[Naruto : Yellow Flash] Chapter 701 - 705

Chapter 701: Rock Lee

"Hey, Sasuke, I won this competition."

At the gate of the Ninja Academy, Naruto and Sasuke, who had completed their training, sat on the ground facing each other. Their breathing was rapid and their clothes were soaked with sweat.

Naruto gave Sasuke a proud smile. From childhood until now, he had not won many battles against Sasuke.

"Tch."

Sasuke spat lightly. Although he knew the result beforehand, he was still a little unwilling to accept that he lost to Naruto.

The skills of the two were comparable, but given Naruto's physique, his endurance was much stronger than Sasuke's. So, in this competition that tested physical strength and endurance, Sasuke lost to him.

After a while, several other students arrived one after another. Naturally, they were Hinata, Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino, and others.

"Hey, I came in first!" Naruto laughed as he saw someone finally coming.

"Naruto-kun... You are amazing," Hinata was breathing heavily, but still responded to Naruto in a soft voice.

Although the remaining few people did not respond, there was still some surprise in their eyes.

"Should I say he is worthy of being the Hokage's son?" Shikamaru chuckled.

"I'm so hungry, let's go eat." Naruto's strength recovered quickly. He looked up at the sunlight which had become much weaker than before. Noon had long passed.

In addition to these students, others were collapsing on the streets of Konoha one after another. Their physical strength had almost reached its limit. Although they still wanted to force themselves to get up and complete the training, they no longer had any strength.

Of course, these children were taken away by the Konoha ninjas arranged in advance by Minato. It was impossible for them to be left lying on the streets.

It was not until the evening that the last student fell and was taken away by a Konoha ninja.

"Seven laps?" Minato, who was looking down from his office, murmured softly.

Without any systematic training, this student was able to circle Konoha seven times relying solely on physical strength. This was already quite impressive.

These exhausted students were sent directly back home after being examined by medical ninjas. So, when school was over in the evening, the only new students of Konoha who walked out of the school together were Naruto and a few others.

At the Uchiha clan compound:

"I'm done."

After finishing his dinner, Sasuke put the dishes in order very neatly, looked at Fugaku and Mikoto in front of him, and said, "Dad, Mom, I'm going out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sasuke ran out the door.

"What happened to this kid today?" Looking at Sasuke's back as he hurried out, Mikoto was a little confused.

"He must have gone for extra training. Today, the new students of the Ninja Academy started physical training, and this guy got second place," Fugaku said. As the captain of the Konoha Police Force, it would not be difficult for him to know this information.

"I see." Mikoto suddenly realized. Judging from Sasuke's reaction, it went without saying that Naruto would be the first.

When she was studying at the Ninja Academy, in tests like this, Minato, Uchiha Fugaku, and Kushina always took the top three. The first two were stronger than their classmates, but in terms of physical strength alone, no one could compare to Kushina.

Sasuke was running around Konoha again, just like he did during the day. Passersby looked at him with slightly strange eyes, but Sasuke naturally didn't care about it.

Swish!

When Sasuke was moving forward at full speed, he suddenly noticed that there were footsteps coming from behind him at a very high frequency.

Just as he was about to look back, a figure appeared not far away and surpassed him. He turned his head suddenly and saw only a back. He was also a boy, and looked slightly older than Sasuke.

Sasuke naturally felt unhappy about being overtaken, and he immediately tried his best to chase the figure, but no matter how hard he tried, he could only watch the person in front of him get farther and farther away from him.

What strong stamina!

If the boy in front of him was two or three years older than Sasuke, he would not have bothered to chase after him. But Sasuke could tell that the boy was only about a year older than him at most.

Even if this person was also a student of the Ninja Academy, Sasuke had been undergoing systematic training since he was a child. Therefore, most of the students in the Academy who were one or even two years older than Sasuke were actually not as good as him.

However, even though he couldn't catch up with him, Sasuke wouldn't be left too far behind. Just after both of them had circled Konoha, the boy in front of Sasuke suddenly stopped and turned around.

"Hello, my name is Rock Lee."

He smiled at Sasuke, but the latter made no move to talk to him and simply walked past him.

Although there was no response from Sasuke, Rock Lee still muttered to himself.

