Disperse, Disperse!

"Hahahaha!"

At that moment, hearty laughter rang out from the Hokage's Office, prompting the Anbu guards outside to exchange astonished looks, blinking in confusion.

These two children...

The Third Hokage, who had let out that hearty laugh, leaned back in his chair. Amid the piles of documents on his desk, a crystal ball stood quietly on a red cushion, reflecting the image of Chiba and Kakashi forming the Seal of Reconciliation.

The Third Hokage's kind, approving gaze rested on the two figures within the crystal ball.

Indeed, under such circumstances, both of them had deliberately restrained their fighting urges. They avoided clashing with wide-area ninjutsu whenever possible, relying instead on taijutsu and Shurikenjutsu. Most of the ninjutsu they chose was targeted rather than wide-ranging, and even their use of Exploding Tags was exceedingly careful. Unless they were absolutely certain an explosion would not affect those nearby—especially that group of children—they would not use one, even if it meant missing many chances to attack.

They had even deliberately slowed the pace of the battle to prevent mistakes and avoid hurting anyone around them.

Both Kakashi and Chiba wanted to make the fight spectacular, yet they also had to suppress their battle lust, ensure no one else was harmed, and make the onlookers feel they were witnessing an exciting battle... No matter how outstanding they were, that was impossible to achieve.

Especially since most of the spectators present had actual combat experience. Some were even quite exceptional, and some belonged to the Defense Force.

That really was difficult for the two of them! The Third Hokage drew a slight breath and shook his head helplessly on their behalf. From the perspective of a Hokage, regardless of what the result would be if Kakashi and Chiba truly went all out and fought with