Pre-Exam Conflict

"Haha, you want to fight me?" the Uchiha boy said arrogantly. Another Uchiha of similar age chuckled and said, "Shuichi, since he wants to play? Then you play with him! Haha!"

"Haha! Your Highness, as you wish." The one named Shuichi grinned wickedly and took a step towards Obito.

"You want to hit me? Since you want to play, I'll play with you until you've had enough!" Uchiha Shuichi, tall and strong, grabbed Obito and lifted him into the air.

The moment Obito was grabbed, almost simultaneously, two figures suddenly appeared beside Shuichi as if teleporting.

A silver light drew the White Fang Blade, pointing at the Uchiha, while a white light had already placed a kunai against Shuichi's back.

"Ah!" Rin exclaimed in shock.

The silver light was Kakashi, and the white light was Shiyu.

"My teammate doesn't need you to save him." Kakashi maintained his usual aloof demeanor.

Although Kakashi knew the person before him was his grand-uncle, his words were not very polite.

But how could Shiyu bother with a child like Kakashi? Instead, he said to Shuichi, "If you dare to make any unnecessary moves, I will kill you immediately. I mean what I say, you can try." Shiyu was as cold as a spear, the chill transmitted through the kunai in his hand to Shuichi.

Shuichi was not intimidated by Kakashi, but rather by the younger Shiyu.

"Hmph! Mongrel!" The Uchiha, called "Your Highness" by the man in his hands, cursed loudly, then suddenly charged from behind Shiyu, attacking Shiyu along with another Uchiha clan member.

"You don't need to do anything!" Kakashi also wanted to finish off the other two Uchiha faster than Shiyu.

However, Shiyu naturally ignored Kakashi. Before Kakashi could make a move, Shiyu disappeared again in an instant.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Two loud noises drew everyone's attention. The Uchiha clan member called "Your Highness" and the other Uchiha were now lying on the ground.

"What... what's going on?" Most people didn't know what had happened. Even Kakashi was extremely surprised.

"Your Highness..." Uchiha Shuichi froze in place, whether from shock or fear.

"Obito, be careful. Some powerful clans only produce spoiled brats. Don't let them bully you." Shiyu cautioned Obito, then said to the equally surprised Nao, "Where's Kurenai? Hasn't she arrived yet?"

"Mm, she's here, this way." Just as Nao was about to lead Shiyu away, a voice called from behind.

"Stop!"

"A mere Uchiha outcast! I am Naomasa Uchiha! The son of the Uchiha Clan Elder!"

"Awaken!" Naomasa Uchiha directly activated his Sharingan, but it was only a single tomoe.

Naomasa Uchiha charged rapidly towards Shiyu. As the kunai in his hand was about to strike Shiyu.

Shiyu remained unfazed, looking at Naomasa as if he were an idiot, letting him attack.

"Screech!" Two figures appeared and threw Uchiha Naomasa out, then angrily declared.

"Fighting is forbidden in the waiting room and its vicinity! If there's another incident! The entire team will lose their right to be promoted to Chunin for life!"

The speakers were none other than familiar faces to everyone in Konoha: one was a Jonin from the Nara clan of Konohagakure, Shikaku Nara, and the other was currently Konoha's most outstanding intelligence ninja, Inoichi Yamanaka.

"As Genin of Konoha, what kind of behavior is this!" Inoichi Yamanaka was also slightly angry. The exam hadn't even started, and the candidates were already fighting.

"Are the rest of you also full of gunpowder? Put away your competitive spirits! Wait until you pass the written exam first!! Now, all of you, get into the waiting room and wait!" Shikaku Nara regretted taking on this task.

More Chunin gradually appeared to maintain order. With Inoichi and Shikaku present, no one dared to provoke them anymore.

However, before entering the waiting room, Uchiha Naomasa still glared fiercely at Shiyu. Shiyu directly chose to activate his White Rinnegan. Those three tomoe, white and like stagnant water, actually terrified Naomasa.

Shiyu and Nao met Hinata Kurenai just before entering the waiting room, and the three walked in together, awaiting the start of the exam.

Once inside the waiting room, it was still filled with unfriendly gazes. Shiyu quickly realized that there were seniors and juniors, and even ninjas who had experienced war. Even Shiyu felt an inexplicable pressure.

"The crowd is a mix of people. Perhaps there are not only Uchiha members who want to kill me, but also Genin disguised from other countries trying to gather intelligence on my Konoha." Shiyu boldly speculated.

However, Shiyu wasn't the only target. Kakashi, at only ten years old, was already a Chunin. As a genius of Konoha, he was naturally bound to be targeted by others.

Not long after entering, Kakashi was suddenly attacked.

"Kakashi!" A thick-browed kid in a green jumpsuit suddenly kicked Kakashi from behind. Kakashi easily dodged it.

"Wow! His eyebrows are so thick! Who is that?!" Kurenai asked.

"Kakashi! You dodged my attack again! You truly are my lifelong rival! This is youth! This is passion! Challenging Kakashi! This is my lifelong goal! My name is Might Guy! Hello everyone!"

This person named Might Guy stood in the middle of the waiting room, completely ignoring everyone's unfriendly stares, and gave everyone a thumbs-up, revealing his pearly white teeth.

Most people thought the person before them must be crazy.

"It's this weird guy again. Sigh." Uchiha Obito patted his head.

However, Shiyu's gaze was indeed drawn to Guy.

"This is the person who almost kicked out the finale with one kick in the legends! Eight Inner Gates! I should learn it if I get the chance." Shiyu nodded slowly towards Guy and walked over, initiating a greeting: "Hello, Guy!"

"Wow! I'm so honored! I knew the youth overflowing within me would attract others!" Guy responded politely to Shiyu.

"You're here too." A pleasant female voice called out. Everyone turned around, and Shiyu saw a female ninja staring at him. It was an old acquaintance, the female ninja with wavy purple hair, Violet Katori.

"And Katsuhira Yoshida and Shuichi Matsuyama." Kakashi Nao reminded him.

Shuichi Matsuyama gave Kakashi Nao a provocative look, while Katsuhira Yoshida simply smiled friendly at Shiyu.

After all, the strong were worthy of respect, especially since Shiyu, at the tender age of five, had defeated both of them.