What drove them even closer to despair was that they still remembered this was a joint Chunin Exam hosted by Konoha. The woman before them was even a Genin taking the exam alongside them.
Now that the outside enemy was gone, the Chunin Exam did not seem to be over.
Did that not mean they were still opponents in the exam?
If she attacked them, it would be perfectly within the rules. They could not even object.
Remembering the power Kaguya had displayed in that brief instant, they lost all will to resist.
Damn it! Konoha entered someone this powerful in the Chunin Ninja Exams?
This whole exam is a sham!
With a woman that terrifying taking part, first place is already Konoha's, isn't it?
No one could possibly take it from them.
Rasa roared inwardly, furious and unwilling to accept it.
He had only just managed to suppress his resentment over the slap Karura had given him. Now this situation was driving him mad all over again.
After all, Rasa had come to Konoha for this exam to make a name for himself in battle, bolster Sunagakure's standing, and help it rise to glory once more.
But now...
Rasa was not even sure he would make it out alive.
Before this, Rasa would have been certain Konoha would not do anything to him. But Uchiha Yin had ignored Black Zetsu's threat entirely, making it clear that he did not care whether Rasa lived or died.
Worse, the fleeting indifference in Kaguya's eyes when she looked at him left him struggling to breathe.
Is she going to kill me to keep me quiet?!
Cold sweat broke out across Rasa's forehead.
I never should have come here. It's Karura and Pakura's fault for not stopping me.
Rasa could not help thinking