Konoha Tatsuno

Leaf Village.

Kyoko Barbecue Restaurant.

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At a long table, more than a dozen young ninjas wearing ninja uniforms were sitting around on both sides.

On the dining table, plates of barbecue were being placed on the oven, making the sound of sizzling oil.

"Oh! Teacher Jingzi, when will Uncle Tatsuno come back? I haven't seen him for a long time."

On one side of the dining table, Naruto sat between Hinata and Zuosuke. He looked up at Kyoko opposite and sighed.

It was the twelve young masters of Konoha Village who gathered together for dinner at this time.

In addition to these 12 people, there are also Kyoko and the captains of their respective classes.

Jingzi was specially invited by them.

"Yes! I haven't seen Mr. Asma for a long time. When will the confrontation at the border end?"

As soon as Naruto finished speaking, Ino also started complaining.

It has been more than a year since the border conflict broke out.

In more than a year, no direct war broke out between Konoha Village, Yunyin Village and Iwagakure Village, but the confrontation between the three armies continued.

If Kumogakure and Iwagakure do not withdraw their troops, Konoha will naturally not dare to retreat easily.

The three hidden villages were consumed in this way.

The long-term confrontation has seriously affected the normal operation of Konoha Village.

As a large number of ninjas were pulled to the front line, the number and quality of tasks completed in the village dropped a lot.

During this period, all four classes of Twelve Xiaoqiang received a lot of task training.

However, as the situation on the front line continues to be tense, both Kakashi and Asuma have been transferred, and the captains of Class [-] and Class [-] have been replaced.

Yamato temporarily takes the place of Team [-], and Anko Mitarai takes the place of Team [-] temporarily.

For this reason, upon hearing Ino's complaints, Mitarashi Anko immediately said with some dissatisfaction: "Hey, hey, hey! Ino, isn't it okay for me to lead you? My current strength is stronger than Asuma!"

Looking at the slightly arrogant Mitarashi Anko with her head raised, Ino slightly stuck out her tongue but did not answer.

Beside Ino, Chouji, who was enjoying his meal, paused slightly when he heard this, while Shikamaru twitched the corner of his mouth.

[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and read books recently, change sources, and read aloud with many timbres. 】

The three of them couldn't help but complain secretly in their hearts.

Teacher Hongdou, you really don’t know anything about yourself!

Mitarashi Anko is indeed strong, but her team-leading ability is far inferior to Asuma!

During the mission, the easy-to-get Mitarai Anko had already left them aside several times and went to hunt down the enemy single-handedly.

If it weren't for Nara Shikamaru's clever mind and Choji's outstanding strength in the team, the three newbies might have been buried long ago.

Beside Mitarai Anko, Yuhi Kurenai couldn't help but smile slightly as she watched this scene.

After thinking about it, Yuhi Hong said: "The Chunin Examination is about to begin. Are you all ready to sign up?"

Hearing Yuhi Hong's question, everyone in the room stopped what they were doing, even the masters and apprentices Kai and Xiao Li who had been immersed in cooking also stopped.

Naruto was the first to speak.

He raised his hand and said proudly: "All members of our seventh class are participating."

Zuosuke and Sakura remained silent, but the expressions on their faces confirmed what Naruto just said.

Hinata Neji was the second to speak up: "Our third class has also signed up."

Seeing this, Inuzuka Kiba hurriedly said: "Our eighth class will also participate."

After the three of them finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to Shikamaru, Ino and Choji.

Seeing this, Shikamaru curled his lips and let out a light sigh.

Ino smiled sweetly and said, "Of course we will participate too!"

After Ino finished speaking, Inuzuka Kiba immediately clasped his fists and said excitedly, "Great! All of us are participating this time. It's really exciting to think about it!"

Naruto stood up and put his hands on his hips and said wildly: "Haha! Don't worry, I will be merciful to all of you!"

"Damn it! Naruto, don't be arrogant!"

Naruto's words quickly aroused criticism from everyone.

At the dining table, Jingzi silently watched the group of people having fun with a sweet smile on her face.

But deep in his eyes, a trace of longing emerged uncontrollably.

Tatsuno-san hasn’t been back for more than a year!

In Hokage's office.

"Hokage-sama, all members of Class [-] and Class [-] have signed up for this Chunin Exam. Do you want to exclude Naruto, Sasuke and Choji from the list?"

Nara Shikaku reported towards Tsunade with a list.

Tsunade frowned when she heard this: "Why should we eliminate it?"

Nara Shikaku smiled bitterly and said: "Hokage-sama, with the strength of the three of them, it is enough to be promoted to special jounin now. Let them participate in the chunin exam, I am afraid it will cause dissatisfaction from other ninja villages."

After listening, Tsunade directly waved her hand and rejected Nara Shikaku's proposal: "Ignore these! In Konoha, the three of them are just genin, and there is no need for special treatment.

What's more, this is also a rare opportunity to showcase our strength to the outside world."

"But, Sunagakure Village and Kirigakure Village are now the ones we want to fight for. If there is too much trouble in the Chuunin Exam, it may have an impact on this matter," Nara Shikaku continued to persuade.

Tsunade tapped the table with her slender fingers, and after thinking for a while, she said: "Then during the Chunin Exam, you should pay attention to the order of the battles, and don't let Classes [-] and [-] fight against them."

"Yes"

Hearing this, Nara Shikaku nodded in agreement.

After saying that, he immediately turned around and prepared to leave the Hokage's office.

"Shikaku"

At this time, Tsunade called out to him.

"Lord Naruto"

Nara Shikaku stopped and turned to look at Tsunade in confusion.

"You must be fully prepared for the Chunin Exam this time. According to the news sent back by the spies, the Akatsuki organization seems to have started taking action again. The target of their attack is likely to be Naruto."

Tsunade said solemnly.

"Don't worry, Hokage-sama, I will arrange everything properly," Nara Shikaku said solemnly.

After Nara Shikaku left, Tsunade still sat in her seat with a solemn expression.

After thinking about it, she picked up another piece of information from the file on the table and looked at it carefully.

This is a piece of information that the ANBU just sent back from Yunyin Village.

After reading it, Tsunade stood up and walked to the window behind her, staring at the Leaf Village quietly.

Under the night sky, countless lights dotted the village dimly.

It was peaceful and quiet.

On the desk behind Tsunade, the intelligence document she had just picked up was spread out like this.

There is a text message recorded on it:

Five days ago, the Akatsuki organization split into two groups and raided Kumogakure Village and Kumorai Gorge in the rain. Not only did it cause a large number of casualties in Kumogakure Village, but the whereabouts of the eight jinchuriki of the village were also unknown.