Chapter 70: Disciplining Sunagakure Ninja

'Can it be that the words criticizing the Hokage last night were overheard by someone else?', Uchiha Kage thought for a long time but couldn't figure out the reason why Sarutobi Hiruzen was in such a hurry to send them out of the village.

He had originally planned to stir up some trouble during the Chunin Exams.

But now, he wasn't sure if he could return to the village before the Chunin Exams ended.

However, it didn't matter. No matter how the Chunin Exams plot developed, he could sit back and watch the fight from behind the scenes.

"H-how could that be! There's no way the teacher would do such a thing, and the Hokage wouldn't be so… petty, right?", Kurenai Yuhi guiltily stared at her toes.

She had indeed ignored the Hokage's gag order last night and told Asuma about Uchiha Itachi.

"It's fine, teacher. Even if the Hokage gives us a hard time because of you, I won't blame you," Seeing Kurenai's expression, Uchiha Kage knew his guess was correct.

"I-I did it for your own good!"

'Can't you understand your teacher's determination to protect you?'

'What an ungrateful student.'

"But this mission is indeed a bit unusual. It won't be like last time, will it…?"

"Are we going to fight S-class rogue ninjas like Uchiha Itachi or Kisame Hoshigaki again?", Kurenai couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"It's fine. I'll protect you, teacher."

"That's really reassuring."

'This student really doesn't give me any face.'

"BASTARD! Let go of Konohamaru!!"

Just as the teacher and student were bickering as usual, a roar suddenly came from the streets of Konoha not far away.

It was Naruto's voice…

Uchiha Kage quickly looked over.

Seeing Konohamaru being held by the neck by a Sunagakure ninja, Sakura standing by helplessly, and Naruto rushing to rescue the hostage, he quickly realized that this was likely the opening scene of the Chunin Exams.

———

"Kankuro, is it necessary to pick a fight with a kid?", Temari felt both curious and bored, and somewhat uneasy about Konoha.

Coming to participate in the Chunin Exams was one thing, but the village's purpose was to have them...

'Kankuro, this guy, was carefree and caused trouble as soon as he arrived in Konoha.'

"I hate kids," Completely ignoring his sister, Kankuro raised his fist and swung at Konohamaru, whom he was holding. At the same time, he was secretly paying attention to the loud-mouthed Konoha genin rushing towards him.

'This guy looks pretty weak. A chakra thread should be enough to deal with him.'

However, just as he was about to activate the chakra threads he had already laid on the ground to trip the incoming Konoha ninja, a shuriken flew from nowhere and accurately pinned his chakra thread.

It even severed the connection between his fingers and the chakra threads.

"Not good…"

Seeing the Konoha ninja charging forward unimpeded, Kankuro had no choice but to put down Konohamaru and prepare to use his puppet, Karasu, to deal with the opponent.

But—

'Misjudged. This blond guy is fast…'

"Be careful, Kankuro," Temari, unable to stand by, used her giant fan to block Naruto's fierce punch.

"Who's the one sneaking around nearby?"

The crisis finally over, Kankuro also breathed a sigh of relief.

But when he saw the shuriken on the ground, he immediately shouted in frustration.

If someone hadn't deliberately cut his chakra thread, how could he have almost been hit?

"Sunagakure genin?", After seeing Uchiha Kage's actions, Kurenai also noticed the group.

"I didn't expect a Konoha jōnin to…"

When Kankuro saw that the speaker was Kurenai, he immediately mistook her for the one who had cut his chakra thread.

However, before he could take a few more steps forward excitedly…

Thud!

He tripped over his own chakra thread and fell to the ground.

"Damn it!"

This was a huge embarrassment.

Kankuro became even more furious.

"So Sunagakure genin are so incompetent, they can't even see what's under their feet."

Uchiha Kage naturally couldn't just stand by and watch Naruto, so he made a small move.

"Kankuro! A jōnin wouldn't do something so trivial. It must have been that handsome guy next to her," Unlike Kankuro, Temari had noticed the Uchiha boy walking beside Kurenai from the start.

Only after seeing Kankuro trip over the chakra thread did she realize that the shuriken that had flown over wasn't just one, but two.

One in the open, one in the dark, not only cutting Kankuro's chakra threads but also reusing the severed threads to form a tripwire.

