Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 29 Test

2:30 p.m.

Ninja Academy, First Year (1) Class.

By the window, a black-haired boy wearing a dark blue turtleneck long-sleeved T-shirt lay motionless on his desk.

The warm afternoon sun of spring shone through the window into the classroom, illuminating the figure and giving him a golden edge, making him glow with a subtle golden light.

The one sleeping on the table was Uchiha Toshiro. Even though he had taken a two-hour nap at noon, he had just created a shadow clone with a large amount of his chakra. He still felt extremely tired, as if his body had been completely drained.

Coupled with the warm, slightly hazy spring sunshine, he became drowsy again shortly after sitting down in the classroom.

"Whoosh!" The sound of a sliding door being slid open rang out. Aoyama Ryosuke, the bald homeroom teacher who looked remarkably like Saitama and wore a green Chunin vest, entered the classroom and walked towards the podium.

This immediately stopped some of the students who were still fooling around in the classroom. They sat up straight, looking like good students.

"Everyone, pay attention! We're about to have a basic physical skills test. Those of you still sleeping in the back, stop sleeping and listen carefully!"

It has been almost a month since the Ninja Academy started. Leaving aside the children of powerful clans, the ordinary children have also successfully refined their chakra.

Therefore, the school conducted a series of basic ability tests on these newly enrolled students, including academic level, hand seals, physical fitness, and other aspects. Today is the day to test their physical skills.

Reluctantly, I got up.

With one hand supporting his head and a blank expression, Mr. Aoyama stood on the podium, speaking eloquently about how important today's test was.

Many classmates turned their heads and secretly glanced at Toshiro, who had just been called on. Since entering the school, apart from a slight outburst on the day of the exam, he had been quite low-key. He usually spent his mornings borrowing a book from the library and quietly sitting in his seat reading.

The students in the class who turned to look at them at that moment were mostly looking at them with curiosity and inquiry.

[This Uchiha guy in the class is acting strange; he's unusually quiet!]

[Toshiro is so handsome, so quiet! He's so cute even when he's just woken up! I really want to be his friend!]

He paid no heed to the curious expressions on the faces of the boys in his class, nor to the infatuated looks on the faces of a few girls. Uchiha Toshiro had already decided to remain a quiet, handsome man within the ninja academy. He would stay still as much as possible, minimizing energy consumption.

"Alright everyone, let's go to the activity room for the physical skills test!"

The multi-purpose activity room is similar to Toshiro's training dojo, only larger, accommodating more people.

Inside the activity room, Mr. Aoyama was talking to a middle-aged ninja who was about forty or fifty years old and had some gray hair.

"Alright, this is your future taijutsu instructor, Mr. Yuta Ikeda. Those of you whose names are called, come forward one by one and spar with Mr. Ikeda. Each threatening attack earns one point, and touching Mr. Ikeda earns three points. Understand?"

"Yes!" "Understood!" "Let's get started!"

Hearing the chaotic replies from these kids, Mr. Aoyama felt utterly humiliated in front of his colleagues. Veins bulged on his forehead, and he couldn't help but roar in anger.

"You guys better be alert! The results of this exam will determine your future. Clear the space in the middle and sit down against the wall!!!"

An angry roar filled the entire classroom, even blowing the hair of several students standing in front of Mr. Aoyama askew.

"yes!"

Seeing that his student was finally showing some promise, Ryosuke Aoyama nodded. He then said to the ninja beside him, "Teacher Ikeda, let's begin!"

No wonder he takes it so seriously; the results of this exam will be recorded in the student's file. They will be compared to the student's physical education grades at graduation, and combined with the teacher's comments to determine their class placement.

"The taijutsu exam will be conducted in the form of ninja kumite. You all know the rules. I will be your opponent, and everyone will take turns," Teacher Ikeda said with a smile, adding at the end.

"I won't let anyone get my points so easily!"

Ninja Kumite is the name for ninjas' taijutsu training. In addition to taijutsu, ninjas are not allowed to use ninja tools, ninjutsu, genjutsu, or other ninja skills. At the beginning, they form a confrontation hand seal with their opponent, and at the end, they form a reconciliation hand seal. It is a special ritual unique to ninjas.

"First up, Doi Kohei! Go first and form the seal of opposition!"

At this moment, a boy with short brown hair and an ordinary appearance stood up somewhat blankly and walked to the opposite side of Mr. Ikeda.

"Don't be nervous, Doi. Use all your strength to attack Ikeda-sensei."

The child who steps forward first in this situation always seems to suffer a bit. Aoyama Ryosuke, seemingly recognizing that Doi Yasuhira was a boy from an ordinary family, softly offered words of comfort.

"Then, let the ninja sparring begin!"

In fact, the so-called "threatening attack" in this exam requires these children who have just entered the ninja academy to be able to launch an effective attack correctly, based on the taijutsu knowledge they have been taught over the past month.

As long as the posture isn't too distorted, you can get a point. The so-called "touching the other side" is aimed at those exceptionally talented child ninjas. Every year, within the ninja academy, there are always one or two such prodigies.

Without the slightest hesitation, after Master Aoyama uttered the word "begin," Doi Kohei twisted his body, took a step forward, and delivered a standard straight punch towards Master Ikeda's abdomen.

Being a ninja is truly a cruel profession! Even an ordinary civilian child, only six years old, can launch a fierce attack on their opponent without hesitation after hearing their teacher's command.

With a series of "smack, smack, smack" sounds of fists and palms striking each other, Doi Kohei, in the center of the dojo, continuously launched attacks on Ikeda-sensei.

Meanwhile, Ryosuke Aoyama was holding a clipboard in one hand, his eyes fixed intently on the arena, assessing the power and speed of his student's strikes. He would occasionally glance down and scribble on the clipboard or blank documents.

Yuta Ikeda, the opponent, didn't just stick to a rigid defense. He would occasionally shift his footing and launch one or two slow attacks on the student.

This is used to assess the students' responses.

"Okay! That's enough!"

Just two minutes later, they had a basic understanding of Kohei Doi's skill level.

Ryosuke Aoyama called a halt to the sparring session.

"The two sides form the seal of reconciliation!"

(End of this chapter)