(Jugo's POV)
Jugo saw Karin's figure slowly leaving, her lips trembling, he could quickly guess what the girl was thinking.
Jugo admitted that Karin had grown, and furthermore, focusing on medical Jutsu, she had managed to develop her breasts a little, although they weren't large yet, at least they didn't look like boards.
Unfortunately, she's still too young, Jugo wouldn't touch her yet, and she could only become frustrated.
Looking at the destroyed field, there was no way to continue like this. Jugo made a wooden clone jump onto the field and clap its hands, the ground began to rise, settle, and return to normal.
-Impressive little girl.- Mei said in surprise. -That punch shouldn't be inferior to Tsunade-hime's own, right?
-Hn.- Jugo grunted in response. He already knew that Karin had made great progress, whether in chakra control, medicine, or sealing techniques, so he wasn't surprised.
Comparing her to Tsunade, if she were to completely release her curse mark, she wouldn't lose in a direct confrontation, especially since although her medical jutsu was far inferior to Tsunade's, her sealing techniques were far superior, her chains alone were enough to cause significant problems for any enemy, not to mention the other sealing jutsu she possesses.
If he had to name the strongest among the four students, Sasuke would come in first in terms of raw power, but even he, once caught by Karin, could only be beaten.
//-//
(Tsunade's POV)
-Damn it! That damned Orochimaru!- Tsunade was furious, shocked by Karin's power, it wasn't even remotely inferior to her punch when she got serious! Besides, those chains... Adamantine sealing chains!
If it wasn't Orochimaru's work, whose else would it be?!
Tsunade wanted to jump onto the field and punch Orochimaru in the face a few times.
-Hey, that girl... she's even worse than Sakura-chan, I'd better stay away from her.- Naruto, who had a good impression of Karin, immediately lost it, one Sakura was enough, and at that moment, Naruto didn't want to take a punch like that.
Kakashi had already removed the Hitai-ate at some point, looking directly at Karin.
-Her chakra is impressive, although not like Naruto's, it's still much greater than most jonin's.- Kakashi said.
-Should we do something about this?- Shizune asked, a little worried. -After all, they clearly stole Tsunade-sama's jutsu.
Tsunade pursed her lips, but finally said. -It doesn't matter, it was never a secret. Using this power isn't complicated, it just requires incredible control and a large amount of chakra.
The group soon fell silent, looking thoughtful.
//-//
In the waiting room for those being examined.
-Sakura... that is... - Ino's eyes widened, its could feel the tremor even from there.
-Tsuikou Ken. - Sakura took a deep breath, looking at the destruction on the field. She swallowed hard, although she had the chakra control for it, she still lacked the necessary chakra for that level of power.
-I thought that was one of Tsunade-sama's secret techniques.- Choji seemed surprised.
-It's actually just chakra control.- Sakura said, taking a deep breath. -That's precisely why it's so impressive to see someone else use it, training this is not only difficult, but without good control, losing a hand would be the least of your problems.
It didn't take long for the match to end, the group soon saw Karin return, but the way the ninjas looked at her had changed. Even compared to the amount of water Suigetsu summoned, that single punch was far more impactful.
Karin ignored them all, only fantasizing mentally about when she would meet Jugo-sama as the winner, imagining a hidden awards ceremony where she would be taken to the room and receive the "prize", hehehehe. She wanted to let out some perverted laughs, but since she was in public, she restrained herself.
//-//
(Toji's POV)
Afro was walking towards a nearby village, carrying a basket of dried fish, hiding his face with a long straw hat tied around his neck.
Even though he couldn't see Afro's eyes, his pursed lips showed his obvious irritation.
Not far behind him, Toji walked calmly with his hands in his pockets, he wasn't hiding, he simply walked as if they were passing by on the same street.
This brazen attitude was what irritated Afro the most.
He stopped, without turning around, hearing the footsteps behind him stop as well.
Turning his head slowly, he lifted his hat, gazing at Toji's indifferent figure.
For a moment, their eyes met, but again, neither moved.
Afro began to understand why people found his silence so irritating.
He had met his match, an opponent who was incredibly persistent in sticking around even when Afro had clearly made it clear that he should leave.
His hand slowly moved towards the sword, for a moment he considered simply cutting Toji's throat, but that open posture indicated a confidence that Afro didn't know where it came from, not a confidence to fight him, but a confidence that Afro wouldn't act against him.
This irritated Afro even more, because Toji was right.
Afro is a samurai, his honor does not allow him to raise his katana against an unarmed opponent.
Letting out a long sigh, Afro turned around again, resuming his walk, the footsteps following him once more.