Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

That evening, Uchiha Gen hosted a banquet to welcome Yekura and her group.

For this dinner party, Uchiha Gen invited Kushina's family, Anna's family, Neji's family, Hinata's family, and Tsunade.

During this time, Sasuke, Naruto, Neji, Hinata, Temari, Gaara, and Kankuro got to know each other.

Adults play with adult toys, and teenagers play with toys; the atmosphere is quite nice.

When resting at night, Uchiha Gen naturally stayed in Ye's warehouse.

Although Gen Uchiha would occasionally visit Pakura in Sunagakure, Pakura's visits to Konoha were ultimately different.

In the mansion, Uchiha Gen prepared a small courtyard for Pakura. Besides Pakura, Tsunade also had one, regardless of whether the two of them came to live there or not...

Kushina didn't, because the two of them hid it so well that even her best friend Mikoto didn't notice anything unusual, so it wasn't appropriate to keep an eye on them.

The next day arrived, with two days left until the Chunin Exams. This was the day when delegations from various ninja villages, nobles, and merchants arrived most frequently.

With the arrival of those who had arrived earlier, Konoha Village was suddenly overcrowded. When there are many people, trouble is more likely to occur, and when there are all sorts of people, trouble is even more likely to occur.

In order to maintain good public order, the police department was extremely busy, and even Itachi Uchiha's squad was called in to help.

In addition to the police department, the Konoha Anbu also joined in, which barely managed to maintain Konoha's security at its usual level.

With the strong intervention of the police department and the secret service, most disputes are relatively easy to resolve.

Located in Konoha's main camp, with many powerful figures stationed there, few dared to cause trouble or act arrogantly.

The most serious dispute occurred between ninjas from Kirigakure and Kumogakure.

Two ninjas got into a fight in the restaurant, destroying the place and affecting the owner and customers.

The ninjas from these two villages were both unruly and reckless, one because of the cold and ruthless policies of their village, and the other because the Cloud Village's military strength surpassed that of the Leaf Village. They acted without considering the consequences.

Even after the police arrived, they refused to stop, and were then beaten half to death by the confident police ninja.

Not only were they beaten half to death, but they still had to be punished as they should. They were sent to the police department jail, fined, and required to compensate the shop for its losses and cover the injured party's medical expenses.

The delegations from Kumogakure and Kirigakure are quite strange. They were fighting each other before, but then they joined forces to put pressure on the Konoha leadership.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was a slippery character who directly shifted the blame onto Gen Uchiha.

The leaders of the two delegations went to the Uchiha clan's territory to find Uchiha Gen, and then...

And that was it. The two leaders didn't even get to enter the Uchiha clan's territory; they were stopped and couldn't even see anyone.

Uchiha Gen's arrogant attitude infuriated the two leaders, but they had no good solutions.

As the saying goes, when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head; the two leaders could only sheepishly follow the rules of the police department.

Having learned from the mistakes of Kumogakure and Kirigakure, the major ninja villages have become more cautious and disciplined in their actions.

As for nobles and wealthy merchants, although there were instances of them bullying others, it wasn't too common.

Any noble or wealthy merchant with a brain knows that Konoha Village, the headquarters of a military and violent organization, is not a place where they can act arrogantly.

Nobles and wealthy merchants without hats were ultimately a minority, and after cracking down on those who stood out, there were even fewer.

On the third day, everyone who was supposed to come arrived, and the Konoha Joint Chunin Exams officially began.

Unlike the original story, the gathering of nine villages in Konoha and the simultaneous examination of ten villages is a rare and grand occasion, so a necessary and grand opening ceremony is still required.

The opening ceremony was held in the large plaza below the Hokage Building, which was decorated with red and green ribbons and colorful decorations.

A rather ornate platform was erected in front of the Hokage Building, with a famous banner painted on it, and tables covered with uniform bright red placemats.

The table was symbolically decorated with teacups, fruit, and flowers, and rows of chairs of the same color and style were neatly arranged.

Below the stage was the guest seating area, with the first row mainly consisting of the leaders of the various ninja village delegations and the daimyo from various countries who were just bored and came to join in the fun.

Aside from the countries where the participating ninja villages are located, the other daimyo are indeed just bored and want to join in the fun.

The next row consisted of nobles from various countries, second only to the daimyo; the third row was comprised of some of Konoha's high-ranking officials and members of various clans; and the last row was filled with wealthy businessmen who were famous throughout the world and had connections in both the legal and illegal worlds.

Behind the guest seats were delegations from various ninja villages, neatly arranged in square formations of varying sizes under the leadership of their respective Jonin. Some had as few as three people, like the Sand Village delegation, while others had as many as thirty-four.

