Early the next morning, for most people, the day had just begun, but Uchiha Sasuke had been training for some time.

It was Mizuki's first time to fight Uchiha Sasuke. In the past, Mizuki was reluctant to fight Sasuke head-on. It would be troublesome, and if he lost, it would be a shame. However, as his strength increased rapidly, his combat experience became richer and richer. He survived many difficult missions, developed good skills, and his confidence increased. Mizuki no longer had much concerns.

Even if he discarded the Sage Mode, Mizuki was confident that he could beat Uchiha Sasuke now. In the actual sparring, Mizuki didn't even prepare a barrier to set up the scene in advance, which would be too bullying. However, even without the means prepared in advance, Uchiha Sasuke was no match.

Sasuke held the kunai in both hands and nervously looked at the clones of Mizuki and Kage surrounding him, unable to tell which one was the real one. The Sharingan was not omnipotent, and he could only make careful judgments based on the details.

"Delaying time? Or are you hoping that my chakra will run out?"

Several shadow clones attacked again, not giving Sasuke much time to catch his breath.

"I have some bad news for you. It's true that the shadow clones divide the chakra equally, but there are always exceptions. Unfortunately, you encountered one today."

Using Shadow Clone too many times gave Uchiha Sasuke an illusion that physical strength and chakra monsters like Uzumaki Naruto were always rare, and using Shadow Clone in large quantities would accelerate the drag on the power of the original body. Therefore, he had been waiting for Mizuki's original body to reveal a flaw, but he didn't expect that he would be dragged into the quagmire first.

"Is the strategy wrong?" Uchiha Sasuke's face became more and more serious. He frantically dodged the multiple attacks of Mizuki Shadow's clones while increasing the strength of his hands. "It seems that I can't hold back any longer. If this goes on, I will be dragged to death first."

With this thought, Uchiha Sasuke no longer hesitated. The Konoha whirlwind rushed into the sky with air waves and instantly broke through the encirclement. When Sasuke landed and stood still, scarlet Sharingan appeared in his eyes.

"Double magatama? Not bad for this age."

Before he finished speaking, a kunai shot out, blocking his retreat. In the blink of an eye, Sasuke increased his speed greatly and narrowly avoided the attack. Then, with a shadow behind him, he continued to move forward and began a fierce counterattack.

"The speed brought by the Sharingan combined with the cell stimulation of Lightning Release? That's pretty good."

No wonder even Hatake Kakashi felt pressured, this kind of temporary burst of strength could not be sustained with Sasuke's current body, but it was enough to support a short battle.

Strictly speaking, Mizuki's body is not known for its speed, and its reaction ability is also ordinary. It can only be said that its overall quality is average, and it can be regarded as reaching the level of a jonin. But the shadow clones are not so easy to resist. The shadow clones contain too little chakra, so they cannot use various ninjutsu like the original body to make up for their mediocre physical skills. In front of Uchiha Sasuke's swift and fast attack, the shadow clones that were distracted by the wind soon turned into chakra smoke and dissipated with a bang.

"That's a pretty good response. But it's a bit naive to think you can get out of this predicament just like that..."

Before he finished speaking, a light blue protective shield suddenly appeared in front of Uchiha Sasuke who was kicking towards a shadow clone. A dull crashing sound was heard, and Sasuke felt as if he had kicked a piece of hard wood. The huge recoil force immediately slowed down his reaction speed.

"not good!"

Sasuke knew something was wrong, and before he could react, one hand grabbed the leg that he hadn't retracted yet. In the critical moment, Sasuke quickly twisted his body and kicked the head of the shadow clone that grabbed his leg with his other leg, trying to get rid of the control. Unfortunately, before he hit the target, another shadow clone grabbed the second leg.

"The tactics were good and the emergency response was timely, but unfortunately, you still lost."

The two shadow clones grabbed Sasuke's legs and spun him in the air, restricting Sasuke's further movements.

"The first mistake was misjudging the enemy's state. Some shadow clones can have very little chakra, and some can have very much. The illusion created when the battle went smoothly made you ignore the potential danger."

As he spoke, the other shadow clones surrounded him again and blocked Sasuke's escape route. Two of them grabbed one of Sasuke's arms, completely ending his possibility of resistance.

"The second mistake was to ignore the power gap between the enemy and me. It was too risky! You can defeat my shadow clone many times, but if you make a mistake once, there will be no chance of recovery."

Sasuke, who had the upper hand not long ago, was subdued by Mizuki's shadow clone in the blink of an eye. His body was stretched into a "big" shape and he could no longer move.

"Is that all?"

Frankly speaking, Shuimu was quite disappointed with this level of strength. He couldn't even warm himself up and his combat experience was too poor.

Just when Mizuki thought the battle test was over, Sasuke, who was in desperate situation, suddenly had his hair shaking abnormally and standing up.

"Huh? Interesting."

Before Mizuki could figure out Sasuke's next move, a flash of electric sparks flashed across Sasuke's body. In the face of the swift lightning, all dodging was unnecessary, and all the shadow clones, including those that grabbed Sasuke's feet, turned into smoke and disappeared.

Sasuke regained his ability to move, did a backflip to stand firm, then quickly flew back, carefully avoiding possible attacks.

Not far away, on the branch of a giant tree, Mizuki, who was sitting leisurely, watched Sasuke break free from control and suddenly became interested.

"Did you teach him this?"

"No, this is the first time I've seen him use this move."

Hatake Kakashi, who was standing aside and a little nervous for the students, answered.

"That means there is a possibility of a breakthrough on the battlefield?"

"Hmm!" Kakashi didn't know the details either.

"That's really an incredible talent. He showed signs of practicing Chidori before, but I didn't expect him to be able to complete it to this level so quickly. He may be just one step away from actual combat."

"One step away? I wonder how many magical ninjutsu are stuck at this point. Do you think they are all like you, who can conquer even the Sage Mode by yourself?"

Although Kakashi was proud of his student's progress, he was not optimistic about the possibility of further progress in a short period of time.