If he ran into Naruto Uzumaki,
he would probably be eliminated right away.
That guy's luck was just too awful.
In the waiting area,
Naruto Uzumaki looked at his name on the big screen and slowly rose from his seat.
"I'm up first. Guess I can clock out early."
Naruto Uzumaki stretched, then used the Body Flicker Technique to appear beside Gekko Hayate.
At the sight of Naruto Uzumaki, Gekko Hayate's already pale face went even whiter.
Yugao...
She's living with this guy?
He is kind of handsome,
but...
My Yugao,
why do you like a brat like him?!
Give me my Yugao back!
"Lee, give it everything you've got!"
"Show them that even a dead-last can beat a genius!"
On the other side,
two bowl-cut Ninja in green bodysuits clung to each other, tears glistening in their eyes.
They looked ridiculous.
Everyone stared at them strangely, but they seemed oblivious and stayed locked in their embrace.
After crying for a while,
Rock Lee stood up, wiped the tears from his eyes, and set his face with determination.
"Guy-sensei, I will! Please watch me!"
The moment he finished speaking,
Rock Lee appeared beside Gekko Hayate too.
"Are you done staring?"
"Can we start?"
Naruto Uzumaki saw that Gekko Hayate was still glaring at him in grief and indignation, and couldn't help reminding him.
If looks could kill, Naruto felt he would have been cut to ribbons by now.
Naruto Uzumaki sighed helplessly.
Seriously,
all I did was steal away the woman you worship.
Do you really have to glare at me like that?
At Naruto Uzumaki's reminder, Gekko Hayate snapped back to himself and coughed awkwardly.
He noticed.
This guy's pretty sharp.
You weren't hiding it at all!
Then,
Gekko Hayate raised his arm high.
"I declare..."
"The match begins!"