Naruto and the others' reactions likewise drew the attention of the Sand Siblings.
After all, although they had never seen Neji make a move, they had fought alongside Naruto and Sasuke in the Forest of Death.
Now, even Naruto and Sasuke looked unwilling to face Neji, which already said a great deal.
If Neji had been an easy opponent, Naruto and Sasuke would not have worn those expressions.
This made the Sand Siblings secretly raise their guard.
"That Hyuga Neji guy looks like he'll be one of the heavyweight contestants in this match!"
Kankuro suddenly spoke up.
"Yeah. Judging from the expressions on Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, he's an opponent neither of them wants to encounter.
In that case, on our side, the only one who can deal with Hyuga Neji is Gaara."
As the eldest sister, Temari had that much judgment.
Her and Kankuro's strength ranked just below the first-tier contestants like Gaara among all the examinees.
Under normal circumstances, becoming Chunin would not have been a problem at all.
But that was assuming they did not run into those first-tier contestants too early.
So after judging Neji's strength, Temari and Kankuro naturally did not want to face him either.
The Byakugan... someone from the Hyuga Clan. No wonder he's one of Senior's clansmen!
Though Gaara stood with his arms folded and said nothing, he sighed inwardly.
Of course, looking at Neji had reminded him of Soji.
Perhaps that was what they called loving the house along with its crow.
Gaara was filled with gratitude toward Soji, the person who had saved him during his lost and confused days, so he naturally held a great deal of goodwill toward members of the Hyuga Clan as well.
Aside from the Sand Siblings, Chiyo from Kirigakure also quickly realized after