Chapter 276: Battle Rewards, Work Hard for Advanced Fire Release
"The past always feels beautiful and makes people incredibly nostalgic. I really miss life at the Ninja Academy." Genma could not help sighing as he sat under a tree, drenched in sweat, resting.
When he had still been at school, he had always wanted to graduate quickly, longing for the life of a Ninja. But after actually graduating, Genma started to miss his Academy days.
Back then, there had not been this much training, and the Ninja School teachers were not as strict as Teacher Chen. If he stayed up too late, he could still catch up on sleep during boring theory classes.
Thinking about it carefully, he realized he had always been this contradictory. During the term, he looked forward to holidays. Not long after a holiday started, he wanted to go back to school. And not long after school started, he wanted holidays again.
"If I really went back to the Ninja Academy, I would probably start missing being a Ninja again," Genma muttered to himself.
"I do not miss it at all. What has passed is in the past," Ebisu said, giving his own view.
"Haha, that is because your true nature was exposed in Fourth Grade, right?" Genma laughed loudly at his good friend.
Ebisu's face darkened. How was that his true nature being exposed? It was clearly because he had met two lifelong rivals.
Seeing that his good friend looked like he was about to kill someone, Genma snickered and prepared to slip away.
"You two, be more disciplined when you rest. Recover your stamina quickly so you can get back to training sooner. You both came from the Ninja Academy. If your taijutsu could reach even half of Guy's, I would be able to focus on teaching you Ninjutsu."
Teacher Chen appeared quietly behind them, squeezing both their shoulders as he spoke.
Genma gasped and quickly nodded.
Ebisu also sat down obediently, ready to start training again as soon as he had rested enough. He acknowledged Teacher Chen's ability and could clearly feel his taijutsu improving.
"Teacher Chen, it seems we have not done a single mission yet. Do you have any plans about that?" Genma asked curiously.
Although he did not really want to do those chore like missions, he was worried that not doing any missions would stop them from taking higher ranked ones later. Besides, he was a Ninja now. He had to earn money himself and could not keep asking his family.
The reason he only asked now was because he felt a powerful Ninja like Teacher Chen must already have his own ideas and arrangements.
"Oh, right, you still need to do missions. I completely forgot," Teacher Chen rubbed his chin, a look of sudden realization on his face.
When he was young, he had done plenty of missions and saved a lot of money. Now he basically did not take missions unless the Hokage gave him one. On top of that, Guy was so outstanding that Teacher Chen had been focused on training him well, so he had simply forgotten about missions.
Ninja had to do missions. If they did not complete any at all, Teacher Chen would not even be able to recommend them for the Chunin Exams.
Genma: …
He had considered many possibilities, but never imagined Teacher Chen had just forgotten.
Seeing Genma's despairing expression, Teacher Chen cleared his throat and corrected himself,
"That was a joke just now. How could I forget? I already had arrangements. I just wanted you to train more at the start to build up your strength. Doing too many D Rank missions is meaningless."
Genma looked at Teacher Chen with doubt. He felt that Teacher Chen's face when saying he had forgotten had looked much more natural.
Teacher Chen calmly took out a book with a cool older sister on the cover and started reading, and Genma quietly turned his eyes away.
When Guy got tired and began to rest, he took the chance to tell Teacher Chen Mugetsu's answer.
"Then tomorrow it is. Meet here at this training ground after two in the afternoon," Teacher Chen decided after thinking for a moment, setting the time and place.
Guy nodded, remembering Teacher Chen's words and planning to tell Mugetsu in the evening. He could also mooch another meal; yesterday's fried rice had been truly delicious.
...
On the morning of the exchange, Obito and Shisui met at the agreed spot and went together to attend it.
The exchange was held inside the Uchiha compound, in a large courtyard.
Inside the house was for talking and casual discussion. The open yard outside was for sparring and challenges.
When Obito and Shisui arrived, many Uchiha already wearing forehead protectors were seated inside.
Shisui casually looked around. He was the only one present without a forehead protector. The Uchiha here were indeed very young, all in their teens.
He also saw Uchiha Tekka, the only Uchiha present close to their age.
Tekka was chatting with Inaho, a senior who had already joined the Police Force. Noticing Shisui's gaze, Tekka smiled, turned, and greeted him.
"Who is that? He looks even younger than you and he is not wearing a forehead protector," Inaho asked curiously.
