"Azure Wolf!!!"
Rock Lee's punch truly gave everyone a fright.
Not everyone could see that lightning-fast punch, but the sonic boom that followed and the bloody sight before them were undeniable!
Blood still clung to the bandages around the fist that had punched straight through his opponent's body. Worse, it had struck a vital organ—the heart—
Could anyone survive that?
"Hurry up and save him!"
Genma Shiranui's expression changed drastically, and he raised a hand to announce the end of the match.
The calm, nonchalant look he had worn when he first appeared with a senbon between his teeth had long since vanished without a trace.
At that moment, he wholeheartedly agreed with what Hayate had said at the start—
Why the hell had I been stupid enough to take this referee job for the Chunin Ninja Exams?
Was this really a job for a mere special jōnin like me?
It wasn't that the referees weren't trying. The contestants were just too damn formidable.
He hadn't even had time to stop Taki Metsu from trying to kill Rock Lee, and now, in the blink of an eye, Rock Lee had turned the tables and killed him?
Kirigakure's Mizukage was watching from up above!
They still had to announce the Three-Village Alliance afterward!
And now someone had beaten a genin from that village to death right here?
For something like this to happen at such a critical moment...
"Let's see if he can still be saved. Either way, we're going to be held responsible afterward... huh?"
Looking at the scene before him, Genma Shiranui stopped dead in his tracks.
He watched in disbelief as Taki Metsu slowly stood up, despite having a hole punched through his body!
Rock Lee, who had thrown that punch, seemed to have already lost consciousness. As