Konoha: The Soul King from the Uchiha Clan

Chapter 7 Promotion to Chunin

"Hey, Gen, you're back. Captain Yashiro is looking for you."

Just as Uchiha Gen returned to his clan's territory, a Uchiha clan ninja responsible for patrolling the area suddenly appeared in front of him on the road.

"Oh, it's Hiro. Captain Eight, what can I do for you?" Uchiha Gen asked with a slight smile.

"You'll see when you get there; it's not a bad thing anyway."

Uchiha Gen was speechless. He clearly knew why they were keeping him in suspense.

"Okay, thanks, Hiro."

Uchiha Hiro nodded slightly, then his figure flashed and disappeared.

Then Uchiha Gen turned and left the clan compound, heading towards the police department located on the western edge of Konoha Village, where Konoha's prison was also located.

The Nine-Tails' rampage has not yet occurred, and the Uchiha clan's territory is not located on the edge of the village, so it is quite a distance from the police department.

It wouldn't take much time to jump over, but unless it's an emergency, ninjas generally can't jump around in the village.

Generally, only the Dark Bureau, the Police Department, and the more deeply hidden Roots can freely jump around in the village.

Uchiha Gen doesn't belong to any of the three parts, so he can only move on.

Konoha Village's area is neither large nor small, approximately 400,000 square meters, which is roughly the size of 55 football fields.

About twenty minutes later, Uchiha Gen arrived at the Konoha Police Department and went upstairs to the Eighth Hokage's office.

dong dong dong.

"Come in."

After entering, Uchiha Gen bowed slightly and said, "Eighth Captain."

"Oh, Xuan, you've come at the perfect time. Take your things back with you."

A slight smile appeared on Uchiha Yatsuho's usually stern face as he picked up a green vest from his desk and tossed it out.

Uchiha Gen reached out and caught it. In the upper right pocket of the vest was a rolled-up piece of paper. He took it out and saw that it was indeed a Chunin appointment letter.

"Thank you, Captain Yashiro."

"You're welcome, you deserve it."

"I never expected you to kill so many enemies. You truly are a genius of our Uchiha clan."

"Actually, I feel I've wronged you a bit."

"You killed thirty-four enemies, including four Chunin, and you were all alone. Plus, you have two-tomoe Sharingan and you were in the midst of war."

"If it were up to me, I would promote you to Special Jonin."

Uchiha Gen deliberately concealed half of his battle record and buried the corpse using earth-escape techniques, otherwise it would have been too shocking.

Even though half of the battle results were concealed, the report still caught the attention of Hiruzen Sarutobi, who even sent his ANBU to secretly verify it.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't believe that the Uchiha clan, with their pride, would fabricate anything, he still had to verify it.

After Uchiha Gen awakened his two-tomoe Sharingan and gained the clan's attention, he had already tested his own chakra attributes using chakra test strips.

In addition to the fire attribute, which is common to all Uchiha clan ninjas, there is also the earth attribute and the relatively rare wind attribute.

While not as rare as ninjas who are born with all five attributes, having three attributes is already quite a rarity.

Having three types of chakra, as long as you master the corresponding ninjutsu, you can easily deal with enemies of any type, regardless of whether they are of any of the five types.

"It's alright, becoming a Jonin is just a matter of time. Special Jonin is inevitable."

Uchiha Gen did not seem happy about being promoted to Chunin; his face was expressionless and his tone was indifferent.

"Very good, keep it up, now you can continue."

The Eighth Hokage of Uchiha did not dislike Uchiha Gen's arrogance; on the contrary, he appreciated it, as if that was how the Uchiha clan should be.

"Farewell, Captain Yashiro."

Holding his Chunin vest, Uchiha Gen left the office, closing the door behind him.

On his way out, the Uchiha clan ninjas he encountered all offered their congratulations, and Uchiha Gen didn't hold back, responding to each one.

……

At the same time, Kumogakure, Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure also received intelligence about the Battle of Kikyo Mountain.

