Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

Sakura picked up the grilled fish, took a bite, and mumbled, "I don't know what it is, but I can assure you it wasn't thunder... Naruto, do you think this sound is related to the accident you mentioned before?" The girl remembered that Naruto seemed to have mentioned something happening outside.

"perhaps."

Naruto shook his head. "I feel like something big might be happening outside." As he spoke, the boy reached out and touched his stomach. Not long ago, the Nine-Tails, which had been sealed inside him, had stirred slightly.

"Anyway, it's none of our business."

Sasuke shrugged.

“That’s what they say…” Naruto hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. “Yeah, it shouldn’t have anything to do with us.”

Having said that,

The boy kept quiet and focused on finishing the grilled fish that had gotten a little cold.

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"Gaara?"

"What's the matter?"

"We've got the scroll. Shall we head straight to the central tower?"

Temari cautiously inquired about her younger brother's opinion. In her book, she held a bloodstained scroll. Behind her, on the snow, were pools of broken flesh and blood. If you looked closely, you could see scattered grains of sand clinging to the flesh and blood. This Iwa ninja squad had been crushed by Gaara with his Sand Hand.

Unlike Naruto and his friends, who had rather bad luck,

Kankuro manipulated the puppet to find the bright red scroll amidst the rotting flesh and blood. It wasn't crushed by Gaara's Sand Hand. This scroll was also different from the ones they possessed, thus directly bringing together the Heaven and Earth Scrolls.

"No."

Gaara turned his gaze away from the east and looked at Temari. "We still haven't found that Konoha ninja team."

Temari's eyes twitched, and a helpless, bitter smile appeared on her face. She knew about the Konoha ninja team that Gaara had mentioned, the team of three girls that was the first to pass the first round of exams.

Kankuro, standing to the side, kept his mouth shut and didn't say a word, not daring to voice any objections in front of his younger brother.

"Well... how about we find a place to rest for a while?"

Temari suggested.

"can."

Gaara nodded.

Even Jinchuriki get hungry. After traveling for so long, it's about time to rest and replenish the energy they've used up. Tailed Beast Chakra can't help fill their stomachs; they need real food. Fortunately, there's no shortage of food in this forest.

With a little effort, it's not hard to find hibernating black bears.

"By the way, Gaara, you've been looking east the whole time? Have you found that Konoha ninja team yet?" Temari asked boldly and curiously.

"It has nothing to do with that Konoha ninja squad."

Gaara then fixed his gaze on the east, "There... there are powerful warriors fighting over there."

Temari and Kankuro exchanged bewildered glances upon hearing this.

I don't quite understand what Gaara meant by "there are strong people fighting." Does it mean that two very powerful genin teams are fighting? Or that Konoha Village was attacked outside the exam hall? Despite their doubts, we all chose to remain silent and didn't press the matter further.

Their goal is to pass this round of exams as quickly as possible, without any unexpected complications.

There's no need to ask questions that are obviously likely to cause trouble.

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Even some of the genin in the Chunin Exams noticed the distant tremors. It's impossible for the strong members of Konoha Village to be completely oblivious. Putting aside everything else, the continuous rumbling was already an obvious sign of anomaly.

However, the situation in Konoha today is special.

The Chunin Exams are currently being held.

A large number of outsiders poured into the village, and the village's experts dared not leave the village easily at this time. If all the experts left, the village would be powerless to resist an attack. Moreover, orders were quickly transmitted from the Hokage Building, instructing the Jonin not to act rashly.

External matters,

It's not something Jonin can get involved in.

On the edge of the battlefield, several ANBU squads, including Kimimaro's squad, continuously relayed the latest intelligence back to the village. The temporary leadership, consisting of two advisor elders, Uchiha Arashiyama, the head of the police department, and Nara Shikaku, the Jonin squad leader who acted as the strategist, processed the relevant intelligence.

They gathered in this small conference room, staring at the new intelligence reports, almost forgetting to breathe and suffocating themselves.

It's just that the remnants of Orochimaru's faction are still within everyone's acceptable range. In fact, the mission to hunt down Orochimaru's remnants has always been recorded in the notebooks of all the members of the Anbu. To be honest, it's not surprising that this group would come to Konoha to cause trouble.

The key is,

The First, Second, and Third Hokage were summoned by Orochimaru's remnants using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, preventing everyone from sitting in their offices drinking tea and reading newspapers while waiting for the Hokage's triumphant news. After receiving this astonishing news, they hurriedly gathered in this small conference room.

Then,

Before they could even finish discussing the appearance of the three previous Hokage, new information was brought to their table.

Remnants of the Akatsuki organization have appeared.

Madara Uchiha, who once fought alongside the First Hokage, also appeared as an Edo Tensei (reanimation) user.

The situation on the battlefield outside the village has become so chaotic that it's hard to understand what's going on. The remnants of Akatsuki and Orochimaru's remaining forces first cooperated to resurrect Madara Uchiha using Edo Tensei, and then they confronted each other. Madara Uchiha almost attacked Orochimaru's remaining forces.

At this time,

The Hokage has made his move.

Two of the strongest members of the Uchiha clan from different eras meet by chance and engage in a fierce battle.

