The Great Hero Uchiha

"I've discussed it with Kurenai, and we'd like to hold the Chunin Exams soon."

Uchiha Miyuki stopped giving a casual reply and resolutely said, "Our current strength is insufficient to complete the Chunin Exams."

The corners of their mouths twitched.

Please!

This is just the Chunin Exam, not the Jonin Exam!

However, he had already anticipated that Uchiha Miyuki would give such an answer.

Sarutobi Asuma spoke up, "I know that you've always been so cautious because you're worried about our safety, and you haven't been in a hurry to gain merit to participate in the Chunin Exams. Otherwise, with your talent, you probably would have completed the Chunin Exams two years ago... Kurenai and I don't want to continue to be a burden to you."

ha? ? ?

What nonsense are you talking about? How come I didn't even know I was this capable?

Kurenai Yuhi nodded firmly from the side.

"This time we won't be a burden to you!"

How have you dragged me down?

I'm very satisfied with my current progress. It would be best if I could stay as a genin for another ten years!

During wartime, anyone can become a Chunin; I certainly don't want to!

What sense of honor, what ambition...

Uchiha Miyuki wasn't an exception, but his path differed from those of other ninjas. To be precise, he wasn't suited to be a ninja at all. Becoming a Chunin, Jonin, or even Hokage during wartime meant bearing a heavy burden of bloodshed, using the lives of others to pave his path to advancement.

He had become accustomed to his current life and to the daily routine of killing.

But he really disliked this daily routine of taking other people's lives, and he disliked using other people's lives to pave his own path.

Kindness, gentleness?

It’s not—

Simply put, he had lived in a peaceful and prosperous world for the past twenty-odd years, and the ideas he received from childhood were different from those of people in this world.

Uchiha Miyuki sighed helplessly.

"I really think that with our current strength, it will be very difficult to complete the Chunin Exams."

With the border situation so tense right now, it's impossible to hold any Chunin Exams, and things aren't going to be peaceful either.

The way to become a Chunin is to go on Chunin squad missions, which are almost always fatal for Genin squads.

That's why it's stipulated that only genin teams with four B-rank mission ratings can qualify, proving that their team has the strength of a chunin team. It's not like later generations where the teacher thinks you're good enough to participate; merit is a necessity! No one is an exception. Back then, Kakashi was also held back for half a year because of merit. Otherwise, in terms of strength, he would have reached the chunin level six months after graduation.

Seeing that the two did not believe him, Uchiha Miyuki continued to speak helplessly.

"In terms of taijutsu and ninjutsu, I am only at the level of an ordinary genin. Even the nature transformation of chakra is the same. My strength in Sharingan genjutsu is the most outstanding, surpassing the level of an ordinary chunin. I can do well in chunin missions involving positional defense, but chunin exam missions are infiltration missions that test the overall strength of the team."

"I really can't handle this kind of task."

The statement is slightly exaggerated, but a cone-shaped ninja like him can be very strong under certain conditions, but his abilities in dealing with emergencies, traveling, stealth, etc., are indeed very poor.

24. People are on the run, but the heavens are chasing them.

Seeing that the two were still somewhat suspicious, Uchiha Miyuki spoke again.

"Leaving aside other aspects, these can be solved through teamwork and tactics. However, there is no way to solve the problem of traveling. We will be twice as slow as a normal Chunin squad, which will exponentially increase our danger."

This is not a lie.

Given his poor physical abilities, in order to maintain enough stamina to deal with unexpected events, his travel speed cannot be too fast or too long. Otherwise, if he runs out of stamina and suddenly encounters the enemy, he will not have the stamina to even escape, let alone fight. However, slowing down his travel speed will give the enemy more reaction time and make it easier to predict the route of his squad.

That's why he always uses clones in battle.

Of course, this is also related to his rather timid nature.

"If we don't solve this problem, even if we manage to complete the Chunin Exams by sheer luck, once we become Chunin, we'll have to carry out Chunin missions every day!"

They were naturally aware of these issues surrounding Uchiha Miyuki, but today, Miyuki single-handedly defeated three Chunin in the battle, causing them to subconsciously overlook them.

"This is indeed a problem."

The two of them frowned.

Unlike Uchiha Miyuki, a sharp-pointed warrior of the Kyokugenryu style, they have maintained a decent level in all aspects except for their strengths. Therefore, they do not have such serious problems as Uchiha Miyuki. Of course, Uchiha Miyuki's extreme development advantage is also very obvious.

In positional warfare, as long as he makes good use of tactics, no one below the level of Jonin can defeat him.

Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai couldn't achieve that level of skill.

Moreover, even in a head-on confrontation, Uchiha Miyuki can now compensate for his weaknesses through tactics, and with the forbidden technique Tengen Bansho, even if the two of them were combined, they wouldn't have the slightest chance of winning.

After a long while, Sarutobi Asuma finally raised his head.

“Yuyuki, I have a way to solve your problem, but I need to consult with my father about it.”

Upon hearing Sarutobi Asuma's serious expression, Uchiha Miyuki understood that Sarutobi Asuma wanted to teach him a secret technique passed down in the Sarutobi clan.

