Testing

"Attention everyone, today is the day of the entrance exam. Now, everyone follow me to the training grounds."

The next day, as soon as class started, Iruka called all the students in the classroom to the playground downstairs.

Besides them, all the other newly enrolled students were also there.

"Ugh, what a pain!" Shikamaru sighed.

"Great! I'll definitely be first!" Naruto exclaimed excitedly.

"Tch, idiot!"

Gu Qi didn't seem to care and followed his classmates to the playground downstairs.

"The test is divided into three parts, five people per group." Arriving at the playground, Iruka began to announce the rules.

"Teacher Iruka, what are we testing this time?" Sakura asked, raising her hand.

Iruka coughed, "They are speed, endurance, and shuriken throwing."

"Huh? What if we haven't learned how to use shuriken?" some students cried out.

After all, most of the students present were civilian players who, apart from playing, had no knowledge of ninja-related matters.

Iruka raised his hand to signal for quiet, "It's okay, shuriken throwing is just an additional item and won't be counted towards the final score."

Hearing Iruka's answer, some students finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Teacher," Choji Akimichi asked weakly, raising his hand, "what is the endurance test?"

Iruka smiled slightly, "It's running! But the kind where you run until you die!"

Although Iruka was smiling, it was a bit terrifying combined with the scars on his face.

Iruka's words instantly caused the students to wail.

"Why, why is it like this?" Choji said weakly.

"Alright, enough nonsense, the test begins!"

Next was the time for the test. After all the students received their number tags, they began to prepare.

The test did not distinguish between genders; everyone was tested together.

Gu Qi looked at his number tag and found that he would be participating in the third group.

"What a coincidence, Hinata, we're in the same group too." Gu Qi said with a smile, accidentally seeing Hinata's number tag.

Hinata blushed, "Y-yes! What good luck~"

Because Hinata's voice was too quiet, Gu Qi didn't hear the latter part of her words.

"Yo, looks like I'm in the same group as you guys."

Gu Qi looked around and quickly found the other members of his group: Kiba, Shikamaru, and Shino.

Shikamaru yawned, "What a pain~ If my mom didn't forbid me from failing, I really wouldn't want to participate."

Gu Qi laughed heartily, "How terrifying is your mom to scare you like this."

"You wouldn't understand, women are the most terrifying creatures in this world," Shikamaru said listlessly.

"Ah~ Yes! For example, my sister is like that, very scary," Kiba said with a look of deep understanding.

Gu Qi pointed at Hinata beside him, "Not at all, look how gentle and beautiful Hinata is!"

"Gu Qi-kun..."

Shikamaru glanced at the blushing Hinata and pointed to the side of the playground, "That's just an exception. Look at the other girls."

Gu Qi turned his head and saw a group of infatuated little girls shouting at Sasuke, who was undergoing the test.

Looking at those girls, then at the gentle and quiet Hinata beside him, Gu Qi couldn't help but sigh, "As expected, it's troublesome! Hinata-san is much better!"

"Gu, Gu Qi-kun..." Hinata's face turned completely red.

"Hey, hey, hey, why did you faint~"

"Third group, begin the test."

Before long, it was Gu Qi's group's turn to be tested.

"The first item is the speed test. Please run to the finish line as fast as you can."

On a 100-meter track, a teacher announced.

At the finish line of the track, five other teachers held stopwatches, responsible for recording Gu Qi and the others' results.

Gu Qi stretched his body and then stood on the starting line, waiting for the teacher's signal.

Seeing that Gu Qi and the others were ready on the track, the teacher raised his hand high, "Ready, go!"

As the last word left the teacher's mouth, Gu Qi stomped hard on the ground and rushed out.

The originally flat ground was literally kicked into a small pit by Gu Qi.

"10.12 seconds! Two seconds faster than Sasuke! Excellent grade!" As Gu Qi reached the finish line first, the teacher responsible for recording the results pressed the stopwatch and announced the score.

Gu Qi shrugged and said nothing upon hearing the results.

Gu Qi had tested before; when he removed his weights, his fastest speed could reach 15 meters per second.

Therefore, carrying a 50kg load, covering 100 meters in just under 10 seconds was a result Gu Qi felt was pretty good.

After a short rest, Gu Qi and the others arrived at the location for the second test.

"Now we'll begin the shuriken throw. Five shuriken per person."

After the teacher finished speaking, each of them, including Gu Qi, was given five shuriken.

"You can start whenever you're ready."

Gu Qi glanced at the target, which was only twenty meters away, and casually threw all five shuriken at once.

The five shuriken drew an arc through the air before accurately hitting the bullseye.

"Kakashi Gu Qi, five for five!"

"Amazing!" Shikamaru exclaimed.

He could also achieve five for five, but he couldn't throw all five at once like Gu Qi.

"Damn it, I won't admit defeat either." Kiba immediately picked up his shuriken and threw them.

"Four for five!"

"Tch, I actually missed."

After the shuriken test, it was time for the endurance training.

The endurance test was different from the previous two; this one would be conducted with everyone participating together.

Therefore, Gu Qi and the others could rest for a bit before the others finished their tests.

"Have some water and rest!" Gu Qi handed a cup to Hinata.

Taking the cup from Gu Qi with both hands, Hinata shyly thanked him, "Th-thank you, Gu Qi-kun."

"No problem!" Leaning against a large tree next to Hinata, Gu Qi casually took out a water pouch and took a small sip.

While Gu Qi was resting, Naruto found him. "Gu Qi, I finally found you."

Seeing Naruto, Gu Qi greeted him, "It's Naruto! What do you need me for?"

"Nothing, I just didn't have anyone to chat with, so I came to find you!" Naruto said with a goofy smile.

"I thought it was something important!"

"Oh, Hinata's here too!"

Seeing Naruto, Hinata smiled and said, "Hello, Naruto-kun."

"You guys are sitting here, could it be..." Naruto suddenly gave off a mysterious vibe.

Gu Qi asked, confused, "Could it be what?"

"Could it be that you're dating~" Naruto said loudly. "That's right, it must be!"

"..." Gu Qi was speechless. He knew this guy never said anything good.

"D-dating~, G-Gu Qi-kun~" Hinata exploded again.