After Might Guy carried Rock Lee away and Kankuro came to take Gaara away, the large screen that had escaped disaster twice due to hanging so high lit up with names once more.
The matchups for the tenth and final round were quickly announced.
Temari VS Tenten!
"Eh... Shikamaru, I think I got a bye."
"Yeah. Congratulations."
"Mhm, I'll have Dad reward me when we get back."
"I'd advise against that."
Nara Shikamaru complained, "Aside from Team 10, Team 8 also had all its members advance. There's a good chance we'll face them in the Third Exam finals. The three of us are no match for them. We might end up making complete fools of ourselves."
"Then I should ask Dad for a reward even more. I can use it to bribe Ryusuke and the others."
"Choji, you..."
Nara Shikamaru was suddenly taken aback by Choji Akimichi's seemingly foolish wisdom.
Meanwhile, Temari and Tenten's battle had already begun.
Watching Tenten unleash a massive number of ninja tools from her Storage Scroll and attack Temari from afar, Ryusuke suddenly felt a little pity.
That pity was not only for Tenten, but for Might Guy's team as well.
If it had been three versus three and everyone went all out, then Might Guy's team would undoubtedly have been the strongest squad in this Chunin Exams.
Ryusuke was not afraid of Gaara because his Water Release and genjutsu could counter Gaara.
Rock Lee's speed and Eight Gates, meanwhile, also countered Ryusuke's genjutsu and most of his ninjutsu.
In a team battle, Might Guy's team would definitely have been competing for first place at worst.
But this was an individual battle, and Might Guy's team had all drawn the worst possible lots.
Hyuga Neji had been instantly defeated by Ryusuke, Rock Lee had nearly