This Is Competitive Too

The Land of Ninja's coastal military base.

This was the interview site for the combat forces.

"Yo, Choza!"

"Oh, Minato~"

The two candidates decided to head to the interview together after a brief exchange.

Built from sturdy metal, the base was a maze of winding passages once one stepped inside.

A facility of this scale was merely one of the eight known to the public.

As for how many more there actually were, perhaps only the former village leaders knew.

"Next, Akimichi Choza."

With Minato's encouraging gaze on him, Choza opened his eyes, stepped forward, and pulled open the heavy metal door.

In the pitch-black room, only a face dimly illuminated by faint light could be seen.

Those hawk-like eyes stared directly at Choza's burly frame.

"Abilities. Specialties."

"Partial and full-body Expansion Jutsu. Consumes my own fat to gain a brief but significant overall boost..."

Hi, the interviewer sitting ramrod straight, waved for him to leave after he finished reciting the contents of his résumé.

With his lips pressed together, Choza rose and pulled open the heavy metal door again before leaving.

"Next, Namikaze Minato."

Before entering, Minato had already roughly understood what was inside.

Still, despite mentally preparing himself, the whole setup gave him quite a scare.

"Your résumé says you still have three students to teach?"

"Yes, interviewer."

Hi merely instructed, "No one may violate military discipline..."

"Not even if you're the Golden Flash, who naturally starts from a better position."

Seeing him wave for him to leave, Minato did not intend to waste any more time.

The implication was clear: he would likely serve as an officer with a fairly high rank in the combat forces.

The Land of Ninja's interviews lasted a full three days.

The results, with some rejoicing and others grieving, largely did not