Lord Asura, what exactly is your goal?

In a corner of the classroom, the three Genin from Iwagakure were observing the entire exam room with an almost bored air.

Deidara, his long blond hair tied into a ponytail behind his head and his left eye hidden by his bangs, had been idly twirling the pen in his hand, scoffing at the Konoha Genin and their "petty squabbles."

In his eyes, these people were nothing but frogs at the bottom of a well who had yet to witness true "art."

But when Big Sister Hinata's Byakugan erupted with that Coercion that made everyone present's heart tremble, Deidara's pen-twirling abruptly stopped. "Oh?" Deidara muttered, the corner of his mouth curving into an interested smile. "This Byakugan girl—she's kind of interesting."

That Coercion was not merely chakra. It was also mixed with a Kekkei Genkai, something he had never seen before.

Deidara could not say exactly what it was, but as Ōnoki's disciple and a genius of Iwagakure, he had a keen instinct for powerful auras.

That Hyuga girl, who looked so soft and weak, was definitely not simple. He just did not know whether it was because of those Byakugan, or because of the person herself—

Then Ibiki Morino's entrance interrupted Deidara's thoughts.

Watching the scar-covered, imposing man walk up to the podium, Deidara rubbed his chin with great interest and murmured, "Pretty cool way to make an entrance, hmm."

His mind had already begun designing a new artistic plan: If I use clay bombs to blow out a cloud of smoke, then make my entrance from inside it—combined with lighting effects—hmm, it should be even more shocking—

Void and Kirara, who were sitting beside Deidara, were quietly observing the Star Ninja on the other side of the classroom, silently gathering intelligence on the new generation of Star Ninja.