"Hmph."
Temari did not give up. Instead, she poured more chakra into her hands. Against a high-level merchant, circling behind him was simply impossible unless she caught him off guard and succeeded with a direct frontal assault.
"I told you to coordinate. Even a team thrown together on the spot needs teamwork."
Teacher Sha stamped his foot again, and the rock, which had developed a few cracks, immediately repaired itself.
Anyone specifically assigned to teach exchange students would, if not a personal guard, at least belong to the top tier just beneath them.
He was no mere passerby.
He certainly had the strength.
Temari could not compete with him right now, at least in terms of raw power.
Unless she summoned her summoning beast. But that would be a bit too...
Besides, this was a sparring match, so that was not necessarily appropriate.
She would just keep competing like this.
Luo Mang stood nearby without making a move, but his thoughts were already surging like a raging sea as he frantically searched for a solution.
I'll just use genjutsu, then cut it off later and fake some backlash. If I'm going to play a genius, I'll need a special bloodline-something like an innate ability to force people into illusions.
But it comes with backlash.
"All right, that's what I'll do!"
He had no better option at the moment.
Luo Mang clenched his fist, then raised his eyes and activated his Sharingan beneath his colored contacts.
"Finally making your move?"
At the sight, Teacher Sha finally showed a little interest.
"Watch me stop you!"
But before he had even finished speaking, Teacher Sha's body froze in place.
"Huh?"
Teacher Qiao had been carefully observing and analyzing the situation, and the sudden change left him at a loss.
"Genjutsu?"
"Did he do