Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

But unfortunately,

When Sasuke revealed such a huge opening...

Neji Hyuga, having repeatedly unleashed chakra from the soles of his feet to chase Sasuke, suddenly suffered a cramp in his left leg, causing him to stumble. His left hand was unable to block Sasuke's tachi, and the blade was about to pierce his face. However, at the same time, his right hand, having stopped moving due to the paralysis in Sasuke's legs, successfully reached close to Sasuke's chest.

"Okay, that's enough."

The examiner's voice entered their ears.

Genma Shiranui makes a stylish entrance using the Body Flicker Technique.

He grabbed Sasuke's right hand and Hyuga Neji's right hand with both of his, preventing them from dying together.

Yes,

perish together,

If Genma Shiranui hadn't intervened, Sasuke's kodachi would have struck Neji Hyuga in the face, causing Neji's head to explode, while Neji's right hand would have struck Sasuke in the chest, causing Sasuke's heart to stop beating... In the end, neither of them would have survived.

Of course, this is just a hypothetical scenario.

The chief examiner, Genma Shiranui, wouldn't stand by and watch the geniuses from his own village perish together. Besides him, Shisui was also in charge, responsible for the security of the entire arena. He needed to protect not only the audience but also the contestants.

"Sixth round, a draw!!!"

Genma Shiranui loudly announced the result of the sixth round of the match.

[Chapter 472. As long as the life connection between the Tailed Beast and the Jinchūriki is severed]

After the sixth round of the match, only the last two rounds remained. The seventh round was another internal battle within Konoha, with Sakura Haruno facing Hinata Hyuga. This was a battle between girls, and to the surprise of many viewers, the girl bearing the name of Hyuga lost to the unknown Sakura, leaving many people shocked.

This also made Hiashi Hyuga, who was sitting in the audience, feel even more depressed.

Next up is the eighth round of the Chunin Exams, the final round of the competition, a battle between Konoha genin Rock Lee and Kumogakure genin Karoi. This battle was quite exciting. Karoi, who possesses the Magnet Release Kekkei Genkai, is very strong, but... he is facing Rock Lee, who is also one of the top genin in the Chunin Exams.

They didn't even use the 'Eight Gates Formation'.

Freed from the terrifyingly heavy iron leg bindings, he stunned everyone by defeating Karoi with absolute speed and power, claiming victory with undeniable strength and bringing the Chunin Exams to a perfect close.

that's it,

The unprecedented Chunin Exams have come to an end.

Although a minor accident occurred along the way, it did not affect the holding of the Chunin Exams. Everything started and ended perfectly according to plan, successfully demonstrating Konoha's current strength and the hope of maintaining this strength.

at the same time,

Zongxian also met with the four Kage, which was essentially an informal meeting of the five Kage, where he expressed his intentions and determination to them.

In a large conference room inside the Grand Arena,

The Tsuchikage, Raikage, Kazekage, Mizukage, and their retinues remained here. They had been brought here after the Chunin Exams finals and had not left Konoha immediately. Sogen's declaration hung like a Damocles' sword over their heads, and even Onoki, who had the strongest will to resist, did not simply leave.

Let's see if the Hokage really has a way to ensure the Jinchuriki doesn't die after the Tailed Beasts are extracted.

For,

They were also curious about the evidence that it was about which Jinchuriki had become Uchiha Mugen.

Is it the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki controlled by Konoha itself?

Or perhaps it's some other Jinchūriki.

"Hokage, how much longer are we going to wait here?" Onoki glanced at the clock on the wall. The hour hand had passed one o'clock in the afternoon and was moving towards two o'clock. They had been waiting here for twenty minutes. He felt a little impatient and uneasy. He said, "Are you planning to buy time to gather your forces to deal with us?"

How could that be?

"If it were just to kill you, there would be no need to go through all this trouble of assembling troops."

Zongxian said with a smile.

He shifted his attention from the scroll in his hand, looked up and glanced at the four figures sitting on either side of the conference table, each with a different expression. "If anyone doesn't want to sit here and wait any longer, they can leave at any time. No one will stop you."

This nonchalant and arrogant attitude made Onoki's already gloomy face grow even uglier.

There should be a limit to looking down on people!

If it weren't for the lack of confidence in winning,

He absolutely wanted to use Dust Release to teach this arrogant brat from the Uchiha clan a lesson, but unfortunately... he could only dream about it.

Ai and Luo Sha also looked terrible. The more indifferent Zong Xian seemed, the more it demonstrated his strong self-confidence. It gave people the feeling that no matter what these shadows chose, they could not change the final outcome, and everything would eventually develop according to Zong Xian's wishes.

"By the way, if anyone is hungry, feel free to enjoy the snacks on the table. If you'd like some hot food, just let us know."

Zongxian added another sentence.

At the same time, he reached out and pinched a piece of beef jerky, stuffed it into his mouth, lowered his head, and chewed the beef jerky while turning his attention back to the scroll, continuing to study the sealing techniques recorded on it. As the saying goes, the sea of ​​learning is boundless, and Zongxian never stopped cultivating, after all, the strongest is a dynamic and ever-changing concept.

