The jonin present who had originally intended to intervene immediately stopped when they saw Ueno Kei make his move. They knew Ueno Kei would certainly be able to restrain Hyuga Neji, but they were all astonished by his speed.
Moreover, they could all tell that Ueno Kei had not even gone all out.
Kei is even faster than before. It seems his spar with me yielded other gains as well, the Third Hokage thought in surprise. Then, a gratified look appeared on his face.
The jonin had stopped, but Yuhi Kurenai still rushed onto the field. Hyuga Hinata could no longer remain standing and was falling to the ground. Seeing this, Kurenai immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to reach Hinata's side and catch her.
Meanwhile, the examiner, Moonlight Hayate, had gone to summon medical ninjas.
At that moment, Ueno Kei's icy voice echoed throughout the examination hall.
"Hmph!" A trace of disdain appeared at the corner of Hyuga Neji's mouth, as though he could not even be bothered to answer Ueno Kei. In his eyes, Ueno Kei had merely been lucky enough to be accepted as the Third Hokage's disciple.
Although Ueno Kei had indeed appeared very quickly at first, Neji believed he had simply taken advantage of a sneak attack and the instant acceleration of Lightning-nature chakra. Even if Ueno Kei was temporarily stronger than him, Neji was confident he could surpass him in a short time.
Hyuga Neji had never seen Ueno Kei fight before. Just now, Ueno Kei had only briefly appeared before him and restrained him, while Neji himself had already expended a certain amount of chakra and energy completing his mission in the Forest of Death.
On top of that, Hyuga Neji had no idea that Ueno Kei had not gone all out. Naturally,