I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

Ye Lan was alone in the lounge prepared for him by Sand Village. When he was about to rest, a loud noise came from outside.

When I opened the window, I saw that it was full of wind and sand outside and I couldn't see clearly. The temperature in the Kingdom of Wind would drop sharply at night and the storms would become stronger.

Vaguely sensing that several ninjas had already rushed over, Ye Lan, as the examiner, did not plan to rest and went out to see what happened.

When we arrived outside, we saw Kai and a few other Konoha jonin, as well as a group of people from Sunagakure. At this time, Gaara had not yet officially become the Kazekage, and it seemed that the last attack by Akatsuki made the Sunagakure higher-ups still a little worried about him.

But it seems like it's just a matter of time. Without the Sand Village who can take on the heavy responsibility, Gaara will definitely take the position of Kazekage.

Where did Kakashi go? Ye Lan was surprised that Kakashi didn't participate in this kind of mission. He didn't know what secret mission he was carrying out.

"Hey, Ye Lan!"

When Kai saw Ye Lan, he greeted him directly. Ye Lan nodded slightly in response and came to the group.

Now we see the corpse of a giant scorpion lying on the ground, with a dark-skinned girl with short green hair sitting on it. Judging from the forehead protector she is wearing, she is a ninja from the Takigakure Village.

"Brother Ye Lan!"

When Ino saw Ye Lan, she walked up to him and greeted him directly. Compared to before, his hair had completely grown out, even longer than before, and he had also grown a lot taller.

"What happened?"

Ye Lan is still a little confused. He has seen nothing but the corpse of a scorpion. This kind of scorpion is a common monster in the Wind Country. Except for its larger size, its strength is not as good as that of a Chunin.

"It's just that Choji didn't eat enough, and he was hungry and wanted to go out to find something to eat..."

Sakura said a little embarrassedly at this time that just now in the cafeteria, candidates from several villages had a fight and ended up not even having a few bites of food. They were fine, but as a big eater, Choji didn't eat enough and had to come out to look for food.

A group of people ran out out of worry, and they encountered a big scorpion. Fortunately, it was not a powerful monster and the ninja from Takigakure Village subdued it in two or three moves.

"As a ninja, you won't die if you skip a meal, so why would you waste food?"

Kai directly taught a few Genin a lesson, saying that the food prepared by Sunagakure was more than enough, but they were busy fighting and the food was wasted.

"But I'm really hungry~"

Shikamaru said dissatisfiedly that he was implicated at the time, but he was not the one who started the fight.

"There's really nothing I can do about you..."

Asuma walked forward with his head covered. As for Choji, he knew that if he didn't appease him, there would be trouble ahead. He could only take out a bento from his arms, which was the food he hadn't eaten yet, and handed it to Choji.

"Thank you, teacher!"

"Keep your voice down!" Asma ordered hurriedly. Normally, as an examiner, he should not provide any help to the candidates. His behavior was already a violation of the rules.

Seeing that Shikamaru's problem was solved and everyone was preparing to go back to the dormitory, Ye Lan couldn't help but look at the girl a few more times.

Gaara then walked up and asked about Fu.

"Why save the others? Wouldn't it be less competition if there were fewer people?"

Fu jumped down from the giant scorpion and said with a smile: "What does it matter? I came here to make 100 friends."

"Would you like to be my friend?"

Fu walked up to Asuma and the others again, making them a little at a loss.

At this time, Fu's companions finally arrived. One of them grabbed Fu's arm and took her away directly. When Fu was being taken away, she still said that she wanted to make friends.

"How can there be such a ninja?"

Hong found it a little unbelievable, just like a child.

Ye Lan closed his eyes and carefully sensed the fluctuations around him.

The chakra in the air was very weak, but this special chakra was from the tailed beast.

Ye Lan was very sure that after having had many dealings with the tailed beasts, he could easily tell them apart.

Takigakure Village is the only village that is not one of the five major ninja villages but has a tailed beast.

So that girl is the Jinchūriki of the Seven-Tails? Ye Lan had some suspicions in his heart, and when he was about to end his perception, he found that there was someone in the crowd staring at Fu, who was suspected to be the Jinchūriki.

