Kunai Throwing

"Evil little Uchiha brat."

Danzō looked over the information in his hand. Even though he was just a child, Danzō had to ponder for a long time, worried that there might be an Uchiha powerhouse's scheme behind it.

"Deliberately approaching the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki—there must be some unspeakable secret!"

It was right to assume the worst of the Uchiha Clan. Danzō immediately summoned Root personnel and ordered them to monitor the Uchiha Clan's surroundings. If they showed even the slightest intention of resisting, Danzō would unleash a merciless slaughter without hesitation!

Unaware that Danzō had set his sights on him, Uchiha Yū arrived for class on schedule, following his usual routine.

"Move it, all of you!"

Qianshu urged them on from behind. A group of Ninja Academy children were undergoing physical training on the field, with one exception.

Uchiha Yū sat quietly beside the field, reading the book Tsunade had given him.

"I'm really jealous of you."

After running a lap, Minato was drenched in sweat. Seeing You beside him still looking so calm, he thought of the upcoming exam and said mischievously:

"You, you're from the Uchiha Clan. The kunai throwing exam, your clan's specialty, is coming up in two months. Want to practice now so you don't fail when the time comes?"

Ninja Academy students mainly focused on the basics. To put it bluntly, for kunai throwing, as long as they managed to throw a kunai onto the board, they passed.

Of course, some people could not control their strength and accidentally threw too far.

"I think you just want revenge on me."

You shot him a glance. He took training seriously, and his body had mostly recovered by now.

Having strong physical qualities did not mean one's techniques were perfect. Some things had to be learned through practice.

"Not at all. I just want to see how the Uchiha Clan throws kunai."

Minato Namikaze was not deliberately mocking him. After all, as long as the kunai was thrown out and hit the target, they passed regardless of the score.

The teachers were not strict about this. He merely found You sitting there alone exceptionally bored.

Qianshu had just finished setting up the practice area. Seeing Uchiha Yū being pushed over, he happened to notice several kunai in his hand and asked:

"Want to give it a try?"

"Of course."

The Uchiha Clan's throwing skills were renowned throughout the ninja world. The classmates beside them all looked shocked when they saw Uchiha Yū walk over.

"I remember he's never practiced kunai throwing before."

"The Uchiha Clan are all geniuses. I'm sure he can do it!"

"You're all boobs and no brains. You just like Uchiha Yū's face, so you're blindly cheering for him."

The students who had been listless from running all became curious when they heard that Uchiha Yū was going to practice kunai throwing.

However, the crowd was divided into two camps. The girls stared at Uchiha Yū's face. To them, looks were justice, and all of them cheered for You.

The boys, on the other hand, were full of jealousy. They knew about the Uchiha Clan's throwing techniques, but You's body was not suited for training!

Even You himself did not know he had so many young admirers. At that moment, Minato pushed him to the front, then said awkwardly:

"This is different from what I expected."

At this stage, Uchiha Yū had not awakened his eyes yet, but his vision was far superior to that of ordinary people. He could clearly see the target over ten meters away.

There was no special trick to throwing kunai. It depended on precise strength and explosive speed!

He recalled every detail of his fight with Shuiyun. The instant he had snatched the kunai, he had cut off a lock of hair. If he practiced regularly, that kunai could have taken the other man's life.

Relaxing his mind, Uchiha Yū saw nothing but the target. He gripped the kunai tightly in one hand and hurled it forward with lightning speed.

It struck the bullseye. The kunai embedded itself firmly in the target, leaving everyone around him stunned.

Was Uchiha Yū really in the same grade as them? Why did he seem more like an upperclassman about to graduate?

The few children who had just been shouting that You could never pull it off immediately fell silent, staring in shock at where the kunai had landed.

"Everyone from the Uchiha Clan is a little freak."

As a teacher, Qianshu knew about Uchiha Yū's condition. He had never received systematic training, was unwelcome within the Uchiha Clan, and did not even have training tools of his own.

If it had been a civilian ninja trying throwing for the first time, let alone hitting the target, they would have been lucky not to throw past it.

Yet not only had he hit the bullseye, but his strength and speed had also been just right. His only flaw was that he was still unfamiliar with the throwing motions. With more practice, he would certainly master even better techniques.

The Uchiha Clan's strength had been tested through war. There was an unwritten rule in the ninja world: never face an Uchiha ninja one-on-one.

"Very good. With that performance, you can already get a perfect score."

Qianshu did not praise him excessively. He simply stated the facts:

"Your body has recovered well recently. You can train with the others now."

"There will be exams at the end of the year, followed by a round of intensive training. Once the Three Body Technique exam is over, you can take the genin exam."

There was still a year until graduation. During that year, many exams awaited them. Without a qualified body, it would be difficult to graduate from the Ninja Academy.

After all, postwar Konoha was extremely strict with examinations. This was not only for the sake of the village's missions, but also for the sake of their lives.

If their foundational knowledge was not solid, they could easily die during missions.

"Everyone, listen up! For the next two months, we'll be training intensively. We'll make sure your taijutsu meets the standard!"

Teaching them sternly, Qianshu tightened his grip on their training. Seeing the students wail, he snorted coldly:

"Those few who were shouting the loudest earlier, run two extra laps around the field!"

You did not care about the exam results. With his current abilities, dealing with the exams would not be a problem.

As for the Three Body Technique, although he was unwelcome in the Uchiha Clan, he still had access to the most basic things.

You did not know that someone outside had witnessed what he had just done.

"That Uchiha brat has some talent."

To select people for Root, Danzō had planted personnel in the Ninja Academy in advance. Those who stood far above the rest and displayed the aura of genius from a young age were Danzō's primary targets of attention.

Uchiha Yū had caught Danzō's eye.

On the recently compiled list of emerging geniuses, a "pending" was added after Uchiha Yū's name.

After all, his body had a defect. Until that defect disappeared, his ninja talent could only be considered above average.