Xue Ge returned to the stands with a calm expression.
"Hey-Xue Ge, are you all right?"
Kakashi asked Xue Ge with a frown.
Although Xue Ge had won, neither Kakashi nor Shisui looked particularly happy.
Xue Ge glanced at Kakashi and slowly shook his head.
"It's nothing. Don't worry."
"You don't look right."
"-I remembered some unpleasant things." Xue Ge took a deep breath. "I lost my composure."
"-Well, as long as you're all right." Kakashi did not press him any further and changed the subject instead. "Anyway, did you really need to draw your sword against that shark-toothed girl? Wasn't that a bit much?"
"I just wanted a quick victory," Xue Ge said without a change in expression.
The medical team carried away Ameyuri, who was still lying on the ground. In fact, Ameyuri had barely been injured. Most of the reason she had passed out was probably the sheer psychological shock she had received.
Quite a few people were no longer composed after that battle, and they felt a tremor of fear as they looked at Xue Ge.
A Genin actually possessed such intense killing intent-and the match had been practically a complete rout.
Baki watched Xue Ge with an extremely heavy heart.
He had long guessed that Xue Ge was certainly no weakling, but this level of strength still exceeded his expectations. After all, Ameyuri had fought him to a standstill, yet in that last battle, she had been almost powerless to resist once Xue Ge got serious.
That meant he would fare little better against Xue Ge himself.
The representatives of the various ninja villages were also abuzz with discussion in their stands, with Kitsuchi showing the most noticeable reaction.
The reason was simple. Back when Iwagakure had followed the missing-person notice and offered a reward