After Team 7 entered the actual examination room, they saw a ninja who was clearly from the Aburame Clan standing in the center of the podium—he wore a black one-piece outer garment with a high-collared black undershirt beneath it. Once his hood was up, only his face was exposed, and even that was covered by a pair of small dark sunglasses.
The only distinguishing feature was a purple marking on his right cheek.
If he wasn't from the Aburame Clan, he was probably some creepy stalker!
The Aburame proctor glanced at the three of them. Then another Chunin beside him handed them their exam numbers and said, "Sit according to your numbers. Once seated, no whispering!"
The three of them took their number tags and, sure enough, were assigned to separate seats.
Akashi came to the third row from the back on the right side. There were still few people around him, but Shibi Aburame was seated directly in front of him.
"Shibi, how many uncles or great-uncles removed is the proctor from you?" Akashi quietly asked Shibi Aburame.
Shibi Aburame: ...
Just as Akashi thought Shibi Aburame had no intention of answering, a Kikaichū crawled onto his desk and twitched its two forelegs.
Akashi recognized it at once as the standard Tobirama code. Once deciphered—
[Distantly related], [Not close], [Long ago], [Shimura Danzō], [Root].
Akashi immediately understood. This proctor was likely from a branch family of the Aburame Clan. He had attached himself to Shimura Danzō long ago and had now joined Root!
After learning this, Akashi's expression grew slightly stern, though he was not overly nervous.
After what had happened with Warring States Sealing History, Danzō's Root had become somewhat more restrained.
At a time like this, especially during the sensitive period of the joint Chunin Exams, would