninjutsu in battles.
Most of the students who will likely only become genin in the future will have to conserve their time for offensive ninjutsu, and even their Three Body Techniques will have to be used sparingly.
Therefore, starting ninja tool throwing training early on is very useful for them.
Furthermore, it can raise their potential to some extent, such as the Third Hokage's Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique and the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique.
They all used ninja tools to varying degrees.
Even Hashirama, the former God of Shinobi, fought Madara, who wielded a scythe and a fan, with a large sword.
Hashirama: I was lying to you guys. Actually, I didn't use a sword at all that day. It was all wooden dragons and giant Buddha statues. ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄
Madara: What kind of illusion makes you think that I had a chance to use my fan to deflect Hashirama's wooden dragon when I fought him?
Sasuke watched Iruka pick up the shuriken and shook his head dismissively.
After all, as a member of the Uchiha clan, he had been practicing shuriken since childhood.
In addition, his brother often taught him how to throw shuriken, so although Sasuke's strength was not as good as Iruka's, he really looked down on him when it came to throwing shuriken.
"Alright, everyone, grab your hands like this, then use your wrists and fingers together to exert force, and use your eyes to pinpoint the enemy's location."
With a whoosh, the shuriken sliced through the air and embedded itself in the head of dummy number 3.
His foundation is quite solid. Although his techniques certainly can't compare to the fancy ones used by the Uchiha clan, they are more than enough to teach children.
Seeing Iruka's posture, Kiba volunteered to be the first to try.
With Akamaru's enthusiastic encouragement, he gathered six shuriken in both hands and threw them before Iruka could react.
Clean the motor!
Iruka didn't expect Kiba to be so stubborn, throwing six at once. Does he think he's Uchiha Itachi, a graduate from a few years ago?
As expected, only three of the six shuriken flew towards the dummy, while the remaining three flew towards the students under the tree.
The objects that flew towards them were Ino and Sakura, one with blonde hair and the other with pink hair.
Both of them were sitting on the ground, completely unprepared for the shuriken to fly towards them, and were unable to react for a moment.
Ugh, so boring.
Sasuke picked up the wooden kunai in his hand, flipped over the heads of the two girls, and knocked down two shuriken.
However, he was still hit in the waist by a shuriken.
Yes, it's weak and powerless. Even with the weight of a normal shuriken, it's nowhere near as strong as Naruto... no, it's not even as strong as Hinata's fist.
"Ah, Sasuke-kun, are you alright?"
"Hey, don't do anything reckless!"
Ino and Sakura recovered from their shock. One went forward to check on Sasuke's injuries, while the other went to question Kiba for failing to act cool.
"fine."
Sasuke stopped the two girls who wanted to approach him, tossed a kunai into the air, caught it with his backhand and hung it on his waist, then walked back to Naruto's side.
Wow, so handsome!
Sakura stared blankly at Sasuke's figure, and hearts gradually appeared in her eyes.
"He's really handsome, Sakura-chan, you're not trying to steal him from me, are you?"
Ino realized what her best friend was thinking, since she had just had the same thought herself.
"Oh, Ino, you've fallen for Sasuke too?"
"Eh? Sakura, you've gone astray!"
"Damn it, you can't take it from me!"
"Hehe, I want it."
Ino stuck out her tongue and looked at Sakura defiantly.
"Aaaaaah, Ino-boar!"
Sakura was slightly angered by Ino's provocation, so she started calling her by the nickname she had given Ino before.
"How can you repair such a broad forehead!"
Ino's forehead now bears the mark of a well, and she retorts without backing down.
Naruto watched the two girls bickering because of Sasuke, then looked at Sasuke, who had his hands in his pockets and was eager to join in, and shrugged helplessly.
Iruka praised Sasuke, snatched Akamaru from Kiba's arms and placed him aside, then began to severely reprimand Kiba.
Akamaru: Thank you, dog lover.
Then, when the next student took out shuriken, Iruka kept a close eye on them to prevent any more show-offs like Ivory from appearing.
"Hey, which tow truck are you on?"
Sasuke pulled Naruto to Iruka's side to get the shuriken.
Well, even Sasuke Uchiha only received two shuriken, while Naruto, who was more lethal, only received one.
Iruka: If Naruto misses, I'll be fine, but those kids might be.
Hinata, standing under the shade of a tree, watched as two people, one in black and one in gold, stood on the training field, her eyes filled with tension and anticipation.
After all, this was Sasuke's 37th challenge to Naruto.
Having just been scolded, he picked up Akamaru's fangs again and walked under the shade of a tree. He knew that Naruto and Sasuke were going to have a match.
"Hey, which tow truck driver? Keep it up! Don't let the boss's reputation get the better of you!"
Kiba was actually quite dissatisfied with Sasuke's cold attitude, which made him feel superior to everyone else.
Although Sasuke was indeed much stronger than him, he still couldn't beat Naruto.
So, I'm definitely going to watch this match for fun!
"Hey, Shikamaru, do you think Sasuke will win?"
Choji, munching on potato chips, asked Shikamaru, who was squinting and enjoying the sunlight filtering through the trees.
"This is troublesome. It depends on what they're planning to win."
"If it's a contest of accuracy and control, Sasuke has a high chance of winning."
"If it's just about accuracy, then it's hard to say."
Shikamaru thought about it for a moment, and an image appeared in his mind.
Sigh, Hinata said this is the 37th time already. Sasuke is really persistent.
Sakura and Ino walked over and glared at Kiba, causing him to scratch his head and apologize before they looked away.
"Hey Choji, what's going on? Why is Kiba cheering for Naruto?"
Ino led Sakura to sit next to Shikamaru and Choji and asked them questions.
After all, they were family friends who had known each other since childhood, so the three of them were quite familiar with each other.
"Aww, ga... Sasuke and Naruto are going to have a throwing contest, and Kiba is cheering for Naruto."
Choji chewed on a potato chip and answered Ino's question.
"Huh? Why isn't anyone cheering for Sasuke?"
Ino asked with dissatisfaction to a glutton sitting on the ground eating potato chips and a lazybones lying on the ground sunbathing.
"Well, Sasuke probably doesn't have a chance of winning either."
Shikamaru spoke calmly.
Sakura was very unhappy about this, but she had to appear calm on the surface, since they weren't that close yet.
"Why? Isn't Sasuke-kun very strong?"
Upon hearing this, Shikamaru, Choji, and Kiba silently turned to look at the head of dummy number 1.
Although she didn't answer Sakura's question verbally, she had already given the answer.
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