Suddenly, Araki's heart skipped a beat, and for a moment he felt everything go black before his eyes, almost fainting.
Immediately afterwards, streams of vibrant green Chakra surged from his heart, like a sweet spring, flowing throughout his entire body, causing the muscles torn during his recent strenuous training to begin healing at a visible speed.
At the same time, this power begins to surge into the body's cells, constantly regenerating them and giving them a new vitality.
"They're here!"
Araki's eyes suddenly lit up, and he began to speed up his training. He understood that his physical training needed to be maintained at a very high pace so that his heart rate could be kept at a very high level, and the green Chakra stored in his heart would continue to overflow.
Streams of green Chakra continuously flowed into Araki's body cells, causing Araki cells, which were extremely tired after a night of studying, to quickly absorb the energy from the green Chakra, and his whole body gradually became refreshed.
About ten minutes later.
Araki stopped, his breathing became even again, his heartbeat returned to normal, and the green Chakra stopped overflowing.
After his cells, like parched deserts absorbing spring water, greedily absorbed the green Chakra, his will fully returned to clarity, his mental state was extremely vibrant, his eyes regained their resolve, the bloodshot in his eyes disappeared, his dark circles vanished, and his complexion improved significantly.
"Call..."
Araki let out a long sigh of relief. After this simple morning exercise, his energy and spirit had completely recovered to their peak.
This is the experience he gained from six months of continuous and repeated practice.
Once one's heart rate reaches a certain value, the green Chakra stored in the heart will continuously overflow.
He had no idea what was going on with this green Chakra, since he had no way of studying it more deeply.
In short...
He felt reborn.
Araki returned home, picked up his schoolbag, and put the scroll Kushina had given him inside, intending to study it carefully during class. He then set off for the Ninja Academy.
Not long after.
Araki then entered the classroom.
Everything was as usual.
When Ibuki-sensei walked into the classroom, all the students' eyes were focused on Ibuki-sensei hands.
"Cough cough cough..."
Ibuki-sensei coughed lightly, immediately drawing everyone's attention in the classroom, and pointed to the scrolls in her hand.
No classes today!
With a serious expression, Ibuki-sensei slowly began to speak, then placed the scroll in her hand on the table.
"As you all probably already know, next week is our final exam period for this semester. So today I'll be giving you a mock final exam. This is the paper you'll be answering today. Those of you at the bottom of the class will be taken away by me for a week of remedial classes. My requirement is simple: every one of you must pass the final exam. No one can repeat a grade!"
"Ibuki-sensei said loudly."
As a teacher at the Ninja Academy, I deal with the same people as the students every day.
This group of students will be entering sixth grade, and about two-thirds of the students remain in the class compared to when they entered school.
He understood perfectly well.
By the time they reach seventh grade, only about half of those who enrolled will remain, and of those, only about half will graduate and become ninjas.
The ninja world is cruel; it's a dog-eat-dog world where only the fittest survive and the unfit are eliminated. Many people struggle to even graduate from the Ninja Academy, unable to become true ninjas and forced to live as ordinary people.
"Yes!"
The students in the class immediately echoed loudly. They were no longer the ignorant children they were when they first entered the school at the age of five. Having studied at the Ninja Academy for so long, they were already very clear about the school's rules.
If you fail the exam...
Then you'll have to repeat the year!
There is absolutely no room for negotiation!
The rules are so strict on this point that they're almost inhumane!
During his years at the Ninja Academy, Araki witnessed firsthand many students repeating grades, which made him think back to when he watched Naruto, those lines about never being able to participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams again were actually true!
certainly...
If there is any exception...
That's Naruto!
Naruto, despite failing his graduation exam, was granted a make-up exam and officially became a ninja, breaking the rules of the Ninja Academy.
"Besides today's mock written test..."
Ibuki-sensei's voice rang out again, drawing everyone's attention once more. He deliberately drew out his voice, arousing everyone's curiosity, and his gaze swept over each student in the classroom.
