Nadeshiko Shizuka, clad in a black ninja combat suit with her long hair tied into a ponytail, looked heroic and valiant as she adopted a fighting stance.
Kimimaro wore a loose robe similar to Neji's, his gray-white hair simply tied behind him. He held one hand behind his back and the other extended flatly, his robes fluttering.
It was difficult for him to not be assimilated by the Melon Head Team after so many years; his style still maintained normalcy.
The two signaled to each other, and the match officially began.
"Nadeshiko Style: Sonic Wave Gale Fist!"
Shizuka launched the first attack, her four fingers joined together like a blade, seemingly imbued with Chakra, as she thrust toward Kimimaro.
The speed wasn't fast, and Kimimaro easily dodged it.
Shizuka's attack missed, and the ground cracked, forming a spindle-shaped shallow pit nearly two meters long.
Naruto felt that this strength was probably not as good as Sakura Bro's "ordinary punch."
"Nadeshiko Style: Sonic Wave Spin Kick!"
Shizuka jumped high and delivered a downward split, but Kimimaro dodged it again, creating a pit in the ground.
The more Naruto watched these Sonic Wave somethings, the more they seemed like low-profile versions of Super Strength fist and Heavenly Foot of Pain.
"Is she an agility-type ninja?" Realizing that Kimimaro's speed made him difficult to hit, Shizuka abandoned straightforward, easily dodged moves and tried a covering attack:
"Nadeshiko Style: Vacuum Performance!"
The name was loud, but in reality, it was just throwing Kunai one after another, thrown with quite a bit of Tenten's style. It seemed that Nadeshiko Village was also quite rich.
However, this kind of move didn't pose much of a threat to Kimimaro. Kimimaro had already seen that this person had good strength but average speed. Letting her make three moves first was already showing mercy.
So Kimimaro didn't delay any longer. He rushed forward in a "Z" pattern, flexibly weaving through the gaps to dodge most of the Kunai, occasionally blocking and deflecting a few. In the blink of an eye, he had already rushed in front of Shizuka and threw a punch.
Shizuka didn't have time to be surprised by Kimimaro's speed. She raised her arm to defend, and a huge force came. Shizuka couldn't block it and was knocked back a few steps, exclaiming, "What a heavy punch!"
Shizuka, unwilling to be outdone, grabbed a Kunai and stabbed at Kimimaro, but Kimimaro grabbed her wrist. Shizuka couldn't break free, so she bent her leg and used her knee to strike at Kimimaro's abdomen.
Kimimaro took advantage of the situation to release Shizuka's wrist, dodging the impact. While Shizuka was standing on one leg, he lowered his body and swept her legs, tripping her to the ground. Then, a swift punch went straight for her face.
Knowing that she couldn't dodge, Shizuka closed her eyes as if resigned to her fate. The force of the punch stirred the hair on her forehead, but the expected pain never came.
In confusion, Shizuka opened her eyes and saw that Kimimaro's right fist was only stopped at the tip of her nose and hadn't come down.
Just as she was about to say something, Kimimaro flipped his right fist over, opened his hand, and gestured to pull her up.
Shizuka looked at Kimimaro's calm eyes and the faint smile on the corner of his mouth, put her hand on his, turned her head away, and said softly, "I lost."
Kimimaro pulled Shizuka up and said, "You are strong."
Kimimaro said it very sincerely. Like his Melon Heads teammates, he respected every opponent who fought with all their might.
Shizuka felt that he wasn't just being perfunctory and polite, so she hummed softly, not knowing what to say.
The three spectators walked over, and Tokiwa clapped her hands and said, "As expected of the Fourth Hokage's son, his strength is indeed very strong. So about..."
"Aunt Tokiwa!" Naruto interrupted quickly when he saw that she wanted to reveal his background, "Let's let them chat alone for a while. You just came to Konoha, so let's have... let Jiraiya take you around?"
"That's right, it was too rushed yesterday, and I haven't had a good time entertaining you. Let the young people handle their own affairs." Jiraiya quickly chimed in.
Tokiwa looked at Kimimaro, who had a calm expression, and Shizuka, who looked a little awkward, and nodded, saying, "Alright."
Kimimaro nodded. He remembered Naruto telling him yesterday to help Shizuka out of her slump and to stop obsessing over things.
He asked softly, "Want to talk?"
Shizuka looked at the person in front of her and nodded gently. Handsome, strong, and gentle, it's okay to lose to someone like that, right...
Kimimaro took Shizuka away, I wonder what his expression will be like when he learns the truth.
Jiraiya took Tokiwa away, giving Naruto a thumbs up from behind as he left.
Naruto was going home to report the situation, but as soon as he got to the door, he saw Gan, Wen, and Cui, the three Melon Heads, lying on the ground, each with a big red envelope on their heads, and Kushina standing beside them with her hands on her hips.
Naruto asked in surprise, "Mom? What's going on?"
"These little brats came to find Kimimaro to train together, and when they heard that Kimimaro was going to have a match with someone, they clamored to watch." Kushina said fiercely, "I had no choice but to practice with them!"
Naruto: "..."
"Never mind them for now, they're thick-skinned anyway. How's your side?"
"It went pretty smoothly. That lady seems to have a good impression of Kimimaro."
"That's enough." Kushina hooked Naruto's neck. "You did a good job with this. What kind of reward do you want?"
Naruto broke free and said awkwardly, "I think I'd better avoid the limelight for now."
Kushina didn't care and said, "This is a good thing, why avoid the limelight? Remember to invite Hinata out to play tonight."
"Tonight? Isn't that a bit much?" Naruto indicated that he was still a child.
"What are you thinking! Don't learn those messy things from Jiraiya-sensei!" Kushina knocked Naruto on the head and explained:
"There's a Fireworks Festival tonight, specially applied for by a wealthy businessman to thank the Konoha ninjas. When the time comes, I'll kick Kimimaro out and have him bring that little girl along too."
Naruto nodded and joked, "Okay, okay, and then you and Dad can take advantage of the fact that the kids aren't around to have a long-awaited date."
"Too much talk!" Kushina's face flushed, and she pointed to the Melon Heads on the ground. "They're up to you. You absolutely can't let them cause trouble for Kimimaro."
"Alright." Naruto thought for a while and decided to send them to Guy to burn their Youth.
First, he picked up Gan and Wen, then used his foot to support Cui, threw him up with force, caught him steadily, and then adjusted his position.
Carrying three human sandbags, Naruto found the Training Ground commonly used by Guy's team, but found only Tenten sitting on the ground, looking annoyed.
Naruto called out, "Tenten?"
"Naruto?" Tenten raised her head, first saw Naruto, and then saw the three objects Naruto was carrying, and complained, "Have they finally been beaten? Sigh, it's already hard enough for Neji and me to deal with two, but your brother has to deal with three alone. It's really hard on him."
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