Blocking the Door with a Challenge!

"It's her!"

"Grass ninjas again!"

"Damn it, what are they doing at the hospital?"

The moment they saw Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo, the Konoha group was overcome with anger and shock!

Unaware of what had happened, Shion hurriedly asked, "What's going on?! Sasuke, were you defeated by them?"

Sasuke glowered and shook his head.

The ones who had injured him hadn't been Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo, but they had still been Grass ninjas. Just seeing one now made his blood boil!

Sakura seemed to have guessed what was going on. She quietly asked Ino, "Did they defeat you, Shikamaru, and Choji?"

Ino quickly replied, "I was just careless and underestimated them!"

"Okay, okay!" Sakura said dismissively, then looked at Ryūsetsuna and Chiyo in the distance. "They look about our age, and they're even shorter than me. I can't believe they managed to defeat all three of you!"

Kiba, Hinata, and Shino, who had come with them, all asked Shikamaru about the Grass ninjas in the distance.

Shikamaru wasn't angry. He stared intently at Chiyo and told the others, "They're very strong, especially in Taijutsu. She's way stronger than Choji and me!"

Choji muttered, "We underestimated her last time!"

Shikamaru shook his head. "No. Even if we hadn't underestimated her, we probably wouldn't have been able to beat her in close-quarters Taijutsu!"

Hinata grew nervous. "What should we do? It looks like they're waiting for us."

Sakura was taken aback. "Did they come all the way to the hospital just to challenge us? That's, that's incredibly bold!"

The Konoha group's expressions changed at once.

Even Shikamaru, usually so calm and laid-back, looked grim.

"Hmph!"

Sasuke gave a cold snort and was about to step forward.

Sakura quickly grabbed him. "Sasuke, your injuries haven't healed completely!"

"They're just two Grass ninjas. These minor injuries