Time hurried on, and before long, three years had passed.
Uchiha Chen had now advanced to fifth grade. That meant that after next year, he would be able to graduate from the Ninja Academy and become an honorable Genin.
The June classroom was filled with the stifling air of heat. Outside, several parasol trees stretched their branches and leaves crookedly into the classroom.
Summer cicadas chirped endlessly in the trees, their rapid, rhythmic cries echoing through the classroom.
After listening for so long, it felt as though even his heartbeat had quickened.
Half asleep, Uchiha Chen lowered his head again.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, a dark green leaf drifted down from a branch and landed right on his head.
Uchiha Chen jolted awake. Raising his head, he saw that Uncle Nishimura was still lecturing from the podium.
"Here, let us assume that the Second Hokage releases Water Release into a one-hundred-cubic-meter pool. The Second Kazekage now digs a small hole in the pool. The hole drains one liter of water per minute. How long will it take the Second Hokage to fill the entire pool? Here, let us assume..."
Uncle Nishimura kept spewing venomous words. Uchiha Chen's mind was foggy, and he did not understand a single sentence.
"..."
There was still some time until the final exams. This should have been a rather leisurely period.
Yet the distant clamor made Uchiha Chen frown.
So noisy!!! Are they going to let me sleep in peace or not?
Uchiha Chen shot a vicious glare at Uncle Nishimura, who was teaching from the podium.
At that moment, all Uchiha Chen wanted was to leave this classroom, find a shady tree, and get a good sleep.
That was the proper way to enjoy summer.
That was right. It was