RNP Chapter 98 The Competition?
Chapter 98 The Competition?
Upon hearing this, Hyuga Kito quickly waved his hand to avoid trouble, saying, "There's no need to compete. You are his strongest teacher. I only taught him for a few days, so I can't be called his teacher."
But Kai seemed completely unconcerned by his words, his smile gradually fading, his expression suddenly turning serious. He brought his face closer to the wooden figure and said earnestly, "But you are indeed Neji's teacher, or do you think I'm not worthy of your help?"
"..."
Hyuga Kito suddenly felt his head spinning. Looking at Guy, who seemed about to forcibly drag him into a match to prove his strength, he said, "Don't misunderstand, that's definitely not it. Your taijutsu is top-notch in the entire ninja world. As a fellow ninja, I know my own limitations. In terms of taijutsu, I'm still not qualified to compete with you."
However, after hearing the praise from the wooden man, Kai's expression suddenly became even more excited. He gave a thumbs-up, revealing his white teeth that gleamed, and smiled at the wooden man, "No need to be modest. I've long heard that the members of your organization are all very strong. Judging from the rumored battle records, it's no surprise that your physical skills are among the strongest in the organization, or even one of the strongest. How can youth be allowed to be without the honor of real combat!"
Seeing Kai's bright and determined look, Hyuga Kito felt a little embarrassed. He helplessly wiped his face to clear his mind. It seemed that he couldn't persuade this guy, at least not him. "Since you put it that way, then..."
Just as Kai's eyes widened as he listened to the wooden man's words, excitedly thinking that the wooden man was about to accept his challenge...
The wooden figure suddenly looked behind Kai and exclaimed, "Huh?! Hokage, what are you doing here?"
Taking advantage of Might Guy looking back, Hyuga Kito didn't hesitate at all and turned around to run away. He was far ahead of everyone else and disappeared from sight in just a few leaps.
Neji, who had watched the whole thing unfold, fell silent. Although he knew that being entangled with Guy was not a good thing, he was actually looking forward to the battle between the two teachers. Well, it wasn't the feeling of resentment that had grown from being tortured by Muto for several days in a row.
When Kai realized there was no one behind him and turned around to ask Mu Ren if he had seen wrong, he was confused to find that he couldn't find anyone.
"Over there." Neji's eyes were bulging with veins, and he silently pointed out the direction the wooden doll had escaped to Gai, keeping his Byakugan active.
"Thanks, Neji!" When Guy saw Neji pointing him in the right direction, he grinned, thinking it was a test from Hyuga Kito. Only by catching up could he be worthy of being his opponent!
"Is this a test of speed? This test, I, the Azure Beast of Konoha, accept! This is youth!!"
As he spoke, Kai leaned forward slightly, assuming a starting stance. Suddenly, a gust of wind swept past Neji, lifting the black hair that had fallen across his face...
Looking back at where Kai had just been, one could see that where his foot had been, there was a small but deep crater.
Hinata asked hesitantly, "Neji... is this really okay?"
Neji shook his head, indicating that she shouldn't worry, as if he had suddenly thought of something. "By the way, since Jiraiya visited the Hyuga clan before, Naruto and the others should have returned by now. Hinata-sama, would you like to go and see them and ask how they are?"
"!??!" Hinata was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then her face flushed slightly, and her hands unconsciously tightened around the hem of her clothes. "Then... Rudo (Naruto)... is... back?"
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Karin, who had been hiding unconscious in the closet, was eventually discovered by Naruto and Sakura who came to visit her. However, what was unexpected was that Sasuke also arrived, carrying a bag of fruit.
After finding Karin unconscious, the three, at Sakura's suggestion, Naruto carefully carried Karin on his back and took her to the hospital. Since they didn't know the situation and Kakashi-sensei was away on a mission, the three decided to pass the message on to Jiraiya...