Xia Mu's sharp eyes quickly found his bargain father-in-law among the crowd of spectators.
Uh, actually, he had left a Flying Thunder God Jutsu Formula on his bargain father-in-law, which was why he could locate him so quickly.
Originally, he had wanted to persuade his bargain father-in-law to go on a business trip to the Land of Fire's capital during the finals. But his father-in-law said that it was rare to have the chance to watch his daughter and son-in-law shine before such a huge audience. As her father, there was no way he would miss it.
With no other choice, Xia Mu could only leave behind the Flying Thunder God Jutsu Formula as insurance.
If anything unexpected happened, he would risk teleporting to his father-in-law's side to save him. Even if he got injured, he had Senzu Beans.
Being at the competition venue was better, at least. Although the Konoha Crush plan began there, in reality, only Orochimaru and the Third Hokage fought on the rooftop above, while Kakashi, Might Guy, and the other jonin fought the Sand Ninja and Otogakure ninja. Civilians were rarely affected. Outside the venue, however, three giant snakes invaded, and large numbers of Sand Ninja and Otogakure ninja caused trouble. It was far more dangerous there.
Xia Mu composed himself and began surveying the venue.
At this moment, the venue was a sea of people and flowers, incredibly noisy.
The spectators were all eagerly anticipating the finals. They chatted animatedly, as though they wished the Hokage would hand each of them a microphone.
On the elevated platform, two plump daimyo had already taken their seats.
The two daimyo seemed to be joking with—or perhaps mocking—each other. They might even have been gambling. To them, the final examination was merely a game. They did not