Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

“Next!” Haneda said.

Immediately, Asuma understood Haneda's meaning and swung his chakra blade to predict where Sakumo would land.

“Interesting. You’ve grown again, Haneda.”

Sakumo swung his sword, his body spinning with the blade.

In an instant, a small whirlwind quickly formed, completely covering Shuomao.

At the same time, the thousand birds were flung away by the whirlwind and knocked to the ground.

The plants in the entire area were damaged by the electric shock, leaving black spots.

But Haneda and Asuma's attack was not over!

Empty! Empty! Empty!

The sound of air being torn apart rang out continuously. Haneda unleashed three wind blades, each a meter long, which flew towards Sakumo in a triangular formation.

Each blade contains enough chakra to cut through an entire boulder.

Below Sakumo, Asuma's chakra blade came hurtling towards him.

Compared to Haneda's wind blades, Asuma was clearly easier to bully.

Sakumo understood Haneda's thoughts: he either had to take the hit head-on or eliminate Asuma.

Eliminating Asuma was easy for him, but his goal was to improve Team 9's teamwork skills.

This result did not meet Shuo Mao's expectations.

This is a calculated move by Haneda, exploiting his own psychology!

This will deplete his chakra and create opportunities for victory!

Sakumo quickly weighed the options in his mind, and just then, a pair of red pupils suddenly flashed before his eyes.

It was Kurenai Yuhi, who was hiding in the shadows, who made her move while Kurenai was caught in the crossfire and trying to come up with a plan.

This was a well-chosen opportunity, at a time when most ninjas were too preoccupied to attend to anything else.

Seeing that he was about to be pulled into the illusion world, Sakumo's eyes narrowed and he quickly made a decision.

Then, a terrifying aura and powerful chakra surged from Sakumo's body.

As Kurenai's eyes met Sakumo's, she suddenly revealed a look of fear.

She was backfired by the illusion she had cast!

At the same time, Asuma was stunned by the terrifying and powerful aura he felt at close range.

He was completely terrified, as if he had witnessed a great horror.

He was drenched in cold sweat, and beads of sweat dripped from his forehead and fell to the ground one after another.

At that moment, Sakumo landed and stood beside Asuma.

Even at this easily attainable distance, Asuma still dared not move.

He gripped the chakra blade, wanting to make a move each time, but each time he was stopped by an inexplicable force and pulled back.

This force is the fear in the human heart, the mentality of fleeing for survival!

"What are you hesitating about?"

Haneda shouted a reminder.

Five years later, he once again felt the terrifying aura of Sakumo.

But this time, he felt no fear, no apprehension.

He raised the knife in his hand and swung it without the slightest hesitation.

"It seems that the children from five years ago have all grown up and can now face me directly."

Shuo Mao chuckled softly.

He dodged Haneda's attacks several times by sidestepping, and even deliberately leaned his back against Asuma's front.

While dodging Haneda's attack, he deliberately exposed an opening for Asuma.

"what!!!"

Asuma could no longer hold back and roared out.

His eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at Sakumo's back before charging headfirst into him.

But he easily dodged it with a backflip.

Instead, he almost bumped into Haneda, who was swinging his sword in front of him.

“I see a resemblance to Haneda in you. You’re quite good, Asuma.”

Shuo Mao exclaimed in admiration.

At that moment, Haneda glanced at Asuma, who was squatting on the ground panting heavily, and then at Kurenai, who was already crying from fright.

He saw a reflection of his past self in them.

One bravely wields a knife when facing fear, while the other wants to escape when afraid of fear.

"You all step aside for now. This battle is still too early for you."

Haneda didn't blame them, and said softly.

He activated his three-tomoe Sharingan again, and lightning flashed across his sword.

“From now on, I will use all my strength, Uncle Sakumo.”

"Watch out for my eyes."

As soon as he finished speaking, Haneda moved instantly, appearing in front of Sakumo like lightning.

Instead of immediately swinging his sword, he used a Leaf Whirlwind to kick up sand and dirt from the ground, obstructing Sakumo's vision.

Meanwhile, using the sand as a barrier, Haneda moved again.

He used the Sharingan's ability to observe chakra flow to see Sakumo's location as if he had X-ray vision.

rustling...

As the footsteps drew closer, Shuo Mao, by listening to the sound, naturally knew where the person was.

But who can tell if this is a shadow clone?

Sakumo's relaxed smile vanished; he had already realized how formidable Haneda was from Haneda's series of actions.

I also understand what Haneda meant by being serious.

He will no longer fight against himself using only swordsmanship techniques that are paired with chakra, but will use all of his abilities.

"coming!"

Sakumo regained his composure and swung his sword to block Haneda's straight slash.

At the same time, another figure emerged from the tree trunk and spat out a huge fireball.

Using the force from Haneda's sword, Sakumo jumped backward, formed hand seals in mid-air, and slammed his hand down the moment he landed.

"Earth Escape—Earth Flow Wall!"

A thick earthen wall, two meters high, rose from the ground, blocking the fireball from behind.

In an instant, flames raged and dust flew everywhere.

But Shuo Mao dared not relax at all.

He was certain that Haneda would use the surrounding environment to do something; it was the enemy's tactic.

Sure enough, several wind blades flew out from the front, concealed by the dust.

When it came into view, it was already only three meters away from Shuo Mao!

Sakumo swung his sword to block the foremost wind blade, while simultaneously leaping left, right, and back to dodge it.

But at that moment, Haneda cleverly calculated Sakumo's landing spot.

Hidden by the dust and smoke, spikes rose from the ground one by one!

This is Earth Release: Earth Rising Spear, a power that Haneda never used on Sakumo!

Shuo Mao's eyes flashed with surprise. He performed a backflip in the air, and the moment he landed, he used his knife to cut the earth spikes while retreating backward to avoid the range of the earth spikes.

At that very moment, Haneda, who was hiding nearby, made his move!

A pair of blood-red Sharingan eyes slowly rotated before Sakumo's eyes.

The world before my eyes was gradually replaced by blood red.

Unseen, four pillars pierced through his limbs, binding him tightly.

This is……

Illusion—the Art of Shackles!

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