"By the way, I think Uzumaki Kushina and Uzumaki Kanao have long been strong enough too. Why didn't you let the two of them participate in this Chunin Exam?" Tsunade suddenly asked curiously.
"As ninja, they should hide their abilities whenever they can. Why insist on taking some Chunin Exam? Wouldn't it be fine to steadily rise to Chunin rank? Besides, Konoha Village doesn't need the Chunin Exam to build publicity anymore," Sarutobi Toru answered.
Though Sarutobi Toru was partly brushing Tsunade off, it was also what he genuinely thought. If there was no need for fame or profit, quietly advancing to Chunin was more beneficial for a ninja than participating in the Chunin Exam.
Just like how Sarutobi Toru had turned down the Chunin Exam championship back then. Konoha's goal of promoting its reputation had already been achieved, and personally, becoming the Chunin Exam champion would not have brought Sarutobi Toru any benefits. So he decisively yielded the championship to Hatake Sakumo.
And if there were no demands from one's village or clan, the greatest benefit of participating in the Chunin Exam was demonstrating one's potential and attracting the village to invest more resources in them.
But Uzumaki Kushina and Uzumaki Kanao were Tsunade's disciples and famous Medical Stars at Konoha Hospital. What resources could they possibly fail to obtain? There was simply no need for them to participate in an event like the Chunin Exam, which would expose their information and easily draw the attention of other ninja villages.
Besides, the participants of this Chunin Exam were destined to become supporting props for his Incarnation. Why the hell would they go?
In fact, few ninja who could participate in the Chunin Exam were weak. If they followed the normal process, most of them could basically be promoted to