As the dust cleared, Kisame lay motionless against the wall at the edge of the arena, his eyes rolled back. He had passed out.
Guy swayed as well, released the Eight Gates Released Formation, and collapsed into a sitting position, gasping for breath.
Shikaku Nara stood stunned for a long while before finally recovering and announcing, "The outcome is decided. Might Guy advances from Group Six!"
"Yes!" Might Guy, who had already sat down, immediately leaped up in excitement, only to collapse again from exhaustion.
Seeing that Might Guy was still so lively, Shikaku did not approach him right away. Instead, he ran over to check on Kisame.
Fortunately, he was still breathing.
Looking at the cracks spreading across the arena wall, Shikaku could not help swallowing.
What the hell? Were these really Genin fighting?
Even an ordinary Chunin probably couldn't have withstood that flying kick, could they?
And besides-
The arena they'd finally repaired was damaged again.
Shikaku sighed.
With the sixth match over, the first round of the competition was forced to a halt.
There was no other reason: the arena needed time for repairs, so Group Seven's match was postponed until the following morning.
Asuma and Muzi ran over to help Guy up, while Kisame was taken away by the medical team for emergency treatment.
"That kid... I wouldn't want to run into him on the battlefield." Ao shook his head, his expression full of mixed feelings.
Kirigakure already had the Kaguya Clan, which specialized in Taijutsu. The conflict between the Kaguya Clan and the village was quite intense, and Ao had suffered at the hands of Taijutsu himself. As a result, he already had something of a psychological aversion to ninja who specialized in it.
"The quality of Konoha's Genin really is outrageous-" Kitsuchi glanced at