Chakra Strength Test

Time flew by with daily training.

Then, one day, the atmosphere in the village became somewhat tense.

Large numbers of ninjas were constantly dispatched from the village to the battlefield, and patrols by the Anbu and Police Force became more frequent.

News from the front lines began to spread among the villagers.

Ninja Academy.

Today, the students of Class 5-9, led by their instructor Sarutobi Retsu, came to the Training Ground.

The lesson for today was to test everyone's Chakra, a subject that should have been covered in the sixth grade.

Chakra was the foundation of a ninja; only with strong Chakra could a ninja be strong.

Therefore, the most direct way to judge a ninja's strength was to observe the strength of their Chakra.

Based on the experience of the previous two Ninja World Wars, once the war intensified, the Genin on the front lines were practically consumables, commonly known as cannon fodder.

The students of the Ninja Academy were the reserve force, to supplement the Genin units on the front lines.

In the center of the Training Ground stood a metal pillar about the thickness of a bucket. Wires were connected to the pillar, along with a display screen.

"This pillar is used to test everyone's Chakra. Later, you will all use your full Chakra and punch this spot on the pillar."

"You can start refining your Chakra now. Once you are ready, you can begin the test."

As Sarutobi Retsu finished speaking, the students began to refine their Chakra, hoping to achieve the best test results.

Sarutobi Retsu watched the students diligently refining their Chakra and sighed slightly, a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

He knew that the village was having the school test the students' Chakra in preparation for the war.

Recording the students' Chakra levels now was to facilitate the village's subsequent allocation of students.

Although he believed the fifth-grade students were not yet ready for the battlefield, everything was for the village.

This was the cruelty of war.

Uchiha Yuan stood quietly, his gaze sweeping around, observing the Chakra refining status of others.

Along with him, seven or eight others, including Hyuga Kagami and Senju Gen, had not yet refined their Chakra. Most of them were from Ninja Clans and had family inheritances, so they did not need to refine their Chakra on the spot.

A moment later, Sarutobi Retsu saw that the Chakra emanating from everyone had stabilized, so he said, "The test will now begin. First up, Ishino Rō."

A short-haired boy with three oil-paint stripes on his forehead stepped forward and approached the metal pillar.

He took a deep breath and then threw a heavy punch.

The screen on the metal pillar lit up, displaying the data: E-rank, 69.

Looking at this data, Sarutobi Retsu shook his head slightly; this Chakra intensity was on the lower end for a student.

The ranking system for the Chakra Testing Pillar was the same as that for ninjutsu, divided into six levels: S, A, B, C, D, and E. Each level capped at 100, and any value exceeding that would automatically promote to the next rank.

"Next, Taki Toshihiko."

Thud!

Following a muffled impact, the screen displayed the data: E-rank, 91.

Seeing this, Sarutobi Retsu nodded slightly. This was the standard level for an average student.

After a dozen or so commoner students finished their tests, Sarutobi Retsu called out, "Next, Uehara Isami."

Uehara Isami walked forward, full of confidence, clenching his fists until his knuckles popped like a string of firecrackers.

Standing before the Testing Pillar, Uehara Isami's gaze turned sharp, and he slammed a heavy punch into the pillar.

The screen on the Testing Pillar lit up, displaying the data: D-rank, 28.

Seeing this, Sarutobi Retsu nodded with satisfaction. Based on the test data he had seen from the previous classes, Uehara Isami's Chakra intensity had already reached the upper tier of a genin.

Looking at his own test results, Uehara Isami flashed a smile, then turned his head toward the students from the Ninja Clans, including Hyuga Kagami.

Seeing the expressions of surprise on the faces of Hyuga Kagami and the others, the smile on Uehara Isami's face widened. Finally, his gaze landed on Uchiha Yuan.

As their eyes met, Uehara Isami's smile suddenly turned ferocious, revealing a provocative expression.

Sarutobi Retsu did not notice any of this. After recording the data, he began calling the next student for the test.

"Inuzuka En."

Test data: D-rank, 26.

"Yūhi Murasaki."

Test data: D-rank, 23.

Several students from the Ninja Clans in succession all reached D-rank, but none of their values exceeded Uehara Isami's.

At this, Uehara Isami couldn't help but show a smug smile.

At this moment, Sarutobi Retsu slowly called out the next name, "Next, Hyuga Kagami."

Hyuga Kagami walked forward slowly, arriving before the Testing Pillar with a calm expression.

The next moment, as a gust of wind rippled out from around him, a faint blue glow could be seen circulating over his body.

Then he slammed his palm heavily onto the Testing Pillar.

The screen lit up, displaying the data: D-rank, 65.

"Mirror's data is actually this high, amazing."

"As expected of the Hyuga Clan."

Seeing Hyuga Kagami's data, Sarutobi Retsu couldn't help but smile; this had already reached the level of an elite Genin.

Then he looked at the roster and called out, "Next, Hatake Harukaze."

Hyuga Kagami walked back to the line. As he passed Uehara Isami, his steps paused, and he said coldly, "Uehara Isami, see this? This is the bloodline of a Powerful Clan. Your so-called effort as a mere Commoner can't catch up.

Because while you were training hard, we were undergoing even more rigorous training."

Hearing this, Uehara Isami's face turned red with anger. "Hyuga Kagami, don't get cocky. So what if you've surpassed me? Don't forget about Senju-san.

Hmph, I'd like to see if your data can surpass his."

The veins on Hyuga Kagami's eyes bulged slightly. He looked at Uehara Isami and said coldly, "Even if Senju Gen surpasses me, what does that have to do with you!"

At this moment, Hatake Harukaze stood before the Testing Pillar.

'Harukaze, don't go all out. Use only eighty percent of your strength.'

Just as he was about to punch the Testing Pillar, Uchiha Yuan's voice suddenly echoed in his ear.

Hatake Harukaze was stunned and looked towards Uchiha Yuan with a confused gaze.

'Don't look at me. I'm talking to you using a special method called Sound Transmission Secret.'

Sound Transmission Secret is to compress sound into a single line using Chakra and transmit it to a designated target.

Hearing this, Hatake Harukaze quickly averted his gaze back to the Testing Pillar and threw a punch.

The screen on the Testing Pillar lit up, displaying the data: D-rank, 61.

"What!"

"How is this possible!"

Seeing this data, Hyuga Kagami and Uehara Isami exclaimed almost simultaneously.

Both looked at Hatake Harukaze with expressions of disbelief, as they had both made estimations of Hatake Harukaze's strength.

Hyuga Kagami hadn't expected Hatake Harukaze's data to be so close to his own.

Uehara Isami found it even harder to accept, his eyes filled with jealousy as he looked at Hatake Harukaze.

In his eyes, Hatake Harukaze's strength was a notch below his own, but now it seemed he had far surpassed him.

Seeing Hatake Harukaze's data, Sarutobi Retsu also felt very surprised. He had assessed the Chakra strength of each student through his ninja senses.

Now, Hatake Harukaze's test data had significantly improved compared to his last assessment.

Sarutobi Retsu felt a bit curious about how Hatake Harukaze could grow so quickly; however, the moment he thought of Kakashi, his curiosity quickly subsided.

'It's said that Harukaze is Kakashi's cousin, no wonder he performed so outstandingly.'

After Hatake Harukaze, there were several more students from Ninja Clans. Their test data was very close to Uehara Isami's.

Then, Sarutobi Retsu continued to read the roster and called out, "Next, Uchiha Yuan."