Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 208 Uchiha Cloud Without Reason (22) 4100

More than twenty days later, the Chunin Exams took place as scheduled.

The first exam tested the willpower of genin, similar to the last question in my memory, only this time it was just a little different.

The three students from Class 10 did not disappoint Yun, and they all passed the first test of willpower.

In fact, regarding the Chunin Exams, Kumo's concern for the three students only extended to the first round.

The world is sometimes unfair. In my memory, the Chunin Exams were held twice a year. In the first one, only Shikamaru out of the twelve Konoha 12 became a Chunin.

Soon after, the remaining twelve Konoha 11 also became Chunin in the subsequent joint exams held by Sunagakure.

And this is only during peacetime; in wartime, graduating early is the norm.

"By interspersing questions that don't actually have answers throughout the exam, every student will wonder about their score, and even top students will experience this anxiety."

Onoki glanced at Minato beside him as he spoke: "Then, the team's total score will be used to determine whether they pass or fail, with the ninja number being retained as bait for those who forfeit. This first test will allow us to determine the strength of their resolve."

Standing behind Minato, Shikaku nodded: "The Tsuchikage is right. Without the unwavering will to become a Chunin, it becomes a question mark whether one will give up when faced with difficulties in a mission."

Inside the Hokage's office, representatives from the five great ninja villages sat quietly awaiting the final results of the second exam.

But in reality, the focus of attention from the four major ninja villages seemed to be on Team 10, led by Kumo.

The meeting, intended to discuss the threat to Konoha, was disrupted by Kumo and Uzumaki Sora, whose new generation of students participating in the exams were not truly the forces they were training.

……

Meanwhile, in the Forest of Death in Konoha.

In the second exam, which also targeted the Heaven and Earth Scroll, Class 10 was targeted from the very beginning.

"Tokuma, let Rimaru handle the reconnaissance mission for now. It would be a waste to use your Byakugan now."

As Hana spoke, she patted the puppy on her shoulder. Rimaru responded to the command and then went to the front of the formation.

Upon hearing this, Tokuma rolled his eyes and agreed with Hana's statement.

An hour later, Tokuma raised his hand and stopped the group from moving forward.

After the three people and the dog stopped, Tokuma said, "After the first exam, only twenty-four teams passed, but since the second exam started, we haven't encountered a single team."

Izumi, standing to the side, frowned slightly; both of them now understood the meaning behind Tokuma's words.

With Elimaru's reconnaissance abilities, if the twenty-four squads were scattered throughout this forest, they should have made some discoveries within an hour.

Quan thought for a moment and replied, "Perhaps we can go to the finish line. No matter what their plans are, we will eventually reach the finish line."

As soon as he finished speaking, Rimaru, who had returned to the flower's shoulder, suddenly looked at the rocks not far away, sniffed them but found nothing.

But this scene instantly put Tokuma on high alert.

Roll your eyes, open!

A bluish energy surged from the corner of Dejian's eye, and then a cold glint suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Earth Release: Camouflage Concealment!

"Whoosh!"

The short blade was narrowly avoided by Tokuma, who then struck the target's chakra pathways with a palm strike.

The Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms!

The moment the first strike landed, Dejian's second palm followed immediately, continuing until all sixty-four strikes were completed, with Dejian dodging a mouthful of blood.

Meanwhile...

Six kunai flew towards Tokuma at the same time, but the next moment, Izumi's Sharingan activated instantly, and he used six shuriken to change the trajectory of the kunai, planting them all in the ground.

Immediately, Izumi looked at the spot where the kunai had been thrown, his gaze narrowing slightly: Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique.

The shuriken that was flung away was connected to a steel wire, and its trajectory was changed.

And so, a long dragon burning with intense flames rushed straight into the shadows of the forest.

A figure was forced out by the tentative fire-style technique.

The three tomoe in Quan's eye sockets slowly rotated. After more than a year of cultivation, one of the tomoe that had been hidden before was now revealed.

Genjutsu: Sharingan!

"Bang!"

Upon meeting each other's gaze, the Iwagakure ninja, struck directly by the genjutsu, fell to the ground.

On the other side, Hana smiled and her right hand suddenly erupted with chakra, forming a blade shape before she turned and slashed down.

