By the time Hoshi and the others finished their special training, less than a week remained before the Chunin Exam began.
To ensure fairness, according to the agreement, their Chunin Exam would not be held within Konoha Interior. Instead, it would be held entirely in the Land of Rivers.
The Hidden Hot Spring Village of this country had voluntarily taken on the hosting of this Chunin Exam, and they were also one of its participating villages.
Both Cloud Village and Konoha were somewhat surprised by the initiative of this small village, but since someone was willing to provide food, lodging, and a venue, they were naturally more than happy to accept.
Neither country believed that the Hidden Hot Spring Village would cause any trouble. After all, the Land of Rivers, caught between them, was the country most desperate for peace.
If they sabotaged the Chunin Exam and allowed the war to continue, the entire Land of Rivers would face utter destruction.
The Daimyo of the Land of Rivers would have to be insane to let the Hidden Hot Spring Village stir up trouble.
In truth, both the Daimyo of the Land of Rivers and the chief of the Hidden Hot Spring Village attached great importance to this Chunin Exam. Of course, they were not hoping to make a name for themselves in such an absurdly difficult Chunin Exam.
They simply hoped to use this Chunin Exam to curry favor with the ninja villages on both sides, hoping that whether the two sides continued fighting or not, they would not drag the Land of Rivers into it.
This was likely the tragedy of small countries. They were clearly the victims, yet they still had to please their oppressors in the cracks between two great powers.
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