This day, the Chunin Exams officially began.
The examinees entered the examination venue one after another. Some were full of confidence, some had anxious faces, and some seemed to be playing.
Not long after Natsuki returned, he was also assigned a mission, mainly free patrol, to see if there were any foreign enemies infiltrating and to help wherever there was a problem.
At this time, he was near the examination venue, silently observing the examinees entering the venue.
He saw a green-haired, dark-skinned girl, who should be Fu, the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki. This girl, instead of staying in Taki Hidden Village, insisted on coming out to participate in some Chunin Exams, saying she wanted to make a hundred friends. It was also because of this that in the original story, on her way back after the exam ended, she encountered Kakuzu and Hidan and then met her demise.
It was a shame that such an optimistic and cheerful Jinchuriki died just like that. It was truly regrettable.
The Village Leader of Taki Hidden Village had always doted on Fu. I wonder if he would regret it so much that he would want to commit suicide after hearing the news.
Although Kakuzu and Hidan are dead now, it doesn't rule out the possibility that the Akatsuki will continue to arrange personnel to capture them, so it's still better to be a little cautious.
Natsuki originally held the idea of respecting the fate of the world, but if he could prevent some things, he would also take action.
If the Akatsuki fails to capture the Seven-Tails Fu, would it be better?
Or, will the Akatsuki wipe out Taki Hidden Village one day?
It's hard to say, so before taking action, Natsuki still needs to consider it carefully or go to Tsunade to discuss it. Acting without authorization is not a good thing.
In addition, Natsuki also saw people from Rain Country, among whom a relatively pretty girl was Ziyanghua.
Ziyanghua died later and then became the Animal Path Pain.
This girl is also skilled in Space-Time Ninjutsu and even had some interactions with Tenten in the anime. It's a shame that she died after returning from the exam. It's quite regrettable.
However, Natsuki couldn't manage the people from Rain Country, so he pretended not to see them.
Afterward, Natsuki patrolled around but didn't find any foreign enemies, not even a single spy.
By the time he returned to the area outside the examination venue, the written test had already ended, and the next was the second exam. All examinee teams who passed the written test had to depart from Konoha and arrive at Hidden Sand Village within three days, and only if all members of the team arrived would they pass.
As the examiner announced the start, the examinees immediately rushed towards Hidden Sand Village.
The remaining examiners, seeing this, stretched one after another, clearly exhausted from these past few days.
Now that the examinees have left the Village, the Village's alert level will also decrease accordingly, and naturally, there will be no need to be so tense and busy. However, some people still need to go to Hidden Sand Village to continue serving as examiners, because the third exam is set in Hidden Sand Village.
Natsuki thought for a moment and went straight to the Hokage Office.
"Oh? You want to go to Hidden Sand Village?"
Tsunade was a little surprised, "That's rare, you actually volunteer for work. Could it be that you're worried about Tenten's safety? Although I also arranged for Tenten to continue as an examiner in Hidden Sand Village, there should be no danger, and aren't you underestimating Tenten's strength too much?"
Natsuki shook his head and brought up something else, "I found the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki!"
Bang! Tsunade immediately stood up.
She clearly didn't expect Natsuki to suddenly announce such news and was caught off guard.
"What's going on?" Tsunade asked in a low, serious voice.
"The green-haired female examinee from Taki Hidden Village is actually the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki."
Natsuki said in a deep voice, "Since the subsequent exam is in Hidden Sand Village, at that time, Hidden Sand Village will have three Jinchuriki: the One-Tail, Seven-Tails, and Nine-Tails. It's not impossible that the Akatsuki also gets the news and sends people to attack. And even if the Akatsuki doesn't attack during the exam, I think it's necessary to pay attention to the situation of the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki and ensure she can safely return to Taki Hidden Village."
Tsunade listened, then turned around with her sleeves folded, silently looking out the window.
After a long while, she spoke again, "Your concerns are not unfounded, but it's still a bit risky for you to go alone. How about this, you team up with Kakashi, primarily responsible for the safety of the Jinchuriki. If Akatsuki members really appear, you must ensure the safety of the Jinchuriki!"
Natsuki nodded and immediately turned and left the office, heading straight for Kakashi's house.
Kakashi actually had a patrol mission today as well. At this time, he was free because the written test had ended and was planning to rest well, but Natsuki's appearance disrupted his rhythm.
However, after listening to Natsuki's words, he immediately frowned.
"I didn't expect Taki Hidden Village to send the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki to participate in the Chunin Exams. Isn't this just being bored?" Kakashi couldn't help but complain.
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"Kakashi-senpai, our Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is also taking the exam. Are we very bored?" Natsuki also complained.
"Well, everyone is very bored."
Kakashi came to this conclusion, "However, Taki Hidden Village is a small village after all, and their strength is definitely not strong enough. Logically, they should have kept the Jinchuriki safely in the Village. Letting her out like this is too reckless. Once discovered by the Akatsuki, she will definitely not return alive!"
Natsuki, however, said, "Kakashi-senpai, don't underestimate the Akatsuki's intelligence capabilities. I think they know about the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki. Also, based on the results of my investigation mission over the past two months, the Akatsuki's headquarters are in Rain Country. This time, Rain Hidden Village also sent people to participate in the exam. I suspect the purpose of those people is to investigate the Jinchuriki's information!"
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Kakashi took a deep breath and scratched his head, clearly having a headache.
He thought he could rest for a bit, but unexpected troubles kept coming.
Especially with the three Jinchuriki suddenly gathering together, and the examinees from Rain Hidden Village possibly being Akatsuki intelligence personnel, if the Akatsuki really finds out, they might indeed send people to capture them all at once.
The strength of the current Jinchuriki is not good. Even Gaara, who has become the Kazekage, is only at the Elite Jonin level at full power.
If the Akatsuki sends Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki, the three Jinchuriki will definitely not be able to escape!
"Alright, let's depart immediately!"
Kakashi didn't dare to delay and immediately began to prepare.
Natsuki, on the other hand, first went to the Ninja Tools shop to inform his Father-in-law, the Ninjutsu Shop Owner, only saying that he was going to Hidden Sand Village. The Ninjutsu Shop Owner immediately urged him to go quickly.
Perhaps in the Ninjutsu Shop Owner's opinion, Natsuki must be worried about Tenten's safety, which is why he wanted to follow. The Ninjutsu Shop Owner was naturally happy about this, as long as Natsuki was there, Tenten would definitely be very safe.
Before long, Natsuki and Kakashi met at the Village entrance, and the two chased after the examinees.
Fortunately, the two were fast on their feet and soon caught up to the front. The examinee team running in the lead was indeed the three from Taki Hidden Village, followed by Aoba Team.
Fortunately, Naruto's team wasn't too far behind either.
Natsuki and Kakashi did not reveal themselves, but followed along, mainly ensuring the safety of the two Jinchuriki.