["Hehe~!"]
["This time, it shouldn't change, right?"]
[Kankuro cracked his neck, making a series of popping sounds.]
["Be careful." Seeing Kankuro like this, Temari gave him a warning.]
["Don't worry, there aren't many Genin in Konoha that I would even look twice at."]
["I know what I'm doing."]
[After saying that, Kankuro slowly walked down to the floor.]
[Gaara frowned slightly.]
[He suddenly felt that this batch of Konoha Genin didn't seem simple at all.]
[Even that dog-raising guy, who had been scared out of his wits by him, was stronger than most Genin.]
["I suggest you forfeit early."]
[Kankuro habitually threw out some trash talk.]
[Tenten gave a faint smile, "I'll return those words to you."]
["Hmph!" Kankuro smiled coldly.]
[He wasn't going to go easy just because his opponent was a girl.]
["Cough, cough... Now then, the fifth round... begin!"]
[Gekkō Hayate announced the start of the match.]
[Then he stepped back a distance.]
[A moment later, Gekkō Hayate frowned.]
["What's wrong?"]
["Hurry up and start fighting!"]
[Tenten and Kankuro gave him a faint glance.]
[This guy really has no sense of the atmosphere at all.]
["In that case, I'll make the first move."]
[Swoosh—]
[As soon as she finished speaking.]
[Tenten kicked off the ground and leaped high into the air.]
[She threw out several shuriken mid-air.]
["Hmph!"]
[Seeing this, Kankuro smiled disdainfully.]
[Whoosh—]
[With a flash of his figure.]
[The shuriken all missed their mark.]
["Is that it?"]
[Kankuro hadn't even taken down the puppet on his back.]
[Tenten increased the distance between them, "The fight has just begun. I have to see how strong you are, otherwise it wouldn't be good if I accidentally hit you too hard."]
[Who doesn't know how to talk tough?]
[On the second-floor observation deck, Lee said with some confusion, "What's wrong with Tenten?"]
[Neji glanced at him.]
["Tenten is different from us. Once she gets serious, if the opponent isn't strong enough, they could very well lose their life."]
["And Tenten can't control it yet."]
[Hearing this, Lee looked thoughtful.]
["That's true."]
[Then, Lee seemed to think of something and suddenly shuddered.]
[The memory was too vivid; he didn't want to face it again.]
["Are you good at dodging?"]
["Then I'll make it so you can't."]
[Hearing this, Kankuro smiled disdainfully.]
["What if I don't dodge?"]
[Clearly, regarding attacks using basic ninja tools, Kankuro wouldn't think much of them even if they were used with great skill.]
[After all, in his eyes, the true ninja tools... were puppets.]
[Once a puppet appears, all other ninja tools pale in comparison.]
["Idiot!" Temari cursed under her breath.]
[She had told this guy not to be overconfident.]
[Not a single one of these Konoha Genin... is simple!]
[Kankuro slowly raised his hand and placed it on the bandage-wrapped puppet on his back.]
[However, his movement paused.]
["Seems like I won't need it."]
[Then, a mocking smile curled at the corner of his mouth.]
[Tenten's brow furrowed slightly.]
[She wasn't like Kiba; she didn't like trash-talking.]
["Is that so?"]
["Watch out."]
[Whoosh—]
[Tenten took a deep breath.]
[She was getting serious now.]
[Whoosh—]
[The next instant.]
[A Kunai shot out like a bolt of lightning.]
["Useless..."]
[Kankuro's words hadn't even finished.]
[When he saw Tenten's hands quickly forming seals.]
["Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!"]
[Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—]
[In an instant.]
[The Kunai that had been shot out instantly split into hundreds of Shadow Clones.]
[Kankuro's expression changed slightly.]
[The range was too large; he couldn't dodge.]
[What?!]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up abruptly yet again, his old face full of disbelief.]
[That's... the Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!]
[That's his technique!]
[In the new generation, he had only ever taught it to Naruto.]
[And it was only with his 'help' that Naruto had barely managed to learn it.]
