"If that's all you've got, it's still not enough!"
Looking at Yagyu, Anko made her move again in the next instant. As she raised her hand, her hand seals were already completed.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Boom.
A massive fireball, nearly five to six meters in diameter, formed in front of Anko and blasted toward Yagyu.
Between the two of them, the grass on the training field was instantly carved open by the passing fireball, leaving behind a deep trench.
"Water Release!"
Without the slightest panic, Yagyu revealed his extremely fast hand seal speed. In the blink of an eye, he had already completed his seals.
"Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!"
Crash.
A huge torrent of water appeared out of thin air, forming into a gigantic water dragon.
With a silent roar, it charged directly toward the enormous fireball.
The two powerful attacks collided violently between Anko and Yagyu.
Boom.
With a loud explosion, a thick cloud of water vapor instantly spread across the field, completely blocking both sides' vision.
Whoosh.
Inside the dense mist, Anko held a kunai defensively. She had just taken her stance when,
The sound of air being cut suddenly rang out.
Yagyu's figure burst out from the mist.
His right hand gripped the hilt of his Chakra Blade, and an extremely sharp killing intent locked onto Anko. A terrifying sharpness spread outward.
"Yagyu Style: Iai Flash!"
A flash of blade light appeared in his eyes as Yagyu made his move.
"The Reaper has come to collect."
Clang!
The blade was drawn, and the sharp ringing of steel echoed through the field.
This strike relied purely on Yagyu's own swordsmanship.
Although he did not use chakra, the will behind the slash capable of cutting through anything was truly terrifying.
Anko's pupils shrank.
Facing this terrifying strike from Yagyu, she had no time to react.
She could only hastily form a hand seal.
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
Her arm didn't move, but the sleeve of her coat bulged.
Several venomous snake heads shot out from her sleeve and lunged toward Yagyu, who was already close enough to strike.
A glint flashed through Yagyu's eyes.
The Chakra Blade that had been aimed at Anko suddenly changed trajectory midair.
Slash
Several bright flashes of blade light cut through the air.
All the snake heads were sent flying.
Anko's Hidden Shadow Snake Hands attack was instantly neutralized by Yagyu.
Whoosh.
Taking advantage of the opening, Anko quickly retreated.
At that moment, Yagyu had already clenched the blade of his sword between his teeth.
His freed hands had already finished forming hand seals.
"Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Jutsu!"
Scorching flames that distorted the air erupted from Yagyu's mouth.
They instantly formed into the head of a massive fire dragon.
It lunged fiercely toward the retreating Anko.
This move perfectly followed up his advantage once Yagyu gained the upper hand, he had no intention of giving it up.
As Anko retreated rapidly, her expression changed drastically when she saw the fire dragon charging toward her.
"Such fast hand seals!"
While exclaiming in shock, Anko rolled to the side, barely dodging the Great Dragon Fire Jutsu.
Boom.
The attack struck the forest behind her, instantly blasting a massive gap through the dense trees.
Several large trees were burned to ashes in an instant.
Aside from the Third Hokage letting out a small sigh of admiration, Anko herself had no time to be distracted.
Because Yagyu had already rushed toward her again with his Chakra Blade.
Whoosh.
In an instant, Yagyu used the Body Flicker Jutsu to appear right in front of Anko.
"Got you."
He murmured softly as the blade in his hand slashed down.
Clang.
The sound of metal colliding rang out.
Sparks flew as Anko's kunai blocked Yagyu's Chakra Blade.
However, Yagyu's natural physical strength forced Anko down onto one knee, completely suppressing her movement.
Just as Anko attempted to respond,
Whoosh.
A sharp kunai appeared behind her neck.
The cold edge resting against her throat made it clear to Anko that this was definitely not a genjutsu.
At this point, Anko understood very clearly.
She had already lost.
She could only sigh.
She released the strength in her hands and stopped resisting.
"I won."
Seeing that Anko no longer resisted, Yagyu sheathed his blade and smiled.
"Although part of the reason was that you underestimated me, I still appreciate it, Anko-jonin."
Standing up, Anko dusted the dirt off her clothes.
"A loss is a loss. It's no big deal."
She looked at Yagyu with extreme surprise.
"Yagyu… you're really strong. Even stronger than me. No wonder the Hokage wants us to form a team and carry out missions together. With this level of strength, it would be a waste for you to keep playing academy games."
Seeing Anko's straightforward personality, Yagyu nodded.
Although he could not bear to look at the Anko twenty years later, the current beautiful version of her was still quite pleasing to the eye.
Step, step, step.
At that moment, the Third Hokage walked over while smoking his pipe.
He looked at Anko and asked.
"So, Anko, as your teammate, Sosuke's strength should be more than sufficient. If you have no objections, Sosuke will follow you from now on to accumulate mission experience."
Since she had already been defeated by Yagyu.
Anko naturally had no objections to the Third Hokage's arrangement.
She nodded.
"I understand, Hokage-sama. Please rest assured, I will guide Yagyu well."
Of course, this "guidance" did not refer to training or improving strength.
It meant guiding him in mission experience.
Because in terms of strength, Anko was certain.
Yagyu was far stronger than she was.
And so, Yagyu's team assignment was decided.
He would form a special ninja squad with Anko.
…
Inside Konoha's famous restaurant, Yakiniku Q.
Yagyu, Ino, along with Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Choji, the four closest members of their small group, sat inside a private room.
Team assignments had already ended.
The three of them had also met their Jonin instructor, Sarutobi Asuma.
Of course, the actual test for Team 10 would happen tomorrow.
Today was only for introductions.
Unlike Yagyu, who had already been tested today.
"So Yagyu, what's your assignment?"
While grilling meat, Shikamaru asked lazily.
"You probably joined some Chunin squad, right?"
Given Shikamaru's high intelligence, it wasn't surprising that he could guess this much.
Hearing that.
Ino and Choji, who were eating, both looked toward Yagyu.
Putting down his chopsticks, Yagyu nodded.
"There's a slight difference, but it's about the same. I've been paired with a Jonin to form a mission team. For now, I'll be carrying out missions with this experienced Jonin to learn mission experience."
Whoosh.
Instantly, the three of them stared at Yagyu in disbelief.
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