Attack at the Village Gate

Beneath the Konoha Gate, a refreshing breeze chuckled as it passed through. A wide road stretched out from the village entrance like a straight line, with large trees on both sides swaying their branches as if welcoming the people who had come to Konoha.

"Finally back! It feels so good to be in the village!"

At the gate, Yemo spread his arms wide, looked up and shouted loudly, attracting countless gazes from the surrounding area, who pointed and whispered among themselves.

Lowering his hands and looking at the village, Yemo smiled. Only ninjas who went out on missions could understand the longing for the village they felt while on a mission.

"Who is this brat? Shouting at the village entrance!"

"It seems to be Yemo Uzumaki."

"Yeah, hey, aren't those Hizashi Hyuga and Hyuga Hiashi from the Hyuga Clan?"

"Hey, can't you keep your voice down? You've completely embarrassed us!" Feeling the pointing and whispering of the people around them, and especially hearing someone in the crowd recognize them, Hizashi felt utterly humiliated by Yemo. He should have stayed away from this guy; that way, he could have pretended not to know him.

The Hyuga Clan Konoha, has extremely strict family discipline, arguably the strictest in Konoha. If their father knew that the two of them were being pointed at and talked about in public, he would probably get a beating when they got back.

Hiashi, who usually has a serious expression and doesn't talk Hiashi, blushed slightly when he heard the conversation around him. He wasn't yet the imposing head of the Hyuga Clan be.

"Hahaha..." Yemo laughed, not taking it to heart. Let people say what they want; it won't hurt him to say a few words.

There were many more people at the Konoha Gate today than usual, with a constant stream of people coming and going. Many of them were ninjas, but not all of them were from Konoha. The majority of them were ninjas from other villages. They were in groups of three or five, and they all wore Forehead Protector Yemo had never seen before.

Tomorrow is the Chunin Ninja Exams, and today is the last day. Even the villages that arrive late will arrive today.

There were also many more guards at the village entrance than usual. One reason was to maintain discipline at the village entrance. With more than a dozen villages pouring into Konoha at once, that meant hundreds of ninjas. Among so many ninjas, many might be enemies, and it was impossible to let them fight at the gate.

Secondly, as the host village, Konoha naturally had to show sufficient sincerity in receiving ninjas from various villages, so as not to be looked down upon by the other villages and to uphold the dignity of the village.

Moreover, there were more than a dozen more guards at the village entrance today than usual. There were more than twenty members of the Konoha Police Force guarding the gate, and more than ten Anbu were also on the side.

Seeing this, Yemo smirked, speechless. Why were there so many ninjas at the village entrance? Was this a welcome or a show of force?

Yemo glanced at them and realized that these Konoha Ninja guarding the area were no ordinary ninjas. Apart from the dozen or so Chunin, the rest were all Special Jōnin, including several Jonin. What was even more surprising was that the Uchiha Clan had actually sent two clansmen with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

These two Uchiha made no Jonin to conceal their Sharingan; their crimson eyes swept over the crowd before them, the black Tomoe in their eyes emitting a strange light.

Seeing this, Yemo was very puzzled, "What's going on? There are so many powerful people at the entrance of the village."

The village entrance was bustling with people, but to distinguish between the Konoha and the representatives from various villages who came to participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams, there was a registration office on the left side of the village entrance and a reception area on the right side, specifically for the ninjas who came to Konoha.

Yemo and his group naturally went to the left and obediently joined the back of the line. The line was very long, and the crowd moved little by little.

The line was very long; Yemo and his group waited in line for more than twenty minutes before it was finally their turn.

"Name!"

Two female ninjas were registering names; one was registering, and the other was organizing the roster. The female ninja didn't look up at Yemo and asked directly.

"Yemo Uzumaki!"

Upon hearing the name, the female ninja registering the roster didn't react, but another female ninja organizing the roster suddenly looked up.

Upon seeing Yemo clearly, he smiled and said, "Yemo, long time no see! You've grown quite a bit taller!"

Hearing someone greet him, Yemo was taken aback, turned his head to look to the side, and said happily, "Sister Mikoto, what are you doing here! I just came back from a mission outside the village."

This female ninja was none other than Uchiha Mikoto. Yemo had not seen Uchiha Mikoto since her marriage to Uchiha Fugaku, so he was naturally very happy to see her again.

