Uchiha Sora thought to himself, "As expected of a genius. My Chakra is far stronger than Itachi's. Fighting him head-on with Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique would only waste my Chakra." Realizing this, Itachi immediately canceled the fireball and chose to dodge; such was the sharp thinking of a genius.
After dodging the attack, Itachi immediately raised his hand and fired several Kunai at Uchiha Sora.
These Kunai locked down the space for Sora to advance with tricky angles.
Uchiha Sora could only choose to dodge, but just as he was about to do so, more Kunai attacked from behind!
These Kunai were the result of the trajectories formed by the collisions of the Kunai Itachi had thrown earlier.
This was Itachi's shurikenjutsu!
Sora had long since learned this technique through the system's automatic cultivation, so he was no stranger to it.
Seeing this, he did not choose to continue dodging. Instead, he gripped his short sword tightly, and a burst of Wind Release Chakra gathered on it.
Over the years, special metal had already been added to this short sword, allowing it to be imbued with Chakra attributes.
A whirlwind formed on the short sword. Immediately after, Uchiha Sora turned his body, and the short sword drew a circle around him. Suddenly, Wind Release Chakra erupted, and a whirlwind tornado shot into the sky.
"Sword Style: Whirlwind Slash!"
This was a sword style Uchiha Sora had researched himself, specifically designed to break through surrounding projectile attacks.
Ding, ding, dang...
Itachi's projectiles were instantly dispersed by the strong wind and fell to the ground.
In the spectator stands, the Hyuga Clan leader, Hyuga Hiashi, saw this scene and activated his Byakugan to observe silently, sighing, "Combining Wind Release Chakra with sword style to achieve an effect similar to Rotation—the creativity is quite good! Moreover, this guy's Chakra actually makes me feel familiar..."
Suddenly, he thought of that night when his daughter, Hinata, was abducted by people from Kumogakure; someone seemed to have blocked the opponent.
At that time, he had activated his Byakugan and saw that the opponent was just a Shadow Clone, which had secretly surprised him. Therefore, under the observation of the Byakugan, he had always remembered the feeling of that Chakra.
"The Chakra on this Uchiha Sora is the same as the feeling of that Shadow Clone from back then! Could it be that he was the one who acted?" Hyuga Hiashi thought secretly.
On the field, after blowing away Itachi's projectiles, Uchiha Sora immediately formed hand seals.
Itachi's Sharingan saw the seals Sora was forming, and his expression tightened.
With repeated attacks yielding no results, Itachi knew that he had lost any advantage; now it was Sora's turn to attack!
Uchiha Sora formed seals very quickly, dazzlingly so.
In an instant, he completed the Ninjutsu.
It was still Fire Release. Three fire dragons erupted from his mouth, dancing in mid-air, splitting into three directions, and rushed towards Itachi at extreme speed.
It was the B-rank Fire Release, Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!
"It's actually a B-rank Fire Release! This guy's Fire Release is so strong!" The ordinary spectators in the stands were dazzled.
The Jonin were also secretly surprised by Sora's Ninjutsu ability.
Facing the three violent fire dragons, Uchiha Itachi had no other choice but to use Ninjutsu to block.
His hand seals were also very fast. Having been prepared, he immediately used a Water Release.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
A massive stream of water erupted from Itachi's mouth, turning into a huge water dragon that spiraled up and collided head-on with the three fire dragons.
Boom, boom, boom!
The water dragon and fire dragons collided violently, and water vapor filled the arena.
The referee on the side also hurriedly dodged, not daring to linger on the field.
One fire dragon, one water dragon—both were B-rank Ninjutsu!
Such a clash of Ninjutsu had completely exceeded the level of Genin; even between Chunin, there was rarely such intensity.
The mist obscured the spectators' vision, but within the mist, Uchiha Sora and Uchiha Itachi were constantly clashing.
Taking advantage of the cover of the mist, the two continued their Taijutsu contest.
Gradually, the mist dissipated.
Bang!
A figure was knocked flying and landed on the ground.
It was Uchiha Itachi!
Uchiha Sora's figure appeared in pursuit, attacking the grounded Itachi.
Itachi hurriedly flipped up to resist Sora's attack.
Sweat on his forehead kept sliding down Itachi's face.
The immense strength transmitted through his hands made his movements increasingly sluggish.
At this moment, Itachi deeply realized the gap between himself and Uchiha Sora.
He couldn't gain any advantage in Ninjutsu, and he was completely at a disadvantage in Taijutsu; none of his combat plans had worked.
And Genjutsu? Itachi didn't even think about competing with Uchiha Sora in Genjutsu!
Compared to Itachi's struggle, Uchiha Sora appeared very relaxed from start to finish.
His Three-Tomoe Sharingan could clearly see Itachi's Ninjutsu and Taijutsu moves.
With the addition of the Sage Body, his Chakra reserves had long exceeded those of an average Jonin after these years of automatic cultivation.
