Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

At that moment, Hongdou's voice rang in their ears.

"Don't panic. The stinging sensation is normal. The psychic spell in the bracelet requires a small amount of your blood to temporarily form a psychic contract. You can dissolve this contract yourself after the exam."

Inside the VIP room, Uchiha Touko watched this scene expressionlessly. Meanwhile, at the Konoha Scientific Ninja Tool Research Institute, thirty kilometers away from the examination site, Tono Fusuke collected the data transmitted back by the bracelet and handed it to a bespectacled man drinking tea in the institute's coffee shop.

"Mr. Yakushi, as instructed by the Hokage, the DNA information of all candidates participating in this Chunin Exam, except for those from Konoha, is here."

"Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Tohno. Please give my regards to the Hokage." Kabuto Yakushi put down his coffee cup, put away the documents handed to him by Tohno, nodded and bowed, then formed a summoning jutsu incantation and disappeared into the research institute.

Since Uchiha Touko was willing to expose this battlefield support weapon that could change a war, it was not just to flex his muscles. One of his purposes was to collect the DNA information of these ninjas under the pretext of signing a summoning contract.

The plan is progressing very smoothly. It can be said that the ninjas in the ninja world currently have absolutely no awareness of protecting their own DNA information. When they bleed in battle, they often vomit randomly on the ground. In other words, if Hidan had even a little bit of brains, his evil secret techniques alone would be enough to take down the entire ninja world.

Uchiha Touko himself paid great attention to this issue. Although he had not encountered an opponent who could make him bleed for a long time, Uchiha Touko would consciously destroy the blood carrying his own DNA during battles in the previous Ninja Wars. He also taught this awareness to his three disciples.

Now that the ninjas from the major ninja villages who came to participate in this Chunin Exams have been brought to Konoha by their respective Kage, it means that they are all key talents cultivated by their villages and will be the backbone of future wars. Now that the DNA of these geniuses has been collected, how should it be utilized? In this regard, apart from Hidan, that cult member with a bad brain, only Orochimaru has the ability.

That's why Kabuto Yakushi appeared at the Ninja Tool Research Institute.

For Kabuto Yakushi, he is probably the most loyal to Touko Uchiha in the entire Orochimaru Research Institute. Orochimaru has probably found a way to bypass Kotoamatsukami. After confronting Touko Uchiha, the two are now more like collaborators. Touko Uchiha provides Orochimaru with a stable experimental site, funding, and materials, while Orochimaru provides Touko Uchiha with research results. The other bloodline geniuses collected by Touko Uchiha in Orochimaru's Research Institute are also only loyal to Orochimaru himself.

Kabuto Yakushi was an exception. After all, it was Touko Uchiha who killed Danzo, who had caused him to lose everything. In a sense, this avenged his mother's death. So, although the two had never officially met, Kabuto Yakushi always remained loyal to Touko Uchiha.

When Kabuto returned to Orochimaru's research institute with the collected DNA, the members of the 28 teams had already been taken to their respective birth points by the examiners.

"Get ready for a big battle!" Naruto said confidently after stretching his muscles after being sent to the spawn point.

"Idiot, let's gather supplies first!" Sasuke said coldly from the side. "Our ninja tools and ration pills have all been taken. Neji and I both need to find a suitable weapon to unleash our full fighting power. Besides, we're not like you, who can go hungry for three days."

"Alright." Naruto had no choice but to calm down after hearing this.

"There's a supply drop inside a tree hollow two hundred meters to the west." By this time, Neji had already used his Byakugan to survey the area within a hundred meters and pointed out the direction.

Before long, the three of them received their first supply: enough ration pills for one person to consume for a day, a kunai, and three shuriken.

"Supplies here might be a bit scarce, and finding a sword that can withstand your chakra might be a bit troublesome," Neji said after handing over the weapons he had found to Sasuke.

“The area we’re in right now is on the edge of the testing site, while the resource-rich areas marked on the map are all in the center of the testing area. How about we go and look for them?” Neji asked.

"Hehe, it's never as fast as having someone else find it for us if we look for it ourselves," Sasuke laughed.

"What a coincidence, that's what I was thinking too." Neji smiled as well. After finalizing the plan, the three of them headed straight for the area in the center of the map.

Similar scenes unfolded one after another inside the examination hall. After a brief search of the surrounding resources, the various teams in the forest made plans. Those who were confident in their abilities headed straight for the resource-rich areas marked on the map, while others chose to proceed cautiously.

