"Sorry, I just remembered something funny. Don't take it too seriously!"
Sakura laughed as she leaned against Naruto's shoulder, barely able to stand straight. The sight of Mizuki looking so ridiculous was just too much for her.
"You jerk!" Mizuki almost spat blood. Immediately, he gathered chakra in his legs and dashed rapidly toward Sakura.
"Naruto, chain him down! Now, Hinata and Neji, follow up with Gentle Fist!"
As soon as Mizuki moved, Sakura instantly issued orders.
"Got it!" Naruto responded. He quickly gathered chakra throughout his body, from which a golden chain emerged directly from his chest, piercing into Mizuki's body.
Adamantine Sealing Chains — one of the special Kekkei Genkai abilities passed down through the Uzumaki Clan. The chains were formed from pure chakra and carried immense sealing power. With terrifying sealing power and strong offensive capability, Naruto had only awakened this ability after activating Life Regeneration, an ability that greatly enhanced his vitality.
Though the Adamantine Chain pierced Mizuki's body, it didn't cause any actual physical damage. Instead, the attached sealing force immediately sealed away all of Mizuki's chakra.
Instantly deprived of chakra, Mizuki staggered momentarily. At that moment, Hinata and Neji were already before him. Activating their Byakugan, they swiftly struck at Mizuki's chakra points with their hands.
"Eight Trigrams: Two Palms... Four... Eight... Sixteen... Thirty-Two!"
Hinata and Neji unleashed the full force of their Gentle Fist techniques in rapid succession. Though they landed only thirty-two strikes, when both Hinata and Neji attacked together, their strikes repeatedly hit Mizuki's internal chakra points in quick succession, causing the damage to multiply exponentially. Most crucially, Hinata and Neji experienced a form of chakra regression — when using Gentle Fist, their strikes had extraordinary penetrating power, making their Gentle Fist attacks far more damaging than those of ordinary Hyuga clan members.
"Urgh!"
A mouthful of blood spewed from Mizuki's mouth, and his body uncontrollably flew backward.
"Shino, Kiba!"
Sakura shouted again. Shino Aburame, who usually maintained a low profile, silently adjusted his glasses and wordlessly extended his hands into a series of hand seals.
[Ninjutsu: Insect Sphere]
Countless insects swirled like a tornado, lifting Mizuki into the air. At the same time, waiting patiently nearby, Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru launched their attack immediately.
[Passing Fang]
Kiba and Akamaru transformed into drill-like figures, plunging downward straight into Mizuki's stomach. The swirling insect tornado pushing him up and the Passing Fang attack crashing down from above smashed into him at once — Mizuki feared he might be crushed flat.
"Shino dispersed his bugs while Kiba returned to his original position alongside Akamaru. Before Mizuki even touched the ground, Sasuke and Lee had already rushed to either side of him. Both supported themselves on their hands and delivered simultaneous kicks to Mizuki's lower back."
[Leaf Gale!]
The two of them worked in perfect sync, kicking Waterwood high into the air. One of them then shot upward and came crashing down with a powerful kick to Waterwood's stomach.
[Lightning Flash Lion Combo!]
Waterwood plummeted fast toward the ground, nearly hitting it before Tenten sprang into action.
"Tenten, blast him back up!"
"Got it!" At Sakura's command, Tenten yanked out two kunai and hurled them. They looked like they missed entirely, embedding themselves in the earth near Waterwood. Yet Waterwood's eyes bulged furiously as he desperately tried to escape.
"Explode!" Tenten formed a hand seal, setting off the Explosive Tags attached to the kunai. "I calculated the positions carefully. I used special mini Explosive Tags—strong enough to send him flying without killing him."
"Awesome!" Sakura gave Tenten a thumbs-up. In her past life, she would've made one hell of a bomb technician or army explosives specialist.
"It's our turn now."
Ino placed her hand on Shikamaru's forehead while Shikamaru crouched halfway down, connecting his shadow to Choji Akimichi's below.
"Expansion Jutsu!"
Choji transformed instantly into a giant. Then curling his limbs and head inward, he became a massive rolling ball controlled by shadow techniques, hurling straight at the airborne Waterwood.
[Human Bullet Tank!]
The spinning human cannonball slammed directly onto Waterwood, driving him deep into the ground!
"Great teamwork everyone! If we keep training together like this, we're gonna be unstoppable in team fights!"
Sakura was really pleased with how smoothly everything went down. Waterwood didn't even hit the ground until the whole combo was completely over.
"Muhahaha…"
In the bottom of the deep crater, Waterwood was barely breathing. His face twisted with confusion, frustration, and hatred. He couldn't figure it out—no matter how strong he'd gotten, he still ended up failing his mission. Without these brats getting in the way, he'd have already escaped with the Scroll of Seals.
Chapter 99: Kakashi: At That Moment, I Stood Just Inches Away from Death [Part 1]
"That was brutal…"
Watching how Waterwood got kicked so high he seemed frozen midair, Iruka and the Anbu stared at Sakura's team like they were monsters.
Nice! He's still alive—barely, but alive! Sakura felt satisfied with the outcome. The Third had clearly said not to kill anyone, so they left Waterwood just barely hanging on.
Soon after, two Anbu operatives arrived beside Waterwood, grabbing his arms and dragging him away. After seeing Iruka safely to the hospital, Sakura and the others headed home for some rest.
Early the next morning, the group arrived at the Ninja Academy. Today was assignment day. Each jonin instructor would test their students, and only those who passed would officially become genin. The rest? They'd have to repeat the whole thing next year.
Team 7: Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha — officially assigned today.
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