If you weren't here, I would

The Hokage's Office in Konoha Village was filled with Konoha Jonin).

"News has come from the Ninja of Sunagakure: the Fifth Kazekage may be assassinated during the Chunin exam. This would normally be an internal matter for them, but we are now allies, and the Fifth Kazekage cannot be allowed to be harmed."

"So we currently face two threats: one from Cloud Village), and the other from internal problems within Sand Village)."

Tsunade, seated in the Hokage's chair, rested her chin on her elbows on the desk.

"Of course, the biggest problem is Cloud Village. We'll consider the internal problems of Sand Village after we've resolved the threat from Cloud Village."

"Yes, Lord Hokage."

All the Jonin present responded Jonin unison.

"Lord Hokage, Shikamaru has already told Nozomi that the location of the second exam is the Desert of Demons, and the news has now been relayed by Nozomi."

A man with a dark complexion and a thick beard spoke up.

Tsunade nodded. "Thank you for your hard work. With such important information, the Cloud Ninja hiding in the shadows will likely be unable to resist making a move."

"Asuma, you and Ibiki Morino, along with the Inoichi Yamanaka Sensory Division, keep a close eye on Hii of the Cloud Ninja. Once he realizes the problem, take him into control immediately."

"Cloud Village dares to send people to infiltrate our ranks, then let those pawns who have infiltrated us never get out."

Tsunade looked straight ahead and assigned tasks to each of the Jonin in the office.

The most important problem is that Tsunade doesn't know whether Cloud Village will take advantage of this exam to attack the village or to attack the examinees from other countries and villages.

Of course, the candidates from various countries and villages are also a major obstacle. Once the Cloud Village takes action against these candidates, the other countries and villages will certainly not give up easily.

Then Konoha won't be facing this situation alone.

Ultimately, Tsunade arranged for a group of people to secretly follow the second round of examinees, while she and a small group stayed behind in Konoha to ensure the village wouldn't be attacked by the Cloud Ninja.

Konoha Village, Village Entrance.

Kanami held Hinata's hand, with Choji Akimichi standing beside them, and behind them were Neji Hyuga and the other two.

"The second Chunin exam is about to begin. I will again explain the rules."

Shikamaru stood before the Ninja examinees from various countries and villages.

"First, the destination for the second Chunin exam is the Desert of Demons in Sand Village. All candidates must reach the Desert of Demons as quickly as possible, and the last ten teams will be eliminated."

Second, fighting is strictly prohibited during the exam; anyone caught fighting will be eliminated.

"The exam is now beginning."

After saying these words, Shikamaru turned his back to everyone.

While everyone was still confused, Kanami, Hinata, and Choji were the first to start running, followed by Neji Hyuga and his two companions.

"Damn it! How did they react so quickly?"

"Let's start running too!"

"They stole the show in the first exam, and our village can't fall behind!"

"..."

Soon, a chaotic chorus of footsteps and encouraging voices emanating from within the group filled the air.

"Snort."

Upon seeing that it was still Konoha Ninja reacted first, Temari, wearing a blue sweater, curled her lip.

Shikamaru glanced at him sideways and sighed inwardly.

What a troublesome woman.

However, he didn't dare say it aloud.

Hinata.

Kanami, who was running at the front, called out softly.

Hinata Hyuga nodded, understanding Kanami's meaning, and immediately activated her Byakugan.

She was also aware of the mission that Lady Tsunade had given them for the Chunin exam.

Prior to this, Kanami had also revealed to them the plan that Tsunade had told him.

The message from Hijiri of Cloud Village that the Chunin exam' destination was the Desert of Demons of Sunagakure was relayed to Cloud Village, the current Fifth Raikage of Yugito Nii.

Once the other party learns of this, they will definitely take action.

Therefore, the best position to act is to ambush along a straight line.

Therefore, Kanami and Hinata must get ahead of all the examinees and use their Mind's Eye of the Kagura in conjunction with Hinata's Byakugan to get a clear view of their surroundings.

After Hinata investigated, she shook her head slightly. "Only a few Anbu are from Konoha."

Kanami nodded. "Let's speed things up."

After saying that, he turned to Choji Akimichi: "Choji, you go with Neji."

"Okay, be careful."

Choji Akimichi answered, panting heavily.

He then gradually slowed down. With his physique, it would be very difficult for him to catch up with Kanami and Hinata without using the secret medicine and the Butterfly Transformation technique.

Just as he slowed down, Kanami and Hinata, hand in hand, suddenly activated an even faster Body Flicker Technique, instantly disappearing from Choji's sight.

"Wow... so fast!"

Choji Akimichi's small eyes widened in surprise.

He knew his opponent hadn't used their full speed before, but he figured even if they were faster, how much faster could they go?

Even with mental preparation, he was still greatly shocked.

Neji, standing behind him, was also stunned, his face then filled with admiration and longing.

"As expected of my brother-in-law!"

A flicker of disappointment crossed her eyes—disappointment in herself.

He had always thought Hinata weak and inexperienced young lady, but now he could only see her back.

"Catching up with Kanami must be a very difficult thing. You're really different now."

Neji muttered to himself, the disappointment in his eyes quickly replaced by confidence.

"Hinata can catch up with her brother-in-law, and so can I."

After driving at high speed for several hours.

Kanami and Hinata did not notice anything unusual along the way.

Hinata's Byakugan's field of vision was almost reaching the border of the Land of Fire.

She immediately slowed down and said, "Wait a minute, Kanami, there are many streams of Chakra two kilometers away, and further away there seems to be an even larger Chakra."

"Yes, that massive amount of Chakra you sensed must be from Tailed Beast."

At this moment, Kanami also slowed down, closed his eyes, and used Mind's Eye of the Kagura to sense the surroundings.

Mind's Eye of the Kagura has a very large coverage area, even larger than the Byakugan, but it cannot take in the entire field of vision within the range like the Byakugan.

They can only observe Chakra within their range, and cannot identify the identity of unfamiliar Chakra.

Its advantage is its wide range, allowing you to pinpoint Chakra fluctuations.

It seems my guess was right; the Cloud Village was planning to ambush them along the way.

However, there are still some problems. The two Tailed Beast only have one massive amount of Chakra.

Are Yugito Nii and Killer B going to attack in shifts?

One group attacked us, the Konoha examinees, while another group took advantage of the situation to launch an attack on Konoha Village.

That's fine too; two might be a bit troublesome, but one is much easier.

I just don't know if Tsunade can handle it.

Kanami analyzed the situation internally, then said, "Hinata, we need to make some noise and let the Anbu behind us know that we've discovered the Cloud Ninja."

"Mm." Hinata nodded.

"Are you nervous?" Kanami asked Hinata with a smile.

Hinata shook her head, responding with a smile, "If you're not here, I will."