Following right behind the Zero Magic World delegation were twelve contestants led by Daito, Tanchi, Renga, and the others.
This result had actually taken many people by surprise.
Three hundred and fifteen ninja had passed the preliminaries and entered "Reincarnation Paradise."
Yet in the end, only twelve had earned enough points to rank among the top hundred.
This was also what puzzled Hamura Otsutsuki.
"Although it was unexpected, it makes sense when you think it through."
In the room that had once been the Hokage's office and was now the Ninjutsu Sect's office, Tobirama Senju sat on the sofa, staring at the virtual screen projected into the air by the Visual Den Den Mushi as he answered Hamura Otsutsuki's question in a deep voice.
"After the Shinobi World was conquered by the World Government, half of its elites entered Sea Ninja Village, while a quarter joined our Ninjutsu Sect."
"Only the remaining quarter stayed among the civilian population, and most of that quarter belonged to the major ninja clans and the Land of Iron."
"Among those participating in the Top 100 Tournament, Daito is a Samurai from the Land of Iron, so there is no need to say more. Only Tanchi and Renga are true geniuses from civilian backgrounds."
"Although the remaining three hundred and twelve possess some Kekkei Genkai or secret technique, most are merely of average aptitude and unwilling to remain ordinary, hoping to change their fates through the Top 100 Tournament."
"Perhaps because they heard it was merely a 'civilian event,' those ninja clans had never paid much attention to the Top 100 Tournament."
"However, the scale of this opening ceremony alone is enough to show how seriously the World Government takes it. The clan heads and elders who remained in the Shinobi World's homeland must be