Chapter 396: Two-Tomoe Sharingan

The second round soon came to an end.

Except for Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki, Kitazawa didn't manipulate anything.

Because there was no need.

The practical exam wasn't like the Chunin Exams where Itachi were eliminated if Itachi lost; it was about students with high scores entering the next round.

As long as the strength was sufficient, they would reach the third round regardless of winning or losing.

In fact, that was exactly the case.

The list for the third round was basically the same as the last monthly exam.

Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, Shino Aburame, Yakumo Kurama, Hinata Hyuga, Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka, and Kiba Inuzuka.

Among them, Ino Yamanaka and Kiba Inuzuka were new additions.

After a month of special training, although they hadn't learned new ninjutsu, their strength had improved a lot, so they got high scores.

Only Sakura Haruno and Choji Akimichi didn't enter the third round.

The former was because medical ninjas weren't good at fighting.

The latter was because he hadn't mastered his clan's secret technique.

"Please have the students who entered the third round come up to draw lots."

After the break, Kitazawa took out the ballot box again.

"This round, I definitely won't draw Sasuke!"

Kiba Inuzuka clenched his fists and said.

He didn't believe he was so unlucky that he could draw Sasuke Uchiha twice.

"Then who do Itachi want to draw?"

Shino Aburame asked in a calm tone.

"I want to draw..."

Kiba Inuzuka suddenly choked.

Of the eight students in the third round, he was the weakest.

The ones he had the most hope of beating were Shikamaru Nara and Ino Yamanaka.

He couldn't beat any of the others.

"Entering the third round is a victory."

Kiba Inuzuka suddenly let go: "It's the same whoever I draw."

"It's okay, maybe Itachi can draw me."

Shikamaru Nara comforted him.

To be honest, he also wanted to draw Kiba Inuzuka.

No choice, except for Kiba Inuzuka and Ino Yamanaka, none of them were human; they were all freaks with cheats.

Sasuke Uchiha didn't participate in the discussion and walked up directly.

He wanted to draw Naruto Uzumaki.

Although he had lost to him before, he wasn't convinced.

Because in his view, if it weren't for Naruto Uzumaki inexplicably breaking his genjutsu, the winner should have been him.

"Number one?"

Sasuke Uchiha looked at the number on the slip of paper, thinking there was hope.

Because Naruto Uzumaki was number one in the first and second rounds, maybe he was in the third round too.

If that were the case, they could fight again.

He wanted to see if Naruto Uzumaki could break his genjutsu again.

"Sasuke, what number are Itachi?"

Naruto Uzumaki walked up, reaching out to draw lots while asking.

"Number one."

Sasuke Uchiha replied.

"Huh? I'm number two."

Naruto Uzumaki looked at the small slip of paper in his hand and said with some regret.

"..."

Sasuke Uchiha felt a bit bored.

"I'm number one."

Yakumo Kurama said suddenly.

Sasuke Uchiha subconsciously raised his head.

Although Naruto Uzumaki was his rival, Yakumo Kurama wasn't bad either, or even more troublesome.

Because he couldn't gain an advantage in genjutsu.

Sasuke Uchiha subconsciously clenched the small slip of paper.

Did he have to lose another round?

No, since Naruto Uzumaki could beat Yakumo Kurama, he could too.

Yakumo Kurama only had genjutsu, while he had taijutsu and Fire Style besides genjutsu.

"Hahaha! I'm number three!"

Kiba Inuzuka laughed loudly immediately.

He avoided the three major enemies—Sasuke Uchiha, Yakumo Kurama, and Naruto Uzumaki—all at once, which was truly gratifying.

"Who is number three?"

Kiba Inuzuka asked impatiently after laughing.

"It's... it's me."

Hinata Hyuga's weak voice sounded.

"Fine."

Kiba Inuzuka twitched his mouth, feeling he had laughed for nothing; this luck still hadn't changed.

"I'm fighting Naruto? Really?"

Shikamaru Nara looked at the number two in his hand, looking stunned.

"Then my opponent is Shino?"

Ino Yamanaka said decisively: "I'll admit defeat then."

Even if her Mind Transfer Jutsu controlled Shino Aburame, it would be of no use, because he had a large number of parasitic insects.

"Draw lots over."

Kitazawa put away the ballot box and said: "Please have the two students who drew number one come to the stage."

Sasuke Uchiha and Yakumo Kurama walked slowly into the field.

"A contest between two genjutsu bloodline limits?"

Shino Aburame's eyes flashed with anticipation: "It must be very exciting."

"Exciting is exciting, but the battle of genjutsu ninjas isn't very friendly to the audience."

Kiba Inuzuka shook his head and said.

"That's true."

Ino Yamanaka agreed.

Most genjutsu act on vision, which is the eyes.

As the audience, they wouldn't be pulled into the genjutsu, so naturally, they couldn't see the intense battle in the illusion.

"Sasuke-kun, will he win?"

Sakura Haruno asked with worry.

Although she was very confident in Sasuke Uchiha, in the last monthly exam, the battle between Yakumo Kurama and Naruto Uzumaki was truly scary.

"There is hope of winning."

Shikamaru Nara thought for a moment and said: "Only Sasuke can break Yakumo's genjutsu like Naruto."

"Naruto."

Kiba Inuzuka asked curiously: "What method did Itachi use to break Yakumo's genjutsu?"

"I... I don't know either."

Naruto Uzumaki scratched his head and said.

Although he knew a tail whipped him, he didn't know what that tail was.

He had been waiting for Hiruzen Sarutobi's answer, but it had been a month and he still hadn't come.

"Itachi really have good luck."

Kiba Inuzuka sighed and said.

Naruto Uzumaki never lied; if he said he didn't know, he didn't know.

The only explanation was good luck.

"Battle begin!"

Kitazawa's words interrupted their discussion.

Everyone looked at Yakumo Kurama and Sasuke Uchiha on the field.

"Itachi are very strong, so I will go all out."

Yakumo Kurama said seriously.

Having been classmates for almost two semesters, she knew Sasuke Uchiha's strength very well.

Genjutsu, Fire Style, and taijutsu were all good, more comprehensive than Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga.

After fighting Naruto Uzumaki, Yakumo Kurama understood her weakness, which was that her body wasn't good.

Illusion Realization was good, but throwing paintings took a certain amount of time.

Sasuke Uchiha had the Sharingan, making it easy to predict her movements.

The best way was to go all out from the start.

"It should be."

Sasuke Uchiha felt a jolt, but his expression didn't change, saying very calmly.

It was just that his next actions exposed his true thoughts.

Genjutsu: Bubble!

Sasuke Uchiha immediately activated his Sharingan and formed hand seals.

If it were Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuga, he would find an opportunity to cast genjutsu again.

But Yakumo Kurama didn't need it.