Ninja Examination

Uchiha Clan storehouse.

Uchiha Yu nodded to the guard in thanks and accepted the scroll handed to him.

After awakening the Sharingan, it came with several unique ninjutsu.

Even at the Single-Tomoe stage, there was one exclusive technique.

Sharingan Windmill Triple Blade.

This was a C-rank ninjutsu.

When used, the kunai and shuriken thrown first served as a feint.

The real attack was hidden within the boomerang.

This technique was basically exclusive to the Uchiha Clan, requiring the Sharingan to judge the enemy's movement trajectory.

With the scroll in hand, Uchiha Yu had no time to study it. He needed to hurry to the Ninja Academy for the examination.

Stephen Fang said, "Now we're looking more and more like ninjas!"

Uchiha Yu poured cold water on his enthusiasm. "Windmill Triple Blade requires you to prepare three bladed weapons yourself. Forget whether you have the money for them—do you even have a storage scroll?"

Stephen Fang scratched his head. "No..."

Pirate World Fang Yu did not forget to twist the knife. "I can't even use the Great Fireball over here. You probably can't either..."

Stephen Fang nodded weakly. "I noticed that too. It seems the abilities you synchronize to me all get weakened quite a bit..."

Pirate World Fang Yu comforted him. "That has to do with differences in portrayal. Even a genin in Naruto can have Combat Power comparable to a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent..."

"Of course, the Marvel World has plenty of plots where Earthlings fight cosmic aliens too... Look on the bright side. At the very least, you can probably beat Black Widow now, right?"

"Black Widow..." Stephen Fang pondered carefully. "In a one-on-one fight, Gene Lock plus the Sharingan should let me go a few rounds with her... Say, Gene Lock gives me a far greater boost than the powers you two gave me. Is that because Terror Infinity is closer to Marvel? Should I experience near-death situations too, to improve my Gene Lock abilities?"

Uchiha Yu panted heavily as he stopped before the Ninja Academy. "You can think about that yourself. I have to take my exam first."

"Good luck!"

"Go for it!"

Ever since the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, established the Ninja Academy, its related systems had undergone constant reform.

By the present day, they had gradually matured.

A ninja's advancement path was: enrollment—basics—drills—application—graduation—genin—chunin—Special Jonin—jonin.

Ordinary students had to study for five years and pass every stage's examination before graduating, advancing to ninja status, and receiving a Headband.

Naturally, there was no shortage of Geniuses who passed every examination in only a short time.

For example, Itachi did it in one year.

Kakashi enrolled at four, graduated at five, and became a Chunin at six.

Anyone who heard that would think it was utterly absurd.

Back to the Ninja Academy examination.

What Uchiha Yu currently faced was the drill class examination before entering the application class.

If he moved fast enough and everything went smoothly, Uchiha Yu would likely pass the Ninja Academy's final examination early next year.

He would then receive a Headband of his own and become a true Konoha ninja.

Of course, that was only after unlocking Gene Lock. If things had depended on his original body—

By the time the clan massacre turned him to ash, he would never have received a Headband.

That was because he could not pass the Three Body Technique test, one of the final examinations.

Despite his diligent training, he had only learned the Clone Technique and Substitution Technique.

No matter how he formed Hand Seals, he could not figure out the Transformation Jutsu.

They called it a transformation, but it truly looked nothing like one.

By the time Uchiha Yu reached the classroom, his classmates had already begun displaying what they had learned one by one.

"Ahhh! Ryo Koizumi's Transformation Jutsu is amazing! It's practically indistinguishable from the real thing!"

"He's incredible! It feels like he can graduate next year!"

"Ah! I don't want to be separated from Ryo Koizumi! I really don't!"

"Then let's work hard too! We can try to get assigned to the same class as him!"

Several girls were loudly plotting when a discordant voice rang out.

"Tch! It's just the Transformation Jutsu. I can do it too!"

"Masahachi Arai! Shut up! Everyone knows you're a total Dead Last!"

"I'm not!" Masahachi Arai glared as he retorted. "I'll transform for you right now!"

"Transformation Jutsu!"

"Poof!"

The white smoke dispersed, and under everyone's expectant gazes, Masahachi Arai had changed into a jonin uniform.

But his face had not changed at all. He still looked like that same ugly bastard.

"Hahahaha! As expected of a Dead Last. After studying for so long, you still haven't improved!"

"Tch! I'm just a civilian. Even Uchiha Yu from the Uchiha Clan can't figure out the Transformation Jutsu, so of course I can't either!" Masahachi Arai said stubbornly, hands on his hips.

Uchiha Yu returned to the line and happened to hear that.

He flashed Masahachi Arai a strained smile, deftly slipped into the line behind him, and muttered, "That's true."

Then he said nothing more.

Masahachi Arai pouted proudly at the girls from before. "See? I told you so. If even their great clan can't do it, then it's perfectly normal that I can't either!"

"Tch, you're the abnormal one! You started school earlier than us. This is your second year taking the examination, isn't it?"

"Hmph! When it's my turn, I'll definitely pass!"

The students moved forward one after another.

When it was Masahachi Arai's turn ahead of Uchiha Yu, the guy swaggered up and spent ages introducing himself with titles like super invincible handsome ninja.

Then he performed a zero-point transformation.

And that was not the end of it.

Still unconvinced, he wanted to transform again.

In the end, the Chunin Teacher, Kotetsu Hagane, waved him out of the examination area.

"That guy was so embarrassing!"

The classmates chattered among themselves, and Uchiha Yu smiled helplessly.

Actually, this random guy named Masahachi Arai was not too bad.

Naruto had taken this examination for three full years. Now that was a true Dead Last.

"Next."

It was Uchiha Yu's turn, and the entire class focused their eyes on him.

Influenced by his previous life, Uchiha Yu had seemed out of place among those around him even before recovering his memories.

While everyone else gave thanks to the Will of Fire, he was the only one who liked to sing a different tune, emphasizing that the Will of Fire had to serve the people first before ninjas would willingly give themselves for the village.

Fortunately, children were forgiven for speaking carelessly.

If any Chunin held his views, Ibiki would have captured him long ago to study his brain.

"Here comes the freak~"

"He won't pass, will he?"

"One of the Uchiha Clan's rare ordinary people!"

"Look at those ragged clothes. He doesn't look like he belongs to a great clan at all!"

"What do you know? He doesn't have parents to take care of him!"

"Ohhh! So that's how it is. No wonder!"

His classmates' discussions flooded Uchiha Yu's ears. He smiled calmly at the little brats, then asked Kotetsu Hagane.

"Examiner, I just need to display as much of what I've learned as possible, correct?"

Kotetsu Hagane spat out the foxtail grass between his lips. "Mm."

Uchiha Yu smiled and nodded, his hands beginning to move.

Kotetsu Hagane's eyebrows shot up. This starting stance is... Oh no!

In a flash, he appeared beside Uchiha Yu.

At that moment, Pirate World Fang Yu complained in Chat Space:

"Just thinking about showing the Great Fireball to these kids in a moment makes me want to laugh!"