Konoha: You're letting me build up my bonds, but you're offending the entire ninja world.

Even when you have two children in tow, it's the same.

After a brief struggle, he bound the three men tightly with fine silk threads.

"Damn it! The Uchiha clan!"

"Those eyes are just too much!"

The ninjas of Amegakure gritted their teeth in hatred, but they were powerless against Itachi Uchiha; all their coordination and techniques were seen through by those eyes.

Faced with their impotent rage, Itachi Uchiha's expression remained unchanged as he began to form hand seals.

Having witnessed the cruelty of the ninja world, he no longer felt any pity for any ninja from other villages.

"Then... let me die with my tragic fate of not having the Sharingan, Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"

Flames surged along the threads toward the three Rain Ninja, about to engulf them, when another voice came from the sky.

"Wind Release: Net Formation!"

As the wind died down and the fire subsided, Xuan Yue appeared before the three Rain Ninja.

Itachi Uchiha's expression quickly turned serious. He cautiously took two steps back, distancing himself from Gengetsu Shimura.

"Shimura Gengetsu, what do you want to do?"

He didn't understand why Shimura Gengetsu had always harbored great malice towards him, a malice that had persisted from their school days until now.

Xuan Yue gave a hearty laugh, "A head, you can't even tell?"

Itachi Uchiha's two teammates were dissatisfied.

"No way, they're even stealing scrolls from their own people?"

"This is an opponent that Itachi worked so hard to defeat. You're being far too unreasonable."

“You’ve misunderstood.” Shimura Gengetsu shook his head and reiterated, “I told you, I’m stealing heads, not scrolls.”

As they spoke, the Kusanagi sword had already sliced ​​across the necks of the three men, and their heads fell to the ground with a thud.

"Alright," the boy said cheerfully. "The head is mine, you can keep the scroll. See you again someday."

Uchiha Itachi was no longer of any interest to him, so Shimura Gengetsu had no intention of fighting him here. He disappeared from Uchiha Itachi's team in a few leaps.

Itachi's two teammates stared blankly in the direction where Shimura Gengetsu had disappeared, before finally managing to utter a sentence.

"No, he blocked Itachi's ninjutsu just to kill someone, and he didn't even want the scroll?"

kill!

Itachi Uchiha's pupils suddenly contracted, and a thunderbolt flashed through his mind.

He finally understood why Shimura Gengetsu had made such a fuss during the first exam!

The purpose is to send everyone into the second practical assessment, and then... kill!

Was it his own idea, or the idea of ​​the Konoha leadership?

Uchiha Itachi suddenly realized that he seemed to have discovered some plans that could not be known to outsiders.

He quickly stepped forward, searched the three headless corpses, found the Rain Ninja Squad's scroll, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the character "地" (earth) on it.

Their team happened to be carrying the Heavenly Scroll.

He immediately turned to his two teammates and said, "We've collected all the scrolls, let's hurry to the tower."

The two teammates didn't object; they were just tools for Itachi Uchiha to take the exam.

Itachi Uchiha's travel speed increased, forcing them to grit their teeth to catch up. Along the way, Itachi Uchiha was somewhat distracted.

It wasn't that he was worried Shimura Gengetsu would kill their team; he was thinking... if Shimura Gengetsu killed too many ninjas from other villages, would it cause the war that had already ended to break out again?

Shimura Gengetsu was unaware that Uchiha Itachi was once again meddling in other people's affairs, constantly searching for the whereabouts of the ninja from other villages.

Finding dozens of ninja squads in this land of thousands of square kilometers is not as easy as one might imagine, but precisely because of this, he doesn't have to worry too much about someone stealing his head.

Even if a team loses the scroll, it's highly unlikely they'll choose to quit. Instead, they'll look for other teams and try to grab two warehouses at once.

And so, two and a half hours later.

Shimura Gengetsu killed nine more Iwa ninja, six Suna ninja, and three Amegakure ninja.

Some teams have already noticed a terrifying presence that has infiltrated the exam.

Kill people, don't steal scrolls!

The examiners patrolling the Forest of Death also witnessed Xuan Yue's ruthlessness. Remembering the Third Hokage's instructions, they quickly relayed the news out of the forest through the Ninja Hawk.

Upon receiving the message, Namiashi Raido's expression changed. He dared not delay and hurriedly headed to the Hokage Building.

Chapter Sixty-Five: Thousand Hands Bloodline Advancement, and People Still Team Up to Die?

Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had already received Raido Namiashi's report and kept smoking his pipe, filling the room with smoke.

"They see ninjas from other villages as prey... I see."

Based on his understanding of Danzo, he understood what Danzo was up to almost instantly.

It's nothing more than establishing authority.

He announced to the other ninja villages that Konoha had a new genius, who was also Danzo Shimura's grandson.

This will not only make Shimura Gengetsu famous, but also cultivate his reputation.

To be honest

Hiruzen Sarutobi was not actually against establishing authority.

He didn't share Itachi Uchiha's concern about war.

Genin are just cannon fodder; even if they were all killed, it wouldn't trigger a new round of the Shinobi World War.

It would be more appropriate to replace them all with Jonin.

But what displeased him was that Danzo had too many ulterior motives.

She did everything behind his back, and even exposed Shimura Gengetsu to danger.

This is a promising talent, but he is only eight years old. If he is targeted by other ninja villages, he risks being cut short.

Is this really your grandson?

How could someone be so cruel?

Sigh, they'd be safer if they were under my command.

"Danzo is being too reckless."

After a long silence, Hiruzen Sarutobi finally spoke, setting the tone for the matter.

Catch the pot shadow!

"Yes."

Mitokado Yan picked up the conversation, "They didn't even discuss such a big thing with us beforehand, which puts us in a very passive position now."

"Xuan Yue is so high-profile; there will definitely be many assassination attempts targeting him in the near future. This is too dangerous!"

"He's still a child!"

Koharu Utatane frowned. "Such a good child, yet he's been fooling around with Danzo. Hiruzen, you should take care of Gengetsu and let him grow up safely."

Among the Konoha F4, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Tsugikatsu are closer to Danzo and work together to fight against Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage.

This kind of confrontation is not a struggle, but only to maintain a balance and prevent Hiruzen Sarutobi from becoming too powerful.

This time, however, was different. Danzo had gone completely mad, even going so far as to use his own grandson.

Neither of their families had produced any outstanding descendants, so they were pinning their hopes on Shimura Gengetsu to help their offspring. Naturally, they couldn't let Danzo act recklessly.

Entrusting him to Hiruzen Sarutobi for training wouldn't sever the blood ties, but keeping him by Danzo's side might lead to trouble one day.

Hiruzen Sarutobi subtly revealed a mysterious smile; the two people's reactions were exactly what he had expected.

"In that case, let's talk to Danzo together after the exam."

They all kept their heads down, seemingly oblivious to these high-level power struggles.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at him and said with a smile, "Don't interfere with Shimura Gengetsu's actions for now. He won't harm his own people. When there aren't many ninjas left from other countries, bring him to the tower and announce that he has passed."

This time, he is the biggest winner.

He used Danzo to establish his authority and also smoothly obtained Shimura Gengetsu.

I can't help but laugh even if I don't want to...

Forest of death.

Gengetsu Shimura was taking stock of what he had gained in the past few moments.

In just two and a half hours, his income from bond points had already exceeded a thousand, making him beam with joy.

As for other attributes... they can be ignored.

The group of cannon fodder generally lacked talent, had no special abilities, and had pitifully little chakra.