"It's only death! What's there to be afraid of?"
With a handsome face before her, Karin's fighting spirit soared.
Sasuke, who had thought he would need to talk her into it, froze for a moment. He hadn't expected her to be so determined, and his opinion of Karin rose another notch.
Once the consent forms were collected, the Mask examiners entered the testing grounds first, while Sasuke and the others began collecting their scrolls.
Hinata held a Heaven Scroll.
"Did you see which one Neji's team got?"
"They got an Earth Scroll."
Hinata answered.
Sasuke frowned, then told Hinata to put the scroll away.
"Are you sure you want me to keep it?"
"Yes. Your eyes are better suited to preventing surprise attacks than mine." Sasuke nodded confidently. "Apart from that guy, the others probably aren't worth worrying about."
Whether it was deliberate or not, Neji's and Hinata's teams had been chosen to collect their scrolls first. Afterward, unmasked examiners led them to their respective entrances.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Tenten and Rock Lee whispered at the back of their group.
"Neji looks so worked up."
"Is it because we're first, so he can't use that peeking strategy he just came up with? Instead, Hinata's team might have found out which scroll we have. Is that why he's so annoyed?"
"Probably. Speaking of which, haven't you noticed how often Neji's been using his Byakugan these past few days?"
"Yeah..."
Listening to his teammates chatter on, Neji frowned and glared at them.
"Whoa, a Byakugan attack! So scary!"
Rock Lee and Tenten let out exaggerated cries.
"You two!"
The Chunin examiner standing before them could only stare. This team certainly was a lively bunch...
Still, he didn't interrupt them. After all, being this relaxed meant they really did have confidence