Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in satisfaction and rose from his seat. "Genius students cannot be judged by conventional standards. From now on, our academy's teaching methods must become more flexible, so that truly talented individuals are not buried by generalized instruction."
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Jueming in the arena.
"I hereby announce that Senju Jueming is the top scorer of this Graduation Exam!"
The Early Graduation Exam came to an end.
It concluded with Senju Jueming's one-man show.
Jueming lay on the ground for a moment before lazily getting up and dusting himself off.
Then, amid the envious, jealous, and resentful stares of the crowd, he walked onto the stage and received his issued Ninja Headband.
Receiving this headband meant becoming a true ninja.
Though that was not entirely accurate.
Passing the Graduation Exam alone was not enough. Next, he still needed the approval of a Jonin Instructor.
Only if the Jonin Instructor deemed him qualified would he truly be permitted to become a Genin.
"Then who will my Jonin Instructor be?"
Jueming could not help but look forward to it.
A genius like him would surely be assigned no ordinary Jonin Instructor.
Otherwise...
Abandoning his Jonin Instructor and training by himself would be the inevitable outcome.
The higher-ups would certainly take that possibility into account, so they definitely would not send some ugly and crooked person to be his teacher.
Jueming casually tied the gleaming new headband around his forehead.
He now faintly resembled a real ninja.
Rin Nohara and the others were filled with envy at the sight.
Kurenai Yuhi said, "That Senju Jueming... actually won... Could it be that he wasn't muddling through after all, but was really studying?!"
Of those most shaken by this outcome...
Aside from Kakashi, who had been beaten unconscious, and Tekka Uchiha, who