Chapter 131 Kakashi is anxious

Xuanjian admitted that he had forgotten countless things in his life.

He had just been a Genin for two weeks when he forgot his ninja number. Later, when he was finally promoted to Chunin, he had to memorize a new number again.

Two years ago, he forgot his birthday, and when he returned from his mission, he was greeted by Iruka's disappointed eyes.

He had also forgotten how terrible Kakashi was when he got angry, and now he experienced that feeling again - just standing next to him, he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up, and the air was filled with the smell of ozone, like a sign of a coming storm.

Xuanjian began to consider whether he should move away from Kakashi, preferably a few kilometers away.

"I'm sorry." Kakashi said calmly, but the chakra in his body was not calm at all, as if it would burst out at any time. "But are you telling me that I can't go see my students?"

The Chunin who was in charge of conveying the order looked like he was about to collapse, but he still stood bravely where he was and did not run away. This alone made him much stronger than Xuanjian was back then.

"I understand how you feel, but if you go to the central tower now, it will affect the results of the second exam! If you can wait until the exam is over-"

"What happened?"

It was Iruka who spoke, his voice was easy to recognize, and Genma felt relieved - he was the worst at handling situations like this, and Kakashi looked like he was ready to attack the poor chunin at any moment.

"The chakra monitoring system in areas 28 to 34 of the Death Forest has failed." Yuhi Kurenai's voice came from the control console. She had been fiddling with the instruments in front of her. As the most technologically proficient jonin among all the present ninjas, she had been checking those regulators and chakra converters, trying to find out the cause of the failure.

"It's not our fault," she said finally, then stood up and wiped the oil off her thighs with the back of her hand. "There must be something wrong with the sensor end, which caused the signal to be interrupted."

"When the signal was interrupted for 34 minutes, a violent chakra fluctuation occurred there." Kakashi whispered to Iruka. "That chakra was at least at the level of a jonin, and it might even be stronger. My students are now in the center of that area, and they are not just my students."

Iruka's eyes fell on the Chunin, he walked forward, placed a document on the table, and then stood next to Kakashi. His action was either bold or stupid, because Kakashi was very alert, but he did not dodge. Instead, he adjusted his stance slightly, and the atmosphere around them eased a little.

"Ritsuka," Iruka said to the chunin. "Tell me what happened."

"Yes, Iruka-sensei!" The Chunin named Ritsuka answered immediately. "About half an hour ago, the chakra monitoring system in the southern part of the Death Forest was suddenly interrupted for unknown reasons. We have been trying to repair it, but so far, we have not found the reason. During this period of time, we lost the chakra signals of Team 7, Team 8, and Team 10. In addition, there are also Team 4 of Takigakure, Team 1 of Kusagakure, and Team 2 of Otogakure."

"Nine minutes ago, an unknown chakra reaction occurred there." Kakashi interrupted him. "I will not sit idly by. Even if it will affect the results of the exam, I will go find my student."

There was a hint of determination in Kakashi's tone, and the atmosphere around them became tense again.

Iruka quickly put his hand on his arm, signaling him to calm down. Asuma, who was standing on the other side of Genma, also clenched his fists, and his cigarette was almost broken by his bite.

"Any intervention from ninjas from other countries will be considered a violation and the exam will be invalidated!" Ritsuka retorted, and Iruka quickly pulled him back. This might be the reason why the Chunin was still unharmed, because Genma knew that Kakashi was very angry now, and it had been a long time since anything could make him so nervous.

What's more, Kakashi is Minato Namikaze's student, and Minato Namikaze is famous in the entire ninja world for his protective character. If Kakashi feels that his student is in danger, then no one can stop him, not even the Hokage.

"Someone has intervened!" Asuma couldn't help it and stood up. "If we ignore the irregularities in the exam--"

"Shut up, everyone!"

Iruka's voice was not loud, but it was filled with an irresistible force that successfully shocked everyone present. The air around them seemed to freeze.

After everyone quieted down, Iruka said to the Chunin named Ritsuka:

"You go to the Hokage's office right now and report this matter. Just say that there may be intruders in the Forest of Death." His tone left no room for doubt, but Ritsuka wanted to say something else.

"But--"

"This is not a suggestion, this is an order!" Iruka interrupted him. "This is your duty, go now!"

Ritsuka was startled by Iruka's aura. He quickly bowed, picked up the scroll on the table, turned around and ran out of the room.

Iruka then turned around and said to Kakashi:

"You should control your emotions and understand that things are not as bad as you think."

"Not only the unknown chakra." Kakashi whispered. "There is also the Nine-Tails' chakra."

Iruka's eyes widened when he heard that.

"you sure?"

"I am sure."

Iruka was silent, his fingers tapping lightly on the table, as if he was thinking about something.

"I will not sit still and wait for death." Kakashi said firmly. "No matter what, I will go to save my students."

"I didn't ask you to stand aside and watch." Iruka said. "We can use the rules, for example, in medical emergencies. If there are medical staff accompanying them, we can provide emergency rescue to the candidates."

"Ibiki." Kakashi immediately understood what he meant.

Iruka nodded, then looked at Genma and raised an eyebrow.

Xuanjian suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Wait, what do you want to do? Why do you want me to go?" he protested, pointing at Kakashi and saying, "He should go!"

Iruka narrowed his eyes dangerously.

Xuanjian sighed helplessly.

"Okay, okay, I'll go. Is that not okay with me? However, if I die in the Hokage's office, you will be fully responsible."

"I will," Iruka said with a smile.

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