In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 20 Danzo's Scheme

As soon as Kurenai Yuhi finished speaking, the previously quiet Hokage office suddenly became lively, with the teachers in charge of the group whispering and discussing among themselves.

Only Danzo's expression was unusually grim.

His suspicious nature and jealousy of talent had even ignited a murderous intent towards Qianye.

And they have already found a reason for it.

On one hand, Chiya has an affair with a young girl from the Uchiha clan, and he seriously suspects that Chiya may have secretly joined the Uchiha clan, or even planned to marry into their family.

On the other hand, this could very well be the second Minato Namikaze.

The members of Konoha's F4 are all getting old now. Even though Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage, has now returned to the position of Hokage, he will only serve for about ten years, or even seven or eight years, before stepping down.

That will be the time to elect the Fifth Hokage.

And relying on Chiya's talent, clean background, and the degree of his admiration for Hiruzen Sarutobi.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi reaches the age where he must step down, in order to firmly grasp power, he may very well groom Chiya as a second Minato Namikaze.

He helped Chiya become the Fifth Hokage.

Once Chiya gains Hiruzen Sarutobi's support, clans like the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, who were formerly affiliated with the Hokage, will surely respond to the call.

As for the Uchiha clan, because of Chiya's relationship with the Uchiha girl, they will probably stand up and choose to support her.

After finally enduring until the third generation stepped down, Minato Namikaze took over.

Then, after finally enduring Minato Namikaze's death in battle, the Third Hokage returned to power.

If another Thousand Nights were to come.

Repeatedly.

By then, wouldn't it be a long time before Lord Danzo becomes Hokage?

This is something he absolutely cannot tolerate.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had no idea that Danzo had gone so far in such a short time.

He was equally astonished by Qianye's progress and couldn't help but feel a sense of apprehension.

Then she remembered that Qianye was not a member of the Uchiha clan, nor did she have any bloodline limit; she was a commoner with impeccable lineage.

With limited potential, he'd be at best a second Kakashi, or a second Kurenai Yuhi.

I felt relieved.

He exchanged glances with Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado, the latter two nodding knowingly, and were about to speak.

Danzo, seeing this, became anxious. He didn't want to give Chiya the opportunity to gain prestige in Konoha.

He immediately resorted to the same old tactics he used against Itachi Uchiha.

Praise to death.

Before his worldview was fully formed, we provided him with some guidance.

Ideally, it should be introduced into darkness, gradually becoming a member of the root.

He immediately spoke first, saying, "Since Jonin Kurenai believes that Fujiwara Chiya already possesses strength comparable to a Jonin, then I think he doesn't need to participate in this Chunin Exam."

At this point, Danzo turned his gaze to Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Hiruzen, what do you think of this? Our higher-ups will create a special test for him. If he passes the test, he will be directly promoted to Chunin. What do you think?"

"That's not impossible, but there's no precedent for it since the Chunin Exams were first established."

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained indecisive as always.

But Danzo's idea was undoubtedly the same as his.

The Uchiha clan is getting more and more troublesome.

The situation is even worse than when Uchiha Shisui was alive.

If a civil war were to break out, it would be a disaster for Konoha.

Therefore, sending another spies into the Uchiha clan is now an urgent matter.

"Precedents always need to be created, don't they? Just like Uchiha Itachi, even in peacetime, he only spent one year graduating from the Ninja Academy and went on to become a pillar of Konoha."

When an old fox talks, his words are always full of calculation.

Danzo knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi was interested, so he deliberately used Itachi Uchiha as an example, essentially saying that he agreed to let Chiya act as an undercover agent for the Uchiha clan, and all Chiya needed to do was make him a Chunin ahead of schedule.

"Koharu, En. What do you think?" Hiruzen Sarutobi had already agreed in his heart, but he still symbolically sought the opinions of the two Hokage advisors.

The two fence-sitters who have always wavered between Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo naturally wouldn't object to this.

The matter has been settled.

After leaving the Hokage Building, Kurenai Yuhi found Chiya and the other two and told them about the Chunin Exams arrangements.

"That's the situation. Chiya, you don't need to participate in the Chunin Exams in a month. The Hokage will arrange a separate assessment for you in a few days. As for Airi and Panji, the Hokage will select a team of three experienced genin to form a three-person team for them."

"Praise to kill, huh? Looks like those old fogies are finally getting impatient. But that suits me just fine. From now on, I'll make you all my prisoners of 'Mirror Flower, Water Moon.'" — Qian

Ye sneered inwardly.

Upon hearing this, Akizuki Airi, who was standing nearby, pulled Chiya into her large and soft embrace, bursting into tears, "Waaah... Chiya-kun, I can't bear to part with you."

After spending more than half a year together, the three of them developed a little bit of friendship. Although Qianye was usually cold and didn't talk to them much, he was always surprisingly reliable at crucial moments and saved them from danger several times.

Deep down, Akizuki Airi really liked this younger brother who was several years younger than her.

Of course, this is just the kind of love between an older sister and a younger brother.

After all, in the dog-eat-dog world of Naruto, those with romantic minds are only a minority.

People are more focused on how to survive than on finding love every day.

Otherwise, they would have died a thousand or eight hundred times over.

Feeling the girl's softness and faint fragrance, Qianye was both in pain and pleasure, and couldn't help but blush.

Seeing this, Kurenai Yuhi was so angry that her teeth itched.

Recalling her first meeting with Qianye and the scene of him confessing his feelings to her, as well as the days and nights they had spent together over the past six months, she silently told herself, "Don't be angry, don't be angry."

Suddenly, a sour smell of vinegar filled the air.

Meanwhile, Akimichi Pangji continued to act as a bystander, stuffing handfuls of potato chips into his mouth.

Sensing that something was wrong with Kurenai Yuhi, Chiya forgot about enjoying the moment and quickly pulled away from Airi's embrace. "Airi, there's no need for this. It's not like we won't see each other again."

"Waaah... but I still can't bear to part with you."

It wasn't until Kurenai Yuhi spoke up that Airi finally ended this farce, and then suggested, "How about this, after Chiya-kun is promoted to Chunin, let's all come to our family's barbecue restaurant to celebrate for him."

"Barbecue." Upon hearing this, Akimichi Ponji, who had been acting as a bystander, instantly brightened up, his round little eyes sparkling with excitement.

"Does your family own a barbecue restaurant?" Qianye asked, somewhat surprised.

P.S.: Second update.

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