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As the uproar over the giant summoned beast brawl gradually subsided, the atmosphere at the Ninja Academy slowly returned to what it had been before the combat drills.

Whether it was Naruto, Sasuke, and Neji, the three students who already possessed giant summoned beasts, or those who did not, they temporarily set aside their reliance on or desire for giant summoned beasts, composed themselves, and resumed training in a disciplined manner.

Standing before the window of the principal's office, Hyuga Kagami watched the students outside running lap after lap around the field for endurance training and could not help but smile faintly.

By now, with the exception of a very few, nearly all the students had mastered the most basic "Three Basic Jutsu." Their taijutsu and chakra control had also improved significantly. The more outstanding among them had even begun learning more advanced subjects such as battlefield tracking, disguise and escape, stealth, and assassination.

In the original timeline, Konoha's Ninja Academy did not even test the most basic "Three Basic Jutsu" until graduation, much less conduct actual combat training. Aside from the elite Konoha Twelve, the other students were practically cannon fodder who did not even qualify as Genin. Once sent to the battlefield, their only uses were scouting ahead and wearing down the enemy's ninja tools and chakra.

That was why, although Hyuga Kagami stirred up one or two major incidents from time to time, the Third Hokage had continued to tolerate him. Everyone in the village could see how rapidly the students were improving.

Just then, Shisui entered the principal's office and reported, "Senior, Mizuki has refused to comply with your transfer order."

Hyuga Kagami frowned.

Transferring Mizuki out of the Ninja Academy had not been Hyuga Kagami's idea, but the Third Hokage's. During the previous combat drill,