Both time-traveled characters ended up as villainous henchmen.

On the day of the competition.

After a series of somewhat tedious ceremonies, the final stage of the Chunin Exams finally began.

Izumi Nen stepped onto the arena and faced off against the female genin from the Yamanaka clan.

The course of the battle was almost entirely predictable.

Shiori Yamanaka made the first move to test the waters, while Nen Izumi only used physical techniques to dodge and did not take the initiative to attack.

Unable to break through after a long siege, Shiori Yamanaka quickly became impatient and, at what she thought was the right moment, unleashed her Mind Transfer Jutsu on Izumi Nen.

Then, Shiori Yamanaka knelt down.

Without any warning, Shiori Yamanaka, who had just released her ninjutsu, immediately knelt down and fell into a coma.

Meanwhile, Izumi Nen, as if nothing had happened, looked at the unconscious Shiori Yamanaka with a strange expression.

The onlookers were all bewildered by this bizarre scene.

So what exactly happened? Did the mountain clan's secret technique succeed or fail?

In the end, the referee stepped in and, together with a Chunin from the Yamanaka clan, examined her and confirmed that Yamanaka Shiori had fainted due to a backlash from a failed ninjutsu.

Thus, Izumi-no-Nen became the winner.

The onlookers were clearly not satisfied with this verdict, since they had only seen the two sides make simple probing moves and had expected to see an exciting ninjutsu duel. However, the Yamanaka clan ninja fainted after failing to unleash his ninjutsu.

If you can't even use ninjutsu properly, what are you doing participating in the Chunin Exams?

Izumi Nen himself was also confused. He had wanted to spend more time with Shiori Yamanaka and try to uncover more secrets about the Yamanaka clan's spiritual magic.

They were even prepared to proactively take a hit to experience it more deeply.

As a result, Shiori Yamanaka was knocked down as soon as she finished using her ninjutsu.

Could it be that his Yin Release chakra is too strong, giving him some resistance to mental ninjutsu?

Izumi Nen wasn't entirely clear on the details and perhaps he would have to wait until Yamanaka Shiori woke up and ask her in detail to determine the problem.

Without dwelling on the matter too much, Izumi Nen left the arena, handing the field over to the next ninja.

The results of the subsequent matches were as expected, and everything went pretty much as Izumi had anticipated.

Soon after, Izumi Nen faced his second match.

The opponent was a familiar face, none other than Kenji Uchiha, whose eye power he had absorbed that day.

However, due to the illusion set up by Izumi Nen, Kenji Uchiha was unaware that he had been easily crushed by Izumi Nen.

In Kenji Uchiha's memory, only the two of them could not wait for Izumi Nen, so they eventually gave up on the plan.

No details of the battle were discussed.

So, Uchiha Kenji immediately made some harsh remarks to Izumi Nen.

"Izumi Nen, you just wait! Today I'll show you with my fists what the power of the Uchiha clan truly is!"

After saying that, a red light flashed in his eyes, and he activated his Sharingan and rushed towards Izumi Nen.

Izumi Nen was somewhat surprised by the intense anger that Uchiha Kenji displayed.

Is the hatred between the two of them really that great? Or has the illusion been broken, but he didn't detect any information that the illusion had been broken?

He can even now subtly control the genjutsu that Kenji Uchiha has placed on him.

Izumi Nen was quite surprised, but he also dodged Uchiha Kenji's attacks with ease.

The audience finally got to see the intense battle they wanted to witness: the Uchiha bloodline ninja versus the civilian ninja Izumi Nen who had previously caused bizarre battle results.

This also gives them a chance to reassess Izumi Nen's true strength.

Besides the equally eccentric Yamanaka clan ninja, who were secretly observing the outcome of this match, Danzo, who had orchestrated and fueled Kenji Uchiha's hatred, was also among them.

Danzo did not appear at the examination site, but remained at the Root base, keeping abreast of Izumi Nen's situation based on information relayed by his subordinates.

Danzo was very pleased with the anger that Kenji Uchiha displayed right at the start of the battle.

In this way, regardless of the outcome of the match or how the battle unfolds, the conflict between Kenji Uchiha and Nen Izumi will only intensify.

He then secretly manipulated the situation, confident that he could further escalate the conflict and affect more members of the Uchiha clan.

For example, Obito Uchiha, who had a good relationship with Izumi Nen.

Although its strength is not great, it is enough to be a piece that can drive the development of the game.

Danzo Shimura pondered darkly, planning to push Izumi Nen into a position where he would be despised by everyone, and then absorb him into the Root.

The Uchiha clan was merely a catalyst; Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi were the key figures Danzo needed to focus his efforts on.

"Good luck, Izumi Nen. It would be best if the battle ended in a fierce fight, with both sides suffering heavy losses."

Danzo Shimura chuckled and accepted the latest battle intelligence from his subordinates.

"Um?"

As Shimura Danzo looked at the brief contents recorded on the scroll, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"Uchiha Kenji engaged in a fierce taijutsu duel with Izumi Nen, but was defeated and kicked away by Izumi Nen. In extreme anger, he awakened the two-tomoe Sharingan."

"To be able to activate the Two Tomoe under such circumstances, the bloodline of the Uchiha clan is truly terrifying."

Indeed, such an extremely uncontrollable bloodline should be strictly regulated.

However, Kenji Uchiha's timing in awakening his Sharingan was quite good, making it easier to execute his plan to exacerbate the conflict between Izumi and Kenji.

Danzo Shimura smiled, about to make minor adjustments to his plans, when a new battle report was urgently delivered to his desk.

"Huh? They've already won? So fast?"

Danzo looked at the information in the scroll that Izumi Nen had won and muttered in confusion.

He could have predicted that Izumi Nen would win, but how long had it been between the two intelligence reports? It was over so quickly.

Could it be that Kenji Uchiha was taken down by Izumi Nen as soon as he awakened his Sharingan?

That is indeed the case.

Izumi Nen was initially puzzled by Uchiha Kenji's unusual aggressive desires.

As a result, after he kicked him away, Uchiha Kenji did not fall to the ground as expected. Instead, he broke through and leveled up in the heat of battle. So he hit him a little harder and put Uchiha Kenji into a baby-like sleep with one blow.

When the results of the competition were announced, Izumi Nen gradually came to his senses.

Kenji Uchiha's inexplicable actions are most likely related to Danzo.

Regardless of the specific truth, let Danzo take the blame first.

Izumi Nen could guess some of Danzo's motives for doing this; he most likely wanted to make Danzo an enemy of the Uchiha clan.

It must be said that although Danzo was unaware that he was developing the Yin Release eye technique sealing technique, he still stumbled upon the right target by accident.

It can only be said that Danzo and the Uchiha clan had a feud.

However, Danzo's plan is likely to fail, because Izumi Nen's true reliance has never been Orochimaru and the Third Hokage, who are on the surface.

"These petty thefts and thievery behind the scenes are ultimately not something that can be brought into the open."

Izumi Nen didn't pay too much attention to Danzo's troublemaking. After winning, he quickly left the arena and waited for the next exam to begin.