Ruri sat down on the sofa, then looked at the Third Hokage and thought, What exactly did this old man call me here for? Could it be...
Before Ruri could finish that thought, the Third Hokage took a puff from the pipe in his hand, exhaled a cloud of smoke, and said to him, "You little rascal! What am I supposed to say to you?"
"Lord Hokage, what have I done to upset you?" Ruri asked the Third Hokage with a frown.
"You're still playing dumb? Don't you know perfectly well what you've done?" The Third Hokage frowned at Ruri's words and replied.
"Is this about the Chunin Ninja Exams?" Ruri asked the Third Hokage with a doubtful expression.
Of course, Ruri knew exactly why the Third Hokage had summoned him, but he continued to play dumb.
"Well, there you go. You do know after all!" The Third Hokage leaned back in his chair and said to Ruri with narrowed eyes.
"Lord Hokage, didn't you tell me to put on a good performance during the Chunin Ninja Exams? To let the other countries see Konoha's true strength during the exams! Isn't that what you asked me to do?" Ruri said softly to the Third Hokage.
"So you do remember what I asked you to do, but why did you defeat all of them? Besides, I told you to perform well and show the other countries Konoha's strength, but... you took it too far!" The Third Hokage took a puff from his pipe, then spoke to Ruri irritably.
"I couldn't help it! I wanted to go fight on the front lines with them! So I ended the fight quickly," Ruri said with a smile, looking unconcerned.
The Third Hokage looked into Ruri's pure white eyes and seemed to notice something. He