Now, Is It Still Not Too Late to Run? [Third Update!]

The surging sea of trees had turned the battlefield into a forbidden zone that no one could approach. Even Tsunade, one of the Sannin, could only stop in front of it, her heart filled with worry and apprehension!

"Counterattack?!"

Tsunade furrowed her brow, apparently unable to imagine how that Grass Ninja could strike back at Yakumo under these circumstances.

Hinata couldn't explain it clearly, either.

The Byakugan worked by detecting chakra with extreme precision, so when chakra became too chaotic on a battlefield, it interfered with the Byakugan's accuracy.

That was also why Kirigakure's Red Eye clan could create illusions that deceived the Byakugan.

So, through her Byakugan, Hinata saw Chiyo repeatedly ambushing Yakumo, while Yakumo used Wood Release to fight her in a drawn-out battle.

As for the two Blood Blades Chiyo had formed with her Ketsuryūgan, they appeared in Hinata's vision as nothing more than two dazzling masses of chakra.

Shikamaru sighed. "Heh, looks like we don't need to worry about it anymore!"

Choji, standing beside him, looked puzzled. "Why not?"

Shikamaru said, "That Grass Ninja can't even take Yakumo down quickly. That means she wasn't taking me seriously at all when we fought!"

Ino sounded reluctant to accept it. "You think so?"

Shikamaru nodded. "We're not even on the same level as her. I'm guessing she challenged us only to draw Yakumo out!"

Sasuke opened his mouth, but in the end, he fell silent. His flushed face betrayed the turmoil inside him.

Before, he had thought he'd simply let his guard down and allowed his opponent to land a successful attack. But now, seeing her hold her own against Yakumo in the sea of trees, there was no doubt about how powerful she truly was.

After all, unless he used Susanoo, he doubted he could last long