All the participating candidates' teachers had gathered in the High Tower to await their students. Although Kazemori Masaki was the supervisor of these chunin ninja exams, he was also the teacher of one of the teams, and he was waiting in the High Tower in that capacity now.
Kazemori Masaki was confident that his students would pass the second exam. Even setting the other two aside, Hatake Sakumo was a legendary shinobi who would earn the name "White Fang." Surely he would not fail even the second exam? Nothing was absolute, of course, but Kazemori Masaki considered that possibility rather unlikely.
Sure enough, just as the first day of the exam was drawing to a close, Kazemori Masaki received word that some candidates had arrived—and they were his students. He murmured something to himself, then rose to greet them. As he stepped into the corridor, however, he saw someone emerge from around the corner.
"Miss Sora," Kazemori Masaki greeted her.
"Kazemori Masaki." Sora had not expected to see him here. "Has something happened?" she asked, a little surprised.
"Nothing much. My students have arrived, so naturally I'm going to see them as their teacher," Kazemori Masaki briefly explained.
"What a coincidence. My students have arrived too," Sora said with a smile.
"Really?" Kazemori Masaki was taken aback by the coincidence. "It seems both our teams are quite capable," he said, smiling.
"They certainly are skilled, but my senior's students are stronger. They probably just got lucky to make it here so quickly," Sora said as she walked.
"Right, you did bring six students, if I remember correctly. Three of them belong to your senior—er, his name is He, isn't it?" Kazemori Masaki said hesitantly, trying to recall the Third Raikage's name at this point in time.
"My senior's name should