Unlike the others, the second round's examiners had coordinated their work with the Anbu examiners beforehand. Former Anbu members like Anko, in particular, still kept in touch with those currently serving—
They all knew that the twelve-year-old boy before them had been the true driving force behind foiling the Akatsuki's plot and saving the Anbu.
That incident had caused a huge stir within Konoha. Word had it that even after Lady Tsunade returned, she had only come up with a treatment thanks to Naruto's suggestion...
And the three Anbu examiners attacked by Orochimaru had also been saved with Naruto's help.
The more they knew about Konoha's inner workings, the more astonished they were by this miracle boy.
So Naruto's words carried tremendous authority with them!
Once he spoke up, everyone went straight from doubting the first team to pass to praising them.
After all, once their suspicions were cleared, the more outrageous their own village's results were, the prouder everyone felt.
"Let's carry on, then. Next is the second team to pass. They didn't take very long either—eighty-nine minutes... another Konoha team."
Another one?
Everyone looked at the screen. Unlike Neji's team, who had emerged completely unscathed, this team had been fast enough, but all of them were covered in injuries.
The young man leading them, who wore glasses and had a ponytail, was even limping. Bones all over his body looked out of place, as though something had run him over.
"His name is... Kabuto Yakushi. I know him. He's taken the Chunin Ninja Exams several times... strange. He shouldn't be strong enough to get past the Anbu examiners' tricks this quickly..."
"On that subject, the Human Scroll he obtained is quite interesting. It belonged to Thirteen."
Everyone understood the moment they heard that.
Thirteen was an Anbu examiner's