Both time-traveled characters ended up as villainous henchmen.

Upon entering the central tower, Izumi Nen saw Kakashi Hatake, who had already arrived, in the rest area. It was clear that Kakashi had completed the test long ago and was probably getting impatient.

The atmosphere inside the tower was relatively harmonious. Although some of the lower-ranking ninjas were on the verge of conflict, they were all from the same village, so they didn't fight each other too fiercely.

The deaths were mostly caused by ferocious wild animals in the training grounds.

In addition, he also saw a Hyuga genin.

The power of the Byakugan is also a good target for absorption, but unfortunately he didn't have the chance to encounter it before, so he can only wait until later.

By the way, if I directly absorb the power of the Byakugan, will it trigger the Caged Bird Seal?

Can the White Eye directly see through the Yin-Yang Seal on his body?

He remembered that in the original work, Naruto had a Bagua seal on his body, which Neji seemed to have noticed. If that was the case, then he would have to avoid the Hyuga clan members for a while.

However, is there anything wrong with directly absorbing pupil power in this way?

This method of evolution is very fast, but it loses its purity, resulting in more uncertainty in the direction of evolution, and may even create more debuffs.

His purpose in constructing the Yin-Yang Seal was to prevent the conflicts and contradictions arising from the diversity of shared power within the Black Mist Space, which could further disrupt the existing power system.

Directly absorbing the eye power of those two Uchiha was indeed a spur-of-the-moment decision to try out a new ability, without carefully considering the consequences.

If he wants to control the evolution of his Purple Nether Eye, he needs to connect the seal on his eye with the Yin-Yang Seal.

Currently, these two seals are only simply connected and have not been fully integrated into a single system.

External forces need to be transformed by the Yin-Yang Release chakra within the Yin-Yang Seal before they can be safely used on oneself.

It seems his research workload is about to increase.

Izumi Nen's thoughts drifted away. After observing the Hyuga ninja for a while, he went to a corner to rest alone.

As for the two Uchiha genin outside whose eye power he absorbed, they will wake up after about half an hour of unconsciousness, but they will probably not be able to use their Sharingan for a while after waking up.

Furthermore, while absorbing the power of the eyes, Izumi Nen also took the opportunity to use genjutsu, subtly altering the memories of two Uchiha genin.

He didn't want the news that he could absorb eye power to spread widely.

Until the two Uchiha's eye powers surpass his, this memory-altering genjutsu cannot be broken.

As Izumi Nen had predicted, about two hours later, the two unconscious Uchiha genin appeared inside the tower.

Shortly after entering the tower, the two Uchiha genin also noticed Izumi Nen sitting quietly in a corner. After making a few simple yawning gestures, the two shifted their attention away from Izumi Nen.

Several more genin entered the tower one after another, and time slowly ticked away until the deadline.

The subsequent process was similar to the Chunin Exams process in Izumi Nen's memory. After the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, made some polite remarks, he announced the list of those who passed the second round.

Because of the small number of participants, no further preliminary rounds were held.

The final competition is still scheduled for a month later, giving the athletes ample time to rest, recover, and prepare.

Izumi Nen's opponent a month later is a female genin from the Yamanaka clan.

The other party's emerald green pupils piqued his interest slightly. Could it be that the mountain clan also had bloodlines related to eye techniques, but had not fully evolved to the point of eye techniques?

After thinking for a while, Izumi Nen felt that it was a good idea and began to figure out what posture he should use to absorb the special Yin Release chakra of the Yamanaka clan in full view of everyone.

Shiori Yamanaka, who was chosen as Izumi Nen's opponent, suddenly trembled for no reason, and a strange fear rose in her heart.

She turned her head to look in Izumi Nen's direction, as if trying to discern something from his delicate features, but to no avail.

Kakashi's opponent is a commoner genin from the village, and he is not in the same division as Izumi Nen. If the two are to meet, it will probably be later in the game.

Clearly, Konoha did not want the two to meet so soon.

After the rules were explained, the second test came to a complete end.

At this moment, Orochimaru left the Third Hokage's side and walked towards Izumi Nen. The two of them left the tower together.

On the way, Orochimaru, noticing Izumi Nen's clean and tidy appearance, asked with slight confusion:

"Why did you arrive at the tower a few days late? That shouldn't be the case with your strength."

"I suddenly had some ideas on the way, so I went to deduce the sealing spell formula first. After all, there was still plenty of time for the second test, and I had nothing to do after arriving at the tower early."

Orochimaru nodded, acknowledging Izumi Nen's explanation, and then continued, "For the next month, you should put aside your research on sealing techniques. You don't need to go to the laboratory either. Give yourself a rest and familiarize yourself with the snake-style ninjutsu I've taught you."

"Okay, I will work hard to cultivate."

Izumi Nen agreed, looking slightly embarrassed.

He barely practiced any of the snake-based ninjutsu Orochimaru taught him, except for the summoning jutsu, because they were indeed quite disgusting.

Orochimaru hadn't had much of an opinion on this before, and didn't care how well he practiced it, but now he's clearly taking it to heart.

It's not so easy to fool them anymore.

"If you encounter any problems in your cultivation, feel free to ask me anytime. I will be staying in Konoha for most of this period of time."

Orochimaru looked at the forest scenery ahead and spoke, his tone surprisingly gentle.

This made Izumi take another look at the other person.

Orochimaru didn't care about Izumi Nen's actions, and his expression and movements remained unchanged.

Finally, he slowly added a sentence.

"Once you become a Chunin, I will show you more of the secrets of the ninja world. Now go back and prepare well, lest you be careless and fall into the hands of that little girl from the Yamanaka clan."

"No, it's just a mind control technique. You can just dodge it."

Izumi Nen is quite confident about this.

Orochimaru said nothing more and soon took Izumi Nen back to the research institute.

"The third training ground isn't far from here. Go out to train or do whatever you want. You don't need to ask me about everything anymore."

Back at the research institute, Orochimaru immediately gave Izumi Nen a day off, and then went into the laboratory alone.

Izumi Nen was also quite decisive. After returning to his room and quickly packing some basic supplies, he headed towards the third training ground.

the other side.

Hokage Building.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was initially worried about Izumi Nen's delayed arrival at the central tower, but he was relieved after seeing her condition.

Orochimaru said that the development of the Yin Release eye technique sealing technique has reached the final stage, but this final stage is also the most difficult stage. To succeed, a lot of time is needed for verification and trial and error, which is conservatively estimated to take at least a year.

"That's fine. I also need to use this time to appease the Uchiha and Hyuga, to avoid causing a disturbance when the results are announced."

Hiruzen Sarutobi puffed on his cigarette, gazing at Konoha Village bathed in sunlight outside the window. A slow smile curved his lips as he succumbed to a blissful dilemma.

Actually, the Hyuga side is relatively easy to deal with; the main problem is the Uchiha.

The Uchiha clan's way of doing things is still too extreme.

While pondering the Uchiha issue, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but think of his old friend, Danzo Shimura, who also held an extreme attitude towards the Uchiha clan.

Don't let the roots cause any trouble at this critical juncture.