Assessment

After they finished their discussion, Shiro asked, "When are Okita and the others taking their exams? I need to prepare a nice gift for them."

"No need for that, Shiro, you've already taught that kid a lot."

"Yes, Shiro, listen to your uncle, no need to send anything. That child doesn't need anything."

"It's alright, this is different. Graduation ceremonies should be more grand, after all, they hold great significance."

"That's right, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We can't help Okita, but we can help Shiro. We still need to prepare things properly for him. It's settled then."

After saying that, Keiko turned to Shiro and said, "Then, this task will be assigned to you. Their graduation exams are still a week away, so you should have plenty of time."

"Okay, don't worry, Mom, it'll definitely work for them. Tsk, I'll go prepare now."

"Okay, don't stay out too late," Keiko said to Shiro's departing figure.

"Understood." Shiro waved his hand and continued walking towards the laboratory.

"Keiko, this..."

"Alright, that's settled then. Let's continue discussing the gift. I don't think the previous one was quite right," Keiko interrupted Nanako, cutting her off from further discussion.

Nanako had no choice. After so many years as neighbors, she knew Keiko all too well what kind of person she was, and once Keiko made up her mind, it wasn't so easy to change it.

I had no choice but to join in the discussion; I could only repay these later.

Makoto and Jiro exchanged a glance, silently sipping their tea, not wanting to get involved in their affair.

Meanwhile, Shiro walked toward the makeshift laboratory he had built in his backyard over the years.

This laboratory was built by Shiro to assist in his Magecraft training; it could barely be considered a Magecraft Workshop, but its performance was extremely weak.

Shiro usually uses this place as a processing site; the puppets are assembled here.

Research and development takes place in the wild, Shiro wouldn't dare to do it there; one wrong move and it could explode!

He himself had caused an explosion, and he was completely bewildered by it, having no idea why it had happened.

This is the downside of not having Magecraft Workshop. Although it would still explode, the data would be preserved so that Shiro could analyze the reasons for its failure.

Instead of having to guess like we do now.

However, Shiro also had some knowledge of small Magecraft that he needed to study, so Shiro built this simple laboratory for simple research and puppet making.

He's here now, naturally, to make puppets for Okita others.

In fact, Shiro had already prepared the materials for Okita and the others' puppets, but he was just waiting for the right opportunity, and at the same time, he hoped to improve his skills further before making them.

That's why it's been delayed until now.

There's no other way; Shiro can only create puppets at the moment, so he can only give them away, just like Minato gives away Flying Thunder God Kunai to everyone he meets.

However, his version was much more elaborate than Minato's. Each version was different, made according to the individual's Chakra attribute, showing a great deal of care.

Okay, it's basically the same as Sakumo's, except Okita uses Wind Release and Saori uses Fire Release. This one just needs some parts changed.

There's no way around it; this is the limit of what Shiro can do right now. Otherwise, he would also like to build a Gundam, but unfortunately, he lacks the ability.

That being said, it's still quite troublesome to make. Shiro doesn't want to use mass-produced parts, because they're soulless. He chooses to make them one by one himself.

This carries more significance, since it's meant to be a gift, and it's important to maintain a sense of ceremony.

However, Shiro's technique is already quite proficient, and a week is more than enough time for him. It won't interfere with his training or his test of Kakashi.

Using only Baji Quan, Kakashi was no match for Shiro and had no chance to fight back!

Apart from his training, Shiro spent most of the following week busy with this matter.

Of course, sometimes I dream about dreams I have no memory of.

"Beep~ Beep~"

Here we go again. Just like before, Shiro has entered this dream once more. But as always, he is unaware of anything and blindly chases after it.

When the sound disappeared, Shiro woke up again, but this time, Shiro also realized something was wrong.

Since he learned meditation, he had rarely dreamed, so this frequency was definitely abnormal. Shiro thought back carefully.

This situation seems to have started after he returned from the Land of Demons, but he didn't pay much attention to it, which led to its increasing frequency.

However, Shiro ultimately failed to figure out the reason. In the end, he could only resort to a clumsy method: forcibly cutting off the dream through meditation.

Since his knowledge of Magecraft was insufficient to analyze whether there was any danger, he could only retreat temporarily and wait until his Magecraft skills were sufficient before investigating the problem.

Actually, Shiro just wanted to try it out first, and if it didn't work, he would ask the system for help. Fortunately, Shiro's meditation skills were pretty good, and after that, Shiro never entered that dream again.

Of course, it's also possible that the dream has evolved; he not only doesn't remember the content of the dream, but he's also unaware that he had a dream. As for the reason, perhaps only God knows.

Before they knew it, a week had passed. On this day, Shiro others were waiting outside the school. Unlike Mizuki and her classmates, Okita and his classmates' assessment was not as complicated.

There are three rounds. The first round is a written test, which is a very basic test that anyone who has been to school can answer correctly.

The second round is Ninjutsu test, which doesn't have high requirements. You can pass with any Ninjutsu, even the Three Basic Techniques.

The final round is a battle assessment, but it's not between the students; it's against the teachers. Only by gaining the teachers' approval can you graduate, and even if you fail the first two rounds, you can still graduate smoothly.

Naturally, the rating would be much lower.

The grades affect class placement in schools, so they are a very important indicator. Of course, this is not important to Okita.

Their Elite Class is directly assigned based on Third Hokage, and the data used is their performance since enrollment, which is unrelated to this exam.

Besides, they've already made it into the Elite Class, how could such a small test possibly stump them?

Therefore, unlike Jiro and his wife's anxiety, Shiro was quite relaxed. Okita was practically taught by him, and Shiro knew his own capabilities very well.

With his abilities, he could have graduated long ago. He was just following Shiro's instructions to stay in school and learn more.

However, Shiro didn't try to persuade them. After all, they weren't ninjas, and Shiro couldn't explain it to them clearly. They would still worry even if he did, so Shiro stopped wasting his breath.