Everything for the Uchiha

Uchiha Tsukasa spoke as he gestured at his chest and stomach:

"My dad is fat around here, at his stomach. His chest isn't that fat."

"But that big eater is fat around the chest, while her stomach and waist are actually tiny."

Uchiha Shinichi nodded in wholehearted agreement. "My soulmate, that's what I think too. Her figure isn't as slim as Xiaohong's."

He suddenly laughed. "Maybe when she eats, the food gets digested before it even reaches her stomach."

"Hahaha, Shinichi, you're really funny." Uchiha Tsukasa laughed along with him.

Then he changed the subject and asked, "Shinichi, how did you do on the test?"

Uchiha Shinichi shook his head. "I didn't know a lot of it. I only filled in a few multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions."

"Same here. What a shame."

"What's a shame about it? You want to become a medical ninja or something?"

Uchiha Shinichi looked utterly incredulous.

"How could I!"

Feeling questioned, Uchiha Tsukasa stiffened his neck as he retorted.

"That's good, then."

Uchiha Shinichi nodded. "The Uchiha Clan is meant to fight. How could we stand in the back doing the kind of work women do?"

"I just don't want to be outdone by that pretty boy."

Uchiha Tsukasa hurriedly explained, "Didn't you see how smoothly the pretty boy and that big eater did on the test? They probably scored well."

"Hmph! The Hyuga Clan must have gotten word in advance."

Uchiha Shinichi clenched his fists, furious. "We're both powerful noble clans, yet the village ignores us every time."

Uchiha Tsukasa nodded fiercely in agreement. "Exactly. Medical ninja work might not be our thing."

"But we may not want it, yet they can't refuse to offer it."

"One day, I'll become Hokage and change this situation."

Uchiha Shinichi slammed his fist against the desk and spoke bitterly.

"Shinichi, I support you!"

The test had taken up one of Inoue Lingyue's class periods.

As a result, she used all the breaks between the following three classes to continue teaching.

The three classes ran back-to-back.

The classroom was once again filled with cries of misery.

But under Inoue Lingyue's high-pressure authority, the students could only obediently listen to the lesson.

After several classes, Hyuga Qingchuan noticed something.

Hinata Ayane had eaten very few snacks today, aside from the bag of dried fish she had opened after the test.

She had been quiet during all the other classes.

When he asked, Hinata Ayane finally pouted and said,

"She spent all her allowance for this month."

After giving it some thought, Hyuga Qingchuan guessed that she must have enjoyed yesterday's ramen far too much and let Ichiraku earn all her money.

He could not help finding it a little amusing.

As soon as the dismissal bell rang, Hinata Ayane vanished from the classroom with perfect punctuality.

As if she had suddenly been summoned away.

Hyuga Qingchuan also got up and went home for lunch.

The afternoon arrived quickly.

Inoue Lingyue entered with a document and the test roster in hand.

"The school has established a new basic medical training class this year."

"Its purpose is to train students who love medicine and saving lives to become medical ninjas."

"Following this morning's test, three students from our class have qualified for training."

Upon hearing this, the children of the major clans all thought, Just as expected.

This impromptu test had been meant to screen candidates.

The commoner students in the class also realized the purpose of the morning test.

They understood what they had missed out on.

After all, not everyone loved fighting as much as the Uchiha Clan did.

Being able to work safely and steadily in the rear was the dream of many commoners.

Now, that dream had slipped away right before their eyes.

They felt somewhat downcast, but children's moods came quickly and went quickly.

Soon, Inoue Lingyue's next words hooked their attention.

"The three students are..."

At that point, Inoue Lingyue paused, a faint smile appearing on her face.

"They are Hyuga Qingchuan with 98 points, Uchiha Tsukasa with 89 points, and Hinata Ayane with 86 points."

"The three of you may come to me after class to collect application forms."

"Now, let's give the three of them a round of applause!"

The students below immediately erupted into cheers.

By the window, Uchiha Shinichi turned around and stared at Uchiha Tsukasa with disbelief written all over his face.

"Didn't you say you only did a few multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions?"

"Those questions were only worth a little over twenty points in total!"

"How did you pick your answers and get 89 points?"

Uchiha Shinichi opened with a deadly triple question.

Uchiha Tsukasa's gaze wandered, and he did not quite dare look at Uchiha Shinichi.

He cursed Inoue Lingyue to death in his heart.

Didn't you say the scores wouldn't be announced? Why did you sell me out right after the test?

As a man of the Uchiha Clan, he was supposed to fight on the front lines.

Yet he wanted to work in the rear as a medical ninja.

That might be an honor for other clans, but to him, it was poison.

His mind raced as he stammered,

"I actually did write something for the essay questions at the end, but I just scribbled answers randomly. I didn't expect to guess them right."

Uchiha Shinichi looked as though he finally understood.

"I didn't know you were such a genius, Tsukasa. You got 89 points just by writing random answers."

Then he asked, "But if you weren't planning to become a medical ninja, why did you answer the essay questions?"

"I-I was afraid that leaving all the essay questions blank would damage the Uchiha Clan's reputation."

That was right! It would damage the Uchiha Clan's reputation.

Uchiha Tsukasa instantly seized the moral high ground. His thoughts grew clearer and clearer, and he no longer stammered.

"Shinichi, you just didn't take the test seriously. If you had, you definitely would've scored higher than me."

"The Uchiha Clan's talent is right there for all to see. How could we possibly be lacking?"

"This time, it's obvious the village doesn't think highly of us."

"But the more the village looks down on us, the more we have to prove ourselves."

By this point, Uchiha Tsukasa seemed to shine with the light of "all for the Uchiha Clan."

"This test was meant to let the village know that even without advance notice from them, someone from the Uchiha Clan could still be selected."

"We may not want it, yet they can't refuse to offer it."

His radiance grew brighter and brighter, making Uchiha Shinichi unable to open his eyes for a moment.

He felt that something was off, but he could not remember what it was.

He could only nod in agreement. "I hadn't thought that deeply about it. You've really gone through a lot."

"All for the Uchiha Clan!"

Uchiha Tsukasa involuntarily raised his right hand.

For an instant, Uchiha Shinichi seemed to see the two words "Zhong Cheng" rushing toward him from within that light.

They lingered for a long time without fading.

The little episode between the two Uchiha brothers did not draw anyone else's attention.

The rest of the class was still cheering, especially the girls.

"Ahhh, Qingchuan is so handsome! He's handsome and gets good grades too."

"Let's see who dares say Qingchuan is all looks and no substance now. His 98 points leave them in the dust."

"Exactly! Handsome and good at studying—he's the perfect boyfriend template."

Suddenly, an indignant voice rang out amid the cheers.

"Teacher, this isn't fair."

The voice was like a clap of thunder from clear skies, leaving everyone at a loss.

The applause and cheers instinctively slowed as everyone turned toward the source of the voice.