There was no earth-shaking display. He merely took a step forward.
Yet that single step seemed to land upon the rhythm of all three of their heartbeats! An invisible, abyssal aura instantly blanketed the entire battlefield! The three clashing currents of Senjutsu Chakra, so violent just moments ago, were like fireflies before the moon beneath that aura—instantly suppressed and smoothed away!
The chaotic center of the battlefield fell into an eerie silence. Only the crackle of burning trees and the rustle of leaves in the breeze remained.
Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru all felt an indescribable pressure descend upon them, as though the air around them had solidified into heavy mercury. The Senjutsu Chakra within their bodies stirred instinctively like startled rabbits, yet that terrifying pressure held it firmly in place.
The three abruptly turned, their eyes locking onto the white-robed, silver-haired figure. The last ray of the setting sun fell upon him, outlining him in gold, yet only made his solitary and unfathomable presence more pronounced.
Neji's gaze calmly swept over the three of them. His voice was not loud, yet it reached every ear with unmistakable authority:
"The warm-up is over."
"Now, your opponent is me."
"Use the power you have just mastered, use the Senjutsu of the Three Great Sage Regions..."
"Attack me with everything you have."
The air seemed to freeze for an instant.
The next moment, the fighting spirit and Senjutsu Chakra that had been forcibly suppressed erupted like ignited powder kegs! The anger of being underestimated, the desire for greater power, and the urgency of testing what they had learned instantly overwhelmed their exhaustion as their Senjutsu time ran out!
"Good! Take this!" Tsunade was the first to roar.
She was the proud princess of the Senju Clan. How could she tolerate being looked down