'Hehe…'
Temari couldn't help letting out a dry laugh as she looked at the arena around her, destroyed beyond recognition.
'What kind of "dical ninja" is this supposed to be?'
But she wasn't the type to be unable to accept defeat.
Feeling her immobile arm and seeing Sakura still in perfect condition, she could only sigh helplessly.
She raised her voice toward Shiranui Genma.
"I admit defeat!"
Sakura's strength had far exceeded her expectations.
But what puzzled her even more was that sudden wave of intense pain in her head when she was about to use her Summoning Technique.
It was as if sothing had attacked her mind directly.
'What on earth was that?'
When Sakura heard Temari admit defeat, she relaxed and walked over to her.
"I'll treat you."
She looked at the hand she had just sliced open earlier with the Chakra Scalpel.
"Thanks," Temari gave her thanks.
Sakura held her hand and easily reconnected the severed chakra pathway.
Once the simple treatnt was done, the two of them returned together to the stands.
———
"I didn't think Temari would lose. She's quite an outstanding girl."
Chiyo looked at the neat, capable, pink-haired girl and couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
Temari's strength was enough to be considered jōnin-level candidate, yet facing that girl, she had been completely powerless.
"I didn't expect it either," Tsunade was also a little surprised.
She suddenly felt that, compared to Aoba and Shizune, this Sakura was more like her disciple.
Whether it was her fighting style or her use of dical ninjutsu, it was exactly the sa as her own.
After watching today's match, she even had the thought of taking Sakura as her student.
But after thinking about it, she decided to forget it.
'That would only be benefiting that per*erted little brat who wants a master–disciple… relationship.'
"Temari seed like she was going to use the Summoning Technique at the end, but suddenly stopped. Was she interrupted? Or was she out of chakra?", Terumi i had noticed sothing.
If Temari had used that Summoning Technique, the outco might not have been certain.
Tsunade and Chiyo both fell into thought.
But Tsunade already had her suspicions.
After all, not long ago, Aoba had asked her for the Spiritual Transfer Technique, saying it was to give to Sakura.
But if you use the Spiritual Transfer Technique, your body would lose all ability to resist. And Sakura hadn't looked like that just now.
She would need to find a chance to ask that Aoba about it.
Her gaze drifted over toward Aoba's position, just in ti to see him with a girl on each arm.
Tsunade's mouth twitched, and her face darkened.
'This little brat!'
'Wasn't he already satisfied earlier?'
'And here he is, in such a serious setting, still with a girl in each arm!'
———
Sakura and Temari returned to the stands.
Ino imdiately walked over and wrapped herself around Sakura's arm, happily saying, "Sakura, congratulations, you won another match."
Then she lowered her voice so only the two of them could hear, "Did you just use that move again?"
Without changing her expression, Sakura nodded slightly.
"That's so nice…", A look of longing crossed Ino's face, and she couldn't help but mutter under her breath.
If she also had a second personality, then she could use the Mind Transfer Technique while still fighting her opponent.
Unfortunately, that was sothing you had to be born with.
If you didn't have it, you didn't have it.
Sakura, of course, heard Ino's muttering.
Her feelings were mixed.
A second personality was great. It not only strengthened her power, but even made learning ninjutsu far more efficient.
The downside was that Inner Sakura competed with her for Aoba's attention. He already didn't spend much ti with her, and Inner Sakura took half of that.
And Inner Sakura often used her body with Aoba… Although the sensations were shared between them, it still sotis felt weird.
"Sakura?", Ino's voice pulled Sakura out of her thoughts.
"Ino, what is it?", Sakura asked a bit sheepishly.
Ino gave her a suspicious look, "Why did you suddenly zone out? I called you several tis and you didn't respond."
Sakura's face turned red at her words, "N-no, it's nothing."
Not waiting for Ino's next question, she slipped past her and went straight to Aoba.
"Aoba-kun, I won."
"Not bad."
Aoba reached out and patted her head.
Seeing this, Ino didn't press her any further.
"Hyuga Hinata!"
At that mont, Shiranui Genma loudly called out the na on the next slip.
"So soon? It's my turn?", Hinata froze for a second.
"Against Hyuga Neji!"
Genma called out the na on the following slip.
The expression on Hinata's face instantly relaxed a lot.
Neji: 'You call this polite?'
The two of them often sparred within the Hyuga clan, but long ago, Neji had already ceased to be Hinata's match.
The two of them stepped onto the arena together.
After Genma announced the start of the match, Hinata didn't imdiately attack.
"Neji nii-san, your injuries from the last match haven't completely healed…", Hinata spoke with absolute sincerity.
She didn't an to look down on him, it was just that Neji's injuries really hadn't healed yet.
Neji's face was expressionless, "That's none of your concern, Hinata-sama."
Hearing this, Hinata pursed her lips and said nothing more.
She assud the Gentle Fist stance.
Neji moved first, attacking her.
With the sound of air splitting, he quickly closed in on Hinata and swung a chakra-wrapped palm at her.
Hinata easily deflected Neji's palm and countered with a strike of her own.
Very quickly, she turned defense into offense.
Neji's expression grew tense as he used Gentle Fist to desperately block Hinata's attacks.
Neji's talent in Gentle Fist was beyond doubt.
At his current age, his strikes, footwork, rhythm, and even use of the Byakugan had already surpassed most of the older Hyuga clan mbers.
Only in terms of the purity of the Byakugan itself was his talent slightly inferior to Hinata's.
It might have been because of the Caged Bird Seal. Whenever he faced Hinata's eyes, he always felt an oppressive sensation.
That was one of the key reasons he always lost to her.
Over ti, it only made him hate the seal on his forehead even more.
Hinata didn't know what Neji was thinking.
At the mont, she was simply using her Byakugan to see through the chakra pathways and weak points in his body, then striking with Gentle Fist.
Neji could only defend bitterly.
His arm, hidden under his sleeve, was already covered in red dots—marks left behind when Gentle Fist struck the chakra network.
Just then, a faint sky-blue light suddenly appeared in Hinata's pure white eyes.
Neji's movents faltered.
Hinata seized the mont and struck his body with her palm.
Neji snapped back to his senses, his expression changing slightly, and released a massive wave of chakra from his whole body.
"Rotation!"
Hinata quickly withdrew her hand, her own body also releasing a surge of chakra.
Rotation to et Rotation.
Hinata was confident she could use Rotation under any circumstances.
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