Even though the arena had been badly damaged in the First Round, and rain had suddenly started falling,
the start of the second round was not delayed in the slightest.
After all, most people would never imagine that the battle in the First Round had caused the rain. They simply assumed it was an unexpected change in the weather.
And ninja were professionals who had to complete their missions even in the face of unforeseen circumstances.
So both female ninja entered the arena without needing to say a word.
The two pretty, adorable kunoichi immediately drew everyone's attention away from their discussions of the First Round.
"Round two, Temari of Sunagakure versus Tenten of Konoha. Begin!"
Genma Shiranui glanced at the two contestants, who were already prepared, and felt that this match should go fairly smoothly.
Then he gave the signal.
In the spectator stands.
"Tenten! You can do it! I'll always support you!"
"Show them what you've got, Tenten! I know you can do it!"
"Go, Tenten!"
"Give it your best!"
The other contestants watched speechlessly as Rock Lee bounced from side to side, shouting encouragement. They couldn't understand how he could get so worked up over cheering.
"Rock Lee probably wants to cheer for Brother Neji's share too..."
Watching Rock Lee, Hinata had a fairly good idea of what he was thinking.
After all, Rock Lee had been training alongside Naruto and the others since their Ninja Academy days. They all knew one another well.
Then she turned to Karin, a little surprised. "I thought you'd go check on Sasuke."
"Of course I want to!" Karin looked aggrieved. "But I think Sasuke definitely wouldn't want me to go."
"Huh?"
"I feel like I'm starting to understand his personality. If I rushed over to see him now, he'd