User blog comment:B214/Question and Answers 6/@comment-99.235.66.221-20161130072057/@comment-1359322-20161214083505

If we're solely on the topic of getting strong, all of Ise's friends are getting stronger too.

Imagine if Ishibumi pull out an upset by having Sona's team beat Ise's team, yet at the same time it doesn't really feel like a complete upset since Sona is a much better strategist than Ise.