"I'm sure he can. I was lucky enough to see him fight an Iron-Horned Sheep once. He held out for a full five minutes—that already meets Nine Provinces Academy's graduation requirements!"
"An Iron-Horned Sheep? Seriously? Those things have over 500 cards of chakra. They're dozens of times stronger than Long-Eared Rabbits!"
The new students from Yi City didn't bother lowering their voices. They seemed to be deliberately making sure students from the other Base Cities heard them.
When the new students from Xuan City and You City heard this, they immediately fired back, insisting their cities had geniuses too!
"What are you bragging about? So you have Lava Release. We have Ling Yiyi, a genjutsu prodigy with 200 cards of chakra!"
"Exactly! You're acting like you want everyone to hear you. Our Ge Long from You City hasn't even spoken yet. He has 220 cards of chakra. What's this guy's name again? He's nothing!"
The new students from the three Base Cities hadn't even reached the Individual Tournament, and they were already at each other's throats.
Liu Chun, the jōnin instructor, listened to their argument without trying to stop them. Instead, he wore an amused smile.
As an instructor at Nine Provinces Academy, Liu Chun had led more than one batch of students. He was happy to see them arguing.
After all, competition led to progress. That would never change.
"Heh, this is always the most entertaining time of year." Liu Chun chuckled to himself, but when he saw the new students from Yang City, he frowned.
"The students from Yang City don't seem very lively this year."
At that moment, the thirty or so students from Yang City were all silent. They didn't know how to argue with students from the other Base Cities.
You City had Ge Long,