The waiting room was silent.
Aside from Kakashi and Obito, who knew Might Guy's strength well, only Nagato and Sasori could remain calm due to their own formidable power. Every other contestant was stunned by Might Guy's strength.
That kind of power and speed... He's gotten much stronger! Kisame Hoshigaki thought in surprise, his pupils narrowing slightly.
And how exactly did he block that explosion just now?
What puzzled Kisame Hoshigaki most was Might Guy's current condition.
Other than some minor damage to his clothes, the victorious Might Guy showed no obvious injuries. He looked nothing like someone who had taken an Explosion Release blast head-on.
He looks even more like a monster than last time. Good thing I won't face him before the finals, Mei Terumi thought thankfully.
She had drawn number twenty-five, placing her toward the latter half. Either she would not encounter Might Guy at all, or she would face him in the finals.
But honestly, if Mei Terumi could make it to the finals, she would not care who she faced, because she would already have exceeded her goal.
Mei Terumi's goal was the semifinals, earning a placement reward. Third or fourth place would both do; it would mean she had not come for nothing.
"He does have some brute strength," Hozuki Mangetsu admitted. Might Guy's taijutsu truly was powerful.
"But with me here, you won't make it past the quarterfinals."
The Hozuki Clan's secret Water Transformation Technique countered all physical attacks. No matter how powerful one's taijutsu was, it could not be effective against the Water Transformation Technique. Thus, even after seeing Might Guy's exceptional taijutsu, Hozuki Mangetsu was confident in victory.
Hozuki Mangetsu was number sixteen. If he and Might Guy both advanced to the quarterfinals, they would meet in the match for the