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While Konohamaru was talking to Udon, Takagi Akira and the other two came to them.

"The village is in a mess right now, so it's better if you don't run around."

Hearing what Nakata Teru said, Konohamaru subconsciously retorted.

“We didn’t run around.”

Yuuki Mitsutoshi asked from the side.

"I see you guys are so anxious, has something happened?"

"Our companion Huang Meng was captured. We were following Brother Naruto to track him down, but we just got separated by accident."

After hearing what Konohamaru said, Takagi Akira instantly realized that this was most likely something the Hokage had done.

After all, with so many ninjas from other countries entering the country, there must be Anbu secretly protecting the Hokage's immediate family members. Since the Anbu did not take any action to kidnap the criminals, it can be basically confirmed that this matter was approved by the Hokage.

"I remember that Naruto subconsciously used the Nine-Tails' chakra on his first mission outside the village. Could it be that the Hokage wanted to take this opportunity to test Naruto?"

Just as Takagi Akira was speculating on the Third Hokage's intentions with dark thoughts, Nakata Teru criticized Konohamaru and Udon.

"One of our companions was captured. When Konoha ninjas were chasing us, why didn't you return to the village to ask for support instead of rashly following them?"

"If they have set a trap ahead and captured someone, they are just waiting for you to take the bait. If you follow them so rashly, aren't you just asking for your own death?"

"A real fight between ninjas is not your usual game. It's a fight for life."

"You don't think the other side will show mercy to you, do you? Those who dare to take action in other ninja villages are all desperate criminals who have killed many people."

After being severely criticized by Nakata Teru, Konohamaru and Udon finally realized how reckless they were and apologized with their heads down.

"Yuuki, take them back. Takagi Akira and I will go ahead and look for them."

Watching Mitsuto Yuuki protecting Konohamaru and Udon as they returned to the city, Takagi Akira and Nakata Teru looked at each other and followed the trail all the way forward, and soon found the location of Uzumaki Naruto.

At this time, Uzumaki Naruto took advantage of the time when the ninja wearing the Rain Ninja forehead protector was boasting and used the Shadow Clone Technique to rescue Huang Meng from his hands.

Nakata Teru, who was hiding in a tree nearby, was making secret gestures to Takagi Akira.

"Do it now?"

"Let's wait. Uzumaki Naruto has the upper hand right now. In case the Rain Ninja has an ambush, let's wait a while before taking action."

"Just do as you say."

The moment they noticed that the Rain Ninja used the substitution technique to escape from Uzumaki Naruto's net, Takagi Akira and Nakata Teru immediately followed.

The Rain Ninja who used the substitution technique to escape from Uzumaki Naruto hid behind a tree not far away. The relieved smile on his face suddenly changed, and he froze in place, unable to move.

Let Nakata Teru hide aside as a backup, and Takagi Akira appeared in front of Rain Ninja with one hand making a seal and the other hand pointing a kunai forward. Under the feet of Rain Ninja was the Ichitsu-dōng technique that Takagi Akira was performing.

"Tell me, where are your accomplices? If you tell me the truth, I can treat the prisoners well. If I don't, you know what will happen..."

As Takagi Akira spoke, he moved closer to Rain Ninja little by little, putting psychological pressure on him.

To Gao Muming's surprise, the Rain Ninja opposite him did not panic, but looked at him with a somewhat relieved look and spoke slowly.

"You are Takagi Akira. I didn't expect you to have already mastered the Ichidōden formation. Nakata Teru and Mitsuchi Yuuki are hiding nearby, right? Don't worry, there are no traps here."

After hearing what Yu Shinobi said, Nakata Teru, who was hiding nearby, immediately jumped out and pressed a kunai against Yu Shinobi's neck.

"What do you Rain Ninjas want to do? I don't think our ordinary team is worthy of being known by the rather closed Rain Ninja Village. But you easily revealed our identities. Tell me who your Rain Ninja spy is in Konoha!"

"My name is Umino Iruka, and I know you because I once taught you."

"Even Iruka-sensei knows about this? It seems like you Rain Ninjas know more than we expected. I think we should just send him to the Anbu and hand him over to the torture squad."

"I am really Umino Iruka. The reason I became a Rain Ninja is entirely because I was taking the preparatory exams for the Chunin Exams."

"Hehehe~ You actually tried to convince us with such a lame excuse. If we hadn't signed up to take part in the Chunin Exam, we might have been fooled by you."

"It's true. There are three teams of nine newly graduated ninjas participating in this Chunin Exam. In order to confirm their strength and to make sure they won't lose their lives due to their instructor's impulsiveness, I proposed and presided over this preliminary exam for the nine newcomers."

As he spoke, Umino Iruka cancelled his transformation and revealed his true appearance.

After seeing Iruka's true appearance and confirming that the other party did not have the aura of using transformation techniques, Takagi Akira and Nakata Teru put away their weapons.

While untying a string of lanterns, Takagi Akira talked about what he felt was wrong.

"I was wondering why it was so strange. How could someone who dared to cause trouble in the village while the village was on increased security during the Chunin Exams not be prepared to retreat so easily?"

Nakata Teru, who was standing by, suddenly patted Zi's thigh.

"So it was all a misunderstanding. I'm so sorry, Iruka-sensei. Wait, are we delaying Iruka-sensei from doing the test?"

After being freed by the light array, Umino Iruka stretched his arms and legs.

"That's not the case. Everyone else has finished the test. Naruto is the last one. I have to report the results of the test and I'll leave first."

After saying that, Umino Iruka left.

After watching Umino Iruka leave, Takagi Akira looked at Nakata Teru who was standing beside him.

"You also heard, right? Nine newly graduated rookies from three teams will take part in the Chunin Exam with us. This is really big news."

Nakata Teru nodded.

"I remember that there seem to be quite a few ninja clan members in our next class? If I'm not mistaken, at least two-thirds of those nine people are ninja clan members."

"Do we need to guess? Except for the children of the ninja clan, newcomers like us probably don't even know that we will be taking the Chunin Exam."

In response to Nakata Teru's remarks, Takagi curled his lips.

"Think about us now, and then think about the time last year when we just graduated and were working frantically on missions. Isn't it the same period as now?"

"You mean, when we just graduated, the reason why we had so many missions was not only because there were too many D-rank missions, but also because many Genin, like us now, stopped doing missions in order to train for the Chunin Exams, resulting in too few Genin doing the missions..."