"Uchiha Sasuke, a genius from the Uchiha clan?"

After just over a month of enrollment, Sasuke's name had become known to most people in the Ninja Academy. In addition to his handsome face that attracted too much attention, the previous Uchiha clan members were also the focus of attention.

What's more, Sasuke was the son of the clan leader and the younger brother of Uchiha Itachi, who was called a perfect genius by some teachers. Now that Itachi had joined the ANBU, some of his former classmates had not even graduated from the Academy yet.

The next day, at noon.

On the roof of the Ninja Academy.

"You're still here."

Naruto appeared on the roof and looked at Sasuke with a smile on his face. He had already gotten rid of most of the students' harassment, but the number of people bothering the guy in front of him not only did not decrease but increased instead.

But Sasuke ignored him and kept staring in one direction.

Seeing that Sasuke completely ignored him, Naruto looked in the direction Sasuke was watching.

In the training ground behind the school, several groups of students were eating lunch together. While eating, they were also talking about the unique "freak" in the training ground.

"Bang! Bang!"

Rock Lee completely ignored the comments of the people around him and continued to hit the wooden stake in front of him.

"He's still practicing during his lunch break. That guy is really hardworking," Naruto sighed softly, but he was more curious about how a guy with Sasuke's personality would be interested in such a thing.

Sasuke stared at Rock Lee for a while, and his eyes gradually narrowed. He finally saw some clues, and Sasuke himself was a little surprised by his own discovery.

"This guy doesn't seem to know how to use chakra?"

Chapter 702: Kakashi's Birthday

Sasuke narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Rock Lee who was repeatedly hitting the wooden stake in the training ground, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

Based on his observation, this Rock Lee should be a second-year student at the Ninja Academy, one year older than himself. Sasuke had met him while training on the street last night and was shocked by his physical strength, so he decided to observe this guy a little today.

Although Sasuke had received systematic training since childhood, he did not dare to say that he was definitely better than all the students in the year above. The second-year students had already started practicing chakra concentration, so if Rock Lee was the best among the sophomores, his level wouldn't be surprising.

However, after a long period of observation, Sasuke discovered that Rock Lee did not know how to use his own chakra to regulate and restore his physical strength. There was a subtle difference between simply being physically strong and constantly regulating that strength through chakra, and Sasuke could tell the difference.

In other words, Rock Lee was able to surpass him yesterday relying only on pure physical strength! This couldn't help but shock Sasuke, because this kind of physical ability was far beyond what these first and second-year students could achieve.

Sasuke was sure that even among the senior students who were about to graduate from the Ninja Academy, quite a few of them were not as physically fit as Rock Lee. But this guy was only a sophomore at the Academy. Even if he had started physical training since entering the Academy, it was amazing enough to reach this level.

"Bang!"

In the training ground, the boy kept hitting the wooden stake in front of him, with sweat dripping down his tender cheeks. But he didn't have time to wipe it off.

In the Hokage's office, Minato had a form in his hand. In the name column of the form were the three words [Rock Lee].

After reading the form, Minato raised his eyes and looked at the Chunin teacher in front of him.

"Hokage, this child is indeed not suitable to be a ninja," the Chunin teacher sighed bitterly.

Minato nodded and said, "Indeed, it seems that this child is less talented in controlling chakra. But he has only been in the Ninja Academy for a little over a year. Have you ever thought about how much trauma it would leave on him if you dismissed him like this?"

"In the history of the Ninja Academy, there has never been a student who was persuaded to drop out by a teacher halfway," Minato narrowed his eyes slightly.

"I don't want to do this either, but students from previous years, no matter how poor their talents were, have at least been able to condense chakra after more than half a year," the teacher replied.

The curriculum of the Ninja Academy begins teaching the techniques of condensing chakra about half a year after new students enter school.

"But Rock Lee has made no progress at all until now."

If possible, the teacher would certainly not be willing to give up any of his students, but according to Rock Lee's current level, even if he could condense chakra by the time of graduation, he would never be able to pass the graduation exam.

"If a ninja cannot use ninjutsu, can he still be called a ninja?" the teacher asked.

"Your vision is a bit narrow," Minato said, then handed the form back to the teacher in front of him and continued calmly. "His performance in physical fitness is the only one among the students in this class who scored full marks."