Shikamaru's team was one of them. They quickly searched three wilderness areas and obtained enough resources for the three of them to survive the first day, as well as some standard weapons.

"Shikamaru, what do we say now? Should we continue searching?" Ino asked at this moment.

"That's about enough. Let's stop and rest for a while, then check the first wave of shrinking circle information," Shikamaru said.

"Speaking of which, even if the three of us go to those resource-rich areas, we should be able to gain something and leave unscathed, right?" Ino stopped following Shikamaru's instructions, but she couldn't help but ask.

“These resource-rich locations will likely see intense battles. Even if the resources are plentiful, the costs of fighting will be enormous. More importantly, we risk injury. Without a medical ninja in our team, joining the battle too early is unwise,” Shikamaru said, leaning against a tree and gesturing with a branch. “The goal of this assessment is simply to become one of the remaining nine teams. There are no requirements regarding the number of eliminations, so we just need to follow the edge of the circle.”

On the other side, after a calm analysis, Shino made a similar arrangement to Shikamaru. After suppressing the restless Kiba Inuzuka, he waited patiently for the first reduction in their area of ​​activity.

The journey was somewhat tedious. At this moment, in the VIP room, Onoki and Ai were still pondering how to solve the problem of the teleportation bracelet if a war broke out with Konoha in the future.

At that moment, Uchiha Touko clapped his hands, and a waiter came in to bring everyone drinks and snacks, which were specially prepared according to the dietary habits of the place where the VIPs had come from.

"Come on, you've been watching for so long, have something to eat." Uchiha Touko pushed a plate of fried chicken in front of A and reminded him.

After taking a bite of the fried chicken, Ai showed a slightly disgusted expression and said, "Everyone says that Konoha is rich in resources, but the quality of this fried chicken is far inferior to that of our Land of Lightning."

"The fried chicken from the Land of Lightning is famous throughout the entire ninja world, so it's normal that our chefs from the Land of Fire can't compare," Uchiha Tokō said with a forced smile, while thinking to himself.

【You're still being picky? You're not satisfied with fried chicken? One day I'll throw you into a cotton field and whip you!】

While everyone was eating, the footage monitoring the forest showed the first clash between the two teams.

The two sides clashing were Konoha's Sakura Haruno squad and a squad of Kumogakure genin.

The two teams' spawn points weren't too far apart, so they inevitably bumped into each other during the search. Although Karin had already used her senses to detect the other team's whereabouts in advance and was intentionally avoiding them, the other team seemed to have their own methods of locating enemies, following her like a leech.

"They're still chasing us," Karin said to Sakura, frowning.

"Looks like they think we're easy targets?" Sakura pouted. Well, let's deal with them first.

"I knew it! Why are we running?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Li was overjoyed, stopped in his tracks, and prepared for battle.

"Here we come!" Karin shouted, then consciously retreated behind her two teammates and began preparing a sealing technique.

Before he could finish speaking, three bolts of lightning pierced the air and arrived. Li's bandages suddenly tightened, and the first gate of the Eight Gates Formation opened instantly, enveloping his entire body in emerald green energy.

"Leaf Whirlwind!"

The rapidly spinning leg swept away three flying shurikens, which fell into the pile of pine needles and blasted out charred craters.

"Not planning to run away anymore?" At this moment, three black ninjas wearing Cloud Village headbands emerged from the dense forest and surrounded Sakura and her two companions from three directions.

"You haven't even found enough supplies to survive the first day yet. If you fight us now, aren't you afraid that you'll go hungry on the first day if you don't get anything?" Sakura glanced at the sound of the shuriken from earlier. The fact that the shuriken attack could cause such power meant that the opponent's strength was definitely not that of a simple genin.

"Once we eliminate you, we'll have our supplies, won't we?" said the Cloud Ninja blocking our way.

"Are you so sure you can take us down?" Sakura Haruno took a deep breath. Although she wasn't keen on fighting as a doctor, she still kept in mind her teacher Tsunade's teachings—sometimes, defeating an enemy who could threaten your teammates is also a qualified medical approach.

At this moment, in the VIP room, the leaders of the various ninja villages perked up upon seeing this scene.

"So, teams have already clashed? It's your Konoha and Kumogakure genin teams, huh?" Onoki looked at Uchiha Touko and A. "What do you two think about the outcome of this battle?"

