Yamanaka Takuma did not quite understand what sort of future Kazemori Masaki was talking about, but he believed Masaki was a man of foresight. Everything he was doing now was for the village's prosperity and strength. In particular, his approach to cooperation between the village and merchants had greatly reduced the Shinobi Village's financial dependence on the Daimyo and brought tremendous benefits to the Ninja Clans. Takuma therefore resolved to follow Masaki. Masaki would never mistreat those who followed him.
"Oh, they're coming in." Kazemori Masaki watched the candidates enter the examination room one after another. They formed small clusters divided by country and team. Even companions from the same Shinobi Village were competitors here; the only people they could trust were their own teammates.
More than three hundred people were taking this examination, most of them from smaller Shinobi Villages. The ninja sent by the Five Great Shinobi Villages made up only a small proportion. The reason was that the smaller villages knew their own strength was lacking, so they sent as many candidates as possible to make up for quality with quantity. The Five Great Shinobi Villages, meanwhile, sent only their best, so their numbers were naturally smaller.
Kazemori Masaki paid particular attention to the ninja from Kumogakure Ninja Village. They had sent two teams this time, six people in total, to take the Chunin Ninja Exams. He remembered Satomi mentioning that one team had clashed with his students. Soon enough, he saw one of the teams get up and approach Hatake Sakumo and the others.
Since this Secret Technique could not transmit sound, Kazemori Masaki had no idea what they were saying, but judging by their behavior, it was probably some sort of provocation. Hmm, this team's teacher seemed to be Sora. Were they going to settle