After Aomi gave the order.
The small theater from Konoha Studio was about to be staged in front of audiences from various Hidden Villages.
These ninjas from other villages, under the guidance of the Root Ninja, arrived at a plaza.
"Everyone, please wait a moment. After registration, you can move freely. Welcome to Konoha..."
On this journey, not only Dodai and Omoi were observing the expressions of the Konoha Ninja.
Chiyo, Kitsuchi, Suikazan Fuguki, and other seasoned Jonin and high-ranking officials were silently gathering intelligence from the details.
Just like Dodai said.
The Konoha Ninjas in front of them showed no wariness at their arrival; they felt relaxed from the bottom of their hearts.
This kind of behavior indicated only two possibilities—
First, Konoha feared the outbreak of war and desperately yearned for this peace treaty, eagerly awaiting their arrival.
Second, Konoha was extremely confident about future wars, believing that even if war broke out, they would definitely not lose, being overly confident.
Which one stands?
In the current Konoha, Uzumaki Mito is dead, Hatake Sakumo has disappeared. How many ninjas are left who can fight?
Sarutobi Hiruzen's three disciples couldn't even defeat Hanzo together...
Though their previous rhetoric was tough, combined with the intelligence seen, it sounded like mere bravado.
In the hearts of these ninjas from other villages, having just arrived in Konoha, the future Ninja World War was seemingly inevitable.
Konoha looked like a piece of meat waiting to be picked; anyone who didn't dig in was a fool...
Dodai and Omoi observed Konoha everywhere.
"Omoi, to reach the correct conclusion without overthinking, you must observe more..."
As the brain of The Hidden Cloud Village, Dodai advised his promising junior:
"If you think Konoha is hiding its strength, then focus on observing the opponents in the Chunin Exams, and during your stay in Konoha, also observe the village's atmosphere from some details; these details reveal true elements..."
"If you only worry about enemy ambushes, it will only delay the timing of opportunities and damage village interests, understand?"
Omoi nodded in understanding.
"Dodai-sama, I understand!"
Meanwhile, other Hidden Village ninjas, unlike the still hesitant Dodai and Omoi, were already rubbing their hands in eagerness.
Suikazan Fuguki grinned fiercely:
"These foolish ninjas, encountering the elites of the Blood Mist Village, I can split ten with one slash!"
"And they think they can recruit our Bloodline Ninja Clan to mock the Third Mizukage? Ridiculously funny..."
Kisame and Zabuza silently nodded.
In the environment of the Hidden Mist Village, a high-pressure atmosphere where crises lurk everywhere and everyone is in danger is the norm, making each ninja extremely vigilant.
The relaxed demeanor shown by the Root actors before them was something they had never seen in their lives.
But what they didn't know was, with most of the Root Ninjas undergoing Explosion Release modifications and currently mass-producing Detonating Clay Bombs, this relaxation didn't need to be faked; it came from the heart.
There were also so many Kinjutsu, any one of which was enough to boost confidence.
Root Ninjas indeed were not tense; they only wanted to see how fascinating the enemy's expressions would be once they witnessed these.
"So, does that mean I can go on a rampage during the exams?"
Kaguya Kimijiro chuckled softly:
"Zabuza brat, I heard you killed all your companions during your graduation exam, didn't you?"
"Why not compete with me to see who kills more in Konoha this time!"
Zabuza frowned, coldly saying, "Let's compete then..."
Terumi Mei's expression stalled, and she sighed.
She was a relatively sane ninja, but influenced by the environment and companions in the Hidden Mist Village, she gradually felt herself becoming twisted.
Even though Terumi Mei was still a young girl, she felt that, being from the Hidden Mist, there was unlikely anyone who could marry her in this lifetime...
Perhaps this was the sorrow of being a Hidden Mist Ninja...
Kisame listened silently to Kaguya Kimijiro's words, feeling a bit emotional.
Although Konoha's current state seemed quite weak, compared to the Hidden Mist, which was always engaged in infighting, he actually preferred Konoha a bit more...
Even when sent to other villages, Kisame still bore the responsibility of eliminating his own companions.
As for the ninjas of The Hidden Rock Village, their eyes shone as they silently and meticulously scrutinized every detail of Konoha.
They were not Genin at all; these veteran Jonin from the Hidden Rock, each possessed outstanding intelligence-gathering capabilities.
Guided by the heavy Will of Rock, the Hidden Rock ninjas disdain to boast, silently extracting useful intelligence for their villages...
"Grandmother, I can't wait to avenge father and mother. I want to turn Hatake Sakumo into a puppet..."
Sasori laughed coldly: "Not just Hatake Sakumo, I want to turn all the ninjas of this village into puppets!"
Chiyo shook her head: "Sasori, patience, wait for the war!"
But even as Chiyo said this, her heart leapt with excitement, eager for revenge on behalf of The Hidden Sand Village.
Compared to Sasori's extreme hatred, Chiyo, though able to control her emotions, also harbored deep-seated loathing for Konoha.
Once the joint Chunin Exam concludes and they've done a final assessment of Konoha's current state, they can immediately start preparing for war!
And at this moment.
Two protagonists who had rehearsed many times appeared before the ninjas from other villages.