"No matter how strong your physical fitness is, you can't condense chakra," the man's eyes flickered. "The Ninja Academy is a place to train ninjas. What's the use of simply having strong physical strength?"

"You think it's useless, don't you?" Minato murmured, and said, "From what I know, Rock Lee's physical fitness level was only average just half a year ago. And he only spent half a year training in taijutsu and achieved full marks in this area."

"You are right," the teacher replied. It was exactly as Minato said. After Rock Lee discovered that he had no talent for chakra training, he focused most of his energy on physical training. He achieved this result in just half a year.

"So, this child is not completely without the talent to become a ninja. Even if you don't know ninjutsu, it doesn't mean you will be weaker than others," Minato chuckled and said, "You should have heard of the name Might Guy, right?"

The man in front of him hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

Half a year ago, Might Guy, who only knew taijutsu, was personally selected by the Hokage and promoted to Jonin. In the following missions, Might Guy performed extremely well.

"I think there's still something we can look forward to from this kid, right?" Minato said with a smile.

"Yes!" The Chunin teacher responded and exited the Hokage's office.

In a flash, several months passed.

"You completed this mission quite well."

After Minato finished reading the scroll in his hand, he raised his eyes, looked at Kakashi in front of him, and chuckled.

Kakashi had now become a pillar of the new generation of ninjas in Konoha. Not only did he inherit his father Hatake Sakumo's superb swordsmanship, but his skill in lightning-style ninjutsu was almost unmatched in Konoha. Therefore, the name of Hatake Kakashi had gradually become known to other major ninja villages.

"Since the mission is completed, go home and rest early," Minato walked up to Kakashi and patted his shoulder.

Looking at the handsome, white-haired young man who was as tall as himself, he couldn't help feeling proud.

"Today should be your eighteenth birthday, right?" He chuckled. He, Kushina, and Mikoto were all present when Kakashi was born. In the blink of an eye, eighteen years had passed.

"Yeah," Kakashi nodded.

"Tonight, Kushina and I will take our two children to attend your birthday party."

"Suzuka -senpai has been preparing for you at home for a long time while you were on the mission."

"Yes!" There was joy in Kakashi's eyes.

At dusk.

Just when Minato's family of four had changed their clothes and were about to go out to the Hatake clan's residence, Jiraiya suddenly appeared in front of their house.

"Hey, where are you going dressed like this?" Jiraiya leaned against the side of the gate, his arms folded.

"Teacher, has your book signing ended yet?" Minato asked. Once Jiraiya's new book was released, it quickly became popular all over the country, making him the most popular bestselling novelist today.

"Well, I'm so tired," Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief when he mentioned this.

"Kushina, Chiharu, you are both dressed so beautifully today." He shifted his gaze, and when he saw Kushina and her daughter, his expression suddenly changed.

Just as he finished saying this, Kushina's expression changed slightly. She moved a few steps and directly blocked Naruto and Chiharu, like an eagle protecting its cubs. Those beautiful eyes immediately stared at Jiraiya, and then she spoke in a slightly low voice.

"Master Jiraiya, please stay away from Naruto and Chiharu from now on!"

Chapter 703: The God's Arrival

Jiraiya was also slightly stunned by Kushina's sudden change in attitude.

"Kushina, you can't talk to the teacher with that attitude," Minato said from the side, but before he could finish, Kushina turned her eyes and gave him a fierce look.

"Have you read the teacher's so-called new book?" She questioned Minato in return, her eyes already filled with anger, and there seemed to be flames surging in her pupils.

Hearing this, Minato's heart trembled violently. Kushina's question meant that she already knew about Jiraiya's new book. Not only him, but Jiraiya also suddenly understood why Kushina's attitude changed so quickly.

"No," Minato shrank his neck and waved his hands to deny it.

Kushina stared at him doubtfully for a few seconds before saying, "That's more like it. Otherwise..."

She immediately turned her eyes, looked at Jiraiya and said, "Teacher, Naruto and Chiharu are still young. I did this because I don't want them to learn any bad habits from you. This is how a mother feels, you can understand that, right?" Kushina's face had become quite dark, and she was on the verge of losing her temper.

"Gurgle." Jiraiya swallowed and responded, "I know."

