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Chapter 11
Sharingan met Byakugan in a heated exchange of gazes and the crowd murmured in confusion.
"How did Sadashi stop Himawari's attack?" Naruto yelled completely flabbergasted.
"Sadashi recently awakened her Sharingan," Sasuke explained like it wasn't a big deal.
"What?!" Naruto and Boruto comedically screamed in unison.
"She awakened her Sharingan after her most recent mission and I've been training her to fine tune her eye prowess. Now she'll be able to predict all of Himawari's attacks before they strike," Sasuke smirked no longer concerned for Sadashi.
Naruto and Boruto on the other hand began to worry about Himawari's chance of winning the fight.
Sadashi and Himawari pushed off of each other's hands and landed a short distance away from each other. Sadashi put her hands together in a Ram seal and began building her chakra to her hands and arms.
When Sadashi lifted her head giving the crowd a full view of her face, the crowd went insane when they saw the Sharingan projected on every monitor in the stadium.
The Sharingan? When did she awaken it? And why hasn't she been using it since the beginning of the fight? Himawari pondered internally then grew angry when she came to a realization. Unless she thinks my attacks weren't strong enough for her to use it till now. That aggravates me.
Once Sadashi had accumulated enough chakra, she reached behind her and discarded her sword and sheath on the ground. The fisted her hands and moved into a taijutsu stance. Her fists glowed blue showing the extra chakra she had poured into her upper body strength. She trembled with anticipation for Himawari's move.
"C'mon Himawari! Hit me!" Sadashi provoked, "Hit me with all the strength you have left!"
Himawari began focusing her chakra to her fists as well and fiery blue lions emerged.
"Gentle Step: Twin Lion Fists!" Himawari cried valiantly and sprinted forward.
Sadashi screamed like an animal and charged Himawari. When their fists collided, a shockwave went through the stadium briefly throwing everyone off balance.
"Naruto-kun this is going too far!" Hinata wailed and grabbed Naruto's arm, "You need to end the fight!"
"Look at them Hinata," Naruto answered without lifting his gaze from the fight.
Hinata returned her worried gaze to look at the heated fist fight occurring before her eyes.
"They are being this aggressive for a reason," Naruto continued, "They are measuring their own abilities against each other because that's what the other person deserves. If either of them use half their strength, it would be insulting to the other since they are equal in strength. Plus, they are having a blast."
Hinata was shocked when she saw that Naruto was right. Sadashi and Himawari both had smiles on their faces as they continued to assault the other person. To them it wasn't a fierce battle to the death, it was like a training exercise. They always trained against each other this hard, otherwise they would never improve. They truly were best friends.
Hinata sat back in her chair still concerned for her daughter and her student.
Sadashi used her Sharingan to predict Himawari's moves and increased her speed accordingly while also increasing her strength. Himawari began to struggle for the first time during their fight.
She's too fast! How am I supposed to hit her? Himawari thought internally.
Before Himawari could try and dodge, Sadashi landed another crushing blow to Himawari's solar plexus leaving Himawari winded and dazed. If she had a full stomach she would have been sick.
Here's my chance! Sadashi thought triumphantly.
Sadashi planted her hands on the ground, flipped over, and powerfully kicked underneath Himawari's chin sending her flying upward. Sadashi leapt upward behind Himawari using Dancing Leaf Shadow.
Naruto looked over at Sasuke and saw him smirking.
"Okay I might have taught her that as well," Sasuke chuckled.
Sadashi used a serious of kicks and punches sending Himawari higher and higher until redirecting her towards the ground. With a final chakra enhanced punch, Sadashi drove Himawari into the ground.
"Lion Barrage!" Sadashi cried as the impact from Himawari's body left a massive crater in the ground.
The force of the impact sent Sadashi flying a short distance away. She slowly rolled onto her hands and knees panting heavily then vomited blood. The crowd gasped at the tremendous amount of blood. Sasuke and Naruto both had to attempt to restrain their wives from running onto the field.
Himawari might have damaged my internal organs with that Eight Trigrams attack though I could have seriously hurt her too. Sadashi worried internally.
Nearly depleted of chakra and stamina, Sadashi crawled over to Himawari worried she had overdone her attack.
"Himawari?" Sadashi called weakly.
Himawari turned her head slowly and looked at Sadashi smiling, "Congratulations, you win."
Himawari lost consciousness and Sadashi panicked. She pushed herself onto her feet and stumbled over to her friend.
"Himawari! Himawari-chan look at me!" Sadashi yelled as she picked up Himawari in her arms.
Himawari slowly opened her eyes and smiled again, "You called me Himawari-chan. You rarely use honorifics."
Sadashi smirked, "Don't get used to it."
Sadashi then became serious and apologized, "I'm sorry, I think I went too far."
Himawari simply laughed, "I'll be okay. I'm just tired."
Sadashi and Himawari genuinely laughed together.
