Teaching

Before long, Mizuki's exam began. After asking Sakumo for leave, Shiro invited Okita and Saori to watch Mizuki's match and gain some experience.

Because of the different era, Mizuki and her classmates graduated in a different way than Naruto and his Naruto in later generations. Now, they need to have a certain level of combat ability to pass the graduation test.

We need to be more stringent.

The exam is divided into three parts. The first part is a basic test, which is a written test. However, it consists of simple questions and is not difficult. The second part is a physical fitness test, which requires meeting certain standards.

The final match is a duel, but it's not about winning or losing; it's about seeing if the performance demonstrates the ability to become a ninja.

When Shiro and the others arrived, the first two rounds had already ended. As Shiro expected, Mizuki advanced smoothly to the third round. After all, she was from the Uchiha Clan, and such a small situation was no challenge for her.

When Mizuki saw Shiro arrive, she simply nodded to him and then began making preparations.

Okita to the side, had long sensed that something was wrong. Shiro was taking the Ninja Academy's exam so seriously, and he was even communicating with a girl from a distance.

Okita's intuition told him that something was very wrong!

Shiro didn't bring them here to observe and gain experience; he brought them here to act as wingmen! (That's the gist of it, just consider it a translation.)

Seeing the smile on Shiro's face, Okita became even more certain of this. After all, Shiro had rarely made friends in recent years, and would only offer a polite smile to strangers.

And now I've been laughing for so long!

"What's wrong? Why are you staring at me?" Shiro felt Okita's gaze and couldn't help but say, "Just watch the game properly, or you'll look bad if you lose."

"Lose? How could that be? I'm amazing now. They don't even know Ninjutsu, how can they beat me?" Okita said proudly.

"Really? I hope you can maintain that confidence later."

The match had already begun, so Shiro had no choice but to end his lecture to Okita and let them start watching seriously.

After all, the purpose of Shiro bringing them here was to temper their impetuousness and allow them to better focus on their cultivation.

Now it's the Aburame Clan's turn to compete. His opponent doesn't have any markings and is clearly just a commoner. Fortunately, graduation isn't only for the winner; he just needs to show his skills.

At the start of the match, the Aburame Clan released a cloud of insects that flew towards their opponents. It was clear that although their opponents were a little scared, they still mustered up their courage and started running around the field.

They searched for vulnerabilities in the insect cloud, preparing to directly attack the main body.

Unfortunately, his attacks failed several times; the insect cloud's defensive speed was still quite good.

And so, after several clashes, he was defeated, but he proved his strength. Therefore, he and the Aburame Clan passed the test and graduated successfully.

"How was it? Still think it was easy?" Shiro asked, looking at Okita was still shaken.

"What is that?"

Hearing Okita's slightly trembling voice, Shiro explained, "That's a secret technique of the Aburame Clan. What, you didn't know?"

"Gulp." Okita swallowed hard, then asked, "Are those all insects?"

"Hey, you're not afraid of bugs, are you? Saori isn't afraid of Saori, so what are you afraid of?"

"I'm not afraid of bugs, but there are just too many of them!"

"It seems that bringing you here was the right decision. Get ready. I'll give you special training when I have time, so you can adapt to various harsh environments as quickly as possible. What kind of behavior is this?"

"Hiss~ Huff~" Okita took a deep breath to calm himself down. "Yes, please train us as much as you like, we won't be afraid."

"That's right! I'll try my best too!" Saori chimed in, not to be outdone.

"Then get ready. Now, first, take a look at the gap between yourself and them."

Afterwards, by watching the matches, Okita gradually realized how naive he had been before, and he also understood why his teacher had asked him to strengthen his Taijutsu training.

After observing for so long, Okita discovered that the vast majority of them only used the Three Basic Techniques. To say they didn't know it was obviously impossible. It was understandable for commoners, but it was impossible for those from powerful families not to know it.

However, they still only used the Three Basic Techniques, Okita to some suspicions, so he went to Shiro to verify them.

"How many seconds does it take you to use your Great Breakthrough?" Shiro didn't answer Okita's question directly, but instead asked Okita in return.

Five seconds.

"How many seconds would it take them to reach you from that distance?"

"Three seconds. I understand, I'm going to be interrupted."

"Pretty much. Actually, your speed is already quite fast among your peers. Others are even slower, so it's not very useful in actual combat. Generally speaking, you can only use Ninjutsu relatively quickly after reaching the Chunin."

"Before this, without sufficient training, too many Ninjutsu will only hold you back, which is why I don't teach you other Ninjutsu."

"So we should focus on Taijutsu now?"

"You can lean a little towards one, but it's best to take both at the same time. You all have good talent in Ninjutsu, so don't waste it."

Yes. X2

While Shiro was instructing the two children, several more matches were held. Finally, after Shiro finished instructing them, it was Mizuki's turn to appear.

Her opponent was a girl with red eyes.

"Hmm? Could they be relatives of Hong?"

Her next actions confirmed Shiro's guess; indeed, every movement of the girl exuded a subtle fluctuation.

"As expected, Genjutsu?"

"Genjutsu? What's that?" Okita asked Shiro after hearing Shiro mutterings.

"What? You haven't learned it yet? Genjutsu is one of the factors that constitute a ninja's combat power, alongside Ninjutsu and Taijutsu. Genjutsu can confuse opponents through their eyes, movements, sounds, and smells."

"The usual way to dispel Genjutsu is to disrupt one's own Chakra. It's a rather strange technique, but if used well, it can be extremely powerful. However, it requires a lot of talent."

"She's currently using her own movements to cast Genjutsu, which is a relatively basic technique."

To be honest, in Shiro's opinion, the status of Genjutsu was probably elevated by the Sharingan. For example, in the original work Jonin Kurenai Yuhi, who was skilled in Genjutsu, was instantly killed by Itachi!

While Itachi's strength was partly to blame, once the Sharingan reaches the Three-Tomoe, it can basically reflect Genjutsu and has a very high resistance to Genjutsu.

Aside from the Uchiha, there aren't many other ninjas skilled in Genjutsu. While they do exist, they are far inferior to the other two.

However, to be fair, the fact that the other party dared to use Genjutsu in front of the Uchiha meant they were probably still half asleep. In response, Mizuki made a series of leaps to create distance between herself and the Uchiha, then closed her eyes and suddenly opened them!

"This move? No way?!"