Naruto, this game world seems a bit real.

Chapter 123 Chunin Exams

"Beautiful lady, do you still have the new savory cake flavor from yesterday?" Uchiha Ye asked sweetly as soon as she arrived at the cake shop.

"Yes, yes..." Upon hearing this, the proprietress immediately recognized the little girl from yesterday and happily replied. So what if she's from the Uchiha clan? She's still likable.

The proprietress packed up the items and handed them over, asking, "Girl, what's your name?"

"I see you really like this savory cake, so I'll give you an extra piece."

"Whether she likes it or not, I don't know. The main problem is that she didn't get to eat it yesterday. Also, you should ask the proprietress for feedback on eating this cake. Otherwise, all her questions to Kakashi earlier were for nothing."

Uchiha Ye thought to herself, waited a while to make sure there was no further news, then forced a sweet smile and said, "Beautiful lady, my name is Uchiha Ye, and thank you for the cake."

She took the things from the proprietress and said, "Beautiful lady, I have to go now, I'll be back next time."

"Uchiha Ye?"

"This name sounds so familiar!"

After a while, the cake shop owner suddenly realized, "Isn't this Uchiha Ye the genius her husband mentioned?"

"She also saved her husband's life on the battlefield."

"Besides her husband, she has saved many other members of the Hyuga clan."

"This is such a kindness, from now on all cakes you buy will be free." The proprietress immediately made the decision.

As Uchiha Ye savored the cake and walked towards the Hokage's office, he remarked, "This cake really does taste just like Kakashi described."

She arrived at the Hokage Building and knocked on the office door. A voice came out shortly afterward.

"Please come in!"

Hearing the sound, Uchiha Ha pushed open the door and went inside.

"Huh, why are there so many people in the office!" A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes as she silently walked to Itachi's side.

"This situation seems to indicate that something serious has happened."

"They probably didn't come to judge her!" Uchiha Ye observed for a moment, then decided to remain silent for now, while his mind was already thinking about an escape route.

If they really intend to harm her, we certainly can't just sit and wait to die.

"We've been talking for so long, why haven't we gotten to the point yet? Standing here like this is tiring."

After listening for a while and confirming that it had nothing to do with her, Uchiha Ye's mind wandered off.

"Ye... I'm calling you!" A familiar voice suddenly brought her back to reality. Uchiha Ye didn't hear what was said clearly and blurted out, "Itachi, can we go now? I'm so tired of standing."

As soon as she said that, she immediately sensed that something was wrong. She glanced around and realized that everyone was looking at her.

Hiruzen Sarutobi pinched the bridge of his nose and asked, "Yo Uchiha, are you confident about this Chunin Exam?"

"???"

She turned to Itachi with a puzzled look, waiting for his explanation.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi was speechless. "So this girl didn't listen to a word I said."

After a long silence, he repeated, "Next month, the five nations will join forces to hold the Chunin Exams in the Land of Iron. The difficulty will be higher than ever before."

"This exam is mainly to demonstrate the strength between the countries, so I hope you will do your best to show your true strength and stabilize Konoha's position."

Uchiha Ye was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. "Five countries jointly held the Chunin Exams? She didn't hear wrong, did she? This is unbelievable!"

"No wonder there are so many people gathered in the office today; these are probably all ninjas who are going to take the Chunin Exams."

Seeing that she had taken his words to heart, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke again, "For the next period of time, all missions will be suspended. I will arrange special training for you, and you must achieve good results in this exam."

"This old man Sarutobi is toxic. He can say whatever he wants, but why does he have to look at her while he's talking, making everyone stare at her?" Uchiha Ye was speechless and simply looked up at the ceiling, not wanting to put any pressure on her.

"However, such a large-scale Chunin Exam has never appeared in the anime. At most, it is held jointly by two countries. It is too rare."

After listening to Hiruzen Sarutobi's brainwashing speech about the will of fire for a while, he finally let everyone in the office leave.

"Uchiha Ye, Uchiha Itachi, you two stay here." Uchiha Ye was stopped as soon as he took a step, which didn't surprise him at all.

"Third Hokage, please rest assured, I will make Konoha famous during the Chunin Exams."

Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could even speak, Yoru Uchiha set himself a small goal and glanced at Itachi.

"It's very good that you have this intention. I will personally teach you during this time," Hiruzen Sarutobi praised, then dropped a bombshell.

Not only was she surprised, but Itachi was also shocked. To be personally instructed by the Third Hokage was such an honor.

"Third Hokage, was it Orochimaru-sensei who asked you to do this?"

"Also, the Chunin Exams aren't in teams of three. Anko is already a Chunin, so she probably can't participate, which means we're short one person," Uchiha Ye guessed, pointing out another problem.

"No, it is I who want to teach you myself."

"As for the other teammate, I've already made arrangements, and you'll find out tomorrow."

"Alright, you can go back now."

As soon as he left the office, Uchiha Ye couldn't help but ask, "Itachi, who do you think the other teammate will be?"

Before Itachi could answer, she continued, "Itachi, this Chunin Exam seems really tough. The Third Hokage is going to personally teach us. He's not putting all his hopes on us, is he?"

"Why don't you think he just let some Jonin pretend to participate in the Chunin Exams? Wouldn't that be safer?"

Uchiha Ye rambled on and on, while Itachi nodded in agreement until she stopped, at which point he handed her a glass of water.

"Itachi, it's so nice to have you by my side, hehehe..." She took a sip and giggled.

Itachi was momentarily stunned by that smile, but quickly regained his composure and invited, "Ye, come to my house for dinner tonight!"

“Okay! I really miss Aunt Mikoto’s cooking.” Uchiha Ye readily agreed.

That evening, Uchiha Ye arrived at Itachi's house as promised.

"Xiao Ye, you're here."

"Hurry up and sit down, the food will be ready soon." Mikoto greeted Uchiha Yoh happily.

"Auntie, let me help you. It's quite boring sitting here."

"No need, no need, I'll call Itachi to come and keep you company."

"Auntie, I'll go find Itachi myself." Uchiha Ye said and ran off.

Mikoto was pleased with this, saying, "It seems Itachi's feelings aren't unrequited."

This reminded her of the time she spent with Fugaku, and she laughed.

"Itachi's house is really big. I've been here so many times, but I don't think I've ever explored it."

As she spoke, she walked around and unknowingly arrived at a place in the clan's territory. "This seems to be the place where the Sage of Six Paths placed the stone tablet, the 'Naga Shrine'."

"The root cause of the Fourth Shinobi World War."

"What would happen if she changed the contents of the stone tablet back?" Uchiha Ye pondered, resting his chin on his hand. "Would there have been no Fourth Shinobi World War?"

"Let's go find Itachi first, and come back to check on him after we advance to the Golden Core stage." She glanced at him again, then turned and left.

As they approached a riverbank, Uchiha Ye stopped. "Is Uncle Fugaku teaching Itachi how to use the Sharingan?"

Judging from the situation, Fugaku did not know that Itachi had activated the Mangekyou Sharingan.

So far, only she knows this, which is all thanks to her cover-up. After all, there were so many people present at the time, and it seems like she was there every time Itachi opened his Sharingan. It's a sweet burden, really.

It was definitely the right thing to keep it a secret. Otherwise, if the higher-ups in Konoha found out, they would be even more wary, and the relationship, which had improved somewhat, would definitely take a sharp turn for the worse.

Itachi didn't want anyone to know that he had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, and this was the main reason.

Being too sharp is also a drawback, unless one has the power to suppress everything.