Uchiha's Dead Last

Konoha

Ninja Academy

"Today's quarterly assessment Clone Technique. Listen to my roll call, come up and take the test. First place: Nohara Rin."

The Chunin teacher stood on the podium, holding a list in his hand, and read it aloud.

An 8-year-old girl with makeup on both sides of her cheeks walked onto the examination platform and formed a hand seal for Clone Technique.

Bang

A puff of smoke appeared, and a girl who looked exactly like Nohara Rin materialized next to her.

"Good, excellent"

When he saw that the Ninjutsu was successful Chunin Ninja Exams, he was given an "Excellent" rating and wrote the character "Excellent" on his notebook.

"Next..."

The ninja students below the stage took the exam one after another. Most of them were able to successfully perform the Clone Technique, Chunin teachers kept writing excellent or good evaluations in their notebooks.

"Uchiha Obito"

When Obito heard his name called, he nervously went up on stage. Following the Ninjutsu techniques he had practiced, he formed the hand seals for the Clone Technique.

As a result Chakra was released and split into a clone lying on the ground, seemingly exhausted.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

"Look, look, what did he separate out?"

"And he's from the Uchiha Clan, huh? Hahaha, that's hilarious!"

"Obito is truly hopeless!"

Uchiha Obito's Clone Technique caused the students in the classroom to burst into laughter.

"Uchiha Obito, you're terrible!"

The Chunin instructor announced Obito's score, then shook his head and Uchiha Obito a helpless look.

How did the Uchiha Clan produce such a loser?

Having ranked last for several consecutive years, I'm afraid my teaching performance will be affected by this bottom-ranking result.

"Obito, you must study Ninjutsu diligently after class!"

The Chunin teacher's thoughts returned, and she offered a word of comfort.

Having been Chunin teacher for over ten years, I know that the most important thing in educating students is to encourage them to work hard.

"Hi"

Uchiha Obito walked back to his seat, dejected.

"Obito, don't be discouraged. I'll teach you after class."

Beside Obito, a little girl with two lines of makeup on her face smiled and comforted him.

Compared to the other classmates who mocked Obito, this little girl's words were like heavenly music.

Obito looked at the girl, and his previously dejected face brightened with hope thanks to her comforting words.

"Okay, Lin!"

Obito replied emphatically.

Uchiha Clan Compound

Practice Field

A boy practices shooting Kunai Shuriken at a target.

The Uchiha Clan is skilled in using Shuriken, hitting the target almost nine times out of ten. However, this boy missed the target most of the Kunai and Shuriken he shot.

"You won't improve by just throwing Kunai like that."

Uchiha Nara said, as he walked towards the boy.

"Chieftain"

Obito was in a bad mood because of his own lack of talent.

However, Obito was quite affectionate towards the Naraku clan chief. His past care and frequent guidance on Ninjutsu made him regard him as family.

The clan leader will not lack patience because of his lack of talent.

"Why practice Ninjutsu alone? Why not go to the Ninjutsu Academy to study?"

"The teachers at the Ninjutsu Academy said I'm too stupid."

Obito's mood sank even further, and he replied in a low voice.

The Uchiha Clan has produced many outstanding young talents, but Uchiha Obito was truly unique. He was ostracized by the teachers at the Ninjutsu Academy.

"Haha, that's funny."

Naraku forward and ruffled the hair of the young Obito.

"The technique of Shuriken is not just about the fingers, wrists, and arms. If you can use your legs, waist, and abdomen to transfer power to your hands, the Shuriken will be even more powerful."

"As for accuracy, that requires more practice."

"Hi"

Obito wasn't interested in Naraku's explanation, and with his Shuriken missing the target so badly, Obito began to doubt whether he was suited to be a ninja.

The Shuriken techniques that Naraku taught were a very common skill among the Uchiha Clan.

Naraku took out Kunai, and without even looking at the target, threw it, hitting the bullseye with a loud thud.

"Obito, do you know what it means to be a slow bird that flies first?"

Obito became somewhat curious upon hearing Naraku's words.

"What does 'the early bird catches the worm' mean?"

"Hehe, it means that birds that fly slowly need to set off earlier, begin their cultivation earlier, and study more diligently than others. If they do this, their final achievements will not be slower than those of the smarter birds."

Obito hearing Naraku's words, Obito blinked a few times, seemingly deep in thought.

"I know, you mean that as long as I practice diligently, I won't be any worse than others, right?"

"Haha, that's right, you are the most promising young man I have ever seen in the Uchiha Clan."

"Haha, is that so?"

Encouraged by Naraku, Obito beamed with joy and regained his energy.

I feel a little embarrassed about my poor performance. I feel like I've brought shame to the Uchiha Clan and to Naraku.

"Lord Jiraiya a bottom-of-the-class student during his school days. However, Lord Jiraiya never gave up or became discouraged in his training of Ninjutsu, and eventually became a legendary figure in the Shinobi World, known as one of the legendary Sannin."

Naraku patted Obito's head again, then turned and left.

Watching the clan leader's departing figure, Obito's initial self-doubt dissipated, and he was instantly filled with renewed energy.

He put away the Kunai Shuriken, recalled the Shuriken throwing techniques taught at the Ninja Academy, and after a brief moment of thought, opened his eyes and threw the Shuriken in his hand.

With a sharp crack, the Shuriken hit the bullseye, Obito immediately beamed with joy.

"Kakashi, just wait and see how I defeat you!"

Obito and Kakashi were classmates and students in the same year. Kakashi graduated early after only one month of school and passed the exams to become Genin. Even more impressively, he became Chunin the following year.

As for himself now, not only Kunai the target, but he is also not proficient in using the Three Body Technique and Fire Style ninjutsu.

However, Obito still harbored ambitions to defeat Hatake Kakashi, the genius who was Tenten discussed by his classmates.

After Naraku left, he stopped paying attention to Obito.

Acting too deliberately can easily backfire. Naraku only needs to plant a seed in his heart.

Naraku often heard of Obito's Daimyo within the clan.

They consistently ranked last in their grade at the Ninja Academy, excelling in Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and ninja tools.

Naraku arranged for Obito to Obito special training from the Ninjutsu Academy instructors, hoping to salvage his grades.

After instructing Obito for half a month, the teachers at the Ninjutsu Academy quit.

The reason is that Obito was too stupid and lacked the talent of a ninja.

Ninjutsu Academy Naraku no choice but to pretend to be passing by and offer some pointers whenever he could.

The Uchiha Clan has its own ninja training system, with outstanding individuals staying within the clan for further development. Those who do not pass the clan's training are generally sent to the Konoha Ninja Academy.

Obito was the one who didn't pass the clan's training; he was already considered poor within the clan.

Unexpectedly, he became even more famous at the Ninja Academy, ranking last in the entire year and earning the nickname "bottom of the class".

The clansmen did not ostracize Obito because he was the worst student; Obito was young, and the clansmen would not discriminate against a boy.

However, after two years of schooling, he was still at the bottom of his class, which gradually became a source of shame for many Uchiha clan members.

"Compared to Obito, Shisui, the difference is truly enormous."

Naraku to the Clan Affairs Hall, and couldn't help but sigh as he thought of Obito.

Another promising young man, Uchiha Shisui, was in a completely opposite situation compared to Obito.

The two are complete opposites.