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Seeing the middle-aged Kirigakure's calm expression, Fourth Raikage A's face remained expressionless, and he spoke in a low voice:
"Since you are from Kirigakure, perhaps killing you might yield some important information."
The middle-aged Kirigakure paused, then gently shook his head: "I am just an ordinary Chunin, and what I know is limited."
With that, the middle-aged Kirigakure stopped speaking and instead pulled a scroll from his Pregnant and held it in his hand.
Seeing this, Mabui quickly stepped forward, took the scroll from the middle-aged Kirigakure's hand, and briefly examined it.
Then she returned to Fourth Raikage A's side and respectfully handed the scroll to Fourth Raikage A.
Fourth Raikage A took the scroll and opened it directly, scanning its contents, while speaking coldly:
"If there's no important information and you've disturbed my training, then you can stay in Cloud Ninja Village."
As for the consequences of keeping this middle-aged Kirigakure in Cloud Ninja Village, Fourth Raikage A didn't care at all.
As he continued to scan the contents of the scroll, Fourth Raikage A's casual expression became increasingly solemn.
After a long pause, Fourth Raikage A's face suddenly broke into a smile, his voice carrying a strange emotion:
"Interesting, truly interesting."
"I didn't expect that besides Konoha, someone else would know such a secret about the events of that year. Mabui, give him the information we have about Konoha from back then."
Fourth Raikage A turned his head and looked at Mabui.
Mabui was momentarily stunned, not immediately recalling the matter Fourth Raikage A was referring to.
Seeing this, a hint of amusement flashed in Fourth Raikage A's eyes. As his secretary, it was the first time he had seen Mabui unable to recall something.
However, it had been over a decade since that incident.
Fourth Raikage A lightly uttered the sound of "Hiru" and then glanced at Mabui's eyes.
After a moment of stunned, Mabui reacted and turned to leave.
Fourth Raikage A continued to hold the scroll, but this time he was examining it carefully, his face occasionally showing a thoughtful expression.
After quite a while, Mabui returned with a document, her formerly clean and tidy clothes now stained with a good deal of dust.
This document must have been thrown into some corner, and Mabui had spent a good amount of time searching for it.
Fourth Raikage A took the document from Mabui's hand, glanced at it casually, and then tossed it to the middle-aged Kirigakure.
"Get out," Fourth Raikage A said impatiently.
The middle-aged Kirigakure's expression remained unchanged. He picked up the document, bowed slightly to Fourth Raikage A, and turned to leave.
It wasn't until the Kirigakure's figure disappeared that Mabui couldn't help but ask curiously: "Back then, an agreement was signed with Konoha regarding this matter. Is this really alright?"
Fourth Raikage A did not speak, simply tossing the scroll in his hand to Mabui and turning to walk towards the Central Mountain Range.
At the same time, his rough voice entered Mabui's ears: "Tell Darui to get ready."
Watching Fourth Raikage A's disappearing figure, Mabui lowered her head to look at the scroll's contents, and her entire body trembled involuntarily, her pupils contracting deeply.
Recalling Fourth Raikage A's words just now, Mabui knew that whether or not to adhere to the previous agreement with Konoha no longer mattered.
...…
Meanwhile, Konoha, currently in conflict with Mist Ninja Village, suddenly made an announcement to the outside world.
In one week, Konoha Village would jointly hold the Chunin Exams with Sand Ninja Village.
Not long after, Sand Ninja Village also issued a statement that Fourth Kazekage was already on his way to Konoha for the Chunin Exams.
A meeting between the Kage of two Villages was considered a major event, but the entire Ninja World reacted quite calmly to this news.
The Chunin Exams were no secret; almost every year, various Ninja Villages would hold them accordingly.
Simply put, this was an important occasion for Large Countries to observe their national strength.
However, Konoha's sudden announcement this time was clearly to put pressure on Mist Ninja Village.
A meeting between the Kage of two Villages would naturally not just be about watching a simple competition. Konoha Village's statement was to tell Mist Ninja Village to be careful of the two Villages joining forces.
Indeed, shortly after the Chunin Exams information was released, the originally somewhat unyielding Mist Ninja Village began to show signs of diplomatic retraction.
When Hiruzen Sarutobi received this news, the worried expression that had been on his face for many days finally gave way to a hint of a smile.
This was naturally good news for Konoha!
On the other side, Hiruzen Sarutobi also agreed to Iruka's request.
On a rooftop in Konoha Village.
"Iruka Sensei, why did you suddenly call us?"
Naruto looked at Iruka, his face showing displeasure.
Ever since Naruto discovered that his training speed had suddenly increased for some unknown reason, while marveling at his own genius, he had also been training continuously during this period.
So, Naruto was naturally a bit unhappy about Iruka calling him over.
At the same time, Sasuke on the other side also felt some dissatisfaction, though he didn't show it on his face as Naruto did.
Iruka tapped Naruto's head, and amidst Naruto's cry of pain, he slowly began to speak:
"Do you know about the Chunin Exams?"
Chunin Exams?
Sasuke, Naruto, and Sakura were all stunned simultaneously, their faces showing confusion, clearly unaware of the Chunin Exams.
Seeing the three's expressions, Iruka smiled lightly and generally introduced the Chunin Exams.
"Iruka Sensei, you're telling us this, you're not going to make us participate in the Chunin Exams, are you?"
Sakura asked with surprise in her voice, looking at Iruka.
"That's right!"
Iruka nodded seriously.
"But… but we just graduated not long ago."
Sakura's voice was a bit stammering, her face showing disbelief.
Sakura originally thought Iruka Sensei had a steady personality, but who knew he would be so unreliable, she couldn't help but complain internally.
"Getting familiar with the Chunin Exams process in advance will be beneficial for you, and what if you pass?"
Iruka had a gentle smile on his face, though he himself didn't believe what he was saying.
Compared to Sakura, the dissatisfaction on Naruto and Sasuke's faces had disappeared, replaced by excitement.
"I will definitely pass the Chunin Exams! I'm stronger now than when Mr. Yoshiro taught me."
Naruto said excitedly, but when he mentioned Mr. Yoshiro, Kinoshita Yoshiro's gentle smile couldn't help but surface in Naruto's mind, and a look of sadness flashed in his eyes.