Team Battle

"Whoosh!" At that moment, another Kunai the upper left and stuck in the crevice on the left. "Hiss, hiss..." A piece of paper with the word "explosion" printed in the center was hanging from the tail of the Kunai and was burning rapidly.

"Explosive Tag, scatter!" The enemy's attack was like a volleyball, wave after wave, giving the Sunagakure Ninja squad no chance to catch their breath.

"Boom!" "Crackling..." Large amounts of debris flew everywhere after the explosion, and a lot of smoke and dust rose from the center of the explosion.

Seeing that the opponent's formation had been completely disrupted, Shuichi and his two companions launched their attack as planned.

With Kunai in Sarutobi Kohei and his center of gravity low, Saki with a blank expression. Not far behind him, Shuichi, also holding ninja tools, was ready to cover him at any moment.

Saki gritted her teeth, enduring the pain from being hit by the pebbles, and gripped her long sword tightly again. Seeing that Sarutobi Kohei was close by, she took the initiative and slashed at him.

"Clang, clang..." The two sides clashed twice in an instant. Sarutobi Kohei, who was holding Kunai in one hand, was a little unable to withstand the force of the opponent's two hands slashing.

Fortunately, at that moment, Shuichi immediately began to help him flank the Sunagakure Ninja wielding a sword. He threw a shuriken at close range and slashed from the Kunai in his other Shuriken.

Saki reacted quickly and knocked the Shuriken away, but seeing that another member of the opposing team was about to strike him, she had no choice but to abandon her Sarutobi Kohei, raise her sword horizontally with both hands, and step back.

Seeing that the combination was working, Sarutobi Kohei went even further, knowing that even if Shuichi was just Shadow Clone, he could still help him at the most opportune time.

On the other side, Hyuga Akiha, with her Byakugan activated, went straight for Yazo. Just as Yozo was dodging the Explosive Tag, Hyuga Akiha, who had full-view X-ray vision, was completely unaffected by the smoke and dust in the field. Even though it was dark, the traps set by Yozo were nowhere to be hidden under her Byakugan.

Taking advantage of the chaos, she slipped into the smoke, dodged several traps, and rushed out, instantly reaching Yazo's side.

"It's Hyuga's Byakugan! This is bad!" Yazo had just rolled to his feet when he saw Hyuga Akiha already within a few meters of him.

Their Sunagakure instructors had repeatedly emphasized that when facing the Hyuga Clan, they must maintain distance and never engage in close combat.

Hyuga Akiha unleashed her full power, rapidly channeling all her chakra to her fingertips, unleashing "Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixteen Palms."

"Clap, clap..." Seeing that the situation was very dangerous, Yazo could only quickly gather his chakra in his feet and jump backward in an attempt to avoid Hyuga Akiha's Gentle Fist, but he was a little too late and his arm was hit by the Gentle Fist several times.

"This is really dangerous!" Yazo's face immediately turned grim. He could now feel a significant obstacle when his chakra reached his hands. "It's becoming very difficult to quickly activate Ninjutsu. The situation is extremely dire; I can't hold on for much longer."

Relying on their advantage of initiating the attack, Shuichi's squad not only successfully separated the three opponents, but also gained a complete advantage in these two small battlefields. Although they couldn't take them out for the time being, it was already very difficult for their opponents to turn the tide.

Shuichi himself was certainly not idle; the opposing female reconnaissance ninja was clearly the weakest among them.

Knowing she couldn't be of much help on the front lines, the female ninja, after dodging the explosion, could only try to hide and then ambush the enemy to help her teammates.

However, at the moment of the explosion, her direction of movement had already been locked by Shuichi.

She kept circling through the woods, unaware that she was being watched like prey.

"Huff, huff..." Aoi was panting heavily. Among the three Sunagakure Ninja, she was the weakest in terms of physical fitness. The explosion just now almost seriously injured her.

"Yazo and Saki must be surrounded by the enemy right now. I need to find a way to help them as soon as possible." She leaned against a big tree, tilting her head to look to both sides, and could faintly hear the sounds of fighting in her ears.

Why did you stop running?

Suddenly, a voice came from the front, startling her.

Aoi's heart clenched. Looking ahead, she saw a small, thin boy wearing Konoha Forehead Protector, his purplish-black hair swaying slightly, standing on a tree trunk not far away. He was the youngest contestant that the Sunagakure Ninja had warned them to be careful of.

"When did they get here? I didn't even notice." Aoi knew she was in danger. To be the captain of the Byakugan squad, one had to be incredibly strong.

"Whoosh..." She didn't give up and threw three Shuriken Shuichi at top speed, hoping to buy her teammates enough time.

Shuichi, and the sounds of his Body Flicker Technique scraping against the ground rang out continuously. The three Shuriken naturally missed their target.

"Wow, so fast!" The thought flashed through Aoi's mind. Before her body was even fully still in motion, Shuichi had already moved like lightning, first stepping on a nearby tree to dodge the Shuriken, and then leaping in front of her again.

"Whoosh!" Shuichi's fist whistled through the air as he delivered a left hook directly to Aoi's stomach. "Bang!" A loud crash of flesh colliding echoed from the point of impact.

"Cough..." Aoi suffered unbearable pain after being hit, spitting out saliva mixed with blood from her internal organs.

Before she could react, she felt a heavy blow to the back of her head, and then everything went black, and she lost consciousness.

After being approached by Hyuga Akiha Yazo had no intention of engaging the Hyuga Clan in a Taijutsu.

Before his pressure points on his upper body were struck, he used all his chakra for rapid movement, dodging attacks while rushing towards Saki, hoping to reunite with his teammates and turn the tide of the battle.

Saki, who wields a sword, is currently the best-performing member of the Sunagakure Ninja Team. His swordsmanship is simple yet sharp, and his most distinctive feature is his footwork; he is extremely adept at moving forward and backward.

Because Shuichi's Shadow Clone Technique used a wide-range Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique at the start, his strength was somewhat depleted. In addition, Sarutobi Kohei tried a Fire Release but failed to hit the enemy. Currently, the two are in a stalemate with Saki.

"Saki! Come and meet me!" Yazo shouted to Saki as soon as he found him.

Seeing the situation, Saki understood his meaning and immediately abandoned her fight with Sarutobi Kohei, preparing to attack Hyuga Akiha who was chasing after her with her sword. Using a long sword, she actually had a slight advantage against the Hyuga Clan. Even though Yazo's chakra usage was restricted, the pressure on him against Sarutobi Kohei was much less.

The two successfully met up and switched positions, but at this moment, Hyuga Akiha stopped and stood twenty meters away, showing no intention of attacking. Sarutobi Kohei did the same on the other side.