Sakai Yushi continued, "This time, in the Land of Iron, I challenged countless experts, all to find that fleeting feeling I had when I fought Yozuki A."
"After countless brushes with life and death, I finally completed my transformation at the hands of the master craftsman Mifune!"
"I finally found my own Ninja Way!"
"Though I lost an arm, my strength has only grown instead of declined. We should spar again sometime!"
Upon hearing that, Chiba Shun took several deep breaths to calm himself, then carefully examined Sakai Yushi.
Seeing that although he had lost an arm, his breathing was steady and his presence was even stronger than before he had left the village, Shun finally relaxed a little.
An arm was just an arm. Better than losing his life!
That idiot had actually challenged Mifune!
They could deal with the lost arm later. The Shinobi World was so vast; they would surely find a way to transplant an arm.
The next day, Chiba Shun, Sakai Yushi, Yozuki A, Killer B, Yugito, and Hayata gathered at the Valley of Clouds and Lightning.
The Third Raikage was there as well. Shun had invited him.
Shun planned to spar once more and assess Sakai Yushi's strength.
Sakai Yushi had already been an Elite Jonin before leaving the village. If he had truly taken another step forward, the Third Raikage needed to learn the details of his abilities.
This time, it was another free-for-all like last time.
Since he was sparring with companions who knew each other inside out, Shun did not conceal his abilities.
He opened with Blue Release—an A-rank Mission technique.
Blue Release could be unleashed in the form of Fire Release, so although Shun had not devoted much time to Blue Release, he had still mastered an A-rank Mission Blue