Leaf Shadow Dance!

  Rock Lee had no sensory abilities whatsoever, not even the slightest reaction to chakra fluctuations. Faced with such a sudden attack, all he could do was hear a slight sound and raise his hands in front of him; he made no other movements.

  But the Leaf Shadow Dance was an upward kick designed to unch the opponent into the air!

  Lee was sent flying into the air without any resistance, and waiting for him above was Naruto's taijutsu combo!

  Neji moved. He couldn't just stand by and watch his teammate lose combat capability like that. His target was Uchiha Sasuke. Although the reason was unclear – whether it was to prevent him from following up with another attack or due to his own pride – this choice was clearly the right one.

  And on both sides, the two girls also rushed up to cover their team's main attackers.

  Sakura jumped high behind Sasuke and unched a ninjutsu at the charging Neji! Water Release: Water Bullet Technique! Although the damage was very low, this ninjutsu was intended to interrupt Neji's charge.

  Behind Neji, Tenten also took out her ninja tool pouch, continuously throwing kunai and shuriken. Their flight paths seemed chaotic, but they surrounded Sasuke from all directions.

  "Damn it, I can't take down Lee directly," Sasuke said, somewhat disappointed. It was a good opportunity for cooperation, but it had been interrupted. Helplessly, he shouted towards the sky, "Naruto, retreat!" Then he quickly retreated with Sakura, moving away from the rain of ninja tools.

  "Alright," Naruto, in the air, heard this and decisively abandoned his pursuit of Lee. He simply used Lee as a springboard and jumped back to his own team. This was a complete waste of a Naruto Whirlwind. You had to know that using a Naruto Whirlwind had a chance of dislocating his shadow clones, and that pain would be one hundred percent transmitted to Naruto himself.

  "Lee, how are you?" Tenten was very concerned about her teammate. As soon as Lee nded, she rushed over to check on him. Neji, on the other hand, stood in front of Lee in the first instant, adopting his starting stance, ready to defend against the three opponents who might attack at any time.

  On the other side of the training ground, the commotion wasn't small either.

  Beast Mimicry Ninjutsu: Four Legs Technique!

  Kiba directly dropped to all fours, with Akamaru, who had already transformed, beside him. He had moved out at the same time as Naruto's attack. But their opponent was Choji, who possessed the strongest defense among this group. Choji, having enrged his arms with the Multi-Size Technique, stood in front of Ino and Shikamaru, swinging his huge arms to drive away the harassing Kiba. And on the ground, a shadow followed Kiba as if guided by a ghost. One wrong move, and he would be controlled by the opponent. And Haru wouldn't even have time to react to that.

  So, he retreated on his own initiative. "Boss, how do we fight this?" It seemed he hadn't forgotten his little brother status. Realizing he couldn't defeat the opponent on his own for the moment, he turned back to ask Haru. Without a doubt, the opponent had Shikamaru, and their side had Haru. These two had intellects that could be considered evenly matched.

  "Alright. It seems this time Choji is acting as support for the opponent. Don't let his size fool you; he's mainly focused on defense right now because he used the Multi-Size Technique on his arms, making his movements more inconvenient, but it has a good effect on covering attacks. So, Shino, control your insects to block Choji's vision, but that's not the main point; Shikamaru will definitely anticipate that. You need to secretly send a small number of parasitic destruction bugs through Choji to affect Ino. I feel she's the trump card in this confrontation. Hinata, you'll be the main attacker; try to get past Choji. Kiba, harass Shikamaru; use your speed to affect his thinking. I'll go and draw Choji's attention." Once this detailed battle pn was id out, all four of them were full of confidence. After all, it was a four-on-three situation, and even if the opposing Ino-Shika-Cho trio had excellent teamwork, at this age, the effectiveness of their cooperation couldn't be fully dispyed. Haru was completely confident in winning this match. Simirly, Shikamaru on the opposing side was carefully considering countermeasures.

  "I feel Haru will use himself as a feint, and Hinata will be the main attacker to break us up. Kiba will come to stop my shadow. Choji, be careful to protect your eyes! When they charge over ter, Ino, take control of the closest person first, preferably Kiba. I'll use my movements to coordinate with Choji. Choji, remember to attack the ground over a wider area." Clearly, Shikamaru's pn somewhat collided with Haru's intentions.

  They moved! Everyone except Shino moved towards their designated positions. Choji retreated slightly, while Ino rushed forward.

  "Use an S-shaped movement! Be careful of being controlled, everyone spread out!" Haru noticed Ino's intention and issued the command before she could even form the hand seals.

  Mind Body Switch Technique! It missed.

  This disrupted Shikamaru's pn, while Haru's own pn proceeded as originally intended.

  Hinata covered her hands in chakra and first struck Choji's waist with a palm, slowing his movement by half a beat, which meant he couldn't catch up to Hinata, who fshed past behind him.

  "Damn it, Ino's been outsmarted," Shikamaru sighed inwardly. He had been tricked by Haru's counter-strategy, leading to Ino being isoted and himself being in a difficult situation.

  Kiba had arrived.

  Man and beast, using their sharp cws and fangs, relentlessly suppressed Shikamaru. In terms of taijutsu, Kiba was much stronger than Shikamaru, and with the addition of the Beast Human Clone, Shikamaru couldn't even form a single hand seal.

  "Looks like we're going to lose this. How troublesome."

  Looking back at Choji, after letting Hinata pass, he was now facing the big trouble of Haru. Haru used his Tenryū Style taijutsu to entangle Choji, preventing him from breaking free or even counterattacking. "Ah, I can't lose so easily!" Choji clutched his head with both hands, and in the next instant, with a roar, he shook his hands apart, accompanied by a burst of chakra.

  Secret Technique: Multi-Size Technique!

  Choji increased his chakra output, and both his hands and legs simultaneously enrged. This sudden increase in height also left Haru with no way to attack.

  "Everyone, restrain your opponents! I'll hold off Choji!" These words rexed Hinata and Kiba somewhat. After all, they no longer had to worry about their backs.

  Haru did a few backflips and retreated to Shino's side. The team's mid-range ninja had to be well-protected, otherwise they would lose a trump card. "Shino, can you absorb Choji's chakra?" Haru felt that even if Choji's physical body had grown rger, his skin surface was still composed of chakra, and this idea came to him.

  "Okay, I'll try," Saying this, Shino raised both hands, controlling his insects to cover Choji's body.

  "I'll go provide cover," Then, Haru rushed back in, afraid that Choji would interfere with the parasitic destruction bugs' absorption of chakra.

  ...

  "They've been in school for a year now. What do you think?"

  "The effect of this css isn't really apparent yet. But even if it's just theory, they've learned a lot of practical combat experience that they wouldn't have learned in the regur school."

  "Not bad. Ready to form the next batch of students?"

  "Yes, Third Hokage."