Kiba watched the other party vanish just like that, without even catching his shadow, and could not help exclaiming, "S-so fast—!"
Haku walked over to Ino and Sakura, knelt down, and placed both hands over Sasuke's chest. A burst of emerald light bloomed between his palms, making Sakura and Ino stare blankly for a moment.
Haku said to them, "It's all right. They're only minor flesh wounds. Senior Sazun still held back. I'll use the Mystical Palm Technique to treat Sasuke for a while. You two can go."
The Mystical Palm Technique could not only rapidly heal wounds by infusing chakra, but also stimulate the cells inside the injured person's body to speed up recovery and eliminate cellular fatigue.
Sakura had not yet learned medical ninjutsu at this point. She stared blankly as Sasuke's breathing gradually steadied under Haku's Mystical Palm Technique and his frown relaxed, and her heart clenched again and again.
After graduating from the Ninja Academy, the theoretical grades she had been so proud of were simply not worth mentioning in the face of ninja talent and secret techniques passed down through shinobi clans.
Most of her peers around her came from shinobi clans. Even her teammates Kiba and Shino had their own clan secret techniques, while she—aside from basic ninjutsu like the Three Basic Jutsu and a little ninja-tool throwing, she had no real specialties at all. During the Chunin Exams, she had even dragged her teammates down.
Now, watching the person she admired grow stronger and get hurt while she herself could do nothing, Sakura felt a deep sense of self-blame and helplessness rise in her heart.
Shikamaru seemed to notice the change in Sakura's mood and said to Ino, "Ino, take Sakura to get Sasuke something to eat first. Let him fill his stomach