They exchanged another flurry of blows, neither side gaining the upper hand.
Bang!
With a tremendous crash, their combined strength blasted a huge crater into the ground.
Then both sides retreated to a relatively safe distance.
"Jiraiya, your turn."
Tsunade knew that if they kept fighting and she got carried away, she would definitely activate the Strength of a Hundred Technique.
Then things would be difficult to wrap up.
So, out of habit, Tsunade called Jiraiya over to clean up the mess.
Jiraiya looked utterly miserable at her words.
He had watched everything clearly from the sidelines. Ling Feng's strength far exceeded their expectations.
As long as they held anything back, none of them could possibly gain an advantage over Ling Feng.
"I'll pass. Neither of you managed to put so much as a scratch on Ling Feng. I doubt I could either."
"We might stand a chance if all three of us got serious, but Lord Minato would definitely be angry if we did."
Jiraiya might have been an old lecher, but he was quite serious when analyzing the situation before him.
But Ling Feng wasn't having it.
I just spent 500 points on monstrous strength, and now you think you can stop fighting whenever you like?
How is that acceptable?
Ling Feng stepped forward and said, "You're done fighting? You three were the ones who started mouthing off and causing trouble, and now you think you can just call it quits?"
Ling Feng looked furious, even somewhat provocative.
"The Konoha Sannin are nothing special!"
Those words really hit a nerve.
Jiraiya, who had still been smiling a moment earlier, exploded on the spot.
"Damn it! You brat, you're unbelievably arrogant!"
"Tsunade, Orochimaru, I can't take this anymore!"
With that, Jiraiya made his move.
"Ninja Art: Sage Mode!"
Holy crap!
Straight into Sage Mode?
Ling Feng froze for a moment too. He hadn't expected his provocation to work so well.
Orochimaru and Tsunade were even more stunned.
"Seriously, Jiraiya? Isn't that taking things a little too far?"
Tsunade called out from behind him.
But Jiraiya had already charged forward.
"That brat brought this on himself!"
Orochimaru chuckled, transformed into a snake again, and attacked alongside Jiraiya.
Seeing this, Tsunade felt she couldn't fall behind either. With a resigned air, she charged in, swinging her fists.
Now Ling Feng was truly fighting the Sannin!
Whew...
Ling Feng took a deep breath.
Then he used Chakra Potions to restore himself to peak condition.
He firmly believed that after this battle, his strength would rise to another level!
Facing the Sannin, Ling Feng went all out, unleashing every trick in his arsenal.
"Earth Release: Fish Reflected in Earth!"
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Chidori: Lightning Blade!"
"Water Release: Great Water Shockwave!"
"Wind Release: Wind Blade Shuriken!"
Thanks to his precise use of the Body Flicker Technique, combined with keeping Fish Reflected in Earth active throughout the fight.
Ling Feng was extraordinarily nimble, leaving the Konoha Sannin marveling again and again.
Relying on his mobility, Ling Feng dodged almost all their ninjutsu attacks.
Although he expended a great deal of chakra, with the potions alone costing him 36 points, he earned a full 306 points from the three of them in return.
That was as much as the reward from his last system mission.
Ling Feng was very pleased.
He had spent 300 points on basic monstrous strength, and now he had earned it all back. It truly was a profitable deal with nothing to lose.
Just as they were about to continue fighting, a soft cough reached their ears.
Only then did they realize someone had arrived.
Ling Feng looked up. It was the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Sensei!"
Upon seeing him, the Sannin bowed to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
After all, Hiruzen Sarutobi was officially the teacher who had raised and trained all three of them from childhood.
Ling Feng also bowed slightly in greeting.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked around at everyone, then said calmly, "Tsunade, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, I sent you here so you could properly greet Ling Feng and get to know him."
"After all, you'll be handling security for the high-level meeting the day after tomorrow. And this is how you greet him?"
Looking at the craters and scattered rubble, along with the lingering traces of chakra around them, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew perfectly well what had happened.
But more than what had happened here, Hiruzen Sarutobi was astonished by Ling Feng's progress.
Ding! Gained 30 points!
Ling Feng was delighted. He began hoping the old Third would come to see him more often. Praise didn't matter; he mainly wanted the free points.
"Jiraiya, tell me exactly what happened here."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Jiraiya as he spoke.
Faced with his teacher's questioning, Jiraiya dared not hide anything and could only tell him the truth.
As Hiruzen Sarutobi listened, he couldn't help looking toward Ling Feng.
He couldn't understand it either. Why had Ling Feng provoked Jiraiya and the others for no reason?
"Ling Feng, tell me what happened."
Hiruzen Sarutobi held this prodigious talent in considerable regard.
The reputation of the Konoha Sannin was certainly impressive. Their names represented Konoha wherever they went.
But a truly powerful village needed a constant supply of fresh blood.
And Ling Feng was undoubtedly the greatest genius of the new generation.
Hearing this, Ling Feng looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a completely serious expression.
"Lord Hokage, this is my private property, isn't it? Those three barged in without permission, and they were very rude too. I was angry, so I said a few unpleasant things, and then we started fighting."
Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his brows slightly. "Who struck first?"
Ling Feng raised his hand and pointed at Jiraiya and the other two.
"Oh? So you were even the ones who attacked first?"
There was a hint of anger on Hiruzen Sarutobi's face, though it wasn't particularly obvious.
Ling Feng could easily tell that this was all for his benefit.
On one side were his three most prized students; on the other was merely a talented boy with considerable potential.
Comparing the two, Ling Feng might have enormous potential, but he had yet to fully mature.
As for the Sannin, they were currently Konoha's greatest assets.
"As the Sannin, you carry Konoha's honor on your shoulders, yet you would do something this disgraceful. All of you, leave!"
As soon as Hiruzen Sarutobi finished speaking, Jiraiya and the other two departed.
Then Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at Ling Feng. "Minato told you about the security work in two days, didn't he?"
Ling Feng nodded.
"Good."
With that, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned and left as well.
Ling Feng watched them leave, then resumed his training.
Outside the training ground, Jiraiya and the other two were waiting nearby when Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared.
"What do you all think of this child?"
As it turned out, Hiruzen Sarutobi had sent them to test Ling Feng. After all, he was already the Hokage, so it wouldn't be appropriate for him to take action himself.
Jiraiya and the other two exchanged glances, then gave the same answer together.
"This child will definitely be Konoha's strongest in the future!"
Inside the training ground.
Ding! Gained 60 points!
The corners of Ling Feng's mouth rose into a smile.
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