Kushina's expression then eased somewhat, but Naruto and Chiharu were both stunned by what had just happened.

"Mom, what happened?" Just as Naruto was about to ask a question, he was immediately stopped by Chiharu.

Following her line of sight, Naruto saw that Minato now had his hands behind his back, signaling them not to ask any further questions. If they asked any more questions, Kushina might go berserk.

"Where are you going?" When Kushina's expression had calmed down a bit, Jiraiya asked cautiously.

"Today is Kakashi's 18th birthday, and we are going to attend his birthday party," Chiharu replied.

"Kakashi, is that kid already eighteen years old?" Jiraiya's eyes flashed, and then he said, "If that's the case, I must go too. After all, that kid is my grand disciple."

After that, he observed Kushina's expression again. She did not object, but grabbed Naruto and Chiharu's hands on both sides, and kept a certain distance from Jiraiya.

Minato saw this and gave his teacher a wry smile.

"Let's go," Kushina said calmly, then pulled Naruto and his sister towards the direction of the Hatake clan.

Minato and Jiraiya looked at each other and followed.

The Hatake clan.

Sakumo was the patriarch of the Hatake clan, and Kakashi was not only the heir, but also the elite of the clan. So his birthday party was held quite grandly, though Kakashi himself wasn't too fond of this formality.

"Minato, here you come," Suzuka seemed to be entertaining guests in front of Kakashi's house.

"Master Jiraiya, you are here too." When she saw Jiraiya coming with Minato's family, she looked slightly surprised.

"Suzuka -senpai," Minato smiled and nodded, while Jiraiya beside him waved his hand and said with a smile, "Just call me by my name, otherwise I will have to call Sakumo the clan head later, and I am not used to it."

Suzuka also chuckled. At this time, Kushina came in front of her, smiled and said happily, " Suzuka!"

"Hehe." Regarding Kushina's cheerful personality, Suzuka smiled and chatted with her for a few words, then bent down and greeted Naruto and his sister.

After some greetings, everyone entered the house with Suzuka.

At this time, there were only Kakashi and Sakumo in the room. Both of them stood up at the same time and came forward to greet them.

"Happy birthday, Kakashi niichan!" Chiharu handed the gift that she had prepared long ago to Kakashi.

"Thank you very much," Kakashi took it and smiled.

Naruto and the Minato couple also gave Kakashi a gift each. This made Jiraiya seem a little embarrassed, because he had just arrived and had not prepared any gifts.

Then he changed his mind and quietly pulled Kakashi to a place on the side. Jiraiya took out a copy of "Icha Icha Paradise" from his robes, opened the first page, and signed his name on it.

"Here," as he said that, he handed the book to Kakashi who looked a little stunned.

"What? Do you think my gift is too simple?" Jiraiya asked.

Kakashi quickly shook his head and said, "No, it is something special that many people would love to have. Master Jiraiya coming to my birthday party is already an honor."

Jiraiya nodded in satisfaction at this answer, and then said, "Don't underestimate the book I gave you. It is one of the first batch of samples before the release of 'Icha Icha Paradise.' With my signature, it is worth quite a lot."

He said this quite confidently.

Kakashi had never heard of this book before, but in order to please Jiraiya, he nodded and thanked him repeatedly, then put the book into the ninja tool pouch behind his waist. He planned to try to read it when he had some free time. After all, Jiraiya was one of the Legendary Sannin, and the books he created based on his own vision should be of some benefit to his own practice.

This is what Kakashi thought.

The Land of Rain, Rain Village.

Drip.

In this land, the drizzle never stops.

The central tower of Rain Village was the residence of the leader of Rain Village, the self-proclaimed demigod Hanzo. At this time, the dozen or so Rain Ninja guards around the top floor of the tower were all wrapped in white paper, with only their noses exposed so they could breathe.

"Don't worry, God won't hurt you."

In front of these people, pieces of paper gradually floated over from a distance and then condensed into a woman with blue hair.

The woman ignored the shouts of the people in front of her and turned her eyes to look at the room at the very center of the top floor of the tower.

It seemed as if a figure, like a god, descended from the sky and landed outside the door. The man walked slowly without any movement, but the door opened automatically.

