Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

Upon hearing the scream, Naruto shrank back and glanced cautiously at Uchiha Touko. Seeing that Uchiha Touko didn't seem to intend to pursue the matter, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

For the next few days, Naruto, knowing he had caused trouble, stayed quietly in the hotel until the Chunin Exams officially began.

In the first three days of the survival test, although the two teams brought by Uchiha Touko fought very hard, only two Uchiha clansmen and one civilian member made it to the final confrontation stage. Fortunately, in this test with an extremely high mortality rate, none of the six genin brought by Uchiha Touko died. Only three of them were seriously injured. Their injuries helped the two Uchiha clan genin awaken a pair of double-tomoe Sharingan and a pair of single-tomoe Sharingan.

The situation was roughly that two teams from Konoha were surrounded and attacked by a combined force of Iwagakure genin teams in the examination hall, and were in a very critical situation due to being outnumbered.

However, in order to help Konoha preserve its strength, those civilian ninjas from the guard unit spontaneously and fearlessly began to protect the Uchiha clan members in the group. After the three were seriously injured, the huge mental shock caused two Uchiha clan members to undergo a transformation and fight back against all those who surrounded them. This scene stunned everyone who wanted to see Konoha lose face.

Meanwhile, Uchiha Touko, sitting in the VIP section, remained calm. Onoki, standing beside him, said, "It seems we should congratulate the Hokage. The village has gained two more geniuses."

"Those two are still far from it," Uchiha Touko said without changing his expression. "Shingetsu is alright, but Masato is still a long way from meeting the Chunin standard of our Uchiha clan. Moreover, they can't be considered geniuses in Konoha."

Onoki hesitated, unsure how to respond. "So what if you're a genius from Konoha? You think you're so great?"

Moreover, after the survival test, Uchiha Touko rewarded the four civilian ninjas who had fought desperately in the test, while the two clansmen who had completed the Sharingan upgrade were criticized by Uchiha Touko.

"What, do you think your victory was glorious?" Uchiha Touko scolded the two clan genin who wore their ancestral sunny expressions because of their Sharingan upgrades. "Don't forget how you got your Sharingan!"

The two, who were still feeling smug, were scolded by Uchiha Touko. They thought of the scene on the battlefield where their teammates desperately helped them block ninjutsu, and couldn't help but lower their heads in shame.

Only after Uchiha Touko left with Naruto and the other two did the other civilian-born security ninjas approach and say to Uchiha Shingetsu and Uchiha Masato:

"Don't worry about it too much. The Hokage is strict with you because he wants what's best for you," a member of the security team who came from a common background comforted him.

“Yes, you two are more talented than us. Only if you advance to the next round can you better protect the village’s honor,” said one of the team members, whose head was still wrapped in bandages.

"If you really feel bad about it, then do your best in the next round, and do your best for our sake too."

These commoner ninjas owe their current strength to the invaluable knowledge and skills imparted by the Uchiha clan instructors in the garrison. Therefore, they naturally cherish and care for these two Uchiha clan members who are even younger than them.

"Thank you everyone." Uchiha Shingetsu said to everyone with a slight smile.

"No need to thank me," one of the team members waved his hand. "Just play well in the next game."

“Yes!” Uchiha Masato nodded vigorously.

Onoki witnessed everything that happened in front of the training ground, and could only sigh deeply.

He had learned a lot about the Uchiha clan's situation in Konoha through the spies he had planted there. However, after Uchiha Tokō came to power and the spies were dug out and eliminated one by one, Onoki no longer knew much about the situation in Konoha.

To his surprise, the Uchiha clan had already perfectly integrated into the village in such a short time.

"This Fifth Hokage is truly remarkable," Onoki couldn't help but remark.

……

Soon, the day of the final showdown arrived.

On this day, not only the leaders of ninja villages from neighboring countries, but also some daimyo from various countries came to Iwagakure to witness this grand event.

As the only two Kage present, Uchiha Touko and Onoki changed into their respective formal attire and sat on the main stage of the arena.

However, at this moment, a foolish person came up in front of Uchiha Touko.

The newcomer had a greasy face and looked bloated and fat. Even his luxurious silk dress couldn't hide his foolishness.

He approached Uchiha Touko and immediately questioned him, "You are Uchiha Touko? The Fifth Hokage of the Land of Fire?"

"May I ask who you are?" Uchiha Touko frowned slightly. Ever since he took office as the Grand Minister of Fire, no one had dared to speak to him like this for a long time.

"Hmph, I am the daimyo of the Land of Grass. Why don't you bow to me?" said the daimyo of the Land of Grass. Some time ago, he received a reply from the Land of Fire. He had to admit that Miura Kazuo was quite talented in writing. Just a short essay of 400 words made him curse in his bedchamber for a whole day.

