Ch 24 : Chunin exam's discussion

- In the Hokage room -

" Now, first we'll hear from those who are watching over the new genins," Sarutobi said, upon which Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai, and Sanada walked out.

" Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai, and Sanada..."

" Well, are there any genins that you would like to enter into this Chunin selection Exam?"

Hiruzen continued to speak like in the anime.

On the other hand, Sanada felt very tense right now. When he watched the anime before, he thought that this scene was pretty normal, but just now, he realized how hard is it to be the teacher that recommends his student just after a few months of graduation.

Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai.. These guys really have the nerve of steel, he thought.

And just like in the anime, the three persons began to recommend their own team members.

" The Kakashi led team 7, Uchiha Sasuke, Kasumi and Uzumaki Naruto. Under the name of Hatake Kakashi, I nominate them to take the Chunin selection exam."

" The Kurenai led team 8, Hyuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba and Aburame Shino. Under the name of Yuuhi Kurenai, I nominate them to take the Chunin selection exam."

" The Asuma led team 10, Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino and Akimichi Choji. Under the name of Sarutobi Asuma, I nominate them to take the Chunin selection exam."

The three of them had said their choice, and now all the gaze was shifted to Sanada who was left to say his decision.

Sanada was ready to say his decision, but at this moment, he suddenly noticed a pair of eyes looking at him with a provocative gaze.

' So, do you dare to register your disciples? Let's see who's disciple is better.'

Who else would it be other than Asuma? After their first meeting in the Hokage's office, the relationship between Sanada and Asuma could be said as pretty normal. They were not that close, but they didn't provoke each other. In fact, Asuma later apologized as he said that he got his temper at his head because he was too annoyed that Sanada, as a Junior, was late.

But After Kurenai began to be a regular at Sanada's restaurant, the eyes he used to look at Sanada started to change. He always wanted to compare himself with Sanada.

It was not at the level that he wanted to kill Sanada, but more to he wanted to prove that he was better than Sanada to Kurenai.

Nonetheless, Sanada normally would not respond to Asuma's provocation. It didn't give him anything, and Sanada was not a xianxia young master who would kill everyone who provoked him. But at this time, when Sanada felt that Asuma was underestimating his disciple, he felt that his fuse had been lit.

For a teacher like Sanada, his disciple was his pride, and he would definitely not let someone else underestimate them, especially after the huge effort Sanada had put into nurturing his disciple.

" The Sanada led team 6, Haruno Sakura, Ami and Hibachi. Under the name of Kaedehara Sanada, I nominate them to take the Chunin selection exam." Said Sanada as he responded to Asuma's provocation.

With this, all new genins were registered for the Chunin exam.

Sarutobi noticed there was something behind Asuma and Sanada, but when he saw that it was just a skirmish to prove who's disciple was better, he just laughed it off. After all, this skirmish would not be harmful to anyone and rather would help the future generation to grow.

After that, Sanada thought that the thing had been done, and he had no other business here.

But at this moment, a familiar figure appeared and approached the four new genin instructors.

' Ah yeah... there is this event..' Thought Sanada silently in his heart. Even though he was a big fan of Naruto, there were some little details that he almost forgot, and this was one of them.

Iruka, the academy teacher of the new genins came forward to question the four instructors about their decisions.

" Hold on a second! I may be speaking out of my place, but most of these twelve were my students at the academy..... Of course, they are all very talented, but it's still too early for them to take the exam!.. They need more experience, and I can't understand the Jonins' reasoning!"

At this moment, murmurs began to appear in the Hokage rooms. All the people here knew that nine out of the new genins this year was special. Seven out of twelve were from the big clans, and one of them was the demon fox, so when Iruka said it like this, they found that what Iruka said was reasonable as they didn't want to see an accident from the heirs of the big clans.

But then, Kakashi's words immediately silenced everyone.

" Stay out of this.. They are no longer your students. Right now, they are my students!"

Kakashi's harsh words made the situation very tense. Iruka wanted to argue further, but suddenly, he felt a hand was placed on his shoulder.

" Okay, okay, calm down a bit Iruka. I know you are only worried about your former disciple. But I assure you, all of us here have the best knowledge about our own disciples." Said Sanada trying to calm down the situation.

But unknown to him, his appearance like this just made the situation a lot tenser.

' Sanada, he... how can he be this fast? Were my eyes deceived me?' Silently thought Kakashi as he almost didn't notice Sanada moving behind Iruka.

' He is fast! And not just fast, it is very fast... or maybe very very very fast?' Thought Guy as he saw Sanada's speed just now.

Only Iruka didn't realize the severity of this situation and wanted to keep arguin.

" Sanada.."

But then, the Hokage's voice came and settled down everything.

" Enough! Just like what Sanada said, I believe that the Jonin instructor has the best grasp of their student capabilities, and this matter is already final. Iruka, I know you are just worried about your former disciples, but for now, please step out of it."

The Hokage had the final said, and after Sarutobi said this, no one else was daring enough to continue arguing, and soon the matter about the Chunin exam was finished.