"Is the Hidden Mist Village trying to start a war with us? How dare they do such a thing!" Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned tightly while monitoring the battle.
Though it's a joint event between the two villages, Konoha is the host, and Hidden Mist needs to provide Konoha with basic information about the participating ninjas. Therefore, Sarutobi Hiruzen knew that the black-cloaked Hidden Mist ninja who suddenly appeared was not a contestant.
"Do they have your Flying Thunder God Jutsu?" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Namikaze Minato.
The behavior of the Hidden Mist was puzzling and made Sarutobi Hiruzen angry, but he understood that the most important thing right now was to ensure the safety of the contestants before dealing with the Hidden Mist.
Kakashi and those genius ninjas are bound to become renowned warriors if they grow normally. If they die because of this, Konoha will suffer a huge loss.
"No." Minato shook his head. If they did, he would have flashed over immediately.
During the mission against the Fourth Raikage, Minato had once given Kakashi them a Flying Thunder God Kunai to protect them, but that kunai was used during the battle and due to the urgent situation, it wasn't retrieved. They didn't encounter any dangerous situations afterward, so Minato didn't specially give them another Flying Thunder God Kunai.
After all, a Flying Thunder God Kunai is akin to a locator. Considering all aspects, Minato generally would not casually hand them out.
Who would have thought you could run into such a situation while participating in the Chunin Examination in your own village?
"No problem. If I remember correctly, my real body is patrolling nearby, and it should have noticed the situation over there." Mokgetsu spoke up at this moment.
Even if Mokgetsu used identification to review all the contestant information, he still felt uneasy. After all, the Chunin Examination in Mokgetsu's memory is truly prone to incidents, so the Mokgetsu in the monitoring room is a Shadow Clone, while his real body is constantly patrolling near Obito and others.
Minato swallowed back the words he was about to say. Initially, he intended to say that he should still be able to make it if he rushed over there at top speed since Might Guy should be able to last for at least a few minutes given his performance. But if Mokgetsu can arrive faster, that would be even better.
"However, to prevent unexpected events, let my real body obtain memory." Mokgetsu continued.
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded, speaking, "Mokgetsu, as the proctor, go and deal with that Hidden Mist Jonin. Minato, you go and notify Jiraiya to head to the hotel where the Hidden Mist ninjas are staying and control all Hidden Mist inside."
Having Mokgetsu deal with the issue is the best choice because he is the proctor for the second exam, and he is responsible if the exam goes wrong.
Then Sarutobi Hiruzen issued orders to assemble the Anbu, directing a part of them to gather. Lastly, Sarutobi Hiruzen used the Telescope Jutsu to confirm the Hidden Mist Village elder, Ishijima Hideyuki, is still in Konoha and personally went to find him with the Anbu.
This situation seemed quite odd to Sarutobi Hiruzen. Considering those Hidden Mist ninjas' performances, they have some very talented individuals. It's unlikely that the Hidden Mist believes they have the strength to stir up trouble in Konoha and simply leave with those ninjas afterward.
If they're not overconfident, then the Hidden Mist's actions appear even more foolish and unreasonable. If Konoha's Chunin Examination didn't involve any talented participants this time, then the Hidden Mist would suffer greatly from the loss.
Sarutobi Hiruzen suppressed his doubts; whether it's stupidity or arrogance, he'll understand after meeting with Ishijima.
On the other side, Mokgetsu quietly observing Obito and others' battles received memories from his clone.
He didn't immediately take action to resolve Ishijima Hideyuki but instead focused more attention on the surroundings, carefully observing all around with his Byakugan.
After all, if he wants to kill Ishijima Hideyuki, he can do so at any time. The person who engineered Ishijima Hideyuki's appearance here is what Mokgetsu values.
The Forest of Death is not a place for easy in and out. To prevent unexpected incidents during this exam, Konoha has set up a barrier in the Forest of Death.
The Hidden Mist can only enter the Forest of Death as contestants, and Mokgetsu, before the exam started, reviewed all contestants with identification; Transformation Jutsu can't hide from identification. Therefore, there was no occurrence of disguised contestants mixing into the Forest of Death.
If they're not acting as contestants, then they must have bypassed the barrier using special methods to sneak in.
Mokgetsu suspects that this might not be an arrangement from Hidden Mist but from Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu causing trouble.
Because if Hidden Mist did cause trouble, it would not make sense. Though losing some Genin might be insignificant, Hidden Mist brought heavyweight elders like Ishijima and other Jonin from their village.
Just to kill some Genin by expending so much combat power, that would leave the Mizukage with not just a brain full of water but one with nothing else but water; the disparity between cost and gain is too large.
If Uchiha Madara and Black Zetsu are behind this, then it makes sense; they have both the capability and motivation.
Doing this benefits Uchiha Madara greatly. This could cause conflicts between Hidden Mist and Konoha, possibly leading to war, making the ninja world's situation more chaotic and giving Uchiha Madara more opportunities.
"However, choosing not to poke Obito might progress more smoothly. Are they trying to provoke Obito's potential strength?" Mokgetsu pondered Uchiha Madara's intentions.
Just causing war between Hidden Mist and Konoha without randomly killing other contestants would achieve a similar effect.
Using Byakugan to thoroughly scrutinize the surroundings, Mokgetsu did not find any suspicious figures.
This was within Mokgetsu's expectations; neither Uchiha Madara nor Black Zetsu is easy to deal with.
As Might Guy and the others' battle becomes increasingly challenging, Mokgetsu focuses most of his attention on his disciples, ready to immediately kill Ishijima Hideyuki if any disciple faces lethal danger.