Ye Lan looked and saw a girl with short curly purple hair and a distinctive bun on her head. From the forehead protector she wore, she could tell that she was a ninja from Yuyin.

Ye Lan remembered that the forehead guard that Tiandao once wore was also from the Hidden Rain Village, but there were scratches of a traitor on it, which meant that Tiandao was once a ninja from the Hidden Rain Village.

The Akatsuki organization might have some connection with Yuyin. Ye Lan withdrew his gaze. The girl didn’t look dangerous and should not be a member of the Akatsuki organization.

The next morning

Ye Lan came to the entrance of the Demon Desert of Sand Village and first listened to the host Sand Village Ninja announce the rules of the competition.

The rules are not much different from the previous second exam. It is also a competition for the two scrolls of heaven and earth, but the venue is different. You will be considered successful if you can collect all the scrolls of heaven and earth and reach the stronghold in the center of the Demon Desert within 72 hours.

The Genin distributed the scrolls and set off one after another. At this time, Kai and several Jonin found Ye Lan.

"whats the matter?"

As the examiner of the second round, Ye Lan had to monitor the every move of all the candidates present and try his best to avoid casualties.

There was no time to do anything else, and the fact that Kai and others arrived together showed that things were not simple.

"It's like this. We received information from Lady Tsunade, saying that someone might want to assassinate Gaara, so we have to sneak into this Chunin Exam to protect Gaara's safety."

Someone wants to attack Gaara, could it be Akatsuki? There is still some time before the Three-Tails is resurrected, and this is not in their interest.

"Is it the Akatsuki organization?" It was the first time Ye Lan heard of such a thing, so he asked directly.

"No, it's the forces in Sunagakure that are targeting Gaara. Gaara was originally going to become the Kazekage, but these people have always been against it. So we have to take this opportunity to help Gaara solve this matter."

Asuma explained, blowing out a puff of smoke.

"If we fail, it will affect the alliance between Sunagakure and Konoha."

Ye Lan is well aware of the danger of this approach. Gaara wants to use himself as bait to resolve this matter and eliminate the stumbling block on his path to becoming the Kazekage.

A year ago, I would never have thought that this scheme of killing someone with a borrowed knife was Gaara's idea.

Not only has his strength increased, but his mind has also become smarter. The changes in Gaara during this period are somewhat unexpected.

"You guys go ahead, I'll supervise the exam room."

In this way, without the interference of other senior ninjas, Ye Lan has the opportunity to collect some materials.

Many people died in the Chunin Exam. Ye Lan wouldn't have any thoughts when other people were around, and no one would mind if he were the only one to get some stuff now.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Ye Lan."

Kai bowed deeply before heading into the examination room with Asuma and Hong.

Ye Lan returned to the monitoring room, where he could see every move in the Sand Village examination hall. Many sensory ninjas were working here. Maki was at the top giving orders, with Kankuro and Temari beside him.

"Where are Yelan Jonin, Kai Jonin and the others?"

Seeing Ye Lan coming back, Maki asked directly. He was very respectful to Ye Lan. After all, he had saved his life.

Ye Lan's fame was largely spread by their Sand Village. His reputation in Sand Village was even greater than that in Konoha.

"They went on other missions..."

Ye Lan was a little perfunctory, but seeing that Maki looked unhappy and helpless, he had to continue speaking.

"Don't worry, it won't affect the Chunin Exams. It's just that his own students are taking the exams to avoid suspicion."

At this time Maki's expression looked much better. He was afraid that the Konoha ninjas would do something bad in Sunagakure. Although the two villages were allies now, they still had to be on guard.

"You two have become Chunin too..."

Ye Lan looked at Kankuro and Temari. In addition to the Chunin Exam, each village could actually improve the level of their own ninjas, otherwise there would be no exams held during war.

It’s just that the Chunin born in this kind of exam is more valuable.

"Don't bother with that. We all passed a rigorous test to become Chunin."

Temari's face looked a little unhappy. At the beginning, the three brothers and sisters had no power to fight back in front of Ye Lan, and were defeated in no time. Even though they became allies, they were still a little afraid of Ye Lan.

"I have no doubts about your ability to become a chunin, just don't be so nervous. But Gaara has already become a jonin, right?"

Ye Lan was a little bored and said casually, looking towards Gaara's room next door.