Creating History

The four members of the Sunagakure squad froze in place.

Kato Yo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his hands trembling as he produced the Heaven Scroll.

A wise man knows when to submit!

Facing a super genius who had clearly outclassed them by such a wide margin, it was better not to resist.

His two teammates beside him saw this and opened their mouths, but stopped themselves.

Passing the Chunin Exams was important, but their lives were more important.

As for the Sunagakure ninja on the ground, he was already playing dead.

Uchiha Ryūha took the scroll, feeling its slight weight.

He didn't even glance at the four Sunagakure ninjas, turning instead to walk toward his teammates.

Looking at the ferocious tiger baring its fangs before him, he sighed.

It seemed it couldn't be tamed; he might as well learn Summoning Jutsu himself after the Chunin Exams.

It was a pity that there didn't seem to be any beast-taming techniques in Kido.

"Let's go."

Haruno Kazuya and Fujiwara Itsuki snapped out of their daze and hurriedly followed. As they passed the Sunagakure squad, both stood up straight—even if their legs were still a bit weak.

They had originally thought that participating in this Chunin Exams would mean facing life-or-death crises.

They hadn't expected that all they would need to do was cheer from the sidelines.

Not until Team Seven's figures disappeared into the depths of the dense forest did Kato Yo's legs give out, nearly causing him to collapse to the ground.

"What... what kind of jutsu was that?" he muttered. "There were no hand seals at all... I could barely even feel any Chakra fluctuations..."

"Is this the level of a top genius from Konoha?" Beside him, Xinyuan Yi felt his hands and feet go cold as he looked at the tiger still twitching on the ground.

He formed hand seals, using a Fire Style jutsu to end the beast's life.

Central Tower, Forest of Death.

When Team Seven pushed open the heavy iron doors and walked into the spacious hall.

The proctor sitting behind the long table froze for a moment, instinctively looking up at the timer on the wall.

Second Exam Start Time: 2 hours and 15 minutes ago

The proctor blinked, then looked at the four members of Team Seven—who were completely unscathed, their clothes not even wrinkled—and spoke in disbelief:

"You... you obtained the scrolls?"

Ryūha didn't speak, simply placing the "Heaven" and "Earth" scrolls on the table.

The proctor picked up the scrolls, carefully checking their authenticity before looking at the three members of Team Seven.

The two Genin were pale but their eyes were filled with excitement, while that Uchiha youth... was as calm as if nothing had happened at all.

"Confirmed correct..." The proctor wrote the time on the record board, his pen pausing, but he couldn't help but ask.

"Did you... not encounter any other squads? Or... wild beasts?"

Uchiha Ryūha adjusted his glasses: "We did.

A Sunagakure squad, and a tiger."

"And then?"

"The Sunagakure squad handed over the scroll, and the tiger fell asleep."

The proctor: "..."

He opened his mouth, looking at Uchiha Ryūha's calm face, and ultimately swallowed the words "Are you kidding me?" before saying dryly:

"Team Seven, qualified.

Please proceed to the lounge to wait for the other teams."

Uchiha Ryūha nodded and led his teammates toward the side passage.

The proctor watched their backs, then looked back at the glaring "2 hours and 15 minutes" on the timer.

He picked up the communication tool nearby and lowered his voice:

"This is Central Tower, Team Seven... Uchiha Ryūha's squad has arrived. Time elapsed: 2 hours and 15 minutes.

They... look like they haven't been through a fight."

There was silence on the other end of the communication tool for a few seconds before a dignified voice replied: "Understood."

Hokage Building, surveillance room.

A massive crystal ball floated in mid-air, its surface displaying scenes from various parts of the Forest of Death.

Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen puffed on his pipe, quietly watching the scene in the crystal ball as Team Seven walked into the tower.

Standing behind him were Uchiha Fugaku and the Jonin leading the Kumogakure team.

A middle-aged man with dark skin, a sturdy build, and a lightning-bolt tattoo on his face: Yotsuki Hayato.

As for Yotsuki Kagura?

Because he lost to Uchiha Ryūha, he was still in the ninja hospital at this moment.

"Two hours and fifteen minutes..." Yotsuki Hayato crossed his arms, his voice deep and resonant. "He has refreshed the record for the fastest completion of the Forest of Death.

The previous record was also held by a Konoha super genius, Uchiha Shisui, at around two and a half hours."

His gaze landed on Uchiha Ryūha, his eyes sharp. "And he is completely unscathed.

Clan Leader Uchiha Fugaku, your Uchiha clan... has produced an incredible brat."

Uchiha Fugaku remained expressionless, but a ripple that was difficult to detect flashed deep within his eyes. "Ryūha-kun is indeed gifted."

"Gifted?" Yotsuki Hayato scoffed. "Was that 'Seal-less Sealing Jutsu' from just now also just a gift?

Clan Leader Uchiha Fugaku, let's not beat around the bush. That kind of jutsu... is already beyond the scope of a Kekkei Genkai, isn't it?"

Uchiha Fugaku fell silent.

The Third Hokage slowly exhaled a ring of smoke, the haze blurring his expression.

"Seal-less execution..." he repeated in a low voice. "The last time I saw such an ability, it was from the First Hokage."

The monitoring room fell silent in an instant.

The First Hokage, Senju Hashirama.

That man, known as the God of Shinobi, was indeed capable of performing Wood Release without hand seals.

He could even complete jutsus that required dozens of seals for ordinary people with just a single-handed seal.

But what level was that?

The pinnacle of the ninja world, a legendary existence.

And now, an eleven-year-old Uchiha boy was actually displaying similar traits?

"It's not just the lack of seals." Yotsuki Hayato stared at the crystal ball, his eyes solemn. "The effect of that jutsu just now... it instantly stripped away the ability to move.

Precise control of the range, the duration was just right—this cannot be explained by 'talent' alone.

This requires terrifyingly extreme Chakra control and a profound understanding of the principles of sealing jutsu."

He turned to look at the Third Hokage. "Lord Hokage, is this Uchiha Ryūha... really just a Genin?"

The Third Hokage did not answer directly, only watching the calm profile of Uchiha Ryūha in the crystal ball, and said slowly:

"Jonin Yotsuki Hayato, the purpose of the Chunin Exams is to showcase the power of the new generation from each village.

Konoha has its geniuses, and doesn't Kumogakure... have them as well?"

Yotsuki Hayato narrowed his eyes, finally letting out a cold snort, and said nothing more.

But the atmosphere in the monitoring room had already quietly changed.

Since Kumogakure attempted to kidnap Uzumaki Kushina last year, the relationship between the two major ninja villages had been very tense.

Now, this only served to make the situation worse.

Uchiha Ryūha.

This name, accompanied by labels such as "Seal-less Jutsu," "a genius comparable to the First Hokage," and "the fastest record for clearing the Forest of Death," began to leave a deep mark in the hearts of the Third Hokage, Uchiha Fugaku, and Yotsuki Hayato.

And as time passed, it quietly began to spread.