"Winner: Might Guy!"
Namikaze Minato waited a moment. When it was clear Hatake Kakashi could not get back up, he announced the result.
Might Guy immediately released the Eight Gates Formation.
At his age, opening the Fifth Gate was already a strain, let alone keeping it open for long.
Two medical ninja went over to treat Hatake Kakashi.
Kakashi was still dazed from the beating.
The fight had turned around so suddenly that he had lost in an instant.
But he soon collected himself.
"Guy."
Kakashi spoke. "Let's fight again next time."
Losing stung, but he could accept it.
More importantly, Guy truly was stronger than him with the Eight Gates Formation active.
"It's a promise!"
Guy gave him a thumbs-up. "Next time, we'll have another showdown of youth!"
Just then, he heard a familiar shout.
He turned and saw Might Duy.
"Guy!"
Tears streamed down Might Duy's face as he cried, "I'm proud of your youth!"
"I did it, Father!"
Guy rushed forward and shouted excitedly, "This is youth!"
The two embraced and burst into tears, oblivious to everyone around them.
Once his treatment was finished, Kakashi glanced at them and hurried off the field.
Minato could not help smiling.
But the Chunin Ninja Exams were not over yet.
They still had to announce which Genin would be promoted to Chunin.
At that thought, Minato wanted to complain.
The announcement should have been made by the Fourth Hokage, Orochimaru.
But Orochimaru had not come. He had left the task to Natsuki.
The problem was that Natsuki had not come either.
What was Minato supposed to do now?
Put it off until tomorrow?
Just then, an Anbu ninja appeared.
"Lord Minato."
He approached Minato and said, "Lord Natsuki asked me to give you this."
Minato paused, then took the scroll