A microcosm of battle?
Listening to the Third Hokage's words and looking at his solemn face, Konoha's newcomers were practically frozen on the spot.
I see. As expected of the Third Hokage!
He even noticed something so minor.
Could this count as favoritism toward his own village's newcomers? At that moment, Hada Ichiba's gaze shifted slightly. After glancing at the newcomers from the corner of his eye, this thought surfaced in his mind.
Are these Konoha Genin idiots?
They don't even understand something this obvious?
Hmph! A bunch of parasites living in a peaceful village.
At the same time, Hada Ryuhiko, whose gaze had also shifted slightly like Hada Ichiba's, had this thought flash through his mind.
The previously neutral look he gave Konoha's newcomers was now openly laced with disdain.
"Historically speaking, the allied nations of today were neighboring countries that had once constantly been at war. To avoid mutually assured destruction, the nations deliberately chose a battlefield and held competitions between ninjas. That was how the multinational Chunin Exams came about."
At that moment, the Third Hokage's explanation followed.
"W-why does it have to be like that? Isn't this just for selecting Chunin?"
Hearing this, as though the words had overturned some people's common sense, a question blurted out from among Konoha's newcomers.
It was Uzumaki Naruto of Konoha's Team 7.
Clearly, the Third Hokage's explanation had shattered certain people's beautiful fantasies.
Hm? Doesn't Konoha's academy teach them even this?
Even Anna knows that.
Haha!
Konoha's Genin really are so dumb!
That question also drew the attention of Hada Anna, who had been bent over her food and had paid no attention whatsoever to the Third Hokage in front of them.
At this moment, upon hearing those words, Hada Anna's innocent heart delivered this verdict.
"Indeed, it cannot