Victory

"Since you wanted to fight, I had no reason to fear you." Renye's gaze turned icy.

Being dragged here to attend school was annoying enough, and now someone had come looking for trouble.

He had to teach this blind fool a harsh lesson and vent some frustration.

At his words, Danzō Shimura revealed a scheming smile. "Heh heh, brat, you'll soon learn the consequences of making me angry!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed helplessly. Danzō really was too impulsive!

Renye was a child Lord Tobirama had taken in. With Lord Tobirama's guidance, there was no way his strength could be weak.

He was worried that Danzō might not be Renye's match...

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not know that Tobirama Senju had never instructed Renye.

News of their impending fight quickly spread.

The children who had passed the test all came over to watch.

Even the children still undergoing testing kept glancing their way from time to time.

A teacher wearing a jonin flak jacket walked over, his face full of dark lines.

He was the Homeroom Teacher of Class A. He had just been busy conducting the tests when this mess broke out.

Especially since the matter had spread so widely that even Lord Tobirama knew about it, the Homeroom Teacher felt as though the sky had fallen.

"You want to fight?" the Homeroom Teacher asked in a deep voice.

Noticing the Homeroom Teacher's ugly expression, Renye merely nodded and wisely said nothing more.

Danzō Shimura lacked that kind of tact. He anxiously said to the Homeroom Teacher, "Teacher, I want to fight him. Hurry up and announce the start!"

He could no longer wait to beat this brat senseless!

The Homeroom Teacher's expression darkened at those words, and he instinctively looked toward Tobirama Senju.

Only after seeing Tobirama Senju nod did the Homeroom Teacher breathe a sigh of relief and announce, "Both sides, form the confrontation seal!"

Everyone present moved aside, leaving space for the battle.

Renye and Danzō Shimura faced each other, and the atmosphere was taut with tension.

Neither had any intention of forming the confrontation seal.

"Brat, don't cry later!" Danzō Shimura snarled.

Renye did not respond. He had no habit of talking trash before a fight.

"Bastard!"

Danzō Shimura made the first move, rapidly forming hand seals as wind-nature Chakra gathered in his palms.

The surrounding crowd erupted in surprise.

They had not expected Danzō Shimura to use ninjutsu!

And he had opened with a B-rank ninjutsu. One careless mistake could cost someone their life.

This was only a sparring match!

The Homeroom Teacher's face turned ugly. Just as he was about to rebuke him, Tobirama Senju stopped him.

The Homeroom Teacher was somewhat shocked, but could not say anything further.

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

Over the past year, he had watched Renye train.

He had to admit that this brat was truly diligent.

If Renye were not an Uchiha...

Perhaps he really would have accepted him as one of his disciples.

What a pity.

It was not that Tobirama Senju was unwilling to take an Uchiha as a disciple. It was simply that most Uchiha were too extreme in temperament, so he would not accept them as disciples.

Perhaps some Uchiha could become his disciples after all...

But Renye should forget about it.

Tobirama Senju understood Renye very well. This boy was even harder to handle than ordinary Uchiha.

Who knew what extreme things this boy would do once he grew stronger?

That was also why he was unwilling to guide Renye.

"Wind Style: Vacuum Sphere!"

Several wind bullets shot toward Renye at incredible speed, each carrying immense penetrating force.

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

He moved like lightning, dodging left and right. With his powerful reflexes, he evaded the barrage.

Immediately afterward, Renye rapidly formed hand seals and shouted, "Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"

In an instant, a massive fireball burst from his mouth, carrying a surging heat wave as it swept toward Danzō.

Danzō did not dare let his guard down and hurriedly used the Substitution Jutsu.

The moment the fireball struck him, he turned into a wooden post.

The fireball skimmed past, scorching the nearby grass.

The battle entered its fiercest stage. The two exchanged blow after blow, neither willing to yield.

The onlookers cried out in amazement again and again. The combat strength the two displayed had already reached genin level.

With such strength, was there even any need to attend school?

Only children from civilian families and small or medium clans would think that way.

The children from major clans, however, showed little reaction.

As the battle continued, Danzō Shimura grew increasingly alarmed. He realized that he was actually no match for this brat.

"What kind of joke is this?!"

He was a genius of the Shimura Clan. How could he possibly be inferior to a brat?

He could not lose. He absolutely could not lose!

Renye noticed that Danzō Shimura was getting anxious, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

Danzō Shimura had committed a major taboo in battle. Once he lost his calm, he would easily reveal openings.

Sure enough, after another exchange, Renye seized Danzō's opening and landed a powerful spinning kick squarely on his abdomen, sending him flying.

Danzō collapsed onto the ground, unable to get up for a while. The battle ended with Renye's victory.

"How... how is that possible?!"

He had lost... He had actually lost to a brat!

Danzō Shimura's face was filled with unwillingness. He wanted to stand, but could not.

"Danzō, are you okay?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked with concern as he helped Danzō up.

"Get lost! I don't need you meddling!" Danzō Shimura angrily shook off his friend's hand and struggled to climb to his feet.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed helplessly. He had told him to calm down, but he simply would not listen!

Well, there it was. He had lost, hadn't he?

"Heh, that's all?" Renye mocked. "I thought you were stronger. Go back and train some more."

He did not like talking trash before a fight, since losing would be embarrassing. But now that he had won, he naturally had to throw out a few remarks to establish his identity as the victor.

Danzō Shimura's face alternated between green and white, clearly furious.

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

The Homeroom Teacher told them to behave themselves before returning to test the students.

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

The combat strength Renye had displayed had already surpassed that of an ordinary genin.

He secretly took out the Uchiha Observation Manual and began recording...

The Ninja Academy's entrance test came to an end.

The vast majority could only leave with their heads hanging low.

Nearly a thousand students had come for the test, but fewer than three hundred successfully enrolled. Most of them were children from major clans, while fewer than a hundred were civilian children.

This showed that it was still very difficult for ordinary people to become shinobi in the Shinobi World.

Of course, that might also have been related to the test's difficulty.

The Ninja Academy's first class naturally had higher standards. The admission requirements would probably be lowered later.

After all, during wartime, large numbers of cannon fodder were needed.

After the tests ended, the teachers of each class led their students toward the classrooms.

Along the way, Danzō Shimura stared at Renye with a gloomy expression, as though he wanted to devour him alive.

Renye merely smiled and said nothing.

He was just a defeated opponent.