The compensation and reconstruction price list sent by Kusagakure further fueled his anger.

Therefore, after hearing that Uchiha Touko would be attending the joint Chunin Exams in Iwagakure, the Daimyo of the Land of Grass also showed up despite not having any ninja from his own country participating, just to verbally abuse Uchiha Touko.

In his view, Uchiha Toko was a lowly ninja who did things for money. Even if he was the Kage of a great nation, he could not be disrespected. Didn't you see that Onoki bowed to him when he met him?

"Heh, who do we have here? Turns out to be an arrogant fool who doesn't know his own limitations." Uchiha Touko said with a light laugh.

"You..." the Daimyo of the Land of Grass stammered, "Didn't the Daimyo of the Land of Fire teach you anything about hierarchy?"

"I only know one principle: a subject of a superior state does not bow to the ruler of a inferior state. You want me to bow? Are you qualified?" Uchiha Touko looked down at the other party, his eyes full of coldness.

Chapter 147 Yellow Hair VS Yellow Hair

As soon as Uchiha Touko finished speaking, the daimyo of the Land of Grass turned a deep shade of liver, while Onoki, standing to the side, also looked somewhat embarrassed.

"Dude, if you didn't want to bow, you should have said so earlier. The way you did it made it really awkward for me to bow to this guy earlier."

"Hehe, I've heard that the new Grand Minister of the Fire Kingdom is a young hero. Seeing him today, I can confirm that his reputation is well-deserved." At this moment, a robust middle-aged man dressed in a magnificent formal suit walked over with a smile.

Upon seeing the visitor, Ōnoki bowed and greeted him, "Your Highness, Daimyo."

When Uchiha Touko saw the newcomer, he smiled slightly, bowed, and said, "Greetings, Your Highness, Daimyo."

"No need for formalities." The daimyo of the Land of Earth nodded and stepped forward to shake hands warmly with Uchiha Touko.

This daimyo of the Land of Earth and Onoki can be considered a model of harmonious relationship between ruler and subject in the ninja world. The reason why the Land of Earth has been able to develop to its current scale is not only due to Onoki's efforts in Tsuchikage, but also inseparable from the strong support of this daimyo. It can be said that among the five daimyo of the five great nations, this daimyo named Uesugi Hideyoshi is the most virtuous.

Therefore, Uchiha Touko didn't mind giving this person some face, after all, this person was a daimyo of a major country, on par with the daimyo of their Land of Fire.

After Uchiha Touko bowed to him, the daimyo of the Land of Grass turned from red to purple.

"Brother Ikezawa, what are you still doing here? The competition is about to begin." Uesugi Hidekoshi said, looking at the daimyo of the Land of Earth. "By the way, why haven't we seen any ninjas from the Land of Grass participating this time?"

Seeing this, Uchiha Touko smiled, realizing that the daimyo of the Land of Grass was not very popular among daimyo.

"Oh, look at my memory, I almost forgot." Uesugi Hidekoshi laughed. "Your ninja village in the Land of Grass probably can't put together a suitable team right now, right? If you ask me, that's the fault of your Land of Grass. The Hokage has already issued a statement throughout the ninja world, but the Hidden Grass Village still insists on going its own way. You can't blame anyone else for that."

“His Highness the Daimyo is right,” Uchiha Touko said with a smile. “Moreover, Konoha has already given Kusagakure many opportunities, but unfortunately some people just don’t understand the significance of a great nation.”

"Iwagakure would make the same choice in that situation," Ohnoki said from the side.

Then, the three of them burst into laughter, leaving only the daimyo of the Grass Country, who became the biggest clown of the day under the watchful eyes of the guests.

"The match is about to begin, isn't it? I wonder if Konoha has any geniuses to send out this time?" Uesugi Shuichi said with a smile.

"I wouldn't presume to call myself a genius; I just have two good-for-nothing clansmen," Uchiha Touko said.

"The Hokage is very strict with his clansmen. If the Uchiha with the two-tomoe Sharingan has the right ninja skills, he would be qualified to become a Jonin in our village," Onoki said. "It seems that he will win the championship this time."

"He just got lucky and opened his eyes," Uchiha Touko said, waving his hand. "He's still far from being a true powerhouse."

"Hehe, now that you mention it, I'm starting to look forward to it too," said Uesugi Hidekoshi. "Please, Grand Minister."

“You are the daimyo, you should go first,” Uchiha Touko said with a smile.

The three chatted and laughed as they arrived at the VIP area, where the venue had already been set up and the competition was about to begin.

After the three sat down, Uchiha Touko suddenly spoke up: "Mr. Tsuchikage, how about we put on a little warm-up show before the match begins?"

Upon hearing this, Onoki looked at Uchiha Touko with some confusion, "Does the Hokage have any good suggestions?"

