For Haruno Sakura, Mizuki felt that the biggest gain was the battle itself. Winning or losing was actually not important, because the Chunin Exam would be stopped halfway anyway, and even the qualification for Chunin promotion was not important.

After all, ninjas are not actors, and fighting in public is not their main way of fighting. The purpose is more to show their strength to those bigwigs and win more political benefits.

The promotion of ninjas from each village will only take the results of the Chunin Exam as a reference, and there will actually be another set of rules. For example, Uzumaki Naruto, who defeated Hyuga Neji, who was known as the strongest Genin, did not advance, while Nara Shikamaru, who lost to Temari, became a Chunin.

To be honest, Sakura is probably the least experienced ninja, as her family background makes it impossible for her to provide much guidance. After graduating from the ninja school, she had almost no chance to face the enemy alone, as there were powerful Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto.

The Land of Waves has Hatake Kakashi as its pillar, and the final result was safe. Even though they were frightened in the Forest of Death, it was not serious. Not to mention Orochimaru, the gap in strength was too big and it didn't feel real at all. In the original work, the duel with the Sound Three was also stopped halfway due to the influence of Mizuki. The selection match and the awakening battle of Yamanaka Ino was even more fortunate because Ino was accidentally injured and stood out. It was a situation where they really faced a strong enemy alone. This duel with Doss was probably the first time.

The difference between victory and defeat could mean the difference between life and death in actual combat. Especially Doss's bloody fighting style of never giving up even at the cost of his life, taught Sakura a good lesson. Ninja is not a game, it is not such an innocent profession, if you don't work hard, you will really die.

Watching Doss being carried out of the stage with his life or death unknown, Sakura calmed herself down, looked at the audience who were applauding and cheering for her, and couldn't figure out what she was feeling in her heart, so she walked up to the stands along the inner passage.

At this time, a burst of booing sounded in the stands. Everyone was very dissatisfied that Uchiha Sasuke, who was scheduled to play next, had not yet arrived. Many people came here to see what kind of genius the orphan of the former Konoha clan Uchiha was, but now there was no one in sight, and the voices of dissatisfaction began to rise one after another.

As a last resort, Shiranui Genma had to ask for permission from the third generation lord Sarutobi Hiruzen. After discussion, it was finally decided to delay the match between Gaara and Sasuke, and to first hold the match between Aburame Shino and Kankuro. As Mizuki expected, Kankuro, who was unwilling to expose his strength, readily gave up.

Seeing such a farce, the audience became even more dissatisfied. Under pressure, Temari had to leave the stage in the fifth game even if she was unwilling.

Both the enemy and our side were tacitly stalling for time, but the protagonists, Uchiha Sasuke and Hatake Kakashi, were late to show up.

"Aburame Shino won without fighting. Is this good luck or bad luck?" Mizuki asked.

For the Chunin Exam, victory is of course good, but winning without fighting is not necessarily the case. Whether or not one can advance to the Chunin level still depends on performance. Advancing to the next round by luck will only make people think that it is good luck, and it will not be of any benefit to the evaluation.

With Shino Aburame's strength, if she fights with Kankuro, she might not be defeated by Shikamaru Nara, and there is a great hope for her to be promoted to Chunin.

Yuhi Kurenai replied: "I don't know if it was luck or not, but Shino definitely wouldn't want to win like this."

Yes, her presence is weak, and without the opportunity to show her strength in front of others, she will be noticed even less. No wonder Aburame Shino is very concerned about whether she is recognized and greeted by acquaintances.

The following match has already begun, but for a fighter like Shikamaru with such a high IQ, the progress is too slow and the waiting time is a bit boring.

"Asuma, you looked so confident in Shikamaru just now, why do you seem a little nervous now?" Seeing that the battle situation was calming down, Mizuki also chatted with a few people.

"After all, the female ninja on the opposite side is quite powerful. She is the type that Shikamaru will have a hard time dealing with." Asuma said while smoking a cigarette.

Just then, Sakura, who had just received treatment, came over from the backstage.

"Mr. Mizuki, your method is very effective. Thank you very much."

"You're welcome. This is your own hard work." Shuimu said sincerely, "Have a good rest. There will be battles later."

Sakura nodded to show that she understood. But maybe she misunderstood, Sakura thought it was a match with Naruto, but Mizuki was talking about the Sand Ninja.

"It can be considered as an early stage investment. Naruto and Sasuke can't do anything by themselves, so the first heroine is theoretically worth a stake. It doesn't go against my heart anyway, so I just go with the flow."

Naruto and Ino, who heard the noise, came over and chatted with Sakura.

Just as everyone was watching Nara Shikamaru's performance below, Kakashi finally appeared with Uchiha Sasuke.

"Hey, you're all here, how far have you progressed?" Kakashi greeted them. Sasuke was pulled aside by Naruto, who was showing off his treasures, to show off his achievements.

"Sasuke's match was delayed. It's his turn to play next."

Kakashi was relieved to hear that he was not disqualified for being late.

Mizuki was even more relieved, after all the strongest fighting force had arrived.

"Everyone is here. Don't move. Just listen to me." Shuimu said in a low voice.

"Huh?" Shuimu's solemn words surprised everyone.

"Pay attention to the Anbu in the left rear corner of the stands. That's not one of ours."

Kakashi asked calmly, "Are you sure?"

The fighting power in the stands was already insufficient, and there were even enemies infiltrating the dark forces.

"I have been observing until now, and I can confirm that he was not originally in the plan, and he somehow got in halfway through."

Kakashi nodded to show that he understood, and then secretly paid attention to the layout and vigilance of the stands.

"Don't act rashly for now. See if there are any spies mixed in." Kakashi ordered.

"The one who was able to break through the heavy defenses and infiltrate the dark forces at the scene is no simple person. Can we not take the initiative?" Asuma advocated taking him down first.

"Not yet. We don't know what the enemy's main goal is yet. If we make too much noise, it will easily alert them."

"The weakest defense is at the Sandaime's place, should we go over and ask him?" Mizuki suggested. Mizuki knew the inside story, but he couldn't say it out loud. The death of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen would be Konoha's biggest loss in this war. It's better to remind him as much as possible. The power of the Hokage has always been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and the Sandaime has made a great reputation as a ninjutsu doctor. So everyone subconsciously ignored the possibility that the Third Hokage, who was already old and not as powerful as before, would become the real target of the enemy.