I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

A few days after the second exam, the Hokage regrouped the village's jonin and came to the Hokage Building.

"The Anbu found Gekko Hayate's body yesterday." Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was sitting in the middle, said heavily.

"Could it be Orochimaru?" Red Bean on the side felt that the biggest suspect who could be a senior ninja in the village quietly was Orochimaru.

"No, I asked Hayate to follow Kabuto Yakushi, who was a suspect, but I didn't expect that he would be harmed instead." Hiruzen blamed himself a little, but he quickly put away his sad expression and said seriously, "According to the report from the Anbu, Hayate died from a powerful wind jutsu. The opponent was at least a master of the Jonin level. It is very likely that it was done by Kabuto Yakushi or his accomplices. We cannot be sure that it was Orochimaru. We must be prepared for other enemies."

"There is still one month until the final stage of the Chunin Exam. Nobles from other countries and the Kazekage will arrive soon. Konoha's alert has been raised to the highest level. I will instruct the Anbu to participate in the security link this time. Everyone should not let their guard down."

Then Hiruzen made a series of arrangements, and the jonin who received the order left one after another. Finally, Hiruzen left Ye Lan and said, "Ye Lan, you did a great job in blocking Orochimaru's plan in the Forest of Death last time. This is the reward I gave you after thinking about it."

After saying that, he picked up a scroll and handed it to Ye Lan. After Ye Lan took it and opened it, he was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Hiruzen would give him this kind of ninjutsu as a reward.

"Hokage-sama, this technique belongs to the Second Hokage..."

Hiruzen waved his hand, "You are the descendant of Kagami, the younger brother of Shisui. I am really sorry about Shisui. He is a good boy. He has always been working hard for the harmonious coexistence of the Uchiha clan and the village. Now there are only you and Sasuke left in the Uchiha clan. I hope you can inherit his will."

Ye Lan was silent. There were too many questions about Shisui's disappearance. The reason he stayed in the village now was to find out the real reason why the Uchiha clan was exterminated. It could be seen from the fact that he casually wore a Konoha forehead protector and never wore a ninja vest that he actually had no attachment to the village.

Looking at the silent Ye Lan, Hiruzen sighed, "I understand that you are a little concerned about the Uchiha clan, but now is the time when the village needs strength the most. I must unite everyone in the village. Ye Lan, just treat it as an old man's request."

Looking at Hiruzen, whose face was covered with age spots, Ye Lan nodded, "Hokage-sama, what do you need me to do for this Chunin Exam?"

Hearing Ye Lan's reply, Hiruzen smiled and said, "Kakashi has already told me that there is a Jinchūriki who is taking the exam in Sunagakure. I trust your judgment. On the day of the competition, I need you to supervise the Jinchūriki at the venue. If he goes berserk, you must take action immediately. The village cannot accept the destruction of the Jinchūriki."

Afterwards, Hiruzen gave a few more instructions, and Ye Lan took his leave after accepting the order.

"Huruzen, is it really okay to pass on the teacher's technique to that child?" Tsuneya Koharu said after Ye Lan left.

"We owe too much to both Kagami and Shisui. We can't let the two remaining Uchiha down. Sasuke hasn't grown up yet, and we need Ye Lan's strength." Perhaps because of his age, Hiruzen's mood changed a lot and his heart softened.

"If Jiraiya and Tsunade were with us, how could we be so passive? I wonder where those two guys are now." Mitomon En said angrily.

Sarutobi Hiruzen remained silent when he heard the names of his other two disciples. None of his disciples was able to inherit his mantle and all left the village. In a way, he was a failure as a teacher.

"Hey! Ye Lan."

As soon as Ye Lan left the Hokage Building, he found Kakashi who had been waiting for him at the door.

"I have something to discuss with you..." Kakashi's eyes were erratic, and he didn't dare to look directly at Ye Lan. He seemed to have made up his mind before continuing, "You know there is still a month before the final exam. I plan to give Sasuke special training, but Naruto, who has also passed the budget, has no one to teach him. Can you..."

