vncnus Chapter 96 Showdown
Chapter 96 Showdown
On the night after Tsunade's ceremony to succeed her as the Fifth Hokage, Sasuke used a free Ichiraku Ramen coupon to get Naruto to run an errand for him, thus sending Naruto away.
Sasuke said to Boruto, "Tomorrow morning, I will be waiting for you in the woods south of the Konoha gate. Just come alone, and don't tell Naruto."
After saying this, Sasuke walked away into the distance without waiting for Boruto's response.
Although Boruto didn't know why Sasuke had suddenly asked him to meet alone in that place, he still went to the forest as agreed the next morning.
At this moment, Sasuke had obviously been waiting here for a long time. His eyes were slightly closed, and he was leaning against a big tree.
Boruto looked at Sasuke and asked, "Why did you suddenly call me out alone? Did something happen?"
Upon hearing Boruto's voice, Sasuke slowly opened his eyes, staring intently at Boruto, and said, "Boruto, let's have a match."
Then, Sasuke's eyes transformed into Sharingan, the two-tomoe pattern spinning in his pupils as he stared intently at Boruto.
Boruto was puzzled and looked at Sasuke, asking, "Why did you suddenly challenge me to a match? Besides, are you alright?"
Although Tsunade had previously treated Sasuke, which significantly improved his physical condition, Boruto could clearly sense that Sasuke's mental state was still not as good as before.
Sasuke responded nonchalantly, "This minor injury is nothing. I just feel like I've been lying down for too long and my body is a bit sluggish. I want to use a fight to restore my physical functions."
Before Boruto could say anything more, Sasuke quickly assumed an attack stance, his body tense, ready to launch an attack at any moment.
He stared intently at Boruto and warned, "Be careful, I'm about to start my attack."
Sasuke then concentrated some of his chakra in his feet and charged towards Boruto, who had no choice but to fight back.
Immediately afterwards, Sasuke leaped high into the air and, using the power of chakra, like a nimble cheetah, delivered a powerful downward kick to Boruto below.
Boruto raised his hands above his head in a defensive stance to block Sasuke's downward kick. His hands sank slightly due to the pressure from Sasuke.
Boruto then immediately grabbed Sasuke's ankle and used the force of Sasuke's downward kick to fling Sasuke's body towards the sky.
Immediately afterwards, Boruto adjusted his position and lunged forward, kicking Sasuke who was still in the air.
However, Sasuke had already used the Substitution Jutsu to instantly transform the surrounding trees, thus dodging Boruto's attack.
Sasuke appeared from Boruto's side, his hands forming hand seals: "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" As the seals were completed, Sasuke gathered chakra in his throat and then spat out a huge fireball at Boruto.
The fireball traced a fiery path through the air, carrying blazing flames as it hurtled towards Boruto.
Boruto used a few quick teleportations to move outside the range of the Great Fireball.
At the same time, Sasuke used the Sharingan's perception to accurately pinpoint Boruto's location. After the massive flames dissipated, he quickly launched several shuriken towards Boruto's landing spot.
Boruto formed hand seals and unleashed the Shadow Clone Technique. The clone forcefully hurled the original into the air, but it ended up in the path of Sasuke's shuriken attack. After being hit, the clone turned into a wisp of smoke and dissipated into the air.
Boruto quickly pulled out a kunai from his ninja tool pouch, gripped it tightly in his hand, adjusted his position, and charged straight towards Sasuke's location.
Sasuke also quickly drew a kunai from his ninja tool pouch and blocked Boruto's attack.
The two kunai collided fiercely, sparks flying and a crisp metallic clang echoing through the air.
Sasuke noticed that Boruto's kunai was slowly pressing down on him and felt the pressure gradually increasing.
He then pushed with both hands to deflect the force exerted by Boruto, and then quickly swept his leg to force Boruto back.
Sasuke formed hand seals again: "Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique!" He took a deep breath and then spewed out a series of flames that spread in all directions, attacking Boruto.
Boruto retreated repeatedly, but Sasuke continued to pursue him, manipulating the trajectory of the flames.
Seeing the relentless flames, Boruto retreated while forming hand seals: "Water Release: Wave!" As the seals were completed, Boruto transformed the chakra he had condensed into water, then sprayed a high-pressure water jet onto the ground, forming a huge wave.
The wave surged forward rapidly, colliding with Sasuke's flames. The intense collision of water and fire generated a large amount of steam, blurring the surrounding environment.
After extinguishing the flames, the waves continued to sweep away everything around them with overwhelming force.
Hiding in the tree, Sasuke witnessed the immense power of Boruto's water attack. A smile crept onto his face as he muttered to himself, "So, he's finally ready for a proper duel with me?"
The waves began to recede slowly, and Sasuke leaped down from the tree, his eyes quickly scanning the surroundings, trying to catch a glimpse of Boruto.
However, Boruto had already disappeared from Sasuke's sight. Sasuke frowned slightly, realizing that Boruto might have used the chaos caused by the Water Release technique to hide or change his location.
Suddenly, the shuriken beneath Sasuke transformed into Boruto's figure, leaping out from below and punching Sasuke in the jaw. However, Sasuke caught his fist, negating most of the force.
Boruto then kicked Sasuke away with a powerful kick, sending him crashing into a thick tree with a dull thud.
The tree branches swayed from the impact, and fallen leaves fluttered down.
Boruto looked at Sasuke and said, "Sasuke, is that enough?"
"It's not over yet!" Sasuke adjusted his posture, steadied himself, and used the trees as cover to launch another attack.
"Shadow Clone Technique!" Sasuke used the Shadow Clone Technique to create several clones, which then scattered in all directions.
Boruto immediately pulled out three shuriken from his ninja tool pouch, infused them with lightning chakra, and threw them: "Lightning Triple Strike!"
Sasuke's three clones were immediately hit by the lightning-style chakra attack of the shuriken thrown by Boruto.
With a soft explosion, the clone instantly turned into wisps of smoke and dissipated into the air.