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Chapter 79 - Chapter 79: Sasuke's Might!

Sasuke / Kiba's POV (Trial of Nio - Land of Iron)

Sasuke faced down the three shinobi confidently. He knew Shikamaru would never condone him attacking them head-on like this. Henceforth, he had supported splitting up. Shikamaru had given each of them several ideas on how to get points with no risk. To be fair to the Nara, it was a good plan. But not his own, these exams offered him a lot. It would be meaningless if he merely succeeded. He needed to excel, be tested, and know where he stood. Sasuke was confident no single Genin could stand against him. So, he had set out to find a good challenge. Kiba and Choji were never quite top tiers. But they were respectable in their own right. The blonde Suna shinobi was an unknown risk. It would be nice to test him. After all, he needed to show the world that the Uchiha were on another level.

Besides, it was clear the group was down a man and somewhat injured. This was a nice advantage for Sasuke, and he would likely need it. The group, now seeming more confident, surrounded the crouched Uchiha.

"Sasuke, it's good to see ya, buddy! You wouldn't happen to be looking for trouble, would you?" Kiba asked jovially as he and Akamaru stood in front of the Uchiha.

"I am seeking trouble mutt." Sasuke replied curtly. He never understood why Kiba seemed so confident in himself; he considered him a joke.

"Sasuke, surely you don't think you can take us all out." Choji nervously stated as he prepared for combat. "We might hurt you." Choji knew Sasuke was no joke. But surely not even he could take all three of them. He was nothing like that monster earlier.

"Let's not be naive, he knew what would happen when he came here." Sen chided as she drew her fans.

"The woman is right, but you cannot touch me," Sasuke stated arrogantly.

This must've served as some unspoken signal. Sen slashed at Sasuke's back with her double fans. Sasuke reflected this casually with a single kunai. He kicked out as he did, smacking Choji in the face and sending him stumbling back. Akamaru launched forward at Sasuke's throat. He ducked under the attack before blocking a kick from Kiba. The power of the move sent him sliding back. Sasuke took the moment to stare down at his opponents. "I'm disappointed," Sasuke said in a bored tone.

"I would be too after that perfo-" Kiba started before Sasuke was suddenly in front of him, fist cocked back for an attack. Kiba barely ducked the blow, rolling away from him. Sasuke attempted to pursue him but was blocked by Choji's enlarged palm. It flew towards him, forcing him to roll to the side.

This left him in the path of Sen, who spun as she unleashed a blast of wind.

"Twin Breeze Blades!" She called two blades of wind flying towards the rolling Uchiha. Sasuke rose to his feet as they came close, calmly disappearing right as the blades cut into him. Sen screamed in panic as she narrowly avoided a kunai slash from Sasuke, who was now somehow in front of her. He kicked Akamaru, who attempted to attack him from behind. But this left him open to Kiba, who flew in with a drop kick. Sasuke barely managed to raise his guard after being smashed into and driven into a nearby snow bank.

"Cocky bastard," Kiba complained as he stood before the now-buried Uchiha.

"He was no joke," Choji replied, walking up as well. Sen merely slashed in front of the two talking men, with a fan interrupting them. The two men watched confused as Sen seemed to randomly fearfully jump back, before Kiba caught on with a startled cry.

"Kai!"

As he did so, he saw Sasuke unleashing a high kick on his face. Choji somehow reacted in time, shoving Kiba out of the way. Sasuke growled angrily before disappearing and reappearing inside Choji's guard with a viscous body uppercut. Choji gasped for air as he collapsed. Kiba jumped away, trying to avoid Sasuke. But the Uchiha saw this and fired off several kunai. Kiba closed his eyes, prepared to be riddled with them. But as he did, he heard a call that saved his ass.

"Wind Style: Wind Breakthrough!" Sen called. A gust of wind caught Kiba, the kunai, and Sasuke, sending them all flying back. Kiba used this to his advantage, spinning in the air with a smile.

"Thanks for the assist! This is over! Fang Over Fang!" Kiba called as he became a blur, flying towards the Uchiha. Sasuke merely smiled as his Sharingan turned on, allowing him to see the perfect counter. He twirled slightly in the air, allowing him to avoid the blow. As he did so, he snagged the boy's hood on his hoodie. Before he suddenly disappeared, Kiba was in tow. Before Sen or Choji could hope to figure this out, they both appeared in front of them, Sasuke tossing Kiba into Sen, the two crashing and turning into a painful ball of limbs. Choji growled as his fist grew. He fired it off toward the smiling Sasuke. Choji's vision was blocked as he felt something hit his fist. He smiled at the lucky blow, unaware of Sasuke falling from above.

Unleashing a powerful and merciless kick to the top of Choji's skull. It drove him into the ground with a mighty boom, and Choji fell unconscious due to the blow.

Kiba and Sen untangled and stared as Sasuke cracked his neck. "I didn't think I needed my eyes for this, " he said, sounding somewhat annoyed. "I suppose I shouldn't underestimate you anymore." He stalked forward, intending to defeat the two as well. To the shock of him and Kiba, Sen raced forward, bowing to the Uchiha.

"We surrender. Take your points." Sen said darkly.

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Kiba's POV

"Sen?!" Kiba asked, alarmed.

"Think about it for a second!" Sen countered hotly. "He just fended us off while holding back, and now we're down another man. We can't afford to be beaten here!"

"So what? We give up?!" Kiba asked angrily as he and Akamaru stood before Sen, seemingly still convinced to fight.

"No, we let him win this and have the chance to make points later. If we challenge him and lose, we may have to drop out of the exams," Sen explained in a frustrated tone.

"She is correct," Sasuke added plainly. Sensing that the surrender would go through with a minor push.

Kiba felt his hands clench hard enough to break his skin. There was no nice way to put it. So far in this exam, Kiba had been outperformed. Were there many shinobi this far above him? "FINE!" He growled as he and Akamaru stepped back. The large dog whining at this. Sasuke nodded as if bored with the show before tapping Sen once. After this, he started to stalk away.

"Wait, what about the other points?" Kiba called out, his confusion winning out at his anger for the moment.

"My teammates will get them, or I'll do this again," Sasuke replied plainly as he left the two standing shinobi (and one unconscious).

"No offense, but I hate you, Leaf shinobi!" Sen yelled, annoyed. "Besides, being Chunin isn't worth this level of trouble." She stalked forward with rage being apparent. "I withdraw; good luck, Kiba," Sen stated as she walked back towards the bottom of the mountain. Pulling out the tag for medical personnel and releasing it to get aid for Choji and herself.

"None taken." As the samurai appeared, they grabbed Choji and escorted Sen off the mountain. While he would likely be fine, he had taken a nasty blow to the head and was disoriented. So, it would be best for him to drop out for now.

But Kiba would make sure he passed now. No matter what.

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