The Exam

The day of the exam had finally arrived. The weather was clear and crisp.

Kamizuki climbed out of bed early and began his usual morning workout. He stuck to his normal routine: exercise, change clothes, wash up, eat breakfast, and head out.

Since the school had scheduled the exam for a weekend, there wouldn't be many people there today.

When Kamizuki arrived at school, he realized, damn it, he was still way too early.

With nothing to do, he wasn't really worried about the school exam. After all, it was only a test to become a Genin.

The exam the school had prepared for Kamizuki consisted of four subjects: ninja theory, proficiency with ninja tools, the ability to form the basic hand seals, and the flexible use of the Three Body Technique.

That was because Kamizuki was graduating early, so they had raised the difficulty a little.

Normally, graduates only needed to master the Three Body Technique. There was no need to expect these little brats, who weren't even Genin yet, to use it flexibly.

But even with the difficulty raised, the exam still wasn't much of a challenge for Kamizuki. As long as he performed normally, he'd have no trouble passing.

The theory exam was held in the morning. Since there was so much material to cover, the entire morning was devoted to it.

Kamizuki had a photographic memory, so the bookwork posed no challenge. But he didn't want to show off and attract certain people's attention, so he deliberately got a few unimportant questions wrong now and then.

After the theory exam, Kamizuki went home for lunch and a short rest, then headed back to school.

At exactly two in the afternoon, Kamizuki's practical ninjutsu exam began at Konoha Ninja School's largest training ground, No. 3 Training Ground.

To Kamizuki's surprise, the teacher proctoring his practical exam was someone he knew well—or, at least, someone he considered an old acquaintance.

The teacher proctoring his practical exam was Umino Iruka.

Iruka gave Kamizuki a small nod, and Kamizuki nodded back in greeting. That was all it took for them to exchange pleasantries.

After that, Iruka didn't say anything else. He simply signaled for Kamizuki to begin the exam.

By the end of the afternoon, Kamizuki had completed the exams for the remaining three subjects.

The exam went very smoothly. Kamizuki's performance left Iruka dumbfounded. He thought back to his own days at the Ninja Academy, when he'd practically been at the bottom of the class. Compared to this little monster...

Damn! It was downright terrifying. Iruka's inner anguish had reached the heavens. The difference between them was like the difference between a person and a dog—there was no comparison!

After the exam, Iruka told him to come to school on Monday and ask his homeroom teacher about the results and what would happen next.

As he walked home alone, Kamizuki slowly thought back over the day's exams. He figured he'd done pretty well.

He'd passed without looking too abnormal. He could just say he'd gotten a fairly good score.

As soon as he got home, Hinata, his older sister, ran over and peppered Kamizuki with questions. How had he done? Were the questions hard? And so on.

As Kamizuki looked at his adorable older sister, he could hear the concern in every question she asked. It made him feel all warm inside.

The next day, Kamizuki went to Sugita Tsubaki's office at school.

Sugita Tsubaki was at her desk, flipping through a stack of documents.

Sugita Tsubaki was still wearing that alluring office-lady outfit. Ever since Kamizuki had started school, he'd never seen her wear anything else during class hours.

Kamizuki walked slowly toward Sugita Tsubaki's desk. After only a few steps, his eyes were drawn to a long, shapely leg.

It was wrapped in a black, sheer over-the-knee stocking. Slim where it should be, and with just the right amount of flesh where it should be—in short, it was perfectly proportioned.

As Kamizuki walked toward the desk, he calculated to himself that if he got to play with that leg, he could keep himself entertained for years.

"Ahem..."

Sugita Tsubaki saw the little brat, not even six years old yet, staring straight at her long legs. She cursed inwardly, Little pervert! How old are you? You haven't even grown your pubic hair yet, and you're already trying to take advantage of me.

But a mischievous smile played across her face. After clearing her throat, she began, "You little... perv—" She almost let slip the nickname she'd given Kamizuki in her mind, but managed to stop herself in time.

After a brief pause, she continued, "Kid, had enough?"

When Kamizuki heard Sugita Tsubaki ask him that, his little face turned red as a beet, almost as red as Hinata's.

He stammered nervously, "I... I... I've had enough."

Watching Kamizuki blush and fidget, Sugita Tsubaki couldn't help covering her mouth and giggling.

The two of them sat in awkward silence for a moment.

Sugita Tsubaki finally dropped her mischievous smile and put on a serious expression. She picked up the document she'd been holding and began reading it to Kamizuki.

Uh, the document was too flowery and formal, and a little hard for modern readers to understand, so I'll just give you the gist.

The author's inner monologue above.

The document basically said:

Student Hyuga Kamizuki had excelled academically during his time at Konoha Ninja School and demonstrated outstanding ninja skills in every area. On such-and-such date in such-and-such month of such-and-such year, after being examined by the school, he received excellent results. By the authority of the Third, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Hyuga Kamizuki was hereby approved to become a Genin of Konoha. That was all!

That was the gist of the document. After reading it, Sugita Tsubaki explained this to Kamizuki.

So I'd wasted the whole afternoon! I spent all afternoon writing, then deleted it and started over! Wahhh...

All right! I finally finished this chapter. I hope you all enjoy it. I haven't eaten yet, and I'm starving. Time to go eat!

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