Three Shadows Gather

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"Don't worry, Minato- kun, I know what I'm doing!"

Hearing Minato Namikaze's words, Uchiha Yue smiled and nodded. He clearly knew that Minato Namikaze had no ill intentions and only hoped that he wouldn't go astray. However, Minato Namikaze didn't understand Uchiha Yue's training methods, so he couldn't help but worry that Uchiha Yue might be distracted by too many training methods, resulting in Uchiha Yue becoming a jack-of-all-trades and master of none.

However, Uchiha Yue possessed the formidable physique of the Uzumaki Clan and the cheat-like Shadow Clone Training Method, so he naturally didn't need to worry about being distracted. Moreover, as Uchiha Yue's mental energy increased, he was already able to create more Shadow Clone to train with when using the Shadow Clone Training Method. He believed that one day, Uchiha Yue would be able to create hundreds of Shadow Clone simultaneously for training, just like Uzumaki Naruto in the original story.

Of course, at this stage, Uchiha Yue can only maintain nine Shadow Clones for training at the same time. If he were to use more, it would put a strain on his mental energy. To avoid damaging his mental energy, Uchiha Yue always been very meticulous when using the Shadow Clone Training Method. Clearly, Uchiha Yue doesn't want to lose his qualification to become a true powerhouse in the Shinobi World just for the fleeting pleasure of increased strength.

Immediately afterwards...

Just after Minato Namikaze gave Uchiha Yue a serious reminder, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki began sharing their training insights to help Uchiha Yue improve his strength. Normally, Uchiha Yue didn't care at all about revealing the secrets of the Falling Moon Style Secret Technique and was willing to share them with Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. This meant that Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki had no secrets from Uchiha Yue and could fully share the secrets of their techniques.

Being able to discuss training with Jonin -level ninjas like Minato Namikaze Kushina Uzumaki gave Uchiha Yue a wealth of training experience. This allowed him to avoid some pitfalls in his Minato Namikaze Uchiha Yue Kushina Uzumaki would inspire more creative ideas, making it easier for Uchiha Yue to develop new Ninjutsu.

Then, after Uchiha Yue, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina Uzumaki finished exchanging some training insights, they heard cheers outside. Clearly, the match inside the arena had been decided. Although Uchiha Yue n't there in person, based on his understanding of Mei Terumi Uchiha Yue, he could guess that the winner was definitely Mei Terumi.

As expected, Mei Terumi encountered no difficulty whatsoever during the match. Moreover, since she was facing a fellow ninja from Kirigakure, she was able to easily secure a victory. Later, when Uchiha Yue Sasori of the Red Sands Kushina Uzumaki to watch it. Uchiha Yue and Minato Namikaze agreed without hesitation and went to the Chunin Ninja Exams arena to Sasori of the Red Sands win.

In this match, Sasori of the Red Sands will face a ninja from Iwagakure named Kaga Sōgen.

Without a doubt, given Sasori of the Red Sands's formidable strength, it was uncertain whether even Mei Terumi could defeat him, let alone Kaga Sōgen of Iwagakure. Therefore, Sasori of the Red Sands displayed overwhelming power from the moment he entered the arena, completely suppressing Kaga Sōgen and leaving him no chance to retaliate. However, the spectators watching Sasori of the Red Sands's match felt nothing. In their eyes, it wasn't that Sasori of the Red Sands was too strong, but rather that his opponent was too weak!

Just as Shikaku Nara reminded Uchiha Yue, most of the spectators in the stands were high-ranking officials from various countries; how could they possibly discern the strength of the competitors?

Therefore, only by putting on a spectacular match would those high-ranking officials be interested in watching, and in judging the strength of the contestants based on the excitement of the game. Uchiha Yue had previously put on a spectacular match for the high-ranking officials in the stands. This meant that even though Sasori of the Red Sands performed very well, in the eyes of those high-ranking officials, Uchiha Yue's strength was still far superior to Sasori of the Red Sands's, which even improved their impression of Konoha considerably.

However, while Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki were intently watching Sasori of the Red Sands's battle, Uchiha Yue's gaze shifted in another direction. At that moment, Uchiha Yue was looking towards the highest point of the Chunin Ninja Exams spectator stands. And, to Uchiha Yue's slight surprise, not only was the Third Hokage there, but two others dressed similarly were sitting beside Third Hokage!

"The Third Tsuchikage... the Third Raikage?"

Upon noticing the two people beside the Third Hokage, Uchiha Yue narrowed his eyes slightly, then said to Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, "Minato- kun, Kushina, are those the Third Raikage from Kumogakure and the Third Hokage Third Tsuchikage from Kumogakure sitting next to the Iwagakure? Could it be that the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage are here to watch the Chunin Ninja Exams finals?"

"Yes, that's right."

Hearing Uchiha Yue's words, Kushina Uzumaki nodded slightly and said, "Actually, even we didn't expect that the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage would leave their own ninja villages to come to our village to watch the Chunin Ninja Exams finals. However, I think the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage definitely have ill intentions in coming here! Don't forget, Yue, after the Chunin Ninja Exams finals, Kumogakure is very likely to join forces with Iwagakure to attack our village!"

"Kushina, speak a little louder!"

Just as Kushina Uzumaki arrived, Minato Namikaze suddenly frowned slightly and said, "Kushina, these are not matters for us to discuss, so we should just watch the Chunin Ninja Exams finals. Besides, even if the Third Raikage and the Kushina Third Tsuchikage came, so what? I think even if the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage joined forces, they still couldn't defeat our village's Third Hokage!"

"Join forces?"

As soon as Minato Namikaze finished speaking, a look of shock immediately appeared in Uchiha Yue's eyes, clearly shocked by the Third Hokage's strength.

However, Uchiha Yue quickly understood why Minato Namikaze was so confident in the Third Hokage. It was because the Third Hokage was currently in his prime; even if the Third Raikage and the Third Tsuchikage joined forces, they might not be able to defeat Third Hokage. Therefore, Uchiha Yue was now somewhat looking forward to the battle between the Third Raikage, the Third Tsuchikage, and the Third Hokage.

After all, if the three of them were to actually fight each other, it would be a battle at the Kage Level!