"Lord Third Hokage."
"Lord Hokage."
When Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived, Group C had just finished drawing lots. The students all greeted him.
"Just act as you normally would. I'm only here to take a look," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a kindly smile.
"Number one, Anko Mitarashi, and number two, Asakawa Sanken, prepare to begin the battle." Mu Yue's Shadow Clone began overseeing the test.
The students called by Mu Yue quickly headed to the battlefield and assumed their fighting stances.
Hiruzen Sarutobi swept his gaze over the area. To avoid interfering with one another, the three groups' testing grounds were spaced fairly far apart.
"Mu Yue, you've worked hard these past five weeks, handling over three hundred students by yourself," Hiruzen Sarutobi said with feeling.
In this situation, one person truly wasn't enough. Shadow Clones had to be used.
Sure enough, Mu Yue's original body was still beside him, while his Shadow Clone was over there hosting the examination.
"It's my duty," Mu Yue replied with a smile, saying nothing more.
The Third Hokage smiled and nodded, turning his attention to the battle that had already begun.
Although her opponent, Asakawa Sanken, was a Fourth Grade student and Anko was at a disadvantage in height, she showed no fear whatsoever. She charged straight in and engaged Asakawa Sanken in close combat.
Anko's taijutsu was extremely aggressive—the kind where she could get hurt, but her opponent would definitely be hurt worse.
Feeling the many gazes watching him, Asakawa Sanken groaned inwardly. He was having trouble enduring Anko's crazed assault.
Using the force of Anko's punch, Asakawa Sanken retreated onto a tree. He then sprinted up the trunk and hurled a barrage of Shuriken at Anko, trying to keep her at a distance.
But Anko did not let him shake her off. Having