“These three idiots, Kamui, started a war without even finding enough supplies to survive the first day. It seems that this idiot has learned nothing except for combat skills in Lightning Release ninjutsu and taijutsu. If it weren’t for the coordination between their ninjutsu and taijutsu, I wouldn’t have put them in a team. There isn’t even one person in the team who can analyze the situation,” Ai said slowly.

Although Ai said that, anyone with eyes could see the arrogance in his words. Ai seemed to have already confirmed that this team was capable of defeating their opponents.

No wonder, Sakura's team is indeed very deceptive right now. There's a little girl with dark circles under her eyes who looks listless, a cross-dresser with a melon-shaped head who looks a bit dim-witted and wearing a green outfit, and a red-haired little girl who looks weak and doesn't seem to have much fighting ability.

"It seems Lord Raikage is quite confident in the ninjas of his village," Onoki chuckled. "What are Lord Hokage's thoughts on this battle?"

"Heh, our Konoha squad might not be as good as the elite genin of Kumogakure. This squad is just a temporary genin squad, consisting of a medical ninja, a taijutsu specialist, and an ordinary ninja skilled in sealing techniques," Uchiha Touko said calmly.

"Skilled in sealing techniques? A member of the Uzumaki clan?" After hearing Uchiha Touko's words, Onoki also noticed Karin's red hair. "Is this little girl the Uzumaki clan member you brought back from the Land of Grass?"

“That’s right.” Uchiha Touko nodded.

Upon hearing this news, Raikage's eyes flickered slightly, indicating that his old habit of coveting the bloodline limits of other villages had resurfaced.

At this point, the two teams began to clash.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Fang Thrust!" A Cloud Village genin's kunai, crackling with blinding arcs of electricity, pierced towards Karin, but was stopped by a suddenly appearing green figure just three inches from her nose.

Sparks flew as the heavy metal on Lee's arm collided with the kunai, and the next second, the surging chakra scattered the surrounding fallen leaves.

Chapter 205 Sasuke VS Omoi

"The third gate, the gate of life, open!" Li's skin began to swell with blood, then he stomped the ground hard, and his figure suddenly blurred.

In the next instant, he appeared before the enemy, his whip kick carrying the weight of a thousand pounds. The Cloud Villager he had targeted tried to block with a kunai, but this scavenged, standard kunai seemed no different from paper in front of Lee's heavy, weighted kick. As the kunai shattered, the person struck was sent flying backward, crashing through several large trees before regaining his footing. At the same time, a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, clearly indicating that he had suffered a serious injury.

However, while he was blocked by Lee, the other two simultaneously set their sights on Sakura. Two shuriken flew over and collided in mid-air before shooting towards Sakura at strange angles.

Sakura calculated the trajectory of the two shuriken almost instantly and dodged them. But the real danger came from above. A figure crackling with lightning appeared instantly and slashed down with a short sword.

Sakura quickly took two steps back, the blade grazing her nose as it fell, narrowly avoiding the attack. However, a few strands of hair on Sakura's forehead were scattered by the cold glint of the blade.

"Tch," the Cloud Village genin scoffed as he retreated after missing his target. "I'm really not used to using this saber I picked up. If it were my own saber, you'd be a corpse by now."

However, at this moment, Sakura's expression clearly darkened, and several veins bulged on her large forehead.

"Damn it, how dare they touch my hair! Do you know how much effort I put into protecting it?" Sakura roared furiously, her body now completely under the control of her second personality, which was usually suppressed by knowledge.

Boom boom boom boom boom! Sakura transformed into a pink phantom and rushed straight towards her opponent. Large cracks appeared in the ground as she passed by. The huge commotion startled the genin who had almost succeeded in his sneak attack. However, in the next instant, Sakura's figure appeared in front of him.

"Cherry blossom rush!"

With an angry roar, a fist surging with massive amounts of chakra was already upon them.

In his panic, the Cloud Village genin could only use the Substitution Jutsu to defend himself. However, Sakura's punch slammed into the ground along with his Substitution Jutsu, causing a deafening roar. After the dust settled, a huge crater in the ground was clearly visible.

Yun Yin, who had narrowly escaped, swallowed hard. He didn't even dare to think about what would have happened if that punch had landed on him.

However, Sakura didn't seem to want to give him any chance to catch his breath. After missing her first attack, she immediately attacked him again. Even with his mastery of ninjutsu, he dared not confront this terrifying power head-on.

Meanwhile, the leaders of various factions in the VIP room who were watching the battle all showed expressions of astonishment. Onoki even asked directly, "Hokage, you call this a medical ninja?"

