After Ibiki finished explaining, his expression turned stern. He removed the covering from his head, revealing a vicious scar with no fewer than six indentations.
The genin who had been somewhat dismissive were instantly shaken. Was this one of the things they would face in the future?
"Because intelligence is sometimes more important than life itself, you often have to risk your life to obtain it while carrying out missions or on the battlefield."
He then launched into an explanation of the importance of intelligence, sparing everyone an entire essay.
Just as Ibiki was chatting happily with the examinees, a black shadow swept in like a gale and landed in front of him, leaving him helpless.
"You're celebrating too soon!"
"I'm the First Examiner for the second round, Anko Mitarashi!"
A massive cloth banner hung behind her as a backdrop, completely blocking Ibiki from view.
"The next exam is waiting for you!"
"Follow me!"
Here she came—the future potato. Neji propped up his face as he watched Anko make her flashy entrance.
Perhaps her entrance had been too dramatic, because the venue fell completely silent. Everyone just stared wide-eyed at one another, seemingly still unable to process it.
Ibiki quietly poked half his long face out from behind her and whispered, "No one's paying attention to you!"
Anko's face immediately darkened. Did he really have to twist the knife?
She swept her gaze around, and seeing how many genin remained, she shouted, "Seventy-eight people?"
"Ibiki, why are there still twenty-six teams left? Your exam was way too easy!"
"The examinees were strong this time," Ibiki defended himself against Anko's mockery.
"Hmph. Fine, just watch me. I'll cut the numbers by more than half!"
Decisive as ever, Anko swept her arm and led all the examinees away.
Before long,