"Who?" When he stepped into the room, a voice was heard.

The man did not respond and continued walking forward.

"Die!" At this moment, a sickle tore through the screen in the room and rushed towards the man.

He still did not move. Just before the sickle reached his face, it was bounced away by a powerful repulsive force. Not only the sickle, but also the wooden floor and the screen in the room were torn apart.

At this time, Hanzo's figure finally appeared, and his eyes were slightly trembling.

"Who are you?" Hanzo asked, unable to see the face of the person in front of him because he was wearing a large black robe with a hood.

"God," the man replied calmly.

Hanzo scoffed at the answer with a sneer on his face. Was this guy who came out of nowhere and attacked him actually a madman who called himself a god?

The man in the black robe slowly took off his hood. When Hanzo saw his face clearly, he couldn't help but show a look of horror on his face, even though he was usually calm!

Chapter 704: God's Sanction

"You are...!?"

When Hanzo saw the face of the man in front of him clearly, his expression suddenly became horrified.

He looked at the man in disbelief and asked in surprise, "Are you Yahiko?"

Although the man's appearance had changed a little compared to before, Hanzo would never mistake this face. The leader of the Akatsuki organization that was destroyed by him, Yahiko!

"This is impossible!" Hanzo shook his head to deny it, as he had seen Yahiko die in front of him with his own eyes. But the man in front of him was definitely Yahiko!

While Hanzo looked shocked and uncertain, the man in front of him seemed very calm.

"I have already said it before, I am God." There were circles of rippling patterns in the man's extremely strange purple eyes.

"Whoever you are, why did you attack me? What is your purpose?" Hanzo quickly recovered from his suspicious mood and looked at the man in front of him with vigilance.

At the same time, he noticed the biggest difference of this man suspected to be "Yahiko."

"Those eyes..." Hanzo had been in the ninja world for decades, but he had never seen such strange eyes.

After taking a closer look, his face suddenly trembled, and he said in a horrified voice: "Could it be the legendary Rinnegan?"

When Nagato was involved in Akatsuki's activities in the past, he always covered his face, so it was not until today that Hanzo saw the Rinnegan for the first time. With Hanzo's experience and knowledge, he quickly figured out the origin of this pair of strange eyes.

"You don't need to know," the man couldn't answer his question, but slowly raised his arm and looked at Hanzo. "Next, accept God's punishment!"

"Buzz!"

The moment he finished speaking, Hanzo suddenly felt as if his body was being pulled by an irresistible force, causing him to temporarily lose control of his body. At the same time, the black-robed man's other hand stretched out from his wide sleeves, and in his palm, he held a black rod.

In such a situation, an ordinary person might not be able to react in time, but Hanzo's reflexes were so good that he was able to engage in close combat with Minato. He quickly pulled out the samurai sword hanging at his waist, and slashed several times in succession with his body almost out of control.

"Zheng! Zheng! Zheng!"

The sharp blade light immediately tore through the air. Two of the slashes deviated from their trajectory, but the remaining three slashed towards the man in the black robe.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

The latter held a black rod and waved it repeatedly to block the sword strikes. But at the same time, he also had to give up pulling Hanzo.

Swish!

After regaining control of his body, Hanzo suddenly retreated. After putting some distance between them, he stopped backing away, his eyes trembling, staring at the black-robed man in front of him, and said, "You are one of the people who attacked Konoha several years ago!"

After the masked man and others attacked Konoha, Minato had, after careful consideration, first blocked the news. However, in the following few years, Konoha could not find any information about the masked man and the others.

And Minato knew that these people's goals were not just for himself or Konoha. So, about a year ago, Minato deliberately let the Konoha ninja spread information about the abilities of the masked man and others who attacked the village that night.

It had been seven or eight years since that war, but the relationship between countries, especially between Konoha and the Hidden Cloud Village, had not easily eased. After all, the previous Raikage died at the hands of the current Hokage. So Minato had no choice but to convey the information in this way.

As the leader of the Rain Village, Hanzo could naturally obtain this information. Therefore, he instantly deduced the identity of the man in front of him.

"Haha, you are worthy of being a former demigod. You are really not simple." The man in the black robe suddenly laughed, as if praising Hanzo.

Hanzo's face was solemn and somewhat doubtful.

