Focus of Discussion

Seeing Veigar's helpless expression, Kaoru Iwabe secretly smiled inwardly. He had taught Veigar for most of a semester, yet this was the first time he had seen him look like this.

After scratching his head, Veigar continued, "Actually, I applied for Early Graduation because I followed the advice of the Third Lord."

"I wonder if Teacher will agree to my Early Graduation application?"

Before Veigar could finish speaking, Kaoru Iwabe had already revealed a look of shock.

"The Third Lord? How could he..."

Veigar interrupted him, "What do you mean?"

"It was on the day I was injured last time. Since it involved certain secrets, I can't tell you the details."

"At the time, the Third Lord did indeed suggest that I graduate early and become a Genin of the village."

"Because of personal reasons, I submitted a postponement request to the Third Lord back then, which is why it was delayed until today."

"As long as you help me submit the application, I think the Third Lord will definitely agree."

Kaoru Iwabe inhaled deeply in shock before asking, "Are you saying that you could actually have graduated early more than two months ago?"

"You already had the strength to become a Genin back then?"

Veigar nodded and replied, "That's right."

"Moreover, the Third Lord believes that I already possess strength close to that of a Chunin."

As soon as Veigar finished speaking, Kaoru Iwabe stared straight at him for several seconds before saying, "All right!"

"I'll submit an Early Graduation application for you to Lord Hokage."

Veigar replied, "Then I'm sorry for the trouble, Teacher."

After chatting with Kaoru Iwabe in the office for a while longer and signing an Early Graduation application form, Veigar finally left the Ninja Academy.

Not long after Veigar left, Kaoru Iwabe took Veigar's Early Graduation application form and prepared to leave, intending to deliver it to Hiruzen Sarutobi for review. As he hurried out, he unexpectedly encountered Tomohisa Ishikawa, who was preparing to leave the academy and head home.

Seeing Kaoru Iwabe rushing about, Tomohisa Ishikawa asked, "Teacher Kaoru, you're leaving in such a hurry. Is something urgent?"

"Do you need me to help?"

Seeing that it was Tomohisa Ishikawa, Kaoru Iwabe slowed his departure slightly and said, "Teacher Tomohisa, there is something urgent, but I don't need any help."

"However, Teacher Tomohisa, you really did teach an incredible student!"

Before Tomohisa Ishikawa could ask what Kaoru Iwabe meant, he heard Kaoru say, "I have something to take care of, so I'll be going now. We'll talk next time."

"Goodbye, Teacher Tomohisa."

With that, Kaoru Iwabe hurried away again, leaving Tomohisa Ishikawa standing there with a baffled look on his face.

Only after a while, as though he had thought of something, did Tomohisa Ishikawa mutter, "An incredible student... Does he mean Veigar?"

After returning home, Veigar picked up his Ninja Sword and began training. However, he found it somewhat difficult to calm down. When he thought about how he would soon leave the Ninja Academy and become a Genin, he felt both excitement and anticipation, as well as nervousness and worry.

As for whether he could pass the Early Graduation examination, Veigar did not feel the slightest bit concerned. His confidence came from the strength he possessed at that moment.

At the same time, Kaoru Iwabe, the homeroom teacher of the elite class at the Ninja Academy, met with Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was working in his office.

Seeing Kaoru Iwabe enter with slight nervousness, Hiruzen Sarutobi said, "Teacher Kaoru, have you come to report something to me?"

Kaoru Iwabe replied, "Yes, Third Lord."

"I've come to submit an Early Graduation application for one of the students in my class."

"Here are the materials. Please take a look!"

Kaoru Iwabe held Veigar's Early Graduation application form in both hands and handed it over.

Tap, tap!

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not reach out to take the application materials from Kaoru Iwabe. Instead, after taking a couple of puffs from his pipe, he slowly asked, "It's Veigar, isn't it?"

Kaoru Iwabe hurriedly nodded and replied, "Yes, it's Vega Koshima. He..."

The next day.

After arriving at the Ninja Academy, Veigar received a definite reply from Kaoru Iwabe: he would take the Early Graduation examination one week later.

Veigar immediately used the need to prepare for the Early Graduation examination as an excuse and asked Kaoru Iwabe for a week off.

During class, Kaoru Iwabe entered the classroom as the bell rang, his face glowing with excitement, and announced, "Everyone, I have good news to tell you."

"That is..."

Kaoru Iwabe deliberately kept them in suspense, turning everyone's attention toward himself before continuing, "Vega Koshima from our class has submitted an Early Graduation application, and he has received the approval of the Third Hokage."

"I hope all of you will learn from Veigar in the future and train hard."

The moment Kaoru Iwabe finished speaking, the class erupted. He did not try to stop them, since he had expected this reaction.

After all, he had already experienced the same situation once the previous year.

Only after two or three minutes did the commotion gradually die down. At the same time, Might Guy, who usually spent a lot of time with Veigar, stood up and loudly asked Kaoru Iwabe, "Teacher Kaoru, why didn't Veigar come to class today?"

Kaoru Iwabe replied, "Veigar may never come back to school for lessons again."

"He has already asked for leave to prepare for the upcoming Early Graduation examination."

The news that Veigar had applied for Early Graduation quickly spread throughout the Ninja Academy, sparking heated discussion among all the teachers and students.

People like Tomohisa Ishikawa and Takayama Keiichi, who had once been relatively familiar with Veigar, were also pulled aside by those around them and questioned about Veigar.

Meanwhile, Veigar had already returned home and begun training for the examination. He had no idea what was happening outside.

Even less did he know that he had already become the focus of discussion at the Ninja Academy.

Sitting cross-legged on his bed, Veigar continuously strengthened his physique through the Body Strengthening Technique.

Following his previous training method, practicing the Body Strengthening Technique once every night would take roughly twenty days to complete.

But Veigar had now decided to perform Body Strengthening training three or four times a day, raising his strength to its peak before the Early Graduation examination arrived.

Although this would be exhausting and grueling, Veigar felt that it was all worth it.

The busy day soon passed, and news about Veigar began spreading throughout the village.

At the same time, Veigar's intelligence dossier was also placed in the hands of another high-ranking figure in Konoha Village, Shimura Danzō.