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Konoha's inn.
The ninja from the other villages who had come for the exam were all still awake, merely staring at the night outside with grave expressions.
Land of Lightning, Darui's room.
"Xuan Yu will be meeting with us tomorrow. How should we respond?"
Darui looked at the gloomy crowd and was the first to speak, breaking the heavy silence.
Omoi, Karui, and Samui all wore extremely solemn expressions. They were all Killer B's disciples, but now that they thought about it, if their master faced Xuan Yu at full strength, it would probably take just one Black Rod.
"What is there to think about? Of course, whatever Uchiha Xuan Yu says goes. Didn't we already discuss this?"
Omoi scratched his head helplessly. His tone was equally helpless. It was not that he did not want to discuss the matter, but the moment he thought about it, he felt powerless.
Because anyone who had seen Xuan Yu act would understand what true helplessness was.
It was genuine helplessness. He did not even have the slightest thought of resisting.
"There's nothing to discuss about this matter!"
Samui nodded in agreement, brushing back her long blond hair before continuing, "No matter what demands Uchiha Xuan Yu makes, we have to agree!"
"What we need to do now is figure out how to persuade Lord Raikage and the Land of Lightning's higher-ups!"
Samui gave the matter serious thought before presenting her idea to the others.
"I know a little about Xuan Yu as well. He may not make demands that are too excessive, but they certainly will not be simple either!" Darui nodded and continued, "What we need to do is make Lord Raikage and the Konoha Higher-Ups agree to Xuan Yu's demands!"
"But... they have never witnessed Xuan Yu's terror. They