Star Ninja

Konoha

Chunin Ninja Exams Arena (Ten Thousand Person Arena)

On the high platform of the pavilion, Naraku sat in the center, flanked by Namikaze Minato, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, Utatane Koharu his advisors and assistants.

The Ten Thousand Person Arena, was filled with nobles, wealthy merchants, Daimyo from various countries who had come to Konoha to watch the Chunin Ninja Exams.

Inside the arena, the Special Police Division Military Police Force and Anbu provided multiple layers of protection, with overlapping sentry posts to ensure the safety of the spectators.

The Chunin Ninja Exams are normally held twice a year, and each time many tourists come to Konoha to watch the ninja battles. Tickets are one of the sources of Konoha's revenue.

In wartime, depending on the situation, Chunin may be promoted directly without examination. In peacetime, Chunin are generally selected through the Chunin Ninja Exams. Chunin can serve as squad leaders and are the backbone of Konoha.

Every Chunin Ninja Exams, the Hokage and advisors would come to watch. The Chunin Ninja Exams were not only a platform to showcase Konoha's strength, but also a platform to select outstanding ninjas.

"Uchiha Itachi, he just graduated from Genin last year, right? It's been less than a year and he's already taking the Chunin Ninja Exams?"

Utatane Koharu had taken notice of the talented young people of the Uchiha Clan, and upon seeing Uchiha Itachi in the arena, she couldn't help but ask him in a low voice.

"Uchiha Itachi is another genius after Uchiha Shisui. The Uchiha Clan continues to produce outstanding talents; this is truly commendable."

Mitokado Homura replied with a smile, as if Uchiha Itachi belonged to his Mitokado family.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, pipe in mouth, said in a deep voice:

"The Ninja Academy founded by the Second had a three-year curriculum, which I thought was too short. After it was changed to a six-year curriculum, I didn't expect that geniuses would often emerge and apply to graduate early."

It seems that graduating early is proof of exceptional talent, but little do people know that geniuses need time to be nurtured.

I've seen too many geniuses perish in missions before they've even matured enough to stand on their own.

As the former Hokage and now the Minister of Education, Sarutobi Hiruzen has indeed witnessed numerous geniuses shine like shooting stars.

"Third Hokage, from now on, set a rule for the early graduation age. Anyone under ten years old will not be allowed to graduate! Konoha's current environment no longer needs Genin like this."

The Fourth Hokage, Naraku, offered his opinion.

Naraku wanted to keep a low profile, but Fugaku believed that Uchiha Itachi's excellence was something that made him very proud.

"This is the correct approach in peacetime. In wartime, it should be adjusted according to the circumstances."

Namikaze Minato softly echoed.

Namikaze Minato, as the former top student of the Ninja Academy, had an extraordinary combat record.

Despite not having graduated from the Ninja Academy and not even being Genin, he defeated three Jonin Kumogakure and rescued Uzumaki Kushina, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha, thus making a great contribution and coming to the attention of Konoha High Command.

Namikaze Minato is arguably the most qualified person to speak on the matter of graduating early from the Ninja Academy.

"Yes, such rules should be established. I have no objection."

Sarutobi Hiruzen exhaled a smoke ring, his eyes fixed intently on Uchiha Itachi in the arena.

After chatting for a while, Uchiha Itachi and a fourteen or fifteen-year-old Iwagakure Genin began to form Seal of Confrontation, preparing to compete in Ninjutsu.

In the field

The referee blew his whistle and waved his hand.

"Start!"

Uchiha Itachi was only eight years old, and his height appeared short compared to the Iwagakure Genin him.

Upon hearing the referee's voice, Itachi pulled out Kunai and shot it at the opposing ninja. His movements were not only extremely fast but also fluid, clearly demonstrating that he had practiced diligently.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The Iwagakure Genin, appearing to be fourteen or fifteen years old, was tall and muscular. Upon seeing the shorter ninja opposite him attack with ninja tools, Iwagakure swiftly leaped and dodged, avoiding the range of Kunai, while rapidly Hand Seals.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

"Ugh!"

Before the Iwagakure genin could even activate his ninjutsu, he was struck in the back by several kunai that he had dodged, and cried out in pain.

