Hanzo sighed and could only have Ryu take the spot for now.
In the end, Amegakure's team of examinees consisted of Asuka, Ryu, and Guren.
Sending only one team carried more symbolic meaning than practical value.
Only at this moment did Hanzo understand.
Something seemed to have gone wrong with his assumptions.
Amakawa Mingren had not followed the usual pattern and entered the exam as an Amegakure Ninja.
Instead, he was lurking in the shadows, most likely waiting for a chance to cause trouble.
If that was the case—
Then it would be a huge problem.
Because it showed that he did not take the usual path and would not follow the rules of the Five Great Nations, or even the Ninja World.
When everyone was playing cards and chess with one another, deciding matters according to established rules—
Someone suddenly came over and flipped over everyone's chessboards.
This was undoubtedly... a provocation against every ninja village.
Changing the world was not an easy thing.
Hanzo had never imagined that Amakawa Mingren's audacity would reach such a degree.
He believed that—
With Amakawa Mingren's intelligence, he would not be easily eliminated.
He was surely sharpening his blade in secret.
And that was what made him most terrifying.
Seeing that his granddaughter wanted to say something, Hanzo nodded. "Don't worry. I've already sent out many clones to begin investigating, while trying not to alert the Konoha ninja..."
Konoha was different from his own village.
Conducting a search there would undoubtedly draw their attention.
It could easily lead to misunderstandings.
So... even he had to proceed with great caution.
Watching his granddaughter and the others enter the Ninja Academy, Hanzo could not help but shake his head with a bitter smile. "Who would have thought... that I, Hanzo of the Salamander, would