The Sharingan Gamer

Kyosuke looked down at the dead Kidomaru. After a moment of silence, he set off again.

He knew in his heart that with Kidomaru's tricky abilities, he wouldn't have been killed so easily under normal circumstances. As for why he had been so distracted, Kyosuke recalled his actions and had a rough guess.

"This Orochimaru... I don't see what's so charming about him. How come everyone is so devoted to him?" Kyosuke couldn't help but complain about his teacher.

"Forget it. I'd better catch up quickly, before something unexpected happens."

At this moment, the four Konoha genin were in a standoff with the enemy in a clearing.

However, the atmosphere between them was a bit strange.

The reason for this was a man who had suddenly appeared.

White hair, green eyes, a touch of red eyeshadow at the corners of his eyes, and two red dots on his forehead. This was an extremely handsome man.

The newcomer was Kaguya Kimimaro.

"You... what are you doing here?!" Tayuya stammered, looking at Kimimaro. Although she tried to hide her fear, her trembling voice and shaking hands revealed her true feelings.

"You're too slow," Kimimaro said faintly, then ignored her.

He reached out and picked up the wooden barrel that sealed Sasuke. "Take care of the enemy," he said, and then prepared to leave.

Just then, several rapidly spinning shuriken suddenly shot toward his vital points.

Kimimaro had no choice but to stop and leap up, trying to dodge the unknown enemy's attack.

However, it was clear that the enemy had anticipated his reaction. The shuriken collided in mid-air, changing their trajectory and once again hurtling toward him.

If it had been anyone else, even if they weren't defeated outright, they would have likely been injured to some extent.

But for Kimimaro, who possessed the "Shikotsumyaku" Kekkei Genkai, this was no big deal.

Clang!

With a few crisp sounds of collision, a bone blade that had suddenly extended from his hand deflected all the shuriken.

Naruto and the others, looking at the weapon Kimimaro was using, felt a dull ache in their own bones.

At the same time, they turned their gaze behind them.

There, Kyosuke's figure slowly emerged.

"Are you alright?" Naruto was the first to shout.

Kyosuke nodded to them, then turned his gaze to the calm and collected man.

"Didn't make it in time. This is trouble," Kyosuke sighed to himself.

After a brief moment of thought, Kyosuke suddenly said to Shikamaru and the others, "We can't let them leave. Do everything you can to stop them."

At the same time, he looked at Kimimaro and said, "Leave this one... to me and Naruto."

The intelligent Shikamaru quickly understood his meaning. From the attitude of the other two enemies toward the newcomer, he knew that this person's strength was definitely not simple. So, the plan was to quickly deal with the other two, and then team up to fight him. This was what Kyosuke was trying to say.

Seeing Shikamaru and the others charge toward Tayuya and Sakon, Kyosuke smiled slightly.

"It's so much easier to talk to smart people."

He then gave Naruto a look and said to Kimimaro, "Then let's begin."

"Uh." Naruto stood there for a moment, then prepared to charge at the enemy.

Seeing this, Kyosuke quickly grabbed him, a dull ache in his own temples.

"Use the Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu to deal with him. Don't be careless. The enemy is very strong," Kyosuke said, having no choice but to spell it out.

"Oh," Naruto replied, then crossed his fingers and used his signature jutsu.

"Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu."

Poof!

In an instant, hundreds of clones appeared on the grassy clearing.

Although Kyosuke had anticipated this scene, he couldn't help but feel a bit amazed.

Hundreds of shadow clones... in terms of chakra, that's at least 20,000.

As expected of the protagonist of the original story, or rather, as expected of the reincarnation of Asura. That amount of chakra is no joke.

After a silent moment of admiration, Kyosuke, along with Naruto's many clones, charged toward the unfazed Kimimaro.

Meanwhile, the other three genin had already begun their battle with Sakon and Tayuya.

"Shadow Possession Jutsu."

Taking advantage of the gap when Neji was fighting Sakon, Shikamaru used his shadow to restrain the disbelieving enemy.

It had to be said that in this terrain, the concealment of Shikamaru's shadow was greatly enhanced. Even Ukon, who was hidden in Sakon's body, hadn't noticed his shadow.

"Neji!" Shikamaru shouted.

"Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms." Seeing this golden opportunity, Neji unleashed his ultimate move.

"Eight palms."

"Thirty-two palms."

"Sixty-four palms."

A flurry of palm strikes sent Sakon's body flying.

"Cough..." Sakon, on the ground, spat out blood while glaring at the two of them with hatred.

Just as Shikamaru and Neji thought the battle was over, another voice suddenly came from within Sakon's body.

"Sakon, how could you be so careless?"

"Brother, my injuries are too severe. I'll rest in your body for a bit."

Shikamaru frowned, watching the scene unfold, while quickly analyzing the enemy's abilities.

"Brother and younger brother... so that head is actually hiding another person."

"He said rest, so that means that after the other one comes out, the injuries Neji inflicted will be healed... what a tricky ability."

However, it was clear that Shikamaru's sigh was a bit premature.

"...To be able to injure Sakon to this extent in just a few minutes... then I'll have to go all out too." The moment Ukon finished speaking, his entire body was covered in black patterns.

"Cursed Seal State: Two."

"Activate!"

When the transformation was complete, Ukon had become a "monster" with a single horn on his head and his right arm covered in a hard substance.

"Heh heh, then let's begin the second round," Ukon said with a strange laugh, then instantly appeared in front of Neji.

His right fist, with a fierce whistle, slammed toward Neji's chest.

Although with Neji's agility, it wouldn't be difficult to block this move, the latter's explosive strength was still somewhat beyond his expectations.

Shikamaru, watching his comrade fly back, formed another hand seal with a grim expression.

His shadow, hidden in the undergrowth, quickly shot toward the enemy.

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