Chapter 5: First Meeting with Sasuke

"I didn't expect that Lord Hokage would agree to this." Kakashi said, looking at the young man behind him.

"The Hokage naturally has his considerations." Ye Lan looked at Kakashi walking in front of him. He had heard a lot about Kakashi's deeds when he was in the village. Especially the fact that he was not a member of the Uchiha clan but had the Sharingan had a great influence in the clan. Shisui had also mentioned his name before. Kakashi was the only one who could use the Sharingan to such an extent.

"I know what you are worried about. Lord Hokage has already told me what happened five years ago. I would not cause trouble for a child." Ye Lan saw Kakashi's inner worry and pointed it out directly.

You are obviously not that old... Putting aside the complaints in his heart, Kakashi felt relieved when he heard Ye Lan say that.

"Will you and I go directly to see him later, or will you make your own arrangements?"

"Just watch for a while. Don't worry, I won't hurt him." Ye Lan had some ideas in his mind and a smile appeared on his face.

"Don't go too far! After all, they are my subordinates!" Seeing Ye Lan's smile, Kakashi's heart, which had just been relieved, was lifted up again.

"He is your subordinate and a ninja of Konoha, but don't forget that his last name is Uchiha."

"What do you want to do?" Kakashi's alertness suddenly became full.

"Don't worry, Kakashi." Seeing Kakashi's look, Ye Lan was silent for a while and said, "My attitude towards him depends on his attitude towards Itachi."

As the sun was shining brightly, the three Genin from Team 7 were standing in a daze on a bridge in Konoha Village.

"Ah! Why did that guy call others out and ask them to wait for him!" Pink-haired Sakura was the first to complain.

"That's right, that's right." Naruto on the side also echoed, while Sasuke who was standing aside looked at the two people who were complaining about Kakashi and just wondered why these two guys were so energetic so early in the morning.

"Hey! Good morning! Everyone!" Just as Naruto and Sakura were complaining, Kakashi, who was late, finally arrived.

"Today I got lost on the road of life..."

"You're lying!" Naruto and Sakura no longer believed such nonsense.

"Well, actually I'm just handling something for you." Without any embarrassment of being exposed, Kakashi walked straight in front of the three people.

"Actually, I recommended the three of you to take part in the Chunin Exam." He took out three application forms and said, "Look, these are the application forms."

"Chūnin Exam?" Sakura hadn't responded yet.

"Let me tell you first, this exam is not compulsory. It's up to you whether to participate or not." Kakashi continued.

"That's great, Teacher Kakashi likes you the most." Unlike Sakura, Naruto immediately hugged Kakashi excitedly.

"Okay, if you agree, just sign the application form and come to school in five days." Kakashi let go of Naruto and said.

In the Chunin Exam, it seems that he will encounter many strong opponents. Just when Sasuke was still thinking, Kakashi said, "Sasuke, someone is looking for you."

Ok?

Pah - before Sasuke could react, a hand patted his shoulder from behind. Just as Sasuke was about to turn around, a murderous aura that made him tremble came from behind him.

"Uchiha Sasuke, what is Uchiha Itachi to you?" Standing behind Sasuke was Ye Lan. At this moment he released the chakra in his body without much reservation, and a dark and cold feeling instantly occupied the entire bridge surface.

Sasuke was still in shock of murderous intent when he heard the name that made him want to cut him into pieces. He instantly lost his mind, his pupils began to shrink, and his pupil color began to turn red.

"Teacher Kakashi, this...this...what the hell is going on." Naruto's legs began to tremble, and Sakura was so unbearable that she collapsed to the ground. This was even more terrifying than the time they encountered Zabuza.

This speed cannot be captured clearly without the Sharingan, and the amount of chakra is too exaggerated, more than ten times that of an average jonin. What has Ye Lan experienced over the years? He is only 15 years old and has already left his peers far behind.

"Speak up, what is Uchiha Itachi in your heart?" Ye Lan looked at Sasuke in front of him, and to be honest, he was a little disappointed. At the age of twelve, he was not even a Chunin. At this age, Shisui, Itachi, and himself were far superior to their peers, and they all had the three-magatama Sharingan. Although Sasuke was released into the wild by the Hokage, his strength was too poor.

