Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters 2/2

"Cough, cough!" Sword Star said to the dazed jonin, "Teacher Yuki, you can announce the result now."

"Announce what... Oh, oh... Cough, cough!" Nakamura Yuki hurriedly covered up his lapse, walked to the center of the field, and said solemnly, "The match is over. The winner—Aburame Jianxing!"

"Jianxing... is he really that strong?"

"Bugs are still so terrifying!"

"But he's still so handsome... What do I do, what do I do!"

"..."

With the matter settled, Jianxing flicked his sleeve and quietly left amid the girls' chatter, not taking a single cloud with him.

"Break it up, break it up! Get back to training!"

Nakamura Yuki dispersed the watching students, then crouched down to check Uchiha Qi's condition. A few seconds later, he let out a breath of relief. Uchiha Qi had merely exhausted his chakra and would be fine after some rest. He beckoned over Qi's two trembling lackeys.

"Take Qi to the infirmary."

"Yes, yes!"

The two lackeys nodded frantically, on the verge of tears, feeling as though their entire lives had gone gray.

Nakamura Yuki stood, took a few steps, and picked up a black fragment. It was part of the shield Jianxing had used to block the Fireball Jutsu.

Fukuda Ichiro asked, "What is that?"

Nakamura Yuki replied, "It's the shell left behind after the bugs molt. Hard and heat-resistant... Bugs specially bred to defend against Fire Release, perhaps? Interesting~"

"Oh, Jianxing is quite capable. He actually beat Qi. Qi was still too careless." Fukuda Ichiro said with a smile.

"Was it only carelessness?" Nakamura Yuki suddenly stared at Fukuda Ichiro. "Qi was in the middle of battle, so it's normal for him to miss things. But—as an observer, did you see how Jianxing put the bugs on Uchiha Qi? Not only did he need to