After checking Motoi, Shiko saw that his life wasn't in danger and finally let out a sigh of relief.
But when she looked at Qingshui, her expression was no longer calm. Instead, it was tinged with fear.
Although she was a kunoichi, she wasn't much weaker than Motoi.
They were more or less evenly matched.
In their usual sparring matches, they won about as often as each other.
In other words, if Qingshui could knock Motoi unconscious with a single kick, he could do the same to her.
Even the Chunin in their village couldn't pull off something like that.
And you're telling me a guy like that is only a Genin?
How could he be a Genin?
It wasn't just Shiko—even Killer B, who was locked in a fierce fight with Kushina, looked as though he were questioning everything he knew.
How could someone this strong possibly be a Genin?
And if he really was a Genin, why hadn't he ever been promoted?
At that thought, Killer B suddenly realized that Konoha had been the one to propose this Joint Chunin Exam.
As the host, Konoha certainly wouldn't want other Ninja Villages' ninja stealing the spotlight on their home turf.
So it was clear: Qingshui was a trump card Konoha had prepared specifically for this. He definitely wasn't a real Genin.
Konoha had planned this Joint Chunin Exam all along.
Bang!
Distracted, Killer B let Kushina exploit an opening. She struck his right arm, and the wound left by her Kunai began to bleed.
It wasn't really Killer B's fault. The commotion caused by Qingshui's kick had simply been too great.
A tree had been snapped in half, and he'd glanced over instinctively, only to be completely shocked.
That was how Kushina had managed to seize her chance.
But