Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 143 Chunin Exams (Please Subscribe)

The Superpower Wheel has been successfully updated. It's not much different from before; the number of attempts is still one, but now there's an option to save attempts.

There is also a list of exchangeable abilities, all of which have been used before. You can draw three times to exchange for fifteen days.

Powerful abilities comparable to those of gods, such as [Succubus Body], [Dream Master], and [Theft], are acceptable even if they can only be used for fifteen days.

"I'll save it for now; I don't have any particular needs right now."

Uchiha Yang thought that now that the war had just ended, he was suddenly free, and the only things he needed to care about were the security force and the clan's business.

The village's battle merits have been settled. His battle merits on the Cloud Ninja battlefield have been exchanged for thirty S-rank missions and forty A-rank missions. However, Uchiha Yoichi didn't need to exchange anything and simply recorded the battle merits.

He possessed all the forbidden techniques in the village, and his Impure World Reincarnation technique was even more advanced than that of the Second Hokage. How could he possibly be interested in the village's rewards?

In the two wars between the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Rivers, Uchiha Yoichi achieved the most military exploits, surpassing even Hatake Sakumo, Jiraiya, and Namikaze Minato.

Moreover, a war and a power struggle for the clan leadership directly propelled Uchiha Yoichi into a high-ranking position in the village, and with the reorganization of the security force, the Uchiha clan's influence in the village will only grow stronger.

Aside from his training, Uchiha Yoichi spends his days busy with clan business and his nights working tirelessly between Uzumaki Mina and Uchiha Mikoto.

Mina Uzumaki kept whining and wanted more. Once, she wore the white stockings that Uchiha Yoichi liked and hid in his bed beforehand, refusing to leave. In the end, although Mikoto was a little jealous, she still went to sleep next door.

Uchiha Yoichi has always wanted Mikoto and Mina to be together, but Mikoto is quite resistant to this. Although she loves Uchiha Yoichi and has now accepted Uzumaki Mina, it is still a bit difficult to get the two of them together.

After all, Mikoto is a traditional and beautiful woman, and even if she were to start a family with Uchiha Yoichi, she would find it difficult to accept such a "new" thing.

However, Mikoto Uchiha is currently undergoing silent transformation by Yoichi Uchiha, and has transformed from a beautiful Yamato Nadeshiko-style woman into a powerful and influential woman in the Land of Fire.

Unlike the previous transit secretary, the current Uchiha Mikoto truly has the power to decide the flow of funds amounting to hundreds of millions of ryo.

Furthermore, Uchiha Yoichi's next step is to build the "mouthpiece" industry of the Land of Fire, taking out the clan's surplus money to acquire various cultural and entertainment industries within the Land of Fire.

Bookstores, newspapers, and television stations, among other things, can help the Uchiha clan exert influence over public opinion and also generate revenue through collaboration with the ninja game industry.

The most important one is naturally the former. After monopolizing the entertainment and media industry in the Land of Fire, a single sentence from Uchiha Yoichi can spread throughout the entire Land of Fire.

After discussing with Uchiha Yoichi that day, Orochimaru did not go to Ryuchi Cave for the time being.

Although the two Sage Techniques from Ryuchi Cave are very rare, they won't disappear if left there. It would be better to get the Hashirama cells first.

So the next day, he went to the Root organization to find Danzo.

Orochimaru was stopped at the Root base, but after explaining his purpose, he was taken to Danzo by the Root ninjas.

"Orochimaru, I knew you would come."

Danzo feigned a profound expression and said, "I can see your ambition. Hiruzen's style is not suitable for you at all. Only Root can allow you to reach your full potential. Moreover, what Hiruzen can give you, I can give you too, even the forbidden techniques in the Scroll of Seals."

"How about it? Join Root. As long as you agree, I'll talk to Hiruzen."

Orochimaru remained expressionless, but inwardly he wanted to laugh. What was Danzo pretending for? If it weren't for the fact that he could obtain Hashirama's cells here, he wouldn't have come here at all.

Furthermore, Uchiha Yangyi claimed that he could also obtain the forbidden technique book, though it's unclear whether that's true or not. However, he has acquired several of the Cloud Ninja's secret techniques.

Go back and ask around. If Uchiha Yoichi can also get his hands on the forbidden techniques in the Scroll of Seals, then Danzo's only purpose will be to obtain Hashirama's cells. Moreover, he can also return a Wood Release ninja to Danzo. Danzo has already made a huge profit.

