Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha

Furukawa Osamu, too lazy to pay attention to Terumi Mei's spiritual entity's little actions, heard that the girl could sense something different and took the initiative to praise her:

"It is indeed brand new life energy. After the massive Sage Chakra in the Hundred Healings Seal is upgraded, it will nourish the cells in the body through the technique."

"Then we won't have to worry about being besieged. With the Water Kingdom's geographical location, we can launch a war and no one can threaten us."

Mei Terumi's spirit, imagining a wonderful future, chuckled and then poured her body into Osamu Furukawa's split spirit. She was captivated by the feeling of their minds merging, and actively expressed her desires:

"Shu, I want you to become the man behind the Mizukage!"

Chapter 242 The Heart Protected by the Uchiha...

The final round of the Joint Chunin Exams officially began on July 30th.

In the circular open-air arena, the genin who had advanced were taking deep breaths in the waiting room, all eager to defeat their opponents and achieve better results under the spotlight.

Among the raised horizontal towers arranged above the wall, three shadows wearing straw hats were exchanging whispers. Below them were daimyo and nobles, while the other spectators were gathered on the other side.

"Konoha is still ahead of the entire ninja world in training outstanding ninjas."

"Although Sunagakure has implemented many measures, there are fewer and fewer outstanding young people."

Rasa, who was completely covered up, sighed softly, while the Fourth Raikage, A, whose chest muscles were exposed, chuckled without giving him any face:

"Fengying is joking again!"

"Don't forget your son, Gaara, who is known as the Hero of the Sand Village."

"Perhaps in the future, Gaara can become a perfect Jinchūriki like Bee."

When his youngest son was mentioned, Rasa showed a complicated expression. Gaara and he didn't have a good relationship, but he had gained the approval of most of the ninjas in the village.

Despite the twisted nature of this recognition, Rasa cannot explain it to his son and must cooperate with the village to make Gaara a true hero.

Fortunately, the white face mask concealed Gaara's expression. Ai saw Gaara adjusting his hat and bowing his head, and assumed that Gaara was acknowledging his abilities, so he let out a soft hum.

"Let's not discuss these things while watching the game!"

"It's a rare time when we don't have to deal with official business, so we should enjoy the performance of young people."

"If you want to argue, wait until after the game..."

Tsunade glanced at the two of them and muttered something under her breath. A nodded and responded solemnly.

"I can sense the immense power emanating from the Hokage. Kazekage, don't show weakness next time!"

"As shadows, we should fight fair and square; we don't need to make any excuses."

Rasa snorted as well. Even if Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure formed an alliance, he would still not forget the plundering that Kumogakure had done to them.

Hatred will not disappear, and given the chance, Rasa would not mind teaching Kumogakure a lesson.

On the other side of the stands, Uchiha Sasuke's face was full of anticipation. Hearing the discussions around him, he couldn't help but puff out his chest proudly.

"Mom, my brother will definitely beat everyone, right?"

Mikoto Uchiha smiled as she gently pressed down her squirming youngest son, then looked at Izumi Uchiha beside Sasuke and softly replied:

"Why don't you ask your sister Izumi? She knows Itachi's strength better."

Sasuke turned his head away arrogantly, realizing that Izumi had taken his brother away and the two of them spent more time together than he and his brother did.

Uchiha Izumi's face flushed slightly. She had this strange feeling of meeting the parents, and seeing Sasuke's adorable expression, she immediately smiled and responded:

"Itachi can definitely defeat everyone. Not only does he have the three-tomoe Sharingan, but his control over chakra is also extremely powerful!"

"My brother is the best!"

Sasuke responded excitedly and loudly. Although Mikoto Uchiha smiled, she began to feel sorry for her eldest son.

She knew what her son had paid for this power: not only a distorted childhood, but also the drugs that forced Itachi to control his emotions.

Other children could laugh freely and express themselves to their heart's content, but Itachi Uchiha could only calmly observe everything and could not have too many emotional fluctuations.

"Izumi, come to our house more often. It's rare for Itachi to make friends his own age."

Hearing Mikoto's words of advice, Izumi blushed even more, her joy overflowing. Finally, she replied shyly in a soft voice:

"Yes! Actually, it was Itachi who took care of me."

