"So Shisui entered this Chunin Exams." Anko sounded a little surprised when she heard the referee's announcement.
Anko had not seen Shisui since he graduated, so she did not know that he had entered this Chunin Exams directly.
"They were clearly students of the same class, yet some get complacent after achieving a little in the Practical Exam, while others are already about to become chunin. What a gap." Izumo Kamizuki sighed inwardly.
Anko's internal scumbag radar activated instinctively. Her gaze shifted from the center of the arena to Izumo Kamizuki, who was seated beside her.
She could tell there was something behind Izumo Kamizuki's words.
"You're right to reprimand me, Izumo. I shouldn't be arrogant just because I made it into the top four in the grade Practical Exam. Shisui is the example we should follow." Kotetsu Hagane answered with a face full of shame, as if Izumo Kamizuki had been talking about him.
A trace of guilt flashed across Anko's face. She wondered whether she had been a little too violent toward the brothers and whether she ought to be kinder to them.
Where Anko could not see, Izumo Kamizuki gave Kotetsu Hagane a thumbs-up. Their coordination had been perfect. This was their combo technique.
Kotetsu Hagane returned Izumo Kamizuki's smile, then turned his attention back to the center of the arena. Shisui and Uchiha Tekka stood facing one another with the sign of confrontation formed between their hands. The battle was about to begin.
Looking at the calm-faced Shisui before him, Uchiha Tekka was unexpectedly calm as well.
Although the battle had not yet begun, Uchiha Tekka already knew the outcome.
Without question, Shisui would be the winner, not Uchiha Tekka.
The gap between their strengths was too great. Uchiha Tekka could not see even the slightest