Chapter 48 Lion Strike! My brother will never lose!!

The names on the electronic board jumped wildly, and everyone's eyes followed closely, as if they had held their breath. Suddenly, the electronic board stopped, and everyone's eyes turned upwards.

The corners of Sasuke's mouth rose slightly, because the name that appeared was his own.

Hanane asked with some worry: "Brother, can you do it?"

"Nonsense, leave it to me..." Sasuke said, gritting his teeth and pressing the curse seal on his shoulder.

"Then please invite the two contestants on the notice board to come on stage."

"The first battle will be between Uchiha Sasuke and Akado Kai. Do you have any objections?" asked Moonlight Gale.

"No!" The two said in unison, full of fighting spirit.

Looking at the confrontation between Sasuke and Akado Kai, the audience felt a little worried.

"Come on! Brother!!!" Kanon's voice broke out in the silence, echoing throughout the entire venue.

Everyone looked at the only girl left by the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Kanon.

But Kanon didn't seem to care about other people's eyes. She made a scissors hand gesture to Sasuke.

Sasuke also walked up to Kanon and gently poked her forehead with his index and middle fingers.

"Do not worry."

"Although this is something he left behind, it is also our way of expressing our love as siblings, isn't it?" Sasuke said as he stroked the curse seal on his shoulder with a confident smile on his face.

"Yeah!" Hanane nodded. Her trust in her brother was unconditional.

Moonlight Gale nodded to the two of them, then stood in the middle of the field and announced: "Now, the first round begins."

"Except for the contestants, everyone else please move to the audience seats."

Kakashi arrived in front of Sasuke just as the others walked into the audience seats.

"Sasuke, don't use your Sharingan."

"You knew?!" Sasuke turned his head and stared at Kakashi.

"If the curse seal on your neck goes out of control, you will die." Kakashi said in a serious tone.

"I think so..."

"It's okay. The exam will be suspended at that time. I will stop you. Please take care of me then."

After Kakashi left, the battle was about to begin.

Sasuke had a difficult start because he couldn't use chakra and was always at a disadvantage. This made Kanon, who was watching the fight, furious. If Naruto and Sakura hadn't held her back, she might have really rushed down and tore her opponent into pieces.

"Let me go! I'm going to stick that bastard sunglasses guy's sunglasses into his nostrils!!!"

"Kane, calm down! This is the Chunin Exam!" Sakura tried to persuade him.

And Naruto held her arms tightly to prevent her from moving.

"Naruto, let me go, or I'll beat that guy up!"

Naruto looked at Kakashi helplessly, but Kakashi calmly put his hands in his pockets, seemingly taking it all in stride.

Kanon, who is usually lively and cute, is so furious at this moment that Naruto doesn't know what to do.

Naruto had no choice but to hug Kanon and turn her body to the side because he was also concerned about Sasuke on the field.

As expected, Sasuke was clearly at a disadvantage, which made Naruto, who was watching, very unhappy. He could not help but yelled to the people below:

"Sasuke!"

"Are you still Uchiha Sasuke?!"

"Don't embarrass yourself! Fight well!"

As if Naruto's shouting had awakened his fighting spirit, Sasuke did not notice Naruto, but suddenly caught a glimpse of Rock Lee, and a "flash of inspiration" came to his mind.

At this time, Akado Kai had already put his palms together and launched a fierce attack on Sasuke.

"Can you still be distracted?"

"This is the final blow!"

Akado Kai's attack was fierce, but Sasuke dodged it skillfully, and when the opponent showed a flaw, he kicked him in the chin.

The kick was so powerful that Akado Kai was kicked flying into the air, but Sasuke did not stop his attack. He jumped up in an instant and went around behind Akado Kai.

Lee and Kai were both stunned, because the move Sasuke demonstrated was their secret Lotus.

However, just as Sasuke, behind the Akado Kai, was forming seals with his hands and preparing to launch an attack, the curse seal suddenly took effect, and a sharp pain made him grimaced in the air.

But he roared and suppressed the power of the curse with his willpower, shocking everyone present.

Sasuke drew a semicircle in the air with his left foot and kicked at Akado Kai, but the opponent easily deflected his attack. However, the battle was not over yet. Sasuke spun his body in the air and ended it with a heavy 360° spinning kick.

"I created this move myself, named..."

With a loud bang, Sasuke fell to the ground with the Red Doki Armor.

"Lion combo!"

Naruto was stunned when he saw this scene. He put Kanon down and said nothing more. Sakura burst into tears because Sasuke's victory was hard-won.

Seeing Sasuke gasping for breath, Kanon hurried over and helped Sasuke up.

"Brother didn't lose, did he?" he asked, not forgetting to give Hanane a smile.

Before Sasuke could say more, Kanon hugged him tightly.

"Brother...I always believed that you would not lose!"

"Well... then don't lose... I want to compete with you too."

"Don't worry! I won't lose." Hanane nodded firmly.

"We all have to hold on to the end." Kakashi squatted down to check Sasuke's cursed seal injuries, and the medical team also rushed over.

Kakashi flatly refused the medical team's help.

"You can't heal him, leave that task to me."

"Now, I'm going to take him to seal that curse seal..." Kakashi whispered.

"I want to wait until the preliminaries are over! I want to know who will make the cut."

"No, you are too impulsive. If you don't get treatment in time, the consequences will be disastrous." Kakashi said to Sasuke.

Sasuke had no choice but to follow Kakashi and leave. But before he left, he looked back at Hanane.

"Kane, don't lose!"

"Don't worry, Sasuke-kun, I won't lose!" Kanon answered confidently. Her blue Uchiha windbreaker fluttered in the wind. Together with her exquisite face and long, shiny black hair, she became a moving scenery at the Chunin exam venue.

"Then let's start the next game right away." Moonlight Wind said calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the electronic board began a new round of random drawing.

In this round, it was Aburame Shino who faced off against Sakutsuchi.

Since Sakutsu was severely injured in the Forest of Death, his abdomen was pierced, and his arm was broken by Sasuke, the match ended quickly and undoubtedly in his defeat.

The victorious Aburame Shino was warmly welcomed by Team 8. Inuzuka Kiba patted him on the shoulder and praised him:

"Well done! Shino!"

Hinata also congratulated him with a smile.

As soon as the blessings fell, everyone was suddenly stunned, because the contestants for the next match were already displayed on the electronic board.

"Is it me?" Kanon smiled brightly and waved her scissor hands at Naruto and Sakura on the stage.

At this time, the electronic board clearly showed the two sides in the battle:

Uchiha Kanon VS Kankuro!