Chapter 261 A Surprise from the Disciples

“Excellent, it’s the Clone Technique! That’s what I’m best at.”

“Bad luck, why wasn’t it the Transformation Technique?”

“Damn it, I’ve just been practicing the Substitution Technique recently, and they’re testing the Clone Technique.”

After Ikeya Yu announced the topic, a buzz of discussion arose in the classroom.

“The Clone Technique, huh? That’s so easy. I’m definitely getting a perfect score this time.” Obito smiled. He could even handle the Shadow Clone, let alone the non-corporeal Clone Technique.

“Hard work pays off.” Might Guy pumped his fist, also smiling. Among the basic Ninjutsu, he was best at the Clone Technique.

Rin Nohara didn’t have any particular feelings. Her basic Ninjutsu skills were all about the same level, so what was tested didn’t make much difference to her.

“Quiet, everyone. I’m going to start calling names.” Ikeya Yu gestured with his hand for the students to quiet down.

“Murai Kazuyasu.”

The student whose name was called quickly stood up and followed Ikeya Yu to the adjacent classroom.

A few minutes later, Ikeya Yu and another proctor returned to the classroom, smiling as he said:

“Everyone, do your best! Kazuyasu has already successfully graduated, so don’t lose to him.”

Students who had finished their exams were not allowed to return to the classroom to maintain quiet.

After sharing the good news with the students, Ikeya Yu continued to call the next student’s name.

“Might Guy.”

Hearing his name, Might Guy stood up and walked towards the door, following Ikeya Yu to the adjacent classroom.

Might Guy surveyed the classroom. It was very spacious, with only two chairs and one table. On the table were many Ninja headbands.

“Guy, you can take a moment to prepare. Don’t be nervous. The exam officially begins in one and a half minutes.” Ikeya Yu said with a kind smile.

When he first took over Class 2, Grade 4, he thought he was unlucky to encounter Obito and Might Guy, two of the Ninja Academy’s most notorious dead-last students.

It was only after the first exam that he realized he had struck gold. Thanks to Might Guy and Obito, he successfully earned his first Outstanding Teacher award in his teaching career. Naturally, Ikeya Yu was very lenient with the students who brought him such good fortune.

“Hoo, hoo.” Might Guy nodded, took a deep breath, and his eyes became excited.

Today, he would take a solid step on the path to becoming the strongest in Taijutsu: becoming an official Ninja!

“You can begin now. The topic is the Clone Technique.” Ikeya Yu spoke, reminding Might Guy of the topic lest he forget.

“Clone Technique!”

Might Guy steadily formed hand signs and gathered Chakra, using one of the few Ninjutsu he had learned.

As Might Guy used the Ninjutsu, three clones identical to him appeared beside him, maintaining the same pose as Might Guy’s main body.

Ikeya Yu carefully examined Might Guy’s clones, nodded with satisfaction, and lowered his head to grade Might Guy.

Generally, being able to create one clone with a similar appearance to the original was a passing grade. Each additional clone would result in a higher score, and the more closely the clones resembled the original in all aspects, the higher the score.

In fact, Ikeya Yu was quite surprised to see Might Guy capable of using such a Clone Technique.

He knew Might Guy was very strong, but Might Guy never used Ninjutsu in combat, not even once. He was even thinking that if Might Guy truly couldn’t do it, he would explain the situation to the Hokage and allow Might Guy to graduate specially, as such an excellent student shouldn’t be limited by rules. After seeing Might Guy’s Clone Technique, he knew he wouldn’t need to go through such trouble.

“Very good, Guy. You passed. Congratulations on graduating and becoming a Genin.” Ikeya Yu picked up a headband and said to Might Guy with a smile.

Might Guy stepped forward, took the headband, and celebrated with a punch: “To celebrate my successful graduation, I must train twice as hard today!”

Ikeya Yu found it a bit strange when he heard that. Usually, celebrations meant no training today, but with Might Guy, it was the opposite.

“Perhaps that’s why his Taijutsu is so far beyond his peers,” Ikeya Yu thought to himself.

“Next, you cannot return to the classroom. If you have friends you want to wait for, you can wait outside the teaching building.” Ikeya Yu reminded him.

The entire Ninja Academy was currently undergoing exams, so loitering in the hallways was not allowed.

Might Guy showed two rows of bright white teeth, his face beaming with a brilliant smile, and nodded as he walked out of the teaching building.

Time kept passing, and the number of people in the classroom gradually decreased, but it still wasn’t Obito’s turn.

“Rin Nohara.”

