Time was like a wild donkey charging at full speed—once it started running, there was no stopping it.
In the blink of an eye, a year had passed. Time had quietly slipped into Konoha Year 39.
Not long ago, Kakashi Hatake, who had set Yin Jie as the one he wanted to surpass, successfully passed the Chunin Exams and was promoted to chunin, once again breaking the record Yin Jie had set only a year earlier.
Enrolled at four, graduated at five, became a chunin at six—Kakashi Hatake's seemingly cheat-enabled life earned him endless praise from everyone in Konoha. His reputation as a genius resounded throughout the Land of Fire and occasionally even spread to other nations.
Meanwhile, the low-key Yin Jie had been completely overshadowed by Kakashi Hatake. He remained as quietly unremarkable as ever, no longer mentioned by anyone outside the Uchiha Clan.
However, Yin Jie's strength continued improving every moment. Although his Sharingan still had only two tomoe, he could vaguely sense that it was not far from evolving into three tomoe.
Once his Sharingan evolved to three tomoe, his strength would naturally reach the level of an elite jonin, making him a ninja fully developed in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, with virtually no weaknesses.
It might still be difficult for him to match a veteran jonin like Uchiha Fugaku, who had immersed himself in the three-tomoe Sharingan for years, but Yin Jie certainly would not be at a disadvantage when facing him.
And since Uchiha Fugaku had been mentioned, it had to be said that during this past year, Uchiha Fugaku and Uchiha Mikoto held a grand wedding and successfully married.
Afterward, Uchiha Fugaku took over the position of clan head from Uchiha Xuan, officially becoming the head of the Uchiha Clan and reaching the pinnacle