The Cooperation Ninjutsu cast jointly by the three of them naturally could not match the strength of one cast by a larger group.
Besides, the two girls Dai Xiaomei had brought along were really only at the Genin level.
Thus, after Dai Xiaomei's theatrically over-the-top shout, only a single Wood Thorn Dragon as thick as an arm sprang up from beneath her feet.
Still, it was more than enough to deal with the "meatball" hurtling toward her.
"Whoosh!"
Covered in wooden spikes, the Wood Thorn Dragon simply became a whip and lashed straight at the meatball.
"Smack!"
The resounding crack rang out across the battlefield.
"Owww!"
A miserable howl followed.
Choji had used his family's secret technique to enlarge his entire body, greatly increasing his defense as well.
But that did not mean he had completely lost his sense of pain.
As the spike-covered "whip" lashed down, even Choji's thick hide could barely take it.
Even more comically, the powerful lash sent the rapidly rolling meatball flying backward like a spinning top.
Yes, it had actually been whipped off the ground and sent flying backward.
That alone showed just how powerful that lash was.
After landing that hit, Dai Xiaomei immediately began to feel rather full of herself.
"Guys, you all saw that, right? That's my real strength."
Those words were, of course, directed at her livestream viewers.
She could still spare the attention to interact with her viewers at a time like this. She really felt no pressure at all!
After that first strike, the Wood Thorn Dragon did not dissipate. Instead, it followed through with a lash toward the right side of the battlefield.
By then, Shikamaru had already circled around from the right.
"Whoosh!"
The incredibly swift "whip" lashed past, leaving only a string of afterimages.
Although