The next morning, everyone arrived at the arena, ready to watch the last two matches of the first round.
Unexpectedly, before the seventh match even began, one side voluntarily conceded.
Baki of Sunagakure won without doing anything, but he did not mind. After all, he knew that his opponent, Muzi, primarily studied medical ninjutsu.
It was understandable for a medical ninja to withdraw voluntarily. In fact, Baki had really wanted to persuade Ameno to withdraw yesterday, too.
Ameno had not listened, and now she was still lying unconscious in the hospital.
Sigh.
The people from Konoha more or less felt the same way. Even her teammate Asuma said little, merely offering her some comfort before letting the matter drop.
Oh, as for Guy, he was still lying in the hospital.
Although he had not suffered any real injuries, opening three gates had still taken a considerable toll on his body. Rest was very much necessary.
Xue Ge turned to look at Muzi, whose smile remained unchanged, and had his own suspicions.
Muzi's kekkei genkai was enough to let her hold out against the opposing ninja for at least a while. After all, no ninja could easily adapt to the combined interference of suddenly receiving an extra set of all five senses and having their thoughts read completely.
Muzi had probably chosen to avoid the fight to keep it secret. After all, it was enough for their own people to know what this kekkei genkai did. The less outsiders understood about it, the better.
Still, sacrificing the Chunin Ninja Exams outright for that was really-perhaps Muzi had hoped she would be matched against someone from her own village in the first round. It seemed she had been a little unlucky, though.
The match between Baki and Muzi ended with Muzi conceding,