Chapter 323: Teacher and Student
Although Chojuro still retained consciousness, the tenketsu on his body had already been blocked by Neji, making it impossible for him to move chakra in a short period of time.
After all, he was not some hot-blooded manga protagonist who could just shout something like "I don't believe in fate" and then magically break through blocked tenketsu with a sudden power-up.
Now Chojuro could only lie honestly on the ground.
Expression dejected.
And although Neji's arm was fractured and half his body was difficult to move, it seemed he could still continue fighting.
"Winner, Hyuga Neji!"
This time the cheers were not as loud as before.
After all, most of the audience had just been watching thick mist for half a day, and when the mist cleared, the match immediately ended.
"Woo! Woo! Woo! This is youth!", The loudest voices came from Might Guy and Rock Lee.
They even hugged each other, crying with tears streaming down their faces.
It drew quite a bit of attention.
This made their nearby teammates subtly step away.
On the field, Neji's face was full of black lines, and dragging his injured body, he quickly left the arena.
This felt even worse than losing.
After Shiranui Genma announced the result, earth release ninja immediately entered to repair the field.
"Chojuro actually lost?", Terumi Mei found it somewhat unbelievable.
Chojuro was the prodigy of Kirigakure, considered the number one genius of the village at present.
She hadn't expected him to lose to such an obscure Hyuga ninja.
Terumi Mei muttered softly, her cheeks puffing up in anger.
Tsunade couldn't help rolling her eyes at her, "Hyuga Neji is not some obscure minor character. He's also one of the Hyuga clan's top geniuses."
"Is that so? Then why do I only know Hinata?", Terumi Mei stubbornly retorted.
Tsunade was even more speechless and couldn't help saying the truth, "Because you're just a love-brained fool."
She still remembered how this woman looked when she came to ask about marrying Aoba.
'If that isn't love-brained, what is it?'
"What did you say?", Terumi Mei instantly heated up red.
Tsunade ignored her.
Chiyo was off to the side was eating melon seeds, finding their interaction quite amusing.
Speaking of which, this acting Mizukage was Aoba's fiancée, and Tsunade was Aoba's teacher.
The two's relationship was like mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
A little friction was normal.
"That was truly a refreshing and exhilarating battle. Hinata, your commentary was great," After listening to Hinata's commentary, though a bit halting, Aoba still gave his praise.
"As long as Aoba-kun likes it," Hinata said with a bit of happiness.
"Hmph, next it's our turn!", Ino stood with hands on her hips, looking at Sakura, chin slightly raised, "Sakura, I will give it my all!"
Sakura only clenched her fists, "Me too!"
As the arena was restored, Shiranui Genma announced the next match list.
"Third match, Yamanaka Ino vs. Haruno Sakura!"
"Good luck!", Aoba encouraged both of them at once.
After nodding, Ino and Sakura walked onto the field.
"Oh? Didn't expect it would be an internal fight between these two little girls."
Up on the high platform, Terumi Mei again showed an interested expression.
She still remembered that when she dated Aoba before, this blond little girl kept giving her trouble.
If it weren't for keeping her status in mind, she'd already be cheering for Sakura.
On the field, Ino and Sakura took distance, forming the seal of confrontation.
"Begin," Shiranui Genma spoke.
Ino immediately retreated without hesitation.
Although she had never formally fought Sakura, she knew that while Sakura was a medical ninja, she had trained under Tsunade before and also had Aoba's guidance.
Sakura's best fighting style was taijutsu.
Especially her monstrous strength, Ino didn't dare get close at all.
And her Mind Transfer Technique was meant to control from a distance.
Ino waved her hand.
Several shuriken were suddenly thrown out.
But even before Ino started retreating, Sakura had already been forming seals.
The sound of something breaking through the air rang out.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
When the shuriken struck Sakura, a puff of smoke instantly burst forth.
A wooden log remained in place.
Sakura had already leapt high from the smoke, delivering a punch from above.
Ino's eyes flickered slightly, and she quickly dodged aside.
BOOM!
The ground shook violently.
The surrounding terrain sank under Sakura's punch.
Within over ten meters, the ground was lifted, dirt and stone flying.
When Sakura raised her fist from the rubble and looked at Ino again,
Ino subconsciously swallowed.
Such an intense contrast undoubtedly made many spectators, after a brief daze, start shouting excitedly.
They hadn't expected this cute and seemingly weak little girl to be so terrifying.
———
"Isn't that your monstrous strength, Tsunade?", Terumi Mei stared wide-eyed at Tsunade, "She's your disciple too?"
Tsunade was a bit speechless, 'This woman has stayed in Konoha so long and hasn't gathered any intel?'
"Strictly speaking, she should be considered Aoba's disciple."
After all, Tsunade only occasionally gave guidance; the main teaching was by Aoba.
"Eh?", Terumi Mei exclaimed in disbelief, muttering,
"So they're actually in a teacher-student romance?"
"Cough! Cough!"
Hearing Terumi Mei's muttering, Tsunade couldn't help lightly coughing.
She felt as if she'd been indirectly implicated.
"What's wrong with you?", Terumi Mei looked at Tsunade in puzzlement.
Tsunade kept a straight face, "Watch the match properly. Stop thinking nonsense."
"Oh," Seeing Tsunade's stern look, Terumi Mei pouted and said no more.
On the field, Ino relied on technique to fight while retreating, avoiding direct clashes.
Luckily, Sakura's speed wasn't fast.
Ino could use ninja tools, Clone Technique, and Substitution Technique to tangle with her.
However, after dozens of exchanges, Ino seized a key opportunity.
Standing behind Sakura, she quickly formed seals.
"Mind Transfer Technique!"
"Sakura, I've won!"
Ino's face immediately showed a confident smile, she had great confidence in her technique.
As long as Sakura was hit by it, Ino could do whatever she wanted.
Though her combat power wasn't as high as Sakura's, she was a ninja who fought with her brain.
Sakura also failed to dodge, but to be precise, she was intentionally hit.
Ino's consciousness entered Sakura's body, controlling it, about to loudly surrender.
"I—", But before she could say the two words "I surrender,"
Inner Sakura, who had been lying in wait, made her move.
"Keh! Keh! Keh!"
She reached out in the dark to grab Ino's spirit body, laughing wickedly.
"Ino, you lose!"
"?", Ino's mind went blank.
She looked at the huge Inner Sakura before her.
'What kind of situation is this?'
'Who am I? Where am I? Who is speaking?'
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