The Ninja Academy's Incredible Legend (75) Busyness Isn't Because There's Something to Do, But to Be the Stabilizing Pillar

This year, snow came to the Land of Fire much earlier than usual.

A week ago, Konoha had already been shrouded in dark clouds. Light snow had fallen intermittently for several days, and last night, accompanied by biting winds, snowflakes drifting in from the north grew increasingly dense.

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The final exams for the Ninja Academy's lower grades had been underway for three days. They included physical fitness, practical combat, and written theory tests. This afternoon would be the last one.

Amid the swirling snow, quite a few parents of lower-grade children waited outside the Ninja Academy gates for their children to emerge.

The scene reminded Mizuki of parents from his old life, waiting outside examination halls in the blazing summer heat for the college entrance exams to end.

The circumstances were different, but people's hearts were much the same.

Only when a crisp bell rang out did the previously quiet school gradually become noisy. One examinee after another walked out of the classrooms, only to discover that heavy flakes were falling outside.

"So cold!"

They could not feel it while concentrating on answering questions in the classroom. The immense pressure had even made some examinees flush with anxiety, but when they stepped outside, the cold air rushing at them made them shudder.

After the exam ended, Makoto Ito was enthusiastically dragged off by his friends for a snowball fight. Xiaomei, Nagi Gekko, and Futaba Tsumugi had no such interest.

"I didn't expect the exam to be so easy. I worried for nothing. Don't you think so, Nagi?"

Futaba Tsumugi spoke happily. Beside her, Nagi Gekko replied somewhat absentmindedly, "Probably."

"Don't worry. You worked so hard, so there's definitely no problem."

"Mm."

Nagi Gekko glanced at the lively scene beyond the school gates and unconsciously slowed her steps.