Standing on the second floor, Tenten's eyes lit up when she saw Sasori enter, and she unconsciously waved.
Neji reminded her, "Tenten, be careful. He's a ninja from another country."
"Oh." Tenten playfully stuck out her tongue and swallowed the words she had been about to blurt out.
Might Guy asked, somewhat puzzled, "What's this, Tenten? You know those three ninja wearing strange masks?"
"They're our allies, Might Guy-sensei," Rock Lee explained first. "Our two teams formed an alliance during the second exam."
"I see. You've learned to use your heads. Just what I'd expect from my students, haha!"
As Might Guy spoke, he let out a hearty laugh.
The spectators nearby were all drawn by Might Guy's loud laughter and muttered, "Idiot."
Sasori stood quietly opposite Kankuro, a reminiscent expression on his face beneath his mask. The puppet wrapped in bandages was Crow, the first combat puppet he had made as a child. As his Puppet Technique improved, puppets of this caliber had long since ceased to catch his eye. He had never expected to encounter it while accompanying Anyo to the Chunin Ninja Exams. What a coincidence. This was also why Sasori had chosen Kankuro as his opponent.
When the examiner announced the start of the match, Kankuro noticed that Sasori was still standing aimlessly across from him, his entire body full of openings, looking as though he did not take him seriously at all. Anger immediately surged within him.
All the bandages around his puppet unraveled, revealing a wooden puppet with three eyes. It spat a Poison Senbon straight at Sasori.
Sasori remained unmoved in the face of the attack. Everyone present was stunned. What was wrong with him? Had he been scared stiff? Was he going to take it head-on?
Just as the Poison Senbon was