"Hah~ ah."
Matatabi, the Two Tails, whose entire body was covered in blue Chakra flames, yawned, wisps of fire spraying from its nostrils, evaporating in mid-air before they could land.
"Those queuing in the back, stand behind the yellow line. Hey, you there, with the files, I'm talking to you."
Hagane Kotetsu loudly directed the ninjas queuing for the Net passage. There were always a few ninjas who thought they could get ahead by standing closer.
The one opening the gate was a Tailed Beast! A sneeze or a casual turn could leave an ordinary Chunin severely injured and hospitalized, or worse, reincarnated.
What about Genin?
According to the Ninja Examination Regulations issued half a month ago, Genin generally failed in terms of age, knowledge level, and basic abilities. Over ninety percent of the Genin were sent back to the Ninja Academy.
As an aside, some Chunin were also sent back for remedial training. It was said that future promotions would no longer be based on participating in the Chunin Exams through fighting and killing, or through recommendations from superiors, but on different assessments based on standards.
For example, written tests, Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu exams, with special categories including Sealing Jutsu, Medical Ninjutsu, and so on. Subsequently, different free teaching classes would be opened, with corresponding Special Jonin or Jonin serving as teachers, and Chunin teachers at the Ninja Academy responsible for in-depth teaching.
The total score of all exams must meet the standard for promotion, and failure meant waiting another year.
The assessment standards were said to be set very high. In the past, regardless of your shortcomings, as long as you could kill and complete tasks, you were fine. Now it had become about all-round development in morality, intelligence, physique, and aesthetics?
In short, it sounded like it was designed to hinder promotions.
[Good thing I don't need to take the exams anymore]
Hagane Kotetsu felt a sense of relief. He had been promoted to Special Jonin last year under Tsunade-sama. With the reform of the Ninja Examination Regulations, the title of Special Jonin was abolished, and everyone was uniformly called Jonin, which in the past would have been considered a promotion.
Because he had a good relationship with Asuma, who was in charge of the Ninjutsu exam next month, he knew a little about the exam books and projects.
Let's put it this way, if he had to take the exam again, he felt that his chances of becoming a Jonin would be relatively low.
It was quite strange, actually. They were clearly short of people, yet they increased the difficulty of promotion, while also increasing the number of educational positions that needed more manpower...
He didn't know what the bigwigs in the Ninja Alliance were thinking.
Hagane Kotetsu sighed, glanced at the time, and shouted loudly:
"It's time, Matatabi-sama."
"Okay." The Two Tails had a very good temper. It was one of the most polite beasts among the Tailed Beasts. It replied politely, took half a step back, and gently reminded, "Be careful."
Having said that, it deliberately gave all the humans time to react before releasing Chakra, and a huge gate-shaped passage appeared in front of it.
The size of the Net passage was determined by the 'person' opening the passage. The passages opened by the Tailed Beasts were super large, suitable for all kinds of scenarios.
"Public officials first, public officials first." Hagane Kotetsu repeatedly emphasized.
Kamizuki Izumo next to him checked the passengers' tickets one by one. The Tailed Beast passage had already passed its trial period and was now fully open to ninjas.
Some were purely going to the Different World to take a look, some had reincarnated relatives in the Different World and were going to visit, and some were going back and forth for office work.
However, all of them were ninjas. Although tickets had appeared, they were not yet charging fees. The rewards for the Tailed Beasts were still borne by the Ninja Alliance. It was said that it would gradually be opened to ordinary people and fees would be charged.
"Sixth Hokage-sama." Kamizuki Izumo was mechanically checking tickets when he suddenly saw his immediate superior and quickly stood up. "Sorry, I didn't recognize you just now."
It wasn't just that he didn't recognize him, he almost didn't see him, directly skipping him and reaching out to Utakata behind him.
In order to prevent the Tailed Beasts from causing trouble, a Barrier was set up under the platform of the Net passage, and a not-small building and track were built for transporting goods. With buildings, there would naturally be other considerations, such as preventing people from cutting in line or forcibly breaking in, and some facilities were specifically set up for this purpose.
Based on this, the ticket checking platform is exactly 1.5 meters high, so...
Lin Ke handed over the ticket with a dark face, thinking of traveling incognito to see the recent changes in the Ninja Alliance and everyone else. As a result, this just coming out gave his mood a severe blow.
"In the future, make the platform a little lower. We need to take care of families with children." He immediately offered a suggestion.
He heard that the ninja in charge of the Tailed Beast passage was Mitokado Homura. He would bring this up later.
Lin Ke walked over with a straight face. When the Two Tails, Matatabi, saw him, it was so frightened that its Chakra transmission became unstable, and the passage trembled along with its fur.
This group of Tailed Beasts from World Number Two were personally dug out of the Jinchuriki's bodies by him. Those who didn't listen were served with the Chakra Scalpel. During that time, except for Shukaku, who was stubborn, the other Tailed Beasts basically became honest after being cut a few times by the Chakra Scalpel.
"Y-yes." Kamizuki Izumo was covered in cold sweat. He knew that the Sixth Hokage was petty.
Passing through the passage, they arrived at the platform of World Number Two. The Tailed Beast stationed here was the Eight Tails, Gyuki. When it sensed a familiar and terrifying Chakra appearing in front of it, its tentacles immediately tensed up.
As the largest Tailed Beast with the most tentacles and the largest output of Chakra Cubes, it suffered a lot under the Chakra Scalpel during its captivity because of its unruly expression.
Fortunately, the two-month probationary training was good. After being nervous for a moment, Gyuki remembered that it was a public official and didn't have to worry about humans hurting it, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let's go see the Third Hokage first. Wait, let's go find Mitokado Homura first."
Lin Ke changed his plan. This broken platform was too inconsiderate.
He took Utakata to the office of the Ninja Alliance in charge of the Tailed Beast passage and knocked on the door.
"What's the matter?" Mitokado Homura was still the same as before, wearing glasses and looking through documents. Seeing the visitor, he looked up with a smile and asked.
After Lin Ke explained his purpose, his smile froze on his face, and he said dryly, "Okay, I understand."
God Gold.
Utakata followed behind, his originally aloof face now constantly smiling.
"Well, Uncle Yan, you go ahead and get busy. I'm leaving." Lin Ke's mood improved a little, and he left the Tailed Beast passage office with light steps and began to go upstairs.
Sarutobi Hiruzen now works in the Ninja Alliance's Different World Rescue Office, which, as mentioned earlier, is a department that arranges a series of assistance for refugees from World Number Three, specializing in dispatching supplies and communicating with refugees from Different Worlds who have difficulties and special requirements.
It's quite suitable for him. Simply giving some warmth to the refugees of World Number Three, he has a good temper, gentle personality, and patience. When he was Hokage, he could take the time to issue tasks at the mission assignment office and interact with students at the Ninja Academy. As a good old man, this position is not bad.
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