Sasuke glanced at Izumi and his mother, and then his face immediately turned sulky again. His brother should belong to him alone!

In the stands not far away, Naruto Uzumaki was also wriggling around Kushina.

Naruto kept calling out to his companions, and finally shouted loudly towards Hinata Hyuga. Kushina couldn't hold back and immediately started punching her son's head repeatedly with both fists.

"Watch the game in peace!"

"Ouch, Mom! I told you you didn't need to come with me. I wanted to sit next to Choji; he has snacks..."

"Stop this! No more snacks, and eat more vegetables every day!"

Kushina hugged Naruto and repeatedly reminded him that she had banned snacks ever since she discovered that her son's picky eating had become more and more serious. The two of them often "battled wits" over this matter.

Under the threat of his mother's iron fist, Naruto nodded repeatedly, sat up straight, and then blinked enviously, saying:

"Itachi Uchiha is Sasuke's older brother! I heard he's incredibly strong, a genius ninja!"

"Geniuses actually need to work harder."

Kushina ruffled her son's blond hair. When she heard Itachi's name, a complex expression appeared in her eyes. She couldn't comment on the Uchiha's parenting style; Itachi was more like a tool.

The match is about to begin. Anbu ninjas appear silently around the stands. Everyone in charge of this mission is proficient in barrier techniques and can protect the audience in case of any accidents.

Mei Terumi and Zabuza Momochi weren't paying attention to the match; the Fourth Mizukage was about to arrive secretly, and they had a secret reception mission.

Upon noticing the sudden appearance of a figure behind the stands, Zabuza's body stiffened abruptly.

Wearing a black bodysuit over gray armor, Osamu Furukawa, dressed as an ANBU member, approached Mei Terumi. The girl secretly rolled her eyes at him with a seductive look; she had "eaten" her fill last night.

"After the exam, the secret agents will cooperate with you."

"Lord Xiu, is there any possibility of a cure?"

Zabuza lowered his head and asked, his feelings at that moment incredibly complicated.

In his early years, he supported Yagura, but Yagura immediately "betrayed" him when he succeeded as Mizukage. Later, when he learned that the Mizukage was being manipulated, he was both angry and annoyed.

Mei Terumi seems to be going a little crazy. Zabuza hopes that the Fourth Mizukage can hold on for a while longer, but he doesn't want the Fourth Mizukage to live too long and cause turmoil.

Fortunately, all these conflicting emotions were hidden by the white bandage on his face. Zabuza dared not look up, but Furukawa Osamu responded with a light laugh:

"That depends on the individual's opinion! As a medical ninja, I respect the patient's choice."

Mei Terumi didn't care about Yagura's body. The girl, with her hands behind her back, looked at the two people in the arena and asked in a low voice:

"Is that your disciple? It seems that the Cloud Village genin has mastered combat techniques to counter the Sharingan."

"He's just a cowardly boy. I never expected that there would be such a ninja in Kumogakure."

After putting on the demon mask, Furukawa Osamu gave a simple response. Terumi Mei's lips curled into a smile as she tried to secretly take his hand, but ended up touching the silver snake instead.

"hiss!"

The silver snake that the Kusanagi sword had transformed into immediately flicked its tongue at Mei Terumi. Just as it was about to open its mouth, it suddenly sensed something and became docile again.

"The Fifth Mizukage is indeed powerful."

Upon witnessing this scene, Zabuza once again expressed his admiration. Thinking of Yagura, his expression hardened. At this moment, Kirigakure needed a strong ninja leader even more!

...

"You can ask the examiner to postpone the competition. If you continue sleeping, you will die!"

Amid the commotion, Itachi Uchiha once again distanced himself, his expressionless face reminding his opponent that it was impossible to defeat him with his eyes closed.

"I'm so sleepy! Can I keep sleeping?"

"call..."

After saying these words, the Cloud Village genin named Mian closed his round eyes again, let his hands hang naturally at his sides, and with a long, deep breath, he collapsed to the ground.

Snickers broke out again in the audience. Although they had only exchanged one blow, everyone was deeply impressed by the boy who fought with his eyes closed.

Just as Mian was about to fall to the ground, she suddenly disappeared. Amid the gasps of the audience, a thunderous sound suddenly rang out, and Mian appeared behind Uchiha Itachi, with visible lightning appearing on her outstretched right arm.

