Naruto: Konoha Spring of the Uchiha Prodigies

"Teacher, let me do it." At this moment, Sasuke volunteered with a cold face.

“No, teacher, I’m only a year younger than him, let me do it,” Neji said at this moment.

Looking at his two disciples who had volunteered for the fight, Uchiha Touko smiled and waved to Naruto behind them: "Naruto, you go for this one."

"Huh? Me?" Naruto pointed at himself and asked incredulously.

“Yes, it’s you.” Uchiha Touko laughed. “Aren’t you two already friends? Then let’s treat this as a friendly sparring match.”

“Alright! I’ll go then!” Naruto nodded confidently.

Upon hearing Uchiha Touko's choice, Onoki's eyes narrowed and his brows furrowed. He was truly confused about Uchiha Touko's purpose.

Soon, two blond-haired kids, one big and one small, stood at opposite ends of the ring under the spotlight.

"Naruto, if you can't hold on any longer, you have to say it." After the two formed the opposing seals in the presence of the two Kage, Deidara gave Naruto this final instruction.

"Don't underestimate me, Deidara!" Naruto said, rubbing his hands together eagerly.

……

Chapter 148 Combat Intuition

While the two were exchanging pleasantries below, Onoki, sitting in the VIP section, began to probe Uchiha Touko.

"Hehe, Hokage, since this is a clash between our two personal disciples, how about we set up a little wager?" Onoki laughed.

"I wonder what the Tsuchikage wants to do?" Uchiha Touko chuckled.

"The Hidden Grass Village suffered heavy losses recently, and they were unable to complete their original mission quota. The extra quota should rightfully be allocated to the ninja villages of our two great nations. I'm sure the Hokage has noticed the increase in missions from the Land of Grass during this period."

“That’s right.” Uchiha Touko nodded.

“Then how about we each contribute 20% of our mission quota as a prize?” Onoki said.

“Since the Tsuchikage wants to play along, then Konoha is willing to oblige.” Uchiha Touko nodded.

"In that case, I will be your witness," the Daimyo of the Land of Earth said with a smile, joining in as well.

“Of course.” Uchiha Touko nodded with a smile.

The conversation between the group made the Daimyo of the Land of Grass, who was sitting not far away, turn green with rage. The main character was right here, and you were using the mission quotas of other ninja villages as a wager between two brats?

After Uchiha Touko and Onoki agreed on their bet, the referee below announced the start of their battle.

As soon as the battle began, Naruto quickly formed hand seals.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

bang bang bang bang...

With a series of explosions of smoke, more than thirty blond-haired men instantly appeared on the stage, leaving the audience stunned.

"Is this the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, created by the Second Hokage of your village? This child has mastered this technique at such a young age?" Onoki exclaimed in admiration.

“He’s still far from fully mastering this technique. Right now, he’s just artificially creating a number of shadow clones by relying on his chakra reserves. If he could control the chakra distribution of each clone, the number of shadow clones could at least double,” Uchiha Touko laughed.

"This kid's chakra reserves are a bit unusually high," Onoki said.

“After all, this child has the blood of the Uzumaki clan flowing through his veins, so it’s normal for him to have more chakra,” Uchiha Touko said.

"Is it merely the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan? I think it's more than that," Onoki said meaningfully.

“Of course, that’s not all. This child also inherited his father’s extraordinary combat instincts,” Uchiha Touko said.

"Is that so? Then I'll wait and see." Seeing that Uchiha Touko refused to acknowledge Naruto's status as a Jinchuriki, Onoki could only say this.

"I'm going! Deidara-nii!" more than thirty Narutos shouted in unison, and then rushed forward.

Seeing this, Deidara could only take out his clay, put it in his mouth and chew it, while mumbling, "Little brother, you're pretty strong. Looks like I'll have to get serious!"

After saying that, Deidara spat out a bird. Naruto, seeing this, was on high alert. He knew he couldn't withstand the power of the explosion his older brother had caused that day.

However, Deidara jumped directly onto the back of the clay bird and rode it into the sky.

Naruto was dumbfounded: "How can you fly?"

"Hehe, admit defeat, little brother, you can't beat me." Deidara chuckled as he flew through the air, then pulled out a handful of kunai with explosive tags attached.

For Deidara, explosive tags, a product of industrial assembly lines, did not align with his artistic pursuits. He had looked down on them two years ago, and the fact that he was now pulling them out was already a sign of leniency towards Naruto.

Deidara, flying in mid-air, shouted that art is explosion while throwing explosive tags and kunai downwards. He didn't even need to aim, since there were densely packed blond-haired people below.

