Facing Karatachi Yagura's question, Araki weighed his options for a moment before asking, "Will my choice affect the arrangements for Zabuza and Black Bone?"
After all, the three of them had originally been a genin team. As their captain, he still had to show at least some concern for his two juniors.
"To be honest, your choice will not have much impact on either of them. Their most important task at the moment is preparing for the Joint Chunin Exams a month from now. From that perspective, your promotion is what will affect them most, because they are now short one teammate."
Karatachi Yagura spread his hands and spoke with a hint of teasing.
"Sigh, it's all because I'm too outstanding..."
Araki frowned and sighed, then suddenly had an idea. "If I choose to become a genin instructor, can I still lead my original team?"
Going from Captain Araki to Teacher Araki—a magnificent transformation like that did not sound bad at all.
"Becoming a genin instructor—have you decided?"
"I have."
Araki nodded. Only this job would leave him with the most spare time for personal training.
Based on his own experience, genin spent more than half their mission time on ships, making it ideal for training.
"Very well. Since that is the case, from this moment on, you are one of the examiners for the Joint Chunin Exams."
Karatachi Yagura nodded. Before Araki could raise a question, he continued, "Your first task is to select two outstanding genin teams to represent Kirigakure in the Joint Chunin Exams. The deadline is one week."
"Wait a minute..."
Araki truly could not hold back when he heard this assignment, because this was completely different from the cushy work arrangement he had imagined!
"This joint exam should be a very important matter, right? I'm