"... So, the above list is confirmed, do you have anything to add?"
After confirming the last group of people, Third looked around at everyone and finally asked.
"So..."
"Wait a minute, wait a minute!"
Suddenly, a burst of hurried shouting sounded outside the door, but the moment the sound came, a Blond-Haired Boy had already rushed in.
Regardless of everyone's surprised looks, he said anxiously, "Sorry, sorry, I'm late! Um, um, let me think about how to say it... Ah, by the way, Sasuke Uchiha, Hinata Hyuga, in the name of Jonin Kakashi Hatake, I convey that I recommend them to participate in this Chunin Ninja Exams!"
Yes, the person who came was none other than Naruto Uzumaki who had just returned. He was panting. Apparently he ran straight here without stopping after he came back.
"Um... I'm not late, am I?"
Naruto smiled sheepishly.
He didn't expect that he would sleep for so long. When he woke up, besides the group of Land of Snow maids waiting with their rice bowls, there was also Sasuke who looked very impatient.
Therefore, without having time to say goodbye to Kazahana Koyuki, Naruto directly used Flying Thunder God Technique to take Sasuke back to Konoha. The coordinates were Flying Thunder God Kunai that he left in the guest room of the Hyuga Clan.
As a result, Hinata happened to be having lunch at home, and Hanabi, Neji and Karin were also there.
Suddenly seeing Sasuke, Karin was stunned and almost dropped his job.
Others were not surprised, and even Hiashi calmly ordered his servants to prepare two more pairs of bowls and chopsticks.
However, before Naruto had a good chat with the surprised Hinata, he was reminded by Hiashi on the side that the village was already preparing for the Chunin Ninja Exams meeting.
So before he could even sit down, Naruto left Sasuke there and ran all the way here.
"Well, I'm not late, but... Kakashi has already signed up for them before, and they also added Karin to your group. You don't have to rush."
Third looked at Naruto and was not annoyed, and explained calmly.
"... What, Kakashi-sensei told me that it was arranged."
Naruto sighed, scratched his head, then breathed a sigh of relief, and said to everyone Ichiraku: "It's okay, it's okay, you continue..."
"Naruto You also need to return to the team. You are one of the examiners."
Third reminded.
Only then did Naruto notice that his whole body was lying in front of Hokage's table, and he had to return to Konoha Ninja's team with an awkward smile on his face.
Fortunately, no one criticized or laughed at Naruto. Instead, they all looked at him curiously.
People who are familiar with him are curious about where he has been during this time, and people who are not familiar with him have a strong interest in him because of the previous Konoha Anbu incident.
Many people planned to exchange a few words with Naruto, but this occasion was not suitable.
"You Kakashi-sensei just came back from the mission yesterday. I heard that you haven't come back yet, so he arranged the registration in advance. He left the village again this morning."
Only Kai took advantage of Naruto to pass by him and explained to Naruto in time before leaving.
"What other tasks are so urgent at this time?"
Naruto asked curiously.
"Lord Hokage is short of manpower during this period. Most of the tasks that Anbu cannot perform are led by the trustworthy Jonin in the village, so Kakashi is very busy during this period."
Kai continued to explain, "And this also shows that Kakashi is very confident in his subordinates. I believe that Sasuke and Hinata will be fine even without his teacher to guide them..."
"Hehe, of course, but Kakashi-sensei is such a hard worker..."
After getting a general idea, Naruto quickly returned to the team of examiners.
The other Ninja who were not examiners left one after another.
It has to be said that among the adults, Naruto, who was considered relatively tall among his peers, was suddenly overshadowed by the team.
"Can't see the front..."
Naruto is speechless.
"Naruto, cough, come and stand with me."
Gekko Hayate coughed twice and noticed Naruto's embarrassment.
"Okay, okay, thank you!"
Naruto trotted away and stood at the edge of the corner with Hayate - this allowed him to see the front through the gap in the crowd.
"Brother, how is your girlfriend?"
"Ahem, their situation is confidential for the time being, and I don't know, but she is one of the first batch to receive Lady Tsunade treatment."
"Oh, keep it secret, so I won't ask."
With the end of the short interlude with the arrival of Naruto, the meeting returned to order. Third coughed slightly. "Then, the following matters will be explained to everyone by the examiner of Exam."
Third As soon as he finished speaking, smoke suddenly appeared in the open space in front of him.
However, those present were all Konoha elites, so it was obvious at a glance that this was the performance of Summoning Technique.
"Yo ho ho, yo ho ho, it's the turn of Shinobi World, the Toad Sage that everyone knows and everyone knows... Ouch! What are you doing, old man? You interrupted my carefully prepared opening remarks!"
"You are so serious, why don't you look at where there is room for Toad in this place? Release the channeling and just say what you need to say."
Third retracted Tobacco Pipe who hit Disciple on the back of the head to interrupt Summoning Technique, and said seriously.
Jiraiya walked out of the smoke and curled his lips, cursing in his heart:
[The old man sees that he is unwilling to accept the next Hokage position, so he doesn't even give him the dignity and pomp, right? He's really petty!]
"Jiraiya teacher!"
Naruto The voices of surprise from his parents suddenly sounded in his heart.
"He is...Jiraiya?"
From the gap in the crowd, Naruto saw the figure of the white-haired uncle.
Jiraiya's name was not only mentioned by his parents, but also Kurama mentioned it to him several times. I don't know why, but the moment Naruto saw him, an indescribable feeling of intimacy emerged in his heart.
[Hey, no... Dad, Mom, how come I can hear you?]
"Of course you can hear it. They are now connected to your Chakra."
Nine-Tails's voice also sounded, explaining calmly, "In addition to my Chakra, your family is also linked by Ryūmyaku Chakra. From now on, I don't need my Tenten to be your microphone."
"Can this still happen?"
And Jiraiya is arranging the next Chunin Ninja Exams plan. "Old man... ahem, Third Hokage should have explained to you that this Chunin Exams is different from before, because Three Great Shinobi Villages Jointly organized by and funded by Three Great Nations, the list of participants for Chunin Ninja Exams is larger than expected. How to select the truly outstanding and capable Genin is our job.
I arranged a total of three rounds of examination rooms. One of the purposes is to leave only 10 places in the end so that they can participate in the last round of competition one month later. At that time, leaders from various countries will come to watch the competition. At the same time, Kirigakure's Fourth Mizukage and Sunagakure's Fourth Kazekage will also come to visit. So in order to show the rigor of our Konoha..."
Jiraiya looked around at everyone and smiled, "We have to set a target for the first three rounds of examinations."
"99% elimination rate."