“Yes, a medical ninja,” Uchiha Touko nodded. “Tsunade’s personal disciple. Her medical skills are already comparable to many veteran doctors who have worked in Konoha Hospital for many years.”

"So you're Tsunade's personal disciple? No wonder." Ai's face twitched, and it took him a long time to squeeze out this sentence. After all, it was not a pleasant feeling to be slapped in the face in less than 3 minutes after pretending for so long.

Their Cloud Village's prized Lightning Release ninjutsu did not gain any advantage against Konoha's taijutsu ninjas.

On the other side, the last person who was originally planning to ambush Karin also had to go to support his teammate. There was no other way; if he didn't go, that person would be severely injured and summoned by Sakura, who was enraged because of the damage to her precious hair.

Seeing this, Onoki couldn't help but shake his head. It was obvious that these young people had never witnessed the terror of the Uzumaki clan. If he were in that position, he would rather believe that his teammates could hold on a little longer than let the Uzumaki clan build the sealing technique without any hindrance.

Sure enough, in no time, many sealing techniques emerged from the ground in the area where the battlefield was located, centered on Karin. The genin who was still enduring his injuries and fighting with Lee saw that the situation was not good. He was about to jump up a tree to get away from these things, but the strange runes that emerged from the ground clung to him like maggots, attaching themselves to his body.

The person who was hit suddenly realized that he could no longer mobilize his chakra, and the next second, Lee's whip kick landed on his face.

The psychic spell on the bracelet activated at that moment, and in the blink of an eye, the person disappeared from the spot, leaving behind only a pile of previously collected resources.

Meanwhile, the other two who were barely managing to hold off Sakura were also sent off the field almost instantly by Sakura's monstrous strength after their chakra was sealed. The one who came to help was alright; Sakura gave him a quick death. But the Cloud Ninja who had initially angered her was punished after triggering the summoning spell on his bracelet, and Sakura followed up with a punch.

After this guy was sent to Konoha Hospital by a summoning jutsu, the doctor who received him was also shocked by the extent of his injuries.

"This isn't right. Logically speaking, with injuries like this, the bracelet's summoning jutsu should have been triggered by now," the medical ninja who was treating the injuries said with a frown as he worked on the device.

At the same time, in the Scientific Ninja Tool Research Institute, which was also watching the match, Tono Fusuke shrank back after seeing Sakura's brutal performance, and then wrote down his improvement ideas: "It seems that we need to add some protective measures to the bracelet to ensure the user's safety before the summoning jutsu is triggered and the user is teleported away."

"Sealing Technique!" Ai looked at Karin on the monitor, who had single-handedly brought this battle to a close. His expression turned serious. Karin had demonstrated the role of a sealing technique master on the battlefield to the fullest. He finally understood why the Uzumaki clan, a single ninja clan, was able to support the defense of an entire country.

However, before Ai could even think of how to handle such a situation on the battlefield in the future, the screen in the VIP room suddenly changed its display.

At the resource-rich supply point marked on the map, the three most elite squads from Konoha, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure clashed head-on, forming a standoff.

At the center of the three squads, a ninja sword, clearly made of chakra metal, was stuck in the ground, emitting a chilling gleam.

It was obvious that Sasuke and Omoi of Kumogakure both had their eyes on this chakra ninja sword. Although the quality of this ninja sword was much worse than their usual swords, it was probably the best sword in the entire examination hall. With this ninja sword, they would be more confident in the upcoming battle.

As for the Kurotsuchi squad from Iwagakure, they didn't have any ninjas skilled in swordsmanship. They joined in purely for fun and to see if there was any opportunity to take advantage of the chaos.

If it were just the Kumogakure team, Sasuke might have attacked immediately, since he was determined to get his hands on that ninja sword. However, the presence of the Kurotsuchi squad lurking nearby forced Sasuke to temporarily suppress his intentions. He had never seen this Kumogakure squad before and was unsure of their strength, but since they dared to come to this resource-rich area marked on the map, their strength must be considerable. If he failed to quickly eliminate them, the Kurotsuchi squad from Iwagakure would be the ones to reap the benefits.

As the granddaughter of the Tsuchikage, and with Deidara's strength as a reference, Kurotsuchi's strength is probably not bad.

“No one else is approaching for now.” Neji surveyed the surroundings and said in a low voice, “There’s a set of high-quality alloy shuriken kits in a wooden crate 170 meters to the northwest. Should we use this information to lure this Iwagakure squad away?”