At the Supervision Group, Li Tai watched the screen as Luo Yu and Liu Yishi prepared for a clash between two formidable opponents.
He immediately instructed a subordinate beside him, "Go get me Liu Yishi's file."
Liu Yishi had only recently been certified as chunin first rank, so he wasn't among the strongest contestants in this group.
He hadn't been strong enough to warrant Li Tai's attention.
That was why Li Tai hadn't reviewed his file before.
Taking the two-page file his subordinate handed over, Li Tai skimmed it.
"Liu Yishi is quite talented. It's a shame he ran into Luo Yu in the first round."
With a soft sigh, Li Tai returned to his seat.
The subordinate behind him added, "But judging by what they said just now, it seems he deliberately sought out Luo Yu for a fight."
"Otherwise, he should have already passed the first round."
Li Tai fell silent at that.
Get cocky when you're ahead, give up when you're behind.
That wasn't particularly wise.
Meanwhile, along the route everyone had to take to reach the Tower.
Liu Yishi was growing impatient. "All right, I've answered all your questions."
"Are you going to withdraw yourself, or do I have to do it for you?"
He meant nothing else by it. He simply didn't want to hurt Luo Yu.
After all, he had spent these past few days practicing Chidori, a Lightning Release Ninjutsu rated at two and a half stars.
This technique was immensely powerful, but particularly difficult to control while unleashing it.
That was why its rating wasn't very high, even though it was as difficult to learn as the forbidden technique Multiple Shadow Clone.
If he actually used Chidori, things could easily spiral out of control and leave Luo Yu seriously injured.
Luo Yu