Ebisu wiped at non-existent sweat on his forehead and nodded in agreement.
Uchiha Tekka felt very conflicted right now; the former classmate and clan member who was always last is now an examiner, while he is a supervised candidate.
Thanks to Mokgetsu's reminder, Obito wasn't overly arrogant, just occasionally opening his Sharingan for a quick scan.
Nevertheless, this led to the first exam of the Chunin Examination being unusually calm, with very few people making any moves, afraid of being spotted by Obito's Sharingan.
When the exam ended, many people breathed a sigh of relief; the pressure from Obito's Sharingan was immense.
"It really is as legendary as they say; I didn't expect Obito to be so imposing," a ninja from Obito's graduating class couldn't help but complain.
Due to Obito's personality, even when he later took first in the year, nobody felt that Obito in a non-combat state was imposing; this time with Obito as an examiner unlocked a new image of him.
"Genma, Ebisu, wasn't I pretty cool up there just now?" Obito cheerfully put his hands on their shoulders after the exam and said.
"Cool or not, hard to say, but being seen by your Sharingan feels suffocating, like being wrapped by a python," Shiranui Genma said honestly.
Ebisu lifted his sunglasses slightly and finally closed his mouth.
He felt that among the candidates, nobody would think Obito was cool; they'd probably be silently cursing in their hearts.
"Haha, isn't that quite cool? Rin should have come to see," Obito thought Genma's description sounded cool.
Seeing Obito foolishly laughing, other classmates decided to retract their earlier evaluation; non-combat Obito really couldn't give pressure, it was just his special role earlier.
Obito didn't ask Shisui how he did in the exam; for this, Obito had a self-awareness.
In terms of theory scores, among Mokgetsu's disciples, Obito could only surpass Might Guy.
In the exam projects, Mokgetsu didn't make much modification; the second exam was still team confrontations, testing students' collaborative fighting skills.
Of course, if one's strength was strong enough, the second exam could also become a personal showcase.
This time Mokgetsu didn't make it so complicated; no need to collect Heaven and Earth Scrolls, just draw lots to determine the opponent, the winning team proceeds to the third exam while losers are eliminated, directly cutting half of the teams in this round.
Shisui's team not only had strong individuals but Uchiha Shisui's teammates Inuzuka Midori and Aburame Naoya also had solid strength.
If it weren't for some special circumstances during the previous Chunin Exam, Inuzuka Midori and Aburame Naoya's combined strength would have qualified them for Chunin promotion.
With strong comprehensive strength, Shisui's team easily defeated their opponents to enter the third exam.
The third exam was the same as before, individual battles based on the draw results.
Though there wasn't a Daimyo or many officials watching, quite a few ninjas and villagers came to watch the matches.
Coincidentally, the Ninja Academy was on holiday, and some students chose to come watch the matches and learn from their predecessors.
Anko, Hagane Kotetsu, and Kamizuki Izumo had agreed to go to the third meeting of the Chunin Examination together.
"I wonder if Shisui will come to watch the match; he must want to know about me getting the first in practical exams, right?" After entering the venue, Anko said while looking around.
Ever since Shisui graduated, Anko finally shook off the perennial second spot and successfully claimed the first seat continuously in two exams in the first semester of third grade.
"I think except for you, nobody else wants to know," Kotetsu said with a face full of helplessness.
After being second for so long, Anko mentioned her top spot in practical exams every day, and Kotetsu's ears were almost getting callused; he had only boasted for half a semester when he scored full marks in theory.
"Some people can get the top spot because they have absolute strength, while others achieve it because the previous top graduated early," Kamizuki Izumo couldn't help but say.
Anko turned her gaze on Izumo and started to crack her knuckles.
Izumo wasn't even bothering to disguise it, just one step short of reading her student ID number aloud.
Can't beat Shisui, but can't she handle a little Izumo?
"You know I was talking about Kakashi-senpai, ever since Kakashi-senpai graduated, people who could compare with him in talent have increased in school," Izumo said, maintaining a straight face.
Though a grade before he even enrolled, it didn't stop him from hearing Kakashi's legend.
After hearing Izumo's explanation, Anko felt it made some sense.
"We should sit down quickly, the exams are about to start," Kotetsu urged.
Izumo silently raised a thumb to Kotetsu, a reliable good buddy.
The venue was buzzing with people discussing all sorts of miscellaneous topics.
"The Ninja World is even more chaotic than a decade ago; this time, the Five Great Ninja Villages are all participating," someone discussed the current situation.
"I wonder if we'll see a dark horse like Uchiha Obito or Might Guy in this Chunin exam," someone was curious about the upcoming battles.
Because Shisui was participating in this Chunin Examination, many Uchiha ninjas came as well.
Uchiha Fugaku even brought his son Uchiha Itachi along to watch the exam.
"Why don't I take Itachi back? It's too noisy here," Uchiha Mikoto suggested upon seeing Itachi frowning.
Such event venues' noise is indeed too much for a child to endure.
"He's going to be a ninja; he can't endure this noise, what does that say?" Uchiha Fugaku refused, shaking his head.
He had great expectations for Itachi, hoping he would become a genius like Obito and Shisui.
Mikoto opened her mouth to speak but finally just gently stroked Itachi's head.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who usually played the role of hands-off manager, made an appearance this day, sitting at the highest level of the venue to watch the exams, while Mokgetsu stood behind him.
"You've really worked hard these days, Mokgetsu," Sarutobi removed the smoking pipe from his mouth and said with a cheerful smile.
While Mokgetsu didn't introduce new innovations like an internship system during the Chunin Exam, which was held like previous ones, in Sarutobi Hiruzen's view, this was an added bonus, showing Mokgetsu was mature and stable.
Chunin can serve as squad leaders; allowing them to graduate to Chunin through the exam is a relatively important event for Konoha.
For such an important matter, not making mistakes itself is a considerable success.
"I was just issuing orders; it wasn't too exhausting," Mokgetsu replied with a smile.
Mokgetsu mostly needed to make the final decisions rather than handle every little thing.
Shadow Clones couldn't do that either; removing them would still leave him tired, affecting his study efficiency.
"Number one, Uchiha Shisui versus Uchiha Tekka."
During their chat, the referee announced the names for the first match.
"This Uchiha Shisui is your disciple, Mokgetsu; how does he compare to Uchiha Obito?" Sarutobi Hiruzen looked toward the center of the venue with an interested expression.
Due to Anbu monitoring Uchiha Clan Land, Sarutobi Hiruzen knows Shisui is a genius, but Mokgetsu is unaware of Anbu's surveillance of the Uchiha, and Sarutobi wanted to hear Mokgetsu's evaluation of his disciple.
"Each has their strengths in battle; Obito is better at creating miracles, while Shisui thinks more in battle and remains calmer," Mokgetsu answered after some thought.
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded thoughtfully.
"Shisui's battle is about to start, Itachi, you should watch closely; he is the goal you'll need to chase in the future," Uchiha Fugaku pointed toward Shisui's position.
Uchiha Itachi obediently tried to open his eyes wide and looked in the direction Fugaku pointed.
Actually, Uchiha Itachi didn't understand why he needed to chase Shisui; Shisui wouldn't take his rice ball like the old lady in Obito's story, but because his father told him to watch closely, he did.