"Excuse me, who are you?"

Sasuke was slightly surprised when he heard the other party call his name accurately, and couldn't help but ask the other party's name.

Sasuke was definitely excited when he suddenly saw his 'people', but besides being excited, there was also a complicated emotion in his heart.

He already knew through some channels that there was still a line of Uchiha tribesmen remaining outside Konoha Village.

This part of the tribe seems to have left Konoha more than ten years ago due to some things in the past, seeking development outside, and at the same time avoiding the fate of being bloodbathed by Weasel.

Last time I went on a mission to the Land of Waves, I saw that some of the ninjas from the Land of Demons had the crest of the Uchiha clan marked on their clothes.

Sasuke understood clearly that the Uchiha clansmen of that lineage had taken root in the Kingdom of Demons and continued the Uchiha bloodline.

According to Sasuke, the relationship between Konoha and the Kingdom of Demons is extremely bad...

Sasuke couldn't help but guess that the main reason for the bad relationship between the two parties might be related to the incident of the Uchiha tribesmen of that lineage leaving Konoha more than ten years ago.

As for the specific situation, Sasuke didn't know much.

Because when those tribesmen left Konoha, he was not born yet. Even Uchiha Itachi was just born at that time.

In particular, Konoha seems to be intentionally shielding this disgraceful history belonging to Uchiha. It can be said that it is very difficult for Sasuke, who is still a genin, to start investigating.

His intuition told him that once this kind of matter is investigated in depth, it is likely to cause some unnecessary trouble.

Asuka didn't know Sasuke's extremely complex emotions. There was no need to hide Sasuke's questions, and Asuka introduced himself generously:

"Hello, my name is Uchiha Asuka, from the country of ghosts."

He didn't know much about Sasuke, he only knew that he was the orphan of the Konoha Uchiha clan.

As for other information, I just heard the name accidentally from the conversation between my parents. Asuka didn't understand the deeper things in detail.

"...Uchiha Sasuke, Konoha ninja."

I don't know if it was because he didn't plan how to interface, but Sasuke once again reported his name and identity and fell into silence.

Because the encounter with a tribesman from another clan was an unplanned event. There was no preparation at all in advance, and the encounter was still so unexpected.

If it was just two people alone, Sasuke would certainly want to hold the other person and understand something.

But after looking at the people present, I knew it was a bit inappropriate now, so I just had to suppress the impulse in my heart.

"Hey, Uchiha!?"

Compared to Naruto who was still talking about what flavor of ramen he wanted to eat later, when Sakura heard Asuka's introduction, she immediately covered her mouth in surprise and looked at the boy who was two or three years older than her with wide eyes.

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In the end, his eyes were the same as Sasuke's, resting on the uchiwa sign on his clothes.

Sakura, who got perfect scores almost every time in the theory test, is naturally familiar with this conspicuous symbol.

That is a family symbol that only the wealthy Uchiha clan ninjas are qualified to use.

In other words, the boy in front of them who is older than them is a member of the Uchiha clan!?

Moreover, the fact that she claimed to be from the Kingdom of Demons and not from Konoha made Sakura's brain a little confused and she couldn't react for a while.

"But, I remember that Uchiha is the only one in Konoha..."

Before Sakura could finish her words, a voice rang out:

"As a Konoha ninja, you don't even know about this kind of thing. If you just inquire about this kind of thing outside, you will understand it. Your Konoha genin's ability to obtain information is too poor, right? Could it be that you used to hang out in school?

The date?"

Xianglin, who heard the commotion here, walked over quickly, put her hands on her hips and spoke in a very rude tone.

"Uh...Sorry, these contents are not in the textbooks we study..."

Faced with Xiang Rin's powerful tone, Sakura unnaturally lowered her head and defended in a low voice.

In the textbooks of the Konoha Ninja School, although the country of Oni is also mentioned, it has never been mentioned that there are ninjas from the Uchiha clan in the Oni.

At this moment, Sakura remembered something.

I remember that when I left the Country of Waves last time, I met a group of ninjas from the Country of Demons who were also boarding a ship to leave at the port of the Country of Waves. One of them seemed to have the Uchiha clan's family emblem embroidered on his clothes.

But at the time, Sakura didn't pay too much attention, thinking that she was just blinded by accident. But now, it seems that is not the case.

