Konoha's gates.
"That boy was terrifying..."
After completing the registration, Kotetsu Hagane watched the departing group from Sunagakure, particularly the boy with the tattoo of the character for love on his forehead.
Just one glance had let him feel the other boy's blazing killing intent.
Even ninjas like them, who had come down from the battlefield, did not possess such intense murderous aura.
Izumo Kamizuki said, "A little. Is this what Sunagakure's ninjas are like? They actually produced such a gifted young genius. I wonder whether our genius, Neji, could beat him?"
Konoha's well-known genius was Hyuga Neji, someone many ninjas knew about.
The other was Sasuke, who had only graduated this year.
However, they felt that a genius who had graduated barely half a year ago had yet to mature.
Tobitake Tonbo said, "Come on, the Chunin Ninja Exams are ultimately about showing our capabilities to the daimyos of every country. If it comes down to it, I can show off a few moves as an examiner. They'll still see Konoha's foundation."
The daimyos of various nations came to watch in order to assess which ninja village had the deeper foundations and was more suitable for issuing missions, thereby helping their countries develop better.
He felt that repeating the method from the previous Chunin Ninja Exams and showing off a little was not impossible.
"...Please don't. Lord Hokage didn't make you the chief examiner this time because he was afraid you'd steal the spotlight from the younger generation, making the daimyos think our village had no one left and causing mission resources to be snatched away by other villages."
Kotetsu Hagane said.
Wasn't that exactly right? If they needed the older generation to step out in order to put on a good showing, they might as well have the