Konohamaru held his two Kunai in his hands behind his back and said to the woman in front of him:
"We will absolutely not abandon our mission or betray our employer. Please get out of our way, or don't blame us for taking action against you!"
The middle-aged woman chuckled, looking at the four newly graduated ninja students opposite her with complete disregard.
Another boy, slightly older and looking about fifteen or sixteen, had an indifferent attitude, as if he wanted to distance himself from the situation.
"They're just a bunch of kids. Konoha really has no one left; they didn't even send out a single Jonin."
Another middle-aged man drew a large knife from his back and casually chopped off a tree branch to demonstrate the sharpness of his blade.
"Boss, don't be polite with them, just kill these brats. We're far from Konoha, we're not afraid of them chasing us."
The middle-aged woman hesitated for a moment, then drew her large knife from behind her back and said to her two subordinates:
"Superior!"
Shinsei touched his nose. He thought he had gained enough fame in the Shinobi World, but he didn't expect these three wild ninjas to not take him seriously.
It didn't matter, since the purpose of this trip was to test his disciples. He didn't want to lower himself to the level of such insignificant people. He simply shrank back, giving the four disciples room to fight.
Konohamaru launched the first attack, using two Kunai block the middle-aged woman's large sword. The surging power was transmitted through the sword to Konohamaru's body, sending Konohamaru flying.
Konohamaru performed a graceful somersault in the air and landed steadily on the ground.
Xingchen was speechless. As their teacher, he was also losing face. As a descendant of Tsunade's lineage, he had actually lost to someone else in terms of strength. He was too ashamed to continue watching.
As one of Chakra Enhanced Strength Technique's Tsunade abilities, Xingchen had long ago passed on the secrets of this Ninjutsu to her disciples.
However, this Ninjutsu requires an extremely high level of Chakra control, and less than three months is not enough time for these newly graduated ninja students to master Ninjutsu.
Konohamaru's face was also burning hot. His teacher was watching from behind, and he knew he had to do his best.
He extended his right hand, and a blue Chakra sword instantly appeared— Shinsei's signature Ninjutsu, the Instant Blade.
The Chakra sword only lasted for a moment before exploding. Konohamaru's face turned even redder; his Chakra control was insufficient, and he was not yet able to master this instantaneous Ninjutsu.
At that moment, the middle-aged woman rushed in front of him, raising her large sword to slash at him. Konohamaru could only continue swinging his Kunai and entangle with the woman.
Two other middle-aged men brandished long swords and charged towards Momotaro and Maritaro.
Hanabi Hyuga waved her hands, her small body charging straight at a middle-aged man.
Hanabi couldn't possibly match the strength of an adult man, but she was more agile, Hyuga Clan naturally possessed unique techniques in close combat.
Her slender hand instantly transformed into countless afterimages, slapping towards the middle-aged man.
" Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!"
One palm strike after another landed on the middle-aged man's knife, knocking the long sword away. The other palms then struck various acupoints on the middle-aged man's body.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The continuous sound of striking echoed throughout the forest.
The middle-aged man was momentarily stunned, and excruciating pain shot through his body.
He had just felt his ribs break, and now the Chakra in his meridians seemed to be blocked by a sluice gate, making it impossible to effectively mobilize Chakra to perform Ninjutsu.
Shinsei nodded in satisfaction upon seeing Hanabi Hyuga's performance.
Although he knew that Hanabi's enemy had clearly underestimated her and was defeated by Hanabi Hyuga's powerful move right from the start, he was not satisfied with the duration of Hanabi's Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms technique. Rather, it was because Hanabi Hyuga was clearly affected by his own actions.
Instead of precisely striking pressure points when facing an enemy, they choose to use powerful force to penetrate the body. He had similar thoughts when he witnessed the Hyuga Clan's Eight Trigrams Palm series of techniques.
Eight Trigrams Palm) involves striking out a dense array of palm prints in an instant to seal the enemy's pressure points. However, a single punch is enough to incapacitate the enemy, making these fancy follow-up palm techniques unnecessary.
Hanabi Hyuga idolizes her teacher immensely and naturally regards his words as gospel. Although she hasn't yet mastered the Chakra Enhanced Strength Technique, her punches are already much stronger than before.
Moegi and Udon also stopped another middle-aged man, and the two kids each brandished Kunai and began to fight the enemy.
Battles between Genin are often fought using Taijutsu. Since everyone's Chakra is limited, if they cannot win with a single blow using Ninjutsu, they will exhaust their Chakra and become easy prey.
Moegi possesses the bloodline of the Senju Clan, so her Chakra is naturally much stronger than that of an ordinary Genin. At this moment, she is eager to use her Ninjutsu to defeat the enemy in front of her.
As Shinsei's disciples, they actually have no shortage of opportunities to learn Ninjutsu. Shinsei can find ordinary Ninjutsu for them as long as they want to learn it, and they can even get the opportunity to learn Ninjutsu from the Scroll of Seals if they have merit.
Shinsei never cared that Ninjutsu would spread to the general public. Back then, Sakura was just his classmate, and he didn't just teach her Ninjutsu by lecturing.
What truly limits the four disciples is their Chakra control and their own Chakra reserves.
The middle-aged man, facing the combined attack of Moegi and Udon, felt there was no real danger, but as an adult man, he still felt embarrassed for not being able to subdue the two children.
He jumped back a step, his hands quickly Hand Seals, and spat out fist-sized fireballs from his mouth, attacking Moegi and Udon.
From Shinsei's perspective, the Ninjutsu performed by this middle-aged man was already quite proficient. This was a common problem for many wandering ninjas, who had no resources to acquire advanced Ninjutsu and could only practice the few Ninjutsu they knew until they were extremely skilled.
The fireball was incredibly fast, arriving beside Moegi in the blink of an eye.
Shinsei's Chakra was already stirring; if he was certain his disciple couldn't withstand the attack, he would instantly save him. However, in that case, their mission would have to be declared a failure.
Just as the fireball was about to explode, Moegi finally Hand Seals her Water Release Ninjutsu hand seals, and a rotating wall of water rose from the ground, firmly protecting her and Udon behind it. The fireball exploded on the water wall, creating a huge splash.
Moegi breathed a sigh of relief, secretly glanced at the teacher, and quickly continued to Hand Seals.
Meanwhile, Hanabi Hyuga dealt with her enemies and surveyed the battlefield.
Seeing that Moegi and Udon could still hold on, while Konohamaru on the other side seemed to be about to be cut down by the middle-aged woman at any moment.
Hmph! I've helped you this time. Let's see if you dare compete with me for the title of the teacher's top disciple next time!