High above the Circular Arena, atop the towering dome over the spectators' heads, Madara Uchiha had remained standing, watching every move below.
When he saw Hiruzen Sarutobi grind Sandai down through sheer endurance and an absurdly long health bar, the corners of his mouth rose despite himself, as though the foolish monkey had amused him. But upon hearing that shamelessly fawning declaration of victory, his smile dropped straight away. Veins bulged at his temples, and his expression turned ugly.
That damned monkey had some nerve letting his lust run wild!
But when Madara saw the Konoha examinees lose one after another, "ugly" no longer began to describe his expression.
Those useless little bastards!
With a dark expression, Madara Uchiha noted down every examinee from the Four Villages who had bullied the younger children, resolving to track them down later for a nice little chat with them, their families, and their villages. He also added every defeated brat to his Death Notebook.
The little Konoha brats, who had just been thrashed by opponents far beyond their level, had yet to recover from their injuries and dejection. They had no idea that a furious Teacher Madara would beat them again once they returned. They were truly pitiful.
Only when Shingetsu entered the arena to cheers from the entire crowd did Madara's grim expression ease a little. An unconscious gleam of tenderness surfaced in his cold, stern eyes as he quietly watched his pupil's every move.
In his opinion, not a single examinee here could match Shingetsu. Even if they all attacked together, she would simply string them up and beat the whole lot. The outcome of this duel was beyond question.
Yet when he saw the Uzumaki Clan's barrier enclose the entire arena, followed by a huge summoned beast spewing poisonous mist