Victory

"Since you want to fight, I'm not afraid." Renye's eyes were icy.

He was already annoyed at being dragged to school, and now someone was picking a fight.

He had to teach this blind fool a harsh lesson to vent his anger.

Hearing this, Danzō Shimura revealed a smug smile of success. "Heh heh, brat, you'll soon know what happens when you anger me!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed helplessly. Danzō was really too impulsive!

Renye was Lord Tobirama's adopted child. With Lord Tobirama's guidance, his strength couldn't possibly be weak.

He was worried Danzō might not be a match for Renye...

What Hiruzen didn't know was that Tobirama Senju had never instructed Renye.

Soon, news of their impending fight spread.

The children who had passed the tests all came to watch.

Even those still being tested kept glancing over.

A teacher in a Jonin vest walked over with a face full of dark lines.

He was the Homeroom Teacher of Class A. He'd been busy with testing when this incident broke out.

And on top of that, the matter had spread to everyone's ears, even reaching Lord Tobirama. The Homeroom Teacher felt like the sky was falling.

"You two want to spar?" the Homeroom Teacher said in a low voice.

Renye noticed the teacher's bad mood and just nodded, wisely saying nothing more.

Danzō Shimura, lacking such tact, eagerly looked at the teacher and said, "Teacher, I want to fight him. Hurry and announce the start!"

He couldn't wait to beat this brat to a pulp!

Hearing this, the Homeroom Teacher's expression turned very sour. He instinctively looked at Tobirama Senju.

Seeing Tobirama Senju nod, the Homeroom Teacher finally breathed a sigh of relief and announced, "Both sides, form the seal of confrontation!"

The onlookers all moved back, leaving space for the fight.

Renye and Danzō Shimura faced off, the atmosphere tense.

Neither side showed any intention of forming the seal.

"Brat, don't go crying later!" Danzō Shimura's expression twisted.

Renye didn't respond. He wasn't in the habit of trash-talking before a fight.

"Bastard!"

Danzō Shimura struck first, his hands forming seals rapidly as wind-attribute Chakra gathered in his palms.

The onlookers gasped in surprise.

They hadn't expected Danzō Shimura to use a ninjutsu!

And he started with a B-rank jutsu, one that could easily be life-threatening with a single misstep.

This was supposed to be just a spar!

The Homeroom Teacher's face darkened. He was about to scold them, but Tobirama Senju stopped him.

The Homeroom Teacher was shocked but couldn't say anything more.

Tobirama Senju watched with interest. "Brat, let me see the results of your training?"

Over the past year, he had watched Renye's training.

He had to admit, this kid really worked hard.

If Renye weren't an Uchiha...

Maybe he really would have taken him as a Disciple.

What a pity.

It wasn't that Tobirama Senju was unwilling to take an Uchiha as a Disciple, but the vast majority of Uchiha had overly extreme personalities, which was why he didn't take them on.

Maybe some Uchiha could become his Disciples, who knows...

But Renye was out of the question.

Tobirama Senju knew Renye very well. This kid was even harder to handle than the average Uchiha.

Who knew what extreme things this brat might do once he grew stronger?

That was the reason he was unwilling to guide Renye.

"Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere!"

Several wind bullets shot toward Renye at incredible speed, each carrying immense piercing power.

Renye's expression sharpened. He had underestimated Danzō Shimura earlier.

His form moved like lightning, dodging left and right, relying on his superb reflexes to evade this round of attacks.

Next, Renye quickly formed hand seals and muttered, "Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"

In an instant, a massive fireball shot from his mouth, rolling waves of heat surging toward Danzō.

Danzō didn't dare take it lightly and hastily used the Substitution Jutsu.

The moment the fireball struck him, he transformed into a wooden log.

The fireball grazed past, scorching the grass beside him.

The battle entered a white-hot phase, the two trading blows without yielding.

The onlookers gasped repeatedly—the strength both displayed was already at the genin level.

With strength like that, was there even a need to attend school?

Those thinking this were only children from civilian and minor clan families.

The children from major clans showed little reaction.

Danzō Shimura grew more alarmed as the fight went on, realizing he was no match for this brat.

"What a joke!"

How could he, a genius of the Shimura Clan, possibly lose to some kid?

Can't lose. Absolutely can't lose!

Renye noticed Danzō Shimura getting flustered and curled the corner of his mouth.

Danzō Shimura had committed a cardinal sin in battle—losing his cool meant leaving openings.

Sure enough, after a bout of fighting, Renye spotted Danzō's opening and landed a powerful spinning kick squarely on Danzō's abdomen, sending him flying.

Danzō hit the ground and struggled to rise, the fight ending in Renye's victory.

"This... how is this possible?!"

Lost... he'd actually lost to some kid!

Danzō Shimura's face twisted with unwillingness as he tried to get up but couldn't.

"Danzō, are you alright?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked, helping him up with concern.

"Get away, I don't need your help!" Danzō Shimura angrily shook off his friend's hand and climbed to his feet with difficulty.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed helplessly—he'd told him to stay calm, but he wouldn't listen!

Now look, he lost, didn't he?

"Heh, is that all?" Renye taunted. "I thought you were something. Go train some more."

He didn't like trash-talking before a fight—losing would be embarrassing—but now that he'd won, of course he'd throw out a few words to flaunt his victor's status.

Danzō Shimura's face went pale then red, clearly furious.

Faced with Renye's mockery and everyone's stares, he wished he could crawl into a crack in the ground, hating Renye to the core.

The homeroom teacher told them to behave and then moved on to test the other students.

"This brat..." Tobirama Senju's expression was complicated.

The combat ability Renye had shown already surpassed an average genin.

He quietly pulled out the Uchiha Observation Manual and began recording...

The Ninja Academy's entrance test ended.

Most people could only leave with their heads hung low.

Nearly a thousand students came to test, but fewer than three hundred successfully enrolled, most of them from major clans, with fewer than a hundred civilian children.

This showed that in the ninja world, it was still very difficult for ordinary people to become ninja.

Of course, it might also be related to the test's difficulty.

The first class of the Ninja Academy naturally had to be stricter; the difficulty would likely drop later.

After all, in wartime, plenty of cannon fodder was needed.

After the test ended, each class's teacher led the students to their classrooms.

Along the way, Danzō Shimura glared at Renye with a dark expression, as if he wanted to devour him alive.

Renye just smiled and said nothing.

Just a defeated opponent.