"Enough, quiet! Lord Mizukage is about to come out!"
Despite their teachers telling them to be quiet, quite a few curious kids were still whispering below.
"Teacher, who are those people up front? Why do they get even more fanfare than the Seven Swordsmen?"
The teachers leading them were speechless. The Mizukage was about to appear, and these little brats still had endless questions.
Looking into their students' wide eyes, brimming with a thirst for knowledge, the teachers could only lower their voices and explain helplessly.
"If I'm not mistaken, they should be the village's trump card, established just a few years ago-the Kekkei Genkai Corps!"
"The Kekkei Genkai Corps? How come we've never heard of them?"
The Jonin teacher sighed softly. "You really don't read the village newspaper at all."
"The Kekkei Genkai Corps exists for two reasons: to quickly field a special forces unit during wartime, and to balance the influence of the village's major Kekkei Genkai families."
Kirigakure now had more Kekkei Genkai families than anyone could count. The village's support policies were so enviable that many outside Kekkei Genkai families were racking their brains for a way in.
In today's Kirigakure, not having a Kekkei Genkai instead made you a second-class citizen, someone others looked down on.
Of course, clans weren't defined solely by Kekkei Genkai. Having a unique Secret Technique counted too.
Take the Hozuki Clan's Hydrification Technique, which made them unbeatable in close combat, or the Hoshigaki Clan. Ever since Kisame brought his personal techniques back to the clan, they too had become a major power.
The Jonin leading them watched the backs of the Kekkei Genkai Corps, his expression solemn.
"Every one of them is their clan's Double Flower Red Pole, a representative of its strongest fighting force!"
"Their rankings directly determine their