I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

The next day, Ye Lan, who was resting in his residence, received his appointment letter as a special jonin.

"Hello, Ye Lan-kun, my name is Yamashiro Aoba, and here is the appointment letter and some ninja equipment, please check it."

The person who came to Ye Lan's residence was a special senior ninja wearing sunglasses. In addition to the appointment letter, he also brought a ninja vest, clothes and a new Konoha forehead protector.

Ye Lan looked at Shancheng Qingye who seemed a little nervous, nodded, and took all the items.

Ignoring the ninja equipment, he opened the appointment letter to make sure it had the Hokage's autograph, then put it away. Noticing that Yamashiro Aoba hadn't left yet, he asked, "What else do I need to do now?"

"Oh, by the way, you should pack up now. There will be a meeting about the Chunin Exam soon. You don't know the location, so the Hokage asked me to take you there." Yamashiro Aoba said after he recovered.

"Then wait for me for a moment."

Ye Lan turned and walked into the room, put on a dark slim jacket, tied the arm guards he usually used on his hands, put on his usual combat boots, and casually hung the Konoha forehead guard around his waist. He finished packing in less than two minutes.

Seeing Uchiha Yelan reappear, Yamashiro Aoba looked at the ninja vest he had just brought and said, "Is this all right?"

"Ah."

Although Konoha did not have a clear regulation requiring the wearing of ninja vests except when war broke out, many special jonin and jonin would wear their own comfortable clothes, but there had never been anyone like Ye Lan who didn't even glance at them, and there had never been anyone in Konoha who would just casually hang a forehead protector around his waist.

Forget it, as long as I take him to the meeting place my mission will be accomplished, Yamashiro Aoba thought.

When they were about to reach the place, Yamashiro Aoba clearly felt that the surrounding eyes were looking in his direction, to be exact, at Uchiha Ye Lan.

"That family emblem is..."

"How can there be..."

Shancheng Qingye felt something was wrong and looked back at Ye Lan. He walked expressionlessly, as if he didn't hear the discussions around him. He passed Shancheng Qingye and said, "Why, have we arrived yet?"

It was only then that Yamashiro Aoba saw the Uchiha clan emblem on the back of Ye Lan's coat. Although it was not big, just a small area behind his neck, it clearly indicated his identity.

Shancheng Qingye adjusted his glasses and immediately quickened his pace to walk in front of Ye Lan again, "Almost there, almost there."

"You all understand why I called you together, right?" said Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was sitting right above.

"It's really that time now." A female ninja with red pupils said, "So when exactly is it?"

"A week later." Sarutobi Hiruzen picked up his pipe and took a deep puff before saying.

"That's really anxious." A silver-haired ninja sighed.

"Nobles from other countries will be attending this joint exam, so Konoha's safety is in the hands of everyone present," Hiruzen continued.

Kakashi was distracted by Hiruzen's long speech when he suddenly found that his friend Might Guy stabbed him from behind.

"What is it? Kai?" Kakashi whispered.

"Look, Kakashi, that kid in the corner, isn't the clan emblem on the clothes he's wearing the Uchiha clan?" Kai also knew that the occasion was not right and lowered his voice.

However, several familiar jonin around heard Kai's words, and they couldn't help but look at Ye Lan in the corner in surprise.

Black hair, black eyes, and a dark coat with the Uchiha clan emblem printed on it, there was no mistaking it.

At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen said: "Then the examiner of the second exam is Mitarashi Anko, and the examiner is Uchiha Yolan..."

Uchiha Ye Lan, when this name appeared in Sarutobi Hiruzen's mouth, everyone present looked at Ye Lan. Curiosity, confusion, question, hatred, gloating, all kinds of looks made people feel uncomfortable.

"Quiet! Do you have any questions?" Hiruzen showed his authority as the Hokage, and instantly some of the whispering ninjas shut up.

"Um, I want to ask what's going on with this Uchiha ninja?" A ninja asked the question.

"The Uchiha Jonin was on a long mission before and just returned to the village recently, so there's nothing to be surprised about." Sarutobi Hiruzen pointed out the ninja's thoughts, and in fact he was also telling everyone present that Ye Lan had left the village to carry out a mission before the Uchiha clan was exterminated.

But this did not satisfy everyone's curiosity. A Jonin, even though the Hokage did not say whether he was a special Jonin or a formal Jonin, he was still a core figure in the village. This guy looked so young, and now everyone had more doubts in their hearts.

Ye Lan ignored the gazes and discussions of others. He stood there quietly, like a sculpture.

At this time, a hand patted Ye Lan's shoulder, and a female ninja in her early twenties said, "It seems that you are my new colleague. I didn't expect that you are a handsome guy from the Uchiha clan."

Ye Lan resisted the urge to knock that hand away, and looked at the woman in front of him who was wearing an earth-colored coat and a pineapple-like ponytail, and said, "Jōnin Mitarashi Anko, please give me your guidance for the next period of time."

"No problem! No problem! I was worried that you might be difficult to talk to. I'll treat you to three-color meatballs later." Mitarashi Anko patted Ye Lan's shoulder several times. She didn't expect that this Uchiha was so easy to talk to.

"Okay, then do you have any Genin to recommend for this exam?" Sarutobi Hiruzen quickly avoided the topic and asked the Jonin who were leading the teams.

Although Kakashi and the others were surprised, they reacted quickly and reported the names of their own Genin.

"Okay, I understand." Just as Hiruzen was about to disband the meeting, someone suddenly interrupted him.

"Hokage, although I may be a little nosy, those students were all taught by me before. Although I admit that they do have some talent, it is still too early. They should carry out more tasks and train themselves." The person who spoke was Iruka.

"When I became a Chunin, I was six years younger than Naruto is now." Kakashi knew who Iruka was most worried about.

"Naruto is different from you!"

"Hello, captain." Ignoring the quarrel between Iruka and Kakashi, Ye Lan took the initiative to talk to Hongdou.

No honorifics were used, and Anko didn't care. "What is it?"

"Is there anything I need to tell you about the second exam?"

"Ah, don't worry so much about work. There's still a week left, and we can just arrange the exam room later. The main thing is to monitor whether there are any students cheating during the exam." Hongdou said.

"If you have nothing else to do today, I have some personal matters to take care of, okay?"

"Of course you can..." Before Hongdou could finish her words, Ye Lan took a step towards Kakashi.

"What Iruka said makes sense." Hiruzen was annoyed as he watched the two people arguing. "Then let's prepare a preliminary exam for them."

"Preparatory exam?" Before Iruka could react, Ye Lan walked directly in front of him.

"Then, Hokage-sama, leave Uchiha Sasuke's preparatory exam to me."