Bonus 16: Kid, Do You Have a Lot of Questions?

"Lord Longinus, please... please face me in a hot-blooded clash of youth!"

On the warship, a man with a bowl cut shouted in excitement.

The ninjas around him stared in disbelief. Did this guy have no idea how far out of his league That Great Person was?

The soldiers aboard the warship surrounded him warily. They knew he couldn't hurt their leader, but he hardly looked like a respectable ninja. They couldn't let him do anything disrespectful.

Longinus raised his right hand slightly, signaling them to stand down.

"Youth, huh? What enviable energy." Longinus sighed softly, then glanced at the dark speck on the distant sea and smiled. "A little exercise before we reach the Holy Land wouldn't be bad."

Quite a few people looked toward the distant island. Its outline was already faintly visible, and at the warship's speed, they would arrive in a few minutes.

Clearly, That Great Person meant to finish the fight within those few minutes. None of the ninjas doubted he could.

Judging by the strength he had shown earlier, if he held nothing back, Konoha's Blue Beast would probably go down in an instant.

Might Guy didn't feel slighted. He took a deep breath and assumed an attacking stance.

"Wait. You aren't planning to fight on the ship, are you?" Longinus interrupted, half amused and half exasperated.

"Huh? Not on the ship..." Might Guy's eyes lit up. "A sea battle, then?"

Longinus shook his head slightly. "Let's fight in the sky."

Might Guy looked embarrassed. "Huh? I can't fly!"

With all Eight Inner Gates open, he could move through the air by stepping on it at tremendous speed. But there was no need to go that far in this situation.

After sizing him up, Longinus said, "With your physique, learning Geppo shouldn't be hard.