"No." Before Kakashi could finish his sentence, Ye Lan rejected him outright.

"It's not that I don't want to help. It's just that Naruto's personality is naturally incompatible with mine, and my fighting style is seriously incompatible with Naruto's. Do you expect him to learn my fire escape or swordsmanship? Can you imagine Naruto fighting the same way as me?"

"Is that really the case..." Kakashi was also worried about Naruto.

"And that child's foundation is too poor. He can't even master chakra well. If it's about teaching, I would rather teach another girl in your class, Haruno Sakura." Seeing that Kakashi was a little discouraged, Ye Lan also said comfortingly. Perhaps because of Sasuke, the relationship between the two has improved a lot.

"Are you willing to teach Sakura? Then it's a deal!" Kakashi said directly to take advantage of the situation.

"...Sakura doesn't need to participate in the competition, so what can I teach her? Besides, Sasuke doesn't need me? You have to know that Orochimaru's target is Sasuke. Can you stop Orochimaru alone?" Ye Lan didn't expect Kakashi to make such a decision directly.

"Don't worry about Sasuke, I will find a hidden training ground, and with the help of some Anbu, it shouldn't be a problem. Sakura didn't pass the exam so I want her to study further, but I don't have much time to teach her. And don't worry, Sakura has a good foundation and a strong learning ability, but her combat thinking is a little rigid, and she lacks some means to determine victory. You just watch and teach her." Kakashi said quickly.

"I'll ask Sakura to find you at the training ground tomorrow, you must come!" Without waiting for Ye Lan to react, Kakashi turned into a ball of smoke. It turned out that the one waiting here was just one of his shadow clones.

This guy, it seems like he has had this plan for a long time. Ye Lan thought helplessly, it seems like he can only take it one step at a time.

The next morning, Kakashi brought Sakura to Konoha's training ground.

"Sakura, you have to study hard with Ye Lan. I had to get him to agree with great difficulty. With your learning ability, you will improve soon. Even though Ye Lan is not much older than you, he is one of the strongest in the village, so you don't have to worry about this." Kakashi instructed Sakura.

"Teacher Kakashi, is Senior Ye Lan so powerful?" Sakura had only seen Ye Lan take action twice in the Forest of Death and did not have a clear understanding of Ye Lan's strength.

"That's quite incredible. Ye Lan had already gone on an S-level mission when he was two years younger than you. The Orochimaru you met in the Forest of Death was an S-level rebel ninja from Konoha. Even I can't guarantee that I can stop him completely." Kakashi said. In fact, this time it was not only a special training for Sasuke, but he also had to start training. Ye Lan's strength and the situation in the village put a lot of pressure on him.

"Senior Ye Lan is so powerful..."

Why is there no one at the training ground? Could he not come? Kakashi thought awkwardly as he looked at the empty training ground.

"You are really good at making decisions for others without your permission, Kakashi." Just when Kakashi didn't know how to continue talking to Sakura, Ye Lan finally appeared in front of them.

"Hahaha, you're here! Sakura, come and call teacher." Kakashi scratched his head awkwardly and said with a smile.

"Ye Lan...Teacher?" Xiaoying said to Ye Lan, who was two or three years older than her.

"No need... I'm not old enough to be a teacher." Ye Lan waved his hand, making Kakashi and Sakura think that he disagreed with teaching.

"Just call me brother like Sasuke does. Although I've never heard that kid call me that, Sakura, my training is very strict. Even Sasuke couldn't stand it at first. Have you made up your mind?"

Hearing Ye Lan say this, Xiaoying was a little overwhelmed. In fact, she didn't have the pressure of participating in the competition now, and training was not an urgent matter for her. However, when she thought about how she had been protected by Sasuke and Naruto in the Forest of Death, and she had never been able to do anything, and both of them had passed the preliminaries, she didn't know what to do. Thinking of this, the confusion in Xiaoying's eyes gradually became firm, and she looked into Ye Lan's eyes and said.

"Brother Ye Lan, I have made up my mind."