The arrangement is based on strength, with the Konoha delegation in the center, flanked by the Kumogakure and Iwagakure villages on the left and right, followed by the Sunagakure and Kirigakure villages, and finally the smaller ninja villages.

Among these small ninja villages, Amegakure and Kusagakure are the most prominent. Amegakure, in particular, was once known as the overlord of the small ninja villages and dared to challenge the major ninja villages head-on.

Although Amegakure's strength declined somewhat due to Nagato's killing of Hanzo and pursuit of Danzo's subordinates, it was still no weaker than Kusagakure.

Aside from the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Takigakure doesn't have many other notable figures, and Hoshigakure and Takumigakure aren't particularly strong overall either.

However, in terms of wealth, Takumi Village far surpasses the smaller ninja villages and can rival the poorer major ninja villages.

The Craftsman Village is skilled in manufacturing and using ninja tools, and most of the ninja tools used by ninjas from various countries are supplied by them, making them very profitable.

On both sides and behind the square, the Konoha Police Department, Anbu, and ordinary ninjas formed a human wall, while Konoha ninjas, villagers, and people who came to Konoha to watch the excitement gathered outside.

The security situation in the ninja world is quite bad. Generally, only three types of people can travel between different places: those with power, those with money, and those with strength.

As the auspicious hour arrived, the Konoha high-ranking officials all went up on stage and took their seats, with the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, naturally occupying the central position.

However, the seats on either side of Hiruzen Sarutobi were no longer occupied by Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane, but by Gen Uchiha, the future Fifth Hokage, and Kushina, the wife of the Fourth Hokage and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Then came Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu, followed by Tsunade, Orochimaru, and finally Jiraiya and Anbu leader Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

After Hiruzen Sarutobi delivered a string of standard platitudes, the joint Chunin Exams officially began.

While the ninjas, led by their Jonin, went to the examination hall for the first test, the Konoha high-ranking officials took the guests to the hotel banquet hall for exchanges.

The first exam was a written test held in various rooms, so naturally there wasn't much to see.

The second exam was held in the Forest of Death, which was not convenient to broadcast live. Only the third battle exam was a time for the guests to watch.

Uchiha Gen had no interest in playing along at the hotel banquet, so he used shadow clones to deal with the situation, while his main body quietly slipped away to the examination hall for the first exam.

This Chunin Exam is very important for the candidates and also for all the major ninja villages, but Uchiha Gen doesn't take it seriously at all.

Uchiha Gen's goal from beginning to end was only one thing: to take this opportunity to capture Uchiha Obito!

Ninjas are all energetic people, so a mere written test naturally wouldn't affect their physical or mental abilities much.

Therefore, after a short rest after the first exam, the second exam will begin.

At 10:00 AM, the first exam ended. The candidates who failed were kicked out of the exam room, while the candidates who passed were to take care of their personal hygiene and then gather to head to the Death Forest.

Outside the men's restroom, qualified candidates chatted with acquaintances as they went into the restroom to relieve themselves, completely unaware of the figures hiding outside.

Sasuke, having finished urinating, was about to leave when he suddenly heard a voice in his mind. He quickly made an excuse to return to the toilet.

After everyone had left, I came out of the restroom and saw a figure leaning against the corner of the wall.

"Brother Xuan, what do you want to see me about?" Sasuke asked curiously.

"I'll take the second exam for you," Uchiha Gen said with a faint smile.

"Huh? How can this be?" Sasuke exclaimed in disbelief.

It's one thing to cheat on the first exam, but how can you cheat on the second exam?

The pride of the Uchiha clan would not allow him to do such a thing!

"I received intelligence that the murderer who killed Fugaku, your father, will appear in Konoha to attack Naruto."

"Your entire Class 7 combined aren't even a match for him with one hand, so I'm going to take matters into my own hands."

"The murderer who killed your father was exceptionally strong. What's most troublesome is his mastery of space-time ninjutsu. If I hadn't caught him off guard, I wouldn't have been able to stop him..."

"So, you understand now?"

Sasuke suddenly understood, then nodded emphatically and said, "Brother Xuan, I understand! You must catch him!"

Although Sasuke was too young to remember when Fugaku died, under the influence of Itachi and Mikoto, he still deeply hated the murderer who killed his father.

"I will."

"Come on, I'll take you home first. Don't appear in the sight of outsiders for the time being."

"it is good."

Uchiha Gen sat down next to Sasuke, grabbed Sasuke's arm, and then used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return home. He then returned and transformed back into Sasuke.

The transformation technique used by Uchiha Gen was no ordinary transformation technique.

That is a special transformation technique that combines ordinary transformation techniques, White Zetsu's disguise technique, his own understanding, sealing techniques, and Sage Mode power.

