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

Chapter 21 The Third Generation: Chiya is the Successor of the Will of Fire

As far as Chiya knew, apart from the Uchiha clan's territory, there was only one barbecue restaurant in Konoha Village.

He had been there with Uchiha Izumi a few times.

It seems to be called Xiao San Barbecue Restaurant.

"Of course, it's owned by my dad." When her father was mentioned, Akizuki Airi excitedly covered her chest with both hands, and a faint blush appeared on her pretty face.

"May I ask who your father is?" Seeing Ai Li's father-obsessed look, Qian Ye's lips twitched violently, and he secretly thought to himself, "Could this girl's father be Akizuki Kozo?"

"Akizuki Kozo, oh." Airi blushed, her face full of admiration, and smiled.

"." Qianye's lips twitched violently.

Damn, that's really something!

He has short, black hair, a Konoha ninja headband on his forehead, handsome and prominent features, wears a black tight-fitting combat suit, has a Zanpakuto, Kyoka Suigetsu, and a ninja tool pouch at his waist, and a kunai pouch tied to his right leg. He is over 1.7 meters tall and has an extremely well-proportioned and slender figure.

This is Qianye's appearance and attire today.

Three days later.

Led by Kurenai Yuhi, Chiya arrived at the Hokage's office.

"Lord Hokage, I've brought Chiya. Chiya, quickly, greet the Lord Hokage." The last sentence was addressed to Chiya.

"Hello, Hokage."

"I have admired you since I was a very young age."

"You are the strongest and greatest Hokage in Konoha's history, for the sake of the village."

"My biggest dream is to become a great ninja like you."

Adhering to her persona of idolizing the Third Hokage, Chiya disregarded everything else and immediately showered Hiruzen Sarutobi with compliments.

He brought up Hiruzen Sarutobi's "glorious resume" from the ninja academy textbook.

His expression was just like that of a fan meeting their favorite singer in a past life.

They were just short of screaming.

Hearing this, Kurenai's lips twitched violently. She suddenly realized that Chiyo was not the person she usually knew.

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi was secretly observing Chiya, trying to discern something from the latter. Upon seeing that the other party immediately expressed admiration for him and listed out his 'glorious resume' one by one, his clear, dark eyes revealed no trace of falsehood.

My impression of him improved significantly.

As expected, Danzo was just being paranoid.

How could a skilled ninja who inherited the Will of Fire, dedicated to protecting the village, and so deeply revered him as the "strongest Hokage of all time," possibly betray Konoha?

Pure nonsense.

Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled and said, "Hehe, what a sensible child."

"Chiya, this is actually our first formal meeting. I've been watching you since you were very young. You are an excellent ninja who, like your parents, inherited the Will of Fire. I am proud of you."

Chiya, with a straight face, spouted nonsense: "Thank you for the praise, Hokage-sama. Chiya will certainly dedicate himself to the Hokage-sama and the village until his dying breath."

Look at that expression, that tone.

The Hokage was placed in front of the village.

It was as if, at the Third Hokage's command, they would gladly die for Konoha.

By any measure, he is an excellent successor to the Will of Fire.

"To devote oneself to the cause until death," Hiruzen Sarutobi repeated, looking at Chiya with increasing delight. He laughed and said, "It's good that you have this intention, but this is not a time of war. Don't keep bringing up death. You are the new sprouts of Konoha. What you need now is to grow strong. Konoha still needs you to carry on its legacy."

"I will certainly live up to the Hokage's expectations." Chiya said with utmost respect. After all, flattery is free, so he might as well go for it.

This gave Kurenai Yuhi, who was standing nearby, goosebumps.

Is this still the same Chiya who always remained calm and composed no matter what happened?

"Hmm." Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't notice the change in Kurenai Yuhi's expression. At this moment, he was already overjoyed by Chiya's flattery and stood up, saying, "I suppose Kurenai has already told you about her promotion to Chunin."

"Yes, Lord Hokage," Chiya replied respectfully.

"Then come with me. Kurenai said you already possess strength comparable to a Jonin, so this is a good opportunity to test you. If you can truly demonstrate enough strength, then I can make an exception and promote you to Jonin."

As he spoke, Hiruzen Sarutobi was the first to walk out of the Hokage's office, followed closely by Chiya and Kurenai Yuhi after exchanging a glance.

Soon, the three arrived at an open space adjacent to the outer area of ​​the Death Forest.

At this time, almost all of Konoha's core figures were present, including Danzo, the two Hokage advisors, and numerous Anbu members.

Itachi Uchiha and Kakashi were also included in this list.

The others were only slightly curious when they saw Chiya arrive, and did not show much change in their emotions. However, Uchiha Itachi's face under the Fire Fox Mask appeared particularly solemn, because under the gaze of his Mangekyou Sharingan, Chiya seemed to become more and more unfathomable.

The unusually powerful chakra emanating from him seemed to be deliberately concealed; if he hadn't possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan, he probably wouldn't have been able to detect it.

Uchiha Itachi thought to himself, "Could you be the one who stole Shisui's right eye? Chiya, what is your purpose in suddenly becoming so flamboyant?"

Unbeknownst to everyone, Itachi Uchiha, whose emotional intelligence was zero but whose IQ was off the charts in other aspects, had begun to suspect that Chiya was the mysterious person who stole Danzo's Momoko and Shisui's right eye.

Of course, the object of suspicion was not only Qianye.

And then there's the masked man, Uchiha Obito, who killed his teammate when he was eight years old, awakening his Sharingan.

Chiya's senses were incredibly sharp, so she naturally noticed Itachi Uchiha's unfriendly gaze.

But he didn't care too much, since he was about to achieve his goal anyway.

"Chiya, these two are the Hokage's advisors, Lady Koharu Utatane and Lady Homura Mitokado. As for this one, he is the leader of Konoha's Root, Lady Danzo Shimura."

Upon reaching her, Kurenai quietly introduced Chiyo.

Upon hearing this, Chiya adopted an extremely cheerful and respectful demeanor, bowing deeply to the three-headed old fox, "Lord Koharu, Lord En, Lord Danzo."

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado nodded, clearly very satisfied with Chiya's attitude, while Danzo remained expressionless. He, who utterly disliked sunlight, said indifferently, "Since you're here, let's begin. Your opponent is him."

"Kakashi, come out."

As soon as he finished speaking, a white-haired man dressed in the uniform of the Dark Guard and wearing a dog-head mask stepped out.

"Kakashi Hatake? I never expected to meet him like this." A hint of amusement flashed across Chiya's eyes as he thought to himself.

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