Narrowing the Field: Sudden Death Showdown!

The bracket board lights up and the first name out is Sasuke's — with a body running on a sealed curse that flares at any chakra use. His opponent, Kabuto's teammate Yoroi, drains chakra through touch, turning the Uchiha's one forbidden resource into the only currency. Mid-match, with Orochimaru watching from a proctor's stolen face, Sasuke solves it with theft of his own: Lee's Leaf Hurricane, copied at the speed of memory, reworked mid-air into something new. He names it the Lion's Barrage.