"It's all because of the battle that happened at the village entrance this morning. One of the registered female Genin injured, so I came to take over her shift," Uchiha Mikoto voice. The injured female Genin was her good friend, and she was now lying in the hospital.

"Injured!" Yemo exclaimed in surprise.

Where is this? This is the gate of Konoha Ninja Village! How could Konoha Ninja be injured? Are all these Uchiha Jonin Anbu Ninja around here just pushovers?

"Yes," Uchiha Mikoto nodded slightly in confirmation, and explained, "This morning, two ninja village teams arrived. However, the leaders of one of the teams had a deep-seated grudge. When they met at the village gate, the two started fighting immediately. Although they were stopped in time by the Konoha Military Police Force, quite a few people were still injured, including most ordinary people and some Genin."

Jonin are terrifyingly destructive, not to mention that these two Jonin are mortal enemies. They would definitely unleash their full power when they attacked, and it would be normal for weaker Genin and ordinary people around them to be caught in the crossfire and get injured.

No wonder, no wonder, Yemo muttered to himself. He suddenly realized why the village entrance was so heavily guarded. It was because of what happened that morning. The village had strengthened its defenses to prevent a repeat of what happened that morning. But this had nothing to do with him.

"Hey, are you done yet?!"

Hearing the urging voices from behind, Yemo had no choice but to stop talking and bid farewell to Uchiha Mikoto, saying, "Sister Mikoto, I'm going back now. Come to my house sometime; my older sister keeps talking about you!"

"Okay, you can go back now!"

Uchiha Mikoto smiled and replied. Watching Lin Tian walk away, Uchiha Mikoto smiled slightly and focused her attention on the roster.

Lin Tian stopped after walking a few steps, turned around and watched as the three people behind him, including Minato, slowly registered.

"Call..."

Yemo stood for a while, and the last Hiashi was registered. Just then, a whooshing sound came from behind Yemo. He quickly turned around and saw a figure wrapped in blue electric arcs rushing towards him at high speed, like a bolt of lightning. In the blink of an eye, it was close to Yemo.

Fortunately, Yemo's senses were enhanced after the bloodline fusion; otherwise, by the time he realized he was being attacked from behind, his opponent would already be right behind him.

"Yemo, take this punch!"

The person in the blue light seemed to be Yemo, and had a conflict with Yemo, otherwise his tone wouldn't have carried a trace of resentment.

The opponent was incredibly fast, like a streak of light, and instantly appeared in front of Yemo. Yemo didn't have time to think about which of his enemies this person was. Almost instinctively, he raised his hand to block. The opponent was so fast that he only had time to raise his hand to block.

The Konoha Ninja guarding the area noticed the attack by the blue figure on Yemo, but the blue figure attacked without warning and at extremely high speed, so even Jonin.

The surrounding Konoha Jonin couldn't stop him in time, but Minato's speed was definitely enough. Moreover, Minato was only a few meters away from Yemo, but for some reason, Minato didn't make a move, looking indifferent, as if he thought that such an attack wouldn't cause much damage to Yemo.

With a series of crackling sounds, the fist, which had been enveloped in lightning and radiating endless electricity, magnified in Yemo's eyes before finally slamming heavily into Yemo's arm with a loud bang.

A surge of power, like a tidal wave, came crashing down, one after another, seemingly without end. Yemo's raised arm slammed heavily into his chest. A faint cracking sound reached Yemo's ears, followed by excruciating pain that flooded his mind. Yemo's arm had been broken by the opponent's punch.

Along with the immense force that surged like a tidal wave, a series of high-intensity electric currents rushed into Yemo's Yemo. Yemo's arm instantly went numb and lost all feeling as the current flowed from his arm into his body.

Boom...

A visible shockwave emanated from the two individuals, transforming into an invisible gust of wind that swayed ordinary people in the crowd, causing them to fall to the ground.

One by one, the ninjas managed to steady themselves amidst the oncoming shockwaves, but they still had to raise their hands to block the billowing smoke.

The next second, Yemo was sent flying backward, his legs leaving two straight marks on the ground. With all his might, Yemo stomped his feet on the ground, the soil cracked, and Yemo's feet sank deep into the mud, finally stopping his backward momentum.

The forceful removal of the impact on his body was not pleasant; Yemo felt his internal organs churning and couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

Yemo looked up and stared intently, but when he saw the face of the person who attacked him, Yemo was extremely surprised.