Simultaneous traversal: All Abyss difficulty.

Chapter 398 (Fourth Update: Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo meet again)

The intense sunlight streamed through the windows of the Hokage's office, casting dappled shadows on the floor.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was reviewing the confirmation letters for the joint Chunin Exams sent by Sunagakure.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open silently, and the sound of Shimura Danzo's cane broke the silence.

"Hiruzen, are you still wasting your time on those childish exams?" Danzo's one eye swept over the pile of documents on the table, his voice low. "There are abnormal chakra fluctuations infiltrating the village. The Anbu has already issued three warnings."

The Third Hokage tapped the table lightly with his fingertips: "It's normal for genin from various countries to have chaotic chakra fluctuations when they gather in Konoha. Didn't the people from Kumogakure infiltrate the Chunin Exams thirty years ago?" He looked up at his old friend's right eye under the bandage. "Did you specifically tell me, or... did you receive special intelligence from Root?"

Danzo sneered, "No, I'm just reminding you that the Ninja Exams aren't the main point. The main point is Konoha's strategic deployment!"

"And then make the four great nations believe that Konoha is trying to start a new war?" Hiruzen slammed his pipe down on the inkstone, sending up a wisp of ink. He pointed to the bustling street outside the window, where several new genin were walking through the crowd.

"Look at those kids. This exam is their first step to becoming ninjas. Strategic planning is important, but aren't the kids' dreams of becoming ninjas equally important?"

"The children's dreams?" Danzo suddenly approached, a cold glint in his single eye. "The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki can't even control his chakra, the Uchiha orphans only have revenge in their eyes, and Kakashi, whom you trust, is still teaching them to climb trees!"

"If I had been allowed to take over the supervision of the Nine-Tails back then..."

“If you had taken over back then, Konoha would be nothing but Root puppets now!” Hiruzen suddenly stood up, the shadow of his Hokage hat obscuring his sharp gaze. “I don’t want to talk about what happened twelve years ago. Now you want to use this opportunity to purge dissidents? Or what?”

"Humph!"

The tense standoff between the two was interrupted by a rapid knocking on the door.

Moonlight Gale flashed in: "Lord Hokage, the barrier to the Forest of Death is complete." He glanced at Danzo and said in a low voice, "The nobles are waiting for your arrival."

Danzo tapped his cane on the ground, his face full of impatience.

He couldn't be bothered with such things.

If Danzo had been a boss with strong social skills, even if he was just putting on an act, he wouldn't have failed to get any votes in the Hokage selection.

"Danzo, come with me."

Danzo snorted coldly. Although he followed them, judging from his expression, he wouldn't take the initiative to talk to those people.

A conspiracy is quietly about to unfold.

However, what none of them knew was... a much bigger one was waiting for them all...

Sasuke chased Uchiha U all the way to the gathering point in front of the Forest of Death.

At this time, not all the talents from the major ninja villages had been gathered, but most of the prominent figures had arrived.

The three Sand Ninja siblings, Kabuto Yakushi, and a few minor Sound Ninja, Grass Ninja, and so on.

"Wait! Don't be impulsive!" Sasuke grabbed Uchiha U's sleeve without saying a word. "Don't forget, we've turned back into our childhood selves, which means... all our power is gone..."

Uchiha Utsune wanted to explain to Sasuke just how overpowered the priority of synchronization abilities was, but then, as if suddenly remembering something, he nodded slightly and said, "Ah, you're absolutely right, I forgot! How can you kill without power, heh!"

Although Sasuke hadn't had much contact with Uchiha Uchiha in the future, he could still tell from these words that there was a clear lack of sincerity on his part.

He whispered to Uchiha Yu, "Otsutsuki Isshiki brought us to this point in time, he must want to nip us in the bud. The power of Konoha is our greatest reliance right now."

Uchiha U looked at Sasuke's face as if he were seeing him for the first time. "I never expected you to have such thoughts. What? You're not going to kill that dog Danzo?"

Sasuke hesitated.

Since Sasuke's dream shifted from killing Itachi Uchiha to becoming Hokage, his thinking has changed. Although he can't forgive, he still thinks about the greater good of Konoha.

However, no matter what, without his Rinnegan, Uchiha Uchiha was powerless and naturally couldn't cause any trouble. "Hey, what's up, gay! What are you standing there for?! Sakura-chan and I have been waiting for you for ages!"

With a loud "bang," Naruto got a big bump on his head. Sakura, standing to the side, smiled through gritted teeth at Sasuke, "Sasuke-kun! Don't pay any attention to that idiot Naruto!"

"Sakura-chan! Waaaaah!" Naruto covered his head and didn't dare to utter a single word in response, becoming extremely cowardly.

correct!

It tastes just right!

When Uchiha saw Naruto's image appear in his memory, he thought that the Dragon Turtle had found a successor.

Naruto is indeed very suitable to be a dragon turtle, because he drinks expired milk and eats takeout and instant noodles.

What if an elder made a great contribution? So what?

Warning: You don't love me anymore!
After Sakura finished beating Naruto, she turned to Sasuke and fawned over him, handing him a box of sushi. "Sasuke-kun, this is breakfast I stayed up all night to make for you, please..."

Before Sakura could finish speaking, Sasuke grabbed a shrimp-flavored sushi and popped it into his mouth.

Sakura, who usually only gets a sour look from Sasuke, was completely stunned! She shouted excitedly, already imagining herself as Sasuke's wife, a devoted wife and mother…

"Strange!" Naruto frowned as he looked at Sasuke's face. As Sasuke's first kiss, he could immediately sense Sasuke's unusual behavior...

Naruto didn't want to smell the cloying, sour scent of romance. He looked at Uchiha U next to Sasuke and greeted him, "Hey, senpai, another exam?"

In this timeline, Uchiha Yu and Uchiha Sasuke are two lucky survivors of the massacre of their clan. Unfortunately, Uchiha Yu's talent was very average from a young age. As an Uchiha, he was unable to awaken his Sharingan and was a well-known underachiever in school.

As another underachiever, Naruto Uzumaki often sought a sense of superiority over Uchiha Uchiha, who was an even bigger underachiever.

"Tsk."

Uchiha Uchiha stared at Naruto Uzumaki as if he were an idiot, a hint of killing intent flashing in his eyes...

Uchiha Yu didn't care about the people in this timeline. It was like starting a new game, and everything was new and exciting, including taking the Nine-Tails.

Sasuke quickly pulled Uchiha U aside, "Killing Naruto will only make things more complicated! The death of Kurama won't affect Otsutsuki Isshiki's plan!"

"Oh, I know, it's okay, don't worry."

Uchiha U casually waved his hand, leaving Sasuke speechless.

He thought for a moment, "Changing reality must come at a price. I think that at this time, Otsutsuki Isshiki should still be possessing Jigen's body. He must not give up his identity as a Konoha ninja."

"Oh?" Uchiha looked at Sasuke with a playful expression. "So you're not planning on getting bitten by Orochimaru next?"

Just as Sasuke was about to give an awkward reply... the two main characters finally arrived on the battlefield!
Sarutobi Hiruzen!

Danzo!

When Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived, Sasuke swallowed hard.

Without further ado, the Third Hokage waved his hand and announced, "The Chunin Exams, begin!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the test takers were still listening to Mitarashi Azuko's instructions.

Suddenly... a figure rushed straight in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi!

Sasuke thought to himself, "Oh no!"

(Missed it, there will be another update at midnight)
(End of this chapter)