Shizuka planted her feet in a bow stance, clenched her right fist, and continuously gathered wind-nature Chakra around it. At the same time, the muscles in her thighs and calves tensed, round and full, leaving not a single wrinkle in her bodysuit. It looked utterly natural.
"Nadeshiko Style: Crushing Wave Gale Fist!"
The instant the kunai hit the ground, she exerted force in an instant. The ground beneath her feet cracked apart, and the tremendous propulsion made her vanish from where she stood.
Naruto, watching from the sidelines, could not even see Shizuka's figure.
"Where did she go? Where's that ninja named Shizuka?"
It was not just Naruto. Even Killer B, who was watching nearby, and Samui, acting as the referee, had failed to catch sight of her.
But Killer B sensed her position through a sensory ninjutsu.
"She's behind and to Senya's right."
Naruto looked in the direction Killer B indicated and felt that something was off.
"Why was she so fast just now, but now that she's about to attack, she's actually slower than before?"
"Her earlier burst came purely from physical ability, without relying on any Chakra. Ordinary people can generally only use ten percent of their muscles."
"After years of training, ninja can probably reach twenty percent. Some ninja who specialize in taijutsu can reach thirty, or even forty percent."
"Unless they master a special secret technique like Konoha's Eight Gates, even normal taijutsu ninja can only consume a tremendous amount of stamina in a single instant to forcibly increase muscle utilization. But the price is doubled muscle fatigue."
"Not to mention, she also has to gather Chakra in her right hand while controlling her muscles."
As Killer B explained, Naruto listened and gradually felt as though he had heard something similar somewhere before.
At that