That impossible possibility was still a possibility.
If that was really the case...
Hanzo's eyes slowly widened.
He realized that Amakawa Mingren had an even bigger plan.
Or rather, he was about to do something huge.
"Damn... Hozuki Mangetsu isn't entirely his target. There's a very good chance he plans to kill most of the examinees in this exam!!"
Having realized this,
Hanzo swiftly used the Body Flicker Technique and left the scene.
Not long after, when Kushina arrived at the guest lounge after lunch, she found only Pakura and the others standing there, utterly bewildered...
Showdown
Fifty minutes later...
Hanzo found Mingren slaughtering his way through the Forest of Death.
A massive snake over ten meters long lay on the ground, having been beaten to death.
Mingren, his fists covered in blood, turned to look at Hanzo. "You looking for me?"
His tone sounded distracted.
A deathly silence hung in the air.
After a moment, Hanzo slowly spoke. "What... are you doing here?"
"Waiting for rabbits by a tree stump."
Mingren answered directly and bluntly.
"I'll kill every examinee I don't like the look of. Of course... I'll spare those from the minor ninja villages."
After all, most minor ninja villages had suffered circumstances similar to Amegakure's.
They had been invaded, plundered, and soaked in blood and tears.
As for the Five Great Nations, their only fate was death.
"Think of the bigger picture. This won't do..." Hanzo shook his head, doing his best to suppress his tone.
"Why won't it?"
Mingren countered.
"Because this is the Chunin Exam? You're the ones taking it, not me."
I... am only here to kill.
"..."
Hanzo shook his head, clearly disapproving.
"In the current situation, what you're doing will draw Konoha's attention. Doing something like this in their territory—don't you know