Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

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Just after Qingming walked away, Minato Namikaze suddenly turned around and glanced at him.

Beside him, Kushina Uzumaki seemed to sense his thoughts and asked, "Minato, is there something wrong with this Qingming?"

"nothing."

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze shook his head.

But then he added, "Kushina, can you sense anything special about him?"

"A special place? What do you mean?"

Kushina Uzumaki asked in confusion.

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze glanced at her abdomen.

Instantly, Kushina Uzumaki understood his meaning, her eyes widening as she asked, "You mean..."

"Yes."

Namikaze Minato nodded.

Kushina Uzumaki shook her head and said, "No, I didn't sense any tailed beast aura or chakra from him."

"What about the Nine-Tails?"

Minato Namikaze asked again.

Upon hearing this, Kushina Uzumaki hesitated for a moment, then closed her eyes.

After a few breaths, she reopened her eyes and shook her head, saying, "It still won't cooperate."

As the Fourth Hokage of Konoha, Minato Namikaze naturally knew that the Tailed Beasts were not mindless beasts; they could communicate with each other.

Unfortunately, ever since they resealed the half of the Nine-Tails, no matter how hard he and Kushina Uzumaki tried, the other party showed no willingness to communicate.

This left Minato Namikaze feeling quite helpless, as many of his ideas were impossible to implement, and he couldn't even get confirmation of certain things from the other party.

"Hey~"

With a sigh, Minato Namikaze said, "Forget about that for now. We finally have a day off, let's have a good look around."

That's why Minato Namikaze knows how to charm girls; with just one sentence, he filled Kushina Uzumaki's face with a smile.

Then, Kushina Uzumaki was seen holding Minato Namikaze's hand and walking forward.

As for Naruto
He had already run far away.

On the other side, after indulging in a hearty meal and satisfying his appetite, Qingming headed towards the hot spring bath called 'Konoha no Yu', located in a corner of the village.

He stayed there until late at night before returning home.

Upon returning home, he immediately went into his bedroom to rest.

A speechless night!
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The next day.

Qingming slept until he woke up naturally.

When he opened his eyes, the sun had already risen above the rooftop.

Sitting up, looking out at the bright sunshine through the crack in the window, Qingming couldn't help but stretch lazily.

After a long while, he finally jumped off the bed.

He then left the bedroom and took a hot shower.

Then, after changing into casual clothes, he left home.

Once outside on the street, after turning a corner and just leaving the residential area, Qingming heard lively hawking sounds.

Looking up, you can see a bustling street ahead, filled with stalls and shops selling all kinds of food and daily necessities.

Moreover, it wasn't just the Uchiha clan members walking around inside; many villagers also came here to buy or sell.

This is completely different from what I remember.

In my memory, at this time, the Uchiha clan and the village were sworn enemies, extremely xenophobic, and already under surveillance by the Anbu. But what about now?

The relationship between the two sides not only did not worsen, but on the contrary, it became much more harmonious.

The reason for this is actually quite simple.
Because of his involvement, the Nine-Tailed Fox's rampage in this lifetime did not cause too much harm to the village, nor did it last too long.

Furthermore, because Obito Uchiha revealed his existence early on, Minato Namikaze knew for certain that Obito possessed the Sharingan.

Thus, even though the Nine-Tails' pupils reflected the Sharingan when it first appeared, clearly indicating that it was being controlled by the Sharingan's genjutsu, it still did not suspect the Uchiha clan.

Well.
At the very least, it's not on the surface.

Thus, with Danzo, that troublemaker, dealt with early on, and without his instigation, the Uchiha clan would naturally no longer be forcibly relocated to a remote corner of the village.

With more opportunities for contact between the two parties, misunderstandings will naturally decrease.

Therefore, the current situation is quite normal.

Of course, this doesn't mean that the Uchiha clan and Konoha are completely without any rift. The differences between the two sides have existed since the founding of the village, and it's impossible for them to be eliminated in a short period of time.

All I can say is that everything is currently under control.

Collecting his thoughts, Qingming stopped thinking about it and walked to a breakfast stall. He sat down, ordered breakfast, and began to eat.

He quickly finished eating what was on the table.

After that, he went to another stall, ordered something different, and wolfed it down again.

Over the next half hour, he changed stalls several times and ate breakfast enough for more than ten people before leaving satisfied.

Burping, Qingming began to stroll around the village.

Before he knew it, he had arrived outside the ninja academy.

Thinking of what Minato Namikaze had said yesterday, he paused in his tracks. After a moment of contemplation, he decided to go into the school to see the sixth-grade students.

But as soon as he stepped into the campus, he immediately noticed the difference.

The school seemed unusually quiet today, and there were many more Chunin and Jonin in the nooks and crannies.

Among these ninjas, some were on guard, while others were waiting for something, their eyes occasionally glancing towards the direction of the teaching building.

Qingming quickly flipped through the memories of the shadow clone in his mind, and then quickly came back to his senses.

It turns out that today is the day Konoha is holding the Chunin Exams.

The Chunin Exams are held twice a year in Konoha, once in July and once in December.

Today happens to be the first day of the first Chunin Exams, which is the day of the written exam.

The ninjas on guard duty were there to ensure that the exam would not be disturbed by outside forces.

As for those anxiously waiting ninjas, they are most likely students who participated in this exam.

Looking at them, Qingming couldn't help but think of the anxious parents outside the school gates during his previous life's college entrance exams.

Shaking his head inwardly, Qingming stopped and turned away from the ninja academy.

His desire to see the sixth-grade students was merely a spur-of-the-moment decision. Since the Ninja Academy was inconvenient to approach, there was no need to waste his time.

In the time that followed, Qingming was either wandering around or tasting all kinds of food, as if he wanted to eat everything he saw at once.

In fact, it is true.

After all, he only has one chance like this every ten days, so naturally he can't let anything slip by.

Of course, he didn't forget to purchase various supplies for the next ten days of training.

And just like that, the day passed in the blink of an eye.

Before we knew it, it was the next day.

(End of this chapter)