"You mean Shisui? He is only a soon to be second year student at the Ninja Academy, so of course he does not have a forehead protector," Tekka explained.
"But, Big Brother Inaho, do not be fooled by Shisui's age. His strength is already above mine. You might not know, since you have been busy with missions and Police Force work these last few years, but he is the newest genius to appear in our Uchiha."
When Tekka said that Shisui's strength surpassed his own, there was no resentment on his face, only admiration.
He could clearly feel the gap between a genius and an ordinary person in Shisui. Their training efficiency was completely different. Training two extra years was useless; he had still been overtaken in an instant.
Tekka was a very typical Uchiha. Under the belief that strength was everything, he had never treated Shisui like just another clan brother. He always treated him as his boss.
"Oh, then I am quite interested in meeting him. To have surpassed you after only finishing first grade," Inaho said, now interested in Shisui.
He knew Tekka's strength. Tekka could be called a small scale genius himself. If he praised someone this much, that person's strength must be impressive.
"Who is that beside him? I do not recognize him either," Inaho noticed Obito, who was looking around curiously.
"That is Uchiha Obito. Like me, he also graduated this year," Tekka answered with a complicated expression.
"Uchiha Obito… I seem to remember there was someone called the dead last of the Uchiha with that name. Is it him?" Some memories surfaced in Inaho's mind.
"Yes. His grades used to be terrible, but he is not dead last anymore. His strength grew explosively in Fourth Grade. With his current level, he could probably become a Chunin directly if he took the Chunin Exams right now."
As he spoke, Tekka could not help recalling the strength Guy and Obito had shown in the third semester practical exam.
He was sure he would be completely defeated by either of them.
"Then he is also an outstanding Uchiha," Inaho nodded. No matter how someone had been before, as long as they became strong, they were an excellent Uchiha.
So Inaho walked over to Shisui and Obito, planning to get to know them.
"Hello, I am Uchiha Inaho. I have heard of your achievements from Tekka. You are both geniuses of the Uchiha clan," Inaho said as he approached.
"Hello, Senior Inaho. I would not dare call myself a genius, I am just a bit ahead of my peers for now," Shisui said modestly.
"Hello, I am Uchiha Obito," Obito replied, stopping his wandering gaze when he heard the voice.
"If being able to defeat Tekka at this age is not considered genius, then there are not many geniuses left for the Uchiha clan to find. There is no need to act like those hypocrites. We Uchiha speak with strength. Strong is strong," Inaho said with a smile.
Tekka, who had followed behind, nodded in agreement. If Shisui was not a genius, he truly could not think of anyone in the clan who would be.
Inaho's words drew the attention of some of the other Uchiha. They were somewhat surprised to hear him praise someone like that.
Inaho was quite well known among the younger generation of Uchiha. He had graduated at ten, become a Chunin at twelve, and at thirteen, he had joined the Police Force with his own strength.
"If you have any questions about training, you can ask me. If you want to practice your fighting skills, I can also give you some pointers during the sparring later. Do not worry about bothering me, just treat it as a warm up before challenging a senior," Inaho said with a smile.
"Very good. An exchange is exactly for guiding juniors and challenging seniors," Yashiro said with a satisfied expression as he walked over.
"Exactly," Fugaku added with a nod, walking beside him.
"Clan Head Fugaku."
"Elder Yashiro."
The younger Uchiha greeted the two high ranking clan members as soon as they saw them arrive.
The two of them were of course not here as participants, but as organizers and match judges. They would comment on the battles, and if any Uchiha performed especially well, they would personally reward them.
"Shisui, do your best," Fugaku patted Shisui lightly on the shoulder, then walked to the front to give a short speech.
Fugaku's speech really was short, only two sentences. He spoke for about a minute, then announced the official start of the exchange.
"This is so much better than some teachers at the Ninja Academy," Obito complained, remembering those teachers who could lecture for half an hour.
"Do either of you have any questions for me?" Inaho asked the two of them. If Obito and Shisui had nothing to ask, he would go find some older Uchiha to spar with.
"I heard the exchange might reward a high level Fire Release. How can we get it?" Obito asked directly.
Hearing that Obito's goal was the high level Fire Release, Inaho smiled and said jokingly,
"If you can beat me in a match, Clan Head Fugaku will definitely reward you with a high level Fire Release."
Obito had found his target.
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