Pfft!
A faint, muffled sound echoed through the utterly silent First Training Ground as dust and smoke spread outward.
This...
This was...
At this moment, the silence on the second floor had turned into utter stillness. The faces of everyone who had been holding their breath in tension now froze, taking on a subtle expression.
Although the shock in their hearts was still so great that they could barely speak.
This time, however, that shock carried something faintly strange—something that made the corners of their mouths unconsciously lift, followed by an urge to twitch.
In truth, they could not describe what they were feeling. It looked like shock—perhaps it truly was shock—but something about it seemed off.
This...
This again...
As the dust scattered, some of them even opened their mouths, not knowing what to say.
Amid the dead silence, everyone suddenly fell mute.
All at once, everyone felt just how pointless their earlier tension had been.
"Uh..."
At that moment, Kakashi looked at his two disciples, who seemed to have turned to stone, and blinked. He was speechless.
I... did I choose the wrong people? At that moment, he began to doubt his own judgment.
"This..."
Even Gekko Hayate, who had just been about to rush in because of Hada Anna's enormous display, only to suddenly realize he should leave the field and prepare to retreat with the Body Flicker Technique, now stared wide-eyed in Anna's direction without a word.
His entire body seemed somewhat petrified and stiff.
It was as though he had witnessed something that even his usual composure could not process. His whole being radiated an air of, What is going on? What should I do? How am I supposed to react? What was I about to do again?
He had been completely stunned on the