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"Otogakure?"

In the Hokage Office, Namikaze Minato was reading a letter from the Daimyo of the Land of Rice Fields. It concerned the establishment of a ninja village in the Land of Rice Fields, and the letter also expressed the hope that Otogakure could establish friendly diplomatic relations with Konoha.

Namikaze Minato found it a little strange.

The Land of Rice Fields was only a small country, with few resources and a small population. It was almost impossible for a ninja village established in such a country to receive any mission requests.

Still, that was their business. Namikaze Minato shook his head and wrote a reply expressing his approval and encouragement. As for diplomatic cooperation...

Namikaze Minato's eyes suddenly lit up. "Why not hold a joint Chunin Selection Exam with several countries?"

Otogakure in the Land of Rice Fields, Takigakure in the Land of Waterfalls, Kusagakure in the Land of Grass, Sunagakure in the Land of Wind, and Konoha: five countries and five ninja villages. That would be enough to hold a unique Chunin Selection Exam.

If it went well, they could continue it as a "tradition" and use it to maintain relations between all sides.

Namikaze Minato immediately wrote down the proposal.

After finishing the letter, Namikaze Minato had Genma Shiranui send it out.

Before long, someone knocked at the office door.

Hanfu had arrived.

After finishing his conversation with Shisui, Hanfu had hurried straight to the Hokage Office to discuss Shisui's eyesight problem with Namikaze Minato.

"Has Shisui's eyesight really gotten this bad?"

When he heard that three Special Jonin and two Elite Chunin could overwhelm Shisui in a fight, Namikaze Minato's attention quickly shifted from the "Chunin Joint Selection Exam" to Shisui.

Hanfu nodded. "He can't tell men from women from five meters away, or people from