After Sasuke finished his battle, the next two rounds happened to feature members of Lin Guang's squad.
Hyūga Jō faced Shino Aburame, and Satō Maji faced Rock Lee.
Hyūga Jō's match ended quickly. No matter how many insects Shino Aburame had, they could not break through Hyūga Jō's Rotation and Eight Trigrams Formation Palm.
Shino Aburame, meanwhile, could not withstand Hyūga Jō's Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm and lost in less than a minute.
Satō Maji's battle against Rock Lee, however, was quite exciting.
"Satō Maji, aren't you going to use your ninja tools?"
Rock Lee asked.
"My taijutsu is pretty impressive too. I can beat you without a sword."
Satō Maji smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.
"That's great! My blood is already boiling!"
Rock Lee's fighting spirit soared, and his eyes practically spat fire!
"Uh, could you calm down a little first?"
Rock Lee's behavior made even someone like Satō Maji feel awkward.
"How can burning youth calm down? Let's fight, Satō Maji!"
Rock Lee took his fighting stance, and his enthusiasm rubbed off on Satō Maji.
"All right, then!"
Satō Maji dropped his carefree demeanor and took this seriously too.
"Watch out!"
Rock Lee struck first, unleashing a Konoha Whirlwind Whip Kick at tremendous speed. His rapid spin left the watching Genin dazzled.
"So fast! But that's all there is to it!"
Satō Maji smiled and stepped back slightly, but he still could not evade Rock Lee's Konoha Whirlwind.
But Satō Maji had not stepped back to dodge. He infused his right hand with chakra and thrust it forward fiercely.
Bang!
Their collision sent a ring of air rippling outward. Even the spectators farther away felt as though a gale had blasted them.
That showed just how much force Satō Maji and Rock Lee had used.
"Satō