Graduation Exam Begins, Part One

A middle-aged ninja instructor, who looked to be in his thirties, walked up to Xuan Ye and the three Genin at the instruction of the Third Hokage of Konoha.

He addressed the four people in front of him, saying, "Genya Namikaze, these three Konoha Genin in front of you are your opponents in the upcoming graduation test. If you can last for five minutes in front of them, you will pass the graduation test. If you cannot last for five minutes, then you will fail the graduation test."

Before the four, the ninja teacher was instructed by the Third Hokage of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi, to come forward and explain the rules of the assessment. Whether intentionally or not, this ninja teacher happened to be the same one who taught Xuan Ye's class.

The ninja instructor standing in the center of the training ground looked at the four people in front of him, and after they were ready, he said loudly, "The graduation exam shall now officially begin!"

After he finished speaking, the ninja instructor who was standing in the center of the training ground immediately walked away, and the atmosphere on the scene gradually became tense as the assessment began.

Those preparing for the assessment didn't immediately begin fighting, but instead chatted with Genya Namikaze. "Young Master Xuan Ye is truly remarkable! He's already applied for the graduation assessment at such a young age."

"Yes! Yes! When I was as young as Young Master Xuan Ye, I was still playing in the mud!"

Two Konoha Genin in the center of the training ground said this, mostly flattering Xuan Ye.

As the saying goes, flattery will get you everywhere. When Xuan Ye heard the two Genin praising him, he couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. The smile seemed to say, "You two are quite good at talking. Not bad, not bad."

"Young Master Xuan Ye, are you sure you want to take the graduation exam? Although the three of us are just lowly Genin, we have all experienced countless battles and carried out countless missions. We have extremely rich combat experience. Are you sure you want to fight us?"

Unlike the two people in front of him, the person standing at the front seemed to be the most powerful of the three. He did not flatter Xuan Ye, but instead had a blank expression and spoke to Xuan Ye without any restraint.

Xuan Ye waited until the person in front of him finished speaking before slowly saying, "Do you underestimate my strength? I want to tell you that my strength will definitely surprise you. If you are not careful, you might even lose to me."

When Xuan Ye said these words, his expression was extremely domineering, without the slightest hint of humility, and his eyes showed only disdain when he looked at the three of them.

In fact Xuan Ye was holding back a lot when he said that. If it were a real fight, he could easily defeat these three Genin without even having to exert much effort.

"Hehe! Since Young Master Xuan Ye is so confident, then we won't hold back." The genin standing at the Genin heard Xuan Ye's disdainful look and his contempt for their strength. No matter how well-mannered they were, they couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

As soon as he finished speaking, the three people in front of Xuan Ye rushed up, each holding a Kunai, and threw it at Xuan Ye.

To the Genin, the Kunai Genin the Konoha were incredibly fast, reaching Xuan Ye in the blink of an eye.

"Damn it! Has Young Master Xuan Ye not realized what's happening? We were too careless. We shouldn't have gone all out right from the start," a Genin thought to himself.

Although he had gone as fast as he could, he still couldn't keep up with the speed of the Kunai's flight. In an instant, the Kunai had already flown in front of Xuan Ye.

However, the Third Hokage, who was standing in the crowd, had no intention of making a move. He knew very well that Xuan Ye Hiruzen Sarutobi not that weak. Even if he couldn't beat Genin, it would be easy for him to dodge the Kunai thrown by Genin.

As expected, Hiruzen Sarutobi had predicted. Just as the three Kunai were about to hit Xuan Ye, he subtly shifted his body, making an awkward movement, and the three Kunai their mark, landing directly on the grass behind him.

The three Konoha Genin saw Xuan Ye in front of them, dodging the Kunai they threw with such ease, as if it were effortless.

These three Genin were seasoned veterans, having completed countless missions and experienced numerous life-or-death battles. Their Kunai skills were already extremely precise and fast. Yet, this Kunai was dodged by a student from a Ninja Academy with minimal effort. How could the three Genin possibly save face?

Suddenly, the three Genin in front of Xuan Ye increased their attack power, as if they were using their full strength. However, Xuan Ye remained calm and composed, seemingly taking all their attacks with ease, which made the three of them feel very embarrassed.

"We three are Genin! You could say we're elite Genin in Konoha. But now, three genin Genin fighting a student from the Ninja Academy, a kid who's not even six years old, and we still can't beat him. Where do we put our faces? Have we been wasting our lives all these decades?!"

During the battle, the three genin, Genin by the Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi of Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi, were desperately attacking Xuan Ye, using both their hands and feet, but to no avail.

The three Genin thought, "Since we can't win in close combat, why don't we use chakra to perform Ninjutsu?"

Thinking this way, the eyes of the three Genin ninjas on the scene lit up, and they immediately pulled away from Xuan Ye, keeping a distance from him.

In the center of the Ninja Academy's training grounds, Xuan Ye watched the three genin Genin away from him and didn't chase after them. Xuan Ye thought he wanted to see what these three genin Genin to. "They can't even beat me in close combat, do they want to use chakra to use Ninjutsu to defeat me?"

"Heh! These are the only two words Xuan Ye can use to describe the three Genin in front of him."

"Your close-combat skills are inferior to mine, so you can't beat me. You still want to stay away and use Ninjutsu to fight me. Even if you can't withstand the Ninjutsu used by the three of them, you can run away! My Chunin -level body is not something to be left standing by."

P. S.: I'd like to ask for some recommendation votes. Also, Little Black Dragon 'd like to ask here, do you want one chapter of 4,000 words, or two chapters of 2,000 words each?