Kakashi Hatake

The future Fifth Kazekage!

Gaara looked at Zhi Ge with an excited expression, while sand faintly seeped out from the gourd on his back.

Behind him, Kankuro froze.

Following Gaara's gaze instinctively, he saw a young man standing there who seemed to... have no Chakra fluctuations.

An ordinary person?

But how could a mere ordinary person excite Gaara?

He had not seen Zhi Ge beating Sasuke up earlier.

"Heehee..."

Gaara laughed excitedly as the sand behind him continuously flew out and shot toward Zhi Ge at high speed.

"Stop, Gaara!"

Kankuro's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly grabbed Gaara's hand.

As Gaara's older brother, Kankuro knew his methods all too well. If Gaara attacked, someone would definitely die!

Not to mention this ordinary person with no Chakra—even everyone present would die if Gaara went mad!

To put it bluntly, everyone here was trash in Gaara's eyes!

"Let go~~"

Gaara stiffly turned his head and gave Kankuro a cold glance. His gaze was bone-chilling, like a killing machine devoid of all emotion.

One glance!

Just one glance made Kankuro instinctively stagger back several steps. He swallowed and said tremblingly, "Gaara, put away the gourd!"

"Hehehe..."

Gaara laughed maniacally. Ignoring Kankuro, the sand from his gourd suddenly surged up, and its target was actually... Kankuro!

Kankuro's expression changed dramatically. He had not expected Gaara to attack him without the slightest mercy.

His face turned extremely ugly.

Leaving aside exposing his puppet in front of these Konoha people, even if he fought with all his strength, he could not stop Gaara!

He instinctively looked toward Temari beside him.

He was asking for help!

"Gaara!"

Temari's pretty face had turned pale as well, and she hurriedly shouted.

Hearing her, Gaara slowly turned to look at Temari. After hesitating for a moment, he finally stopped.

"Phew, phew, phew..."

Kankuro was gasping heavily, drenched in sweat.

Just now, he had truly felt the aura of death.

That suffocating feeling still lingered in his mind.

Fortunately!

Gaara was a bit of a sister complex!

At the same time, Rock Lee and the others all fixed their eyes on Gaara, their expressions grave.

This guy from Sand Village... was very strong!

But who could have expected that the next moment...

Gaara, who had just stopped, suddenly began laughing madly. With a sweep of his hand, the sand in the air shot toward Zhi Ge!

His face was filled with excitement, and his lips curled into an uncontrollable, crazed smile!

Zhi Ge's expression changed slightly.

But he did not make a move. Instead, he looked toward the shadows.

Suddenly!

A violent gust swept through the area. A middle-aged man in a green tracksuit appeared out of nowhere and kicked the airborne sand apart.

After landing, he struck a blindingly embarrassing pose with his chest thrust out and his hips arched back.

There was also a red turtle behind him!

"Guy-sensei!"

Seeing who it was, Rock Lee shouted excitedly.

Might Guy chuckled, then...

Bang!

His fist smashed into Rock Lee's smiling face, sending him flying as he sternly shouted, "Idiot! How could you use that move against a companion?!"

"I-I-I... I just wanted to challenge the Uchiha Clan's genius! I wanted to prove that Guy-sensei was right—that even without ninjutsu, I could become an outstanding ninja!"

Rock Lee, bruised and swollen, looked at Might Guy with tears in his eyes.

"Lee!"

Might Guy was deeply moved. He looked at Rock Lee with equal emotion, tears welling in his eyes.

Master and disciple exchanged a glance before embracing passionately. "Right? This is youth!"

"???"

Everyone could not help but facepalm.

Seeing this with his own eyes, Zhi Ge's mouth twitched. It was hard to imagine that this was the man who had nearly kicked the story to its ending with one kick.

But the next moment...

Gaara went mad. He stared excitedly at Might Guy as the sand in the air trembled violently before shooting toward him.

Might Guy turned around and looked coldly at everything before punching apart all the sand.

His gaze gradually turned icy.

He spoke coldly.

"Kid from Sand Village, your opponent is my disciple. If you want to fight, have your Kazekage come!"

Zhi Ge froze slightly and instinctively looked at Might Guy.

Holy shit!

That was badass!

Might Guy merely glanced at Gaara before his gaze fell upon Zhi Ge, his expression solemn.

Had this kid noticed him hiding in the shadows just now?

How was that possible!

He was a Jonin!

This kid did not even have Chakra!

How could that be possible!

But... someone without even a trace of Chakra had trained his Taijutsu to such a level!

Admirable!

He gave Zhi Ge a deep look, walked over, gently patted him on the shoulder, and left with a smile.

"Byakugan!"

Neji Hyuga suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Zhi Ge. His voice trembled as he said, "He... he truly has no Chakra in his body at all!"

The moment those words came out, everyone was stunned!

Neji Hyuga gave Zhi Ge a deep look, then walked over to Rock Lee and asked seriously, "Lee, is his Taijutsu strong?"

"Yes, very strong. Extremely strong!"

Rock Lee nodded without hesitation.

"How does he compare to you?"

After thinking seriously for a moment, Rock Lee said solemnly, "If we both went all out, neither of us would have the upper hand!"

"!!!"

Neji Hyuga's eyes suddenly narrowed as he looked at Zhi Ge in shock once more.

He knew exactly how strong Rock Lee was at full strength.

He had never expected this Uchiha trash to be so strong!

"Looks like this Chunin Exams will be even more interesting!"

Neji Hyuga stared deeply at Zhi Ge, then took Rock Lee and Tenten to the registration area.

"Zhi Ge!"

Sasuke got to his feet, his face as dark as water. He glared furiously at Zhi Ge through gritted teeth, then headed unwillingly toward the registration area, with Sakura hurriedly following behind him.

Whether it was Rock Lee, Zhi Ge, or that dark-circled-eyed guy from Sand Village, every one of them made Sasuke feel threatened. It dealt a blow to the pride of Sasuke, who had always been regarded as a genius.

"Zhi Ge, I..."

Naruto looked at Zhi Ge, but Zhi Ge waved his hand. "Go on. See you at the Chunin Exams!"

Everyone gradually left. Only then did Zhi Ge slowly head toward the registration area, where he saw a familiar face.

Fifty-Fifty Hatake!

At that moment, Kakashi was sitting at the registration area with one leg crossed over the other, engrossed in Make-Out Paradise.

When he saw Zhi Ge approaching, his eyes flicked toward him without a trace.

Having come from the ANBU, he had long since received news of Zhi Ge's return to the village.

Zhi Ge glanced at Kakashi before walking over to the registration area. Seeing Zhi Ge arrive alone, the Chunin at the registration desk looked surprised.

"You're here to take the Chunin Exams? Where are your teammates?"

Zhi Ge immediately got a headache and said bitterly, "I don't have any teammates!"