Chapter 85: Naruto, Peak Human, Ch 43.1
"Eh? Why are there more guards outside the village?" Li Zhenwu exclaimed softly, noticing the changes in the village since he left.
Inuzuka Hana and Shiranui Gensui were equally puzzled and didn't understand the situation in the village.
"Let's go and ask," said Guy Sensei as he led the way to the village entrance, where he inquired of the ninja on guard, "Hey, what's going on in the village right now?"
"Ah... It's Might Guy Sensei!" The ninja guarding the entrance recognized him and smiled, "The Chunin Exam is going to be held soon, and ninjas from other villages are coming to participate."
"Chunin Exam?" Guy Sensei realized suddenly, while Li Zhenwu thought of something else.
In the ninja world, the exam for lower-ranked ninjas (genin) to become middle-ranked ninjas (chunin) is held twice a year, and it usually serves as an important occasion for observing the national strength among major countries.
Li Zhenwu was contemplating whether he should participate in the Chunin Exam to level up his rank. Otherwise, the missions available to him as a genin would remain too low-level, and the battles he would encounter would become increasingly mundane.
Only by advancing to chunin and eventually jōnin could he take on higher-level missions and engage in combat with more skilled ninjas.
Realizing that the heightened security in Konoha was due to the Chunin Exam, the team felt relieved.
Shiranui Gensui said goodbye to everyone, eager to return home. Inuzuka Hana, missing Konoha after a long time, also departed.
This left only Li Zhenwu and Guy Sensei to report their mission's completion.
Li Zhenwu's real objective was to inform his teacher, the Third Hokage, about his return and to discuss some matters with him.
Upon arriving at the Hokage Building, Guy Sensei went to report the details of their mission, while Li Zhenwu waited nearby, feeling bored.
Guy Sensei did not hold back on telling the Third Hokage about his team's experiences during the mission.