Reinforcement Magic

"Minato! Today, I am definitely going to beat you until you're on your knees!"

Standing before Namikaze Minato, an arrogant little boy declared war.

Natsuki, who had just arrived at the Ninja Academy training ground, glanced at him instinctively.

His name was Onodera.

His talent was quite decent, and his performance in class was second only to Namikaze Minato.

But his personality was terrible; he was a typical Konoha bully.

As far as Natsuki knew, he often went around with two lackeys to bully classmates they didn't like.

He even suspected that they might be the very group that bullied Uzumaki Kushina in the original story.

Bullying was very common in Konoha.

Uzumaki Kushina, Might Guy, Uzumaki Naruto, Hyuga Hinata, and Haruno Sakura had all been bullied in the original story.

"Natsuki."

Upon seeing Natsuki, Namikaze Minato walked over immediately.

He had no interest in Onodera.

Although Onodera ranked second in the class, for some reason, Minato felt that Natsuki, who couldn't even make it into the top ten, was more of a threat.

"Damn it! How dare you ignore me!"

Seeing this, Onodera became furious and said, "You guys just wait!"

"It seems you've already been targeted by him."

Natsuki said with a smile.

"Don't worry about him."

Namikaze Minato shook his head indifferently and asked, "How did you do on the theory exam this morning?"

"I filled out the paper, but as for how many I got right, I'll have to leave it to fate."

Natsuki spread his hands and said.

As the saying goes, everyone has their own specialty.

The knowledge he learned in his past life was basically useless here.

However, there was one subject he felt he had written quite well on.

That was the Will of Fire.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Ishida Yu arrived at the training ground.

This signaled that the Combat Exam had officially begun.

"We will start with the Ninja Tool Throwing test."

Ishida Yu explained the rules.

The Ninja Tool Throwing test was divided into two parts: fixed targets and moving targets, with rankings based on the number of bullseyes hit.

The fixed targets were self-explanatory, while the moving targets would be thrown manually by Ishida Yu; there were ten of each.

"I'll go first!"

Onodera said impatiently.

Ishida Yu knew his personality, so he didn't say much and just nodded.

"First place is definitely mine!"

Onodera threw his Shuriken with great confidence.

He hit ten out of ten on the fixed targets.

Onodera immediately looked at Namikaze Minato, his eyes filled with provocation.

But Namikaze Minato remained calm.

"Now for the moving targets."

Ishida Yu picked up the circular targets from the ground and threw them out.

Onodera kept his eyes locked on the circular target.

Just as it reached its highest point, he flung a Shuriken.

"I hit it!"

Onodera immediately shouted in excitement.

"Continue."

Ishida Yu threw the remaining circular targets in sequence.

In the end, Onodera hit nine out of ten.

"It's your turn, Minato."

Onodera suppressed the excitement in his heart and said with feigned composure, "I hope you can make this interesting for me."

Hitting nine out of ten moving targets was already an extraordinary performance for him.

Judging by the performance over this past month, the difficulty of moving targets was far higher than that of fixed targets, and most students didn't even have a fifty percent hit rate.

Namikaze Minato looked toward Ishida Yu.

Ishida Yu couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.

This was what a truly respectful student should be like.

"Minato."

Ishida Yu spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Namikaze Minato walked into the center of the field.

He took out his shuriken, and then the sound of thwack, thwack, thwack rang out continuously.

Onodera froze in place.

Whether it was the fixed targets or the moving targets, Namikaze Minato had hit every single one.

He subconsciously clenched his fists, feeling a sense of unwillingness.

Was he destined to be the eternal runner-up?

"So cool!"

"This is a true genius!"

"Minato, well done!"

Namikaze Minato's fanboys and fangirls cheered.

"It seems the first place belongs to Minato without a doubt."

Ishida Yu nodded and gave Namikaze Minato a perfect score.

Time passed slowly.

The students of First Grade Class A went up one by one to take the Ninja Tool Throwing test.

But regrettably, no other student achieved a perfect score.

No, to be more precise, there wasn't even another student who hit nine out of ten moving targets; the highest was eight out of ten.

Yakushi Nonō hit nine out of ten fixed targets and seven out of ten moving targets.

Since enrolling, she had followed Natsuki's instructions and maintained a level that was just above average.

In reality, if she were to use her full strength, no one other than Namikaze Minato would be her match.

"Natsuki."

Ishida Yu glanced at the roster and called out.

Natsuki nodded and walked into the center of the field.

Namikaze Minato watched him, feeling curious.

He had always felt that Natsuki was not simple.

But since enrolling, he hadn't displayed anything special.

He wondered if this Combat Exam would be any different.

A moment later, Namikaze Minato let out a soft sound of surprise.

Because Natsuki had hit every fixed target.

However, hitting all fixed targets wasn't particularly rare in the class; at least five students could do it.

The focus was on the moving targets.

Namikaze Minato stared intently at Natsuki's movements.

Ishida Yu threw the first circular target into the air.

Natsuki calmly raised his hand.

Thwack.

The shuriken hit the bullseye.

Ishida Yu threw another circular target.

A crisp sound rang out.

Natsuki hit the bullseye again, looking completely relaxed.

Ishida Yu couldn't help but show an expression of surprise.

He remembered that Natsuki didn't usually have such a high hit rate; was it just luck?

"This is impossible!"

Onodera's eyes widened like copper bells at the sight.

In his mind, only Namikaze Minato was worthy of being his rival.

Where on earth did this Natsuki pop out from?

Namikaze Minato felt a jolt of spirit.

His intuition had certainly not been wrong.

The Ninja Tool Throwing test continued.

As the circular targets hit the ground, First Grade Class A suddenly fell silent.

"He... he actually hit them all?"

Onodera instinctively took half a step back.

Ishida Yu's eyes lit up.

This was what you called a pleasant surprise.

A teacher's performance rating was tied to the students' grades.

The more geniuses there were, the better his performance, not to mention a genius who was no less capable than Namikaze Minato.

Of course, a single Ninja Tool Throwing test didn't prove everything.

But at the very least, it gave Ishida Yu hope.

"I will now announce the rankings for the Ninja Tool Throwing test."

Ishida Yu said loudly, "First place, Namikaze Minato and Natsuki!"

"Natsuki."

Namikaze Minato asked with a puzzled expression, "Have you not been using your full strength all this time?"

"Just lucky today."

Natsuki said casually.

[Congratulations to the host for unlocking the second ability of the Emiya Shirou Template, Reinforcement Magic.]

A massive amount of information flooded into Natsuki's mind.

He quickly mastered Emiya Shirou's Reinforcement Magic.

Namikaze Minato's face immediately showed disbelief upon hearing this.

No matter how lucky one was, it was impossible to hit ten targets in a row.

"Still, I must congratulate you on taking first place in the Ninja Tool Throwing test."

Namikaze Minato said with a smile, "We shall decide the winner next time."

"Definitely next time."

Natsuki nodded and said.

Once the Ninja Tool Throwing test concluded, it was time for the Physical Fitness Test.

Ishida Yu felt a sense of regret.

Because Natsuki, who had taken first place in the Ninja Tool Throwing test, only managed eighth place in the Physical Fitness Test.

A genius with such lopsided skills could not be called a true genius.

Relying solely on ninja tool throwing would not make one a true powerhouse.

[Congratulations to the host for unlocking the third ability of the Conan Template, Golden Right Leg.]

Natsuki did not know what Ishida Yu was thinking; he looked at the line of text before him and couldn't help but smile.

With this, he had completely integrated the Conan Template, and all three abilities were now unlocked.