"Hmph!"
After their exchange, Temari did not hesitate. The faint smile on her face instantly turned into a grave expression as she stared at Sakura Haruno, gripped her long fan, and swung it hard. The battle began.
Whoosh-
A fierce gale sprang up in an instant.
Realizing that her opponent fought at range, Sakura Haruno narrowed her eyes, her gaze growing sharper.
She had assumed that someone carrying a huge iron fan would fight up close. Who would have expected ranged attacks?
That clashed somewhat with the taijutsu and Monster Strength she had been training these past few days.
At a slight disadvantage, Sakura Haruno quickly dodged backward, deftly swung her bag around, and took out the kunai and shuriken inside.
With her high marks in throwing weapons, Sakura Haruno naturally would not hold back on using her shuriken during this kind of training.
There was not the slightest trace of reluctance on her face.
She could retrieve them afterward, after all.
"Hmph!"
Whoosh!
Retreating to one side, she hurled a shuriken, but the instant it flew out-
Clang!
The shuriken was blocked outright by the huge fan.
The corners of Temari's mouth lifted slightly.
"Hehe, Sakura, stop trying to deal with me using such basic tricks. Show me everything you've got."
Physical attacks like these posed little threat to Temari. A whirlwind could take care of them all.
She might have looked weak, but her actual ability was elite.
Gaara was simply so absurdly powerful that he overshadowed her strength.
At least with Sakura's current ability, she would still face considerable pressure if she truly wanted to win.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Temari raised her huge fan and sent out another two whirlwinds. This time, rather than waiting where she stood, she ran toward the other side, where there was no