Konoha
The woods on the Back Mountain
Thud! Thud!
Bam! Bam! Bam!
Two figures collided at lightning speed. Fists, elbows, knees, legs, feet-every part of their bodies seemed to have become a deadly weapon.
They punched, kicked, drove their knees forward, and hammered down with their elbows, their limbs clashing relentlessly. Then they sprang apart, only to collide again an instant later.
The two were Chihane and Might Duy. They had already been fighting here all morning.
In a clearing not far away, Chihane's newly recruited follower, Chiriku, watched their battle as though he were witnessing gods in action.
"Are these Konoha's ninja? Is every ordinary Jonin this strong?"
Watching the two fight, Chiriku's jaw dropped in astonishment, and he muttered to himself in disbelief.
Everything he had seen in Konoha had completely overturned his understanding of the world.
First, he had met Kakashi, whose swordsmanship was extraordinary. Today, he had met Jonin Might, who could face Chihane head-on. (Orochimaru had promoted Might Duy to Jonin on the very day he became Hokage.)
For Chiriku, who had grown up in a temple and had always been called a genius, this was almost impossible to believe.
"Not every Jonin is as strong as those two. Duy ranks among the best in all of Konoha."
Tsunade, who was watching the fight nearby, happened to hear Chiriku's muttering and answered him.
But after watching Chihane and Duy fight for so long, Tsunade was itching for a fight herself.
Still, she did not want to spar with Chihane. Not only did he hold back every time they sparred, but even with him holding back, she still could not beat him.
Tsunade wanted a sparring match, not a merciless beating.
In truth, Tsunade was rather envious of Chihane's special kekkei genkai. Once his black haki