Other shapes began to filter into the clearing in a small trickle as time passed. In ones and twos, younger genin of Konoha arrived in front of the Hallowed Forest in preparation for their exam, all eyeing the others with recognition or suspicion, all noting the silent red figure sat ahead of them dressed in red. All wore Konoha headbands on various parts of their body, although it was known that not all these genin were from Konoha-those that weren't were forsaking their own village's sign in honour of participating in Konoha's exams. It was a sore point with the other villages that Konoha still had the best examination area, staff and preparation, and forcing all ninja to be in Konoha's "colours" for a day was definately a poke in the eye on behalf of the Green Shadow. Still, given how many new genin were being put through their paces, unless a ninja memorised every face he saw in various classes every year of his training, it would be hard for them to know who was from Konoha and who wasn't. This again, was part of Green Shadow's idea, that way there would be less chance of Konoha ninja "ganging up" or otherwise disadvantaging genin from other villages. Not all the Kages thought it was one hundred per cent efficient, but, Konoha's exam, Konoha's rules.<br/><br/>A group of three stood together, which was odd. Maybe these genin trusted each other enough to band together right at the start of the exams. One girl stood out above her companions, a dark haired girl in a mask with a dead look in her eye. She was looking over at the two ninja who had arrived first, although what her look entailed, it was hard to say.<br/><br/>Ikuza stood up.<br/><br/>"Now I see all you young kippers are arriving. I hope you're all kippered up and ready for this kipper exam. I will wait until all kippers have arrived and then kipper the kipper then. Kipper."<br/><br/>A few of the assembled genin blinked, and maybe a few wondered if they'd come to the right place...or what exactly Konoha was thinking putting the Mad Hermit in charge of the Chunin exam.