When his gaze fell on Araki, he met Araki's eyes and revealed a meaningful smile.
"Everyone, please assemble on the playground tomorrow morning for a series of simulated matches!"
"The result of this mock competition will be included in your final exam score."
The winner gets ten points!
"Losers lose 10 points!"
In other words, the loser's written test score will be transferred to the winner's paper.
"As for your opponents in the mock assessment, they will be determined by drawing lots!"
Ibuki-sensei suddenly smiled, but the smile didn't look gentle; instead, it was a bit eerie. After he announced the rules, the students in the class reacted in various ways, some happy and some sad.
After all, written test skills and practical skills are completely different things.
This is entirely aimed at shifting students with high theoretical scores who excel in written exams towards students with strong practical skills, preventing students with strong practical abilities from having to repeat a year.
Chapter 28 This is the source of our confidence! (Sixth update)
"Whoosh!"
The classroom erupted in commotion upon hearing Ibuki-sensei's words.
Almost every student wore an expression of crisis; such a rule made everyone feel insecure.
Unless you're strong enough to be number one in your class in terms of actual combat ability, which is to say, you're at the level of Minato Namikaze.
Otherwise, who can guarantee a sure win?
Even if someone ranks second in actual combat ability, they might accidentally be drawn against Minato Namikaze during the draw!
No one can feel at ease when there is someone stronger than themselves. No one wants to lose their hard-earned ten points, and they also want to plunder the ten points from others.
" Ibuki-sensei, isn't this a bit inappropriate?!"
Suddenly, a female student complained, saying that she had strong theoretical learning ability among the students in the class, and her written test scores were excellent, always ranking at the top.
However, her actual combat skills are lacking!
Upon hearing the rules announced by Ibuki-sensei, she couldn't help but object, feeling that such rules were tantamount to asking her to give away points.
"That's right!"
"Isn't this a bad thing, teacher?"
"I don't think it's good either!"
"Written exams are written exams, and practical exams are practical exams; why combine them?"
"..."
After the girl asked that question, many students in the class nodded in agreement.
Among these people, some have decent practical skills, ranking in the upper-middle of the class, but they are still unwilling to take risks.
After all, the results of such simulated battles will be included in the final exam grade.
It concerns whether or not one can repeat a grade.
Nobody wants to take the risk.
People would rather not win these ten points than lose them.
I also think it's inappropriate.
Just then, Minato Namikaze, who usually appeared very introverted, suddenly spoke up. His gentle voice carried a firm strength, and his youthful face showed a serious and earnest expression.
Minato Namikaze is the best in the class in terms of actual combat skills.
No one is more capable than him.
It's safe to say they're guaranteed to get those ten points.
However, as the top student in the class, he didn't need those ten points at all; he could easily get a near-perfect score on the written test.
therefore...
Minato Namikaze felt that such a rule would actually cause him to deduct ten points from one of his classmates.
This could very likely lead to that student having to repeat a grade.
This made the gentle man feel uneasy, so he spoke up, hoping to make his voice heard in this matter.
In an instant.
The discussion in the classroom grew louder.
Instead of stopping them immediately, Ibuki-sensei carefully observed the reactions of everyone in the classroom. As a teacher, he needed to fully understand his students, and through these reactions, he could roughly guess each person's current state.
Suddenly.
Ibuki-sensei's gaze fell on Araki.
"This kid..."
Ibuki-sensei's lips curled up slightly, revealing a satisfied smile. In his line of sight, he noticed that Araki was engrossed in reading and hadn't participated in the discussion at all.
It seems there's no one else in the class who could do it.
In order to remain unaffected by external influences and focus on improving oneself during such class-wide discussions, one's inner strength does indeed increase significantly.
It might be related to past traumas!
After learning that Araki was studying under Tsunade, Ibuki-sensei paid more attention to Araki. Over the past six months, she has come to realize that Araki is someone who constantly surprises people, and this time is no exception.