Faced with an overwhelming attack, Itachi Uchiha seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, and suddenly lowered his body just as the opponent's palm was about to strike his head.

The moment he crouched on the ground, Itachi Uchiha completed his charge, displaying his exceptional flexibility as he kicked out with his right leg straight out.

While his body was still in the momentum, he couldn't react in time to the perfectly timed attack, and his chin took a solid blow.

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, Mian was kicked into the air. The boy hadn't expected Itachi Uchiha's attack to be so powerful. Just as he was about to gather chakra to land and counterattack, his body suddenly felt a sharp pain.

"Wind Release: Vacuum Wave!"

The extremely fast hand seals gave the audience in the stands the illusion that Itachi Uchiha seemed to retract his leg and then flick his head to launch an attack, his sharp aura, like that of a kamaitachi, instantly slashing his opponent into serious injury.

"Uh...you..."

The fallen Cloud Village genin lay sprawled on the ground, blood oozing from a massive wound on his back. The examiner glanced at him and loudly announced:

"The victor is Uchiha Itachi!"

With his incredibly fast reflexes, precise chakra control, and the dynamic observation capabilities of his three-tomoe Sharingan, Itachi Uchiha could easily cut his opponent in half.

Considering that this test was for the purpose of continuing peace, Itachi finally stopped. The wounds he had were enough to instill fear in his future opponents!

When Itachi returned to the waiting room, he noticed the fear in everyone's eyes.

Without speaking to his companions in the village, Itachi Uchiha calmly returned to the fence and waited quietly, while secretly pondering:

"Faced with an unparalleled power, you probably won't resist, will you?"

"Power is indeed the best way to resolve conflicts."

In the following matches, Itachi Uchiha continued to demonstrate his overwhelming power.

The Wind Release: Shuriken, which can easily cut through ninja tools; the Phoenix Flower Technique, which can powerfully suppress opponents; and the Sharingan Genjutsu, which can render opponents powerless at a glance, made many viewers shout excitedly.

Although both battles were one-sided, this only served to highlight Itachi Uchiha's strength.

The 10-year-old not only possessed skillful combat techniques, but also seemed to have an exceptionally high amount of chakra.

Uchiha Itachi paid no attention to the spectators; he was secretly observing his opponent's reaction.

Before the match, some people gave them provocative looks, but when they realized that Itachi Uchiha could really kill them, everyone's eyes became clear and friendly...

"Brother is amazing!"

When Sasuke saw Itachi defeat his opponent in the final round of the match again, he joined the crowd in shouting loudly, his little face full of admiration.

Standing in the center of the arena, Itachi Uchiha looked up at the audience and noticed an Anbu giving him a thumbs-up. The expressionless Itachi finally showed a slight smile.

Faced with an invincible enemy, most ninjas lose their will to fight.

Just as he predicted, the only way to achieve peace is through the suppression of the strong:

"Teacher, can you grant my wish?"

Although he had anticipated this outcome, Danzo still felt a sense of displeasure upon hearing everyone discussing the Uchiha's power.

"What outstanding talent! I never expected that Uchiha Itachi was also skilled in Wind Release ninjutsu."

"It seems Xiu has had a great influence on him. Danzo, what do you think of this child's use of Wind Release?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi, pipe in hand, chuckled and asked his old friend beside him a question. Danzo, having calmed himself, narrowed his eyes and replied in a deep voice:

"When combined with the three-tomoe Sharingan, the timing of ninjutsu release is excellent."

"In terms of nature transformation, being able to enhance wind release techniques on ninja tools is simply incredible for his age."

"Hiruzen, you know what I want to say."

Hiruzen Sarutobi had long since stopped caring about the Uchiha threat theory. He picked up his pipe and looked at Minato, Kakashi, and the others ahead, a satisfied look on his face.

"Danzo, times have changed. It's time to let go of your prejudices."

"The Uchiha have integrated into the village. Itachi Uchiha has demonstrated his power and won honor for the village."

Danzo, who had been frequently drinking tea with his old friends lately, nodded obediently. Hiruzen Sarutobi was even happier to see his old friend's reaction, and while puffing out smoke, he inwardly praised:

"The previous Hokage must be very happy to see this!"

-