When he heard this name, Obito thought to himself that it was finally almost his turn. His student number was after Rin Nohara’s, so after Rin Nohara, it would be his turn next.

“Rin, good luck!” Obito smiled and cheered Rin Nohara on.

“Okay, I’ll wait for you outside after my exam.” Rin Nohara responded with a smile, then followed Ikeya Yu to the adjacent classroom.

A few minutes later, Ikeya Yu returned again, and Obito finally heard his name.

“Uchiha Obito.”

Obito quickly stood up and followed Ikeya Yu out of the classroom.

“You have one and a half minutes of preparation time. The topic is the Clone Technique. If you feel ready, you can start early.” Ikeya Yu said with a smile, reminding him.

He wasn’t worried about Obito’s performance at all. Compared to Taijutsu, Obito was better at Ninjutsu.

“I can start now. I don’t need to prepare.” Obito replied confidently.

It was just a Clone Technique; he didn’t think he needed to prepare.

He had waited long enough and just wanted to finish the exam quickly and become an official Ninja.

“Alright, the exam begins.” Ikeya Yu agreed to Obito’s request.

“Clone Technique!”

Obito quickly formed hand signs, and instantly, clouds of white smoke appeared in the classroom.

Bang! Bang!!

Instantly, eight clones of Obito appeared in the classroom, each maintaining the hand sign pose.

“As expected of him.” Ikeya Yu examined all the clones, nodding inwardly.

Creating eight clones at once, with each one looking exactly like the original, was undoubtedly a perfect score in Ninjutsu proficiency.

Moreover, Obito’s perfect score was different from others’ perfect scores. Others could only get a perfect score, while Obito’s perfect score meant he scored the maximum possible at the Ninja Academy, which was one hundred.

“An excellent Clone Technique, Obito. You passed. Congratulations on graduating and becoming a Genin.” After grading Obito, Ikeya Yu picked up a headband and said to Obito with a smile.

“Teacher Ikeya, do you know who I’ll be assigned to a team with?” Obito asked Ikeya Yu after taking the headband.

Ikeya Yu shook his head and said, “That has to wait until the graduate list is submitted and finalized by the higher-ups. I’ll only know once the list is released.”

Team assignments at the Ninja Academy were decided by the Hokage. Usually, he would only know one day before the students.

“I see. Well then, goodbye, Teacher Ikeya.” Obito waved goodbye to Ikeya Yu.

“Teacher Ikeya, your lectures are really boring. You should learn more from Teacher Muzuki.” As he reached the door, Obito chuckled and said, then ran out of the teaching building.

He had wanted to complain for a long time and finally found an opportunity.

“This kid.” Ikeya Yu showed a somewhat awkward smile.

“After all, he interned with Teacher Muzuki for so long, so it’s normal for him to think I’m not good enough.” Ikeya Yu quickly composed himself. If he were to be compared to Muzuki, then no teacher in the entire Ninja Academy would be considered good enough.

As Muzuki gradually revealed his strength, his image in the eyes of others slowly changed. Initially, he was a kind-tempered colleague popular with students, then he was recognized as highly skilled in teaching. After the latest Leaf Newspaper was published, his Ninja strength also refreshed the understanding of many teachers.

But no matter how much he changed, Muzuki’s initial gentle kindness remained, and it was still at his core. It was just that the more he revealed, the more humble and modest Muzuki appeared.

After Obito ran out of the teaching building, he saw Rin Nohara and Might Guy waiting for him outside.

“Rin, Guy.” Obito greeted them, waving his headband.

“Obito, aren’t you afraid of it falling to the ground and getting dirty if you swing it like that?” Rin Nohara responded, then reminded him. She had already put on her headband.

“It’s fine, even if it falls, I can definitely catch it.” Obito said it was fine, but seeing that Rin Nohara had already put on her headband, he also prepared to put his on.

Obito’s hands were quick, but because he was in a hurry, it was a bit crooked.

“You’ve put it on crooked. Let me help you.” Rin Nohara saw that Obito hadn’t put on his headband properly, so she walked in front of Obito to adjust the position of his headband.

Watching Rin Nohara’s face get closer and closer, Rin Nohara’s clear, sparkling eyes gradually magnified in Obito’s vision. Obito’s face gradually flushed, and he instinctively took a few steps back.

“Honestly, don’t move around.” Rin Nohara said helplessly, with one hand on her hip.

“I deliberately wore it a bit crooked. It gives it more of my own unique style.” Obito’s face was slightly red as he explained himself.

