A boy dressed head to toe in a green jumpsuit, with eyebrows as thick as two caterpillars, was arguing with the two Genin guarding the entrance.
His tone was agitated, his arms slicing through the air with force, but several distinct shoeprints marked his jumpsuit.
"Why won't you let us in?"
"The Chunin Ninja Exams are being held here!"
"You're stopping us from taking the exam!"
One of the Genin guards lowered his head to look at him, his expression full of contempt.
As if he were looking at a grasshopper that had accidentally jumped onto his shoe, he raised his foot and kicked Rock Lee away.
Rock Lee rolled twice across the floor before climbing back up. A bruise had appeared on his face, but his eyes were still frighteningly bright, as though those hits had been nothing more than a passing breeze.
"So it's Rock Lee."
Naruto stopped at the edge of the crowd, both hands tucked into his coat pockets.
Since Rock Lee was here, Tenten and his brother-in-law Neji had to be nearby too.
His gaze swept past the crowd, and sure enough, he spotted Tenten and Hyuga Neji at the very front.
Tenten wore her distinctive twin buns and held several Shuriken in her hand, about to step forward and argue.
Neji stood half a step behind Tenten. His pale eyes swept over the two Genin guards, his expression calm as still water, but his position allowed him to reach out and support Tenten the instant she was attacked.
Tenten stepped forward. Her tone was far more restrained than Rock Lee's as she tried to reason with the guards and persuade them to let them through.
The guards had no intention of reasoning with her. One of them swung his arm, slapping the back of