Itsuki originally wanted to ask Tsunade about the selection of his teammates.
Tsunade only told Itsuki that one of them was Karin.
As for the other one, she kept it a secret for now and said she would reveal it on the day of registration.
She promised it would be a surprise.
Since Itsuki didn't get a clear answer, he didn't dwell on it too much and shifted his thoughts to other matters.
Originally, there were supposed to be 153 people participating in this Chunin Exam, which meant 51 teams.
Team 2 of Kusagakure consisted of 6 people, including Karin.
But now that Karin would participate as a Konoha genin alongside Itsuki, Konoha would have one additional team.
As for Kusagakure… the list they submitted had 1,044 people—a total of 348 teams!
Of course, Konoha couldn't possibly allow all of them to participate.
After negotiations—where Kusagakure's representatives played the victim and even offered bribes—Konoha finally allowed them 8 teams.
That meant, out of the more than a thousand people who came, only 24 would be able to take part in the Chunin Exam.
But Kusagakure couldn't object. This was Konoha's home ground.
Even with only 30 Konoha teams participating, Sunagakure still only sent 10 teams, and Amegakure, which was second only to the Five Great Villages, sent 9 teams.
Giving Kusagakure 8 teams was already being generous.
Of course, Kusagakure hadn't intended to make all of them participate anyway.
Their true goal in coming to Konoha was to seek protection.
But what they didn't expect… was that an even bigger trap awaited them here.
"It's kind of funny. They actually dared to come with that many people." Itsuki stroked his chin.
Tenzō had informed him of the Kusagakure situation.
Because so many people were coming, the Third Hokage asked Tenzō to use the Wood Release: Multiplying Houses Technique to create lodging for them.
However, the Kusagakure delegation was still on the road. They wouldn't arrive in Konoha until tomorrow.
Not many Kusagakure genin can actually participate in the Chunin Exam. If we want to deal with them, we'll need to use some tricks.
And besides, the ones who bullied Aunt Kana and the others were mostly their jōnin and chūnin. Their genin don't even matter.
"Since they're arriving tomorrow… let's give them a proper welcome."
Itsuki's lips curled into a faint smile. He already had a plan in mind.
With over a thousand people in one group, it was easy for even a minor conflict to spiral into chaos.
Itsuki had already scouted the location.
Even though Konoha was large, there weren't many areas that could accommodate so many people at once.
The place Tenzō had chosen was near a ranch—perfect for what Itsuki had in mind.
After a while, all members of the [Fabrication System] chat group received a notification.
[Ding! A future video has been uploaded to the group.]
[Yamanaka Ino: Huh? It's been a while since we saw a future video.]
[Uzumaki Karin: The last one was when Itsuki-kun went to my mother to learn the Sealing Technique.]
[Tenten: At this time, shouldn't there be information related to the Chunin Exams?]
[Haruno Sakura: Are you all sure you want to take the Chunin Exams? Our teacher hasn't even mentioned it yet, so I'm not sure if it has anything to do with us. But knowing Naruto and Sasuke-kun, there's no way they'd pass up the chance.]
[Yamanaka Ino: Yeah, although we've known about this for a while, I heard the higher-ups only officially announced it today after gathering the jōnin. So technically, none of us have decided yet.]
[Haruno Sakura: Ugh, why bother talking so much? Let's just watch the video!]
The girls exchanged a few words, then quickly clicked on the video.
The Future Video Begins—
[On a red torii bridge in Konoha, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura stood looking bored.]
[In a forest, Guy handed three Chunin Exam registration cards to Rock Lee, Tenten, and Neji. The three of them looked fired up, full of confidence as if they had everything under control.]
[Back on the bridge, Team 7 was showing signs of impatience.]
[At another training ground, Kurenai Yuhi handed three registration cards to Kiba, Shino, and Hinata. Each reacted differently—Shino stayed calm, Kiba looked like he was ready to fight right away, and Hinata was nervous but excited.]
[Meanwhile, Team 7's suppressed frustration was building.]
[At a barbecue restaurant, Asuma gave registration cards to Shikamaru, Choji, and Ino. Shikamaru muttered about it being "too troublesome." Choji tossed the cards aside, busy devouring meat. Ino muttered something under her breath.]
[On the red torii bridge, Team 7 finally snapped. Kakashi appeared casually atop the torii, only to be blasted with complaints from all three of his students.]
[Smiling, Kakashi then handed over three registration cards. Naruto hugged him happily, while Sasuke and Sakura inspected the cards with barely contained excitement.]
[Tenten: Registration cards? So this is what's going to happen tomorrow?]
[Yamanaka Ino: Pfft—Sakura, you're so pitiful!]
[Haruno Sakura: AHHHHH!! Why is it always like this?! Why do we get stuck with a teacher like him? It's so annoying!]
[Uzumaki Karin: I want to see Itsuki-kun!! I'll be with him in the Chunin Exam this time, I can't wait!]
[Hyuga Hinata: I wonder what the exam rules are. I hope we'll see them in the video.]
[Anko Mitarashi: If the rules show up in the video, wouldn't that be cheating?]
[Yamanaka Ino: This is called predicting the future, not cheating. Don't be so uptight, Sister Anko.]
[Tenten: Exactly. Once the exam starts, we can just keep in touch through the chat. If we don't get caught, it doesn't count as cheating.]
[Haruno Sakura: Support!]
[Hyuga Hinata: +1]
[Tsunade: If Anko were a candidate, she wouldn't be saying that. But she's one of the examiners, so of course she calls it cheating.]
[Haruno Sakura: Huh? Senior Anko, come on, just tell me! I'll even call you sister!]
[Anko Mitarashi: I'm a professional. I have ethics.]
[Haruno Sakura: Ten sticks of three-colored dango.]
[Anko Mitarashi: Who the hell do you take me for?]
[Yamanaka Ino: Fifty sticks!]
[Anko Mitarashi: Meat skewers can't buy me!]
[Tenten: Free all-you-can-eat for a month.]
[Anko Mitarashi: …Fine. I'll tell you once I get the detailed info.]
[Haruno Sakura: Senior Tenten, you're the best!]
[Yamanaka Ino: Tenten always goes big!]
[Hyuga Hinata: ((⊙o⊙)?)]
The video continued—
[The four girls from Konoha met up with Karin. Since she was new to the village, they showed her around. Karin mentioned she also had her registration card but didn't know who the third member of her team would be.]
[On the streets, foreign ninja could be seen everywhere. Their expressions were hostile, but for now, things remained peaceful.]
[That was until they saw several Kusagakure ninja causing trouble in a store, roughing up the owner. This escalated when ninja from Amegakure got involved, leading to a fierce fight.]
[Konoha's ANBU arrived quickly and dragged them all away.]
[Because of Karin's past experience, the Konoha girls already had a bad impression of the Kusagakure ninja. They decided to help Karin settle things properly.]
[They quietly followed her and soon discovered a massive gathering of Kusagakure ninja near the ranch.]
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