"Can we start now?"
Karatachi Gui was no fool. Seeing this, he had more or less realized the relationship between the female Ninja opposite him and the blond examiner. Watching the two flaunt their affection as though no one else were there, he reminded them again, somewhat speechless.
"Ahem."
Even Gekko Hayate, who had a girlfriend himself, could hardly stand watching anymore. He coughed and said, "Then, the fifth round... begin!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Karatachi Gui began forming hand seals. Almost a second later—
"Water Release: Water Fang Bullet!"
Two jets of water shot from his mouth toward Hinata. Without even waiting for his Water Release ninjutsu to hit, he swiftly pulled shuriken from the ninja tool pouches on either side of his trouser legs and threw them, cutting off her possible escape routes...
Byakugan!
Yet Hinata activated her Byakugan at the same instant. Its perception surpassed even the Sharingan, making the seemingly airtight attack appear full of openings to her.
She did not even use a technique. She simply gathered chakra in her hands, casually knocked down some of the incoming shuriken, then leaped backward to evade the jets of water.
Completely at ease, Hinata even deflected several shuriken back at him while still in midair.
The shuriken struck by Hinata's chakra flew back faster than they had come. Seemingly unable to react in time, Karatachi Gui was pierced by the blades and fell backward.
Thud.
But what fell were several broken floor slabs that had just been pushed aside.
The Substitution Technique.
"I'm not done yet! Take this!"
Karatachi Gui reappeared behind Hinata and formed hand seals. A water clone charged at her with a kunai in hand, while his real body stayed where he was, attempting to unleash a more powerful ninjutsu...
"Oh-ho, after