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

Without saying anything extra, Ye Lan did not wait for the Genin to take action like other guiding Jonin, but rushed directly towards Sasuke.

Looking at Ye Lan who was coming towards him with a sword, Sasuke's Sharingan clearly captured his movements.

You can see it! Sasuke swung his kunai to block and successfully blocked the knife. Before he could celebrate, Ye Lan kicked him directly.

Snapped!

Fortunately, the speed was not too fast, and Sasuke still reacted in time to free up one hand to block the attack. The kunai was still too short for the ninja sword to attack. Sasuke wanted to take the opportunity to close the distance between the two sides, and Ye Lan also understood that if the attack missed, he would directly pull back.

Sasuke wanted to give chase, but was met with a slash from Ye Lan.

At first, Sasuke was able to block one or two attacks, but after a while he had to give up those attacks that did not pose a fatal threat to him. Fortunately, Ye Lan used the back of the knife, leaving only a bruise and pain, otherwise Sasuke would have been covered in wounds.

Seeing that it had no effect, Sasuke took the initiative to distance himself and continued to make seals with his fingers. Ye Lan did not come forward, but looked at Sasuke calmly.

Art fire escape ho fireball.

Seeing the Uchiha's signature ninjutsu coming towards him, Ye Lan shook his head. He was not a sitting duck. He started to act when Sasuke made the last seal. He did not use any ninjutsu, but simply used chakra to inject his feet, ran quickly, and avoided the fireball from the side.

When he dodged the fireball, there was no sign of Sasuke.

Ye Lan then felt something was interesting. After quickly looking around and finding no trace, Ye Lan raised his head.

Sasuke in mid-air threw several shurikens and quickly threw them towards Ye Lan.

Ye Lan turned a blind eye and used his ninja sword to directly deflect the shurikens. Sasuke was unable to adjust his position in mid-air, so he jumped up and swung his ninja sword at Sasuke.

But Sasuke didn't panic at all. He just smiled slightly and his right hand seemed to be pulling something, which made Sasuke move directly in the air.

Seeing Sasuke's actions, Ye Lan was indeed surprised, although not much, but still a little.

It wasn't over yet. Sasuke waved his left hand again, and the shuriken that was originally deflected by Ye Lan actually flew up from the ground.

Ye Lan had not used the Sharingan until now, and only then could he see clearly that there were thin steel wires tied to Sasuke's left and right hands, one end of which was connected to a big tree not far away, and the other end was connected to a shuriken.

Ye Lan, who was also unable to move in mid-air, was directly tied up by the steel wire at the end of the shuriken.

Fire escape, fire dragon technique.

Sasuke landed first and released ninjutsu directly at the steel wire that was wrapped around the shuriken. A fire dragon rushed towards Ye Lan along the steel wire.

The scorching temperature rose instantly, and Ye Lan's face was illuminated by the flames, as if he would be swallowed by the fire dragon in the next second.

Uchiha style, sword leaping with flames.

A ball of flame appeared from the ninja sword in Ye Lan's hand, and he easily cut off the steel wire wrapped around his body.

Jian Yueyan belongs to the Uchiha clan's swordsmanship. Not only can it attach fire attribute chakra to the ninja sword, but it also has the characteristics of wind attribute chakra, which can easily cut the steel wire.

This is... Sasuke seldom learned the swordsmanship of the Uchiha clan. When his clan members were still around, he was not yet old enough to learn swordsmanship. Moreover, the Uchiha Fugaku clan was also famous for ninjutsu, so they rarely learned swordsmanship.

When Ye Lan landed, without giving Sasuke time to think, he rushed towards Sasuke like a ghost, holding the ninja sword in his hand. Seeing this, Sasuke quickly used the substitution technique to try to avoid Ye Lan's attack. But Ye Lan had anticipated it and continued to rush towards the direction behind Sasuke's substitute without stopping.

Fire escape, Phoenix fire.

Sasuke squeezed out the only chakra in his body, hoping to stop Ye Lan.

Sasuke had just finished the hand seal and was about to release when Ye Lan's ninja sword was already at his throat.