Naruto's dozens of clones scrambled to avoid the explosions, shouting, "That's so unfair!"

"So, little brother, if you can't beat me, you might as well admit defeat." Deidara laughed heartily, but his hands didn't stop moving at all.

"The Tsuchikage's disciple is quite impressive." At this moment, Uchiha Touko also praised, "At such a young age, he has mastered many flying ninjutsu that many ninjas cannot master in their entire lives. His future strategic significance alone is immeasurable."

"Hehe, Hokage, you flatter me. I'll be grateful if this kid doesn't cause me any more trouble," Onoki said, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

"The Hokage isn't in a hurry at all. It seems your disciple has anti-air abilities, huh?" At this moment, the Daimyo of the Land of Earth couldn't help but ask, seeing Uchiha Touko's calm and collected demeanor.

“I haven’t taught this kid anti-air ninjutsu yet,” Uchiha Touko shook his head, “but I believe he will find a solution on his own.”

"Really?" The daimyo of the Land of Earth was also somewhat curious. "Does the Hokage think so highly of his disciple?"

“Of course,” Uchiha Touko nodded, “After all, even I have to admire this child’s combat instincts.”

On the arena, although Deidara was constantly pressuring Naruto, Naruto was handling the situation very well. His thirty-odd clones dodged and weaved, and so far he had only lost a few clones. Those few clones were those that were caught in the blast waves at the very beginning of the battle, when Naruto was not yet used to Deidara's attack rhythm. After gradually figuring out the blast radius of Deidara's explosive tags, Naruto's clones were able to escape the blast radius before the tags exploded.

"The Hokage's disciple's taijutsu is excellent," Onoki said at this moment. "I heard that the Fifth Hokage made a name for himself on the battlefield in the Land of Water by using his wide-range lightning release ninjutsu and lightning release taijutsu. It seems that your disciple has inherited this talent as well. However, if he only dodges, he will lose this sparring match once his stamina and chakra are exhausted."

At this moment, Naruto also realized this, so he also began to take out shuriken to fight back. However, his shuriken technique was somewhat appalling. The shuriken he threw went straight and straight, relying on brute force to achieve a miracle.

A shuriken thrown using this technique could be dodged even with Deidara's eyes closed while he's flying through the air.

Seeing this, Sasuke in the stands couldn't help but cover his eyes. For him, who had learned his family's shuriken technique since childhood, Naruto's method was a complete waste of ninja tools.

At this moment, Neji, who had been observing the battle with his Byakugan activated, couldn't help but say, "This guy probably only has the few shuriken in his ninja tool pouch. His sealing technique level can't support him carrying a large number of shuriken on scrolls."

However, at that moment, a shadow clone below suddenly threw a kunai at Deidara in the sky.

Deidara used his usual powerful, brick-throwing technique, and without thinking, he controlled the clay bird to dodge. However, after he changed direction in mid-air, the kunai flying in the air suddenly exploded into a cloud of white smoke, and Naruto's figure appeared from it. He threw another kunai at Deidara, who had changed direction, and it exploded.

"Using Shadow Clone Jutsu and Transformation Jutsu to briefly levitate? That's a clever tactic," the Tsuchikage remarked. "However, this kid still needs to practice his fundamentals more. If his shurikenjutsu were a bit more refined, he might have succeeded."

However, the kunai that flew towards Deidara transformed again in mid-air, repeating the same trick, and exploded after being thrown out again.

This happened three times in a row, and Naruto in the air got closer and closer to Deidara.

"Such continuous dispelling of shadow clones must put a lot of mental pressure on him. Can this child handle it?" Onoki couldn't help but ask when he saw this.

It's important to understand that even with Iwagakure's mainstream Earth Clone Technique, the continuous release of clones and the overwhelming influx of accumulated memories and feelings into the brain would be too much for some veteran Jonin to handle. Not to mention that Naruto was using the Shadow Clone Technique, which is notoriously demanding on the brain.

"Hehe, this kid is rather simple-minded, so for him, using shadow clones like this isn't a huge burden," Uchiha Touko said.

Not only was the Tsuchikage shocked, but even Deidara, who was flying in the air, was dumbfounded. He also knew the physical clone technique and had even considered using it to skip class while his main body stayed at home studying art.

However, after trying it once, the memories of the entire day flooded into his brain, almost turning him into an idiot. His earth clone had also spent the whole day at the ninja academy thinking about art, and the amount of information was ridiculously large.

Therefore, Naruto knew he couldn't do that.

