"Next is the twelfth match! The final match of the day!"
"Let's welcome the next two ninja with a round of applause! First, the genius ninja from Kirigakure, Hozuki Suigetsu."
"And from the Hyuga clan, Hinata Hyuga!!!"
The moment Hinata stepped out, a group of Hyuga branch family members in the front rows of the stands raised an enormous banner high overhead.
Go, Lady Hinata! Lady Hinata will win!
Then, a short, adorable little figure popped out from beneath the banner, holding a large megaphone and shouting down at the arena.
"Go, Big Sister! Beat that shark-toothed guy!"
Hanabi's still-childish voice echoed off the walls surrounding the arena, and the audience could feel the little girl's cuteness and energy.
The Konoha spectators immediately joined Hanabi in a unified cheer.
"Go, Lady Hinata!"
On the dueling ground, Hinata's cheeks instantly flushed red.
She hurriedly raised her hand and pressed it downward.
"Everyone~ stop shouting, please. This is a match~"
But compared to the cheers of tens of thousands of people, Hinata's voice could not carry at all. Left with no choice, she could only look toward her father.
Hyuga Hiashi helplessly spread his hands and pointed at Hanabi standing on his leg, indicating that the little girl had organized it herself and he had known nothing about it.
In the private box, Tsunade pointed at Hozuki Suigetsu, who stood in the arena with dead-fish eyes and a face full of sorrow and helplessness, then burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! Senya, look! Look!"
"That little guy from Kirigakure, that dumbfounded expression on his face—it's killing me! Hahaha!"
Senya looked in the direction Tsunade was pointing, toward Hozuki Suigetsu.
Hozuki Suigetsu had both hands over his ears as he silently stared up at the sky, his eyes vacant and his mouth hanging open, looking