Chapter 67: The Stretchy Man

Chapter 67: The Stretchy Man

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"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

-Author notes-

Chapter 67: The Stretchy Man

"Uchiha Sasuke vs Misumi Tsurugi!" Hayate announced.

The rest of the genin were rushed upstairs, along with the other jonins and the Hokage. They could watch the matches from there.

Naruto was keeping an eye on Sasuke's opponent while he spoke with his other teammate.R/ê/Ad lateSt ch/a/pters at nô(v)e(l)bin/.c/o//m Only

Those two were on the same team as Kabuto, and if that one was suspicious, then they were too.

He couldn't pick up everything they were saying, but they looked a bit nervous and confused.

"I thought that...but wasn't I supposed to..."

"Shut up...Master...plan..."

Those were the only words Naruto could pick up before the teammate was asked to leave the fighting area.

Once they were all out of there, the only ones remaining were Sasuke, Misumi, and the referee, Hayate.

"He is going to be fine, right?" Sakura asked with slight worry. She knew how strong Sasuke was, but his opponent was much older and more experienced.

Misumi Tsurugi was a tall man, wearing a dark sleeveless jacket, a black fabric mask covering his face, and a pair of circular spectacles.

"Of course he will..." Naruto could not see anything worth noticing in this man. He just looked very average.

The only reason he even paid any attention to him and his teammate was because of Kabuto.

"What? You don't trust Sasuke?" Ino joined the conversation.

"What a terrible teammate you are...maybe we should trade places."

"Shut up! Of course I trust him!" Sakura got angry. She did not like being questioned about her loyalty.

"Try to be quieter." Kakashi appeared on top of the wooden railing.

"Focus on watching the match."

"Sensei!" Sakura exclaimed.

Naruto leaned on the rail next to him.

"What do you know about that team?"

Kakashi lowered his eye to peek at him.

"You have already lost!" Misumi tensed his limbs, increasing his grip on Sasuke.

"Give up!" He got the kunai a bit closer.

"Why? I can still move just enough." Sasuke turned his face slightly to look at his opponent.

He then began to move his right hand to form signs.

Misumi noticed this and tried to stop him by twisting his arm as much as he could.

But it was too late for that.

"No! Stop!" he screamed.

Sasuke's face was mere inches away from Misumi. And then...he opened his mouth.

"Fire Release...Flame Bullet!"

Misumi had no way to avoid this. The ball of fire hit him point-blank in the face. The flames spread across his skin and began to burn him.

He immediately undid his restraint on Sasuke and began to roll across the floor, trying to put out the fire.

The flames had spread onto his clothes and the rest of his body.

Because of his technique, Misumi had to dislocate many of his bones, and it took time to reattach them, so he was unable to control his body properly to put out the flames.

No longer willing to wait, the referee rushed at Misumi and used a water jutsu to save his life.

The medics hurried inside the room and carried the badly burned Misumi away.

Hayate glanced at Sasuke.

"Winner, Uchiha Sasuke!"

"Yeah! I knew he was going to win!" Sakura cheered.

"Really? I saw you a bit doubtful a minute ago." Naruto commented.

"I didn't!" she defended.

"For the record, I never doubted him," Ino said with a smug smile.

Sakura was about to tell Ino something when she saw her expression change all of a sudden.

"What's wrong?"

Ino was glancing at the screen on the wall. The next match was about to be announced.

"Yamanaka Ino vs Zamu Abumi!"

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