"Sister-in-law Tenten is amazing!" Runya and Megumi quickly praised loudly.
The other Konoha Ninja heard this and began to discuss.
"Sister-in-law Tenten? Who is this Tenten examiner's partner?"
"You don't even know this? The Ninja Kill cards you play every day were designed by her partner, and only her Ninja Tools store sells the latest cards!"
"The inventor of Ninja Kill cards? Isn't that the Jonin genius, Lord Natsuki?!"
"You just found out! And inventing cards is nothing, Lord Natsuki defeated Orochimaru, an S-Rank rogue ninja who is one of the Sannin and is as famous as Tsunade-sama. He showed great skill during last year's Konoha Crush, saving the Village in times of crisis. The name of the Konoha Demon Blade shakes the Ninja World!"
"Not only that, Lord Natsuki was jointly recommended by multiple Jonin and was directly promoted from Genin to Jonin!"
"Wow! So amazing! Tenten examiner is indeed worthy of being Lord Natsuki's partner! Equally powerful!"
Those discussing this were the newly graduated Genin from this year, each of them incredibly excited, looking at Tenten with admiration. This gave Tenten a great sense of satisfaction.
After all, becoming a legendary female Ninja was her dream.
Although she was still referred to as Natsuki's girlfriend, everyone was also praising her strength.
Just then, bang!
A hand suddenly emerged from the ground not far from Sasori of the Red Sand, and Deidara drilled out of the ground. Few people could tell when he had swapped himself with the clay substitute.
Sasori of the Red Sand said impatiently, "Deidara, is this what you meant by not disappointing me? I've been waiting for a long time, and you haven't even taken down one person."
Deidara was embarrassed and quickly tried to make up for it, "Mr. Scorpion, it's not that my clay art is not good, but that Lightning Blade: Fang restrains me. My clay bombs simply can't explode!"
"Excuses."
Sasori of the Red Sand's tone was unfriendly, "True eternal art, how can it be obstructed by a mere Lightning Blade? Since you can't do it, then let me. Dealing with a few brats is no trouble at all."
Saying that, Sasori of the Red Sand took a few steps forward.
More precisely, the puppet Hiruko controlled by Sasori of the Red Sand walked forward, and a steel scorpion tail suddenly extended from its back, looking somewhat frightening.
Suddenly, the scorpion tail extended rapidly, heading straight for Tenten.
Tenten also didn't hesitate, and immediately summoned a thick, huge shield to block in front of her. With a loud clang, the shield was shaken backward, sliding several meters and pushing Tenten back with it. This showed how immense the power of the scorpion tail was.
And the scorpion tail was also very flexible. Seeing that it hadn't injured Tenten, it immediately turned and swept towards the others.
Naturally, everyone didn't dare to underestimate it and quickly dodged.
Shikamaru was the support, and he decisively hid in the back. Ino and Choji immediately stepped forward and formed the Ino-Shika-Cho formation with him, ready to support the others at any time.
Shino also leaped back, instinctively forming a formation with Kiba and Hinata.
"Neji! Tenten!"
Xiao Li immediately stepped forward and stood with Neji and Tenten.
Only Naruto and Sakura were still somewhat at a loss, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Megumi immediately spoke, "Sakura, come to the back! We are Medical Ninja and need to protect ourselves. Once our comrades are injured, only we can heal them! Naruto, come and stand with Runya. Remember to protect me and Sakura. Protecting Medical Ninja is essential, understood?"
"Oh, oh! We'll be right there!"
Sakura quickly agreed, and also dragged Naruto back.
Actually, Naruto wanted to go forward and help. After all, with his hot-blooded idiot personality, it was impossible for him to just stand in the back and watch.
However, the current battle level was not something he could casually participate in. The opponent's target was also clearly him, the Jinchuriki. Tenten, Shino, Neji, and Shikamaru would definitely not let Naruto go forward.
As for the other Genin, they were being protected by the Chunin examiners and running backwards, trying to get as far away from here as possible.
It wasn't abandoning their comrades, nor was it that they didn't want to help, but their strength wasn't enough. Going up would only be a hindrance, and it was better to hide further away.
Hiruko's scorpion tail was very fast. Its swings and thrusts made it difficult to dodge, and they also had to be wary of other moves, as well as Deidara lurking behind them.
This situation was indeed quite troublesome!
"I'll do it!"
Shino released his swarm of insects, attempting to engulf this guy.
However, a gun barrel extended from Hiruko's mouth, and it suddenly spewed out a large sheet of flames, instantly burning the swarm of insects clean.
Seeing this, Neji raised his hand and unleashed an Eight Trigrams Empty Palm. The violent air pressure was about to hit Hiruko, but the next second it was blocked by the scorpion tail.
"This scorpion tail is too thick, it doesn't seem like ordinary steel. This is troublesome!"
Shikamaru analyzed. Their Ino-Shika-Cho couldn't easily go forward and attack for a while. This scorpion tail was really difficult to deal with.
It was also at this moment that Shikamaru understood how powerful the Akatsuki members were.
First, there was Deidara's clay explosion. If it weren't for Tenten's Lightning Blade: Fang restraining it, this group of people would likely have suffered heavy casualties. Then there was this strange guy, who, with just a scorpion tail, made it difficult for everyone to resist.
If he were to use even more powerful moves, wouldn't everyone be wiped out?
"Tsk! Kakashi-sensei said that Asuma and Teacher Kai would be following, so why aren't they here? This situation is not something Chunin can handle. Even the strongest Tenten, Neji, and Shino are struggling to hold on. What should we do... That's right! Call Natsuki!"
Thinking of this, Shikamaru immediately said, "Tenten, we'll hold them off for a bit, you immediately contact Natsuki!"
Tenten looked back at Shikamaru, "Should I contact Natsuki? I thought we could handle it ourselves. We can't rely on Natsuki every time, otherwise, what are we getting stronger for?"
Shino and Neji also agreed, "That's right! We can't always think of relying on Natsuki!"
Shikamaru immediately became anxious, "Now is not the time to be stubborn. Only by having Natsuki come over can we guarantee our safety. Moreover, the opponent has only used one move, and we are already having trouble resisting. If they use more moves, we might be completely wiped out!"
At this, Tenten pursed her lips and didn't speak.
Indeed, their current strength was not enough to face these two guys.
Even though she had just used Lightning Blade: Fang to restrain Deidara's clay bombs, she still hadn't changed the passive situation.
The reason she hadn't contacted Natsuki was because she didn't want to trouble him with everything. She wanted to solve these troublesome things herself, and she wanted to get Natsuki's affirmation and praise.
Only then could she rightfully become a formal Jonin.
She didn't want to be a vase!
She wanted to become strong so that Natsuki wouldn't worry about her safety anymore!
She also wanted to fight alongside Natsuki, so that Natsuki could confidently entrust his back to her to attack!
However, she wasn't capable enough yet. The opponents were too powerful, at least Elite Jonin. They were really difficult to deal with.