Konoha, Chūnin Exam Hall.
"Sasuke! Hurry and escape! Otherwise you'll be blown to pieces!"
Sakura shouted anxiously at the footage where Sasuke was trapped inside C4 Karura .
"Ino-pig, didn't you see Sasuke's hands and feet are locked? How do you expect him to escape?"
Ino mocked her, then ran to stand directly in front of Sasuke:
"Sasuke! You can escape that, right?"
"…Yeah."
Sasuke nodded.
But honestly—
Even he himself didn't know if his future self could really escape that situation.
If the Sasuke in the footage failed to escape later…
Wouldn't he embarrass himself in front of Sakura, Ino, and the others who worshipped him so blindly?
...
Pure Land.
Everyone was having an intense debate about whether Sasuke could escape.
[Senju Hashirama: Madaraaa! Do you think Sasuke can escape?]
[Uchiha Madara: Hashirama! Why even ask? Of course he can!]
[Senju Hashirama: Madaraaa! Why??]
[Uchiha Madara: Hashirama! Did your brain rot? He's a descendant of my clan! How could he possibly lose to THAT?]
[Uchiha Izuna: Nii-san! You're absolutely right!!]
[Third Raikage A: I think the kid's in trouble. His chakra seems nearly gone.]
[Second Tsuchikage: I think he can escape. Don't ask why. Intuition.]
[Uchiha Mikoto: My son DEFINITELY can escape! Right, dear?]
[Uchiha Fugaku: Of course, dear!]
...
The footage continued.
[Deidara took out a clay bird from his pouch—only to find he had no chakra left to activate it.]
["Completely out of chakra… how shameful."]
[POP!]
[Sasuke burst out of the giant Deidara construct.]
...
Konoha, Chūnin Exam Hall.
Sasuke released a long breath.
Good—he wouldn't have to embarrass himself.
Ino: "Forehead girl, see? I TOLD you Sasuke would escape!"
Sakura: "Ino-pig, what does that have to do with you? Sasuke is just strong!"
"Naruto fist-pumped:
SASUKE!! You didn't disappoint me!!"
"Naruto, since when do I need the approval of someone like you?!"
Sasuke snapped irritably.
He didn't know why—
But Naruto was the only one who could always get under his skin instantly.
Naruto was truly… unbearable!
...
Rain Country, Akatsuki Base.
Tobi: "As expected…"
Deidara: "…Tobi???"
"Deidara-senpai! What do we do now? Sasuke escaped—and you're out of chakra!"
Tobi panicked and changed the subject.
"Hmph! Even if he escaped, his body is still full of C4 nano-bombs! Mm!"
"SKOI! Deidara-senpai, SKOI!! That means you still win!"
"Hmph! As long as you understand! Mm!"
Uchiha Itachi finally frowned slightly, though no one knew what he was worrying about.
...
Pure Land.
[Uchiha Madara: Hashirama! You saw that, right?!]
[Senju Hashirama: I saw it, Madara!]
[Uchiha Madara: See? Listening to me was correct!]
[Senju Hashirama: Madara! You're amazing! Listening to you really never goes wrong!]
[Uchiha Izuna: Nii-san! Nii-san! I'll listen to you too!]
[Senju Tobirama: Sister-in-law, please control my Nii-san… he's about to be brainwashed by Madara.]
[Uzumaki Mito: Don't worry, Tobirama—I'm already pulling his ear.]
...
The footage continued.
[Deidara: "You escaped, but your body is still full of nano-bombs!"]
["Now what will you do? Mm?"]
[Sasuke ignored him and charged straight at Deidara.]
["Ah! A full-power Chidori? Mm!?"]
["But! Even with its extended range, you still can't reach me at this distance! Mm!"]
["It's over!"]
["HAAH!!"]
[BOOM!]
[Sasuke vanished into thin air; Deidara crashed into the ground.]
["I won… I won! My art has triumphed! Mm-hahaha!!"]
Sakura and others stared in fear—
Was Sasuke gone again?!
[Hum—]
[The giant Sharingan illusion appeared behind Deidara once more.]
[SMACK!]
[Sasuke appeared behind Deidara and punched him flying.]
["Huff… huff… huff…"]
[Sasuke was out of breath—clearly at his limit.]
[Deidara's pupils shrank. "Taijutsu?!"]
[This wasn't genjutsu—so what happened?!]
[He then noticed the lightning around Sasuke's body.]
[Deidara: "You… noticed?"]
[Sasuke: "Yeah. I noticed from the beginning."]
["When fighting someone with Sharingan, hiding hand seals is meaningless."]
["No matter how fast they are, these eyes see everything."]
["Every seal you've formed so far has been Earth Release seals. My Chidori is Lightning Release."]
["Your bombs are Earth Release. Lightning Release counters Earth Release. Your bombs can't explode when struck by lightning."]
["That's your weakness."]
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