Bang!
A dull thud rang out once again in the forest clearing.
"Teacher Guy!"
Following that heavy impact, a cry of alarm suddenly came from the teacherless group. Tenten, standing beside Neji Hyuga, had been unable to hold herself back.
Teacher... Guy?
At the same time, with Tenten's cry, all the new Genin before her changed expression in unison, their astonishment plain to see.
Guy? Even Kakashi, Asuma Sarutobi, and Kurenai Yuhi wore looks of surprise.
"No good! He still blocked it!"
Just then, a voice unlike the others' surprise and shock came from Team 7—a disappointed shout.
In an instant, everyone glanced at the Blond-haired Blue-eyed Youth who had spoken. Even Second Pillar, his teammate beside him whose attention had been instantly drawn to what was happening ahead, could not help but look over.
Judging from everyone's expressions, the Blond-haired Blue-eyed Youth—Uzumaki Naruto—had voiced exactly what they were all thinking.
At that moment, behind the white-haired youth at the center of everyone's gaze, someone was suspended in the air, throwing a side kick. Just looking at him, it was as though the dull sound of the kick still rang beside their ears. With his bowl-cut hair and thick eyebrows, this person was none other than the teacher of the teacherless group, Might Guy.
What disappointed the Blond-haired Blue-eyed Youth—and everyone else after hearing his words—was that Chiba, the white-haired youth, had casually raised his left hand and effortlessly blocked the sudden side kick, looking exactly as he had when Teacher Asuma had attacked him.
In taijutsu, this Chiba gave them an almost flawless impression.
Although the matter of Chiba's physical clones fighting earlier had instantly dropped their opinion of him to rock bottom.
After seeing Taki Chiba calmly block an attack that they absolutely could not have defended against