The Hidden Cloud Village, the Hidden Sand Village, and the Hidden Mist Village all felt it was a great pity, but because of the crushing defeat, they had no intention of taking any more risky moves and planned to take a steady and methodical approach to break through from the front.

In Iwagakure, at the Tsuchikage Building, Onoki sat in the Tsuchikage's office, reviewing intelligence on the Battle of Kikyo Mountain. His eyes shifted slightly, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

Onoki wore a red apron, a green striped vest, and a straw hat. He was short, had a large nose, and a rather comical appearance.

However, none of the five great ninja villages dared to underestimate this somewhat comical-looking Kage, even in his old age, let alone the fact that Onoki is not that old yet.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi was at the middle of his peak, then Onoki was at the end of his peak.

In fact, the Kage that Hiruzen Sarutobi feared most was Onoki. He was cunning, treacherous, stubborn, and inflexible, which perfectly described Onoki.

"Someone come here."

"Lord Tsuchikage."

A member of the Iwagakure ANBU, dressed in a khaki-colored bodysuit and wearing a mask, suddenly appeared in front of the desk, knelt on one knee, and spoke respectfully.

"Go and inform all the elders to come to a meeting."

"Yes."

Fifteen minutes later, in the bright and clean conference room of the Tsuchikage Building, the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure and other powerful elders gathered together.

"Take a look at this intelligence report."

Upon hearing Onoki's words, the elders picked up the documents on the table and began to read them.

"So, did you figure anything out?"

Two minutes later, Onoki spoke.

"Konoha truly lives up to its reputation as the number one ninja village in the ninja world. It's terrifying that they were able to defeat the combined attack of the Cloud and Sand Villages while fighting on four fronts."

"Can our Iwagakure really defeat Konoha?"

These words immediately resonated with many elders.

Onoki's face grew darker and darker as he listened. He slammed his hand on the table and said sternly, "I didn't bring out this document to boost their morale and diminish our own."

Onoki had a very high reputation, and when he got angry, no elder dared to talk back; they all lowered their heads and kept quiet.

"Don't judge a book by its cover!"

"According to intelligence, Konoha also suffered heavy losses, even with the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, personally taking action."

"And the fact that Konoha was able to be defeated by Kumogakure and Sunagakure to the very doorstep of Konoha, what does that mean?"

"This shows that Konoha is already at its last gasp, outwardly strong but inwardly weak!"

"What would happen if we could do it again?"

An elder from Iwagakure said with bright eyes, "If we do it again, we're very likely to break through Konoha, which will inevitably trigger a chain reaction."

"Even if Konoha doesn't fall into ruin, it will never be possible for it to monopolize the fertile land and abundant resources of the Land of Fire."

Onoki gave the Iwagakure elder a look that suggested he was a promising young man, then said in a serious voice, "Elder Matsumoto is absolutely right."

"Therefore, I plan to send a force to bypass the battlefield of the Land of Grass, break into the Land of Fire, and fight their way to Konoha."

The elders of Iwagakure were tempted by the idea, but some of the more rational elders raised objections.

"Lord Tsuchikage, your idea is excellent."

"However, due to the siege of the Third Raikage, our military suffered heavy losses. We are currently engaged in battle with Konoha on the front lines, and we also have to guard against Kumogakure and Sunagakure. It is difficult to form another army."

Onoki shook his head and said, "We can definitely be a little bolder."

"Although Kumogakure lost the Third Raikage and hates us to the core, Kumogakure will not turn down its own interests."

"The Land of Fire is a huge, juicy piece of meat; one bite and your mouth will be full of oil. The Land of Earth is at best a small, lean piece of meat."

"Besides being separated from Yan Yin by the ocean, gathering enough ships is not an easy task, so they are unlikely to attack us."

"Therefore, a portion can be drawn from the Cloud Village's defenses, just enough to meet the most basic needs."

"If the Cloud Village has truly lost its mind, then we should have the front line retreat, lure the enemy deep into our territory, redeploy our forces, and then deliver another devastating blow to the Cloud Village."

"What do you guys think?"

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