Kunai Throwing

"Evil little Uchiha brat."

Danzo looked at the information in his hand. Even if it was only a child, he had to deliberate for a long time, worried that an Uchiha powerhouse might be plotting something behind the scenes.

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

It was right to judge the Uchiha Clan with the greatest malice. Danzo immediately summoned Root personnel and ordered them to monitor the Uchiha Clan's surroundings. As long as they showed even the slightest intention of resisting, Danzo would not hesitate to slaughter them with thunderous force!

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

"Move it, all of you!"

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

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

"I'm really jealous of you."

After running a lap, Minato Namikaze was drenched in sweat. Seeing You still looking as calm as ever beside him, he thought of the upcoming exam and said with ill intent:

"You, you're from the Uchiha Clan. The kunai throwing exam, your clan's specialty, is coming up in two months. Want to practice while you can, 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 could throw a kunai onto the board, they passed.

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

"I think you just want to get back at me."

He glanced at him. Uchiha You took training seriously, and his body had recovered almost completely by now.

Strong physical attributes did not mean perfect technique. Some things could only be mastered through practice.

"Not at all. I just want to see the Uchiha Clan's throwing technique."

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

The teacher was not strict about this. He simply found it unusually boring to see You sitting here by himself.

Chishu had just finished setting up the practice area when he saw Uchiha You being pushed over. Noticing the several kunai in his hand, he asked casually:

"Want to give it a try?"

"Of course."

The Uchiha Clan's throwing prowess was renowned throughout the ninja world. The classmates nearby all looked shocked when they saw Uchiha You approach.

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

"The Uchiha Clan is full of geniuses. I'm sure he can do it!"

"You're all looks and no brains. You just like Uchiha You's face, that's why you're blindly cheering for him."

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

However, the crowd split into two camps. The girls all stared at Uchiha You's face. Good looks were justice, and they all cheered him on.

In contrast, the boys all looked jealous. They knew of the Uchiha Clan's throwing techniques, but You's body was not suited for training!

Even the person involved had not known he had so many young admirers. Now that Minato Namikaze had pushed him to the front, he said awkwardly:

"This is different from what I expected."

Uchiha You had not awakened his eyes yet, but his vision far surpassed that of ordinary people. He could see targets more than ten meters away.

There was no complicated trick to throwing kunai. It came down to precise strength and explosive speed!

Recalling the entire exchange with Shuiyun, he had cut off a lock of hair the instant he seized the kunai. If he practiced regularly, that kunai could have taken the other man's life.

Relaxing his mind, Uchiha You's eyes held nothing but the target. He gripped the kunai firmly in one hand and hurled it forward with lightning speed.

It struck the bullseye, the kunai embedding itself firmly in the target and leaving everyone nearby stunned.

Was Uchiha You 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 loudly claiming that You could not do it immediately fell silent, staring in shock at where the kunai had landed.

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

As a teacher, Chishu knew Uchiha You's physical condition. He had never received systematic training, was unwelcome within the Uchiha Clan, and did not even have training equipment of his own.

If an ordinary civilian ninja tried throwing for the first time, it would be lucky enough if they did not throw past the target, let alone hit it.

Yet not only had he struck the bullseye, his strength and speed had been just right. His only flaw was that his throwing motion was still unfamiliar. With more practice, he would surely gain even better control over the technique.

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

"Very good. With this performance, you can already get full marks."

Chishu did not praise him excessively and simply stated the facts:

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

"The year-end exams are coming, followed by a round of intensive training. Once the Three Basic Techniques exam is over, you can take the Genin exam."

There was only one year left 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 about exams. This was not only for the sake of the village's missions, but also for the sake of their lives.

If their fundamentals were not solid, they could very well die during a mission.

"Everyone, listen up! For the next two months, you'll undergo intensive training. Make sure your taijutsu meets the standard!"

Teaching them strictly, Chishu cracked down hard in this area. Seeing the students groan, he snorted coldly:

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

You did not care about the exam results. With his current abilities, he would have no trouble dealing with the exams.

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

You did not know that what he had just displayed had been witnessed by a ninja outside.

"That Uchiha brat has some talent."

To select personnel for Root, Danzo had planted people in the Ninja Academy in advance. Those who possessed exceptional strength and radiated the aura of genius from a young age—

were Danzo's key targets of attention.

And Uchiha You had entered Danzo's sights.

On the recently compiled list of emerging geniuses, Uchiha You had gained an additional note beside his name: pending.

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