That's why Kankuro tripped when he stepped forward.

'What a formidable guy… and so handsome too.'

"You! How dare you call me incompetent?"

"Kankuro, stop embarrassing the village. Let's get out of here," Just as Kankuro was about to seriously confront Uchiha Kage, a figure with a gourd on his back appeared on a nearby tree.

Then he took a deep look at the Uchiha boy who had humiliated Kankuro.

"Yes…", Seeing this person, Kankuro immediately suppressed all his anger and resentment, then cautiously followed behind him, leaving the scene with Temari.

"A-as expected of Kage, just a flick of the finger scared them off!", The observant Sakura also noticed the second shuriken on the ground and knew that Uchiha Kage had just saved them.

"I did something too…", Naruto muttered while raising his fist.

"That guy with the gourd seems pretty strong," After the Sunagakure ninja left, Kurenai looked at Uchiha Kage's face and deliberately provoked.

If her student participated in this Chunin Exam, it might be a tough fight against that guy.

"Indeed, teacher might not even be able to beat him," Uchiha Kage also imitated Kurenai's tone to judge.

"You!", Once again, Kurenai wrapped her arm around Uchiha Kage's neck, this time genuinely angry.

She was a jōnin, how could she be weaker than a genin?

"Kage, why didn't I see you at the Chunin Exam registration today?", Since Sasuke had gone to train with Kakashi early, Naruto wanted to talk to Uchiha Kage, but didn't see him at the Chunin Exam registration building.

And it seemed like Shino and Hinata weren't there either.

"Because we were preparing…", Uchiha Kage, who was about to explain, suddenly remembered that the mission required secrecy and stopped speaking.

Then he finally realized what had felt off when they accepted the mission.

Even though it was a major event like forming an alliance with another village, they couldn't tell anyone.

It was likely that they were on a decoy mission.

The real mission to form an alliance with Kirigakure must have been given to another group of ninjas.

'In other words, Sarutobi Hiruzen believes that someone will try to stop the alliance between Konoha and Kirigakure?'

'Such cautious actions are indeed in line with the Third Hokage's usual style.'

However, if someone really targeted this mission, they, as decoys, would face the greatest risk.

"We have other matters to attend to, so we can't participate in this Chunin Exam," Seeing Uchiha Kage lost in thought and not speaking further, Kurenai had no choice but to explain.

"Not participating?", Not only Naruto, but even Sakura was surprised.

With Team 8's strength, it was a pity not to participate.

"It's a shame you're not participating, but don't worry, I'll take the Chunin title in your place," After the initial surprise, Naruto didn't think too much about it and confidently patted his chest.

"With your strength, you're still a bit lacking, and this time…"

'This Chunin Exam is just a front; the real purpose is for the two great ninja villages to engage in battle.'

Uchiha Kage looked at Naruto with a complicated expression.

'Only knowing the Shadow Clone Jutsu, he's still too weak. He needs to improve a bit.'

'Besides, maybe he's like Sasuke…'

'Cough! Let's not speculate aimlessly.'

But whatever the reason, before leaving the village, Uchiha Kage planned to help Naruto improve.

"I'm not weak! It's just… compared to you, maybe… just a little."

If it were Sasuke, Naruto would definitely be defiant, but facing Uchiha Kage, Naruto had no temper.

In the "Dream Dungeon," he had already sensed that Uchiha Kage's strength was likely stronger than both him and Sasuke.

And that day in the Land of Waves, the terrifying traces left after Uchiha Kage fought that Kirigakure ninja…

'Only Sasuke, that idiot, would think Kage is weak.'

"No, you're only weak in terms of ninjutsu."

'Since Sasuke is learning Chidori, Naruto should learn Rasengan.'

Uchiha Kage extended his hand and effortlessly formed a spinning ball of chakra in his palm.

"What's this?"

Seeing the Rasengan created by Uchiha Kage, Naruto, Sakura, and even Konohamaru's team, who had just stopped crying, all showed expressions of astonishment.

"This is a ninjutsu that doesn't require hand seals. It's called Rasengan, and its power is quite good. I think it should suit you well," Uchiha Kage said as he pressed the Rasengan into the tree in front of him.

With a bang....

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