Ever since she had become somewhat sensible, little Miyuki had rarely needed to ask her father, Mizuki, for anything.
Tickets for the third round of the Chunin Exams were not particularly valuable.
So Mizuki casually gave little Miyuki three tickets, allowing her to arrange for the whole family to go watch together.
However, the little girl had not expected her friends to be unable to get in because they had no tickets.
Futaba Tsumugi and Makoto Ito could hardly be blamed for being troubled by this.
In fact, a few years ago, Konoha residents basically did not need tickets to watch the Chunin Exams.
The venue was large enough to accommodate visitors from all sides.
But as postwar order was rebuilt, Konoha grew larger and larger. The originally low wooden houses vanished, replaced by one tall building after another rising from the ground. Naturally, the village's population also continued to grow, and a grand event like the Chunin Exams could no longer accommodate every resident.
As the host, Konoha also had to give quite a few tickets to guests who had come from elsewhere, leaving even fewer slots for its own villagers.
To maintain order during the Chunin Exams, Konoha activated the examination venue's composite barrier and used tickets imbued with the power of talismans as proof of entry, screening those who entered the venue. Anyone without a ticket would be barred from entering.
Unfortunately, the examination venue's barrier had been set up by Mizuki a few years ago, and even the technique for making the entry tickets had been taught by him back then.
For Mizuki, making a few tickets for the Chunin Exams venue was no effort at all.
It was rare for little Miyuki to ask Mizuki for help, so he should have readily agreed. Still, he