Chapter 34: Reactions from all sides of Konoha

"Hiruzen, this time we must stand together and show them who is the ruler of Konoha!"

Danzo's eyes were gloomy and his face was full of murderous intent.

In his mind, any dissenting voices should be silenced.

Sarutobi Hiruzen saw Danzo's murderous intention. He sneered in his heart, but on the surface he immediately comforted him:

"Danzo, don't overdo it!"

"It's all for Konoha anyway!"

"Jounin is the main force in war, every one of them is a treasure!"

No matter who he is facing, Sarutobi Hiruzen will pretend to be righteous and awe-inspiring. As the Hokage, he has to do so.

"Humph!"

Danzo just snorted coldly, but who knew that he was not angry at all.

The so-called rage was just pretend. He wouldn't go so far as to get rid of Kakashi just for such a thing.

"How about this, Hiruzen, we will first agree to Zhou Cheng's graduation application."

"Let him become a Genin, and we can assign him to the ANBU, Root, or even the Advisory Department."

"Even if we don't accept him as our disciple, we still have the opportunity to teach him!"

Mizuto Menyan's eyes turned and he came up with a compromise.

"As elders, we cannot force him to be our disciple."

"We can only teach him subtly, so that he will remember our kindness and miss us!"

His words were agreed by everyone present.

Indeed, as the senior leaders of the village, they wanted to take a child as their disciple, but the child disagreed. They couldn't just get angry and embarrassed.

Sarutobi Hiruzen and Danzo both coughed twice, a little awkwardly.

In fact, they had been doing this for a long time, secretly giving Zhou Cheng ninjutsu scrolls.

Then, next, we need to see who is nice to Zhou Cheng in private.

If you can't be a master and an apprentice, you should still maintain a good relationship.

This was decided by Sarutobi Hiruzen. After Zhou Cheng became a Genin, he would first train in the Anbu for three years, then in the Root for three years, and finally in the Advisory Department.

This lasted for a total of 9 years, by which time Zhou Cheng had already reached adulthood.

You will have the ability and experience to stand on your own.

At the same time, on the other side, in the only remaining clan land of Uchiha.

A cold-haired young man was practicing alone.

He first practiced shuriken throwing, then practiced some simple physical techniques, and finally he practiced the ninjutsu he was familiar with until he had used up all the chakra here.

He was drenched in sweat and sat slumped on the ground.

But his eyes were as cold as ever.

"Zhou Cheng, as long as I defeat you, I will have the power to kill that man!"

This young man was none other than the only remaining Uchiha, Uchiha Sasuke.

The hatred for the genocide made him crazy, and he longed for more power, the power to take revenge.

The scene where Zhou Cheng performed A-level ninjutsu was deeply engraved in his mind.

However, he didn't see that the A-level ninjutsu Zhou Cheng displayed was penetrated by a single palm from the jonin-level Hinata Hiashi.

He was naive and thought that if he defeated Zhou Cheng, he would be qualified to find that man.

"It's almost time, the graduation exam will be here soon. When that day comes, I will challenge you as a Genin!"

After saying this, he ignored his wet clothes and sat down to meditate and refine his chakra.

In the Yamanaka family.

Ino was called back by her father, Yamanaka Inoichi.

Seeing her father's unprecedented cold expression, Ino immediately put away her dissatisfaction with being forcibly called back.

"Father, what's wrong?"

"What happened?"

Yamanaka Inoichi did not answer immediately, but stared at Ino for a long time, until Ino felt uneasy, then he spoke:

"Do you like Zhou Cheng?"

Shan Zhong Hai Yi was naturally upset. The cabbages he had worked so hard to grow for more than ten years were about to be eaten by pigs.

What made him even more angry was that Ino openly shouted in front of so many people that Zhou Cheng was her man.

There is no place for women to stay in college!

Ino was obviously stunned for a moment. She remembered that she had told her father that she liked Zhou Cheng:

"Don't you know about this?"

Yamanaka Haiyi shook his head helplessly and patted his forehead.

When Ino told him before, Yamanaka Ino thought that Ino liked Sasuke just like she did before, it was just the naivety of youth.

But I never thought that this time, Ino was sincere to Zhou Cheng.

He even openly showed his love in public, which made Yamanaka Haiyi feel a little sad.

This is the same reaction every father has to his daughter's love.

"Are you sure you're looking at the right person?"

Yamanaka Inoichi was still unwilling to give in.

Ino looked serious and unwavering:

"I liked Sasuke before, mostly because I wanted to compete with Sakura, who had a broad forehead. The rivalry was greater than my love for him!"

"But after seeing Brother Zhou Cheng and spending time with him, I realized that he is all in my heart!"

"I can be sure that I really like him!"

She thought to herself, Brother Zhou Cheng is so handsome and strong, who wouldn’t like him? I have to keep a close eye on him!

Yamanaka Ino stared into Ino's eyes for a long time and found that what she said was true, so he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

He always felt a little sad in his heart, because his daughter was someone else's after all.

"Oh! I get it. His talent won't let you down!"

"I have no objection to you two being together!"

When Yamanaka Haiyi said this, his heart was trembling. The cabbages he had grown for more than ten years would eventually be picked by someone.

Yamanaka Ino threw herself into Yamanaka Ino's arms and kissed him hard on the face:

"Thank you, father!"

As a member of a famous family in Konoha, Ino knew that she would most likely have no say in her future husband.

Now Yamanaka Inoichi can let her experience a deep love, so even if she does not marry Zhou Cheng in the future, she will have no regrets.

The news of Zhou Cheng's victory over Ningci spread quickly in Konoha Village.

After only one month of practice, he was able to defeat a recognized genius who had practiced hard for seven years. Such talent shocked and astonished everyone who heard the news.

The common people cheered. After the fourth generation of masters, a talented person finally appeared among the common people.

I hope Zhou Cheng doesn’t die young and can grow up to be a big man in the village!

Ordinary ninjas were polarized into two groups: envy and jealousy.

I envy Zhou Cheng’s talent. In a few years, he will be a powerful ninja and maybe even my boss.

They were jealous of Zhou Cheng's talent and thought that God was unfair. They were human beings, so why didn't God give them such talent?

When the senior ninjas who did not watch the competition heard the news, they were simply amazed at Zhou Cheng's talent.

They have seen too many extremely talented people who ended up dying on the battlefield or on missions.

Talent is not strength. It takes time to transform. Only those who can grow into true strong people can be considered true geniuses.

When those families who remained neutral heard the news, they thought of absorbing Zhou Cheng into the family. They gave him a surname and made him a member of the family.

Then when Zhou Cheng becomes a powerful ninja in the future, the glory will belong to the family.