She kept using the Dance of the Paper to form Paper Wheels, attacking and restraining the powerful man.
"Good. They haven't suffered any serious injuries."
With that, Torikaze was reassured and had no intention of helping them.
He would let these kids give it their all first. If they truly could not defeat him in the end, then Torikaze would step in.
After all, this hard-won chance to train could not be taken away so easily.
Torikaze thought highly of these children. Especially under Yahiko and Konan's leadership, there was absolutely no issue with their combat coordination.
Among Konoha's Kage-level ninja, Yahiko and Konan were considered among the very best.
And the absolute best was Hogen.
The main reason was that the kid had good luck. He had inherited all of Torikaze's talents and had been nurtured by Torikaze's Chakra Herb since childhood.
That had placed his starting line far, far above everyone else's. There was simply no comparing them.
If Hogen had come instead, this fellow probably would not have been much to look at. He might have been beaten to death after only a few exchanges.
Hogen was like Torikaze in his younger days, his talent overwhelming everyone else's.
In Konoha today, aside from Torikaze, no one possessed talent as exceptional as Hogen's.
It was precisely because of this that Torikaze had not immediately raised Hogen to the Six Paths Level.
His path had been too smooth. Torikaze feared that it would make Hogen blind and arrogant in the future.
In their daily interactions, it was fine. No father would dislike his own son.
But if he developed contempt for his enemies in battle, problems could easily arise.
Over the years, whenever Torikaze fought anyone, he considered the worst possible outcome and thought of ways to break the