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

"Announce what... oh, oh... cough, cough!" Nakamura Yuki hurriedly covered up his lapse and walked to the center of the field. In a serious tone, he declared, "The match is over. The winner—Aburame Jianxing!"

"Is Sword Star... really that strong?"

"Bugs are still so scary!"

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

"..."

With the matter settled, amid the girls' chatter, Sword Star flicked his sleeve and quietly left, without taking a single cloud with him.

"Disperse, disperse! Get back to training!"

Nakamura Yuki sent the gathered students away, then crouched 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."

"Y-yes!"

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

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

Fukuda Ichiro asked, "What is that?"

Nakamura Yuki replied, "A shell left behind after the bugs molted. It's hard and heat-resistant. Did he specifically breed bugs to defend against Fire Release? Interesting~"

"Oh, Sword Star really is 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 that he missed things.