Chapter 379: Persistent Raikage
"Joint Chunin Exam, huh..." Inside the Tsuchikage Building, Onoki was deep in thought as he looked at the documents in front of him.
Peace was hard-earned. With the Second and Third Shinobi World War happening in quick succession, everyone cherished these quiet moments and was working hard to recover.
As the village that suffered the heaviest losses in the war and even fought Kumogakure on a separate occassion, Konoha should be taking advantage of this time to recover.
So, why suddenly organize such a grand Chunin Exam, inviting six villages to participate, and three of which were the Five Great Shinobi Countries like Konoha?
Although on the surface Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure had signed peace treaties with Konoha, everyone should've already known that it was nothing but a useless piece of paper.
Moreover, Kumogakure had learned the lesson the hard way, and Onoki doubted those Kumogakure's hot-headed leaders could endure such humiliation. Stirring up trouble during the Chunin Exam seemed like the perfect opportunity for them to pay Konoha back.
Inviting so many powerful villages to participate in their Chunin Exam—wasn't Konoha just creating unnecessary trouble for themselves?
"Relay this to Konoha; I will personally lead the team that will participate in Konoha's Chunin Exam," Onoki finally said after a long contemplation.
"Tsuchikage, you're personally leading the team? Isn't that unnecessary? Konoha only invited Iwagakure. They didn't mention that you have to come," an Iwagakure Shinobi expressed his opinion.
"So what? Do you think they'll turn me away if I come?" Onoki replied indifferently.
"That's true, but..." The Iwagakure Shinobi did not know what to say to that.