"Hey!"
"Lord Third Hokage!"
"We came to Konoha for the Chunin exams. If Konoha can't guarantee our safety, we won't promise to uphold the alliance with Konoha..."
"..."
Karin's face turned pale.
"..."
Naruto Uzumaki's expression also soured.
"..."
Uchiha Sasuke noticed Karin and Naruto Uzumaki's expressions. His gaze suddenly lowered, and a terrifying killing intent spread from him!
The next moment!
Uchiha Sasuke's figure disappeared from his original position!
"Stop him!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi urgently shouted to halt!
Other Konoha Jonin heard Hiruzen Sarutobi's command and instantaneously darted towards Uchiha Sasuke and the Hidden Rain Jonin. Finally, in a critical moment, they simultaneously restrained Uchiha Sasuke by pressing down on his shoulder!
"Sasuke, calm down..."
Kakashi Hatake sighed.
"..."
Sarutobi Asuma's face looked a bit troubled.
Although the Hidden Rain Jonin's provocative words made them somewhat displeased, they knew his words were true, and Konoha couldn't afford to break ties over such a minor issue...
"Phew..."
The Hidden Rain Jonin took a deep breath, his heart nearly stopped for a moment, as he looked at the boy exuding terrifying killing intent being restrained by Konoha's people, his face displayed contempt once more: "Hmph, just a brat..."
"Guess what..."
Uchiha Sasuke raised his eyes, which turned crimson in a flash, as an eerie sinister smile curled at the corner of his mouth: "They can stop me from killing you, but can they stop you from killing yourself?"
"!!!"
The Hidden Rain Jonin's vision went black!
The next moment!
His mind plunged into darkness!
A pair of crimson Sharingan appeared in his mental world!
Under everyone's gaze, the Hidden Rain Jonin was controlled by Uchiha Sasuke's Genjutsu, suddenly drawing his Kunai and stabbing it into his own heart!
"Everyone should have seen, this guy committed suicide."
Uchiha Sasuke spread his hands, the smile at the corner of his mouth turning contemptuous: "The Hidden Rain Village ninja's mental resilience is really fragile, I just wanted to teach him a lesson, I didn't really want to kill him, did this guy choose to commit suicide to frame me?"
"..."
The corners of everyone's eyes twitched.
No...
How can you twist the truth like this!
"Kakashi, take Sasuke..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's face turned extremely grim, waving towards Uchiha Sasuke with the intention to issue a directive on handling Uchiha Sasuke!
However, Uchiha Sasuke, having trained in the Root for years in the real world, was acutely aware of the tactics in political struggles. Sometimes, saying a word first can provide a leverage of advantage!
Speaking one more word...
Expressing his attitude a bit more!
And his opponent would need more time to rethink their rhetoric!
Thus...
His opponent wanting to act against him would need to consider more carefully, especially with an elder like Hiruzen Sarutobi who was somewhat indecisive!
"I still have to participate in the next exams!"
Uchiha Sasuke decisively interrupted Hiruzen Sarutobi, looking at the other ninjas from the villages: "Everyone, pray for your village's Genin to encounter me. Jonin is not my match, they can't protect your village's students..."
"Of course."
Uchiha Sasuke spread his hands, an icy intimidating smile hung on his face: "I know the upcoming exam should prohibit killing... however, if my opponent commits suicide under Genjutsu, it shouldn't be my fault, right?"
"Jonin's level of Genjutsu..."
"Is not qualified to determine if my Genjutsu was responsible for the death..."
This attitude...
Was precisely what Uchiha Sasuke wanted to express!
He would do whatever he wants, Konoha's Jonin couldn't hinder his actions, he, the lunatic, might not necessarily obey Hiruzen Sarutobi's orders!
"..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi's words were choked.
This young fellow...
His actions and words were outrageously arrogant to the point of madness!
Hiruzen Sarutobi had to consider that if he issued a directive on handling Uchiha Sasuke, provoking the dissatisfaction of the young fellow, would he comply with his orders. Obedience to orders was extremely rare in the bloodline of the Uchiha Clan...
In comparison...
Defiance was truly the essence of Uchiha!
If Uchiha Sasuke outright refused to obey his Hokage's command, would he have to command the Dark Department and Jonin to capture him together?
The strength of this young fellow...
Could not be easily resolved by a Jonin!
Just the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan and Susanoo alone, none of the village's Jonin would be his match, potentially resulting in a tragic outcome, obliging him, the Hokage, to intervene personally...
Moreover...
Naruto Uzumaki, the Nine-tailed Jinchuriki, stood beside Uchiha Sasuke. If truly disadvantaged, who knows if this young man might use the Mangekyo Sharingan to control the Nine-tails, sparking a new Nine-tails chaos in Konoha!
If so...
Konoha would truly stir up a major incident during the Chunin exams!
Additionally...
The Examiner for the second exam, Mitarashi Anko, reported a matter a few days ago, discovering traces of Orochimaru's infiltration, making Hiruzen Sarutobi have to contemplate Konoha's future...