Nara Shikadai had the same name as in the previous life, but was a girl this time.
He had inherited his mother's hair color and temperament, and his father's looks and brains.
Making it to the final circle of the Battle Royale alone involved some luck, but it also showed considerable ability.
He was the one who had used the Shadow Imitation Technique to restrain Hitomi.
Seeing this, Mitsuki and Sarada immediately prepared to act.
But Hitomi said, "Wait."
Mitsuki and Sarada both looked puzzled.
Hitomi said, "He's no fool. He's made it this far by keeping his head down. Why would he go looking for trouble...?"
"Looks like I found the right person."
Shikadai smiled and released the Shadow Imitation Technique.
Hitomi said, "Go on. What are you planning?"
Shikadai said, "Then I'll get straight to the point. Thanks to the format, you can qualify for the second round of the Grand Martial Arts Tournament through luck. But the final arena matches test real strength. In other words, even if we scrape through, we're bound to get knocked out. We won't become Earth Shinobi..."
Hitomi asked, "So what do you suggest?"
"Hee!" Shikadai grinned and dropped a bombshell. "Simple. We take out all the adults and make the arena matches our own!"
All three of them froze at his words!
Sarada adjusted her glasses and thought, Has this guy lost his mind...?
Hitomi quickly regained his composure. "If you're saying that, you must be confident you can pull it off?"
"Heehee..." Smiling, Shikadai took a black cube from his ninja pack. "This is a Scientific Ninja Tool Bomb. It's powerful enough to flatten everything within several kilometers...!"
Hitomi's pupils contracted sharply!
An uproar broke out outside the arena.
A member of the Battle Royale prop team exclaimed, "Hey, we