"No need. I can train on my own and improve my taijutsu to a level close to that of a chunin in another year or two."

This so-called "close to Chunin level" is actually just a minimum standard.

Sarutobi Asuma's face darkened upon hearing this.

“One or two years is too long. This secret technique is not too rare. My father and I should be able to discuss it.”

At this moment, Kurenai Yuhi also spoke up.

"Perfect timing, I'll take this time to further improve my skills."

Uchiha Miyuki didn't know how Sarutobi Asuma communicated with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

He received the news the next day at noon. He learned from Sarutobi Asuma that Sarutobi Hiruzen had agreed. Such rapid communication obviously involved the use of a summoning beast. However, he also learned from Sarutobi Asuma that Sarutobi Hiruzen did not agree to him learning the Sarutobi clan's secret techniques. Instead, Sarutobi Hiruzen exchanged a C-level growth ninjutsu for him from the village based on his merits.

Fire Release Chakra Mode!

“My father said that if you master this ninjutsu, it will solve the problem of your taijutsu and the degree of your chakra nature transformation.”

The degree to which the nature of chakra changes is what is known as chakra quality.

Once he improves his chakra nature transformation, the main problems with ninjutsu will be solved. He will then only need to solve the problem of form transformation to master ninjutsu of rank B or higher.

Uchiha Miyuki was taken aback for a moment, but then he understood. Hiruzen Sarutobi was a professor of ninjutsu. He might lack the ability to educate his students on character, but he was definitely the best in the world when it came to guiding his juniors in their training. Even Orochimaru, who seemed to be a disciple who had surpassed his master, was far less well-rounded than Hiruzen Sarutobi.

With the path to solving his talent problem already laid out before him, Uchiha Miyuki naturally wouldn't refuse.

The Fire Release Chakra Mode was not difficult to learn initially; Uchiha Miyuki mastered it in just one day. However, he encountered problems when practicing the second stage.

The second stage requires mastering a form of fire attribute transformation.

Promote.

Simply put, it means the temperature is rising.

Only by mastering this transformation can one avoid directly burning oneself when using Fire Release chakra modes. Fortunately, this transformation is relatively simple among the various Fire Release transformations, and almost everyone who starts training Fire Release will come into contact with this transformation to some extent. Even so...

It took him a full month to succeed, even though the training of this ninjutsu had very detailed records and methods for each step, from simple to complex.

This shows just how terrible his ninjutsu talent really was.

Meanwhile, as Uchiha Miyuki became more familiar with this ninjutsu, a question arose in his mind.

Could the Eight Gates be a forbidden version of the Chakra Mode?

Or perhaps the Chakra Mode is a weakened version of the Eight Gates Formation.

This question wasn't important, and since Uchiha Miyuki couldn't figure it out for the time being, he stopped thinking about it and focused his energy on training this ninjutsu.

Although each use of Chakra Mode was extremely painful, making it feel as if one's body was no longer one's own, the improvement in strength could only be described as terrifying. Almost every time one finished training, there would be a very obvious progress in one's strength. At the same time, Sarutobi Asuma also mastered the Wind Release Chakra Mode, while Yuhi Kurenai continued to train in the clan's secret techniques.

As for patrol duties?

They also kept on their toes, encountering two Sand Ninja squads within two months. However, lacking Uchiha Miyuki as their main force, both battles ended with the opposing teams retreating due to their fear of the Crow Ninja Squad's trap tactics.

Uchiha Miyuki finally mastered the second form of Chakra Mode, and it was no longer so difficult to use it each time.

Both his chakra nature transformation and taijutsu have reached near-Chuni level, and his taijutsu ability can even reach the level of an elite Chunin after activating Chakra Mode.

As for the third form of chakra.

One needs to reach a certain level of chakra nature transformation before one can cultivate.

Uchiha Miyuki still has a very large gap to close in this regard.

"Now that we're in this situation, are we strong enough to participate in the Chunin Exams?"

Faced with the question of Sarutobi Asuma again, Uchiha Miyuki couldn't find a reason to question it for a while.

The three of them were indeed at the level of a Chunin squad, and in terms of combat power, they could even put up a fight against an elite Chunin squad.

After thinking for a long time, he finally came up with a reason.

"I think we should take another month to prepare, at least until I master this B-rank ninjutsu before taking the exam."

The two nodded helplessly.

Since it's already been two months, one more month won't make a difference.

However, as the saying goes, plans can't keep up with changes—

"Sunagakure has declared war on us!!"

At that moment, Uchiha Miyuki understood: the Third Shinobi World War had begun!

I've changed the name; it will probably be officially changed on Monday.

After thinking about it, I changed "The Great Hero Uchiha" to "The Cautious Ninja's Naruto Journey".

Let's see if the results can improve a little.

The current grades are somewhat lagging behind.

25. Hokage Order: Special Promotion Chunin Squad

Following the declaration of war by Sunagakure, the other three ninja villages also declared war on Konoha, seemingly trying to seize the initiative and give Konoha no time to react.