
*SWOOSHH*
As a huge fireball enveloped the entire arena, a frown appeared on Hibachi's face.
With a big move like this, the Jutsu Turnover would not help him out of his current predicament. Sasuke was able to fully utilize the fact that they were fighting in a closed arena and then use it to his own advantage to create the perfect trap for Hibachi.
Hibachi sighed. The only way to escape was to jump high into the air, but it seemed like that was what the other party wanted.
However, Hibachi did not have much choice. Either it was burned by a huge fireball or jumped high into the air avoiding the fireball to then fall into its opponent's trap. Of his limited options, Hibachi prefers the latter.
He placed chakra on his legs and used it to propel himself into the air, right where Sasuke was waiting for him.
As Hibachi launched himself into the air, Sasuke was able to get ahead of him by using his Sharingan to read Hibachi's future moves.
Lion Attack!!!!
Sasuke unleashed a burst of kicks as he finally finished with a huge kick that almost made Hibachi fall to the floor. However, Hibachi also did not want to be dropped easily. Just as the final kick was about to strike him, Hibachi instructed the Blue Ring Octopus to incapacitate Sasuke.
BAM!!!! Both Hibachi and Sasuke fell to the floor.
Now it was a battle of resolve.
People with superior determination will win this because after the last confrontation both suffered some pretty serious injuries.
And in the end, Hibachi was able to stand up as Sasuke lay on the ground. The poison effect that was able to paralyze Orochimaru for a moment seemed too excessive for Sasuke.
Hibachi looked at Sasuke with a grin on his face.
"It takes more than a little punch to finish me off, you know? Sanada-Sensei's punch is far fiercer than yours."
- While Sanada on stand -
'Oi Oi Hibachi, can you shut up? Now the other Jonin's gonna look at me weird, you know?' Sanada wanted to cry as he saw Jonin start distancing himself from him and even the Third Hokage started looking at him with a hint of worry in his eyes.
Sasuke looked at Hibachi with obvious frustration in his eyes. His goal was to defeat Itachi, so how could he tolerate a defeat like this.
Gekk Hayate and the other Jonin saw the incredible scene that was happening before their eyes and were amazed. It never crossed their minds that the last Uchiha would lose to the civilians.
Hayate was about to announce the winner but this time Hibachi's voice was faster.
BOOM!!!
Everyone thinks they heard wrong. The civilian who was able to defeat the last Uchiha, what kind of trick would he do now?
Hibachi realized that everyone was looking at him curiously, so he continued to explain.
"Actually, after the second stage, I realized that my path and passion was not to become a ninja. The life of a ninja is full of dangers and my mother is waiting for me at home. The thought of leaving my own mother after all she had gone through, I just couldn't take it as the right decision. So instead of taking a place in the third stage, wouldn't it be better to give it to my friend here? After all, all roads lead to Rome, right Sanada Sensei?"
Although Hibachi said all this, he could not help but feel nervous as he looked towards Sanada. He was afraid that Sanada would be disappointed because he had chosen to leave the path as a ninja and therefore he was prepared to bear the consequences.
But at this moment, an imaginable sight lay before Hibachi's eyes. Sanada did not seem to save any disappointment at all. Instead, it was full of satisfaction and it felt like they were saying 'Go, choose your own path. You are my precious disciple, so no matter what path you choose, I will always support you.'
Tension Hibachi was immediately relieved to hear this. His only fear was disappointing Sensei who had given him so much, but now, it seemed like he was just overthinking it.
'Haha, from your face, it looks like you've already predicted this, huh? That's you, Sanada-Sensei.'
Jonin and Gekk Hayate were still dumbfounded by all the things that happened. Is the Chunin Exam some kind of playground? , they think.
While they were still standing in a daze, Hibachi quickly took advantage of this moment to promote himself.
"By the way, everyone. Currently I work at Izakaya Nobu on XXX Street. The food is cheap, but I assure you it tastes amazing, so if you have the chance, please come and visit."
Yup, for Hibachi at the moment, the restaurant is his life savior. She has found her passion in cooking. After seeing the happy expressions of everyone who tasted his cooking, he felt happy.
It can be said that after several tasks that included murder and bloodshed, the smiles of civilians enjoying his food were the thing that healed Hibachi's heart.
And the first battle of the preliminary stage ended. Like those. Gekk Hayate announced that Sasuke was the winner as Hibachi had surrendered and proceeded to escort Sasuke to the upper area.
Of course, there was some dissatisfaction about the outcome, but since Hibachi himself did not seem to have an opinion on this, the allowance could continue.
*Uhuk uhuk*
"Now that the first battle is over, let's move on to the second battle. Just like before, the electric board will decide who participates in the battle."
Gekko Hayate no longer cared about that strange fight. His job is to referee the preliminary round and that's all he has to do.
The electric board rolled over and immediately two names were displayed on it.
"Second battle: Zaku Aburame Vs. Shino Aburame's"
#to be continue