After hearing Mitaraishi Anko's words, Shin Uchiha pondered for a moment, but still rejected her suggestion:
"No. The second exam is about to begin. If we cancel it now, especially because of a missing-nin from our own village, Konoha really will become a laughingstock."
At this point, Shin Uchiha glanced at the anxious Anko beside him and instructed her:
"Mitaraishi Anko, go report the situation to the Fifth Hokage, then come back and oversee this exam."
Just as Mitaraishi Anko opened her mouth to argue, Shin Uchiha stopped her and continued meaningfully:
"Anko, the Fifth Hokage actually anticipated all of this long ago, so there's no need to worry. If you really can't put your mind at ease, come take a walk through the Forest of Death with me later."
Hearing Shin Uchiha's words, Mitaraishi Anko hesitated briefly before nodding in agreement.
After all, Mitaraishi Anko knew that the man before her had already become Konoha's strongest fighter several years ago. At his current age, he was also in the prime period for rapid growth in strength. Mitaraishi Anko believed that even a pig would have made a huge leap in strength over those years, let alone the Uchiha Clan's leader standing before her.
In Mitaraishi Anko's mind, you could call this man a womanizer, a beast, or a scumbag, but you couldn't say he lacked strength.
Of course, Mitaraishi Anko would never admit that, aside from the fact that two of her closest friends had fallen into his clutches, another reason she was so hostile toward Shin Uchiha was that she thought he must be blind not to recognize her charms.
At that moment, Shin Uchiha looked at the somewhat dazed Mitaraishi Anko. After a brief hesitation, he patted her shoulder and said rather helplessly:
"All right, the Hokage