Might Guy and Naruto Uzumaki hit it off immediately, chatting away with wild enthusiasm. Rock Lee, beside them, also felt that Naruto was just his kind of guy.
While the three of them bonded, the others could hardly just stand around watching. They turned to the people beside them and struck up conversations of their own.
"..."
Holding Sakura Haruno's hand, Luo Mang instinctively glanced aside, looking for Tenten.
She had spent some time with him. Although they had not seen each other since, they could at least be considered casual friends.
There should have been nothing wrong with saying hello, but when he looked over, he found Tenten with her head lowered, looking rather unhappy.
"Morning, Tenten!"
Naturally, he had to be the one to greet her. He could hardly wait for her to speak first.
When Sakura Haruno saw that it was a girl, her lovely mood instantly turned sour.
For some reason, Tenten did not look up. She simply kept her head lowered and murmured a response to his greeting.
"Mm, morning."
Then she fell silent again, which surprised Luo Mang. Before he could think much about it, Neji Hyuga's voice came from beside him.
"Is Hinata Hyuga all right?"
"Hm?"
He turned curiously and, sure enough, found Neji Hyuga standing there, his face expressionless. Still, since Neji had taken the initiative to show concern, Luo Mang could hardly snap back or say anything unpleasant.
You did not slap someone who approached you in goodwill. Besides, unlike in the original story, Neji Hyuga had been the one nearly killed during the preliminaries, so there was little Luo Mang could say.
Hearing him ask about Hinata, Luo Mang paused briefly before answering.
"She's fine. She'll probably be here for the exams today, too."
Hinata's Tenseigan had stabilized completely.