After telling the children his own interpretation of "Kong Rong Giving Up Pears," Uchiha Asuka turned and went home, where he began studying material related to the exam.
Although he was confident he could beat those six-year-old brats—and crush them with a "cliff-like" advantage.
He still had to study at night. Before grinding others, he had to grind himself first.
Looking at the Ninja Academy entrance textbooks, Uchiha Asuka could not help smacking his lips.
The curriculum had changed quite a bit in the years since he graduated.
When he took the entrance exam, written subjects barely accounted for 1 percent of the score. The rest was all physical testing.
But now... looking at these unfamiliar titles—"Why Is Konoha Strong? (by Sarutobi Hiruzen)," "The Ordinary Ninja's Path to a Comeback (by Jiraiya)," "Ninja's First Class (by Tsunade)"—???
Uchiha Asuka tilted his head, staring at the books with a face full of question marks.
Were first-year Ninja Academy entrance exams this ridiculous now? Tsunade, that gambling addict—when did she have time to write a book? When he took the Ninja Academy entrance exam, he vaguely remembered the Second Shinobi World War being in full swing, while ten huge words hung above the academy gates.
One strength breaks a hundred arts; no need to learn a hundred arts!
Back then, he had taken first place through sheer strength.
And now they actually had to compete in written subjects.
Hiss! Flipping open a book at random, Uchiha Asuka sucked in a cold breath at its contents.
"The Ordinary Ninja's Path to a Comeback"
This was a very simple, true story!
It was not particularly passionate. It was somewhat dull. There was no instant rise to greatness, no stunning success overnight, but for all of you, it is highly replicable.
For the vast majority