"That hurts!"
"What the hell is going on?"
"Why did such a huge wind suddenly blow up?"
The sudden, savage gale swept mud and sand straight into their faces. Amid the sharp pattering sounds, complaints and confused questions rose from Team 7, Team 8, and Team 10.
Was this guy here to meet them, or to make an example of them?
At the same time, feeling the ferocity of the wind and the pain of the flying grit striking them, the Jonin instructors of the three teams could not help complaining inwardly as well.
What exactly had Kakashi said to that guy?
At the same time, this thought flashed through Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuhi's minds. As it did, their gazes fell on Kakashi nearby.
Clearly, Kakashi's credibility was quite low—not only among his students, but even among his colleagues.
It was so low that whenever anything happened, people immediately suspected that he had done something outrageous.
At this moment, Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi were even wondering whether Kakashi's letter had not said anything about meeting up at all, but rather, "Long time no see. Let's have a fight."
Though that was highly unlikely. Given Chiba's personality, if Kakashi had sent such a message, it would probably have been tossed away like garbage. Chiba was strong, but he had never been someone who loved fighting or sought conflict. He had never accepted anyone's challenge to a duel.
The only time they had practically forced him into a duel—or rather, a sparring match—he had accidentally demolished his own house. Chiba probably still had lingering trauma from that incident.
After all, when Chiba had still been in the village, it was not as though they had never deliberately provoked him. Yet Chiba seemed extremely resistant to sparring duels—or perhaps simply completely