Quote:*innocent* Isn't that the point?
I'm aware that this would seriusly screw with the remainder of the series, but...
And I wouldn't worry about Kabuto - Neshan's subbing in for Hayate and Genma, remember, and he and Mr. Sneaky have History - promotion exams are closer to being a continuation of the educational system than anything else, remember, so he's the logical choice to run the final and most important test.
Oh, and regarding Serenity/Usagi - I suddenly have this amusing image of Shikamaru or Tenten or somebody watching her break open the 'safe' and going all pale and sort of whispering to themselves, 'I was going to have to fight that?!'
Hmm... it'd be a bit too much to for an N. who didn't have foreknowledge to have an area-affect Kai scroll ready just in case, but if Gai and Kakashi and the other Jounin-sensei can buy him a minute or two, he could probably put one together on the spot - after which point the invasion forces run into real problems, since that'd put something like six hundred ninja of various levels in the same place, and every single one of them hopping mad... for that matter, he might be able to break the shield the same way, although that'd probably take longer.
Ja, -n
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