Konoha had gone far beyond anything that could be described as bustling.
Even though preparations had begun a week in advance, and the First had even led a team of carpenters to widen the road outside Konoha's gates, it was now jammed solid with horse-drawn and ox-drawn carts.
Many Konoha ninja and villagers were anxiously organizing places for them. If all those horses and oxen stayed on this road, it would be unusable by the next day...
The Konoha ninja on gate duty were at their wits' end. During the chunin ninja exams, the village had already come close to its visitor capacity. No matter how they looked at it, this Shinobi World Conference had attracted dozens of times as many people!
"Hey, someone come help receive the guests! The envoys from Pine Country say their princess just went missing..."
"My God, is this really Konoha? I've been here before! It wasn't like this! Even a pig farm isn't this ridiculous..."
"Who are you calling pigs? Whoever just said that, get out here! Don't hide in the crowd! I saw you!"
"Yeah, keep bluffing! You saw me? All I can see is the backs of people's heads, and you expect me to believe you can see me?"
"Can someone pass me some toilet paper? I can't hold it anymore."
"Holy shit! Stay away from me..."
Countless voices rose and fell, turning the entire scene into utter chaos. For the ninja on duty and the villagers of Konoha, it was a real eye-opener—
There were actually this many people in the world!
It wasn't as though Konoha had failed to prepare. They had long since cleared over ten square kilometers of forest near the village entrance and put in basic facilities, including pavilions and rest camps.
According to Yamato and