"The winner of the fight is Sadashi Uchiha!" the announcer cheered.
The crowd went insane and the Uzumaki and Uchiha families leapt onto the field running towards the girls. Sadashi helped Himawari stand up when they saw their families approaching them. Sakura threw her arms around Sadashi in a tight hug.
"I'm so proud of you baby!" Sakura could barely contain her excitement.
"Mom, I can't breathe," Sadashi wheezed.
"Sorry sweetie," Sakura apologized as she pulled back, "Now let me begin healing those internal injuries."
Sakura began healing Sadashi's internal damage when Sarada came over and put her hand on Sadashi's shoulder.
"Guess my baby sister is a Jonin now. Great job Sadashi," Sarada acclaimed.
"Thanks, Onee-chan," Sadashi smiled weakly clearly exhausted.
Sasuke then approached and beckoned Sadashi. She smiled wide and approached her father throwing her arms around his neck in a tight hug. Sadashi gasped when she felt her father scoop her up into his arm.
"Daddy what are you doing?" Sadashi asked confused.
"You look tired. Though I do only have one arm so you'll have to help me out," Sasuke smiled.
Sadashi smiled from ear to ear and giggled like a little child. She hugged her father's neck and leaned into his embrace. He hadn't held her like this since she was a young child. Sarada wrapped her arms around Sasuke's waist and hugged him tightly. Sakura placed her hand on Sadashi's back helping Sasuke support their daughter and wiped happy tears from her eyes.
Naruto and Boruto on the other hand were comedically sobbing over Himawari's loss. Hinata and Himawari simply shook their heads embarrassed but smiled.
After the fight, Sadashi and Himawari were bandaged up and had their more serious injuries treated. Several of the spectators had approached the two girls and congratulated both of them for their performances. At one point, a handsome young man approached with a bouquet of sunflowers. He had short brown hair and the characteristic white, featureless eyes of the Hyuga clan.
"Hey Himawari-chan!" the boy called.
Himawari looked towards the voice and smiled wide when she saw her older cousin.
"Hisashi-kun!" Himawari exclaimed and run to hug her cousin. He appeared to be a year older than her.
"You did great in that fight," Hisashi commended, "Though I'm sorry you didn't win."
"It's alright. I'll become a Jonin no matter what," Himawari stated positively, "Hey, I want you to meet my best friend!"
Himawari nearly dragged Hisashi to where Sadashi was standing.
"Sadashi-chan, I want you to meet my cousin Hisashi Hyuga. He's my Aunt Hanabi's son," Himawari clarified then looked at her cousin, "Hisashi-kun, this is my best friend Sadashi Uchiha."
"It's nice to meet you, Sadashi-san," Hisashi stated politely and extended his hand.
Sadashi shook his hand and replied, slightly sheepish, "Likewise."
Himawari noticed Sadashi's cheeks were tinged pink and smirked mischievously. Hisashi then handed the bouquet of sunflowers to Sadashi, much to her surprise.
"I meant to give these flowers to my cousin if she won the fight, but since you were the winner, I'll give them to you," Hisashi said politely, his own cheeks turning pink.
Sadashi hesitantly took the flowers and her face went from pink to bright red.
"Thank you," Sadashi stammered, "That's very kind of you."
Himawari was getting a kick out of watching the two of them interact and had to keep herself from guffawing.
"Well I need to get back to my family. Congratulations on winning and nice meeting you Sadashi-san," Hisashi stated quickly and walked away.
Sadashi nodded stiffly and stared at Hisashi as he walked away gripping the flowers tighter.
Himawari slinked next to Sadashi's side and whispered mischievously, "Sadashi-chan, you're blushing."
Sadashi's face deepened in color, if that was even possible, and she shrieked, "I don't know what you're talking about!"
She hid her face behind the flowers and scurried back to her family. Himawari just laughed at her embarrassed friend.
About a week after the Jonin exams had passed, the Uchiha family was called to the Hokage's office for a mission. Sasuke, Sakura, Sarada, and Sadashi stood before the Hokage's desk waiting for his orders.
"I have an A-rank mission available and I think you four would be the most qualified to handle it," Naruto explained, "There's been reports that the Village Hidden in the Sound is rebuilding and their presence has become more noticeable since the Jonin exams. I figured three pairs of Sharingans and the best medic in Konoha can take down the Hidden Sound Village without a problem. What do you say?"
"I'm in," Sarada stated.
"Same here," Sadashi agreed.
"Sure," Sasuke mumbled in his usual tone.
"Shouldn't be hard," Sakura smirked.
"Excellent," Naruto smiled, "Leave as soon as you can."
The Uchiha family nodded in unison and turned to leave. Later that day, they departed Konoha and soared through the trees on their way to the new reported location of the Hidden Sound Village. At one point Sadashi proudly leapt to the front of the quartet, her family smiling amused. She activated her Sharingan, overcome with excitement for the journey ahead of her.