It might be that Sarutobi Hiruzen has been quite busy lately, or perhaps Sarutobi Hiruzen wants to further cultivate Mokgetsu, so Sarutobi Hiruzen directly entrusted the Chunin Examination to Mokgetsu.
Sarutobi Hiruzen is still the nominal overall in charge, with Mokgetsu as the assistant, but Sarutobi Hiruzen is basically only holding a title, while the examination process and examiners' selection are all decided by Mokgetsu, who doesn't need to report to Sarutobi Hiruzen and can make decisions on his own.
In a certain sense, this can be considered a temporary holding of significant power because this authority not only allows the mobilization of Konoha Jonin but even some Anbu members.
Even if it's not held in cooperation with other Ninja Village, Konoha takes the Chunin Examination's security very seriously.
Of course, Mokgetsu has no particular thoughts about this because it doesn't mean much to him.
If this power permanently belonged to him, it might be useful, but essentially, this authority is only temporarily lent to him by Sarutobi Hiruzen and can be taken back in a word.
Rather than running the examination, Mokgetsu would prefer to host the second phase of Anbu training, as the S-level rewards in the intermediate course are quite appealing.
But it's not very realistic now since Konoha's Anbu are very busy and have no time for training.
Although he doesn't care much about the Chunin Examination, this time's Chunin Examination holds certain significance for Mokgetsu himself.
Because Shisui is going to participate in this Chunin Examination.
According to the experiences of Obito and the others, if one performs excellently in the Chunin Examination, the rewards are extraordinarily good.
Mokgetsu's Ice Release and Golden Horizon were achievements from Obito and the others' participation in the Chunin Examination, and other than skills, the Chakra rewards were also ample.
If there's a chance in the future, Mokgetsu would like to let Nagato participate in Konoha's Chunin Examination as a Rain Village ninja.
Although it's a bit like bullying, the rewards available should definitely be claimed.
"Teacher Mokgetsu, I want to be an examiner!" Obito volunteered enthusiastically after hearing Mokgetsu say he'd be responsible for the Chunin Examination work.
"Main examiner is not possible, you can only serve as a regular examiner," Mokgetsu thought for a moment and replied.
The main examiner is usually at least a Special Jonin, while the other examiners can be Chunin.
Even as a regular examiner, someone who has just recently become a Chunin is generally not chosen; they'd prefer more seasoned Chunins.
But Obito's mission history is excellent, and in power-driven Konoha, no one would say anything about him becoming a regular examiner.
Because, in fact, most regular examiners' mission records might not even surpass Obito's.
Obito and the rest performed many A-level war missions alongside Namikaze Minato, while ordinary Chunins typically only undertake C-level and B-level missions.
"Being a regular examiner is fine, I want to be the examiner for the first round!" Obito said, brimming with excitement.
Kakashi looked at Obito with a strange expression, not quite understanding why Obito wanted to be an examiner.
Can't be because of losing the last battle and doing exam papers for half a month until psychologically abnormal and wanting to watch others doing exam papers to enjoy their painful faces, right?
"The first round in the village is still too lenient, you can pass just by throwing a note," Obito expressed his dissatisfaction.
"Since it's about testing teamwork and information-gathering abilities, at least it should be done a bit more secretly."
Obito had to rigorously train in doing papers to pass his exam back then, and he feels that merely passing an exam by handing over a piece of paper is too easy and fails to serve the exam's purpose.
"Let me supervise them with the Sharingan!" Obito shouted with a strong presence.
Kakashi, his face lined with exasperation, stared at Obito. What grudges, what hatred, that he actually wants to use the Sharingan to catch cheating.
"It is doable, but still, it's better not to maintain the Sharingan throughout, as it might pressure the examinees," Mokgetsu's expression was a bit subtle.
Indeed, Obito's motivation for wanting to become an examiner is not quite the same as that of ordinary people.
Shisui remained calm and unchanged in expression; he was absolutely confident in completing the written exam, and even the Byakugan alongside the Sharingan monitoring wouldn't faze him.
On the day of the Chunin Examination.
Uchiha Tekka walked into the Chunin Examination written-test classroom as a candidate.
He paused slightly upon seeing Obito in the classroom.
"Didn't he become a Chunin just last year? Why is he in the Chunin Examination venue?" Uchiha Tekka felt a bit puzzled.
As one of the most talented young ninjas of the Uchiha clan, even if Uchiha Tekka didn't specifically inquire about Obito, he could still hear some news.
He had also watched that Chunin Examination, and Uchiha Obito's strength at the time far exceeded ordinary Chunins.
After the chief examiner spoke, Obito's speech left Uchiha Tekka dumbfounded.
"My eyes will be watching you, and poor cheating won't pass the exam," Obito said as he activated his Sharingan, gave the classroom a sweeping glance, and then quickly deactivated it.
Seeing the slight tint of blood in Obito's eyes, some ninjas weak in theoretical knowledge couldn't help but sweat a little on their foreheads.
"Whoa, whoa, is this for real, having a Sharingan ninja proctor the exam?"
"Whoever arranged for him to be an examiner is a devil, how can we cheat like this?"
The mere few seconds of Obito's Sharingan exposure already had the examinees below breaking into cold sweat, feeling that this might become the most stringent Chunin Examination they've ever participated in.
"I never expected Obito to become an examiner. Thankfully, our theory isn't bad," Shiranui Genma said with relief.
Having the Sharingan oversee the exam is also a first in the history of the Konoha Chunin Examination.
Compared to the practical segment, the first-round written test is relatively overlooked, and Konoha even fears that ninjas might not manage, hence they would arrange for proctors in disguise providing answers.