Chapter 518: Naruto Tried to Seduce Manji. A few days later.
The Ninja Academy's graduation exam took place as scheduled.
The exam was held in the academy's large classroom, with several Anbu stationed around the room to keep watch.
There were only two examiners-Manji and Mizuki.
The candidates ahead stepped up one by one, demonstrating the Three Body Technique in sequence.
Uchiha Sasuke went first. His Transformation Technique was crisp and clean, his Substitution Technique was almost flawless, and his Clone Technique succeeded on the first attempt, producing two clones that stood perfectly straight.
Manji merely nodded, and Mizuki briskly marked a circle on the score sheet.
Haruno Sakura followed right after him.
She performed all three techniques competently, with particularly good attention to detail in her Transformation Technique.
She passed without a hitch as well.
Then it was Naruto Uzumaki's turn.
"All right! Next up is the great Naruto Uzumaki!"
He bounded onto the platform, his hands already forming hand seals.
"Watch this! Transformation Technique!"
A moment later, he turned into a fairly convincing wooden stump. It was a little crooked, but passable.
He also barely managed to pull off the Substitution Technique once.
But when he reached the Clone Technique, his problem became painfully obvious.
Naruto gritted his teeth, rapidly formed hand seals, and shouted, "Shadow Clone Technique!"
Poof.
A translucent, limp clone appeared beside him, its head drooping and its eyes barely open. It looked completely drained and could hardly stay on its feet.
"Pfft, hahaha! Naruto, you total loser!"
Haruno Sakura doubled over, unable to stop laughing.
"Tch..." Sasuke merely gave Naruto an indifferent glance.
The other students below the platform couldn't help laughing either.
Manji looked at the floppy clone and shook his head helplessly.
"Naruto, you failed."
Manji shook his head and raised his