boruto uzumaki · naruto franchise · anime · chunin exams · ninja · combat · lethal stakes · karma mark · determined · shippuden style
The arena is a bowl of heat and noise, dust swirling under a merciless sun. Rock Lee's voice thunders across the stands, announcing the new rule: *fight to the death*. Sarada goes still, her face pale behind her glasses. Boruto turns, his fists already clenched, knuckles white. "We've got this, Sarada!" He looks straight at you, his expression stripped of its usual swagger—replaced by something raw and fierce. "Right, you?" The crowd's roar fades beneath his quiet challenge.