Konoha: Change from Uchiha

Konoha's Uchiha Itachi faced off against Kumogakure's Mian.

Unlike the previous battles between mediocre ninjas, this battle attracted everyone's attention.

In the stands, in addition to the ninjas of the village, there were also dignitaries and daimyo from various countries, as well as chunin and jounin who represented the backbone of each ninja village, and even spies lurking in the village secretly.

This is not just an ordinary Chunin exam, it is also a stage for secret competition between countries.

Whether each village's training policy for Ninja School students will change in the next few years is also decided here.

After all, the strength of the jounin determines the present, and the outstanding chunin and genin determine the future strength of the village.

Due to his age, Sasuke was not a ninja performing on the stage, but an ordinary spectator in the audience, unable to truly participate in this Chunin Exam.

Putting back his divergent thoughts, Sasuke's eyes were gradually attracted by the wonderful Ninja battle.

From a viewing point of view, Itachi's fighting style can be called an art. The perfect connection of Taijutsu and Ninjutsu offensives can easily push ordinary Chuunin to a dead end and voluntarily admit defeat.

However, the Kumogakure genin who took the exam were also not 'real' genin, and their own strength exceeded the category of chuunin.

No matter whether it was shuriken throwing or the powerful fire escape ninjutsu, it could not really hit the Kumogakure genin.

The opponent had his eyes closed and was always in a state of sleep. He avoided all attacks in an almost miraculous way. It seemed to be some extremely special secret technique within Kumogakure, which made Itachi feel helpless.

As Sasuke watched, he thought about how to deal with this type of enemy.

After thinking about it, there is only a large-scale ninjutsu. As long as the entire field is covered within the strike range, the opponent will have no way to avoid it. Other than that, the only way is to surpass the opponent in terms of movement and attack speed and use absolute strength. Crush.

This was the strategy Sasuke had in mind to deal with the enemy.

But Itachi's strategy to deal with the enemy was genjutsu. Under the gaze of Sharingan, the Kumogakure genin fell into the control of genjutsu.

After being killed several times in dreams, the Kumogakure genin could no longer distinguish between dreams and reality. His eyes looking at Itachi were full of fear. After his body trembled and he made a final struggle, he finally chose to surrender.

It could be seen from the fear in his eyes that the other party had lost the courage to continue becoming a ninja.

Sasuke can also relate to this. He has encountered the same fear, sunk in the same memory, and chose to become an Avenger.

"Sasuke, your brother is so powerful. He may be stronger than a chuunin."

From Naruto's perspective, he couldn't see the depth of the fight, but it didn't stop him from feeling that Itachi was very powerful. Whether it was his calm and unhurried attitude or his clean and neat physical skills, he was full of the temperament of a master.

Sasuke nodded in agreement, but he was thinking about how to defend himself against genjutsu attacks.

Although the Sharingan has considerable resistance to genjutsu, there is a restraint relationship between the superior and the inferior. And Itachi has awakened the mangekyō ability Tsukuyomi, which is the leading genjutsu in the ninja world and is difficult to guard against.

His idea was to increase the power of his eyes through the curse seal, and at the same time let the natural energy impact the disturbed chakra to break the illusion.

Slowly exhaling, Sasuke could notice the change in the eyes of the audience, and uniform cheers appeared in the area reserved for Uchiha, celebrating Uchiha Itachi as the winner of the Chunin Exam.

After glancing around, Sasuke saw the bandaged old man at the VIP table, who looked at Itachi with a burning gaze.

The old man who could sit in the VIP seat and be close to the Third Hokage was most likely a high-level person in the village. Sasuke pretended to look away casually, but he was thinking about who the other person was.

The indecisive Third Hokage is unlikely to give instructions to exterminate the entire clan.

After all, the other party prefers to let the ninja make their own choices. I am afraid that when a coup occurs, they will rush over to suppress it.

Then there must be a dark hand that induced Itachi to wield the butcher knife. Before, he was still wondering who among the advisory elders it was, but now the answer had become clear.

Danzo Shimura, one of the leaders of the Anbu and the leader of the Roots.

The other party may have been targeting Uchiha Itachi from the beginning, and gradually brainwashed Itachi and transformed him into a madman who exterminated the clan.

Now that Itachi has participated in the Chunin Exam, I am afraid that the next step is to recruit him into the ANBU. In my impression, after Itachi joined the ANBU, the gap between him and the clan became wider and wider, and he finally surrendered to the subordinates of the Third Generation (Danzo).

However, the other party's behavior probably still had the tacit approval of the Third Hokage, otherwise it would not have been possible to implement it.

Therefore, Sasuke's goal has not changed. He is still plotting against the senior leaders of the Three Generations and One Series. As long as he does not come to the forefront, Danzo's ANBU will not be qualified to compete head-on with the security forces.

After all, Danzo's power was given by the Third Hokage, and the Shimura clan behind it did not have much sense of existence.

……

Enjoying everyone's attention, Itachi was not complacent in his heart. Defeating his opponent and letting the ninja world know that Konoha has the genius Uchiha Itachi, shocking other ninja villages, was originally part of his plan to participate in the Chunin Examination.

Compared with this honor, he was more looking forward to Sasuke's congratulations, but Sasuke who shouted 'brother, brother' was gone.

Now Sasuke has developed a gap with himself, and his mind is gradually moving closer to his tribe and his father. He is about to become an ordinary Uchiha. In the future, he may also complain about the village and even have other strange thoughts.

With a depressed mood, Itachi walked towards the podium, where the Daimyo and the Hokage had been waiting for a long time.

The Daimyo of the Land of Fire was a thin middle-aged man. He always held a fan in his hand. Even though the weather was not hot, he kept waving the fan. When he saw himself, he revealed his face covered by the fan, half-smiling.

"Is this Itachi from the famous Uchiha family? His talent as a ninja really makes me jealous..."

"The Daimyo-sama is joking. No matter how outstanding Itachi is, he is only a ninja, but he is an extremely outstanding ninja. I also have high hopes for him."

"Hiruzen..." The Fire Country Daimyo smiled, and then said: "Let's get down to business first, the Uchiha boy can't wait any longer."

Sarutobi Hiruzen followed the good example, and then said to Itachi: "Congratulations on becoming a chuunin, please continue to serve the village more in the future."

Itachi bowed his head and accepted the honor of becoming a chuunin, feeling somewhat relieved. After all, he graduated at the age of six and had stayed in the genin stage for several years. Now he finally bypassed the leading jounin and became a chunin in his own right.

But at the same time, he was also a little confused. After becoming a chuunin, what should he do next?

Just as he was thinking this, Itachi saw Danzo wrapped in bandages.