[It wasn't hard to understand why Tenten knew the Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu.]
[Naruto must have taught her.]
[But... that Tenten could actually learn it, that was what surprised Hiruzen Sarutobi.]
[After all, this move was not simple at all.]
[In an instant, another plan formed in Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind.]
[If he took Tenten as a disciple... could he add another layer of shackles to Naruto in the future?]
Ino Yamanaka: "How shameless!"
Tenten: "Exactly!"
Tenten: "Who would want to be your disciple?!"
Orochimaru: "Hehehe... The Sannin were known for gambling, girls, and drugs. What will the next one be?"
Tenten: "..."
[Thump, thump, thump—!!!]
["What?!"]
[An exclamation of surprise.]
[Kankuro actually didn't make a single move!]
[He allowed the Kunai to pierce his body.]
[Tenten was also stunned.]
[This guy... he's not dead, is he?]
[Clack, clack, clack—]
["There's really no choice."]
["It really is hard to dodge... however, I don't need to dodge."]
[Clang, clang, clang—]
[The Kunai all fell away from 'Kankuro's' body.]
[At the same time, 'Kankuro's' skin was slowly peeling off.]
[A moment later, 'Kankuro's' body shook, revealing its true form.]
[The puppet crow.]
[Rip—]
[Immediately after, the bandage-wrapped 'puppet' on the puppet crow's back broke through its wrappings.]
[The person who stepped out was none other than Kankuro.]
[His arms were crossed over his chest, his ten fingers moving slightly.]
[Clearly, he was controlling the puppet through Chakra threads released from his fingers.]
[Clack, clack, clack—]
[The crow puppet's mouth clattered up and down, making a strange sound.]
["I see."]
[After her initial shock, Tenten showed a slight smile.]
[An opponent like this isn't bad.]
[At least she could let loose a bit.]
[She slowly crouched down and took out two scrolls from her ninja tool pouch.]
["It's useless. No matter how many ninja tools you have, it's all a futile effort before Crow."]
[Kankuro stood behind the puppet crow, watching the two scrolls Tenten had placed on the ground, and cast aside his contempt.]
["My Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu is indeed not yet fully mastered."]
[That was the truth.]
[Having seen Naruto perform the Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu with her own eyes.]
[When comparing it to her own... Tenten still had some sense of shame.]
["Now then, next..."]
["Twin Rising Dragons!"]
[Bang—]
[A loud explosion sounded.]
[Then a large amount of white smoke spread out.]
[At the same time, the roar of two dragons echoed through the arena.]
[In the smoke, two dragons rose into the air, intertwining.]
[Kankuro shielded his face with his hand, "What?!"]
[When his vision cleared.]
[He saw that the twin dragons emerging from the smoke had turned into two scrolls, constantly unfurling in mid-air.]
[Tenten leaped up.]
[Poof, poof, poof—]
[Immediately after, a massive number of ninja tools appeared from the storage scrolls.]
[This scene made many people call her a 'rich lady.']
[These ninja tools were not cheap at all.]
["I said, no matter the quantity, it's still useless!"]
[Bang—]
[He said that, but...]
[Kankuro still released another puppet: Black Ant.]
[Clang, clang, clang—]
[Kankuro's fingers moved rapidly.]
[Black Ant and Crow immediately blocked in front of him, their puppet bodies constantly deflecting the countless ninja tools.]
["My turn!"]
[Finally, after an unknown amount of time.]
[Tenten's barrage of ninja tools finally came to an end.]
[Kankuro immediately clapped his hands together.]
[At that moment, Tenten had just landed.]
[Whoosh—]
[Crow charged straight ahead.]
[Opening its mouth, a pitch-black iron pipe appeared.]
[Poison gas!]
[Bang—]
[But at that moment, Tenten looked up, the corner of her mouth curling slightly.]
[Then a loud bang followed, and white smoke rose, blowing the poison gas away.]
[However, Crow's attack did not stop.]
["It's over."]
[Kankuro sneered as Black Ant charged from the other side.]
["Yeah, it's over."]