I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 5 My Will of Fire is Love and Peace

"Come with me."

At the top of the stairs leading to the teaching building, another teacher glanced at the two students' admission notices, then carefully examined them, nodded, and led them up the stairs.

At the top of the stairs on the second floor, Chenma keenly observed that those waiting in the corridor were mostly war orphans, with a small number of children from ordinary families.

Go up to the third floor. The hallway on the third floor is mostly filled with children from ordinary families, children fully equipped with ninja gear, and a very small number of children from ninja clans.

Upon reaching the fourth floor, the teacher who had led the two stopped. Chenma looked down into the corridor, where there were very few people waiting, and those he saw were mostly descendants of ninja clans and children fully equipped with ninja gear.

The other ninja school teachers waiting in front of the classroom were also somewhat surprised to see Tatsuma and Minato. Their presence here proved that their average score in the ninja tool throwing test was nine rings or higher.

This is not difficult for the descendants of the ninja clan, after all, they may have started practicing two or three years ago. Tatsuma and Minato have obvious characteristics of war orphans - poverty.

Even if they aren't, they are still children from poor families. Such children rarely have the opportunity to practice ninja tool throwing, so it's truly unexpected that they came here.

Not only the ninja academy teachers, but also the children of the ninja clans were curiously observing the two of them. To be honest, these looks made Tatsuma feel a little uncomfortable, because deep down he was still an adult who understood face and dignity, and a young man who had not yet matured enough to see through these things.

Minato, however, didn't care. His anticipation of enrolling in school probably outweighed everything else.

Tatsuma, with Minato by his side, stopped directly at the classroom door closest to the stairwell. There were some non-ninja children there, and Tatsuma didn't want to force his way into the area where the direct descendants of the ninja clans were clustered together.

Since the formal enrollment and class assignments haven't taken place yet, and no new circles have formed, there's no need to join in the fun.

After waiting for a while, the teachers in front of the classroom seemed to have received some information and opened the classroom door at the same time, leading the new students inside.

"This round tests your proficiency in chakra refining. Surely none of you haven't even mastered chakra refining techniques yet?"

As the new students found their places, the ninja academy teacher said something half-jokingly. Upon hearing this, Minato smiled confidently, but the next second, he looked at Tatsuma with some concern.

Tatsuma noticed Minato's gaze, looked at him and nodded. The Chakra Refining Technique had arrived with the admission notice, and he had been practicing it constantly for the past month. He couldn't say that his efficiency was very high, but it was at least not bad.

Chakra is a product of the mixture of spiritual energy and physical energy. In fact, people in this world, even those who are not ninjas, possess chakra, and their bodies automatically generate chakra every moment.

The Chakra Refining Technique is used to mobilize and temporarily replenish the body's chakra. For beginners, this process requires hand seals.

However, the mudra used is not any of the twelve basic mudras, but rather the opposite mudra.

The Seal of Opposition is the symbol that marks the beginning of practical combat training for ninja academy students. However, it has practical significance, as it can help ninjas quickly refine their chakra and better cope with battles.

"If there are no problems, start the timer."

Seeing that no one in the classroom raised any objections, the ninja school teacher pressed the alarm clock on the podium, and in an instant, all the new students formed a seal of opposition.

For a group of freshmen, chakra extraction is not something that can be done on a whim. The ninja academy teacher knew this, so after the classroom fell silent, he began to carefully examine each freshman.

"Phew~"

After a while, a new member of the Sarutobi clan finally succeeded in refining chakra. Upon seeing this, the ninja academy teacher's face flashed with an expression of "I knew it."

He looked at the new student and nodded. The Sarutobi clan student also nodded in response, not making a sound to disturb the others. Obviously, someone in the clan must have explained the process to him before he took the test.

Three minutes later, Chenma finally found his rhythm. With each breath, an indescribable feeling mixed his mental and physical energy. A gentle breeze appeared out of nowhere around him, softly blowing his long, curly hair.

Tatsuma opened his eyes and looked at the ninja school teacher on the podium. The teacher nodded to him with a smile on his face. Only then did Tatsuma notice that there were no ninja clan insignia on the teacher's Chunin vest and clothes.

Noticing this, Tatsuma understood the meaning behind the teacher's smile and returned a bright smile.

A little while later, Minato Namikaze also successfully refined his chakra. Seeing that Tatsuma was already smiling and waiting for him, Minato Namikaze shrugged helplessly.

Fifteen minutes later, all the new students in the classroom had successfully refined their chakra, and the teacher added a few more strokes to each of their admission notices.

"Next up is the final test: a written exam!"

With a smile, the ninja school teacher brought out a stack of test papers from under the podium and said, "One paper for each student, and the rest can be passed to the students behind you. The last student, bring your extra papers up to the teacher."

The distribution of the exam papers went smoothly, and everyone received theirs. The ninja school teacher sorted through the remaining papers and said, "The exam will end in an hour. I don't think you're stupid enough to cheat on these questions."

Listening to the teacher's words, Chenma glanced at the test paper. It was very simple, consisting of some basic word questions, a memorization of the twelve basic ninja hand seals, fill-in-the-blank questions comparing hand seals, and a last question.

"Focusing on the theme of 'The Will of Fire,' describe your vision for ninjas and write an essay of no less than 300 words."

Silently reading the last big question, Tatsuma twitched the corner of his mouth. He was quite disdainful of such questions, but his hands honestly began working on the last one.

Dreams, struggles, partners, bonds, responsibility, perseverance, and finally, love and peace, elevate the theme. After quickly filling in the essay questions, Chenma glanced at the clock on the podium before slowly answering the previous questions.

After checking that I had written my name, the alarm clock went off, and the teacher stood up and said, "Stop answering the questions. Now, use your admission notices to clip your test papers together, and then you may leave."

The school gates will open at 7:00 AM tomorrow. You can come and check which class you are in. Classes start at 8:00 AM, so please don't be late.

Tatsuma watched the teacher's demonstration on the podium, clipped the test paper to his sleeve, and walked out of the classroom with Minato. Tatsuma noticed that some other classrooms had not yet finished their exams, especially the third and second floors.

Especially on the second floor, Tatsuma even saw through the window that the teacher had just been handing out test papers in the classroom. Just as Tatsuma was observing, Minato suddenly said:

"Are you going to training this afternoon, Tatsuma?"

Chenma snapped out of his daze, nodded, and said, "As expected of you, you're both talented and hardworking. If I dared to slack off, I'm afraid you'd leave me completely behind in an instant, wouldn't you?"

"You're bringing this up again. I'm just so looking forward to the official start of school tomorrow, and I don't know how to kill time."

"Haha, no need to explain, I would have gone to training even if you hadn't told me."

Tatsuma hooked his arm around Minato's shoulder and left the Ninja Academy, heading straight for the Third Training Ground.

Meanwhile, in the classroom where he was taking the exam, the teacher grading the papers saw Tatsuma's paper. After carefully reading it three times, he murmured in amazement, "Is Konoha finally about to produce another genius like Lord Orochimaru?"

As he spoke, he put down Tatsuma's exam paper, picked up Minato Namikaze's exam paper, and murmured in surprise again, "No, it's both of them!"

(End of this chapter)