"Your physical skills are too poor. The strength and speed I just used are only at the level of an average Chunin. I even only used one ninjutsu. In this battle, you know nothing except the information that I am a Chunin who can use the Fire Style Ninja Sword. The blind use of ninjutsu has resulted in a lack of chakra in your body. Even if someone like you defeats an enemy by chance on the battlefield, you will be overwhelmed by the remaining enemies." Ye Lan criticized mercilessly.

Sasuke put down his hands, looked at the ground and said nothing. He understood that what Ye Lan said was true. Although he was very unhappy, he could not find any reason to refute it.

"Take a break and continue." Looking at Sasuke who didn't say a word, Ye Lan understood that he had listened. As for how much he could improve, it depended on his talent.

For the rest of the afternoon, Sasuke practiced combat with Ye Lan. Not only was it a head-on confrontation, but it would also evolve into a sneak attack by Sasuke or a sneak attack by Ye Lan on Sasuke, or an ambush. Every time, Sasuke was defeated. Even when practicing Ye Lan's sneak attack on Sasuke, Ye Lan used a simple trap to attract Sasuke's attention and subdued him with one move.

Moreover, Sasuke discovered that Ye Lan never wasted his energy every time he attacked, and rarely used ninjutsu. He used as much strength as needed, but each time was just right, making Sasuke embarrassed. Later, Sasuke became familiar with Ye Lan's fighting style, sharp swordsmanship, ghostly figure, not only can fire escape be attached to the ninja sword, but also wind escape, and the blue chakra sword energy that was slashed out could split Sasuke hiding behind the tree with one sword. When Sasuke asked him loudly if this was the strength of a Chunin, he got the answer that this move was a ninjutsu that Ye Lan had mastered before he became a Chunin. If you count the Sharingan, Ye Lan was actually much stronger when he became a Chunin than when he practiced with Sasuke.

Soon the sun was about to set. Ye Lan looked at Sasuke who was squatting on the ground panting and said, "I have a mission tomorrow. You should find a place to practice your physical fitness. Your physical skills are too poor. When you were all Genin, most people didn't have much chakra and couldn't perform many ninjutsu. Excellent physical skills are the foundation of a ninja. I'll find you tomorrow evening."

Ye Lan looked at Sasuke expressionlessly. Seeing that he didn't respond for a long time, he growled, "Did you hear that?"

Sasuke, who was still resting, was stunned for a moment by the yelling, then slowly nodded.

"Remember, Itachi has corrupted the Uchiha, and you and I have to take it back." Ye Lan left after leaving this sentence.

After hearing this, Sasuke was surprisingly not angry about Itachi's name. Although his name has always been Uchiha Sasuke, he seems to not understand Uchiha. What do these three words Uchiha mean to Itachi, to Ye Lan, and to himself?

"Sasuke, why are you here?"

Sasuke, who had just gotten medicine from the Konoha pharmacy, ran into a familiar figure. It was his teammate Haruno Sakura who had clearly stated that she liked him.

"How did you get so wounded?" Sakura felt so distressed when she saw the embarrassed Sasuke. Then she thought of something, "Is it your brother from the same clan?"

Sasuke saw that Sakura was a little upset and was about to scold her, but then he remembered that Ye Lan told him that to be a good ninja, he had to stay calm at all times, so he swallowed his words of scolding and just said, "This is none of your business."

"How could that be? We are teammates, and I have decided to take part in the Chunin Exam. Let's go together then." Sakura grabbed Sasuke's injured arm with both hands before she noticed any change in Sasuke.

"This is too much. I'm going to tell teacher Kakashi." Sakura was angry when she saw Sasuke's bruised arm. She was about to leave to find Kakashi.

"No need! Sakura, it's all training." Although Sasuke was surprised why Sakura made up her mind so quickly, he still stopped her from complaining.

"Are you sure?"

"Well, Ye Lan...his training is quite strict." Sasuke really didn't know how to explain it. He couldn't say that he was too weak and was beaten by Ye Lan with his Chunin's strength.

"Is that so?" Sakura was a little confused. Sasuke seemed different today. Could it be that the test was not over yet? Was this Sasuke also a fake?

Just when Sakura was getting nervous, Sasuke gestured goodbye and said, "Then let's meet at school in five days. That's all for today."

"Hmm, oh." Sakura waved her hands in confusion, she didn't seem to be under the illusion.