“Alright then, but when the team assignments come out and you go to meet your instructor, you must wear it properly, okay? To leave a good impression on the teacher.” Rin Nohara stopped moving forward and said to Obito.

“Shouldn’t anyone care about that?” Obito scratched his head and said.

He thought a slightly crooked headband shouldn’t matter. It would be too idle to specifically check if students wore their headbands straight.

“But saying that means Rin really pays attention to me.” Obito secretly rejoiced.

“If it’s a particularly strict teacher, they might care.” Rin Nohara believed that such things, which could be done at any time, should be done as well as possible.

“Okay, I will.” Seeing Rin Nohara so serious, Obito no longer argued and agreed.

Then, while wandering around the Ninja Academy, the few of them encountered Muzuki.

“Congratulations, from today onwards, you are official Konoha Ninja.” Muzuki looked at the headbands on Rin Nohara’s and Obito’s heads, and the headband on Might Guy’s waist, knowing that they had passed the graduation exam.

“Hehe, thanks to your teaching, Teacher Muzuki. Before, I could only make one clone, and I didn’t even know if I could pass the exam.” Obito chuckled, thanking Muzuki.

His strength had truly improved greatly this semester. He had learned several Fire Release Ninjutsu and activated his Sharingan. He felt that his current self could easily beat ten of his Fourth Grade self from the beginning of the semester.

Might Guy showed a look of agreement, giving Muzuki a thumbs up and saying:

“Although Ninjutsu is difficult, with Teacher Muzuki teaching, it becomes less difficult.”

If it weren’t for Muzuki, he felt he wouldn’t be able to perform a Clone Technique that could produce three clones.

All three disciples thanked Muzuki for his guidance. They knew that without Muzuki, they absolutely would not have such strength now.

Muzuki smiled warmly and said, “You all worked very hard too. No matter how much I teach, if you don’t learn, you won’t be able to improve.”

At this moment, Obito was already impatient to take Muzuki to the appreciation party location and give him the meticulously prepared gift.

Muzuki had given them so much, yet always emphasized their efforts, which made Obito feel especially indebted.

However, he knew it wasn’t time yet, because Shisui still had his exam. They had agreed to hold the appreciation party in the evening.

“Teacher Muzuki, do you have time now? I want to go to the South Border Forest to train.” Obito thought for a moment and said.

Now that he had graduated, there wouldn’t be much time to train with Muzuki after the team assignments. He wanted to use this opportunity to train more.

“Then let’s go together.” Muzuki nodded and agreed.

He didn’t need to proctor, and actually had nothing much to do today. If it weren’t for Obito and the others’ graduation exam today, Muzuki would probably be at home researching Sealing Technique.

Might Guy and Rin Nohara also went to the South Border Forest together.

When they arrived, Kakashi was training with a Shadow Clone of Muzuki. Seeing Muzuki’s main body arrive with Obito and the others, Kakashi stopped his training and greeted them.

“Hmph hmph, Kakashi, don’t you dare call me Intern Ninja anymore. I’m an official Ninja now!” As soon as Obito arrived, he couldn’t help but want to show off his newly acquired Ninja headband.

“Oh, hello, Genin Obito. Please call me Lord Kakashi from now on, because I am a Chunin.” Kakashi said calmly, pointing to the Chunin vest he was wearing.

In terms of Ninja ranks, he was an undeniable leader.

Obito: …

“It’s just a Chunin. I can definitely become a Chunin very quickly.” After half a minute of silence, Obito said. He naturally couldn’t bring himself to say “Lord Kakashi”; that would be more painful than killing him.

“You two, really.” Rin Nohara smiled helplessly at their words.

“Chunin or Genin, both of you train diligently, because I am your teacher.” Muzuki first tapped Obito’s head with his finger, then used a remote chopping technique to tap Kakashi, who was a short distance away.

Feeling the transparent force hit his forehead, Kakashi didn’t know what to say. To tap a disciple, he actually had to use that level of ability.

“Roger that!” Obito, already used to it, felt nothing and even had the presence of mind to make a joke.

Next was training time, no different from usual. Shisui had just returned from his exam and hadn’t been training long when Muzuki, seeing that it was almost time, announced the end of training.

But the disciples didn’t disperse as usual; instead, they surrounded Muzuki.

“Teacher Muzuki, can you close your eyes? We have a surprise for you.” Obito looked at Muzuki with expectant eyes.

“No problem.” Muzuki smiled and nodded. Even with his eyes closed, he had the Transparent World, so no accidents could happen.

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