Originally, Sasuke had been intent on fighting Karin. When he learned that he had been assigned to Naruto instead, he felt a slight sense of disappointment.
But he quickly adjusted. After all, sparring with Naruto wasn't bad either.
He swiftly reached toward his waist, and with a flash of cold light, the extremely sharp Kusanagi Sword appeared firmly in his hand.
Seeing this, Rengoku couldn't help letting out a quiet laugh.
Because he truly hadn't expected that Sasuke would still end up obtaining this sword.
On the other side, Naruto showed no sign of backing down. He crossed his hands.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
A cloud of smoke rose, and in an instant five identical Narutos appeared.
However, something about it made Rengoku feel a little strange. This time, Naruto had only created five shadow clones.
Just then, Sasuke rushed toward Naruto like a gust of wind, Kusanagi Sword in hand. The fierce battle between them was about to erupt.
In the blink of an eye, the two were already exchanging blows. The Kusanagi Sword and kunai collided repeatedly, producing crisp clanging sounds.
At the same time, the other groups around them saw what was happening and immediately began their own intense battles without hesitation.
For a moment, the entire battlefield fell into chaos.
Even though many people were fighting at once and the situation was extremely complicated, Rengoku remained completely unaffected.
He slightly narrowed his eyes. A red glimmer flashed within them as he activated the Mangekyo Sharingan.
With those eyes, he effortlessly took in the combat situation of everyone present.
Just as Sasuke had said earlier, during the five years Rengoku had been away, everyone's strength had indeed improved by leaps and bounds.
Whether in ninjutsu, taijutsu, or genjutsu, every one of them had made remarkable progress.
Especially Sasuke. His skill in every area had grown increasingly refined and proficient.
Of course, Naruto had always received careful guidance from his parents, and his growth rate was even faster than Sasuke's.
Particularly in taijutsu, Naruto displayed extraordinary talent and strength.
Even though it seemed that Naruto was currently at a disadvantage.
Naruto had not used the power of the Nine-Tails within him.
So strictly speaking, Naruto at this moment was actually more than a level above Sasuke.
Nearby, the battle between Ajisai and Hinata was rather interesting.
Ajisai possessed a rare spatial talent. If no one had carefully taught her, then the only things she could perform would have been a series of unsealing techniques, using cards to summon all kinds of ninja tools through opening seals to fight.
However, ever since she entered the Uchiha clan, her combat style had gradually changed, leaning more toward cooperation between summoned beasts and ninja.
In this fight, Ajisai performed the Summoning Jutsu, calling forth a giant bear and a panda to fight.
The giant bear was aggressive and immediately launched forward, pouncing toward Hinata with fierce momentum.
The panda stood firmly in front, acting as a sturdy meat shield.
At the same time, Ajisai herself wasn't idle. She hid to the side and attacked under the cover of the two summoned beasts.
Both of these summoned creatures were quite large, nearly three meters tall. For ordinary opponents, breaking through their defense alone would be extremely difficult.
But Hinata had trained very hard over the years and showed no fear when facing such a powerful enemy.
She gently waved both hands, and a large amount of Gentle Fist chakra instantly gathered in her palms.
In the next moment, the chakra transformed into two extremely fierce lion heads.
It was the Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists!
Seeing this scene, Rengoku, who was watching from the side, slightly raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, 'Didn't expect Hinata to master the Meow-Meow Fist too. Looks like she hasn't been spending all her time just dating Naruto.'
The flaw of this secret technique was its enormous chakra consumption. Even someone like Hinata, who possessed a decent reserve of chakra, could not maintain it for long.
However, the advantage of this technique was equally obvious.
Its power was tremendous.
If someone were unlucky enough to be struck by that punch, it would feel as if they had been blasted by a giant firecracker.
When that force hit the ground, it would instantly blow open a huge crater in the solid earth, sending dust flying and stones scattering everywhere.
At this moment, the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. Ajisai had originally held the upper hand, but as time passed, the strength displayed by her opponent gradually forced her into a disadvantage.
Facing such a predicament, Ajisai quickly took action and summoned a massive and ferocious rhinoceros, barely managing to stabilize the tense situation.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the intense battle between Kurama Yakumo and Hotaru appeared even more dangerous.
Yakumo rapidly formed hand seals and performed the Spirit Transformation Technique.
Yet surprisingly, no soul flew out from her body.
Instead, Yakumo fought the enemy directly in close combat using her physical body.
Only after Rengoku used the Spirit Transformation Technique himself did he realize the truth.
Yakumo had cleverly used Ido's spirit to attach itself to her body, creating a strange state where two souls jointly controlled the same body.
Because of this, Yakumo's taijutsu ability had improved astonishingly, and she could even glide through the air for short distances.
Although she only held a small kunai as her weapon, her combat power was terrifyingly high.
As for Hotaru, the seemingly delicate girl, her performance in battle was just as wild and unrestrained.
Her movements were as swift as a leopard, her attacks as sharp as the wind. Every strike carried ruthless force.
Rengoku keenly noticed a stream of natural energy continuously being drawn into Hotaru's back.
In the blink of an eye, stripes appeared on Hotaru's face and exposed skin.
She had entered Sage Mode.
And even though Hotaru had already activated Sage Mode, the formation on her back continued absorbing natural energy without stopping.
This meant that as long as Hotaru had sufficient chakra reserves, she could maintain this powerful Sage Mode for a long time.
Under Sage Mode, in order to fully unleash the power of senjutsu to enhance various ninjutsu, an enormous amount of chakra was required as support.
But at this moment, the chakra inside Hotaru clearly wasn't enough for her to freely unleash the power of senjutsu.
So Hotaru wisely chose to rely on the taijutsu she was most skilled at to deal with her enemy.
Her figure moved like a phantom, each strike accompanied by a sharp gust of wind as she engaged Yakumo in an extremely fierce close-range battle.
Whenever their fists and palms collided, dull thudding sounds rang out like thunder, echoing all around.
Yakumo was by no means an ordinary opponent either. Even though she was at a disadvantage, she relied on her unique ability, brief aerial hovering, to cleverly avoid Hotaru's storm-like attacks.
If not for that, Yakumo would likely have already been defeated by Hotaru by now.
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