Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

"It's quite absurd, but then again, isn't reality just this absurd?"

Zongxian spoke calmly.

Her eyes subtly turned a light purple at that moment.

The strange, wavy pattern left Hashirama Senju speechless.

Yes!

Reality is just that absurd.

In their era, who would believe that the Rinnegan truly existed? Perhaps only Madara Uchiha would have believed it. Since the Rinnegan has appeared, the myth of the Sage of Six Paths might not be a myth at all; it might just be a product of a distorted version of real history.

Since the Sage of Six Paths was a real person, it's not surprising that the Uchiha clan are his descendants.

To be honest, I still have many questions in my mind.

just,

Hashirama Senju pondered for a moment, sighed softly, and ultimately did not pursue the matter further. Knowing this was enough. He had said the same thing many times before. This was no longer their era, and these old men did not need to concern themselves with such trivial matters.

Sixth generation,

Well done.

Even if he were to truly be resurrected, he might not be able to do better than the Sixth Hokage.

"I hope Konoha will get better and better under your leadership."

"This is my duty and my ideal."

"Speaking of which... when did the Uchiha clan move here?"

"About twelve years ago, the Fourth Hokage sacrificed himself to seal the unleashed Nine-Tails due to an ambush by the Akatsuki. The Third Hokage, who had already stepped down, was reinstated. The Uchiha clan, because they had the ability to manipulate the Nine-Tails, were treated as suspects and driven here."

Hashirama Senju's eye twitched.

Silence fell again.

Okay,

It seems the Sixth Hokage really dislikes Sarutobi.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, First Generation. Have you... seen enough?" Zongxian didn't dwell on the issue and changed the subject.

"I've gotten the answer I wanted, so there's no point in staying here any longer."

"In that case, let's go!"

Retracing their steps, they quietly left the Uchiha clan's territory. Sogen went directly to the Hokage Building, while Hashirama Senju left halfway and headed towards the Akimichi family's residence, saying he wanted to talk to the Second Hokage about these matters.

The village remained calm and peaceful for the rest of the time, and the Chunin Exams proceeded smoothly until the next morning.

The time is 9:00 AM.

There are three hours left until the end of the second round of the Chunin Selection Exams.

In Training Ground 44, also known as the Forest of Death, the battle between the girl and the boy continued. However, by this time, Yakumo was clearly feeling tired and his mood became impatient. If this dragged on, he might not pass the second round of the Chunin Selection Exams.

But if we let go,

One tail went berserk... All the previous efforts were wasted.

But I'm not willing to be eliminated like this!

Yakumo was caught in a dilemma, and she couldn't help but glance at her two teammates in the distance out of the corner of her eye.

However, Fujika and Hotaru were in even worse condition than Yakumo at this moment. Even though the intensity of the battles they had encountered was far less than that between Yakumo and Gaara, their battle endurance was far inferior to Yakumo's. After three days of continuous fighting, the girls were exhausted and their chakra was almost depleted. They were only able to keep going by sheer willpower.

Of course, Temari and Kankuro are equally matched.

The condition is equally bad.

At this point, neither side had the strength to continue fighting. They simply stared at each other, slowly recovering their chakra while preventing their opponent from sneaking off to interfere with the battle between Yakumo and Gaara.

"What should I do? Hotaru, I'm so sleepy, I just want to go to sleep right now."

Teng Hua squeezed her eyes, her eyes glistening with sleepy tears.

"Hang in there, Yakumo should have the results soon. Today is the fifth day, and the 120-hour deadline is almost here." Hotaru was also extremely sleepy, but she gritted her teeth and tried to stay awake, staring at Temari and Kankuro on the other side.

"Is it the fifth day?"

Fujika pinched her thigh and tried to open her eyes wide. "Hotaru, do you think I'll get some time to rest after the second round of exams? If there's a third round, I don't think I can make it... Damn it! What's wrong with this Sand Ninja team? Shouldn't teams like this be facing each other in the finals?"

"We weren't very lucky."

Hotaru licked her lips. "Of course, these Sand Ninja weren't very lucky either; they ran into us in the second round."

★

"Kankuro, how's your recovery going?"

"No, unless I take soldier pills, I won't have the strength to fight anytime soon."

"damn it!"

Temari cursed.

"If this drags on... we'll probably be eliminated outright."

"Isn't that good? Sister, weren't you worried that Gaara would lose control? As long as we are eliminated, we can go back to Maki-sensei's side and then we won't have to worry anymore. Or do you actually want to continue participating in this Chunin Exam?"