"puff!"

Under the chakra scalpel, a huge and gruesome wound was left, bleeding profusely.

Beneath the camouflage, a Hidden Stone Ninja who had blended in with his surroundings appeared.

"Bang."

The Iwagakure ninja, who had collapsed to his knees, struggled to raise his head: "How is this possible? After the first exam... regarding the Inuzuka clan's sense of smell... we were clearly prepared..."

As soon as Iwagakure finished speaking, panting heavily, he collapsed to the ground.

Inuzuka Hana shook her head slightly: "The fact that Rimaru hadn't noticed already proved that my sense of smell was being targeted. But do you think I would still use people as my olfactory target after the first person appeared?"

As soon as the words were spoken, the three-man squad that had successively defeated the enemy regrouped.

Tokuma took back a scroll, opened it, shook his head, and said, "We're a bit unlucky. It's the same Heavenly Scroll as ours."

Quan frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.

Then Tokuma said, "Let's continue. If we're too unlucky, we'll just have to wait for them at the finish line."

Izumi took out three kunai and flung them at the three genin from Iwagakure.

"Bang bang bang..."

Three shuriken suddenly appeared, knocking the kunai to the ground.

Suddenly, Tokuma's eyes widened as he looked around, while Izumi and Hana also became alert.

High up in the tree trunk, Yun, who had revealed himself, looked at the three of them and said, "The three of them are unlikely to recover in the three days since the second exam, so they are eliminated."

The three of them exchanged glances, nodded, and left.

Beside the tree trunk where Yun stood, a man with a large beard and a red turban slowly emerged.

Huang Tu glanced at Yun and asked doubtfully, "Everyone who participated in the Joint Chunin Exams signed an application form. It's not unreasonable for them to be killed."

Yun smiled and replied, "The joint Chunin Exams are not only about showcasing the national strength and future of each village, but also about finding opportunities to eliminate the new generation of our opponents. I am well aware of this."

Huang Tu remained silent for a moment, then asked, "Then why did you stop your student just now? Even if I were here, I wouldn't have intervened because of you."

Yun shook her head slightly: "There's no need. These genin are still children. They've been instructed by you higher-ups to use testing my three students as a mission."

As he spoke, Yun chuckled and looked at the yellow earth, then his gaze shifted to the shadowy spots: "You guys are indeed quite annoying in this respect. But that's how hatred accumulates."

Hatred? Accumulation?

Huang Tu frowned slightly, ignoring the people in the shadows as well. He simply said to Yun, "Although you are not very old, you participated in the battle between Konoha and Kumogakure, and even killed the Kumogakure Kage at the time. And yet... you still have such naive thoughts. It's really... somewhat laughable."

"Is it ridiculous?"

Yun Qingxiao's expression gradually turned serious, and then he said in a deep voice, "So, do you think that with Konoha's current strength, if we disregard someone like Uzumaki Sora who doesn't know his allegiance, and launch a war to unify the ninja world, you can withstand it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the heartbeats around him seemed to pause for a moment.

Ao, Maki, and Yugito, lurking in the shadows, knew very well that if they disregarded the vortex of Sora, perhaps none of the four great ninja villages would stand a chance.

However, if they cannot break it down into smaller parts in the end, Konoha will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

This... is also a kind of confidence to fight for one's life.

Uchiha Yun slightly raised his head to look at the distant moon. Peace seemed to have always been a constant theme in this world.

Even I am no exception.

Kaguya, who gave birth to a child after receiving a blessing from humanity; Hagoromo, the founder of Ninshu; Hashirama Senju, the god of ninjas; Madara Uchiha, who sought true peace; Nagato, who brought pain to the world…

Perhaps apart from Black Zetsu, who is single-mindedly focused on saving his mother, both the good and the evil seem to be striving for peace.

But the limitations of the world prevented them from knowing the ending, while they... had already foreseen it.

"loess."

Uchiha Kumo said in a deep voice, "You should all know the initial reasons for the war with Kumogakure. My idea is to kill any invading enemy with a single blow."

"The kindness shown to those children was simply because they were taking an exam, not because they were enemies."

"Just like I said back then, Konoha has never been afraid of war. Once the enemy's identity is confirmed, killing them with one blow is my philosophy."

