Naruto: The Iceman of the Senju Family

In July, with the expectations of all parties, the multi-village joint chuunin examination finally kicked off again.

Different from the high-profile publicity of Konoha Village three years ago, in this exam, almost all participating villages are working hard and preparing to make a lot of money in this joint exam!

Three years ago in Hedong,

Three years in Hexi,

You used to ignore me,

Just wait and see who I am now!

At least judging from the performance of the people who came to take the exam from various villages, they are so confident and so awesome!

But in fact, for Konoha Village, or for the top management of Konoha Village, most of the other candidates this year are still supporting roles.

Especially in Danzo's eyes, except for Itachi, the other candidates were not even qualified to let him see their names.

……

Exam begins.

The first test was a written test as usual, but it didn't seem to be difficult at all for Itachi.

It can also be said that he discovered the purpose of this exam at the same time as the exam began——

Cheat without being caught by the examiner.

It’s just that this exam is destined to have little effect on him~

When he was a child, Itachi would read a lot of books in his free time. This habit continued even after he became a genin.

Therefore, he only needs to answer the test paper as usual. There is no need to cheat at all.

Having both theoretical knowledge and combat strength at the same time, this is the most ideal ninja in Itachi's mind:

Only with a well-organized mind can you fully utilize your excellent physical abilities in the first place.

As for a ninja, no matter how good he is at ninjutsu, as long as he cannot make accurate judgments in battle, he will most likely fail.

In the ninja world, failure... means death.

Itachi's mind flashed back to his former teammate, Izumo Tenma's expression when he was killed by the masked man...

"Shusha~~~"

There were more and more words on the test paper, and soon it was almost [-]% full.

During this time, people continued to be caught cheating and then kicked out of the exam room.

After answering the test paper, Itachi did not check again or anything. He was very confident in his memory.

Who is it and how is it cheating?

By sensing chakra from all directions, he began to secretly observe other candidates:

Some people seem to be thinking calmly, but in fact they are observing other people's hand movements with their peripheral vision;

Some people's ears move from time to time, apparently trying to figure out the other person's answer based on the sound of pencil and paper rubbing...

In short, many people are cheating using the methods they are good at.

Itachi was calmly judging and recording this information.

After all, as far as this Chunin Exam is concerned, everyone present is his opponent.

If you can know the details of your opponent, once the war starts, you will have a way to make the situation favorable to you!

Everyone else was in a group of three, and he was the only one in a group~

The next exam may evolve into a three-on-one situation, and it is reasonable to expect this.

Because there are no companions, in order to break this unfavorable situation, it is naturally very important and necessary to investigate the enemy's intelligence from now on!

……

In the dim room, the ninja wearing a white tiger mask was reporting to Danzo, who had his eyes closed:

"The time it took to pass the second level of the exam was five hours and 37 minutes. This speed...if you consider that this is an exam that you must form a team to take, this is a very amazing record."

Speaking of this, White Tiger Mask was a little hesitant. In fact, in his opinion, this speed could be said to be unparalleled.

After all, the guy named Uchiha Itachi was just one person, but he had to successfully seize the required scrolls and reach the high tower in the middle of the forest while being chased and intercepted by many three-person teams.

Unfortunately, he also knew the team from three years ago, the team that completed the task in only three and 10 minutes, and was a few years younger than the current Itachi.

He knew better that Danzo-sama didn't like hearing that name...

"Ah."

Danzo nodded, seeming to have forgotten those troublesome things.

"The third exam is about to start. It's almost time for us to go over and have a look..."

However, just as he stood up, he suddenly heard the white tiger mask say:

"About this, there is something I think I still need to report to you."

Danzo's body slowly stopped and he turned to look at him without saying a word.

"In the first round of the third match, Itachi's opponent was originally a genin from our village, but... the opponent gave up."

"?"

Danzo seemed startled for a moment, and then a wrinkle formed at the corner of his eye.

"Is this genin afraid because he saw Itachi's excellence and thought he had no hope of winning?"

"Of course, my subordinates think so too!"

"Hehehehehe..."

Danzang smiled,

In fact, his mood at this time may be much happier than he showed.

It's just that he has been secretly plotting against people for so many years that he seems to have forgotten how to smile normally.

"In the past few years, I have thought about it several times, how wonderful it would be if he was not from the Uchiha clan... However, I have never felt such a pity like this time!"

Danzo said something incomprehensible, and then Danzo walked out again.

"Who is his second-round opponent?"

"If nothing goes wrong in the first round,"

White Tiger Mask, who followed immediately behind, quickly replied:

"Itachi's opponent in the second round should be the genin of Kumogakure Village, 'Mian'... whose nickname is 'Spring Sleep', and I heard that he has a certain reputation among the young people of Kumogakure Village in recent years."

"'Mian'? Ha~ What a messy name."

Danzo snorted disdainfully,

"Ninjas with nicknames are only second-rate. Real ninjas don't need these useless things."

"Yes."

The white tiger mask who followed him nodded immediately.

"Hmph, I wonder how Uchiha Itachi, who doesn't have a nickname, will deal with a genin with a boring nickname? I'm already looking forward to it."

After saying this sentence rashly, even Danzo himself was a little startled.

It has been a long time since I have experienced such strong fluctuations in my heart...

……

"I repeat, this game has no rules at all and will continue until one of the parties admits defeat..."

When Danzo brought his men to the third examination room, he saw the examiner explaining the rules of the game to Itachi and his opponent.

"Is that what 'sleep' is?"

In the slightly dim passage, no emotion could be heard in Danzo's voice.

However, as a subordinate for many years, White Tiger Mask still saw some impatience and contempt in his eyes and facial expressions.

From their angle, they could just see Itachi's opponent listening to the examiner's speech with a drowsy look, which even made people worry that he might fall asleep on the spot.

"Yes, just because I haven't paid attention to him before, there isn't much information about him..."

"It doesn't matter, it's just a small role, it's not worth wasting your actions."

"Would you like to ask the examiner to postpone the order of our competition so that you can get enough sleep?"

In the field, looking at his opponent's appearance, Itachi asked in a calm tone.

"Ah~ don't worry."

The guy named Mian opposite him obviously had big, round eyes, but now half of them were covered by his eyelids. After hearing Itachi's question, he immediately smiled at him, but his smile also seemed full of energy. Feeling sleepy.

After hearing this, Itachi nodded and glanced at the entire venue and the tower above.

Sitting in the audience at this time were nobles and ruling classes from various countries, as well as senior officials and ninjas from various ninja villages...

We must show overwhelming power in this battle!

In addition to letting these adults who can determine the future of the world see the power of Konoha Village, they also want to use this as a stage to start to show their prominence!

Only if you have more and wider influence can you change the Uchiha clan according to your own ideas!

It's not that he doesn't believe in the efforts of Izumi and Senju Mayuki, but as a member of the clan, he is unwilling and unable to leave all the matters that determine the clan's future into the hands of others.

and……

In fact, Itachi's vision has never been limited to one clan. From a long time ago, what he has been considering is the peace between villages and even the entire world!

Therefore, apart from performing a mission, this is also the first time Itachi fights someone without any intention of showing mercy!