At three thirty in the afternoon, the referee called out on schedule, "Number One Nagato versus Number Eleven Might Guy!"
Nagato and Might Guy rose to their feet almost simultaneously and headed toward the battle arena.
The moment they both entered the arena, the venue erupted with discussion.
"Might Guy probably isn't Nagato's match." Baki believed Might Guy was bound to lose.
Even the puppeteer capable of Ten Puppet Manipulation had lost. How could Might Guy possibly defeat Nagato?
The Sunagakure ninja around Baki nodded in agreement.
"Nagato's abilities are too bizarre. If Might Guy can deal with them, he still has a chance of winning. Otherwise, it'll be difficult," Kitsuchi analyzed.
From Kitsuchi's perspective, Might Guy was actually very strong. It wasn't as though he had no chance of defeating Nagato, but Nagato's abilities were strange. Even Kitsuchi couldn't quite figure them out.
Aside from discussing and weighing the contestants' strength and odds of victory, some people let their thoughts wander.
"No wonder Sōsuke was willing to make his signature Ninjutsu the first-place prize. So Ninshu has a super genius like this. No matter how things turn out, the Ninjutsu will still stay in Ninshu's hands," a ninja remarked.
Nagato's crushing advance made him feel that Ninshu had never intended to award Fire Dragon Dance to any other ninja.
"Ninshu never said they wouldn't participate. It still comes down to strength. What, did you expect them to hand it over to you for free?" a ninja beside him immediately retorted.
"At least Ninshu has the guts to put it up. You don't see other ninja forces offering up their own top-tier Ninjutsu as tournament prizes."
The ninja who had been rebutted was instantly left speechless.
The noisy voices from the stands did not affect the two people in the