Sakura is also a little confused now. The textbook clearly states that the Uchiha clan is one of the founders of Konoha. Since the Warring States Period, this wealthy ninja clan has been living in Konoha and is an integral part of Konoha.

But why are there Uchiha ninjas who are not under the management of Konoha in the Kingdom of Demons?

Doesn’t this statement appear to be contradictory?

"Who are you to speak so arrogantly?"

Seeing Sakura being suppressed by Xiang Rin's momentum, Naruto suddenly became dissatisfied and pointed at Xiang Rin's nostrils and asked.

Xianglin gently fiddled with her long red hair, kept still with her hands on her hips, snorted and said, "Isn't it common sense to state your own name before asking someone else's name?"

"Then listen carefully, my uncle's name is"

Before Naruto could finish speaking, Xianglin interrupted him and said:

"Forget it, you don't need to introduce yourself, I'm not interested in your foxy face. Handsome guy, can we get to know each other?"

As she spoke, her eyes stared straight at Sasuke's cold and handsome face, with quite an emotion on her face.

Seeing Xiang Rin ignoring him and chatting up Sasuke, Naruto suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart.

Damn it, why is this guy Sasuke stealing the limelight again? He's obviously just a pretty boy! Naruto's heart was filled with jealousy.

"No, I'm not interested in you."

Sasuke's eyes didn't stay on Xianglin for a moment, but looked towards Asuka.

"If I have time, I would like to chat with you alone and learn something from you, is that okay?"

Xianglin, who was ignored, stood awkwardly on the spot, and then glared at Asuka angrily, seeming to say something like, 'Captain Asuka, you are so in the way'.

Don't take your anger out on me. It's hard for Asuka, who suffered the disaster, to understand Xianglin's brain circuit.

Asuka didn't pay attention to Xiang Rin's dissatisfaction and said to Sasuke: "Yes, but there are some questions that I may not be able to answer for you. And the day after tomorrow is the day when the Chunin Examination begins, and you are also a candidate to participate in this joint Chunin Examination.

Well, I'm looking forward to your performance then."

"It will not let you down."

Sasuke stared closely at Asuka's face, his eyes burning with fighting intent.

Although they are of the same race, Sasuke also has a strong desire to compete with Asuka.

He really wanted to know the strength of his own race.

Sasuke was looking forward to the Chunin Exam that would start the day after tomorrow.

"Brother Feiniao, Xianglin, we are almost here, are you ready to talk?"

Cai's shouts came from over there.

"That's it, let's talk again when we have the chance."

Asuka nodded to Sasuke and walked towards Sai.

Xiang Rin looked at Sasuke and then at Asuka, knowing that now was not a good time to strike up a conversation, he sighed and left after Asuka.

"Hey, you two, wait a minute, I haven't given my name yet!"

Naruto wanted to stop Asuka and Xiangren, but neither Asuka nor Xiangren were interested in him. After ignoring his shouts, they met up with Sai.

"hateful!"

When Naruto saw Asuka and Xianglin ignoring him and leaving directly, he felt even more unwilling.

Rather than saying that he was unwilling to be ignored, it was better to say that he felt the frustration of being completely outmatched by Sasuke, which made him feel unhappy.

"Give up, Naruto, I'm obviously not interested in you. After all, Sasuke is too good."

Sakura patted Naruto's shoulder, suppressing a smile and saying something that she didn't know if it was meant to be comforting.

"What, even Sakura said that! In what way am I inferior to this guy Sasuke?"

The jealousy in Naruto's heart was about to overflow from his body.

"idiot."

Sasuke replied to Naruto with this sentence.

A certain nerve in Naruto's brain was broken, and he immediately clenched his fists, wanting to rush to Sasuke and teach him a lesson.

"Naruto, don't act recklessly here, many people are watching you!"

Seeing Naruto going berserk, Sakura had no choice but to go over and stop him.

There are not only people from the Leaf Village here, but also many people from other countries. Sakura doesn't dare to let them run wild here. If there is any trouble, there will be big trouble.

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September 15th is the day when the joint chuunin exams begin.

The genin candidates from all over the world who came to take part in the joint chuunin exams arrived in Konoha Village one after another before the 13th. There were more than 200 genin candidates in total. The number of genin candidates taking part in the exam was also more than any previous chunin exam.
To be continued...