Kakashi and Might Guy were having a Jonin match, arm wrestling.
"Whoosh."
Karot suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Might Guy yelped in fright, costing himself the victory.
"Hey, everyone."
When Karot appeared, there were quite a few people there: Kakashi, Might Guy, Rock Lee, Neji, and Tenten.
"Who are you?"
Might Guy eyed the sudden arrival warily. A powerful stranger whose identity was unknown had appeared in Konoha. What was he after?
"I'm just a passing ninja. I saw you competing, so I came over to watch."
Karot lied with a perfectly straight face.
"You think I'd believe that?"
Might Guy looked at him as if to say, Do you take me for a fool? You think I'd believe a story like that?
"Oh, Guy, you don't believe a word I say anymore? I'm heartbroken."
Karot said mournfully.
"Who are you, really? How do you know my name?"
Might Guy looked puzzled, which only made Karot want to tease him more.
"Enough, Karot. Stop messing with Guy."
Kakashi spoke up. He couldn't just watch his close friend get teased by Karot.
"Kakashi, you know him?"
"Yeah, I do. He's a ninja from Konoha."
Kakashi didn't reveal who Karot really was. After all, Karot's movement was downright frightening. With Kakashi vouching for him, Might Guy also let his guard down.
Seeing that there was no more fun to be had, Karot asked,
"You two are just arm wrestling?"
"Yeah. It's fun."
Might Guy nodded.
Two elite Jonin from Konoha, and they're arm wrestling? What a waste. No wonder people say that Konoha's Jonin compete with pots and pans, while its Genin level mountains and flatten the earth.
"Then have a match with me, Guy!"
Karot wanted to see the strength of Konoha's Blue Beast.
"Sure."
Might Guy agreed.
They stood with