The Uchiha Shuriken Manipulation Technique, like Fighting Spear Technique, uses Kunai curve, making it very easy to kill careless ninjas.

Uchiha Itachi's Kunai the enemy, but he didn't show any joy on his face. Instead, his eyes Flash Cut red as he activated his Sharingan, with two Tomoe in each eye rotating as he scanned the scene.

On the high platform

"Did he awaken the Sharingan at the age of eight?"

Naraku his excellent eyesight, noticed the crimson in Uchiha Itachi's eyes in the audience and was somewhat surprised.

Uchiha Itachi was not only highly skilled as a ninja, but his Kekkei Genkai also extremely outstanding.

In the field

Uchiha Itachi's eyes were bloodshot. He didn't let his guard down just because the Kunai hit the enemy. On the contrary, his eyes were bloodshot as he scanned the area. He twisted his neck to observe left, right, up, and down, then turned around and scanned again.

Earth Style: The Double Suicide Decapitation Technique!

A ripple appeared beneath Uchiha Itachi's feet, and a large hand reached out, grabbed Itachi's ankle, and pulled him into the ground, leaving only his head sticking out.

The Iwagakure, struck by Kunai in the distance Genin into mud and vanished.

Itachi had already realized that the opponent was Earth Substitution and had been searching for the Iwagakure Genin, never expecting that the Iwagakure was Genin underground.

Underground is indeed the easiest place to evade detection.

After the Iwagakure genin used his decapitation technique to pull Itachi underground, he jumped out of the ground, pulled out a kunai, and stabbed it towards Itachi's throat.

Puff!

Uchiha Itachi's throat was pierced, his eyes glazed over, and then his neck tilted to the side.

"Hahaha, the Uchiha Clan is nothing special."

Genin how easily his tactics had defeated the enemy, the Iwagakure couldn't help but burst into laughter, then looked at the referee.

The referee stood with his arms crossed, looking calm, and made no move to blow the whistle.

The Iwagakure Genin realized something was wrong, dodged backward and jumped, only to find he couldn't jump up and couldn't move. Looking down, he saw that his feet had turned to stone.

Sweat beaded on Genin Iwagakure, realizing he might have been under Genjutsu.

"Genjutsu: Release!"

A surge of Chakra erupted, Iwagakure Genin looked at his legs; they had returned to normal.

However, what horrified the Iwagakure Genin even more was that while his legs were back to normal, a Kunai, held in a small hand, was pressed against his throat.

"Uchiha Itachi wins!"

Upon hearing the referee's voice, Uchiha Itachi put down his Kunai, put it away, and turned to leave.

"So this is the Uchiha clan, the strongest clan in Konoha...?"

The Iwagakure Genin and left the arena dejectedly.

On the high platform

"Crow Clone? How did you do that?"

Namikaze Minato Uchiha Itachi transformed into several crows. The crows flew to the ground and coalesced into Uchiha Itachi's likeness. Itachi calmly took out Kunai and held it to the throat of the Iwagakure Genin, ending the battle.

The Iwagakure Genin pulled Uchiha Itachi to the ground, jumped down, took out Kunai, but did not launch an attack; he just stood there motionless.

It seems that he fell into Genjutsu after seeing the crow, and only regained his senses when Uchiha Itachi held Kunai his throat.

"Shisui kept many crows. The weasel and Shisui had a good relationship, and the weasel, influenced by Shisui, also kept some. I just never imagined it would be used as Summoning Beast... truly..."

The Fourth Hokage, Naraku, answered Namikaze Minato's question. His words seemed to express disappointment, but the smugness in his tone was obvious to everyone around him.

"Using crows as Summoning Beast? To think of using crows as substitutes is quite an idea."

After hearing Naraku's explanation, Namikaze Minato understood the profound secrets of Itachi's Ninjutsu.

Utatane Koharu, on the far left of Naraku, glanced at Sarutobi Hiruzen next to her.

Sarutobi Hiruzen a gentle look in his eyes, a pipe dangling from his lips, surrounded by swirling smoke.

"Uchiha Itachi, with Genjutsu talent no less than Shisui's, yet another Uchiha genius..."