A Bunch of Lunatics

"Cloud Hidden Ninja?"

Mei Terumi swept her gaze across the clearing, rapidly assessing both sides' strength.

The three Cloud Hidden Ninja spread around the perimeter had relatively weak Chakra. They looked ordinary enough, but the three facing her were another matter entirely.

The girl in the middle stood casually, yet a faint, scorching aura surrounded her. She watched them in silence, amusement glinting in her eyes.

The dark-skinned girl on the right said little. Her eyes kept sweeping the area, taking in every blind spot.

The short-haired blonde on the left crouched low with her right hand on her sword hilt, poised like a beast ready to spring.

Mei Terumi's gaze paused. She was a little surprised.

How was she so big?! If I remembered right, we were about the same age, weren't we?

Without changing her expression, Mei Terumi glanced down at her own chest and pursed her lips.

Hmph! Cow!

The thought vanished as quickly as it came, and she refocused.

In this anything-goes exam, they had already been surrounded. Retreat was no longer an option.

Only one side would survive!

Without hesitation, Mei Terumi assigned their opponents, her voice cold and crisp.

"Zabuza, take the three Genin on the perimeter. Kisame and Tōya, face the ones in front with me!"

The moment she finished speaking, the four shifted positions and locked onto their targets.

Zabuza gripped his sword hilt. His instincts as a ninja compelled him to obey, and he charged straight toward the three Cloud Hidden Genin on the perimeter.

The blows he had suffered had left his eyes lifeless and stripped away his edge. But his solid Chunin-level skills remained, more than enough to handle three ordinary Genin.

That was why Mei Terumi had arranged it this way: she needed to narrow the gap in