"I... don't allow... you to mention... this name!" Sasuke suppressed the discomfort brought by the murderous aura and did not think about why Kakashi did not take action. He took out a kunai from his ninja tool bag. The Sharingan in his pupils kept spinning. He picked up the kunai and stabbed it behind him.

Ye Lan easily grabbed Sasuke's arm that was swinging the kunai, and then put away the murderous aura in his body.

"I almost understand your thoughts, but you can lose your mind just because of a name. Sasuke, you will never defeat Itachi like this." Ye Lan put down Sasuke's arm and said.

Sasuke wanted to say something, but when he saw the three-magatama Sharingan in Ye Lan's pupils, he was stunned.

"Who are you? You attack us right away. I'm going to teach you a lesson!" When Naruto saw that he could move freely, he rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush towards Ye Lan.

"Naruto, don't move." Kakashi stopped Naruto with one hand.

Under the puzzled gazes of Naruto and Sakura, he slowly said: "That person is Sasuke's clan brother."

"Ye Lan?" Sasuke couldn't believe it. There were other survivors of Uchiha besides him, and he was somewhat familiar with this person.

Ye Lan is three years older than Sasuke, but when Sasuke entered school, Ye Lan had already graduated early. In addition to going out to perform missions, he often practiced with Shisui at the Uchiha clan's training ground, and Itachi often went to find Shisui. When Itachi brought Sasuke to find the two training at the training ground, Ye Lan laughed at him because Sasuke was so old and still needed his brother to carry him, so Sasuke remembered it in his heart. When Ye Lan went out to perform a mission, he and Shisui came to Uchiha Fugaku's house to say goodbye. After the night of the genocide, Sasuke remembered that Ye Lan was still out there performing a mission and was lucky, but he was told by the Hokage that the mission failed and all the members died.

"It seems you still remember me." Ye Lan did not show any joy, and then said to Kakashi: "Kakashi, I will take Sasuke to the clan's land."

He then motioned for Sasuke to follow.

Kakashi didn't care, so Naruto started to complain: "What? Even if he's Sasuke's brother, he can't be so rude."

"Teacher Kakashi, I've never heard that Sasuke has such a brother. What's going on?" Sakura asked in confusion.

"He's a clan brother, not a biological brother. Ye Lan has been on missions outside for many years and just came back recently. This time he just happened to come with me to meet Sasuke." Kakashi said casually.

"But I feel that Sasuke is also surprised?" Sakura still wanted to know more. She felt that Sasuke was not only surprised by Ye Lan's arrival, but also for other reasons. Who was the Uchiha Itachi that Ye Lan mentioned, and why was Sasuke so angry.

"Okay, that's enough for today. As for the Chunin Exam, you guys should think about it on your own. As a teacher, I can't give you too much advice."

"I will definitely take part in the Chunin Exam! I will definitely become a Chunin successfully! Right! Sakura!" Naruto's obsession with becoming a Chunin was ignited from this moment on.

Sakura looked at the excited Naruto and shook her head helplessly.

"By the way, Teacher Kakashi, what about Sasuke? He should agree to take part in the Chunin Exam." Naruto was still a little worried about Sasuke's departure, and he still hoped that all members of Team 7 could take part in this Chunin Exam.

"As for Sasuke, don't worry. Ye Lan will definitely let him participate." Kakashi explained, "By the way, Ye Lan will be your examiner for the second round. This is a tip-off to you in advance."

"The guy with expressionless face is the examiner? How old is he?" Naruto said unconvinced. Ye Lan didn't look much older than him.

"Uchiha Ye Lan should be 15 years old now, but he has become a Jonin. Logically, you Genin should call him teacher. And you have just felt his strength. I can tell you that Ye Lan is stronger than Zabuza whom you met before." Kakashi still gave instructions before leaving.

15 years old! A jonin! Stronger than Zabuza! The Zabuza he met during the previous mission opened Naruto's eyes, but he didn't expect that there would be someone who was about the same age as him but much stronger than him. Thinking about how he couldn't even move his feet in front of him just now, he understood the gap between himself and the jonin, and it seemed that he needed to work harder.

Sakura was thinking about what Kakashi said. She was 15 years old and had been on missions outside for a long time. What happened to the Uchiha clan?