Sparring

Uchiha Fugaku's tone left no room for negotiation with Ryosuke.

Although Ryosuke had guessed his objective, he had no possibility of refusing at the moment.

If he wanted to remain in the Uchiha Clan and stay in Konoha Village, he had to do as the other man said.

Fortunately, he still had time.

As long as he could reach a level of strength surpassing his opponent before the Chunin Exams, he would at least have the power to protect himself.

Regarding Uchiha Fugaku's strength, Ryosuke actually had no bottom line in his heart right now.

He did not know if Uchiha Fugaku had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.

If he had, then with Ryosuke's Two-Tomoe or even Three-Tomoe Sharingan, he had no qualifications to contend with him.

Even with the ninjutsu recorded by the system, it would be extremely difficult.

The reason for this was that Uchiha Fugaku had indeed died at the hands of the thirteen-year-old Uchiha Itachi during the Uchiha Clan Massacre four years later.

At that time, Itachi only possessed the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.

It could not be ruled out that Uchiha Fugaku's death was a "plot-mandated kill," or that he had "disarmed" himself out of consideration for Itachi.

If it were Ryosuke, he would not have so many favorable conditions.

The night passed without incident; Ryosuke thought about many things before finally drifting into a hazy sleep.

The next morning, it was little Sasuke who woke him up.

"Brother Ryosuke, Father told me to call you. Let's go to school together."

Looking at little Sasuke's innocent eyes, Ryosuke knew that Uchiha Fugaku wanted to monitor his every move.

However, he did not take it to heart.

"Let's go, let's head to school together. Let's get everything that needs to be done finished today."

Ryosuke jumped down from the bed, stretched, and finished washing up a moment later.

However, before leaving the house, he left a shadow clone hidden in the shadows.

Although with his current chakra levels, the clone could only last for about three hours, it should be enough.

On the way to school, the people of Konoha Village they encountered all pointed at him and little Sasuke.

Ryosuke had already grown accustomed to such things.

After the two arrived at the classroom, he used the excuse of going to the restroom to have little Sasuke wait for him, while he headed to the graduating class.

When the Chunin teacher of the graduating class saw him, he rubbed his eyes.

"Which class are you a student in? What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to take the graduation exam. I received permission from the Third Hokage; if you don't believe me, you can go ask him."

"What kind of joke is this? How old are you? Get out of here immediately."

The Chunin teacher had no intention of entertaining Ryosuke and reached out to drive him away.

"Sonido!"

With a flash, Ryosuke appeared directly behind the Chunin teacher.

"Body Flicker Technique?"

The Chunin teacher's eyes widened as he looked at Ryosuke in disbelief.

Only then did he notice the Uchiha Clan Crest on the boy's clothing.

"Can I take the exam now?"

It wasn't just the Chunin teacher; the other students in the graduating class also looked at Ryosuke in surprise.

However, their eyes were clearly filled with fear and wariness.

Ryosuke ignored them entirely and walked to the back row.

The Chunin teacher's expression shifted several times before he said, "The exam will take place in a quarter of an hour. Wait here for a moment."

With that, he left.

It seemed he had gone to verify the claim with the Third Hokage.

Ryosuke didn't care; instead, he sat in a chair and closed his eyes to rest.

But soon, a paper ball was thrown onto his desk.

Written on it was: "Little brat of the Uchiha family, why are you coming to Konoha's school for classes?"

Ryosuke scanned the room and found a little boy with a ponytail picking his nose while looking at him with a disdainful gaze.

Judging by his attire, he should be from the Nara Clan.

However, this child's personality was very different from Nara Shikamaru's; he was not only very flashy but also loved to show off.

Seeing Ryosuke looking at him, he immediately walked over and jumped onto the desk in front of Ryosuke.

"Hey, you still haven't answered my question. Why would someone from the Uchiha Clan come to our Konoha school?"

His actions immediately drew the attention of many children in the class.

However, not a single person stepped forward to intervene; they all wore expressions of watching a good show.

"What's wrong with the Uchiha? Aren't the Uchiha members of Konoha?"

Ryosuke asked indifferently.

"Is that so? You really have no self-awareness at all. Everyone in the village knows that the Uchiha Clan has long wanted to betray the village. Otherwise, why would they be assigned to the place furthest from the village?"

As the boy spoke, he flicked a glob of something he had picked from his nose toward Ryosuke.

Ryosuke had long since activated his Sharingan, and the opponent's movements were seen by him with perfect clarity.

But just as he was about to counterattack, he found that his body could not move, as if it were bound by some force.

He immediately realized that this was the Nara Clan's Shadow Possession Jutsu.

Sure enough, he heard the system's voice almost at the same time.

[Ding, B-rank ninjutsu Shadow Possession Jutsu detected, recorded.]

The brat looked at Ryosuke with a mocking gaze, as if he had already seen him making a fool of himself.

"Lightning Release: Sandamurei!"

Ryosuke actually unleashed a B-rank ninjutsu without performing any hand seals.

The Nara brat didn't react at all; he was struck by several arcs of electricity and sent flying directly.

With the shadow's restraint gone, Ryosuke also stood up.

The area around him had turned into scorched earth.

"You, who exactly are you? Why can you launch ninjutsu without hand seals?"

The Nara brat spat out blood and asked with a look of terror.

Ryosuke walked over and stepped on his chest.

"This is how the Shadow Possession Jutsu is used!"

Ryosuke glared at the Nara brat, and the shadow behind him transformed into several hands, tightly gripping his throat.

The Nara brat looked at Ryosuke in terror, but he couldn't make a sound.

He hadn't expected that he would be trapped by his own clan's secret technique. Was this the power of the Sharingan?

At this moment, a roar came from outside the classroom: "Uchiha Ryosuke, what are you doing? Stop at once!"

It was the Chunin teacher from before.

He jumped over in a hurry, actually attempting to use a kunai to sever the shadow on the Nara brat's body.

Ryosuke stepped back and simultaneously retracted his shadow.

"I was just sparring with this senior, right? Senior Nara?"

Ryosuke looked at the Nara brat.

"Is that so?"

The Chunin teacher also looked at him.

"Cough, cough, he, yes, that's right, it was just a spar."

The Nara brat looked at Ryosuke's Two-Tomoe Sharingan, feeling an inexplicable palpitation in his heart, and immediately went along with the other's statement.

It was he who had provoked and attacked first; if the matter were truly brought to light, it would do him no good at all.

The Chunin teacher glared fiercely at Ryosuke before returning to the podium.

"Now, the practical exam officially begins. These are your papers. Hand them in within ten minutes; those who fail will be expelled immediately."