"What?!!"
Looking at the air he was holding, Hong's pupils suddenly contracted.
In a moment of shock, Might Guy and Kakashi turned around abruptly, staring incredulously at Haruma's retreating figure.
That's terrifying speed!!!
If this is an attack...
Might Guy and Kakashi exchanged a glance, both feeling a chill run down their spines.
"Alright."
"If you're still worried, you can have these three guys check it again."
Haruma pointed to the three ninjas from the medical team, then slowly walked up the steps to the second floor.
"Mmm,"
Before the three of them could even begin to inspect,
Hinata, who woke up first, stared blankly at her teacher, looking completely bewildered.
" Hinata, how are you feeling?"
As a woman herself, Kurenai Yuhi immediately began examining her student's injured areas.
"N-It's nothing."
Hinata blushed and whispered weakly, "I feel much better. The Chakra flow in my heart area has returned to normal."
Hinata looked up at the three medical team ninjas and said, "Th-thank you."
Hong opened her mouth, unsure whether she should explain or not.
Uchiha Haruma, that guy is a dangerous person who even Jonin fear.
It's best to avoid letting your students have any interaction with him.
"Young girl? Lolita?"
"How?"
" Boss Fu, so you like this special type?"
She glanced at Karin, who was huddled next to Shiro, and then pointed to Shiro, who had come up with Kurenai Yuhi.
Suigetsu Haruma said with a mocking expression.
Upon hearing this,
The rest of the Gold Medal Collection Team, Karin who was being held by Haku, and even Zabuza who heard Suigetsu speak, all took a few steps back in unison.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!!!"
"I was wrong! Boss, I was wrong!"
A piercing scream shattered the silence of the arena.
Enveloped in a bluish light, Suigetsu danced a standard robotic dance while crying out loudly.
Many Genin present, upon seeing Suigetsu's miserable state...
The sound of swallowing saliva was extremely clear and repeated one after another.
The electric sparks on Suigetsu's body only subsided when wisps of black smoke emerged from her mouth.
After everyone came to their senses,
At Sarutobi's signal, Gekko Hayate loudly announced:
"Next game!"
" Rock Lee of Konoha versus Sunagakure of Gaara!"
"Both players, please come down to the field and prepare!"
"Go for it, Li!"
Tenten, with her hair in a bun, said to Rock Lee, who was wearing a green bodysuit.
"Alright, it's your turn to go on stage now!"
The disciple of Kai Chao gave a thumbs-up, revealing a mouthful of gleaming White Fang.
"Charge forward, Rock Lee!"
Rock Lee nodded emphatically, gave his teacher and classmates a bright smile, and jumped off the platform with full confidence.
On Haruma, he rested his feet on the railing and leaned against a chair made of bones.
Looking down at Rock Lee below the stage, Haruma shook her head with a hint of regret.
Perseverance, hard work, and diligence!
A representative commoner ninja who takes "hard work can surpass genius" as his motto.
The standard protagonist traits in shonen manga.
pity,
As the story progresses, Rock Lee's talent, the strength and importance of his bloodline become even more apparent.
He showed everyone with facts that ordinary people can never surpass geniuses, let alone overcome the difference in bloodline.
When Haruma first got into Hokage, she thought Naruto was a story of an underdog's rise to power...
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be just a brawl between a group of rich Second.
fortunately,
Although I lack talent...
But there's a cheat code!
Otherwise, his current strength might not even be as good as Rock Lee's.
Zabuza approached the bone throne before him, bowed slightly, and reported:
"Our team has all qualified for the preliminaries, but we haven't encountered a single Konoha ninja."
"Aside from the battles with the Sound Ninja, the Konoha teams have mostly been involved in internal conflicts between their own Ninja Academy."
"This match is also Konoha's first battle against a village outside of Sound Ninja."
Haruma nodded slightly, glancing sideways in the direction of Sarutobi.
They even cheated on the match list for a preliminary round; they're really being cautious.
After noticing Sarutobi instructing the Anbu to head backstage, the first match he would face was against that foul-mouthed Sound Ninja.
At that time, Haruma had a premonition.
Zabuza's explanation, his suspicions were confirmed.
Those Genin in their own village who are not strong enough are eliminated through internal warfare.
To avoid the possibility of being killed by the enemy.
The stronger Genin were arranged to fight against the newly established Sound Ninja.
Despite looking like a formidable force, the Kirigakure hadn't even encountered a single Konoha ninja.
To avoid any controversy, a duel between a Genin and Sand Ninja was arranged.
The chosen candidate was still a commoner Genin with absolutely no talent for Ninjutsu.
That's quite a clever scheme.
Noticing Haruma's gaze, Sarutobi turned his head and squinted at the young Uchiha Clan bloodline.
Having watched the proctoring video of the first written exam, Sarutobi did indeed deliberately arrange for the show-off and short-tempered Sound Ninja to be in the first exam, along with Haruma.
The effect was quite good.
Kakashi, a boy whose true strength is impossible to discern along the way...
Sarutobi only needed to say a few words to elicit Haruma's exaggerated close-range speed.
The original intention was to take care of the younger generation in the village, but it also allowed Haruma to reveal his Sharingan and his rather impressive medical skills.
As for the current arrangement of Rock Lee's battle against the Sand Shadow, it's just as Haruma predicted.
Aside from Lee's complete lack of Ninjutsu talent, his status as a commoner, and the fact that it made the battle lineup seem more reasonable.
Sarutobi even considered Guy, Konoha's fastest close-range fighter, who was also Rock Lee's teacher.
Even if an accident occurs and the enemy launches a sudden attack, Kai's speed is enough to provide rescue.
The two foxes, one old and one young, stared at each other for a moment.
They then tacitly shifted their attention to the two players battling it out on the field.
At this moment, the probing attacks in the battle had just ended.
The Konoha Genin watched as Rock Lee below the stage silently cheered him on.
Tenten looked somewhat worried.
After all, a series of rapid attacks were blocked by the sand hidden in the opponent's gourd.
The opponent hadn't even moved an inch from their spot.
"His speed is decent, but he's no match for Gaara."
Temari and Kankuro both have unwavering faith in their younger brother Gaara.
premise...
The opponent was not that terrifying being from Kirigakure.
Is that all?
Gaara crossed his arms and coldly stared at Rock Lee: "The blood I want... isn't enough!"
The words fell
The fine sand gushing out of the gourd grabbed Rock Lee's ankle and slammed him against the wall.
"Bang,"
Rock Lee, who had slipped and fallen to the ground, couldn't help but let out a muffled groan!
That's not right.
Sakura looked at the audience with slight concern and complained, "Close combat doesn't work. Shouldn't we keep our distance and use Ninjutsu to attack?"
Kai shook his head and explained, "It's not that you don't need to."
"But Rock Lee simply doesn't have any talent for Ninjutsu."
"And he doesn't know any Ninjutsu other than Taijutsu at all."
"No way?" Sakura exclaimed in surprise.
Looking incredulously at Li, who was in a disheveled state, below the stage.