Narration system starting from Konoha

"Konoha Style Swordsmanship, Crescent Moon Dance".

A series of sword flashes passed by, and behind the reflective lenses of Yakushi Kabuto's glasses lay a chilling calmness.

"Shh."

A flash of bloody light appeared, and the longsword pierced through Yakushi Kabuto's abdomen, gushing out blood.

A kunai pierced Jifeng's throat as well, and both of them coughed up blood at the same time.

Kabuto slowly drew his longsword, covered his palm with the Palm Healing Technique, and began to heal himself.

He then retrieved Moonlight Gale's body, cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground, and staggered away from the scene.

Hayate Gekko's death seems to foreshadow the end of Konoha's long-standing peace and the imminent end of their tranquil life.

As time passed, Uchiha Kuro went to the forest to train during the day and used the system space at night to observe the secrets of some high-ranking people.

Every day, a portion of the extracted chakra is intercepted and stored by the technique.

As the finals approached, Konoha became even more vigilant, with patrolling ANBU members visible in every dark corner.

Perhaps it was to protect important officials from various countries, or perhaps it was because of the disappearance of Gekko Hayate.

Amidst this commotion, the final round of the Chunin Exams quietly arrived.

The competition venue was packed with people, and in the center of the venue, eight contestants stood in order.

Genma Shiranui walked over with a wooden senbon in his mouth and glanced at it.

"Has Uchiha Sasuke arrived yet?"

"Not yet. Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei went for special training. It'll probably be a while before we have to wait. Maybe we should just eliminate him directly?"

"This guy has absolutely no discipline; he dares to be late for such an important event as the Chunin Finals." —Kudou.

[Kakashi-sensei didn't even notify me about the special training session. I have to give Sasuke a hard time and make things difficult for him.]

Genma was somewhat speechless, and now he was starting to wonder if Uchiha Sora and Sasuke were actually brothers. Unfortunately, Uchiha Sora's idea was destined to fail, as many people present were only there because of the reputation of the Uchiha genius.

[Speechless. Although he doesn't have the Sharingan, isn't the top student, and his talent isn't as good as Sasuke's, he is indeed a true Uchiha.]

Genma coughed to shift the focus of his embarrassment and said:

"I now announce that the Chunin Exams finals have officially begun. The first match is between Uchiha Sora and Kankuro, with the winner challenging Aburame Shino."

Chapter Seventy-Seven: Launching Ahead of Schedule

On the high platform, the Third Hokage and the Fourth Kazekage took their seats at the very top, looking down at the arena.

Uchiha Sora had no interest in reminding the Third Hokage through narration; the Third Hokage's death was, in a way, avenging part of the Uchiha clan's fate.

It is also a festival commemorating the ninjas who were persecuted by the Third Hokage during his reign.

Politics in the ninja world has always been accompanied by internal strife and bloodshed.

In the arena, one figure after another walked up to the high platform to watch the battle, leaving only Uchiha Sora and Kankuro on the scene.

"Kankuro, surrender. You are no match for me. Fighting me is humiliating. Have you forgotten how I taught you a lesson in the toilet during the preliminaries?" Sora said.

Kankuro's face flushed red instantly. This was a humiliation in his heart. He swallowed back all the words he had wanted to say about surrendering, and wanted nothing more than to kill Uchiha Sora right now.

Sora revealed a slight smile and said, "It seems that you Sunagakure people are quite pragmatic. I originally thought you would seek revenge against me and fight to the death, but it turns out you're just a coward."

No wonder he didn't dare utter a single word in front of Gaara.

A look of rage appeared on Kankuro's face as he said, "Uchiha Sora, I'll kill you."

Kankuro had completely forgotten what Maki had said by this point.

"That idiot."

In the stands, Maki's face was grim. His planned surrender had been thwarted by the opponent's few words.

Gaara and Temari, on the other hand, leaned against a pillar, watching the battle below with relaxed expressions.

"Tsk tsk, Kankuro is too impulsive. He couldn't stand Uchiha Sora saying a few words. It seems he still needs more training," Temari said.

Gaara remained calm as always, saying, "He's nothing but trash."

Temari's expression wasn't good. Kankuro was Gaara's older brother, how could things have come to this?

Gaara remained silent, continuing to watch the match below.

On the field.

"I don't know what kind of conspiracy Maki and you have plotted to make you surrender."

"go to hell."

Kankuro flicked all ten of his fingers simultaneously, and chakra threads connected the puppet behind him, which flew out quickly and embraced Uchiha Sora.