After the transformation, the immense power within Uchiha Gen's body was temporarily sealed, and his appearance, chakra quantity, and chakra characteristics were exactly the same as Sasuke's.

This special transformation technique is undetectable even by the Rinnegan, Sharingan, Byakugan, and most sensory ninjutsu.

This includes Kurama's malice perception, because Uchiha Gen had no malice towards anyone except Obito.

Unless someone can distinguish them by the difference in their souls like Uchiha Gen, they are physically perfect!

Because of the delay, it was quite late when Uchiha Gen arrived at the meeting point outside the house.

The fact that all the qualified candidates and examiners were waiting for Sasuke naturally caused dissatisfaction among some people.

In fact, the examiners were dissatisfied, but they couldn't say anything when they saw the clan crest on Uchiha Sasuke's body.

The examiner simply asked Sasuke to return to the team, and his tone was quite gentle.

The examiner in this life will naturally not be Anko; a dignified Jonin wouldn't do such things.

When Sasuke rejoined the team, Naruto inevitably had a say, not with any malicious intent, just a casual remark.

Since Uchiha Gen was quite familiar with Naruto, he naturally wouldn't reveal any flaws.

Once everyone had arrived, they headed to the Forest of Death under the guidance of the examiner.

The examiner announced the exam rules, and after signing the death consent form, the group rushed into the Death Forest like wild horses once the gate was opened.

Unfortunately, Team 7 was sandwiched between a team of Rain Ninja and two teams of Mist Ninja...

The Forest of Death is quite vast, and although there are more than twice as many genin as in the original story, it is still more than enough to accommodate them.

After entering the Forest of Death, Uchiha Gen spoke and acted according to Sasuke's personality. As long as there were no problems in this regard, Naruto and Sakura would naturally not notice anything amiss.

The first day went smoothly; Obito did not appear. Team 7 fought several battles and collected suitable scrolls.

The next morning, Class 7 was still safe and sound, but Gaara and his two siblings encountered a major crisis.

Uchiha Gen, dressed in a black robe with red clouds and wearing an orange spiral mask, suddenly appeared and blocked the three's path.

Upon seeing this outfit, Gaara and the other two's expressions changed drastically.

Gaara immediately declared, "You all hurry and go inform the Konoha ninja; I'll hold him off!"

Before he could finish speaking, Gaara made his move. The sand from the gourd on his back surged forth, transforming into countless sand shuriken that shot out...

Temari and Kankuro were also decisive people. They knew that staying would only be a hindrance in the face of such an enemy, so they made the decision to run away immediately.

Chop, chop, chop...

The dense array of sand shuriken pierced through Obito's body and pressed against the thick tree trunk. The moment the sand shuriken emerged from his body, Obito moved.

Gaara's expression was solemn as he manipulated the sand surging within the gourd into countless hands that reached out to grab Obito, only to have them perfectly evaded by Obito's agile movements.

Obito darted in front of Gaara, his left hand reaching for his throat. A large amount of sand formed a shield in front of him, blocking the attack and grabbing Obito's hand at the same time.

But before Gaara could control the sand to crush Obito's arm, gnarled branches pierced through the sand and the shield, binding Gaara tightly.

Gaara panicked and tried to use Shukaku's power, but before he could, the branch lifted his chin, and one of his eyes met Obito's super-enhanced Mangekyou Sharingan.

Gaara was instantly caught in a genjutsu. Compared to the original story, Shukaku inside Gaara had a much better relationship with him.

Shukaku immediately tried to help Gaara break free of the genjutsu, but before it could act, Obito's Mangekyou Sharingan appeared in the sealed space, and Shukaku was caught in the crossfire.

Obito's super-enhanced Mangekyou Sharingan couldn't control the full-fledged Nine-Tails without a summoning contract, but controlling Shukaku was not difficult for him...

Compared to the fact that controlling Yagura, the perfect Three-Tails Jinchuriki, would require a lot of fighting, controlling Gaara, the One-Tails Jinchuriki who hadn't yet grown up, wasn't a difficult task for Obito.

However, continuously controlling this Jinchūriki was also a burden on Obito's eye power and chakra.

In the original manga, Obito didn't really demonstrate the power of the Rinnegan during the Fourth Shinobi World War. He mainly used up too much of his eye power and chakra to control the four reanimated Jinchuriki.

After subduing Gaara, Obito activated Kamui, creating a spatial vortex that sucked Gaara into the Kamui dimension.

Sensing the mark on the Hidden Mist Village genin, Obito once again activated Kamui and rushed over...

Gen Uchiha didn't deal with the Mist Ninja and Rain Ninja, letting them follow him.

Sensing Obito's soul aura appear and then disappear, Uchiha Gen sneered inwardly and silently began to prepare...

(End of this chapter)