The Third Hokage was sitting there, holding a pipe in his mouth. While smoking, Hiruzen looked at the information in his hands.
In front of him, there was a Jonin and a Special Jonin. These were the instructors of the Chunin Joint Exam and Team leaders of every genin partic.i.p.ant in this exam.
āSo the list of all the s.h.i.+n.o.bi, who applied to partic.i.p.ate in the Chunin Joint Exam, is already here.ā
The Third Hokage finished reading the list, took a deep breath, then a few puffs, blow out a few smoky rings, then looked up at the ninjas.
At this time, among the ninjasā group, Narutoās first teacher Iruka was clenching his fist and gritting his teeth, looking at Kakas.h.i.+, who looked rather calm.
Obviously, the two have disputed whether Team 7 should take this exam, but the last call was to Kakas.h.i.+. After all, Kakas.h.i.+ was the Jonin responsible for them.
The Third Hokage looked at Iruka and Kakas.h.i.+ and shook his head slightly, but he didnāt say anything. He stood up then and asked a ninja beside him: āDid all the ninjas from the other villages came?ā
āGenin from around the world has come to Konoha. And the Jonin who led them are currently in the guesthouse, butā¦ā The ninjas lowered his head and said a little hesitantly.
āBut what?ā
Sarutobiās vision was covered due to the smoke, so he took the pipe from his mouth to his hand.
The ninja said in a deep voice: āItās just the Jonin responsible for the Rain Village Team, he didnāt arrive yet. All the other team leaders arrived yesterday.
āRain Villageā¦ No one has signed up their team yet?ā
Hiruzen sighed, revealing a thoughtful expression. As the sixth major village, the Rain should be able to send more than three people to partic.i.p.ate.
Konoha is the largest, and the Chunin Exam is held in its own village. Thus, they had the most partic.i.p.ants. In addition to Konoha, there are the Sand and the Rain.
The Sand is taking the Jonin route, so only a few kids came, but the Rain should be able to send more, but they only sent three to take the exam, which is very strange.
Moreover, itās also surprising that the team leader hasnāt appeared until now. After all, the Rain Village is closer to Konoha than the Sand village.
āIf he got attacked on the way, then we will be in big trouble.ā
One of the Jonin next to him looked slightly worried, as he said: āIf a ninja from the Rain Village, whoās leading a team to join the Chunin Exam, was attacked on the Land of Fire, Iām afraid this matter will be difficult to handle.ā
Hearing this sentence, Hiruzenās face also changed, saying: āYes, they only sent three people, counting the leader they are four. If one of them got killed, then it will be difficult to explain this to the Rain Village.ā
If it was another village, and ninja who was leading his team to partic.i.p.ate in the exam died halfway, Konoha wouldnāt bother explaining this.
But they canāt afford to face the Rain Village.
The Rain Village, although itās only the sixth-largest ninja village, with Naito sitting in it, itās the most terrible one out of all the other five!
Just when Hiruzen was preparing to call for an Anbu to investigate, a ninja suddenly broke in with a look of surprise on his face.
āHokage-Sama! Something happened!ā
āWhat happened?ā
Suddenly, Hiruzenās heart skipped a beat, the ninja from the Rain Village has really got kā¦
āYes, Lord Hokage! Just now on the street, a few partic.i.p.ants from several villages got into a conflict. During the battle, they managed to damage the place, which affected the villageās public security.ā
āHow big of aa damage?ā
Hearing the news was not about the Rain Team Leader, Sarutobi felt relieved at first, then he had a strange expression.
Some Genins are playing around, to what extent they can do damage. Destroying a house is the limit for these kids.
āYes.ā
The ninja nodded, then he handed him a piece of information.
Sarutobi frowned as he looked at the report, then he suddenly seemed shocked, saying: āThey froze the whole street? And heās a Genin from the Rain village partic.i.p.ating in the Chunin Examā¦ How is this possible?!ā
A few words from Sarutobi made everyone start talking.
They froze a street, this is kind of scary!
āIce Release? Isnāt this a bloodline limit from the Land of Water? Why did it appear with a Ninja from the Rain Village?ā
āIs he really from the Rain Village? No, he wouldnāt fake his ident.i.ty.ā
After reading the report, he heard the people in the field still talking to each other. Sarutobi then shouted: āQuiet!ā
Sarutobiās influence was still strong, despite being Jonin, with a word, everyone was quiet.
āIn any case, since the Genins of the Rain Village are here, we will wait for their Team Leader and be patient, when that happens I will inform you.ā
After he made them silent, Sarutobi tried to wrap the situation quickly.
In his view, since the Rain Genins has arrived at Konoha, things are not that bad. Although a missing ninja will cause Konoha some trouble, it wonāt be big. At least three of them made it safe, and if they stay that way, Konoha can explain the situation to the Rain Village.
Moreover, freezing the street is really not a weak move, but also not particularly that powerful. According to his knowledge, the Sand has also sent the Ichibiās Jinchuriki.
Since the Rain Village has only sent three Genins, they should be strong and special, but this is also something expected and reasonable.
Hearing the Third Hokageās words, all the ninjas in the hall nodded, and they didnāt speak a word after him but followed him to the place where all the Team Leaders from different villages supposed to gather.
Soon, a ground of people came there.
Sarutobi, with a solemn expression and also with a smile, walked into the room, glanced at the audience, then said politely.
āOn behalf of Konoha, I welcome you all. If we have kept you waiting, I hope you will understand.ā
āThank You, Lord Hokage.ā
The Team Leader didnāt particularly respect Sarutobi. After all, they are all Jonins of major villages but noticing how polite he was, they still responded individually.
And at this time, a ninja from Konoha walked to Sarutobiās side and said, āLord Hokage, except for the Team Leader of the Rain Village, everyone has arrived.ā
āThe Rain Team Leader hasnāt come yet?ā
Hiruzen frowned; he knew that someone has signed the Rain Genins to the Chunin Exam, yet he didnāt come to the gathering.
The Team Leaders seemed unsatisfied when they heard of this.
āWhat is this? One man from the Rain Village is keeping us waiting here?ā He said coldly, with a trace of impatience in his tone.
āIāve become really curious to know this mysterious man who dared to keep everyone waiting.ā Another said.
Listening to these comments, Sarutobi frowned, but he was also curious. Who is the leader of the Rain Team? And where did he go?
When everyone was getting more impatient, a man finally came in from outside and glanced at the field with a dull face, and said lightly.
āIt looks like Iām the only one who was left behind.ā