Hinata sensei

matches of destiny part 1

Sasuke noticed his name alongside his opponent's as they stepped forward. "Will the combatants step forward," Hayate ordered. Sasuke and his opponent advanced towards the center of the room. Sasuke was aware that his opponent was one of Kabuto's teammates, and he was unsure of the direction the battle could take as he had no idea about his opponent's abilities. Hinata had warned him not to use the curse mark, as doing so would result in instant disqualification. He had to stay in control of himself. Sasuke was hopeful that the fight wouldn't last long enough for him to become distressed to the point where the curse mark would become a problem. Hinata had advised him to undergo training in order to maintain control.

He had to end this fight quickly, but he also couldn't overextend himself, or the curse mark would take hold. Sasuke told him to adopt his stance; he would end this fight quickly. He wouldn't let the curse mark control him if he had anything to say about it.

Everyone took their positions to watch the match. "May the match begin," the examiner said. Sasuke didn't waste any time. He didn't want this fight to drag on, so he jumped above his opponent and kicked him in the face. Yoroi didn't seem fazed by it; in fact, it didn't really do anything.

Sasuke saw a blue aura engulf his left hand. He knew that getting too close would be bad since he had no familiarity with the technique. Sasuke backflipped to get as far away as he could and put distance between him and his opponent. Despite Sasuke's attempt to create distance, his opponent was faster and almost caught up to him instantly. Sasuke then ducked and kicked his opponent in the knee, passing him in order to avoid the attack on his left hand. Yoroi continued to catch up to him and was only inches from touching Sasuke. To maintain distance, Sasuke kicked him in the stomach. He realized he had to come up with a plan quickly, as the longer he kept this up, the more he would exhaust himself.

He could use the fireball jutsu, but that would take too much time. His opponent would not give him enough time to use it, and it's a small area. No matter what, Sasuke was left at a disadvantage. With the curse mark on his neck, a technique that he wasn't familiar with, Sasuke had to come up with a way to end the fight quickly. He couldn't think for too long; if he did, he would lose. Then he remembered Rock Lee's technique. If he could knock him in the air and use his own variation of it, it would definitely end the fight.

But he would have to find an opening. He had to create one, but how? There was no time to think; he had to do it quickly. Right when Sasuke was about to make his move, Yoroi grabbed Sasuke by the head and slammed him to the ground. The blow left him disoriented. What made it worse was he felt weak, as if something was draining him, and then he realized that was what the technique was.

It drains chakra. If he didn't end the fight soon, he would have his chakra drained like a vampire drains blood from its victims. Sasuke knew he was short on time and had to act quickly. He kicked his opponent in the chin to get him off, which gave Sasuke enough time to get up.

He felt the curse mark. The seal wouldn't help if he didn't defeat his opponent. The curse mark would take over, and he would be disqualified. The seal may have helped reduce the effects of the curse mark, but it didn't suppress it entirely. It had to be him who did it.

He wasted no time; he went right behind his opponent and kicked him multiple times.

"lion's barrage!" Sasuke yelled. His opponent fell hard to the ground. If that didn't do him in, Sasuke would not be able to continue the fight. He waited. His opponent did not get back up. He lay still. He wasn't dead, as Sasuke could tell, but he was severely injured and would need medical treatment.

"Winner, Sasuke Uchiha," Hayate declared. Sasuke didn't really care; it was over. He noticed that the instructor was checking his pulse and instructing medics to haul his body out. He jumped over the balcony and was greeted by his teammates.