Their fists collided.
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō had tacitly agreed not to use any ninjutsu or Chakra.
They tested each other's strength in their most natural state.
Twenty years of habit had not faded with time.
It was practically their classic opening.
After exchanging punches, it was as if their warm-up had ended, and they each withdrew after a single strike.
They returned to opposite ends of the Training Ground.
Shimura Danzō looked calm and composed, but he pretended to reach for a kunai, hiding his hand behind his back as he quickly rubbed it. Pain!
Something's wrong with Hiruzen's strength. What's going on?
He's cultivated the Yin Seal, sure, but his strength is greater than when he was young...
Could he be going through a second growth spurt?
The thought flashed through Shimura Danzō's mind, but his movements did not slow.
In an instant, several Shuriken were already clasped in his hand. Wind Release Chakra wrapped around their blades, and their edges expanded severalfold.
With a powerful swing, they flew toward Hiruzen Sarutobi from strange angles, shrieking through the air.
"Crackle..."
Lightning covered Hiruzen Sarutobi's body, stimulating his physical vitality.
Facing the Wind Release Shuriken coming from every direction, Hiruzen Sarutobi focused on their trajectories. Rather than dodging, he charged straight ahead.
Just as the blade winds were about to strike him, Hiruzen Sarutobi leaped like an ape. With fluid, effortless movements, he slipped through an incredibly narrow gap in the barrage without losing speed.
His neural reaction speed, his physical vitality...
Just as his senses had told him, as the village grew, he truly was undergoing a "second development."
Has his fighting style become more aggressive?
Shimura Danzō's heart stirred. He took a deep breath and rapidly formed hand seals, gathering a massive amount of Chakra.
Wind