"Let's talk about this later, Lord Danzo. I want to study the power of Wood Release first."

Orochimaru chuckled hoarsely, "I have some experience in human body research. If it's Wood Release, I should be able to figure it out quickly."

Danzo sneered, "Hmph, Orochimaru, you're far too arrogant. My teacher, the Second Hokage, also researched Hashirama's cells, but even he couldn't recreate the Wood Release bloodline limit. Do you think you can do it?"

"If you don't get Hashirama cells within three months, I'll give you an even more powerful cursed seal technique. This cursed seal technique can temporarily grant a Chunin the power of a Jonin."

After speaking, eerie purple, flame-like patterns appeared on Orochimaru's face, forming a purple mask. His chakra then surged, making even Danzo feel threatened.

"Orochimaru, this is..."

"That's my secret, but if I haven't figured out the power of Wood Release within three months, how about I give you this Cursed Seal Technique?"

Orochimaru smiled and said to Danzo that he was not afraid that Uchiha Yoichi was lying to him. Uchiha Yoichi had no need to obtain Hashirama cells in this way, so as long as he brought the Hashirama cells back, he could obtain the method to fuse with Hashirama cells.

"You're really confident, Orochimaru."

After a moment of silence, Danzo said, "Fine, I'll give you Hashirama's cells. You need to give me the results of your experiments in three months!"

"In addition, I need 200 million taels of silver for research."

"Two hundred million? Orochimaru, are you crazy? Do you even know how much two hundred million taels of silver is?"

"Yes, I know, but I think you don't know the value of Wood Release bloodline limit."

Orochimaru smiled without changing his expression and said, "Researching Wood Release bloodline limits will kill countless people and involve a lot of trial and error. If you're not willing to exchange 200 million ryo for a single Wood Release bloodline limit, I might as well ask Sarutobi-sensei."

Danzo was silent for a moment, then said with a somewhat sinister look in his eyes, "Fine, I'll give you the money, but does the test subject need Root's help?"

"No need, I have my own channels."

Orochimaru shook his head and refused. The Uchiha clan had always provided him with test subjects, mostly death row inmates from all over the Land of Fire. He trusted these test subjects who had clean backgrounds and could be used at will.

He feared that if he used the test samples provided by the root, he might one day see familiar faces.

Danzo then handed over 200 million yen and Hashirama cells to Orochimaru. After Orochimaru left, Danzo's face immediately fell.

The funds that Root had just received, along with money that the Shimura family had obtained through underhanded means in other small countries, had been saved up for a long time before being sent to him to expand and train Root ninjas. However, before they could even enjoy the money, Orochimaru took it away.

"Orochimaru, you'd better give me a satisfactory answer."

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The opening of the Uchiha supermarket and food court has brought a lot of "lively" atmosphere to Konoha.

Those restaurants were almost always packed, and the supermarkets were also overflowing with people.

In Konoha, a place with limited consumer spending, the opening of a ramen shop can attract dozens of people to queue up, not to mention Uchiha Yoichi's meticulously designed supermarket and food court.

Moreover, most of the customers are Uchiha clan members. They receive a considerable amount of money from the Uchiha welfare system every month and have already saved up quite a bit, so they can naturally afford to spend it all.

Especially the high-ranking ninja families in the clan, they are never short of money. If it weren't for the limited supply of magical goat meat, they could eat it four or five times a month.

Kushina has been coming to the supermarket frequently since it opened, especially after learning that Mikoto is also there. So she goes to chat with Mikoto after shopping at the supermarket.

However, usually it's Kushina who pours out her troubles, and then Mikoto gently comforts and enlightens her.

The Anbu did not stop Kushina from seeing Uchiha Mikoto, as they assessed that Uchiha Mikoto posed little threat.

However, Mikoto once let slip that she was quite satisfied with herself, which made Kushina realize something was wrong. Under Kushina's curious questioning, Mikoto couldn't resist and had to tell her that she was already with Uchiha Yoichi.

This shocking news immediately stunned Kushina. She remembered that Uchiha Yoichi lived with Mina, so how come he was now living with Mikoto? After learning that the three of them were practically living together, Kushina was so surprised that it took her a while to come to her senses.

However, nobles often have several women, and daimyo may have one wife and seven or eight concubines, and even their current son is not born to the principal wife.

However, polygamy is rare among ninjas. Due to the nature of ninjas and the need to raise offspring, most ninjas would find another ninja to form a family, and monogamy is the norm among ninjas.

