The Hokage concluded the second round of the chunin exam with a wish to prepare effectively for the month provided before the third round and departed with the guards and attendants, while the rest of the chunin were gathered into a group and led out of the tower.
A couple hours before the end of the trial, the Anbu began to scurry through the forest and gradually gather up the surviving genin, so that the crowd of shinobi was joined by the survivors of the forest meat grinder, slightly patched up by the iryonins allocated by the hospital. I knew most of them from my work, so we'd had a few professional conversations over the past couple days to our mutual satisfaction, but it was a shame Yoshi wasn't with them.
Despite the questioning glances of the female students, who clearly wanted to discuss further plans and the farce that had taken place, I gestured for them to wait. Like most Konoha mentors, I didn't wait until all the guests were assembled and headed for the village with my team.
More precisely, I created a couple of clones and after using a few dozen shunshins on familiar places, made my way out to the protective wall. We were let through the small gate after a small check, after which I decided to treat my charges a little in honor of the successful exit to the final stage of the exam with almost the best result among all the teams, and certainly the best among the local genin.
- Sensei, where are we going? - Hoshi couldn't help but notice that I was purposefully leading the trio of kunoichi somewhere.
- To the restaurant Akamichi, which is located nearby, - I explained her, turning around, - we will celebrate your success, as well as discuss further actions.
The allies have a network of establishments scattered throughout Konoha, so after a couple of minutes of leisurely marching through the busy streets, we found ourselves near a recognizable building with clan symbols fatty. However, the divine smells of the various dishes wafting from it were no worse advertisement than the large sign above the entrance.
- You can order anything you want today - it's my treat," he nodded and hurried after the kunoichi who gulped noisily and scurried away.
It was still more than an hour before lunch, so we had no trouble getting a free room for a few people to not only have a good celebration, but also to talk in private. After waiting for the students to dictate what they wanted to the waitress who was serving us and placing the order myself, I put a seal on the wall, just in case, and got rid of my mask and equipment, which were not needed here. Neither are the girls, by the way, who aren't used to wearing it all the time.
- Well, let's begin, I guess, - I looked around at my wards, - in general, I'm very pleased with your results of the first two stages.
- Despite my failure? - Surizawa frowned.
- Despite my failure," I sighed, "although it wasn't really a failure - it was the work of individuals who wanted to reduce my influence.
- I knew it wasn't just a coincidence! - Hoshi jumped up, slamming her fist into her palm with a resounding clap, "There's no such thing as three of our eight being chosen!
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