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At the center of the battlefield, the "close" and "fierce" battle continued.

Although the Aburame Clan Genin was furious and humiliated beyond words, under Temari's "lead," he had no choice but to grit his teeth and keep dragging the fight out.

At the front of the Left Grandstand, Sunagakure's team leader, Baki, and a group of Sunagakure Ninja stood beside the railing, watching the battle below with grave expressions.

"Lord Baki, what's going on with Temari?"

"Yeah, why does she keep using Low-Level Wind Style Ninjutsu?"

"With her strength, she should be able to beat her opponent quickly!"

"Could her injuries still be bothering her?"

The Sunagakure Ninja chattered among themselves.

"Silence!"

Baki interrupted them with a grim look. His low voice carried steadily to their ears above the surrounding uproar. "Temari is holding back. She's deliberately putting herself at a disadvantage to show all the spectators how well she can defend! Once the time is right, she'll defeat her opponent with a single killing blow, demonstrating her outstanding Intelligence Gathering and unwavering fighting spirit! That will make her promotion to Chunin a sure thing! At the same time, she'll show everyone here the excellent qualities of our Sunagakure Ninja!"

As expected of the Disciple I trained!

I'm so proud!

Baki's expression held both relief and pride.

The other Sunagakure Ninja heard his explanation and began praising Temari as well.

But what happened next left them all dumbfounded.

At the center of the battlefield,

the Aburame Clan Genin controlled two "clouds of black smoke" that attacked Temari from both sides. To anyone watching, he clearly had the upper hand, making it seem as if he could defeat her at any moment.

It's about time. Temari swung her Three-Star Fan, ready to "overcome the strong despite being weak," complete a stunning