Kushina isn't even married yet, but she's almost of marriageable age, so I kept asking her about it for a long time; but Mikoto has already learned her lesson from letting it slip once, and she can't possibly talk about things in bed again, or it would take hours.

After Kushina left Mikoto's place, she inexplicably felt much better. Perhaps the surprise washed away her worries. She planned to go and ask Mina another day. As a member of her clan, Mina was more naive than Mikoto, so she should be able to get a lot of information out of Mina.

When Kushina got home, she saw Minato Namikaze standing at the door. Her face fell, and she ignored him completely, opening the door and going inside, leaving Minato outside.

"Kushina, I've come to apologize."

"What's there to apologize for? You think it's perfectly acceptable for me to be monitored. Even if I cultivate to a high level, I should still be monitored, and I can't even talk to others!"

After saying those words at the door, Kushina went back inside.

Minato Namikaze gave a wry smile, then waited a while before turning around to find Jiraiya and ask him for some advice.

This time, Jiraiya was unusually quiet and not spying on anyone. He was at home organizing materials for his novel, but he wasn't really thinking about anything. When he saw Minato Namikaze come to visit him, he laughed and pulled Minato to go for a drink.

However, just as the two arrived at the izakaya, they saw a messenger hawk flying overhead, representing the summons of Jonin.

Jiraiya clicked his tongue and said, "That old man really knows how to pick his time. Minato, it seems we'll have to talk about it another time. Maybe there's a mission involved."

"Well, let's go to the Hokage Building first, Jiraiya-sensei."

Minato Namikaze breathed a sigh of relief; he really didn't want to drink.

When the two arrived at the Hokage's office, they found that quite a few people had already arrived. After waiting for a while, the last few Jonin also arrived.

Once everyone had arrived, Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Now that everyone's here, let's get down to business. The Chunin Exams are scheduled for two weeks from now, and the participating ninja villages will be Amegakure, Kusagakure, Takigakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure."

"Kumon-no-Village?"

When everyone heard that the last ninja village was Kumogakure, they were surprised. Kumogakure had just ended a war with them and even cheated out of signing the defeat papers. Why would they come to participate in the Chunin Exams held by Konoha?

"Hokage-sama, why are there still Cloud Ninja?"

Nara Shikaku asked, "Iwa ninja can understand. Although there have been many border clashes, the two sides have not actually gone to war. Iwa ninja came to participate in the Chunin Exams to demonstrate their military strength, just like Konoha."

However, the Cloud Ninja are a bit different.

Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "The Cloud Ninja applied after hearing about the Chunin Exams, and they also want to continue negotiations."

"What's there to talk about? Yugito has already joined Konoha. They're not planning to assassinate him again, are they?"

Uchiha Yang said, "I suggest we just kill the Cloud Ninja to avoid encountering them on the battlefield in the future."

Upon hearing this, the other Jonin couldn't help but glance at him and think to themselves, "As expected of Konoha's Raiga, who fought his way up on the battlefield against the Cloud Ninja. I heard that hundreds of Cloud Ninja have died at his hands. Could it be that he's gotten into a habit of raising his sword whenever he hears 'Cloud Ninja'?"

"That's probably not a good idea, Clan Chief Yang."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's lips twitched, then he said, "Let's hear what their plans are first. If they're just participating in the Chunin Exams as normal, there's no need for us to refuse them."

"The date for the Chunin Exams has been set. Now let's talk about the participants. Since this Chunin Exams involves multiple countries, it is not recommended for genin who lack strength and experience to participate. Jonin who are also serving as team leaders can recommend their teams."

After the Third Hokage finished speaking, several Jonin stood up to recommend their subordinates to participate, as well as some Genin teams that had already registered in advance.

Uchiha Yoichi also helped Kurenai and the other two register, saying, "Team 8 will participate in this Chunin Exam."

Even Orochimaru enrolled his three students, who, despite having only graduated a year ago, were deemed strong enough.

After recommending almost all the Jonin, Minato Namikaze suddenly spoke up, "Third Hokage, Kakashi is already a Chunin in my Team 7. Should we find someone else to participate in the Chunin Exams?"

"No need, let Kakashi continue. Changing the team now won't give Team 7 enough chemistry. This is something we can keep to ourselves."

After considering it for a moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi said that he also wanted Kakashi to perform well in the upcoming Chunin Exams.

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