If that had happened, Sunagakure would have suffered more than a little humiliation.
The Sunagakure contingent breathed a sigh of relief, then burst into cheers.
Rasa's face, however, remained as dark as ever. As he watched Uchiha Yin standing atop the pillar, countless emotions flickered in his eyes.
Karura and Pakura also stared at Uchiha Yin atop the pillar, lost in the lingering taste he had left behind.
"Now, for first place!" Uchiha Yin cleared his throat lightly, then raised his voice.
"Konoha's Kaguya, Konan, and Sara! Forty-one scrolls in total! Their instructor: Uchiha Yin!"
"What?!"
Everyone froze in shock.
"Thirty-eight scrolls! My god! How did they do it? That's an absolute rout! They must have collected the scrolls from almost every opponent they ran into!"
Thirty-eight scrolls meant more than a third of all the scrolls.
That suggested Uchiha Yin's team had defeated a third of the participants.
Of course, the numbers didn't quite work that way.
Some teams might have fought others earlier and already collected more than one scroll.
For instance, the Kaguya Clan team Kaguya had taken down had been carrying ten scrolls. Defeating them had added ten scrolls to her team's total in one go.
Even so, thirty-eight was an outrageous number, and the people of Konoha were thrilled.
The Konoha crowd had been worried that Kirigakure held two of the top four spots, but now their excitement surged.
"Haha! This is a huge victory for Konoha!"
"Exactly! They completely crushed Kirigakure and Sunagakure! That's Lord Uchiha Yin's students for you!"
"Did you know? That whole team is girls! Konan graduated from the Ninja Academy, but I heard the other two weren't even Ninja before!"
"Right! Apparently, Lord Uchiha Yin only taught them for about six months. Who would've thought they could compete in Chunin