Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Ninja Academy (忍者学院) |
| Affiliation | Konoha 1 263 |
| Occupation/Role | School for training prospective ninja 12 263 |
| Founder | Senju Tobirama 263 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 |
History
Senju Tobirama founded the Ninja Academy to train stronger ninja and give Konoha’s children a school to attend 263. Under its former six-year system, students could graduate early if they qualified 693 719. Wartime demands also accelerated training: during one semester, third-year students were permitted to graduate and their class undertook ninja internships instead of regular lessons 493.
Hanyu Mu Yue began teaching at the academy as the homeroom teacher of a first-year class 1. His results in classroom teaching and holiday Special Training led Hiruzen Sarutobi to create a Vice Principal position for him 335 340.
Curriculum and training
- Regular classes — Students studied theory and taijutsu alongside ninjutsu. First-year ninjutsu lessons taught the Transformation, Clone, and Substitution Techniques; ordinary academy classes did not teach Chakra Nature Transformation 12 148 317.
- Examinations — The academy held practical exams and graduation exams. Clone Technique was the announced subject of one graduation exam 132 260.
- Holiday Special Training — Mu Yue’s programs provided additional instruction and practical tests. One summer course taught Chakra Nature Transformation and low-level elemental ninjutsu to academy students and genin 77 319 335.
- Internships — Mu Yue proposed supervised commission work for outstanding students to gain experience before graduation. Academy trainees were restricted to D-rank missions 138 169.
Reform
Mu Yue and Minato Namikaze proposed replacing the academy’s six-year course with a four-year elementary division and a three-year middle school division. The proposal drew objections over its cost and the longer training period 693. It took effect at the start of a new school year, while retaining early graduation; a student seeking to become a ninja early had to pass both divisions’ graduation exams 719.
After the Ninja World Alliance formed, Mu Yue revised the divisions to five elementary years and four middle-school years. The changes also included new teaching materials and adjusted graduation assessments 759.
Notable people
- Hanyu Mu Yue — Teacher and later Vice Principal; led Special Training and proposed internships and major curriculum reforms 1 138 340 693.
- Hiruzen Sarutobi — Approved Mu Yue’s Vice Principal position and later spoke as the academy’s principal at the reformed school’s opening ceremony 340 719.
- Minato Namikaze — Helped present and implement Mu Yue’s reforms 693 719.