The Terrifying Truth!

"Is it really over?"

"That's it?"

"What was that supposed to be? Who won?"

"Exactly, the battle between two super geniuses just ended like that? So who was stronger, Chiba or Kakashi...?"

Watching the two form the Seal of Reconciliation, the crowd looked at one another. Clearly, they had not expected such an ending. The process... well, it had gone through several twists and turns, and it had been pretty good. At least it showed that these two super geniuses possessed Jonin-level combat strength while still in their teens. But this was not the battle they had imagined.

Wasn't it supposed to be an earth-shattering clash that left them dumbfounded and beyond words? They were the village's future, two super geniuses! How could it end so simply? At the same time, the boys and girls seemed unconcerned with the adults' discussions and doubts. Based on the battle they had just watched and their own imaginations, they split into two camps.

"Kakashi was stronger! Kakashi had the upper hand the whole way!"

"Yeah! Chiba had no way to fight back at all!"

"Right, right! Lord Kakashi controlled the battlefield the entire time. If Chiba hadn't used that cheating-like ninjutsu at the end, Lord Kakashi would have won! So Lord Kakashi was definitely stronger!"

One camp was completely on Kakashi's side.

"That's hard to say!"

"Yeah, it looked like Kakashi had been leading the fight and launching attacks while Chiba defended more, but Kakashi clearly couldn't do much to Chiba. Chiba didn't lose to Kakashi!"

"Mhm, they were both amazing. But saying Kakashi won and Chiba lost would be unfair. Chiba was really strong!"

The other camp supported the idea that Chiba had not lost to Kakashi, though he had not defeated Kakashi either.

However, even in the latter camp, more people