Naruto, this game world seems a bit real.

Chapter 141 Someone's Taking the Blame

"Jiraiya-senpai, how could it be you?" Uchiha Ye looked at the person summoned by the Heaven and Earth Scroll with a surprised expression.

"Congratulations on passing the second exam!" he said casually. "But you guys are moving way too slowly."

"Senior, the process isn't important, as long as the result is right," Uchiha Ye said with a laugh.

Not long after she finished speaking, various angry roars came from the central stronghold from time to time.

"What? You're saying this scroll is fake... I paid a fortune for it..."

"How could it be fake? I risked my life to get it..."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. She's so beautiful and she smiled at me, how could she possibly lie to me..."

"..."

This situation continued to unfold. Jiraiya cast a questioning glance at him, but Uchiha Ye, trying to distance himself from the situation, said without changing his expression, "Jiraiya-senpai, let's go out and see what's going on!"

"It sounds like something really complicated. I wonder if it will involve Konoha."

Upon hearing that it would involve Konoha, Jiraiya initially wanted to refuse but turned around and went outside to find out what was going on.

Seeing Uchiha Ye's calm and composed demeanor, Yamato secretly gave him a thumbs up, thinking that he was someone Yamato should learn from.

If Itachi hadn't noticed the little gestures Ye Yi made when he was nervous, he probably would have thought the same thing.

"You all say this scroll was sold to you by a female ninja. Can anyone describe her and draw her?" A Jonin from Kumogakure, who was in charge of the situation, spoke up.

Soon people began to describe it, and after a while, a ninja stepped forward and took out a portrait.

The Cloud Village ninja took the portrait and confirmed that this person was not a candidate in this exam at all. He had never even heard of the Land of Money that the deceived candidate mentioned.

The key is that they fooled so many people without putting in any effort, which is simply outrageous.

These people are brainless; there's no such thing as a free lunch.

This immediately cut off the trail. The deceived candidates were all indignant, but in the end they could only accept their fate.

Who would have thought that someone would dare to sell fake scrolls during the Chunin Exams?

Just as the Jonin from Kumogakure were telling everyone to go back first and that they would investigate and give everyone an explanation later, an Iwagakure ninja examinee stepped forward and said, "Don't be fooled by the Kumogakure ninjas. This is clearly a show they staged themselves."

"Didn't you notice that among the thirty-five teams that were deceived, two of the Cloud Hidden teams actually obtained the real Heaven and Earth Scrolls?"

"How do you explain this!"

Upon hearing this, Yamato turned to look at Uchiha Hato, as if to say, "You've found someone to take the blame?"

Uchiha Ye was also quite bewildered at this moment. This seemed too coincidental. She swore that she really did not do that. It must have been a mistake.

As things escalated, the two teams from Cloud Village were disqualified in order to quell the storm, which temporarily calmed things down.

Of the nearly 150 candidates who participated in the second exam, only about 40 remained.

After the second exam concludes, there will be a three-day break before the third exam preliminary round, a 'two-on-one' competition.

During his three-day rest period, Uchiha Ye planned to stay in his room and not go out at all.

She'd already explored the area, eaten, and played around, and there was nothing left to attract her. She figured she might as well spend the time sculpting clay and improving her skills.

On the last day, Uchiha Yoru still didn't plan to go out. Just as she took out "Icha Icha Paradise" to read, she heard a noise outside the door, so she quickly stuffed the book under her pillow.

At the same time, Jiraiya pushed the door open and walked in. "Girl, you're holed up in your room again. Why don't you feel any tension? I'll arrange some special training for you!"

Just as Uchiha Ye was about to refuse, Jiraiya made his decision on his own, ignoring her completely.

She wasn't about to give in so easily. "Jiraiya-senpai, I'm not feeling well and need to rest, otherwise I won't have the energy to participate tomorrow..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was lifted up. "You look quite energetic."

Being carried around like a chick filled Uchiha with resentment. Why was her growth so slow? Itachi was already a head taller than her.

Jiraiya led Uchiha Yoru to a place that resembled a training ground. Uchiha Yoru asked rather helplessly, "Jiraiya-senpai, how do you plan to train me?"

Before he could finish speaking, Jiraiya launched his attack.

"Senior, you can't do this to me."

The moment Uchiha Ye attacked, he immediately crouched down and then leaped backward.

"Girl, you reacted quickly!" Jiraiya exclaimed in admiration. "Fire Release: Flame Bullet!"

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" Uchiha Ye retorted, unleashing a ninjutsu counterattack.

"Lion's Mane Technique!" Jiraiya's hair instantly grew longer and curled towards where Uchiha Hashirama was standing.

Uchiha Yoh drew a short blade from his waist, and in a flash of light, his long white hair was cut in half.

The next second, "Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!", Uchiha Ye's feet suddenly became muddy, and he slowly sank down.

With a 'poof', the smoke dissipated, and Uchiha Ye disappeared into the swamp, leaving behind a wisp of white hair.

"The replacement was done so quickly!" Jiraiya exclaimed in surprise.

While he was still in shock, Uchiha Yoru sprang up from underground, wielding a short blade and attacking Jiraiya's vital point.

"This girl really doesn't hold back at all. It was just a sneak attack, and she's already retaliating." Jiraiya thought to himself as he dodged the attacks.

"As expected of Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, his reaction speed is truly impressive." Uchiha Ye exclaimed in admiration, never expecting that this could actually hurt Jiraiya.

"Senior, take this 'Fire Rasengan'!" Her sword missed its mark, but she had already condensed a 'Fire Rasengan' in her left hand and turned around to throw it.

"boom…"

After the loud bang, the dust settled, revealing a huge crater in the ground, still billowing thick smoke.

"They also developed the elemental Rasengan. I had only heard Orochimaru mention it before, but seeing it with my own eyes still greatly shocked Jiraiya."

At his age, he wasn't even a ninja.

"Girl, you can stop now!"

"Today was just to test your current strength, but I didn't expect you to be even stronger than I thought."

He discovered that the girl still had a lot of energy left. If he didn't use Sage Mode or summon a spirit beast, he could only manage a draw at best, and it would be difficult for him to gain the upper hand.

Uchiha Ye sheathed his sword, feeling a bit sticky after the battle, and politely asked, "Jiraiya-senpai, would you like to go for a soak in the hot springs?"

"Great!" Jiraiya's eyes lit up when he heard about the hot spring.

"No, she was just being polite, couldn't you tell?" Uchiha Ye touched his nose, somewhat annoyed. Jiraiya's relationship with Tsunade had recently progressed, so why was he going to a place like this? Wasn't he afraid of being found out?

Little did they know, Jiraiya was already planning to use her as an excuse.

The two walked away side by side, and Itachi and Yamato came towards them.

"Itachi, Yamato, Jiraiya-senpai is inviting us to a hot spring, let's go!"

Suddenly caught off guard, Jiraiya quickly spoke up, "I suddenly have something to attend to..." He was interrupted by Uchiha Ye halfway through his sentence, "Jiraiya-senpai, didn't you just say you were going to do some research? I heard that the hot springs here have mixed-gender bathing."

"Really!" Jiraiya's face visibly flushed upon hearing this. "Let's go, let's go quickly!"

Upon hearing the words "mixed bathing," Itachi's gaze kept drifting towards Ye. "Then wouldn't he be able to see Ye...?" In just a few seconds, his ears turned bright red.

Yamato, on the other hand, seemed much calmer. "Truly worthy of being a ninja from Root." But it was just an expression he had cultivated over the years.

Uchiha Ye chuckled inwardly, thinking, "Men are all the same, just like that."