"Here?"
Orochimaru's underground laboratory was brightly lit.
This wasn't a training ground. This wasn't a match that could be made public, either!
If people outside found out that an adult like Tsunade had to go all out to beat up a ten-year-old child, Tsunade had no idea what they'd think of her.
In the middle of the room, Hiroki and Tsunade stood ten meters apart, staring each other down.
"Right here. Let's get ready to fight!" Hiroki nodded.
Tsunade began to warm up.
She didn't do anything complicated, just casually working her wrists and ankles. A string of crisp cracks came from her joints.
The sounds weren't loud, nor were they intimidating.
She slowly rolled her neck and loosened her shoulders. Beneath her close-fitting ninja outfit, the curves of her mature, athletic figure were on full display.
With a simple stretch of her chest, her astonishingly full breasts swayed slightly, drawing a wave of—
That was the ultimate result of nearly twenty years of progress, achieved through Medical Ninjutsu and natural growth! She believed that if she kept researching, one day she could do more than just choose between having huge breasts or a flat chest. She'd even be able to change her age and size at will!
That was something any woman could be proud of!
Hiroki, standing across from her, warmed up in a way that made no sense to anyone.
He stood perfectly still, only his hands moving rapidly before his chest. His fingers leaped, crossed, and tapped with such speed they seemed to leave afterimages.
Was Hiroki practicing Hand Seals before the match?
"Minato, can you tell what he's doing?" Nawaki's vision swam as he watched. Without thinking, he nudged the blond boy beside him.
Nawaki considered himself a genius, too, but he swore he'd never