Military Police Force Assessment, Rapid Fire!

The night passed without a word.

The next day, as sunlight spilled into the room, Roy slowly opened his eyes.

Having slept sitting up all night, he felt no physical discomfort whatsoever.

In fact, he felt his mental state was excellent.

His physical condition was even better.

"Right, I have to participate in the assessment today!"

With no time to dwell on the changes in his body, Roy quickly washed up and changed his clothes.

He headed toward the Uchiha Training Ground.

Upon arriving at the training ground, Roy realized something.

Did the Uchiha really have this many people before the Night of the Massacre?

Looking at these young, spirited faces.

A bitter feeling rose in Roy's heart.

They must have once held dreams of becoming strong, of protecting their clan and the village, right?

Yet, they would not die on the battlefield, but rather under the power struggles within the village...

Thinking of this, Roy's gaze became increasingly firm.

Since he had been reborn into this world and become a member of the Uchiha clan.

Then, he would certainly do his best to change that outcome!

After taking a deep breath, Roy entered the training ground.

The priority right now was not to dwell on these future problems, but to first pass the Military Police Force assessment.

Soon, dozens of people gathered at the training ground.

They stood in neat rows.

"There are 48 clansmen who have applied to join the Military Police Force this time."

"The number of recruits for the Military Police Force is: 6."

"Therefore, as in previous years, we will conduct selection through combat."

"As for the written test, since everyone has already passed the Chunin Exams, it is unnecessary here."

The person standing at the front speaking was the captain of the Fourth Squad of the Military Police Force—Uchiha Natsume.

An elite Jonin.

He was also the proctor for this assessment.

As for the clan head, Uchiha Fugaku, he likely had too many matters to attend to and was not present.

Soon, Roy drew his number tag.

[No. 16]

The first group consisted of four pairs, numbers 1 through 8.

The eight individuals quickly took their places in their respective areas.

Most used Fire Style or Lightning Style.

Of course, there were also those clashing in taijutsu.

As for genjutsu, unless one possessed a particularly powerful technique, there was little point in using it in front of other Uchiha clansmen.

Everyone possessed the Sharingan, so ordinary genjutsu was simply negated.

"So strong!"

Watching a battle between ninjas up close for the first time.

The sense of impact was something that could never be felt just by watching anime.

Soon, the winners returned to the ranks with smiles on their faces.

Those who lost were not discouraged; instead, they stood to the side to continue watching the battles.

They were learning, preparing for their next attempt.

"No. 15 Uchiha Ueda, versus No. 16 Uchiha Roy."

Hearing his name, Roy walked to his designated area.

"I didn't expect the two of us to be matched up."

"Roy, be careful."

Uchiha Ueda said, pulling out a kunai.

A confident smile hung on his face.

The two of them were from the same class.

Whether it was in academic courses or practical combat, Ueda always had the upper hand over Roy.

Therefore, upon seeing his opponent before him, Ueda breathed a sigh of relief.

"Good."

Roy nodded and raised his hand.

Watching Roy's strange movements, Ueda felt a bit puzzled.

"Fire Style: Fire Gun!"

Roy shouted, and a ball of flame shot rapidly toward Uchiha Ueda.

This sudden attack struck the caught-off-guard Uchiha Ueda directly.

The powerful impact forced him back several steps.

The clothes on his chest were scorched, and a wound appeared on his skin.

Although it didn't penetrate, it still dealt substantial damage.

"A C-rank instant-cast ninjutsu?"

"Roy, you've improved quite a bit!"

"It seems I need to get serious as well."

Uchiha Ueda felt the pain in his body and raised his hands to begin weaving hand seals.

"Fire Style: Fire Gun!"

"Fire Style: Fire Gun!"

Without waiting for Uchiha Ueda to finish his seals, Roy fired off bolts of flame in rapid succession.

At this, Uchiha Ueda was completely stunned.

Not only could this ninjutsu be cast instantly, but it could also be fired continuously?

How... was he supposed to play against this?

Unable to finish his seals, he activated his Sharingan immediately.

He dodged quickly.

Although the power of a single Fire Gun wasn't great, he couldn't handle being hit by so many!

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

Finally, during a pause in Roy's rhythm, Ueda quickly wove his seals and released the Great Fireball Technique.

A massive fireball surged directly toward Roy.

"Hmm?"

"Dodge, quickly!"

He had originally intended to use the Great Fireball Technique as cover to calculate Roy's evasion route.

Then, he would defeat him directly.

But now, Roy was standing still—what was the meaning of this?

He only wanted to win and join the Military Police Force.

He didn't want to kill Roy!

"Fire Style: Fire Gun!"

The next moment, Roy's voice rang out once more.

A bolt of flame shot out, striking Ueda directly as he charged toward Roy.

"Bang!"

"You lost."

As Uchiha Ueda fell to the ground, Roy's voice came from behind him.

At the same time, a finger pressed against the back of his head.

"Hahaha... and here I was worrying about you."

"You kid, when did you get so strong?"

Ueda raised his hands to signal his defeat.

At the same time, he asked with a hearty expression.

A loss was a loss; that was his pride!

"What 'so strong'? I just took advantage of a trick."

Roy smiled and reached out his hand, pulling Ueda to his feet.

At this moment, Uchiha Natsume, not far away, also noticed the situation here.

Roy had just now used neither the Substitution Technique nor the Body Flicker Technique.

The one hit by the Fireball Technique was not a clone of Roy, either.

How did he resist the ninjutsu attack?

After all, Roy, who had walked out of the flames, showed no signs of injury on his body... even his clothes were completely intact.

And then there was that instant-cast low-level ninjutsu.

Although its intensity was not high, if one could utilize this ninjutsu to develop other techniques...

Thinking of this, Natsume's gaze became burning hot.

Among this year's newcomers, there are some decent kids!

Soon, the first round concluded.

The remaining 24 people would need to wait until the afternoon to begin their battles.

After all, the exhaustion levels for each person varied; for those who encountered evenly matched opponents, the state of the battle was somewhat brutal.

"Roy."

"Come with me for a moment."

Just as Roy was discussing something with Ueda, Uchiha Natsume appeared there.

"Understood, Lord Natsume."

Roy straightened his posture.

One had to know that since Natsume was serving as the examiner this time, once Roy joined the Military Police Force, he would be directly assigned to Uchiha Natsume's squad.

It could be said that the person before him was Roy's future direct superior.

Building a good relationship with him was definitely the right move.

Soon, the two arrived inside a room.

"Roy, the ninjutsu you just used, Fire Gun... was it a ninjutsu you developed yourself?"

Natsume stated his question directly.