Chapter 338: Teaching in the Hidden Leaf, the System Says I Am Tsunade

"Let's make a bet: if Itachi lose to Sasuke, Itachi will participate in the special training."

Kitazawa said straightforwardly.

"Fine."

Neji Hyuga agreed without hesitation.

Because he did not believe Uchiha Sasuke could defeat him.

Kitazawa nodded slightly.

Due to his experiences and personality, Neji Hyuga was much more mature than Hinata Hyuga and Uchiha Sasuke.

Persuading him would not be easy.

Since that was the case, he would just take action—physical persuasion.

Of course, the ultimate goal was to complete the mission.

Otherwise, Kitazawa would not bother wasting his breath.

The two arrived at the playground.

The students of Class 1-A and Class 2-A were already standing in their respective formations.

"Before class begins, please have Uchiha Sasuke and Neji Hyuga step forward."

Kitazawa did not waste any words and said directly, "They will bring us a sparring match."

"Again? I wonder who will win this time."

"I remember Sasuke lost miserably last time."

"It's only been one summer; can Sasuke really catch up to Neji?"

"I think it's difficult; I feel like it will be Neji's victory again."

The students of both classes immediately began to discuss it.

Whether it was Neji Hyuga or Uchiha Sasuke, both had extremely high reputations in the class.

Moreover, the Uchiha and the Hyuga were both major ninja clans in Konoha with eye-based Kekkei Genkai, and there was no shortage of rivalry between them.

"Sasuke, go for it!"

Naruto Uzumaki had already known about it during lunch, so he was not surprised.

"Hmm."

Uchiha Sasuke nodded slightly, then walked forward with his hands in his pockets.

Paired with his nonchalant expression, he looked very cool.

"He's really full of himself."

Kiba Inuzuka couldn't help but complain.

"That's called the demeanor of a genius!"

Sakura Haruno immediately retorted.

"That's only if he can beat Neji."

Kiba Inuzuka shook his head and said, "If he loses, he won't have any demeanor at all."

"Didn't Sasuke go to participate in secret special training?"

Ino Yamanaka clenched her fists and said, "I believe in Teacher Kitazawa."

She did not know that Uchiha Sasuke had gone home to learn genjutsu from Itachi Uchiha, and thought it was truly Kitazawa's secret training.

"Hmm."

Hinata Hyuga nodded in agreement.

She trusted Kitazawa unconditionally.

It was precisely because of him that she was able to defeat Neji Hyuga.

"Begin!"

Seeing them perform the Seal of Confrontation, Kitazawa announced.

"Neji, this time I will avenge the humiliation of last semester."

Uchiha Sasuke activated his Sharingan and said in a low voice, "Because I already have the Sharingan."

The Sharingan?

Neji Hyuga understood why Kitazawa had been so confident earlier.

But the Sharingan could at most narrow the gap with the Byakugan; his Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms still held a huge advantage.

Neji Hyuga did not hesitate, pushed off with both feet, and his body rushed out.

"I saw it! It was very clear this time!"

Uchiha Sasuke's mouth curled, suppressing a wild laugh, and he dodged Neji Hyuga's palm with a sidestep.

Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!

After steadying himself, he quickly performed hand seals, and a large fireball smashed toward Neji Hyuga.

The scorching heat rolled over.

Neji Hyuga did not dare to take it head-on, frowned slightly, and shifted his body to the left.

The Sharingan was indeed well-deserved.

However, the one-tomoe Sharingan did not put as much pressure on him as he had imagined.

The moment Neji Hyuga dodged the great fireball, his body suddenly accelerated.

Because the speed was so fast, even the air whistled.

"So fast?"

Uchiha Sasuke felt a shock in his heart.

But fortunately, the Sharingan could still barely see his movements clearly.

The combat special training he had received from Kitazawa previously played a role, and without thinking, he kicked out directly.

At the same time, he threw two shuriken with both hands.

Neji Hyuga was surprised.

Uchiha Sasuke's reaction speed had increased this much?

If it were the him from last semester, he would have been hit by the palm by now.

Neji Hyuga came to a sudden stop and struck with both palms.

One palm hit the sole of Uchiha Sasuke's shoe, and the other slapped away the two shuriken.

Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu!

Uchiha Sasuke retreated a step and performed hand seals.

Clusters of flames flew out in front of him like scattered flowers.

Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!

The distance was too close to dodge everything; Neji Hyuga's gaze sharpened, and he advanced instead of retreating.

He rushed toward Uchiha Sasuke, striking with both palms in succession.

The first palm landed on the nearest small fireball, chakra surged out, and the fireball was shattered.

Immediately following the second, third, and fourth palms, he defeated all the small fireballs in front of him.

Shuriken Manipulation Jutsu!

Uchiha Sasuke recognized that Neji Hyuga was using the Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.

After all, he had seen the sparring match between Neji Hyuga and Hinata Hyuga.

Uchiha Sasuke was not panicked at all; he grabbed three shuriken in each hand and threw them out.

"Useless."

Neji Hyuga had already seen the rubber strings connecting the shuriken with his Byakugan.

But just then, Uchiha Sasuke untied the rubber strings himself and began to perform hand seals quickly.

Neji Hyuga couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation.

He immediately realized Uchiha Sasuke's intention.

The Shuriken Manipulation Jutsu was just a feint; the real killing move was the following ninjutsu.

Was it Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Jutsu?

Uchiha Sasuke had already used it during their last sparring match.

But at that time, the Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Jutsu looked very imperfect.

While Neji Hyuga's thoughts were racing, his hands were not slow, and he slapped the six shuriken away with several palms in a row.

When he looked at Uchiha Sasuke again, he suddenly realized that his chakra flow was wrong.

This was not the Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Jutsu used last time.

Genjutsu: Bubble!

Uchiha Sasuke's body turned into a crow.

"What kind of ninjutsu is this?"

Neji Hyuga had never seen Genjutsu: Bubble and couldn't help but be stunned.

He looked left and right, but did not see Uchiha Sasuke, only crows circling in the sky.

Just then, he saw with his Byakugan that the chakra flow in his body had become chaotic.

This was a typical characteristic of being caught in a genjutsu.

Neji Hyuga's expression changed drastically.

Doujutsu-based genjutsu is very difficult to break on one's own.

And the most fatal thing was that he hadn't even learned how to break ordinary genjutsu.

After all, who would have thought that students at the Ninja Academy could learn genjutsu?

The crows in the sky dived down, all swooping toward him, and gradually turned into shuriken.

Neji Hyuga hurriedly jumped backward.

The shuriken stuck into the ground one after another.

"Not a genjutsu?"

Neji Hyuga was stuck for a moment.

"Itachi lost, Neji."

The crows disappeared, and at some point, Uchiha Sasuke had arrived behind him, a kunai held against his waist.

Genjutsu: Bubble could make the target think the caster had turned into a crow, but in reality, he hadn't.

After throwing the shuriken, Uchiha Sasuke took the opportunity to circle behind Neji Hyuga.

"…"

Neji Hyuga wanted to say something but stopped.

He really wanted to say let's fight again; he would definitely win.

After all, he was now on guard against genjutsu.

But no matter how many excuses he had, he had indeed lost this sparring match to Uchiha Sasuke.

"The winner is Uchiha Sasuke."

Kitazawa announced in a timely manner.

In this sparring match, Uchiha Sasuke's performance was undoubtedly perfect.