However, in that instant of confusion, a kunai was already in front of him. With a bang, he transformed into Naruto, rushed forward, and hugged Deidara. The two of them fell from the giant bird in the air.

Seeing this, Deidara used his still-functioning hand to elbow Naruto, who was hugging him, from the back. Thinking it was a clone, he wanted to break the clone and then control the clay bird to come and help. However, after two elbow strikes, the real Naruto who was hugging him did not move at all.

"Damn! This is your true form?" Deidara was stunned.

"Yeah!" Naruto chuckled in the air, while simultaneously clinging tightly to Deidara.

"Are you out of your mind?" Deidara roared. "Let go right now!"

"I won't let go!" Naruto clung tightly to Deidara, and the two of them plummeted from a height of nearly fifty meters.

Upon seeing this, Uchiha Touko and Onoki in the stands stood up at the same time. One of them transformed into a bolt of lightning and flew out, while the other used the Light-Heavy Rock Technique to fly past at high speed.

After Onoki used the Light-Heavy Rock Technique to reduce the weight of the two, Uchiha Touko caught the two blond brats, one in each hand.

Chapter 149 The Non-Aggression Pact between Fire and Earth

After Uchiha Touko put the two kids down on his left and right, Onoki also landed from the air, looking at Uchiha Touko in astonishment. His Super Light-Heavy Rock Technique was already very fast, but Uchiha Touko's speed just now completely exceeded his expectations.

"Tsuchikage, how should this match be calculated?" Uchiha Touka asked with a smile, looking at Onoki.

"Then let's call it a draw, shall we?" Onoki said.

"Alright, then let's call it a draw." Onoki nodded, then grabbed his apprentice by the back of the neck and walked towards the podium.

As the two returned to the VIP area with their respective disciples, the referee announced the result of the match, and enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

Even though neither of them has graduated from the Ninja Academy yet, the excitement of this match is comparable to some Chunin duels.

After this pre-match warm-up, the Chunin Exams matches became much more exciting.

The contestants who made it to the main competition then took to the stage one after another.

However, while the contestants below were putting on a spectacular show, Uchiha Touko and Onoki didn't focus on the matches below. Instead, they directly started allocating the extra mission slots for Kusagakure, which were left because almost all the Jonin had died.

The negotiations went very smoothly. Konoha and Iwagakure basically split the B-rank and above missions that Kusagakure was unable to complete. In fact, this share of missions was only a drop in the ocean for both Konoha and Iwagakure. Therefore, both sides were willing to suffer a little loss in the negotiations, which led to the agreement on an equal distribution.

However, for Kusagakure, with these mission quotas divided up by Konoha and Iwagakure, unless one of the two great ninja villages falls, their village can be said to have no future. After all, training new Jonin also requires accumulating experience through missions, but now they can no longer get any decent missions.

When dealing with troublesome forces like Kusagakure on the border between the two countries, Onoki and Uchiha Touko tacitly chose not to give them any chance to rise again.

"The Fifth Hokage is indeed a straightforward person." After dividing the spoils, Onoki laughed heartily, "Negotiations with you are much more pleasant than dealing with that old bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi."

"Hehe, Tsuchikage is joking. Whether it's you or the Third Hokage, you are both people I, as a junior, should learn from." Uchiha Touko smiled and changed the subject.

At this moment, the competition below has reached the semi-finals. Uchiha Shingetsu, who has just awakened the two-tomoe, has successfully made it to the present and is dealing with his current opponent, a genius genin from Iwagakure, with ease. Victory is only a matter of time. As for Uchiha Masato, who only has one tomoe, he fell in the previous round due to insufficient chakra after encountering several strong opponents.

"It seems the championship will be won by your Uchiha clan this time," Onoki laughed.

"It's just luck. If Shingetsu hadn't been able to activate his two-tomoe power earlier, he probably would have been eliminated long ago," Uchiha Touko said.

"The Hokage is just being modest." Onoki shook his head, and after a while, he spoke again: "I wonder what the Hokage thinks of the current situation in the ninja world?"

"The situation in the ninja world?" Uchiha Touko smiled upon hearing this, it seemed that this was Onoki's real test.

"If you ask me, although peace is the prevailing theme in the ninja world right now, there are undercurrents surging beneath this peaceful surface," Uchiha Touko said.

"What do you mean by that, Hokage?" Onoki asked.

"Although the ninja world is currently at peace, everyone is merely licking the wounds of the Third Shinobi World War. If the situation changes, the Fourth Shinobi World War will be imminent, and the ninja world will face a major upheaval unseen in decades." Uchiha Touko looked at Onoki and chuckled.