Naruto: I, who didn't want to be hacked to pieces, saved the ninja world.

"..."

Are you sure you want to give me all your allowance?

He could feel more at ease taking half of Baiyun Qingye, but if he took the whole thing, he would feel somewhat guilty.

He was also worried that Itachi Uchiha, that perverted brother-complex guy, might come knocking on his door.

"You don't need to worry about that. I don't usually need pocket money. If you need money, I have quite a lot saved up at home. All you have to do is spar with me every day."

Seeing Sasuke put on an expression that said "I have no interest in money," and then take out the remaining thousand taels, Shirokumo Aoba felt a surge of envy.

He simply didn't stand on ceremony and took the money from his assistant's hand.

"Okay, then this time I'll make sure your face is symmetrical."

As Baiyun Qingye assumed a fighting stance, Sasuke hurriedly took a half step back, his face slightly flushed.

"This time, we won't compete in that!"

He wasn't stubborn; he couldn't even see how his opponent attacked. In terms of physical skills, the gap between him and Bai Yun Qingye was simply too great.

There's no way we can win!

He can go back and learn a few moves from his brother, then challenge the other to a duel. Anyway, Bai Yun Qingye said that as long as there's money, it's fine.

"If not this, then what do you want to compete in?"

"Shuriken-fighting!"

Sasuke regained his confidence. In the entire Hidden Leaf Village, no one could surpass the Uchiha clan when it came to shuriken throwing techniques.

Although it was impressive that Baiyun Qingye deflected the shuriken with a stone, he felt that he could definitely do it himself.

Sasuke's confident demeanor is somewhat cool, but his uneven eyes are still a bit amusing.

Of course, Baiyun Qingye would not refuse such a contest that was essentially free money.

"Then tell me how we're going to compete?"

"Look at that tree!"

Sasuke pointed to a tree not far away.

Baiyun and Qingye followed the direction and suddenly discovered that there were two targets hanging on that tree.

However, the two targets were not hung in front of them, but on the sides of the tree trunk, so they could only see the sides of the targets.

If you throw a shuriken from the front using the conventional method, you simply can't hit it.

"That's interesting."

Bai Yun Qingye's lips curled slightly. "Speak, what are the rules?"

If it were a shuriken contest, Shirokumo Aoba wouldn't even know how he could lose.

Sasuke smiled confidently as well, took out four shuriken from his ninja tool bag, and said, "It's simple. Just throw them from this position and make sure the shuriken hits the bullseye."

"Really? This is quite simple. You can go first."

"Hmph! You've got quite the nerve." Sasuke crossed his arms, looking displeased. "You don't mean to think the difficulty is too high and are afraid of embarrassing yourself, do you?"

"No, I'm just afraid that if I make a slight move later, you'll get so nervous and scared that you'll lose your composure and then make excuses."

Baiyun Qingye had a look on her face that said, "It's for your own good."

"you!"

Sasuke glared at Shirakumo Aoba and said with pouting lips, "Today I'll show you the shuriken technique of my Uchiha clan!"

He faced the big tree, staring at the two targets on it, holding two shuriken in each hand, and then suddenly swung his arms.

Swish!

Swish!

Only two shurikens flew out to the sides.

Then he immediately swung his arm again, and two more shuriken chased after the two shuriken still in the air at an even faster speed.

Clang!

Clang!

Two crisp metallic sounds rang out.

The shuriken, which were originally flying to the sides, suddenly changed direction in mid-air and shot towards the bullseye, which was located on both sides of the tree trunk and could not be seen at all.

Immediately afterwards, two 'bang bang' sounds hit the target, but whether it hit the bullseye or not is unknown.

Wow! That's amazing!

Naruto's eyes lit up, and he immediately ran towards the big tree.

"I'll come over and take a look!"

This was the first time he had ever seen someone throw a real shuriken, and one that could even curve.

Sasuke saw Naruto running towards him like the wind, but before he could call out to him, Naruto had already arrived.

Sasuke's heart jumped into his throat.

Although he practiced this skill regularly, this was the first time he had shown it to outsiders. Although he hit the target, he wasn't entirely sure if he had hit the bullseye.

"Wow!!!"

"Both of them hit the bullseye!"

Naruto's even louder exclamation rang out, and Sasuke, who had been holding his breath, breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his lips.

He regained his confident demeanor from before.

It seems everyone in the village knows how to change faces.

Sasuke's changing expression was observed by Shirakumo Aoba.

Naruto ran over at that moment, his face filled with worry.

"Aoba, this guy seems pretty good."

"Hmph! Now you know fear, huh? Skipping stones with you just now was nothing compared to the true strength of the Uchiha clan!"

After learning the result, Sasuke perked up again, and both of his shuriken hit the bullseye.

With the dragon charging right in front of him, he had no idea how he was going to lose.

"Heh!" Baiyun Qingye couldn't help but chuckle. Sasuke's appearance reminded him of the other's nickname in the original work.

Sunny weather helps!

"What are you laughing at?" Sasuke frowned, a bad feeling suddenly rising in his heart.

"You just used four shuriken, didn't you?"

"So what?"

"Hmph~"

Baiyun Qingye simply picked up two stones from the ground, tossed them around to check their weight, and said with a light laugh.

"Then I'll use these two!"

"what?"

Sasuke was stunned for a moment, then his face flushed red: "You! Are you looking down on me...?"

Before Sasuke could finish speaking, Shirokumo Aoba had already thrown the stone in his hand.

To Sasuke and Naruto's astonishment, the stone somehow managed to curve and hit the bullseye of the target in an arc.

Indeed, the two knew at a glance that the two stones had hit the bullseye, because Sasuke's shuriken was deflected and the two stones were embedded in it.

"This...how is this possible?"

"Why...why does the stone bend?"

Sasuke stared at Shirokumo Aoba with disbelief. Even his brother needed to use the collision between shuriken to change their direction.

Could it be... that this guy is even more powerful than his brother!

"Aoba hit the target with just two stones. Aoba is more skilled, so Aoba won the contest!"

Once Naruto came to his senses, he danced with joy, as if he himself had won the victory.

Shirokumo Aoba ignored it, instead looking at Sasuke who was caught in self-doubt and asking with a smile.

"So who won this competition?"

Sasuke gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and squeezed out a few words through his teeth.

"You won!"

"Okay, it's good that you admit it. I'll be going now!"

Bai Yunqingye was all smiles. He had suddenly made two thousand taels of silver for free today, and it might even become a stable source of income in the future. He was in a very good mood.

But he was called back as he turned to leave.

"Wait a minute, Aoba!"