Before long, Shinji finished this round of Takamagahara.
As the dojutsu ended, the Jonin whom Shinji had pulled into Takamagahara also returned to the small training ground where they had originally been.
Except for Might Guy, who looked somewhat excited, the other Jonin were either deep in thought or silently speechless, making the atmosphere on the field extremely strange.
Shinji struggled to hold back his laughter.
As the one who had activated Takamagahara, Shinji had naturally seen everything that happened during the Jonin's practical combat exercises inside it.
Aside from Might Guy, nearly everyone else had been defeated in seconds. Even Kakashi had been no exception.
After a moment, someone finally broke the silence. Asuma stared at Shinji and spoke first: "Were the hypothetical enemies you created for me in the dojutsu truly representative of their strength? I mean, how close were they to the actual strength of those two Akatsuki Organization members?"
Shinji said, "I can't confirm that."
Asuma breathed a slight sigh of relief. "So the hypothetical enemies you created should have been stronger than the real Akatsuki members, right?"
Shinji shook his head. "Because it was only a practical exercise, and because you were fighting two against one, I weakened their strength somewhat."
"What!?"
Asuma's expression changed.
In Takamagahara, he had ended in complete defeat. If the hypothetical enemies had even been weakened, didn't that mean he would have almost no chance of winning if he encountered the real Kakuzu and Hidan?
That was indeed the truth.
In the original timeline, Kakuzu alone could easily suppress Kakashi, Chōji, and Ino. His strength was enough to qualify him as a Kage Level fighter.
With Hidan, who wielded Blood-Death Possession, added to the mix, Asuma's margin for error in battle became extremely small. He could not afford to be