Whoosh.
Yagyu silently appeared on a large tree.
With a single glance, he could clearly see the confrontation taking place in the relatively empty street below.
"As expected, it's them."
Seeing the people present, Yagyu showed an expression of watching a show.
"Gaara and Sasuke are hiding in the shadows. Looks like they are both preparing to show off."
Interesting.
Very interesting.
The current Uchiha Sasuke had already started walking down the path of showing off, and he was going further and further along it.
Of course, he rarely succeeded.
In the alley that Yagyu was watching,
Naruto and Sakura stood together, glaring angrily at the two Genin from Sunagakure standing opposite them.
Yagyu had never met those two Genin before.
However, based on their distinctive outfits, he easily identified them.
Who else could they be besides Kankuro and Temari.
Of course, they were not the only ones present.
There were also three children in the alley, all of whom Yagyu had seen before.
The Third Hokage's grandson, Konohamaru Sarutobi, along with his two companions Moegi Kazamatsuri and Udon Ise.
At the moment, however, Konohamaru was being held by Kankuro.
Judging from the situation, Kankuro clearly intended to beat him badly.
In the alley,
Naruto watched as Konohamaru was held like trash by Kankuro, and anger filled his face.
"Let him go."
Staring at Kankuro with determination, Naruto clenched his fists.
"Or I will punch you right now."
Kankuro looked at Naruto.
Especially at the ninja headbands worn by Naruto and Sakura.
In that instant, a thought appeared in his mind.
Standing beside him, Temari calmly said,
"Forget it, Kankuro. Be careful or you might get beaten later."
Kankuro shook his head.
Still holding Konohamaru, he spoke,
"Before the troublesome one arrives, I will just play with you a little."
While speaking,
Kankuro tightened his grip.
Konohamaru, still just a child, quickly turned red from being choked.
"You bastard."
Naruto shouted angrily and rushed forward.
However, Naruto was still extremely inexperienced.
He was not Kankuro's opponent at all.
From Yagyu's perspective above, he could clearly see a thin but extremely strong chakra thread extending from Kankuro's fingertips.
It wrapped around Naruto's leg and instantly knocked him to the ground.
"What just happened."
Naruto lay on the ground, completely confused.
Seeing this scene,
Kankuro showed a mocking smile.
"So that's it. Konoha's Genin are this weak."
Hearing this broad insult,
Even Yagyu, who was just watching the show, raised his eyebrows.
He felt slightly annoyed.
"I have decided."
Watching Kankuro continue showing off, Yagyu murmured quietly.
"In the upcoming exams, if I don't beat this guy until he has psychological trauma, my name Yagyu Sōsuke will be written backward."
Konoha Genin are weak.
Kid, you have chosen a very narrow path.
At that moment,
Just as Kankuro was about to attack Konohamaru,
Whoosh, thud.
A small stone suddenly shot out from the side and struck Kankuro's hand accurately.
Everyone turned toward the source.
Uchiha Sasuke sat on a tree branch while tossing another stone in his hand.
He looked down at Kankuro and sneered.
"You are getting a little too arrogant in someone else's village."
Sasuke crushed the stone in his hand.
His gaze became cold.
"Get lost."
Rubbing his injured hand,
Kankuro glared at Sasuke with killing intent.
"Another annoying brat. You must be that Yagyu Sōsuke everyone in Konoha is talking about. Get down here, brat. Let me see how strong you really are."
Hearing this,
Everyone from Konoha froze for a moment.
Then they all looked at Kankuro with strange expressions.
Sasuke is Yagyu Sōsuke.
That was simply ridiculous.
Even Sasuke himself looked slightly embarrassed.
After thinking for a moment, he explained,
"I am not Yagyu Sōsuke. My name is Uchiha Sasuke. If you want to fight him, I advise you not to."
Kankuro and Temari looked at him with confusion.
"Why. Is Yagyu Sōsuke weaker than you."
Sasuke shook his head.
In his mind appeared the image of Yagyu's back.
"That man is very strong. Strong enough to make people despair. Someone like you will never even catch up to his shadow. I advise you not to humiliate yourself."
Kankuro remained silent for a moment.
His expression showed both doubt and disbelief.
Then he raised his hand.
The puppet on his back was taken down.
It was obvious that he intended to fight Sasuke.
At that moment,
Yagyu noticed movement from Gaara, who had been hiding in the shadows the entire time.
Without making a sound,
Gaara appeared on another branch of the same tree where Sasuke stood.
"Kankuro."
Gaara's voice was cold and filled with killing intent.
He looked at Kankuro indifferently.
"Stop embarrassing our village. Do you even remember why we came here."
The moment he appeared,
An intense pressure filled the area.
Everyone felt it, including Sasuke, who had just been showing off.
Kankuro, who had been arrogant just moments ago, suddenly looked like a mouse facing a cat.
He was filled with fear.
Even his voice trembled as cold sweat ran down his face.
Temari also looked nervous.
Seeing this scene,
Yagyu shook his head.
"The intimidation of a Jinchuriki is truly terrifying. Gaara, that problem child, can only be saved by Naruto."
Looking at Team Seven below, who were completely overwhelmed,
Yagyu felt somewhat speechless.
They were still too inexperienced.
"This is boring. I wanted to show off, but it turns out I have already become a legend. That feeling is quite uncomfortable."
After saying that casually,
Yagyu stopped watching the scene.
"This kind of small drama is not worth watching in the future."
As he finished speaking,
Yagyu disappeared again among a gust of wind and falling leaves.
Night.
Inside Yagyu's room.
Yagyu lay on his bed holding a form.
He had received the Chunin Exam application form from Anko earlier.
"So I really have to take the Chunin Exam alone."
Yagyu looked at the form with an unsurprised expression.
"Judging from the old man's intentions, he probably wants me to demonstrate Konoha's new generation strength to all the villages participating in this exam."
In truth,
Promotion to Chunin did not require passing the exam.
As the leader of the village, the Third Hokage could directly promote Genin to Chunin or Chunin to Jonin.
As long as they had completed enough missions.
Based on Yagyu's mission record, he could easily be promoted to Chunin.
However, that had not happened.
Instead, he was being made to participate in the Chunin Exams.
The purpose behind this decision was obvious.
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