Naruto: I, who didn't want to be hacked to pieces, saved the ninja world.

"Hmph, even if we can't use secret techniques, it's still uncertain who will win or lose!" Ino naturally wouldn't back down in the face of Tenten's provocation.

"Hehe, I'll show you how powerful my throwing skills are in a moment." Tian Tian chuckled disdainfully.

"Humph!"

Ino gave a soft snort and ignored Tenten.

Seeing that the two had finally quieted down, Iruka wiped non-existent sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

This young man.

It's so unfair! Some people are so young and already getting jealous of each other, while he's almost twenty and doesn't even have a girlfriend.

Even Shuimu has a beautiful childhood sweetheart.

Iruka could only sigh sadly in his heart.

He glanced at the other students again. "Do you have any other questions?"

Seeing all the students shake their heads, Iruka finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He opened the list in his hand and announced it loudly.

"Match 1: Nara Shikamaru!"

"Fight against Kiba Inuzuka!"

Kiba Inuzuka immediately jumped up excitedly, "Shikamaru, let's go!"

"This is such a hassle~"

The two walked into the circle one after the other.

Iruka stood in the center of the circle.

"Both sides, seal your opposition!"

The opposing seals are the rules for sparring between two ninjas.

This means that this is merely training and sparring, not a life-or-death struggle.

Kiba Inuzuka immediately formed hand seals, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

Shikamaru, on the other hand, was slow and sluggish, as if all his strength had been drained.

The two first tested each other with shuriken, then kunai, and finally Shikamaru accidentally stepped outside the circle and lost the battle.

After sealing the seal of reconciliation, he stepped down.

The entire process should not exceed three minutes.

The audience demanded a refund.

Iruka, watching from the side, couldn't help but twitch his lips. Why didn't he even put on an act?

It's just that no one else is in a hurry, so there's no use in him being anxious.

"Next up, Choji Akimichi!"

"Fight against Aburame Shino!"

The two entered the industry at the same time.

In the end, Shino Aburame used her clone technique and substitution technique to confuse Choji's vision, and then used her passive skill "Presence Concealment" to silently place a kunai against Choji's waist.

Seeing this, Iruka nodded with relief, finally there was someone decent.

After the two players left the field, the next group was called up.

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"Next up, Hinata Hyuga!"

"A battle against Sakura Haruno!"

Hinata and Sakura, who were sitting around Shirokumo Aoba, stood up at the same time.

After glancing at Bai Yunqingye, the two little girls simultaneously walked into the white circle.

Sakura bowed slightly, her expression serious: "Hinata, although you are very strong, I will not give up easily."

Hinata was taken aback, seeing Sakura so serious for the first time. She bowed slightly in return, saying, "Me too!"

At Iruka-sensei's urging, the two little girls awkwardly formed the opposing hand seals with each other before slowly getting into their fighting stances.

"Aoba, do you think Sakura can win?" Ino wiggled her little bottom and snuggled up next to Shirakumo Aoba.

She still hoped Sakura would win because Sakura was closer to her, but Hinata was just too amazing.

"That's obvious. Hinata has been practicing Gentle Fist since she was a child, and she also has Aoba's guidance. Sakura has only learned basic Konoha-style taijutsu. Hinata will definitely win!"

Tian Tian, ​​who had been watching Ino's actions from the side, also came over.

"Aoba, what do you think?" Ino didn't want to pay attention to Tenten and asked Shirakumo Aoba for her opinion.

"Hinata will win..."

This is an objective fact that Baiyun Qingye cannot disregard, "but it won't be an easy victory either."

"Is Sakura really that good?" Tenten asked, somewhat surprised.

Bai Yun Qingye smiled and said, "You'll find out soon enough."

Bang!

A sudden tremor sounded.

It drew everyone's attention.

In the center of the arena, Sakura slammed her fist into the ground.

The ground that was hit by the blast developed spiderweb-like cracks centered on Sakura's tiny fist.

Hinata had already flashed to the edge of the field, her expression serious.

Luckily, she dodged that punch, otherwise she probably would have needed Aoba's help to treat her...

However, this doesn't seem like a bad thing.

"This...this is superhuman strength?"

Ino and Tenten both asked Shirakumo Aoba with puzzlement.

"I guess you could say I've gotten the basics."

Sakura only grasped the basics; otherwise, that punch wouldn't have left just a few cracks, but a huge hole.

However, this is also a result of Sakura's hard work and sweat during this period.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, but once you get the hang of it, it becomes easy.

The students around them, who were eager to watch the spectacle, were initially taken aback.

Then they all started shouting in unison.

"Sakura!"

"Sakura!"

After watching so much about the Three-Body Technique and shuriken, finally there's another exciting element.

They were all amazed by Sakura's punch.

Sakura gritted her teeth, but Hinata dodged the punch she had finally managed to throw at the right moment.

"I never expected Sakura to be so amazing!"

Hinata was also surprised; they had been playing together for so long, and she hadn't noticed.

Sakura let out a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on her face.

"If a flower doesn't bloom, doesn't it lose its meaning?"

Hinata's eyes flickered slightly, but slowly turned sharp, with veins bulging around her eyes and on her face.

"Sakura, you're strong, but I'm the one who will win this battle!"

Because beauty... Aoba is only meant for the strong!

Sakura looked at Hinata, whose aura had suddenly become terrifying, and her eyes hardened even more.

"I will not admit defeat!"

The two little girls clashed again.

The students watching from the sidelines were starting to feel a little scared.

Did they never expect that Sakura and Hinata were such terrifying girls?

Even Sasuke was beginning to understand why Shirakumo Aoba thought he and Hinata were evenly matched.

Because his Sharingan had already told him that Hinata was now terrifyingly strong.

The battle between the two was quickly decided, with Hinata completely overwhelming Sakura, a mere pushover, in both strength and combat experience.

Ultimately, Sakura ran out of chakra and had no substitute, so Hinata used a smooth combo to knock her out of the arena.

After the two sealed their reconciliation and left the arena.

It was Ino and Tenten's turn to take the stage.

"Hinata, you did a good job just now."

Shirokumo Aoba gave Hinata a thumbs up.

Hinata smiled shyly after receiving the praise.

But she soon stopped smiling.

Baiyun Qingye looked at Xiaoying, who was looking down and slightly shrugging her shoulders, and reached out to ruffle her cherry blossom-like hair.

He comforted her.

This is the ninja world, even though Sakura has tried her best and has good talent.

But Hinata not only works hard, she also has a cheat code.

Hinata, sitting to the side, watched Shirakumo Aoba's gentle actions as he comforted Sakura.

I was completely bewildered.

For a moment, she didn't know whether she had won or lost.

However, she was not disappointed for long, as her left hand was gently grasped by Bai Yunqingye.

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