Perfect Graduation, the Third Hokage Personally Changed My Team Assignment!

Perfect Graduation, the Third Hokage Personally Changed My Team Assignment!

The next day was the ninja academy's graduation exam.

"The graduation exam is the Clone Technique."

Iruka stood at the front of the classroom and raised a hand to tap the blackboard. The previously noisy classroom quickly fell silent.

"Enter the examination room in roll-call order. Producing two successful clones counts as passing. Students with outstanding performances will receive additional points."

As soon as he finished speaking, quite a few students breathed sighs of relief.

The Clone Technique was one of the ninja academy's most basic three techniques.

For most students, producing two clones was not difficult. The real issue was whether they could maintain them steadily.

Chenshu Senju sat by the window and lowered his head to glance at his palm.

After his chakra capacity had doubled yesterday, he had already tried the Clone Technique several times.

The improvement brought by the Sage Body Fragment was even more obvious than he had expected.

As for how many clones he could make, he truly had never bothered to count.

"Chenshu Senju, don't tell me you've fallen asleep again?"

Kiba Inuzuka turned around. Akamaru lay atop his head and poked its head out as well.

"Just because you threw shuriken well yesterday doesn't mean you suddenly learned the Clone Technique too. If you beg me now, I can still tell you a few tricks."

Chenshu Senju raised his eyelids, his tone calm. "How do I fall more gracefully?"

Kiba Inuzuka: ...

Several students nearby failed to hold back their laughter.

Kiba Inuzuka's face darkened. He turned toward the podium and decided he would not speak to this guy again before graduation.

Before long, the exam officially began.

The students entered the adjacent classroom one after another. Most of them produced two or three clones.

Though some occasionally turned pale or made clones that stood unsteadily, passing the exam was not difficult.

When it was Kiba Inuzuka's turn, he produced three clones in one go. As soon as he came out, he immediately raised his chin at Chenshu Senju.

Chenshu Senju could not be bothered to respond.

Sakura Haruno's results were also quite good. Her three clones were extremely stable.

After leaving the examination room, she did not depart. Instead, she stood by the door, clearly waiting for the results of those after her.

"Next, Sasuke Uchiha."

At the sound of that name, the conversations in the hallway immediately quieted considerably.

Sasuke pushed open the door and entered the examination room. Just over ten seconds later, the invigilator's astonished voice came from inside.

When the door opened again, Iruka personally checked the record sheet.

"Five clones. Stable chakra distribution, movements completely identical to the original. Excellent result."

The hallway instantly erupted.

"Five? Even ordinary genin might not be able to do that, right?"

"As expected of the Uchiha Clan's genius."

"Sasuke is definitely first among our class."

Sasuke ignored the discussions. He only paused as he passed Chenshu Senju. Even after activating his Sharingan yesterday, he had been unable to fully see that strike.

More than anyone else, he wanted to know what exactly had happened to Chenshu Senju.

"Chenshu Senju."

Iruka's voice came from the examination room, and the hallway fell even quieter.

Several students exchanged glances, their expressions making their thoughts obvious.

Throwing techniques could rely on feel, but the Clone Technique genuinely tested chakra and control.

Chenshu Senju had ranked at the bottom for years. His lack of chakra had long ceased to be a secret.

Kiba Inuzuka picked up Akamaru and could not help reminding him, "Don't force yourself. If you can't make any, just admit defeat. Draining all your chakra feels worse than taking a fall."

As Chenshu Senju passed by him, he casually replied, "That almost sounded human."

Kiba Inuzuka's mouth twitched.

Besides Iruka, there were two teachers in the examination room responsible for recording the results.

Forehead protectors sat on the table, while many students waiting for the results stood outside the window.

Iruka looked at Chenshu Senju, his expression more serious than usual.

He had already heard about what happened at the training ground yesterday.

A sudden improvement in shuriken throwing and basic taijutsu could still be explained by private training, but chakra could not increase out of thin air.

"Start when you're ready. Do your best, but don't push yourself."

"Understood."

Chenshu Senju stood in the center of the classroom and formed hand seals. The chakra within his body began to move.

That power was far more abundant than it had been in his memories, flowing with almost no resistance.

Clone Technique.

White smoke rose one plume after another. Figures appeared at his side, swiftly taking up over half the classroom.

One clone, two clones, five clones...

Only when the tenth clone appeared did all the white smoke finally disperse.

Ten Chenshu Senjus stood side by side. Their bodies showed no signs of instability, and even their breathing and gazes were no different from the original.

The two invigilators stopped writing at the same time.

Iruka stared at the ten solid clones before him, unable to speak for a long while.

He had only wanted to see whether Chenshu Senju could pass smoothly. Instead, the boy had trampled the exam standard beneath his feet.

"Sensei, does this count as passing?"

Hearing that, Iruka finally came back to his senses and lowered his head to look at the grading sheet.

"Accurate chakra distribution. All ten clones are stable. There are no issues with the execution."

He picked up his pen and wrote a perfect score in the results column, then handed over a Hidden Leaf Village forehead protector.

"Chenshu Senju, you passed the graduation exam with a perfect score."

The classroom outside fell silent for a moment before a wave of discussion broke out.

Kiba Inuzuka stood there with his mouth open. Akamaru stared at the ten clones too, forgetting even to bark.

Sakura Haruno's face was full of disbelief. "Ten clones? How could he possibly have that much chakra?"

Sasuke stood behind the crowd, his brow slowly furrowing.

Yesterday's speed could be explained by taijutsu, but the number of clones today could not be faked.

That Senju branch member whom everyone had once ignored had now surpassed him twice in a row.

Chenshu Senju dispelled the technique, accepted the forehead protector, and tied it around his forehead.

[Challenge completed. Graduated from the ninja academy exam with exceptional results.]

[Obtained ten draw chances.]

[Key plot node triggered. Obtained an additional ten draw chances.]

Twenty times.

Including the one draw chance he had earned by defeating Kiba Inuzuka yesterday, he had accumulated twenty-one draw chances.

He had taken a significant step toward the guaranteed legendary-quality reward for one hundred consecutive draws.

Inside the Hokage's office, Iruka handed over the results record. The Third Hokage's gaze settled on Chenshu Senju's name.

"Ten clones?"

"Yes, and every one of them was stable." Iruka's expression was grave. "His chakra reserves and control ability are completely different from before."

The Third Hokage picked up his pipe but did not light it immediately.

The image of Chenshu Senju turning back to look toward Hokage Tower yesterday flashed through his mind again.

In a single day, a student who had ranked at the bottom for years had displayed anomalies repeatedly. This could no longer be explained as coincidence.

After a moment of silence, he pulled out the team assignment list and added another line beneath Team 7's names.

Chenshu Senju.

That afternoon, the team assignments were posted on the school bulletin board.

"Team 7: Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, Chenshu Senju. Jonin instructor: Kakashi Hatake."

"Four people? Shouldn't a genin squad have three?"

"And Kakashi is leading them? Why would the Hokage arrange it this way?"

The bulletin board was surrounded by people, and the discussions carried all the way to the end of the hallway.

Chenshu Senju stood outside the crowd. He only glanced once at the list before the system prompt sounded in his mind again.

[Joined Team 7. Plot node completed.]

[Obtained ten draw chances.]

Thirty-one draw chances.

Chenshu Senju withdrew his gaze and turned to leave the school.

No one knew that this unusual four-person team assignment was only the beginning.

The next day, the survival exercise led by the Copy Ninja would directly force out the trump card he had hidden deepest within.