Genius Scholar Entry!

Kurenai Yuhi was not being polite; she truly thought so from the bottom of her heart.

Although Kiyoshi was about the same age as them, he had received far less education.

"Kurenai, you can do it too."

Kiyoshi said with a faint smile.

The extra weight on his forehead made Kiyoshi feel a little unaccustomed to it.

No wonder some ninja did not tie their Ninja Headbands around their foreheads, instead wearing them on their arms, waists, or elsewhere.

"I hope I can succeed too."

Kurenai Yuhi nodded with a trace of melancholy.

In truth, she had never considered Early Graduation before.

But there really was not much point in staying. There was not much left for the Ninja Academy to teach them.

The two chatted for a while, and Kiyoshi also went over to greet Rin Nohara.

As for Obito, no one knew where he had run off to.

Rin Nohara said he had gone to train.

Kiyoshi did not care where Obito had gone and continued chatting with the two girls.

Before long, Asuma Sarutobi emerged from inside with an excited look on his face.

He pointed at the Ninja Headband on his forehead and said to Kurenai Yuhi, "Kurenai, Early Graduation is really nothing special."

Although Asuma Sarutobi tried to make his voice sound calm, his animated expression betrayed him.

Clearly, he was delighted to have graduated early.

"..."

As the saying went, comparison was the thief of joy.

Kurenai Yuhi felt that compared with Kiyoshi, Asuma Sarutobi was far too immature.

"Kurenai?"

Asuma Sarutobi saw that Kurenai Yuhi still looked slightly disappointed.

He instantly had no idea how he had upset her.

He wanted to ask, but Kurenai Yuhi had already stepped forward and gone inside for her assessment.

Seeing this, Asuma Sarutobi could only give up.

"Where's Obito?"

Asuma Sarutobi had wanted to show off in front of Obito. He looked around but could not find any trace of him.

"He left."

Rin Nohara spoke softly.

She, too, had begun to entertain thoughts of Early Graduation.

But Rin Nohara lacked confidence.

Her family had never provided any education such as early training. Everything she knew had come from listening attentively and learning at the Ninja Academy.

"He left pretty quickly."

Asuma Sarutobi's plans came to nothing, so he could only wait with Kiyoshi for Kurenai Yuhi.

With nothing else to do, Kiyoshi opened the Entry System.

Looking at the second advancement path beneath Early Graduation (White), he selected confirm.

"You have comprehended a new entry: Genius Scholar (Green)."

Entry: Genius Scholar (Green)

Requirements: Graduate early, and meet the minimum learning ability requirement.

Progress: (Completed).

Effect: You can focus better than others on anything you do, learn faster, and your learning ability increases by 20%.

Note: Further advancement is possible.

"An increase of 20%?"

Kiyoshi only felt as though his mind had become far clearer, and the speed of his thoughts had increased.

He now had some answers to things about ninjutsu that he had previously failed to understand.

Inspiration and ideas surged forth like a spring.

Kiyoshi closed his eyes and began pondering some of his past doubts.

About ten minutes passed.

Kurenai Yuhi emerged from inside with a smile on her face, a Ninja Headband now resting on her forehead.

"Hehe, Teacher Sarutobi, quite a few students graduated early this year."

Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi walked out together.

"These are Konoha's newly sprouted leaves."

Hiruzen Sarutobi saw his son talking with Kiyoshi and Kurenai Yuhi, and nodded slightly.

If they were assigned to the same squad, there probably would not be any conflicts.

"Asuma, remember to get along well with Kiyoshi and the others."

"I know."

Asuma Sarutobi waved him off impatiently.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had long grown used to Asuma Sarutobi's attitude and left with Orochimaru.

Orochimaru had important matters to discuss with him; he had merely come here along the way.

"Are you still coming to my house today?"

Kiyoshi glanced at Kurenai Yuhi.

"Of course."

Kurenai Yuhi nodded.

"Kurenai, you're going to Kiyoshi's house?"

Asuma Sarutobi froze. How had he not known about this?

So whenever Kurenai disappeared after school these past days, it was because she had gone to Kiyoshi's place!

"Yeah, I'm learning genjutsu from him."

Kurenai Yuhi said.

She quickly caught up to Kiyoshi, who had already turned to leave.

Only Asuma Sarutobi and Rin Nohara remained behind.

Rin Nohara watched Kiyoshi and Kurenai Yuhi walk away, quietly feeling envious.

It would be nice if her relationship with Kakashi could be like that too.

Unfortunately, Kakashi had gone out on another mission recently. Every time he returned, Rin Nohara could smell a heavy scent of blood on him.

That was the scent only someone who had killed carried...

Burdened by her worries, Rin Nohara turned and headed back.

It seemed she could only ask Kiyoshi about Lightning Release another time. Rin Nohara did not want to disturb Kurenai Yuhi.

After Kurenai Yuhi left, only Asuma Sarutobi remained where he was.

In the blink of an eye, the place that had just been rather lively now had only him standing there alone.

When he heard Kurenai Yuhi say she was going to Kiyoshi's house, Asuma Sarutobi wanted to say that he would come along too.

But on second thought, he and Kiyoshi were not close at all. What if Kiyoshi said his house did not welcome him? Would that not be humiliating?

"Damn it, ever since this Kiyoshi Uchiha showed up, why has everything changed?"

Ever since Kiyoshi Uchiha came here, Asuma Sarutobi had felt that nothing was going his way.

With a toothpick dangling from his mouth, he pondered how to find a good excuse to get close to Kurenai.

He had been there first!

Several hours later, after seeing Kurenai Yuhi off, Kiyoshi looked at the sky and headed out.

He could now be considered a ninja, and only needed to wait for his superiors to arrange his future path.

After becoming chunin, Uchiha generally joined the Konoha Military Police Force and were assigned to the First Division.

Before that, they could also apply to study in the Konoha Military Police Force early.

Or they could follow the normal route and become part of a three-man squad.

However, very few chose that path.

Lost in thought, Kiyoshi arrived at a certain place.

Konoha Hospital.

Kiyoshi went to the first floor and asked the medical staff there where Yakushi Nonō was.

Yakushi Nonō was the captain of the Medical Corps, and almost everyone in the hospital knew her. He found Yakushi Nonō without any trouble.

"Oh? Little Kiyoshi, how did you end up here?"

Yakushi Nonō was slightly stunned. She remembered that her agreement with Kiyoshi had been for after he graduated from the Ninja Academy.

Then she saw the Ninja Headband on Kiyoshi's forehead and understood.

"I graduated, Lady Nonou."

Kiyoshi pointed to his forehead.

"You're quite talented."

Yakushi Nonō said, pushing up her round-framed glasses, which added a touch of maturity to her pretty face.

Kiyoshi hurriedly shifted his gaze away.

As the saying went, glasses created contrast.

Especially when Nonō wore such a compassionate, saintly expression while possessing such a voluptuous figure.

Just thinking about it was enough to make Kiyoshi's Eye Power ripple.

But that was all he dared do—think about it. He did not dare reveal any extra expression on his face.

Yakushi Nonō was the leading woman of Root's Intelligence Division!

"However, if you want to learn Medical Arts, you'll need to see whether you possess Yang Release."

Yakushi Nonō said gently.