Absolute Rigging!

"Renye, wake up. Stop sleeping."

Renye groggily opened his eyes. Motoya Nara was quietly calling to him.

"Mmph, is the exam over?"

He wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and looked around. There were not many people left in the classroom.

Motoya Nara nodded. "The exam is over. Everyone went to eat and prepare for the Practical Assessment this afternoon."

"Come on, let's go eat too."

The two of them brought their lunch boxes to the training ground and found a place to sit.

Some of their classmates had already finished eating and begun warming up.

Renye opened his lunch box and started eating.

"Renye, how did you do on the exam?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat down beside him with his lunch box.

"Not bad," Renye said.

"Haha, that's good."

Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up a piece of braised pork from Renye's lunch box and put it into his mouth. His eyes immediately lit up, and he exclaimed,

"Mmm, delicious!"

"Really? Let me try some too."

Motoya Nara followed suit, picked up a piece of braised pork, and happily narrowed his eyes.

"It really does taste good!"

"Give me another piece."

"Same here."

Before long, the entire box of braised pork had been eaten by the two of them.

Renye did not react much. These two often came over to mooch food off him, so he was already used to it.

In the distance, Danzō Shimura looked at the rice ball in his hand, then at Hiruzen Sarutobi, whose mouth was slick with oil from eating.

"Hiruzen, why are you so selfish?"

Why hadn't he brought him any...

It had been a long time since he had eaten Renye's lunch.

At first, after Hiruzen Sarutobi got food from Renye, he would bring some over to share with him.

But later, Hiruzen never shared any with him again.

Hiruzen Sarutobi even deliberately avoided him while eating.

Every time, Hiruzen would stay with Renye, while he could only watch silently from afar.

Actually, Hiruzen could not be blamed for this. Renye's lunch was simply too delicious.

He did not even have enough for himself. Why would he be willing to share it with Danzō?

He had painfully shared a few times before. He had already done more than enough.

Danzō Shimura unconsciously swallowed and snorted.

"Hiruzen, you'll regret this!"

One day, Hiruzen would regret not sharing delicious food with him!

That afternoon, the Practical Assessment began.

Takuma Senju arrived at the training ground carrying a lottery box.

"Next is the Practical Assessment. Opponents will be decided by drawing lots."

During the matches, the students needed to use the ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu, and other skills they had learned to demonstrate their combat ability and adaptability.

Takuma Senju would give an overall score based on their performance in the arena, including their use of skills, combat decisions, reaction speed, and other factors.

The scores would not be based on victory or defeat.

The drawing ended.

Danzō Shimura looked at the result, and his face turned green.

Damn it, his opponent really was Uchiha Renye.

He seriously suspected that Uchiha Renye had bribed the Homeroom Teacher and rigged the draw.

"Hahaha, I finally caught you, punk!" Renye's gaze turned cold. "If I don't beat the shit out of you, I'll count you as having wiped clean!"

Who told this guy to come over first thing in the morning looking for trouble?

His theory exam had gone poorly, so he was already in a bad mood. This was the perfect chance to beat Danzō up and vent.

Danzō Shimura's face darkened as he snorted. "Who wins and who loses is still uncertain!"

Although he had not been Renye's match before, that did not mean he was not his match now!

During this time, in preparation for the Practical Assessment, he had trained hard every day until late at night!

Danzō Shimura was confident that he could wash away his humiliation in this assessment!

"Oh? Then you'd better win," Renye said indifferently.

Veins bulged on Danzō Shimura's forehead. He wanted nothing more than to fight Renye right now.

Unfortunately, it was not their turn yet.

The first match was Hiruzen Sarutobi against Motoya Nara.

When Motoya Nara saw the result of the draw, he felt as if the sky had collapsed.

"Why am I so unlucky?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled slightly. "Motoya, I'll go easy on you."

Takuma Senju announced, "The battle begins!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi launched an attack at Motoya Nara.

"Damn it, don't underestimate me! No matter what, I'm a genius of the Nara Clan!"

Motoya Nara used the Shadow Binding Technique, trying to restrain Hiruzen Sarutobi.

His attack was easily dodged.

"What?" Motoya Nara's heart jolted. Just as he tried to control his shadow and change its direction, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already arrived in front of him.

"It's over!"

He could only watch unwillingly as Hiruzen Sarutobi's attack came at him.

Was this the gap between geniuses?

"Hiruzen Sarutobi wins."

Takuma Senju began scoring their performances.

"Reppu Uchiha versus Kagami Uchiha."

"Kagami Uchiha, this time I'll definitely win!"

In the previous test, Reppu Uchiha had lost to Kagami.

He had been deeply unwilling to accept it. Why had he lost to someone like this guy?

Since then, he had trained even harder, all so that he could defeat Kagami.

Kagami Uchiha smiled. "Reppu, I won't go easy on you."

"Damn it, you haven't won yet!"

Two minutes later.

"Kagami Uchiha wins!"

Reppu Uchiha lay on the ground, beginning to question his life.

Why did it feel like Kagami had gotten stronger again?

"Reppu, are you alright?" Kagami Uchiha asked with concern.

Kagami's concerned gaze pierced his heart like steel needles.

He struggled to his feet. "Kagami Uchiha, next time, I'll definitely beat you!"

"I look forward to that day." Kagami Uchiha kept smiling.

Reppu Uchiha: "..."

"Yuki Hyuga versus Koharu Utatane!"

"Yuki Hyuga wins!"

"Rin Uchiha versus Homura Mitokado!"

"Homura Mitokado wins!"

Soon, it was time for Renye and Danzō's battle.

"Danzō, good luck!" Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted.

Danzō's face darkened.

Was Hiruzen trying to make him look even more embarrassing?

"Uchiha Renye, this time I'll definitely beat you!"

"Why not give it a try?"

Their battle began!

Their battle ended!

"Uchiha Renye wins!"

"Danzō, are you alright?" Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped forward and asked with concern.

"Get lost, Hiruzen! Stop pretending to care!"

Renye: "???"

Why did this scene feel strangely familiar?

The Practical Assessment ended.

Takuma Senju began ranking them according to their theory and practical scores.

"First place, Hiruzen Sarutobi!"

"Second place, Yuki Hyuga!"

"Third place, Kagami Uchiha!"

"Fourth place, Homura Mitokado!"

"Fifth place, Danzō Shimura!"

"Eleventh place, Motoya Nara."

"Twenty-fifth place, Uchiha Renye."

"What kind of joke is this?!"

When Renye learned his ranking, he felt as if the sky had collapsed!

There were only thirty students in the class. His score was near the very bottom.

"Rigged! This was absolutely rigged!" Renye protested loudly.

Faced with Renye's doubts, Takuma Senju brought out that test paper with a score of 5.

When everyone present saw that score, they all revealed incredulous expressions.

Was that even a score a human could get?

Renye looked at the test paper and fell into deep thought.