Hinata stared at the two of them with intense killing intent.
The people around her couldn't help but shiver.
Nagi also noticed something strange about Hinata.
"Um… Hinata… did something happen?"
Hinata forced a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
"Ahahaha, nothing happened. But speaking of which… I have them too, so why do you always end up playing with theirs?!"
"?"
Nagi was completely confused.
Meanwhile, Ameno immediately remembered what had just happened, and her face flushed red again.
Seeing the expressions on Nagi and Ameno's faces, Hinata seemed to misunderstand something.
After all, Nagi hadn't realized what he had grabbed through the ground earlier.
Thinking about it, Hinata's anger slowly turned into jealousy.
Inside her head she screamed:
Why?! Why does this kind of lucky-pervert situation never happen to me?!
"Wait… who said it has to be an accident?"
"Hehehe…"
Hinata suddenly seemed to think of something, and the corners of her mouth curled upward.
Seeing her strange smile, Nagi and the others all had a bad feeling.
Fourth Match: Sakura vs. Satsuki
On the battlefield, Sakura wore an expression of complete despair.
Others might not know, but she knew exactly how terrifying her two teammates were.
Honestly, she didn't see even the slightest chance of winning.
But—
"Sakura, don't give up so quickly. Even if you lose, you should lose with dignity. Give it everything you've got and leave no regrets."
Sakura slapped her cheeks to hype herself up.
The match began.
"Enhanced Leg Strength!"
The muscles in Sakura's legs instantly swelled. She dashed forward like an arrow.
She knew very well how powerful Satsuki's shuriken manipulation and ninjutsu were, so she had to close the distance immediately.
"Enhanced Arm Strength!"
The muscles in Sakura's right arm expanded as she threw a heavy punch at Satsuki.
Satsuki stepped back and performed a backward bend, narrowly dodging the attack.
Then she lifted her right knee and slammed it into Sakura's abdomen.
Enduring the pain, Sakura swung a heavy strike toward her.
Satsuki raised her left leg and flipped sideways in midair, dodging the blow while instantly widening the distance between them.
While retreating, Satsuki formed hand seals.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
A massive fireball shot toward Sakura.
Seeing this, Sakura thrust one hand into the ground and tore up a large slab of earth.
The slab blocked the fireball, and under the intense heat it quickly hardened and became scorching hot.
Sakura smashed the slab with a punch.
Under the force of her blow, the burning fragments shot toward Satsuki like blazing shrapnel.
Satsuki pulled out a kunai, shattering the incoming debris one by one.
But at the moment she finished breaking the last rock—
Sakura suddenly appeared right in front of her.
Just as Sakura was about to attack—
She met a pair of blood-red eyes.
"?!"
Not good—Genjutsu!
Sakura instantly froze.
Satsuki moved forward to finish her—
"Cherry Blossom Impact!"
Sakura suddenly threw a punch and sent Satsuki flying.
"What?! How did she break my Genjutsu so quickly?!"
Satsuki was shocked as she was knocked back.
It turned out that the instant Sakura fell into the Genjutsu, Inner Sakura suddenly appeared and smashed the illusion with a punch.
Just as Sakura tried to pursue—
She suddenly felt something strange.
"What's going on?"
At that moment, Inner Sakura appeared again and punched the sky, shattering it like glass.
"!!!"
Sakura suddenly realized—
She had still been inside a Genjutsu.
When Satsuki first cast her Genjutsu, she had secretly layered another trigger-type Genjutsu: it would activate the moment the victim broke the first illusion.
Since Satsuki often competed with Nagi in Genjutsu, she had gained considerable experience in this field.
Although Sakura broke two illusions in a row—
It was already too late.
Satsuki had already arrived in front of her and kicked her away.
Then Satsuki leapt into the air and positioned herself above Sakura.
She wrapped her legs around Sakura's neck, bent her body like a bow, and began spinning rapidly.
"Uchiha Clan Taijutsu: Lotus!"
Satsuki spun with Sakura in midair as they descended rapidly.
Sakura was spun so violently she completely lost control of her body.
Just before hitting the ground—
Satsuki slammed her down with tremendous force.
The ground cracked apart on impact.
"Puh!"
Sakura coughed up blood from the massive shockwave.
She felt as if all four of her limbs were about to stop responding.
"Still… not over…"
Sakura's unyielding will refused to let her fall.
"I absolutely… won't… go down so easily…"
"AHHH!!!"
Satsuki stepped forward to deliver the finishing blow—
But suddenly she sensed something and quickly jumped back.
A giant fist slammed into the spot where she had just been standing.
Everyone looked up.
They saw a massive phantom of Sakura, more than twenty meters tall.
Satsuki was stunned.
She had never expected Sakura to possess such a technique.
The phantom gently lifted Sakura to her feet.
Sakura gradually recovered and could feel immense power surging through her body.
Controlling the gigantic phantom, Sakura swung a massive punch toward Satsuki.
Satsuki quickly dodged.
The enormous fist smashed into the ground—
leaving behind a gigantic crater.
Reactions
Sakura Haruno: That's… me?
Naruto Uzumaki: Wha—what is that?! That's awesome!!
Sasuke Uchiha: Not sure… but it kind of looks like Susanoo.
Chōji Akimichi: I think it looks more like our Akimichi Clan's Expansion Jutsu.
Tsunade: Whatever it is, Sakura, I didn't expect you to have a move like that.
Sakura: But Lady Tsunade, I don't know anything about it! What kind of technique is that? Nagi, do you know?
Nagi : I have a bold guess. Ino… doesn't that phantom look familiar to you?
Ino Yamanaka: Isn't that just Sakura—wait! I remember during the Chūnin Exams in that white world, I used the Mind Body Switch Technique on Sakura, but another spirit inside her knocked me out!
Wait… don't tell me—
Nagi: Yes. I suspect Sakura materialized the second consciousness inside her body, creating a giant spiritual avatar.
Kakashi Hatake: You can do that?! That's basically another version of Susanoo!
Shisui Uchiha: Dual consciousness… that girl is unbelievable.
Tsunade: Wait—dual consciousness? Sakura… do you have split personality disorder?
Sakura: Uh…
Tobirama Senju: Regardless of personality issues, having two consciousnesses and being able to materialize one of them… the Sakura of that world is a genius.
Kakashi: Since the Sakura of that world can do it, that means our Sakura should theoretically be able to do it as well. After all, you also have… multiple personalities.
Sakura: Kakashi-sensei, are you praising me or insulting me?
Orochimaru: Hehehe… a technique similar to Susanoo, how interesting. Sakura, once the screen ends, why don't you come to me? I'll help you research it.
Sakura: Um… Mr. Orochimaru… I…
Nagi: Honestly, I'm interested as well. To better stimulate and research your dual consciousness, I'll have Sasuke accompany you during the experiments.
Sakura: I'm in!!! Nobody stop me!!!
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