Only One Goal

While Tsukimi and the others focused on their training and made their final preparations, only seven days remained until the official start of the Joint Chunin Exams among the Five Great Nations.

Preparations within Konoha had also entered their final stage. The streets and alleys were newly renovated, and the examination venue barriers, spectator stands, and security checkpoints were all fully set up, wrapping the entire Konoha in a tense atmosphere that hinted at readiness for action.

Looking across the Shinobi World, however, winds and clouds were already beginning to churn.

The participating personnel from each village had been completely finalized, and having packed their gear, they left their respective ninja villages one after another and headed toward Konoha in the Land of Fire.

The parting instructions from each village seemed brief, yet they all concealed different calculations and ambitions.

Kumogakure in the Land of Lightning.

Kumogakure's roster for these exams could be called luxurious, with the elites of the new generation all dispatched.

Led by the future Fourth Raikage A, with the Raikage's aide Dodai serving as second-in-command, the lineup included top-tier geniuses such as Samui, Mabui, Shi, Yugito Nii, and the future Fifth Raikage Darui.

The atmosphere inside the Raikage Building was solemn. The Third Raikage sat upright in the main seat, his gaze as sharp as lightning and carrying an inherent, intimidating pressure.

Looking at the young people lined up and standing at attention before him, the Third Raikage spoke slowly, his voice like rumbling thunder.

"Your primary mission in going to Konoha is to investigate and record the ninjutsu characteristics, combat habits, and weaknesses of all the new-generation geniuses from the Sand, Stone, Mist, and Konoha ninja villages, and bring that intelligence back completely."

Kumogakure had always been overbearing and fierce, maintaining the image of brash