The Eight-Year-Old Me Became Hokage-Chapter 62: Tobirama Begins to Showcase His Operations

Kazekaze sized up Uchiha Setsuna, who was almost as tall as Sarutobi. His appearance served as a reminder to Kazekaze. Although the Uchiha clan had loyal members like Kagami, Shisui, and Itachi, it also had a significant number of hawks like Setsuna.

They inherited Madara's will and held themselves in high regard. During Sarutobi's administration, almost the entire Uchiha clan became hawks, willing to stage a coup to seize power.

'To me, this world is no longer just a story— it's real.'

'Everyone here has their own agenda.'

'Especially the Uchiha clan. To guide them, the hawks must be eradicated.'

'The village needs Uchiha ninjas like Shisui.'

To prevent a devastating civil war between his clan and the village, Shisui chose to sacrifice himself by leaping from a waterfall. Although his life was somewhat tragic, only Uchiha ninjas like him could bring stability to the village.

"Lord Tobirama places great importance on this Chunin Exam, so he sent me here as an examiner to oversee the battles." Sarutobi answered truthfully.

There was nothing to hide. This time, over two hundred Genin participated in the Chunin Exam. The first exam was an elimination match, one-on-one. If conducted one match at a time, it would consume a lot of time. So Tobirama decided to use one of the Anbu bases, dividing it into many arenas to conduct matches simultaneously.

This naturally required many examiners. Setsuna suddenly realized this and noticed Kazekaze, a seven-year-old child only 1.2 meters tall. Normally, with Setsuna's arrogant personality, he wouldn't pay attention to other participants. But Kazekaze was different—he bore the Senju emblem.

"Are you from the Senju clan?" Setsuna blurted out.

"Yes."

"Are you also here to take the Chunin Exam?" Setsuna's eyes flashed with surprise.

To him, Kazekaze clearly looked like a child, right? But soon, Setsuna was relieved. Promotion to Chunin wasn't judged by winning or losing, but by performance in battle.

As long as one could pass the first round, whether they could be promoted to Chunin was just a matter of Tobirama's word. As for the first exam, it was said to be a random draw, but was there really no manipulation? Just find a few opponents slightly weaker than Kazekaze for him to defeat.

"The unfairly privileged Senju clan..." Setsuna secretly vowed that one day, he would establish a transparent Konoha without any manipulation.

But before that, Setsuna still smiled and said, "I've heard many legends of the Forest Senju, the clan of the First Hokage"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Setsuna turned and left. As for Setsuna's thoughts, Kazekaze naturally knew nothing.

'But in a way, the Uchiha clan is quite pitiful. They've always been oppressed by Konoha's higher-ups and ostracized by the village.'

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'After finally deciding to stage a coup, the three top experts in the clan: one committed suicide, one defected, and one laid low.'

'Oh, and one was fooled.'

'No, two were fooled.'

Kazekaze couldn't help but mock in his heart.

Soon, Kazekaze's second grandfather, Tobirama, appeared at the exam site, signaling the official start of the first round of the Chunin Selection Exam. Tobirama didn't waste words and directly announced the exam rules. One-on-one random draw matches. The winners advance to the next round. Until sixteen spots are decided.

Kazekaze and Sakumo then parted ways. According to the draw results by the impartial staff, Kazekaze was to face a Genin from Iwagakure at arena number six. Whether it was Tobirama's intentional arrangement or not, Kazekaze felt his opponents were surprisingly weak after a few rounds.

There was no need for the Eight Gates, monstrous strength, or Water Release. With just taijutsu, Kazekaze crushed his opponents. He also noticed that his opponents seemed to be at the level of recent ninja academy graduates. The most advanced jutsu they used were only Clone Jutsu and Substitution Jutsu.

"What a waste of effort." Kazekaze shook his head.

"I never expected Tobirama to be this kind of doting grandfather."

Although he was indeed a Konoha insider, and the strongest kind, backdoor dealings... It was indeed quite satisfying.

"Oh well, as long as I pass the exam." 

As long as he won one more match, Kazekaze could advance from the first elimination round to the formal competition. So, Kazekaze went to the examiner, waiting for him to announce the name of his final opponent.

Although Kazekaze always defeated his opponents instantly, he had to wait for everyone to finish before starting the next round. After all, the exam rules were random draws. Fair, just, and open. By the last round, only thirty-two Genin remained in the entire exam site.

But what Kazekaze didn't expect was... Sakumo was still in!

Meanwhile, in the observation stands, Tobirama, with arms crossed, focused on Kazekaze, pondering for a moment before instructing an examiner beside him,

"Arrange for Kazekaze to face Uchiha Setsuna."

The Uchiha clan possessed a powerful Kekkei Genkai. If it weren't for his brother Hashirama, no one could suppress Madara. Not even himself. Worried that the Uchiha clan might produce another Madara, Tobirama always kept an eye on their every move.

"Although I promised to give the Uchiha a predetermined spot, if Setsuna can't even pass the first round, he can't blame me. Most importantly, this is an opportunity to let the Uchiha clan recognize Kazekaze's terrifying talent." Tobirama's eyes narrowed slightly as he began his operation.

The examiner beside him seemed accustomed to such matters, nodded, and immediately went to make arrangements. The result was predictable. In the final round of draws, Kazekaze "randomly" faced Uchiha Setsuna!

With over thirty Genin left, the probability wasn't too high or too low. If there wasn't any manipulation involved, Kazekaze wouldn't believe it. Under the examiner's guidance, Kazekaze went to the center of arena number six. On the other side, Uchiha Setsuna slowly approached.

When he saw that his opponent was Kazekaze, he was momentarily stunned, unable to grasp the situation. Because of the Senju emblem, Setsuna had been paying attention to Kazekaze's performance.

Although his taijutsu was good, it wasn't particularly outstanding. Especially since all his opponents were very weak. It was clearly Tobirama's intention to facilitate Kazekaze's advancement from the first exam.

But... He happened to encounter him in the last round.

'Could it be that the remaining ninjas are all much stronger than Kazekaze, so they hope I will eliminate him?'

Setsuna quickly considered this possibility and soon regained his composure. However, Setsuna was completely unaware of the seriousness of the situation. But others, upon seeing the draw result, weren't as calm. As the two great clans that founded Konoha, the Senju and Uchiha have always been a topic of interest. In a way, this match was filled with a sense of destiny.

Watching Uchiha Setsuna slowly approach, Kazekaze's lips curled into a slight smile.