"Indeed, on the whole, samurai could never stand against ninja, because ninja possessed certain methods that samurai simply had no way to counter," their team leader, Sarutobi Toru, said.
"But on an individual level, a battle-hardened samurai could indeed fight a ninja whose ninjutsu did not specifically counter them. The three of you—whether it is the Sharingan, the Byakugan, or the Akimichi Clan's Expansion Jutsu—only have some degree of advantage against samurai. None of them make you invincible. If you truly fought, there should be samurai here capable of defeating you."
"Don't worry, Sensei. We know our own limits. Besides, we didn't come to the Land of Iron to challenge samurai; we came for the Chunin Exam. I don't believe there are any Chunin Exam participants who can fight the three of us." Even the usually low-key Hyuga Hiashi spoke with confidence this time.
After returning to their clans to train with their fellow clansmen, the trio discovered that they had undergone a complete transformation. At just eleven years old, their strength already ranked among the top three within their respective clans.
The tremendous joy of their rapid progress even dispelled some of their fear of Sarutobi Toru's devilish training.
In their eyes, with Jōnin-level strength, wouldn't passing a mere Chunin Exam be effortless?
"Oh? We can't pretend we didn't hear that." A voice interrupted the Konoha group's conversation.
The four looked up and saw several ninja from Iwagakure and Sunagakure in the distance. The one who had spoken was Rasa of Sunagakure.
Standing at the front of those ninja were the Third Kazekage and the Third Tsuchikage.
After giving Two-Scales Ōnoki an odd look, Sarutobi Toru suddenly said, "BuBuGao Heightening Medicine?"
BuBuGao Heightening Medicine was the name of the Growth Medicine Sarutobi Toru had developed.
Two-Scales Ōnoki's face abruptly