"It's really a mess, but this way, it suits my purpose."

Looking at the battlefield divided by flames, Shikamaru was also shocked by the strength that Sasuke showed at this time. He released so many C-level ninjutsu in one breath, and it was an offensive ninjutsu like Fire Release. Even if he was hit,

You also need to take a breather halfway through.

But Sasuke didn't do this, and instead made such an amazing move very coherently.

The use of ninjutsu is already at the jounin level.

Cold sweat ran down Shikamaru's face, now things were getting a little worse.

Although a forest fire can easily attract the other Konoha ninjas in the patrol area, it also means that the next battle will become very dangerous.

Before that, we must find a way to contain Sasuke. If he fights head-on, with his strength, he has no chance of winning.

Just as Shikamaru was thinking this, a figure rushed out of the flames and ran quickly. While running, it also carried a large number of sparks.

It was Sasuke.

"Am I the first target?"

Seeing Sasuke rushing towards him, Shikamaru instantly understood that Sasuke's first goal was to get rid of him.

"I thought your priority target would be Hinata."

Shikamaru quickly dodged back while still smiling at Sasuke, and continued the conversation as usual.

"Thinking about it carefully, I think you are more dangerous."

Although Hinata plays an extremely important role as the 'eyes' in the team, if Shikamaru's 'brain' is destroyed first, then the team will be paralyzed and unable to move.

For Sasuke, Shikamaru's 'mind' is more dangerous than Hinata's 'eyes'.

"That's it. It seems like I'm really honored."

You can't fight Sasuke head-on, otherwise you will be defeated in an instant.

Shikamaru clearly judged this.

Alone, Sasuke has overwhelming strength against him.

So, during the process of retreating, Shikamaru took out a smoke bomb directly from his ninja bag and smashed it against the ground.

boom!

The smoke that obscured their vision spread and engulfed Shikamaru and Sasuke's bodies.

Before dropping the smoke bomb, Shikamaru had already aimed at a burning tree not far away.

Using that tree as a cover can delay the attack for a while.

Doing what he wanted to do, Shikamaru rushed out of the smoke area and ducked behind the trees to cover his body.

Just when Shikamaru was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Ding Ding.

The sound of metal clashing sounded in the air.

Shikamaru looked up and saw a shuriken flying towards his body.

When Shikamaru saw this, his expression changed in shock.

Because it was too sudden, although he barely dodged the shuriken, his face still got a bloody cut.

Shikamaru's body rolled awkwardly on the ground, and the sound of metal clanking sounded again.

This time Shikamaru saw clearly, it was the sound of shurikens changing their attack trajectories after they collided with each other.

Although he used the blind spot to avoid Sasuke's sight, he did not expect that Sasuke could use the collision of shurikens to change the attack trajectory.

"ah!"

There was no time to dodge, and the attacks were carried out continuously.

Shikamaru screamed in pain as his thighs and arms were hit by shurikens, and his thighs and arms began to bleed.

Not only that, these shurikens also carried nerve-paralyzing electricity. In just an instant, Shikamaru lost the ability to move.

"It's amazing, this is the power of Sharingan..."

Shikamaru looked at Sasuke who had appeared in front of him at some unknown time, staring at his pair of three magatama sharingan eyes that were flashing red. He forced a smile from his twitching face and said to Sasuke.

In this state, if there is no one to help remove the shuriken that has penetrated the thigh and arm, he will not be able to move for at least an hour or two.

Sharingan, Shuriken, Thunder Style, Fire Style...the rich and colorful attack methods catch people off guard.

"Do you know why I rank you below Naruto in terms of difficulty? Because you are too weak. No matter how good your tactics are, they are meaningless in the face of absolute power."

Sasuke walked over and said expressionlessly.

There was a cold aura in Sharingan's eyes.

"Sasuke, your current mood seems a little bit wrong..."

In Shikamaru's impression, Sasuke would not be someone who could say such arrogant words.

Such Sasuke made Shikamaru feel agitated and lost his usual calmness.

"You don't need to meddle in other people's business. I am better now than ever before. Hehe, this kind of power that keeps flowing out, ah, is really wonderful. In my eyes, you are just a bunch of fish.

That’s all.”

Sasuke chuckled.

The black curse marks on his face were burning like flames, as if they were trying to cover all of Sasuke's facial skin.

Listening to Sasuke's unconscious speech, Shikamaru clearly felt that the evil aura surrounding Sasuke seemed to be a little darker.

He was talking cheerfully, as if there was another personality dominating the current Sasuke.

boom!

Sasuke kicked him over.

Shikamaru screamed in pain again, his body seemed to be dragged on the ground and rolled out, and the sound of ribs breaking in his chest could be heard.

"I didn't expect you to be so weak in a one-on-one situation. I hope I didn't knock your smart brain out just now."

Sasuke carefully recalled the feeling of kicking Shikamaru's body just now, and then saw Shikamaru being kicked out, lying half-dead on the ground, spitting out a large mouthful of blood, and suddenly felt bored.

Sasuke couldn't be excited about an opponent of this level.

"Darkness...this feels good."

Sasuke looked at his hands with a strange smile on his face.

Then, he turned his head and looked up, and a huge shadow enveloped him.

That's Choji's body after he's grown bigger.

Falling downwards like a mountain, crushing Sasuke's body mercilessly with his weight

Boom!

The ground shook, and Choji directly used his body to make a hole in the ground, crushing Sasuke underneath him.

"It's unforgivable to hurt Shikamaru like this! Even if you are a classmate, I will teach you a lesson, Sasuke!"

Choji roared at Sasuke who was pushed to the ground by him.

However, a voice came from above:

"Where are you talking, fat pig."

Choji raised his head in disbelief and saw Sasuke standing on the branch, unharmed.

The trunk of the tree was burning, making a crackling sound.

"How is it possible... when..."

Choji didn't realize when Sasuke dodged it.

"It's over. Fire Release: Fireball Technique!"

Injecting a large amount of chakra in one breath, a giant fireball was formed, which was spit out from Sasuke's mouth.

In Choji's horrified eyes, the flame cannonball quickly enlarged.

Under the violent impact of this flame cannonball, the ground exploded instantly, making a huge noise.

Choji's head flew out surrounded by flames and black smoke. Not only his head, but also the rest of his body suffered severe burns, and he fell there dying.

"Now it's become a delicious roast suckling pig."

When Sasuke saw Shikamaru and Choji who had been eliminated by him, without even looking at them, their figures flashed and disappeared from the trees.

When he reappeared, Sasuke had reached another clearing and turned to look to one side.

Naruto, Hinata and Kiba were running towards them.

"It's settled over there, now it's your three's turn."

"Sasuke, you guy...what's wrong with you?"

Naruto clenched his fists and glared at Sasuke angrily.
To be continued...