Fifty Years of Konoha: The Rise of the Great Ninja Era
Chapter 6

The Legendary Villains Make Their Entrance (Revised)

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After finishing two hundred laps, Uchiha Chen reached the finish line with an overwhelming lead.

Two hundred laps at high speed had still been exhausting for Uchiha Chen. However, he still had some strength left.

After finishing, Nawaki braced his hands on his knees, trying hard not to collapse to the ground. Panting, he said, "Looks like you haven't used your full strength yet."

Uchiha Chen looked at Nawaki before him with sympathy.

As the First Hokage's grandson, he surely faced far more pressure than ordinary people.

So many people had high expectations for him. Countless eyes watched him, and even his every action would be endlessly magnified.

He was different from Tsunade. Tsunade was a woman, while Nawaki was destined to shoulder this clan.

Unfortunately, he would die on the battlefield at the young age of twelve. And his death would be especially horrifying.

What a pity. He looked at Nawaki with compassion while fiddling with his Uchiha Brand Windbreaker.

He had to maintain his poise at all times.

The wind is about to rise.

Uchiha Chen gave the sentiment in a pretentious manner.

Uchiha Chen had probably forgotten that, according to history, he himself would be kicking the bucket soon too.

Nawaki was baffled by his expression.

Could this guy be... that?

Nawaki shuddered.

In truth, Senju Nawaki was quite strong. Other than Uchiha Chen, no one else could keep up with Nawaki's speed.

Although Nawaki was not as absurdly powerful as his grandfather, the First Hokage.

What did they mean, the First Hokage wasn't human?

Yeah, that was right. The First Hokage was probably a god.

Probably...

This was Uchiha Chen's first time speaking with a child from another clan. If not for the tragedy of dying young, perhaps Nawaki's achievements would have been immense.

"What's your name?" Senju Nawaki asked after examining Uchiha Chen's clan crest.

Nawaki was very interested in this Uchiha Clan brat before him, who had surpassed him by such a huge margin.

A loss was a loss. He could accept defeat.

Although the other party was from the Uchiha Clan, this was no longer the Warring States Period. Broadly speaking, the Uchiha Clan and Senju Clan no longer bore any open hatred toward each other.

Before he enrolled, Nawaki's older sister Tsunade had told him to get to know opponents worth watching.

After all, he was going to become Hokage someday.

"Uchiha Chen. What about you?" Chen knowingly asked.

Nawaki replied, "Nawaki. Senju Nawaki."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Chen gave him a friendly look, walked over, and patted Nawaki's shoulder. Then, with the air of a big shot, he said:

"You're quite good, Nawaki. I completely understand your urgent desire to surpass me. Don't be impatient, don't panic. We have plenty of time, so take it slowly.

I'll be waiting for you."

Nawaki stared blankly at Uchiha Chen.

Wha... what?

Uchiha Chen smiled and left.

He silently gave his acting a perfect score.

Hadn't Nawaki been moved to that extent?

Uchiha Chen merely wanted to display an exceptionally friendly personality. He wanted to show that he was very different from the Uchiha Clan's usual arrogance.

Maybe that greasy middle-aged uncle, the Third Hokage, was watching them with the Telescope Technique right now.

He had to leave a good impression.

That was right.

As he walked, a system notification suddenly sounded by his ear: "Congratulations, Host, for obtaining your first achievement in the Shinobi World: First Place in the Enrollment Test! You have been specially awarded 2,000 Ninja Points."

The system information changed:

Host's remaining Ninja Points: 2,890

"This feels great!" Uchiha Chen remained expressionless on the surface, but inwardly he was ecstatic. So completing achievements could earn huge amounts of Ninja Points. He would have needed to grind for an entire year to earn 2,000 Ninja Points.

So achievements were a shortcut. The enrollment test was merely a small exam.

The Ninja Academy also had all kinds of theory tests and practical exams. If he took first place in the class and first place in the grade on all those tests, wouldn't he make a fortune?

Uchiha Chen eagerly looked forward to the next major exam.

Soon, the two-hundred-lap test ended. Aside from a few people who failed, most passed the enrollment exam. After all, those who came here were quite confident in themselves.

Among them, Uchiha Chen particularly noticed a blond-haired boy.

The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze!

The man who would later improve the Flying Thunder God Technique and become the Fastest Shinobi in the World through Flying Thunder God, earning the title of Yellow Flash. During the Third Great Ninja War, Konoha had relied on him to forcibly erase its disadvantage against the other four great ninja villages.

Uchiha Chen was interested in befriending Minato, but now was not the time.

Minato was not especially outstanding yet. His enrollment results could only be considered average.

Although he was a genius, he was only a civilian. His physical abilities were average, and he had not even extracted chakra yet.

At present, he naturally could not be compared to the children of major clans, who had begun training from a young age.

Minato truly rose to prominence after becoming Jiraiya's disciple. Some people were like that: once they received even a little resource, they became unstoppable. After improving the Flying Thunder God Technique, he would soar into the heavens.

In any case, they would all be studying at the Ninja Academy for the next few years. There would be plenty of chances to befriend him.

After the physical test ended, Mikoto ran over. Although she looked somewhat out of breath, she was doing fairly well and still seemed to have energy left.

This showed that Uchiha Chen's burst of speed had not disrupted her pace. She had kept running according to her own rhythm and had not used her full strength.

Mikoto was that sort of person. She did not like to show off.

"Chen, you're amazing. You can run so fast now," Mikoto said earnestly.

Uchiha Chen shook out his Windbreaker and struck a calm, detached pose.

He had to stay composed. A man could not become proud over such a tiny achievement.

After receiving their enrollment notices, Uchiha Chen and Mikoto started walking back to the clan compound.

This world never lacked idiots, especially in the Uchiha Clan. Everywhere, there were bratty kids who wanted to play the villain.

As Uchiha Chen and Mikoto walked home, three people also wearing Uchiha Brand Windbreakers blocked their path.

"Who are you?"

Uchiha Chen lazily raised his head and looked ahead, eventually seeing three ugly faces filled with rage.

Honestly, the three brats who had come were not ugly. The Uchiha Clan's genes could still guarantee that much.

Their clan specialized in producing handsome men and beautiful women.

However, those three furious faces ruined the mood.

Uchiha Liang, Uchiha Ling, and Uchiha Feng.

Children from the Uchiha Clan who were the same age as Uchiha Chen. They would also become his classmates in the future.

"You brat, you really showed off during the test just now," Uchiha Liang said.

"Did I? Not at all. I only showed a tiny bit of my strength." Uchiha Chen looked around and changed the subject, perfunctorily brushing off Uchiha Liang's accusation.

The three on the other side had obviously come to pick a fight.

So he had finally encountered them?

The legendary villains?

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