83 Chunin Exams

(I said I was going to speed things up, I wasn't kidding. Otherwise, we'll have a soap opera here.)

The participants from each village gathered in Konoha to carry out the Chunin exams, which amounted to a small display of power for others.

The participating villages were Otogakure, Sunagakure, Takigakure, Seimeigakure, and others.

Kusagakure was going to participate, but since the village's disappearance, simply no one remembers them. That's how relevant they were in the ninja world, and...

Who was I talking about? It doesn't matter.

The point is that while the others arrived in unexpectedly synchronized fashion, the group from Seimeigakure, which had been waiting for them, made their grand entrance with a thunder loud enough to shake the earth.

In the astonished gazes of everyone, one could practically hear background music as if it were a slow-motion entrance with special effects and subtitles introducing each person.

Team leader: Enel.

Exam participants: Haku, Kimimaro, and Karin.

Accompanying: Ameyuri, Pakura, Anko, Nemu, Fu, Mariko, Maki, Tsunade, Mikoto, and Shizune.

Naturally, the whole village came to cheer for their team!

As for the reactions to their arrival, they were diverse.

From the team of Sunagakure, Temari looked excitedly at her idol while trying to control herself so that it wouldn't be too obvious. If the kunoichis of Konoha have Tsunade as their target, then the kunoichis of the Sand have Pakura.

She widened her eyes upon noticing a beautiful gold ring with a blue gem carved on one of Pakura's fingers, a very significant one, and quickly noticed how Enel wore a matching one. This made her young mind start working at full speed, especially when, to her confusion, she saw that two more women wore the same ring.

Regarding why she joined another village, everyone had an idea in their hearts of what probably happened, and they couldn't help but secretly scold Rasa again. That said, it's curious that the Kazekage seems determined to ignore Pakura's appearance, treating her as if she were air. How strange, that's not like Rasa at all...

Meanwhile, the participants from Takigakure looked at Fu with suspicion. She had refused to disguise herself, and Enel simply shrugged at his "daughter's" protest. Her skin, hair, and distinctive eyes matched a certain missing asset from their village, but they didn't dare do anything with so many people present. Fu also recognized their headbands, which, for her, were the same as the headbands the "bad guys" used.

The ninjas of Konoha were more focused on the changed but still smiling Anko, who, for them, was a traitor regardless of the story reported by Kakashi to the Hokage. But despite everything, they could only grit their teeth because, as ninjas, they were observers, and they also saw the ring on her finger.

Jumping and demanding that the Kage of another village hand over his wife, even if she was part of his village in the past, they couldn't even imagine the political problems that would start, not to mention the retaliation from Seimeigakure, which has a very good relationship with Kumogakure.

The worst part is that Enel's strength is still unknown to them.

Only the other women with rings are enough to cause great harm if they decide to defend their "sister" from her former village.

So, endure it for now and try to maneuver within the possibilities; perhaps they can ask for some kind of compensation, like one of the three Uzumaki women.

(Remember that Nemu "was born" a redhead, which is why they confuse her... they're not entirely wrong.)

Although the appearance of Tsunade and Shizune alongside the group completely disoriented them.

Why was their Sannin with the envoys from a foreign village?

But the human mind is a wonderful thing, and in a few seconds, most arrived at the same conclusion. It's no wonder there was no news of her in the Land of Fire; it turns out she was in casinos in another place!

This is good; they can confirm that Seimeigakure is not built on their territory, right?

It's more than they had before! And surely Tsunade-sama will report later on her findings to the village.

The rest of the newcomers felt envious for not being able to make such an epic entrance, and Enel thought it was a pity that the Raikage wouldn't arrive until the third test. After all these years, he had come to get along well with the musclehead despite some tricks.

(If I remember correctly, for the exams, there were "generic Kages" in the third test. I'll just make something up from there.)

"Welcome to Konoha. We have already prepared a place for you to stay. Please, follow me," a Konoha ninja approached them and greeted them courteously. A splendid actor.

"Lead the way," Enel responded, while pondering a small detail.

Since the village of Kusagakure is gone, who will Orochimaru impersonate this time to infiltrate the exam?

He will have to be vigilant; otherwise, he might have some ideas about his team, and he will have to fry the snake.

Once they arrived at the designated building with enough space for everyone, as Enel reported the number of people he was going to bring, they checked the place to disable nuisances, and Mariko set seals for privacy.

"Haku, Kimimaro, and Karin," Enel called. "Do you remember what I told you for this exam?"

"Yes," confirmed Kimimaro with the same stoic expression as always, showing his commitment and concentration. "Find the location by passing the illusion and don't write or say anything in the first test."

"In the second, find the two necessary scrolls and get to the center tower as quickly as possible to break the record and rest," continued Karin. "We can also take more if we encounter other teams, to reduce the competition."

"Then, it's all about fights, and the finals are a month later," concluded Haku.

"I am so proud," Enel wiped away an imaginary tear. "Remember that this is for us to interact with more people your age; don't worry too much and just have fun. Everyone can move freely. If you find a masked ninja who gives you an order, you can do whatever you want with him.

No matter if it's ANBU or Root, they have no right to give you orders."

"Anything to add?" Enel looked at everyone, and no one wanted to contribute anything else, so they dispersed.

Anko decided to return to the dango shop where she coincided with Enel years ago. Nemu and Fu went for a walk with Mikoto, the rest of the kids went with Mariko, Pakura and Ameyuri just walked around as they pleased, while Tsunade and Shizune received a warning from ANBU to meet with the Hokage.

"I heard you," Tsunade affirmed without interest before continuing with her business, not in a hurry to attend the summons.

The ANBU ninja was bewildered, but since Tsunade's master was the Hokage, he could only resign himself.