"By the way, do you know when Lord Yuying will start leading a team?" a villager asked.
"I don't know the details either. I reckon it'll be at least a month from now. At the very least, he'll have to wait until the Chunin Ninja Exams are over," another villager said.
"Yeah, I reckon about the same."
"Ah... I bet it'll be those clan ninjas who get into Lord Yuying's team," a villager said.
"Yeah... I think so too. I really envy those clan ninjas."
"All right, all right, stop gossiping. Nothing's been decided yet, has it?"
A group of villagers gathered together, gossiping.
Soon, a month passed.
The Kage from the various villages had arrived in Konoha early.
"Say, Raikage, how's that genin from your village doing now?" the Mizukage asked.
He just had to bring up the sore spot! The Raikage flew into a rage the instant he heard that. "Say another word and I'll stab you to death!"
"Ah... like Kage, like genin. There's our answer. Didn't he learn it from the Raikage?" the Mizukage said sarcastically.
The Raikage felt as though his head was about to explode. He took several deep breaths and slowly sat back down.
Oh, he held it in, the other Kage thought to themselves.
Another ten-odd minutes passed before Tobirama Senju arrived and said, "The daimyo from the various countries will arrive in an hour. Once we've watched the matches, we can discuss entering the Landscape and Rivers State Guardian Diagram."
The Kazekage said, "What's there to watch in a bunch of kids fumbling around against each other? If nothing else, we can leave shadow clones there and get on with our real business."
The Kazekage's suggestion met with everyone's approval, and all eyes turned to Tobirama Senju. Tobirama Senju then looked