Kankuro, sitting on the treetop, asked.

"Hmph, nonsense, who likes the feeling of losing?"

Temari did not deny it.

She was afraid Gaara would go berserk and lose control, but it would be rather embarrassing for him to be eliminated in the second round!

"Let's rest for another twenty minutes, then we'll launch a joint attack. This time, we must kill that Uchiha girl," Temari said fiercely. However, Kankuro, standing beside her, didn't even raise an eyelid when he heard this. His sister had said the same harsh words more than once, but so far, she had never succeeded.

The siblings are quite skilled and work together seamlessly.

But the girls on the other side were equally orderly and in sync.

The breakthrough point in this battle still lies with Gaara. If Gaara can win, then they will naturally win. If Gaara loses, perhaps only Gaara will be able to continue living.

★

"call!"

Yakumo took a deep breath, his mind racing as he racked his brains for a way to break the deadlock. Unfortunately, he couldn't come up with a good solution. "I should have asked my teacher for sealing techniques. I must learn sealing techniques after the Chunin Exams."

However, that happened after the Chunin Exams.

For now, we need to deal with the immediate problems first.

"I'm sorry, Master, it seems I'm still a bit out of my depth when dealing with Jinchuriki... You'd better hurry up." Yakumo made up his mind, giving up on fighting Gaara. Let the One-Tail go out of control if it wants to!

Anyway, it's already the last day of the second round of exams, so even if it's a sudden, rampant outburst...

It shouldn't affect the completion of the second round of exams, right?

at this time,

Yakumo sensed a sudden change in Gaara's aura. The previously ferocious chakra abruptly subsided, and the quicksand suddenly coalesced into a hollow sphere, concealing Gaara within it.

"Huh? What's this...?"

Yakumo paused for a moment.

He stared warily at the sand sphere, worried that it might be part of the preparation for some powerful attack.

"I surrender!"

A hoarse, deep voice rang out; it was Gaara's clone that emerged from the sand sphere.

"Are you going to admit defeat?"

Yakumo raised her eyebrows slightly.

This doesn't seem to be what the One-Tail said? Could it be that... the One-Tail Jinchuriki that she knocked unconscious first has woken up and regained his body?

"Yes, I admit defeat. I lost this time, and thanks to you, I finally got a long sleep... So I don't want to kill you for now. You won this time." Gaara's clone said expressionlessly.

at the same time,

The sand and gravel that had been flying all settled down, demonstrating their sincerity in admitting defeat.

"...So your dark circles are from not getting enough sleep?"

Yakumo's question clearly caught Gaara off guard. Gaara had actually been awake for a while, but instead of rushing to take back control of his body from the One-Tailed Beast, he carefully considered how to end the battle.

Perhaps because he had a good night's sleep in a long time, Gaara was in a much more cheerful mood than usual.

Therefore,

After careful consideration, he came up with the answer of conceding defeat and ceasing hostilities.

He had even considered what to do if Yakumo agreed and what to do if she refused, but he never expected Yakumo to ask such a question. It was so bewildering that he was at a loss. Fortunately, he was in a really good mood at the moment, so he did not choose to take action, but answered: "That's right, I can't fall asleep, because once I fall asleep, Ichibi will take over the control of my body."

"..."

Yakumo fell silent.

The Sand Ninja's sealing techniques are really bad.

The Jinchuriki is afraid to fall asleep? Once he falls asleep, he will lose control of his body... What kind of inferior sealing technique is this? It's worlds apart from the seal on Naruto.

"That's enough! Time is running out, and continuing to fight won't do us any good. Our priority now is to pass the second round of the Chunin Exams." Yakumo breathed a sigh of relief, no longer wanting to continue the fight. She had originally planned to withdraw even if the One-Tail went berserk, but avoiding that situation was a good thing for her.

Furthermore,

Gaara's mind is clearly more useful than that idiot One-Tail.

The sand sphere blocked visual contact and blocked the transmission of sound. Unless the sand sphere was broken, there was really no way for Gaara to experience the taste of illusion again.

After Yakumo finished speaking, he walked backward step by step, calling out the names of Fujika and Hotaru loudly.

"Wisteria, Firefly, come here quickly, we need to get to the central tower right now."

The changes on their side

Fujika, Hotaru, Temari, and Kankuro all saw it.

As Fujika and Hotaru approached Yakumo, Temari and Kankuro also cautiously moved towards the motionless sand ball.