"It's not really a suggestion," Uchiha Touko said with a smile. "Our disciples are about the same age, so how about we have a little sparring match in front of everyone before the main tournament begins?"

Upon hearing this, Onoki narrowed his eyes and looked at Uchiha Touko for a while before speaking, "Since the Hokage has this idea, then we Iwagakure cannot spoil our guest's fun."

Onoki waved to a member of the Anbu and instructed him, "Bring Deidara here."

"Understood." The officer acknowledged the order and left.

……

At this moment, Deidara and Kurotsuchi, along with Naruto and his two companions, encountered each other again at this location.

"Big brother!" Naruto waved and greeted Deidara as soon as he saw him! Deidara's strong act of taking the blame for him that day made Naruto genuinely acknowledge this good older brother whose hair color was similar to his own.

"Little brother!" Deidara was also pleasantly surprised to meet Naruto. After all, Naruto was the only one who was willing to study art with him from childhood to adulthood, and even gave him such a good suggestion. He was very satisfied with the fireworks that day.

So when they met, the two quickly huddled together and introduced each other to their respective companions.

"Sasuke, Neji, this is Deidara," Naruto introduced the two.

"Kurotsuchi, this is my little brother whom I just met not long ago..." Deidara wanted to introduce Naruto to Kurotsuchi, but suddenly remembered that he didn't seem to know Naruto's name. "Right, what's your name again?"

"Big brother, my name is Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto!" Naruto said with a grin.

Sasuke and Neji looked at Deidara, and they suddenly understood why the two of them could get along so well. They could smell the idiot vibe in this new blond guy.

At the same time, Kurotsuchi looked Naruto up and down, thinking to herself.

[So even Konoha has idiots like my senior?]

"Naruto, come with me in a bit, I'll take you to a good place to watch the match," Deidara said, patting his chest.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Deidara!" Naruto said to Deidara with a bright smile.

However, before Deidara could lead the three to a suitable place, the Iwagakure ANBU arrived in front of Deidara: "Deidara, the Tsuchikage is looking for you."

"The old man's looking for me now? No way." Deidara waved his hand dismissively. "Can't you see I'm busy right now?"

Seeing Deidara's stubbornness, the ANBU member was also quite troubled. It wasn't because of the kid's status as the Tsuchikage's direct disciple, but because the kid was petty and vengeful. In the village, who had offended this kid and whose door hadn't been blown up? If you offended him too badly, this kid might even blow up your toilet!

Fortunately, at that moment, a Konoha genin who had come to participate in the Chunin Exams but was eliminated in the survival test came over and said to Naruto and the other two, "The Hokage is looking for the three of you."

"Sorry, Deidara-nii, my teacher is looking for me." Naruto could only scratch his head and say to Deidara. Unlike Deidara, he wasn't fearless. He was a real troublemaker in the village, and he really beat up Kakashi and Uchiha in their fights!

When Deidara saw that his little brother was about to leave, he felt it was pointless, so he said to the ANBU member, "In that case, I'll go with you to see the old man."

Upon hearing this, the ANBU member breathed a sigh of relief; it was best that Deidara was willing to cooperate.

Then, the two blond kids discovered that they were going to the same place.

"Old man, what do you want?" Deidara asked Onoki without any politeness as soon as he entered the VIP area.

Onoki's face twitched, but considering the presence of so many dignitaries, he resisted the urge to publicly reprimand his unruly child and patiently said, "His Hokage wishes to see your strength, so he would like his disciple to spar with you."

"Uncle Hokage, do you want me to spar with your disciple?" Deidara turned to look at Uchiha Touko.

"Kid, I'm only eight years older than you, you don't have to call me uncle." Uchiha Touko's face twitched, and at the same time he was already thinking about how he should pay more attention to the education of the children in the village in the future.

"Hey, that's not important." Deidara waved his hand, glanced at Naruto and the other two, and then said, "Let's skip the sparring. They're all younger than me, so let's not waste our time. We'd be better off exploring some new art forms."

In Deidara's view, if Naruto, as his disciple, could give him new inspiration, then what about Uchiha Touko, as his teacher? So now that he had the opportunity to learn art from him in person, Deidara naturally didn't want to waste his time bullying a child.

Sasuke and Neji narrowed their eyes slightly after hearing Deidara's words. Were they being underestimated?

"Deidara! You mustn't be rude to the guests from Iwagakure!" Onoki hissed.

"Hehe, it's alright." Uchiha Touko said with a smile, "You want to discuss art with me? Well then, if you defeat my disciple, I will tell you what the ultimate art is."

"Is this true?" Deidara's eyes lit up after hearing Uchiha Touko's words. The ultimate art? That sounds really cool.

“Really?” Uchiha Touko nodded with a smile.