As he spoke, Yun glanced into the shadows and said, "Perhaps what you're worried about now is whether Izumi will grow up to be the next Uchiha Yun, just like me."

"Or perhaps what you're thinking now is whether you can kill Izumi before that happens, thus eliminating any future troubles."

"But if you understand the Uchiha clan, you'll know that when this clan loses what's most important to them... they lose all reason!"

Irrationality...

This sentence instantly appeared in everyone's mind.

It goes without saying which is easier to control: an irrational Uchiha Kumo or an Uchiha Kumo with ties to Konoha and a bottom line of family ties.

Huang Tu added in a low voice, "Iwagakure doesn't have such intentions. The old man's purpose this time is simply to find out the strength of Konoha in this generation."

"After all, it's hard for someone like you not to attract our attention. Besides Uchiha Izumi, that Byakugan kid and the girl from the Inuzuka clan are also under our observation."

Yun nodded calmly, glancing at the shadows behind him: "If I weren't rational, perhaps the current structure of the Five Great Ninja Villages would become history."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yun's figure vanished from the spot.

The warning voice that had just been uttered made everyone's hearts tighten.

Ao's figure landed on the tree trunk, looked into the distance, and said, "His student, that Byakugan kid, and his sister, Uchiha Izumi, have both discovered us."

"Whoosh."

Yugito stood to the side: "With the Byakugan's insight, this is inevitable. But his sister... that Uchiha Izumi's Sharingan already has three tomoe. At that age, just those eyes alone are enough to give her the strength of a Jonin."

Huang Tu glanced indifferently at Yugito: "It seems that after the defeat of Kumogakure, their hatred for Konoha has indeed remained in their hearts..."

Looking at the tree trunks already crowded with people, Maki, standing under the tree, could only say in a deep voice, "The ideas of Kumogakure have nothing to do with Sunagakure. Sunagakure would never want Konoha to have another irrational Uchiha Kumogakure."

Huang Tu nodded: "The villages of Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Konoha are separated only by Amegakure. In this situation, we will be the first to be affected."

Ao of Kirigakure shook his head as well: "Kirigakure won't get involved in anything targeting Uchiha Izumi. While the First Hokage of Konoha, Hashirama Senju, was equally powerful, his personality was completely different from Uchiha Kumo's!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Yukito, who was now isolated, felt a pang of anxiety.

However, he remained outwardly calm and said, "No one wants to target Uchiha Izumi, and no one wants to face an irrational Uchiha Kumo. Kumogakure is now an ally of Konoha, just like Sunagakure! So please don't misunderstand!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present glanced at Yukito.

Did they change their stance because they sensed the situation was unfavorable?

The Fourth Raikage was killed, and the Third Raikage was dug up and killed again. Such hatred was inevitably unavoidable…

Yugito, who was being watched, showed no embarrassment whatsoever. However, the words of Matatabi, the Two-Tails, within her made her heart tighten once more.

"Never make a decision on impulse, Yukito."

"Another journey..."

"That Uchiha kid, his eye power and physique are beyond what the Uchiha clan can achieve. In fact, the changes within him remind me of an old man."

"An old man?"

"The Sage of Six Paths..."

The voice of the traveler disappeared, and Yukito frowned deeply.

……

A day later, night fell.

At this time, the three-person team of Class 10 found a cave to rest.

During this day, Class 10 went through seven battles and finally obtained seven Heavenly Scrolls.

"Tokuma, even if this is a coincidence, something is really wrong."

As Hua spoke, she picked up a Heaven Scroll: "No matter what, it's impossible that all seven teams happen to be without an Earth Scroll."

Izumi nodded, "Something is definitely wrong, and Tokuma should have noticed it too, right?"

Tokuma glanced outside the cave and then said, "The presence of our teacher, as well as the leaders of the four great ninja villages, one of whom even possesses the Byakugan of our Hyuga clan, is also present."

Quan frowned slightly: "The four team leaders and the teachers are all invigilators for this second exam. I can understand them patrolling the entire second exam room, but..."

De Jie interjected, "But it seems the timeframe for our patrols is a bit too concentrated."

……

Today's work will continue until after midnight.

woo woo woo...

(End of this chapter)