What a Mess? Then Konoha Should Never Hold It Again!

"We're not participating anymore!"

"We're going back to the Land of Lightning!"

Omoi and Karui stood up as well, echoing Darui.

Though they had no idea what Darui was trying to do, they were all ninjas from the Land of Lightning. No matter what Darui was thinking, they had to take his side now!

Darui sighed helplessly and merely closed his eyes.

In truth, when Xuanyu urged him to stand up and confront Ibiki, the chief examiner, he had already expected Omoi and Karui to rise in support of him.

This...

Darui was at a loss. He had no idea what Xuanyu was trying to achieve. Was it because he had been targeted earlier and wanted to save face, or something else? Whatever the reason, he had to do as Xuanyu said. Otherwise, he, Omoi, and Karui would be in serious trouble!

"You..." Ibiki's expression turned grim. These people from the other villages really were thorns in his side, and there was nothing he could do about them!

If they had been Konoha ninjas, he would have reprimanded them long ago, perhaps even disqualified them outright. But these ninjas from two different villages involved inter-village relations, so he could not simply berate them!

However, they seemed dissatisfied with his explanation. What was he supposed to do next?

Ibiki's mind raced as he continuously considered countermeasures.

At that moment, Naruto, who had always loved stirring up trouble, stood up as well. "The people who gave up were treated too unfairly! This exam is completely unreasonable. I'm not taking it either!"

"Naruto?"

"Naruto?"

Sakura and Sasuke were both stunned when they saw Naruto stand up. What did this have to do with Naruto? Why was he standing up?

Sit down, sit down. Sakura repeated the words over and over in her heart.