Training Grounds.
Sakura, who had fallen unconscious after being hit by Sasuke's genjutsu, quickly drew the attention of the other students.
They gathered around in small groups, calling out to her, but no matter how much they tried, they couldn't wake her up from the genjutsu.
"What's going on? Why can't she wake up?"
"It must be because Sasuke's genjutsu is too strong!"
"Looks like we need to call a teacher!"
The students chattered among themselves.
Not far away, Sasuke chuckled softly.
His gaze shifted to Uchiha Shinji, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, as if saying to Shinji, "See? The Sharingan is the true power of the Uchiha clan!"
At this mont, Naruto shouted at Sasuke, "Sasuke, hurry up and release the genjutsu!"
"Figure it out yourselves!"
Sasuke turned and walked back to a corner of the training grounds, resuming his training.
However, the occasional glances he stole revealed that he was still keeping an eye on the situation.
Of course, he knew that the genjutsu he had used on Sakura wasn't harmful and wouldn't endanger her. He simply wanted to see if any of the students on the training grounds could break his genjutsu.
Just as everyone was at a loss, Shinji stepped forward.
Seeing Shinji approach, the students quickly made way for him, and even the frantic Naruto moved aside, asking, "Shinji, can you wake Sakura up?"
In the distance, Sasuke narrowed his eyes, watching Shinji's every move with tension.
But before Shinji could do anything, Yakumo Kurama hurriedly pushed her way to Sakura's side, deliberately giving Shinji a challenging look.
Shinji stepped aside, amused by Yakumo's eagerness to prove herself, mixed with a hint of playful determination.
Kneeling beside Sakura, Yakumo took a deep breath, ford a hand seal, and gently placed her hand on Sakura's forehead, "Release!"
"Huh? What happened to ?"
Sakura woke up groggily and sat up.
"Yakumo is amazing!"
"She even broke Sasuke's Sharingan genjutsu! That's no small feat!"
"You guys don't know this, but Yakumo's family is also a prestigious genjutsu clan!"
As Sakura woke up, the surrounding students erupted in praise and admiration for Yakumo.
For the first ti, Yakumo experienced this kind of attention, and her heart swelled with pride.
Realizing that Yakumo had been the one to release her from the genjutsu, Sakura quickly stood up and thanked her, "Yakumo, thank you so much!"
Yakumo waved her hand, feeling a little embarrassed.
At this mont, Sasuke walked over and said to Yakumo, "I didn't expect you to be able to break my genjutsu."
Yakumo glanced at Sasuke and snorted lightly, "Your genjutsu isn't all that impressive!"
"Oh?" Sasuke's interest was piqued, and he said, "Want to have a match with ?"
Hearing this, the students on the training grounds grew excited.
On one side was Sasuke, the genius of the Uchiha clan who had awakened his three-tomoe Sharingan at the age of seven. On the other side was Yakumo, the young lady of the Kurama clan, a prestigious genjutsu family.
Although the Uchiha clan had been wiped out and the Kurama clan had fallen into decline, a genjutsu showdown between these two representatives of Hidden Leaf's highest genjutsu achievents was still a highly anticipated event.
Even Kimimaro and Neji, who were also training on the grounds, were drawn to the scene.
Though Yakumo was extrely nervous inside, she refused to back down and asked, "How do you want to compete?"
Sasuke confidently replied, "Let's compete with genjutsu! We'll pick a few classmates and see whose genjutsu can subdue them first..."
"Nonsense!"
Before Sasuke could finish, Iruka appeared and interrupted him.
Sasuke said, "Iruka-sensei, don't worry. I know what I'm doing!"
Iruka shook his head, "You can't use your classmates as test subjects!"
Sasuke shrugged, "Iruka-sensei, resistance to genjutsu is also part of the academy's training, isn't it?"
Iruka was montarily speechless.
As Sasuke had said, there were many ways to learn about genjutsu, but experiencing it firsthand was the fastest thod.
Thus, graduating students were required to participate in the academy's organized genjutsu resistance training.
Yakumo added, "Iruka-sensei, we'll be very careful!"
Seeing that both Sasuke and Yakumo were eager to proceed, Iruka reluctantly agreed, "Fine, but I'll supervise this match of yours."
Sasuke then scanned the training grounds, looking for a target.
"How about we use Naruto?"
Suddenly, soone suggested.
Sasuke turned to see that the suggestion had co from Shinji.
Beside Shinji, Mion nudged him and whispered, "Naruto is Sasuke's teammate. Wouldn't it be unfair to pick him?"
Although Mion's voice was low, since everyone was gathered close together, many still heard her.
Yakumo was one of them, but she didn't object. Instead, she said, "Then let's use Naruto! I don't care who it is; I'm not afraid!"
"Hmph, fine, Naruto it is!"
Sasuke snorted coldly.
Naruto, who had only just realized he had been chosen as the target for Sasuke and Yakumo's genjutsu showdown, pointed at himself, "?!"
Under Iruka's supervision, the students quickly cleared a space.
Naruto stood in the center, an unusual look of nervousness on his face.
Sasuke stepped forward first, walking up to Naruto and instructing him, "Rember, try your best to resist my genjutsu. I don't want anyone thinking I'm cheating!"
Naruto scratched his head, "I'll do my best!"
Without further ado, Sasuke activated his Sharingan again, his gaze sharpening as he focused on Naruto.
Naruto also looked back, and their eyes t!
At this mont, the entire training grounds held its breath.
The students on the outer circle watched intently, Yakumo clenched her fists, beads of sweat forming on her forehead, and even Iruka, who was responsible for timing, felt a bit nervous.
But after a mont, Naruto blinked and asked, "Sasuke, have you started yet?"
Sasuke was stunned, "You..."
Naruto asked, "What's wrong with ?"
Sasuke shook his head, trying to refocus, and cast another genjutsu.
Naruto continued to urge, "Sasuke, hurry up! Iruka-sensei has already started the tir!"
Now Sasuke was truly panicking.
Everyone thought he hadn't started yet, but only he knew that he had already cast several genjutsu on Naruto. For so reason, however, his genjutsu had no effect on the seemingly clueless Naruto.
Iruka noticed sothing was off, "The genjutsu didn't work?"
Sasuke covered his eyes, muttering, "Damn it, how could this happen?"
The students finally realized that Sasuke's genjutsu had failed against Naruto.
Yakumo stepped forward at this point, "My turn now?"
All eyes turned to Yakumo, waiting to see her performance.
Feeling the weight of their gazes, Yakumo silently communicated with Ido, who was hidden in her ntal world, "Are you ready? We can't lose this ti!"
Ido chuckled, "Don't worry. With a fool like Naruto, as long as I infiltrate his ntal world, it'll be easy to put him under!"
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