Even if one conquers the ninja world,

There are also those old guys sealed in the moon and those who are still alive but not dead in the underworld. They should be more humble and not be too proud.

The Kage who heard Zongxian's words did not react. No one touched the snacks on the conference table, nor did anyone ask to eat. Indeed, it was past lunchtime, and they were feeling hungry.

The problem is that they really don't want to eat at this time.

Fortunately,

They weren't made to wait another twenty minutes.

About four minutes after Sogen and Onoki finished their conversation, footsteps were heard outside the meeting room. Kabuto Yakushi pushed open the door and walked in. "Hokage-sama, the prisoner has been brought over."

"Did you encounter any unexpected situations on the way?"

"everything is normal."

"Did the barrier team find anything either?"

"I have not received any notification from the barrier class."

"Where is the Anbu?"

"Nothing unusual has been found so far."

Upon hearing Kabuto's reply, Sogen didn't show any disappointment. He simply said calmly, "I understand. Bring the person in!" There were two reasons why he deliberately didn't send Shisui to escort the prisoner, but instead had Kabuto bring the prisoner over with a large entourage.

One purpose was to show off his work to the mice hiding in the shadows, and the other was to see if he could catch them. The latter purpose was actually secondary; as long as the first purpose was achieved, he would be considered successful.

of course,

To ensure his plan went smoothly.

They still need to properly showcase their work to these shadows and their entourage.

"Yes."

The pharmacist replied.

He turned around and waved towards the door. Two squads of secret agents escorted a prisoner wearing a black hood, a black and white prison uniform, and special shackles on his hands and feet into the conference room. The short prisoner immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"This is..."

Ai looked the prisoner up and down, confirming that his physique was completely different from that of Killer Bee and Yugito, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Rasa and Mei Terumi had nothing to worry about; they were simply curious about the prisoner's true identity.

Only Onoki,

The Third Tsuchikage opened his eyes wide. Although he hadn't seen the specific appearance yet, the familiar physique already confirmed a certain speculation in his mind.

"Let's take off the hood and let the film industry leaders see!"

Zongxian issued new instructions.

Kabuto readily reached out and removed the black hood from the prisoner's head, revealing his signature red beard—it was none other than the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Roshi.

"Old Zi!"

Onoki stood up.

Black Soil and Red Soil, standing behind him, also showed expressions of astonishment.

Not only did the three people from Iwagakure recognize Rōshi's identity, but the other Kage and their followers also recognized this renowned veteran Jinchūriki.

Old Purple was still wearing a gag, unable to speak, only able to make muffled "ooh" sounds. Even Onoki couldn't understand what he was trying to say. The Third Tsuchikage subconsciously reached out to remove the restraints from Old Purple.

however,

Kabuto Yakushi blocked Onoki's approach.

Hand seals

They were clearly prepared to fight.

This posture immediately brought Onoki to his senses. Now was not the time to start a war with Konoha. He could only angrily turn his head and stare at Sogen's hand holding the scroll, questioning, "Hokage, what exactly is going on? Why is Rōshi here? Is Konoha... preparing to start a war with our Iwagakure?"

"I am not afraid of war with your village."

Zongxian spoke slowly and deliberately, leaving Onoki speechless for a moment. If it were before... he would have already declared war by now, but now, he simply didn't have the courage to start a war. He was unwilling to fight a war he knew he would lose.

Just as he was caught in a dilemma, pondering how to back down,

Then Zongxian continued, "However, I have no intention of starting a war with your village. The reason why Mr. Laozi is here is because we received a commission from a client in the Land of Rice Fields. They hope that we can deal with an S-rank rogue ninja who is traveling within the Land of Rice Fields. There is no reason to refuse such a rewarding mission, so... Mr. Laozi was invited to Konoha as a guest."

This is blatant lying.

No one in the Land of Fields would entrust such a task to them.

However, the truth doesn't matter; what matters is that the excuse is appropriate.

"I don't think a rogue ninja can represent the face of Iwagakure, can he?"

Faced with Zongxian's question,

Onoki wisely chose to back down rather than go down a dead end. "...I got a little carried away with my emotions. Speaking of which, is Old Purple the proof you mentioned?" After vaguely admitting defeat, he immediately changed the subject.

"Yes."

Zongxian nodded, tapped the table lightly with his finger, and said with a smile, "In order to ensure that he would not go berserk and out of control during his visit, causing huge casualties to our Konoha, I made a small experiment on Mr. Laozi, and the current Mr. Laozi is the result of the experiment."

At this moment,

Some people have already noticed something is wrong.

"This... I can't sense the aura of the Tailed Beasts." Standing behind the Fourth Raikage, the blond-haired Cloud Ninja was an excellent sensory ninja. Before Rōshi entered the conference room, he had already been using sensory ninjutsu to sense the situation. When Rōshi was brought in, he focused all his attention on Rōshi.