Xuan Zhe finished speaking, turned, and left.
Rin Nohara and Kurenai Yuhi also left the training room, taking Team 8 and Team 10 with them, respectively.
Only the three members of Team 7 remained, standing there in a daze.
Three hours? Was this some kind of joke?
And just like that, the Konoha 12 had officially come together.
Around the same time, Konoha's allies, Kumogakure and Kirigakure, also selected their rookies for the year.
Kumogakure put Omoi, Karui, and Atsui on a team.
Kirigakure teamed up Hozuki Suigetsu, Chojuro, and Haku.
Both groups shared a goal-to take part in the Chunin Ninja Exams being held in Konoha in a few months.
Although Konoha currently had alliances with all three major villages-Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure-
In practice, only Konoha, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure all called one another allies.
Sunagakure could hardly be called an ally of either Kumogakure or Kirigakure.
Ever since Konoha, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure had formed their iron triangle alliance four years earlier, the three villages had taken turns hosting the Chunin Ninja Exams.
In Konoha Year 57, Konoha hosted them.
In Konoha Year 58, they moved to Kirigakure.
In Konoha Year 59, it was Kumogakure's turn.
This year was Konoha Year 60, and the Chunin Ninja Exams were returning to Konoha.
Since Sunagakure still had an alliance with Konoha, its genin would also be joining in.
Several months had passed since the Konoha 12 had officially graduated from the Ninja Academy and become Konoha genin.
These rookies had all heard about the Chunin Ninja Exams from their jonin leaders.
On a pedestrian bridge in Konoha, Kakashi stood with both hands in his pockets, looking down at the three members of Team 7 before him, and asked:
"Do you want to enter?"
Naruto threw both hands into the air, so