Whoosh, whoosh~
Outside the examination grounds, Kotetsu Hagane's team appeared before a stone post. Three Kusagakure corpses lay there.
"They're Kusagakure ninja. Judging by the state of the bodies, they've been dead for some time—probably since before the exam began.
Go notify the chief examiner immediately."
After examining them and gathering the basic intelligence, he spoke to Dokuro Kei behind him.
"Yes."
Dokuro Kei understood the gravity of the situation. With a whoosh, he turned and left.
After he left, Kotetsu Hagane and the others guarded the area until Dokuro Kei returned with the chief examiner, Anko. Teksen Shiso was with them as well.
With a grave expression, Anko looked at the three corpses and discovered that their faces had become a blurred mess, completely gone.
"This is..."
The familiar sight horrified Anko. Memories she had not revisited in a long time surged into her mind.
"What do you make of this?" Kotetsu Hagane asked.
Teksen Shiso said, "Their faces are gone. Someone may have infiltrated the examinees. Could they be planning to attack the candidates entering the Forest of Death?"
If some force had killed every examinee who came for the test without Konoha knowing, even Konoha would be in serious trouble.
Ninja deaths were expected, but if every single one had been wiped out, that would no longer be an ordinary incident. It would become a matter between nations.
"This is bad. Report to the Third Hokage immediately," Anko muttered through gritted teeth as she set off at once.
Whoosh!
The others exchanged glances and quickly followed, leaving behind only one ninja to deal with the bodies.
"Anko, what's wrong?" Teksen Shiso looked at her worriedly.
It was the first time he had seen Anko wearing such an expression. The intruder this time did not seem simple.
Hearing