"You're the only one left. Do you think you can beat me?"
Lin Guang looked at Hyūga Jō with a smile.
"Hmph! You only managed that by playing dirty and suddenly using ninjutsu!"
Hyūga Jō refused to back down.
"Haha, I remember telling you to team up with Satō Maji, but you didn't."
Lin Guang laughed.
"That doesn't mean I'll necessarily lose."
Hyūga Jō spoke as he settled into a Gentle Fist stance.
"I still have enough chakra to launch more than ten attacks like that last one. Do you think you can block them?"
Lin Guang asked.
Hyūga Jō fell silent. He knew Lin Guang wasn't lying to him. A jonin's chakra reserves really were terrifying.
If Satō Maji and Hyūga Jō had teamed up right away, with Hyūga Jō using Gentle Fist to dissipate the force first and Satō Maji then cutting it apart, they could have blocked the Water Dragon Bullet Technique quite easily.
"I surrender."
Hyūga Jō spoke quietly.
"Then you'd better show your squad leader some respect!"
Lin Guang laughed, stepping forward to hug Hyūga Jō and pat him on the back.
"Hey, don't leave me out!"
By then, Satō Maji had more or less finished throwing up. Ignoring the water stains on his clothes, he gave Lin Guang and Hyūga Jō a hug each.
"You got me all wet!"
Hyūga Jō looked at Satō Maji in distaste.
"Blame the squad leader! It's his fault for making his Water Dragon Bullet Technique so powerful!"
Satō Maji made a face at Hyūga Jō.
"All right, all right. Kenza, stop provoking Jō. Get yourselves cleaned up. I'll take you to Ichiraku Ramen in a bit, and we'll come back this afternoon to see if there are any suitable missions."
Although the two were no longer at each