Gaara merely sneered.
Shukaku said inside Gaara, "Do you want to challenge him?"
Gaara's sneer made Shukaku think that Gaara was unconvinced.
But Gaara calmly said, "I never intended to challenge him."
"I was only struck by how much stronger Konoha is than I imagined."
"Even if it was only the strength he displayed during the Chunin Exams."
"I still cannot reach it now."
"Do you really think I haven't gathered information about him over the past few years?"
"It's just that hardly any news of him has emerged in recent years."
"But as long as he is alive, the more deeply Konoha hides him, the more it proves how much Konoha values him."
"Konoha didn't hide even Neji Hyuga or Second Pillar, yet it chose to hide him. What does that mean?"
Shukaku fell silent for a long time before saying, "I thought you wanted to challenge him. You can't even beat that Byakugan brat, yet you want to challenge that guy? I'm worried you'll get me killed."
Gaara sneered. "You get scared too?"
If it had been in the past, Shukaku would have flown into a rage. Gaara actually dared to look down on it.
But now, Shukaku said nothing.
When Neji returned to the venue at the finish line, he ran into Kakashi.
"Did you go out just now?"
Guy was standing beside Kakashi as well.
Neji nodded.
"There was a problem during the exam, so I went to handle it."
Kakashi asked in confusion, "There was a problem?"
"Isn't this Sunagakure?"
Although this Chunin Exams was jointly hosted by two villages, it was ultimately being held in Sunagakure.
If something happened, Sunagakure should have handled it.
Kakashi looked at Neji. "Was it something serious?"
Neji smiled. "It wasn't anything major. Their village had some trouble. Someone