Reinforcement Magic

"Minato! Today, I'll definitely beat you until you're on your knees!"

Standing before Namikaze Minato, a swaggering little boy declared war.

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

His name was Onodera.

He was quite talented, and his performance in class was second only to Namikaze Minato's.

But his personality was terrible. He was a typical Konoha bully.

As far as Natsuki knew, he often took two lackeys with him to bully classmates they disliked.

Natsuki even suspected that they might be the same group who had bullied Uzumaki Kushina in the original story.

Bullying was common in Konoha.

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

"Natsuki."

Upon seeing Natsuki, Namikaze Minato immediately walked over.

He had no interest in Onodera.

Although Onodera ranked second in the class, for some reason, he felt that Natsuki, who could not even make the top ten, was more threatening.

"Damn it! You're actually ignoring me!"

Onodera immediately flew into a rage. "Just you wait!"

"Looks like he's got his eye on you already."

Natsuki said with a smile.

"Don't mind him."

Namikaze Minato shook his head indifferently, then asked, "How did your theory exam go this morning?"

"I filled in every answer, but how many are right is up to fate."

Natsuki spread his hands.

Everyone had their own specialty.

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

Still, there was one subject he thought he had done fairly well in.

That was the Will of Fire.

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

That signaled the official start of the Combat Exam.

"We'll begin with the Ninja Tool Throwing test."

Ishida Yu explained the rules.

The Ninja Tool Throwing test consisted of two parts: fixed targets and moving targets. Rankings would be based on the number of bullseyes hit.

The fixed targets needed no explanation. The moving targets would be thrown manually by Ishida Yu. There were ten of each.

"I'll go first!"

Onodera said impatiently.

Knowing his personality, Ishida Yu said nothing and merely nodded.

"First place is definitely mine!"

Onodera confidently threw his shuriken.

Ten hits out of ten on the fixed targets.

Onodera immediately looked toward Namikaze Minato, his eyes full of provocation.

But Namikaze Minato remained calm.

"Now for the moving targets."

Ishida Yu picked up a round target from the ground and threw it out.

Onodera stared intently at the round target.

When it reached its highest point, he flicked out a shuriken.

"I hit it!"

Onodera immediately shouted excitedly.

"Continue."

Ishida Yu threw out the remaining round targets in sequence.

In the end, Onodera hit nine out of ten.

"Your turn, Minato."

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Onodera said in a deliberately calm voice, "I hope you can give me a good time."

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

Judging by their performance over the past month, moving targets were far more difficult than fixed targets. Most students could not even achieve a fifty percent hit rate.

Namikaze Minato looked at Ishida Yu.

Ishida Yu could not help but reveal a satisfied smile.

This was what a truly respectful and well-mannered student looked like.

"Minato."

Ishida Yu called out.

Namikaze Minato walked into the field.

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

Onodera froze in place.

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

He unconsciously clenched his fists, feeling unwilling to accept it.

Was he destined to be second place forever?

"So cool!"

"This is what a real genius looks like!"

"Great job, Minato!"

Namikaze Minato's fangirls and fanboys erupted in cheers.

"It seems first place can only belong to Minato."

Ishida Yu nodded and gave Namikaze Minato full marks.

Time slowly passed.

The students of First Grade Class A took the field one after another for the Ninja Tool Throwing test.

Unfortunately, no one else managed a perfect score.

No, to be more precise, no one else even hit nine out of ten moving targets. The highest score was only eight out of ten.

Yakushi Nonō scored nine out of ten on the fixed targets and seven out of ten on the moving targets.

Ever since enrolling, she had followed Natsuki's instructions and maintained a level slightly above average.

In truth, if she went all out, no one besides Namikaze Minato would be her match.

"Natsuki."

Ishida Yu glanced at the roster and called out.

Natsuki nodded and walked into the field.

Namikaze Minato watched him with curiosity rising in his heart.

He had always felt that Natsuki was far from ordinary.

But since enrolling, Natsuki had not displayed anything special.

He wondered whether this Combat Exam would be any different.

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

Natsuki had hit every fixed target.

Still, a perfect score on fixed targets was not particularly rare in the class. At least five students could do it.

The key was the moving targets.

Namikaze Minato stared without blinking at Natsuki's movements.

Ishida Yu casually threw the first round target into the air.

Natsuki calmly raised his hand.

Thud.

The shuriken struck the bullseye.

Ishida Yu threw out another round target.

A crisp sound rang out.

Natsuki hit the bullseye again, looking completely at ease.

Ishida Yu could not help but reveal a surprised expression.

He remembered that Natsuki's usual hit rate was not this high. Was it luck?

"That's impossible!"

Seeing this, Onodera's eyes widened like saucers.

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

Where had this Natsuki come from?

Namikaze Minato's spirits lifted.

His intuition had not been wrong after all.

The Ninja Tool Throwing test continued.

As round targets struck the ground one after another, First Grade Class A suddenly fell silent.

"H-He actually hit them all?"

Onodera unconsciously took half a step back.

Ishida Yu's eyes lit up.

Now this was what you called a pleasant surprise.

A teacher's performance was tied to their students' results.

The more geniuses there were, the better his performance would be, not to mention a genius no less talented than Namikaze Minato.

Of course, a single Ninja Tool Throwing test could not prove much.

But at the very least, it allowed Ishida Yu to see hope.

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

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

"Natsuki."

Namikaze Minato asked doubtfully, "Have you been holding back all this time?"

"I got lucky today."

Natsuki answered casually.

[Congratulations, Host. You have unlocked Emiya Shirou Template Ability Two: Reinforcement Magic.]

A flood of information poured into Natsuki's mind.

He quickly mastered Emiya Shirou's Reinforcement Magic.

Namikaze Minato immediately showed an expression of disbelief.

No matter how lucky someone was, they could not hit ten in a row.

"Still, congratulations on taking first place in the Ninja Tool Throwing test."

Namikaze Minato said with a smile, "We'll settle the score next time."

"Definitely next time."

Natsuki nodded.

After the Ninja Tool Throwing test came the physical fitness test.

Ishida Yu felt regretful.

Because Natsuki, who had taken first place in the Ninja Tool Throwing test, only ranked eighth in the physical fitness test.

A genius with only one niche talent could not truly be called a genius.

Ninja Tool Throwing alone could not make someone truly strong.

[Congratulations, Host. You have unlocked Conan Template Ability Three: Golden Right Leg.]

Natsuki had no idea what Ishida Yu was thinking. Looking at the line of text before him, he could not help but smile.

At this point, he had completely fused with the Conan Template, and all three abilities had been unlocked.