Konoha.
"Fang Over Fang!"
Two whirlwinds, one from the left and one from the right, swept toward Mitsuki in the center of the training ground, carrying powerful gusts of wind.
Mitsuki, his expression serious, immediately raised both arms. "Multiple Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
Whoosh...
In an instant, countless slender white-scaled snakes shot from the sleeves around Mitsuki's arms. With piercing whistles, they flew toward the two incoming whirlwinds and tightly bound Kiba and Akamaru as they spun at high speed.
Thud! Thud...
Then Mitsuki swung his arms sharply. Amid two dull impacts, Kiba and Akamaru, wrapped in white-scaled snakes, were violently flung out of the training ground and slammed onto the ground.
"Even... even Kiba lost?!"
Ino, watching from the side, was stunned.
Including Choji and Sai, who had lost earlier, three of their classmates had already been defeated by Mitsuki.
Sakura smiled proudly. "Didn't expect that, did you? Mitsuki might look a little dazed, but he's actually incredibly strong!"
When Mitsuki had first been assigned to their team, Sakura had been extremely nervous. She had thought he was there to replace her, since ordinary teams usually had only three members. Later, after learning that he was not replacing her but merely joining the team, she worried that her standing within the team would drop by another point.
Yet after getting to know him, she discovered that although Mitsuki was very strong, he was unexpectedly easy to get along with. For some reason, her position in the team had instead risen by one point.
On the other side.
Naruto said to Shikamaru, "Well? I didn't lie to you, did I? I told you Mitsuki was strong! If you still don't believe me, go up there and spar with him yourself!"
Shikamaru shook his head. "No need. I'm not his opponent."