After giving Team Seven some instructions.
Tsunade's gaze shifted, and she looked at Temari, who was also eager to try.
"And Temari… please be careful during the battle!"
Temari bowed to Tsunade.
With an extremely solemn expression, she thanked her.
"Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity, Lady Hokage!"
Tsunade waved her hand casually.
With a completely unconcerned expression, she said,
"It's nothing! The one who agreed was Sousuke, so if you want to thank someone, go thank him! All right, you only have half an hour. The four of you should go down and discuss your battle plan! Also, let me remind you…"
With a somewhat serious expression, Tsunade said,
"In the battle later, it would be best to treat Sousuke as the strongest enemy you will ever face in your lives!"
One sentence directly caused the pressure on Team Seven and Temari, who were about to face Sousuke, to skyrocket.
Training Ground Seven.
On several large trees, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Kakashi stood together.
They watched Sousuke and Team Seven, along with Temari, facing each other on the open ground in the distance.
"Can they win?"
Kakashi held the latest volume of the adult novel written by Jiraiya in one hand while murmuring,
"Just how strong are the current Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura?"
Hearing this Tsunade smiled and said,
"Winning is impossible. Their opponent is Sousuke, after all… But they should be able to hold on for a while, as long as Sousuke doesn't use Wood Release!"
Hearing Tsunade's judgment Kakashi subconsciously nodded.
"That's true!"
Jiraiya, standing beside them, wore an emotional expression.
"I never expected Sousuke to awaken a power like Wood Release. Even without seeing it with my own eyes, it's still shocking enough."
At this point Jiraiya glanced at Tsunade and said,
"More importantly, one of your long-held wishes has finally been fulfilled, Tsunade!"
Tsunade smiled and nodded.
She did not continue on that topic. Instead, her gaze remained fixed on the open ground of the training field.
"It's about to begin! Naruto and the others won't be able to withstand Sousuke's aura pressure for too long!"
Just as Tsunade said at this moment, in the field the situation between the two sides facing each other was somewhat different.
Compared to Sousuke, who looked completely normal, calm and composed, standing there with his arms folded opposite him, Naruto and Sasuke stood at the very front, facing Sousuke directly.
Sakura stood behind the two of them, fully prepared.
Temari stood at the very back, holding her large iron fan, her expression solemn.
This formation was very ordinary, but it was almost the most effective one.
The two in front would directly take on Sousuke's attacks while protecting Sakura, who was a medical ninja.
As for Sakura, as a medical ninja who also possessed a high-attack basic move like the Chakra Enhanced Strength punch, she could both cover the gaps in Sasuke and Naruto's attacks and deliver a finishing blow. At the same time, this was also a way to protect herself.
In battle, eliminating the enemy's medical ninja first this was common sense throughout the entire ninja world!
As for Temari at the very back she would adapt according to the situation!
The current Temari had long since become an elite Jonin of Sunagakure. Cooperating with Team Seven and finding an opportunity to attack Sousuke was still very simple for her.
This combined formation was very reasonable.
It could handle the vast majority of enemies. Even when facing a Kage-level opponent, they would not necessarily lose, and might even be able to counter-kill.
But among that vast majority Sousuke was not included.
Rumble.
Just by standing there, merely locking onto them with his aura and releasing the pressure of someone at the Super Kage level.
Sousuke had already made Team Seven and Temari feel chills down their backs, cold sweat flowing down their bodies.
"This pressure!"
Naruto's expression became extremely solemn as he said,
"It's much stronger than Teacher Jiraiya's. It's almost like facing a monster… Just how did this guy Sousuke train?"
Hearing Naruto's words Sakura and Temari felt exactly the same.
As for Sasuke, who had only graduated from Sousuke's training a year ago, his expression had become solemn to the extreme.
"Idiot, don't get distracted. When dealing with Sousuke, you absolutely cannot relax even slightly. Otherwise, it will be the beginning of a nightmare!"
Thinking of the hellish training he had gone through, Sasuke did not dare relax in the slightest.
But after hearing his words, Naruto beside him froze for a moment.
"Is he really that terrifying?"
Crackle.
The instant Naruto's words fell, a sharp sound of tearing wind flashed past.
Immediately afterward Sousuke's figure appeared in front of Naruto and Sasuke.
"Since you're not attacking, I'll personally begin."
Appearing in front of Naruto in an instant, Sousuke spoke in a calm tone.
Seeing Sousuke suddenly appear Naruto's heart shook. Feeling the pressure coming from Sousuke, his entire body stiffened in an instant.
"Naruto!"
The first to react was Sasuke, who had activated his three-tomoe Sharingan.
"Dodge!"
As he spoke waves of Lightning Release chakra surged from Sasuke's body, and his speed instantly increased to the limit.
Crackle.
Without any hesitation, Sasuke directly pushed Uzumaki Naruto beside him away. At the same time, he used his back to push Sakura and quickly retreated.
He did not need to worry about Temari.
Temari, who was facing Sousuke with one hundred and twenty percent focus, had already retreated the instant Sousuke moved.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
While retreating with Sakura behind him, Sasuke instantly completed his hand seals.
Rumble.
A massive Great Fireball directly swallowed toward Sousuke's position.
And Temari, who had also retreated early, saw Sasuke's attack and instantly reacted as well.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
She directly opened the large fan in her hand and fiercely swung it.
It accurately struck the Great Fireball Technique Sasuke had released the fireball, which had already possessed terrifying power, swelled even further with the wind feeding the flames, turning into a terrifying fire tornado that directly swallowed toward Sousuke.
Facing this attack head-on, Sousuke's expression did not change.
He even seemed somewhat calm and unhurried, as if everything was light and easy.
"Water Release: Water Colliding Wave!"
By the time Sousuke raised his hand, he had already completed the hand seals. It looked almost like an instant cast.
"An attack of this level is completely useless!"
Rumble.
In an instant, a massive rotating water pillar was summoned out of thin air, rising upward and forming a huge wave thirty to forty meters tall. It surged wildly toward the fire tornado that was attacking him.
Boom.
With a huge explosion under the clash of the two ninjutsu, the fire tornado was directly extinguished. The enormous wave seemed almost unaffected as it crushed straight toward Sasuke and the others.
Seeing this scene Sasuke's face showed an expression that said, as expected.
"He really is strong!"
Sakura's figure stepped out from behind Sasuke and retreated at an even faster speed.
She directly arrived beneath a large tree.
With a solemn expression, Sakura wrapped both arms around the tree.
And directly performed Sakura uprooting a willow tree!
Rumble.
As Sakura directly pulled the large tree out from the ground, roots, soil, and all she carried the tree with a serious expression.
"Sasuke!"
After shouting loudly, Sakura's strength erupted directly. She used the large tree like a javelin and fiercely threw it out.
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