Tsunade's eyelid twitched slightly, but she did not answer directly.
Instead, she said calmly:
"Keep talking!"
Ye Chen nodded and promptly continued:
"I don't know how you plan to kick off the Chunin Tournament."
"When I say everyone will participate, I mean having our villagers ranked Chunin and below take part in the tournament."
"The few Jonin villagers and I will maintain order during the tournament to prevent unnecessary trouble."
Tsunade's brows knitted again, and she stared at Ye Chen gravely.
"Do you know how many people are competing this time?"
"How much of an impact would having all of Hidden Jun Village participate have on the other contestants?"
"Besides, what qualifies a tiny place like Hidden Jun Village to take up so many slots?"
Tsunade's words had already grown somewhat harsh.
At first, she had been trying her best to restrain herself.
But Ye Chen's conditions were "too much." Even for the sake of those three bowls of ramen, Tsunade found it hard to suppress her anger.
Ye Chen spread his hands and said:
"Senior, I know you're anxious, but don't be anxious just yet!"
Seeing Tsunade's brows already rising, Ye Chen did not dare keep joking around.
"Please hear me out first. There'll be plenty of time to get angry afterward!"
Tsunade suppressed her anger and said nothing.
Ye Chen stood up, clasped his hands behind his back, and paced as he spoke:
"I understand your concerns completely."
"But the conditions I've proposed won't affect the other contestants' interests at all."
"Because... I plan to have our villagers act as 'trial administrators,' responsible for making trouble for the other contestants."
"However, they won't compete directly, nor will they take up any tournament slots."
"In other words, our villagers will only make trouble for the contestants. They won't take