The thunderous roar came from the battle between these two, and it wasn't real thunder, but the sound of clashing swords; Uchiha Shisui, the head of the Anbu, was also locked in a fierce battle with Uchiha Obito, a remnant of the Akatsuki; Orochimaru's remaining followers, attempting to escape, were intercepted by the Hokage's clones…

In short, the battle outside the village is raging, and they can't get involved at all. Enemies of that level can't be dealt with by sheer numbers. Sending a large force would only add more casualties. It's precisely to avoid large-scale casualties that the Hokage personally intervened. This is the viewpoint put forward by Uchiha Arashiyama.

The rest of the people,

There is no way to deny it.

In the end, all they accomplished in this small conference room was to select a new examiner to replace Mitarashi Anko in presiding over the exam, as ordered by Uchiha Arashiyama. Apart from that, they came up with no other results.

"Damn it, is there really no way to fix this?"

Elder Mokumu, the advisor, slammed his fist on the table in anger.

"Couldn't we spare an elite force to support the Hokage?"

"It's difficult."

Uchiha Arashiyama said frankly, "It's not difficult to draw out an elite force, but there are only a few experts who can intervene in that level of battle. Jiraiya and Tsunade are not in the village. In my clan, there are only Chihaya, Itachi, and Elder Fugaku who can be used."

Only three people?

That's what I meant.

Elder Hyuga Masayuki almost lost his composure. Was this some kind of boast? Three people? They couldn't even find one in their entire Hyuga clan! His heart was burning with jealousy, like a venomous snake gnawing at his heart, but... there was nothing he could do about it!

The Uchiha clan's Sharingan has a high minimum level of attainment; not every member can awaken it. However, their maximum potential is also very high, with the Mangekyou Sharingan being an even higher level they can strive for.

The Byakugan of the Hyuga clan has a very low lower limit; all clan members can awaken it. However, the problem is that their upper limit is also very low. Not only were non-existent visual loopholes created for the branch family members, but frankly, no one in the main family has broken through the upper limit and awakened the legendary 'Tensekai' for several hundred years.

Yes,

As an elder of the main family

He learned about some ancient stories passed down orally within the clan. Their clan's Byakugan had an evolutionary goal no less than that of the Uchiha clan's Sharingan. However, if the Uchiha clan's Sharingan was difficult to learn but easy to master, then the Hyuga clan's Byakugan was a typical example of easy to learn but difficult to master. As a result, even now, few people in the main family believe in stories like the 'Tensekai'.

but,

Recently, with the news that Uchiha Sogen possessed the Rinnegan,

This revitalized the main branch of the Hyuga clan.

If even a mythical creature like the Rinnegan can come true, perhaps their clan's 'Tensekaigan' is real too? It's just that no one has ever achieved it before, but that doesn't prove the Tenseigan was just a joke played by their ancestors...

"Then send them. What's wrong with that?"

Kōdō looked over, puzzled.

“It’s not that it’s impossible… but the Hokage has given orders to Elder Fugaku to guard the clan’s territory, and to send Chihaya to the 44th training ground to keep an eye on things. As for Itachi, he’s to guard the village gate, saying that it’s to prevent criminals from sneaking into the village and causing trouble while he’s tied up.” Uchiha Arashiyama said this with a complicated expression.

To be honest, he didn't really understand the order either.

If it weren't for the fact that this was indeed told to him by Sogen's shadow clone, he would have suspected that someone was spreading false information. Orochimaru's remnants had appeared, and the remnants of Akatsuki had also appeared. At this time, who would have the ability and courage to break into Konoha and cause trouble?

simply,

I can't figure it out at all.

This is no longer prudent, but extremely conservative.

His conservative nature was incomprehensible. This version of Zongxian was completely different from the Zongxian he remembered who had led them to decisively seize the position of clan leader, commanded the clan to emerge from the mire step by step, and even transformed into the first Hokage in history from the Uchiha clan.

Could it be that...

Zongxian...does he have another purpose?

"The Hokage's orders?"

Upon hearing Uchiha Arashiyama's reply, Mokumo Kōdō suddenly stopped.

As a member of the Hokage's clan, it's not surprising that Uchiha Arashiyama would receive information that they wouldn't. Moreover, he didn't think Uchiha Arashiyama would speak carelessly at this time. To say something he didn't want to say aloud, these Uchiha people should be the ones most worried about something happening to the Sixth Hokage.

The current prosperity of the Uchiha clan is entirely thanks to the Sixth Hokage.

Almost all those in power in Konoha knew that the Sixth Hokage held irreplaceable prestige within the Uchiha clan.

If something were to happen to the Sixth Hokage,

That was not only a disaster for Konoha, but also a tremendous change that the Uchiha clan could hardly bear.

"Since it's the Hokage's order, we'll just do as he says. Anyway, according to the intelligence from the Anbu, the Hokage isn't at a disadvantage despite fighting against many opponents, is he? In that case, we can wait patiently. After all, our Hokage hasn't suffered any defeats so far."

Nara Shikaku sat at the table and spoke softly.

"Let's take a look then."

Hinata Masayuki casually seconded the suggestion.

His thoughts had already drifted to the Tenseigan. In any case, his thoughts were similar to Nara Shikaku's; he didn't believe the Sixth Hokage would fail, and even if the enemy was the First Hokage, Madara Uchiha... it wouldn't shake his resolve.

Mokumu Kōdō frowned, clearly disliking this passive approach. However, he couldn't very well defy the Hokage's orders and force those skilled members of the Uchiha clan to act, could he? The advisor's orders couldn't supersede the Hokage's.

finally,

He could only sigh heavily and accept this reality.