"Boom—boom—"
Dull drumbeats came from deep within the Forest of Death, startling a flock of gray finches from the treetops. The flutter of their wings sounded especially clear in the silent woods.
In a forest clearing, sixty figures stood beneath an invisible pressure. Each clutched a cold metal number tag, its numbers gleaming beneath the dappled shadows and reflecting faces tense or wary.
"Ta-da~ Yours truly, Anko, makes her dazzling entrance! Hahaha~"
Scarlet hair suddenly whipped out from behind a tree. With a lollipop between her teeth, Mitaraishi Anko hopped lightly to the ground. The red coat over her black mesh shirt swept through knee-high weeds, stirring a few dead leaves. She flung out two kunai, unfurling a banner.
[Third exam, chief examiner: Lady Anko.]
"Who's that?! Where'd she come from...?"
"Holy shit?! Scared the hell out of me..."
"Are you guys blind? Doesn't the banner behind her say she's the third exam's examiner, Lady Anko?!"
"What the hell?! This woman's our examiner?! Is she even reliable~?"
"Reliable or not, she's already here~"
"Tch, what a weirdo~"
The examinees reacted in all sorts of ways. Some ignored her, some immediately looked away, some studied her curiously, and others murmured among themselves.
In short,
nobody made a point of responding.
Or acknowledging this rather flighty-looking woman.
And just like that, the atmosphere fell flat.
So awkward~
Qingwu thought, Hahaha~ I wanted to comment on this when I watched the anime. This woman's just as scatterbrained as Naruto. Never thought I'd get to see it live. This is hilarious.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk~ How boring. Not one of you's paying attention to me." Anko pursed her lips, pulled the lollipop stick from her mouth, and pressed her tongue against the corner of her lips. As her alluring eyes swept over the crowd, their