The days that followed were much simpler: training in the morning, classes in the afternoon, and Yuhi Shinku giving the two of them separate training at night.
In the blink of an eye, three months passed.
Seeing that all the students were present, Umino Ikkaku smiled in satisfaction.
Over those three months, they had essentially completed an entire year's curriculum.
There had not been much to teach in the first year anyway. Their main tasks were learning to read and write, and extracting chakra.
"Zenban Ichino, Yamamoto Sakihito, you two need to work harder!" Umino Ikkaku looked at the two students seated in the front row, his expression stern.
"Teacher has already finished teaching you the curriculum ahead of schedule. Through the exams, basically everyone in the class has learned to read."
"You two are the only ones in the class who still haven't extracted chakra."
"If you still haven't extracted chakra within the next two months..."
Umino Ikkaku did not continue.
That was the Ninja Academy's rule: anyone who failed to extract chakra within six months had to drop out.
It meant they lacked the talent to become ninja.
"But you two don't need to worry. If there's anything you don't understand, you can come to my home or find me in the office."
Umino Ikkaku looked at the two students and silently sighed. That was what he said aloud, but in truth, he had already sentenced them to failure.
It had been nearly four months since school began.
Four months without extracting chakra... it could only mean that the two of them were not suited to becoming ninja.
They likely would not be able to extract chakra in the future either.
The Ninja Academy's entrance assessment considered physical fitness, proficiency with ninja tools, and various other indicators.
Normally,