Chapter 35: Doubts

No applause, no cheers.

There was a dead silence in the stands.

Everyone saw what was happening clearly, but couldn't believe their eyes.

The proctor raised his right hand in the air.

The words "aborted" stuck in his throat, making him almost unable to breathe.

He swallowed hard, along with the four words.

But his heart did not become any lighter.

Like everyone in the stands, he was staring blankly at Itachi Uchiha, who was standing calmly in place, not moving half a step since before the start of the match.

"Did he seal? That big brother... ”

A timid child's voice sounded in the stands.

Like a drop of water, it fell into a boiling oil pot, and suddenly there was a buzz in the stands that was enough to collapse the entire arena.

To use ninjutsu, especially a powerful ninjutsu like the "Hao Fireball Technique", the Indian style is especially complicated.

But at the same time as the invigilator's voice fell, Uchiha Itachi's ninjutsu had already struck.

In the process, his hand didn't even come out of his black cloak.

Could it be that there is really a genius in this world who can perform ninjutsu without sealing?

As time passed, the chatter in the stands did not subside, but became more and more noisy.

"Did you see his seal? That little imp.,Uchiha Itachi.。。。。 ”

With a serious expression, Sarutobi turned his head to look at Tuanzo on his left.

Danzou didn't say a word, his gaze still firmly locked on Uchiha Itachi's black cloak.

Itachi's hands were hidden under the wide cloak.

。。。。。。。。

"The competition is over, and Uchiha Itachi wins."

The invigilator finally came to his senses, and while announcing the results of the competition, he motioned for the medical staff to enter the arena to check on Mizuwa's injuries.

"Don't look at it, it's dead."

Uchiha Itachi dropped a word lightly and turned to leave.

Shuihe was willing to admit defeat from the beginning, and he didn't even have time to protect his body with chakra.

Under the Uchiha Itachi's "Howe Fireball Technique", which is far more powerful than ordinary people, death is the only ending.

Many of the people in the stands were famous ninjas from the various hidden villages, but none of them could see the Uchiha Itachi's movements, as if the huge fireball appeared out of thin air.

How the hell did he do it.

All left with the same doubts.

The name of Uchiha Itachi also spread to every corner of the ninja world with the breeze of Konoha.

Konoha's Uchiha Itachi is a ninja who can only appear once in hundreds of years, and his ninjutsu talent is given by the heavens, and he has surpassed the limits of human beings.

Everyone who hears this name, will say this.

。。。。。。。。

Uchiha Itachi walked slowly down the streets of Konoha.

He ignored the pointing and pointing of passers-by, and there was no smile on his cold face.

No one had the courage to greet him, and passers-by followed his back with frightened and frightened eyes.

He knew exactly why.

If he wasn't from the Uchiha clan, he would be greeted with endless praise and cheers.

That's exactly where the problem lies.

Every villager in Konoha is more than happy to see a young genius rise to prominence.

But if that genius is from the Uchiha clan, then the situation is completely reversed.

The shadow of the Nine-Tails attack has not completely disappeared from people's minds, and the recent conflict between the Uchiha clan and the Hokage's direct shadow has begun to affect the security environment in Konoha .

And rumors of the Uchiha clan's attempt to split from Konoha have spread to every corner of Konoha except for the Uchiha clan who have kept themselves in the dark.

People are always selfish, and at this sensitive moment, the more famous the Uchiha Itachi becomes, the more uneasy the Konoha villagers become.

Uchiha Itachi swept the panicked faces from the corner of his eye, and the corners of his mouth inadvertently hooked up a sneer.

He didn't hate these ordinary people who were brainwashed by the Konoha higher-ups, he just felt sorry for them.

"For Konoha."

The simple four words are the "righteousness" that all Konoha ninjas believe in.

Under the guidance of the high-sounding "righteousness", these villagers went forward one after another to sacrifice everything and even their lives for Konoha.

In the end, all you get are the most ordinary tombstones.

This is the reality of the ninja world.

。。。。。。。。

"Itachi-senpai."

A clear cry pulled Uchiha Itachi back from his thoughts.

"Long time no see, Asada."

Uchiha Itachi looked at the round-faced girl in front of him with some surprise.

She was also the first person to greet Itachi Uchiha after the competition.

"Itachi seniors. That misty ninja named Mizuwa was born in the famous Misty Hidden Sect, and he was knocked down by you in less than a second. Although I have only worked with my predecessors for a short time. But I'm still proud to have worked with my seniors in the same class. Of all the people I've met, the one I respect the most is you... ”

Asada's face was covered with an excited smile.

"This... , maybe he's too weak. ”

Uchiha Itachi was a little embarrassed, and for the first time he was praised in person by a girl who was not too familiar, which made him feel uncomfortable up and down.

"By the way, how are you doing?"

He quickly interrupted Asada's gushing praise.

"Itachi senior, you're about to become a middle ninja, I'm miserable...

The smile on Asada's face darkened,

"Fujiki-sensei heard that he was sent on a secret mission. Senior, you're about to become a ninja again... ”

"Fujiki is on a mission that will never come back."

Uchiha Itachi laughed secretly in his heart.

"I'm the only one left in the second shift, and I haven't received a task for more than half a month, not even the lowest-level "D" level mission. ”

Asaha complained like a cannonball, as if he was going to pour out a stomach of bitter water in one go.

"Isn't there another ninja named "Tenuji", who graduated from the same ninja school as you? ”

I guess that's the name.

Uchiha Itachi was a little unsure.

"It's Seiji", Itachi Senpai. ”

Asada laughed, and a pair of small eyes narrowed into a thin slit.

"After Itachi-senpai took the middle ninja exam, he left the second class, and I heard that he was transferred to another department."

"Changed departments?"

"Yes, it was a very sudden thing, I left the second shift without even saying hello. But with his character, even if he had time, he wouldn't come to say goodbye to me... ”

Uchiha Itachi felt a little uneasy in his heart.

I always felt that something was wrong.

In Konoha, the four-person squad is a fixed formation of Konoha ninjas.

Unless you can be promoted to a higher level ninja like Uchiha Itachi, the squad will not change for a long time.

This is also the main reason why he wasted two years in the position of Shinobi.