"Something's not right." He thought to himself that on the floor where he was, there were more than a dozen Rain Ninjas as guards. Even if those guys were killed by the man in front of him before, the fact that this guy just used his ability to push objects away to destroy the room should have caused some noise.

Shouldn't the ninjas from the Rain Village have had some reaction? So, this guy in front of him must have an accomplice! Could it be that they are the ones who attacked Konoha with him that night?

Thinking of this, Hanzo's heart trembled violently. Although he was arrogant, he knew better than anyone how powerful Konoha was several years ago. These guys were able to escape unscathed from the hands of many powerful men in Konoha, led by Minato Namikaze. He alone was no match for them.

Even though the Rain Village was his territory, Hanzo still had the idea of retreating. The man in front of him was looking at him so calmly, and it seemed as if he had seen through all of Hanzo's thoughts.

"You can think this far, so you should be very clear about it. Today, you can't escape." The man in the black robe formed seals with his hands, and the surroundings of the house where he and Hanzo were became covered with barrier patterns.

"Not good!" Hanzo's expression suddenly changed, and then he retreated violently and jumped upwards. He had to escape from the barrier before it closed completely.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Just as Hanzo jumped up, several figures suddenly appeared above his head. One of them extended his sleeves and many steel cables shot out.

Hanzo's pupils suddenly shrank, and he waved the samurai sword in his hand, trying to resist. However, at the same time, several other people, like the previous black-robed man, stretched out their arms from under their sleeves, holding the same black rods in their palms.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

Hanzo fought one against five, and the battle was fierce in mid-air. In the end, all six of them landed safely.

"Huff... huff..."

Hanzo was surrounded by five people, and his breathing seemed a little rapid. The skills of each of these people were not as good as his, but with the five of them working together, although he was not injured for the time being, he had also consumed a lot of physical strength.

He glanced left and right, his whole body tense. However, when he saw the faces of these people clearly, horror appeared on his face. Because their eyes were actually the Rinnegan! The legendary dōjutsu that only the Sage of Six Paths possessed.

How could there be so many!

The five people who surrounded him did not launch an attack for a while. The man in the black robe walked slowly towards him and stopped in front of Hanzo.

At this moment, a hint of murderous intent emerged in his eyes, which had always been calm.

"I will never forget Yahiko's pain. The one who brought him pain was you."

When Hanzo heard this, his face suddenly changed and his voice trembled. "You are indeed..."

The man in the black robe raised his arm again and shouted in a deep voice:

"Banshō Ten'in!" (Universal Pull)

Chapter 705: Final Exam

Drip drip drip.

The central tower of Rain Village.

Dense white origami that was not afraid of getting wet by rain floated over and landed in front of Hanzo's door, and then condensed into a woman with blue hair.

"Buzz!"

Soon after, the barrier covering the room slowly dissipated.

The woman walked in slowly. Except for the part protected by the barrier, the rest of the building had been completely destroyed.

And in this pile of wreckage, there were six figures standing. In front of them, Hanzo's body lay. Even though he was dead, his eyes were still filled with shock and unwillingness.

Even though he was dead, the woman still stared at him with hatred in her eyes.

"Konan, it's over," noticing the woman's expression, the man in the black robe said. "I've had Yahiko kill him himself!"

The resentment in Konan's eyes gradually dissipated. She raised her head and nodded slightly.

"It took longer than I expected," the man in the black robe said. Minato Namikaze had passed the information on the abilities he analyzed to the entire ninja world, and Hanzo was, after all, a powerful man who was once famous in the ninja world. So, even now, he still had to work a little harder.

"The next thing is to subdue the ninjas in the Rain Village."

Hanzo was dead, so the man in the black robe would naturally take over the Rain Village. Hanzo was a man who acted arbitrarily, and his subordinates did not obey him willingly. After getting rid of Hanzo, it would not be too difficult to win over these people.

"Yeah," Konan nodded.

"We didn't get rid of Minato Namikaze a few years ago. His presence has always been an obstacle to our plans. Next, we will use Rain Village as our base to start expanding Akatsuki."

Time flies, and soon it is time for the Ninja Academy graduation exam. However, it's not just the graduates who are about to become ninjas who have to endure the test. Students of every grade in the Academy also have to take exams to test their learning outcomes for the year.

