Time flew by in the blink of an eye, and another year passed. Uchiha Chi was now over eight years old and a third-year student. Ever since that battle, Uchiha Chi had made a name for himself among the new students.
Coupled with the fact that his sparring matches with Sarutobi Shinnosuke ended in a draw, fully demonstrating his own strength, and the fact that he and Sarutobi Shinnosuke intentionally or unintentionally projected an image of getting along well, absolutely no one dared to underestimate him anymore.
By now, Uchiha Chi had begun to gain a preliminary reputation as a genius, though he was merely secondary—the primary subject of publicity was Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
Chapter 16