His Taijutsu and sword style had even reached a professional level, completely not inferior to those Ninjas who specialized in Taijutsu and sword style.
Uchiha Itachi was only ten years old now, and his Chakra was at most comparable to an average Chunin.
Moreover, a B-rank Water Release just now had already consumed a lot of his Chakra.
In terms of Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Sharingan, Itachi was no match for Sora, not to mention Genjutsu.
If Uchiha Sora had used Genjutsu, Itachi probably would have been defeated even faster!
Under the system's automatic cultivation, Uchiha Sora's basic abilities far exceeded Itachi's!
"I concede!" Finally, after being kicked away by Uchiha Sora, Uchiha Itachi stood up with difficulty and raised his hand to the examiner.
He was no fool; this was just the Chunin Exams. Once he realized the huge gap between himself and his opponent, even fighting to the last moment wouldn't change the result.
Rather than that, it was better to just concede.
After all, he and Sora were still friends.
"Uchiha Sora wins!" The moment Itachi conceded, the referee announced.
This final match also came to an end.
Cheers erupted in the spectator stands.
Although this duel ended quickly, the danger involved made everyone empathize, especially the collision of those two powerful B-rank Ninjutsu, which allowed them to see the strength of the Uchiha genius extremely clearly.
"Sora! You won!" Uchiha Izumi listened to the cheers of the people around her, her eyes filled with excited tears as she looked at Sora's figure, her teary eyes somewhat blurred.
"Izumi, keep working hard. Sora is a child worth chasing after." Her mother, Uchiha Hazuki, touched Izumi's head and encouraged her gently.
"Mm!" Uchiha Izumi nodded vigorously.
...
The finals concluded.
The specific list of those promoted to Chunin would be announced in the coming days.
The spectators gradually dispersed.
Uchiha Sora took Uchiha Izumi and her mother, along with Hirai Mitsuteru, to a barbecue restaurant to celebrate.
In the barbecue restaurant, Hirai Mitsuteru laughed and said, "Sora, I knew you were amazing! When we usually perform missions, I've never seen you get injured, so I already guessed that you weren't simple! Now it seems my judgment was indeed very sharp!"
"And that Chunin Exams two years ago, I had long seen that you were hiding your strength and were intentionally eliminated!"
"It's a pity Yūgao isn't in the Village, otherwise she would definitely be very happy too!"
Looking at Hirai Mitsuteru's chattering, a faint warmth rose in Uchiha Sora's heart.
...
On the other side, Uchiha Fugaku returned home.
Itachi sat dejectedly in front of his father, while Uchiha Mikoto on the side had a trace of worry in her eyes.
"Fugaku, you can't blame Itachi for this failure. Itachi is already excellent enough." Feeling the dull atmosphere in the house, Mikoto spoke up.
Uchiha Fugaku shook his head and said to Itachi, "Itachi, I am not blaming you for failing."
Uchiha Itachi raised his head in surprise, looking at this father who had always been strict with him.
Fugaku explained, "I originally hoped you could enter the Anbu to secure benefits for our Uchiha Clan, but after this failure, the Konoha higher-ups probably have better candidates."
"Father, are you talking about Sora? Does he want to enter the Anbu too?" Itachi asked in surprise.
Fugaku nodded: "This Uchiha Sora has a firm will and his own ideas. After he joins the Anbu, he will definitely not be at the beck and call of a clan leader like me."
"Therefore, Itachi, I have found another path for you!"
"Enter the Root and become Danzo's subordinate; you can still secure benefits for our Uchiha Clan."
"However, Danzo is quite ambitious and ruthless. Your current strength is not enough to protect yourself if you enter the Root. At the very least, sharpen yourself for another two years before you go to serve in the Root!"
Uchiha Fugaku said sentence by sentence.
Mikoto on the side was even more worried: "Fugaku, wouldn't that be too dangerous? After all, that Danzo is hard to get along with, and he has always been very repulsive toward our Uchiha Clan. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Itachi to get his consent to enter the Root, right?"
Fugaku shook his head: "No, if Uchiha Sora can enter the Anbu, then he will definitely agree to let Itachi enter the Root!"
Just as Uchiha Fugaku was planning for Itachi to enter the Root, Danzo had already taken action.
Just after the Third Hokage returned to the Hokage Building, Danzo came to visit Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Danzo, the leaders and daimyo of all countries are preparing to leave now. As the leader of the Root Organization, why aren't you properly planning the escort, and instead come here to see me?" The Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned and said.
"Hiruzen, I came here naturally for Uchiha Sora!" Danzo got straight to the point: "You must have seen the fifth final match today, right? Uchiha Sora's power is already extraordinary, but we haven't even made contact with him yet. I think this is your dereliction of duty as Hokage!"
"Heh, I naturally understand this matter, so you don't need to worry about it. After I finish handling the aftermath of this Chunin Exams, I will talk to him personally." The Third Hokage smiled faintly.
"Forget it. Since you are busy, I will do this!" Danzo revealed his intention.