"Time is up, collect the papers."

In the first-year classroom, as Iruka's voice fell, the students gradually put down their pens. The students sitting in the front row began to collect the papers.

"Naruto, give me the test paper," a girl walked up to Naruto, who looked troubled and distressed, and said softly.

Naruto raised his eyes and looked at her, his eyes hesitating and flickering a few times, then he handed her the test paper in his arms.

After taking the test paper, the girl who collected the papers glanced at it unconsciously and her face showed slight shock.

"Why didn't you write down the answers?" the girl asked in doubt. Naruto's test paper was blank except for his name [Namikaze Naruto].

She raised her eyes, but Naruto had already left his seat without her noticing.

All the first-year students gathered at the training ground behind the Ninja Academy.

Iruka glanced at everyone and said, "According to the previous grouping, the physical training test begins!"

As soon as the words fell, two freshmen left the group and started to fight. The fight continued until two more people walked out from the crowd.

"Ahhh, so handsome!"

"Sasuke-kun, come on!"

Most of the girls were screaming and cheering for Sasuke. Although not as many as Sasuke's supporters, there were also some people in the crowd who were cheering for Naruto, but they were not as enthusiastic.

"Come on, Naruto-kun," Hinata looked at Naruto's back and encouraged him in a soft voice. But this voice was instantly drowned out by the screams, and only she could hear it.

"I must get full marks in this round!" Naruto connected his fists and palms. He had no idea about the previous written test. Therefore, he could no longer be complacent during the physical training test.

Although this kind of battle assessment, regardless of victory or defeat, as long as a certain level is reached, one can get a qualified evaluation. But it is not easy to get full marks – you must completely defeat your opponent.

So, when Sasuke, who was standing opposite him, heard these words, his eyes, which had been extremely indifferent to everything, suddenly became fiery.

"This time, I must beat you!" Sasuke said. Obviously, he was still upset about losing to Naruto in the last physical training test.

"Come on then!" The two were old rivals, so Naruto was certainly not afraid and responded with a laugh.

"The battle begins!" Iruka announced.

Swish! Swish!

The two people standing opposite each other suddenly increased their speed.

Naruto threw a straight punch and attacked head-on. Sasuke stretched out one palm to catch his fist, and also threw a straight punch with his other hand.

Bang! Bang!

The two men crossed their arms, their fists and palms intersected, and they each took on the opponent's attack.

Sasuke and Naruto locked eyes before the former kicked the latter in the right ankle. Naruto seemed unmoved, his feet seemed to be rooted to the ground. He suddenly exerted force and let out a low roar.

The tremendous force directly pulled Sasuke's entire body up. Then Naruto grabbed Sasuke's wrist, turned it, and used his elbow to hit Sasuke's clenched fist.

Seeing this, Sasuke withdrew his hand.

Naruto exerted force with his waist, flipped his body, suddenly jumped up, raised one leg high, and kicked Sasuke in the abdomen.

However, Sasuke, who was completely in mid-air, did not show any sign of surprise. He reached out one hand and grabbed Naruto's leg that was kicked high.

The latter only exerts force after the body is suspended in the air, so the force of this kick is not too great. After catching his kick, Sasuke's arm only shook slightly.

He swung his fist again and hit Naruto in the face. However, Naruto was already prepared and captured Sasuke's other hand.

The two of them finally landed and clamped each other together.

"Not bad," Iruka's eyes lit up at the side. Sasuke and Naruto's physical movements were extremely beautiful, gorgeous and fierce. As long as the opponent's reaction or response was a little slow, he would be controlled by the other party.

"This guy's movements are different from before," thought Sasuke. The last time he and Naruto practiced taijutsu was three months ago.

Naruto's previous movements were all quite straightforward, slightly lacking in skill, so it was very easy to find flaws. But today, he seemed to have suddenly realized the shortcomings in his movements and perfected them.

Looking at Sasuke's somewhat surprised expression, Naruto also seemed quite proud. The reason why he is so confident is that his father has been teaching him taijutsu over the past few months.

The Yellow Flash was famous far and wide, relying on his unmatched speed. However, his taijutsu level is definitely one of the best in the current ninja world.