"Yeah, I know," he said, unsurprised at how seriously Itachi was taking his role of casting illusions on genin. Wherever Obito put him, he was probably going to have to deal with upset kids whom Itachi had barred from proceeding.

"I'll probably get stuck with the medics for at least part of it," he said, looking a little annoyed at just the thought. "They've already been complaining at the hospital that Chuunin Exams shouldn't be producing injuries bad enough to need a full complement of licensed medic-nin."

Which meant unlicensed shinobi with medical training would be stuck pinch-hitting, something Sasuke didn't relish. The only real benefit he could foresee was being able to identify which village had sent the weakest contenders for the year.

"Anyway," he said, picking out another omusubi. "Do you have your genjutsu already planned out?"