All the connecting joints extend simultaneously, and the claws are equipped with sharp blades.

"Boom."

A light red smoke grenade exploded, obscuring everyone's vision.

At the same time, a detonating smoke bomb was gently flicked out by Uchiha Sora, and it was instantly detonated as soon as it approached the puppet.

A huge fireball rose from the billowing smoke, engulfing a large area.

Wearing a gas mask, Uchiha Sora quickly retreated, disappearing from the smoke-shrouded area in the blink of an eye, and stood at a distance to watch.

The system space locked onto Kankuro, who, aside from being a bit disheveled, wasn't seriously injured.

The puppet crow only lost one leg in the explosion.

Uchiha Sora pulled out a handful of smoke bombs, a mixture of various colors, and kept his eyes fixed on the area covered in smoke.

As the smoke cleared, Kankuro's expression was not good, especially when he saw the smoke bomb in his empty hand, which brought back some unpleasant memories.

His initial anger subsided, and he said, "I concede defeat in this match."

Kankuro was getting scared. Knowing he couldn't win, continuing would only expose his own information.

Genma appeared in the arena and announced Uchiha Sora's victory. Next up was his duel with Shino.

Shino, wearing a trench coat and black sunglasses, makes his appearance, and a serious atmosphere permeates the arena.

"Shino, it's been a long time."

Whether you see me or not, I am here, neither happy nor sad.

Uchiha Sora looked completely bewildered. What had happened to Shino? It was all rather strange.

[Shino felt he had grasped the essence of subtle showing off, and recorded a number of pretentious quotes.]

On the stands, Kiba and Hinata blushed instantly, as if countless people were whispering in their ears, "This is your group, right?"

"Shino is hopeless. He insists on learning those pretentious quotes. It's all Uchiha Sora's fault."

Hinata felt that Kiba's words made sense, but something still felt off. It was as if Shino had been trying to pretend all along, but he could never quite pull it off and was always overlooked. It wasn't until he met Uchiha Sora that he truly grasped the essence of it.

"Hinata, you can't learn from those two, they're always so frivolous."

Hinata nodded.

Below, Uchiha Sora somewhat understood Shino's meaning; he had come here to show off. Thinking this, he said:

"Whether you think of me or not, the bond is there, it neither comes nor goes. I didn't expect that you, Shino, would improve so quickly in just a few days."

I, Uchiha Sora, would like to call you the master of showing off, Shino. However, it's match time now. We can spar one-on-one after today.

"it is good."

"Om."

Countless parasites soared into the sky and spread in all directions.

"Boom bang bang."

Smoke bombs exploded around Uchiha Sora, and a pungent smell filled the arena.

Take out the gas mask, put it on, and stand quietly in place.

"Buzz."

A flapping sound of wings rang out, and Uchiha Sora was somewhat surprised, not expecting that the parasitic insects could penetrate his smoke bomb.

Uchiha Sora quietly withdrew from the smoke-shrouded area, and detonated smoke grenades rolled on the ground, forming a complex array around his body.

At the same time, two detonating smoke grenades were launched and fell into the swarm of parasitic insects, where they were detonated.

"boom."

Two enormous flames flashed in the sky above the competition venue, and countless parasitic insects turned into corpses and fell to the ground.

In the distance, Shino calmly watched Uchiha Sora, without the slightest sign of panic.

Countless parasites crawled out of his body and flew into the sky.

The insects on the ground had long since disappeared.

Having witnessed the power of the Uchiha's aerial smoke bomb, Shino knew that approaching from the ground was impossible; the only option was to attack from the sky.

[Shino is being naive. Uchiha Sora has brought a large number of detonating smoke bombs, enough to seal off the entire area.]

"Om."

Swarms of insects surrounded Uchiha Sora from all directions.

"Behold my finger-flicking magic."

Smoke grenades were launched in circles, their explosions mingling with the surrounding air, creating a giant ring of flames.

Large numbers of parasite corpses were either burned to ashes or died as corpses.

The ground was quickly covered with a thick layer.

On the high platform, the Fourth Kazekage said, "Konoha is truly full of outstanding talents. Although Uchiha Sora is not as good as Uchiha Sasuke, he is still a rare genius."

[The main reason is that Orochimaru underestimated his opponent and suffered a loss in Uchiha Sora's smoke bomb. If it weren't for Sasuke, he would have killed him.]

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the Fourth Kazekage with surprise. What was the relationship between the Kazekage and Orochimaru?