“Alright, stop overthinking. Just eat. The soup will get cold if you keep dawdling!”
Seeing Naruto lost in thought, Ye Yu placed a piece of spare rib in his bowl, hoping to distract him.
Two days flew by.
Today was the big day for Ye Yu and Naruto to take the ninja graduation exam.
In the early morning, both filled with anticipation, they left together and entered the examination hall.
First was the written exam, which was a breeze for Ye Yu.
Then came the demonstrations of the Body Replacement Technique, Shadow Clone Technique, and Transformation Technique.
At this moment, Ye Yu stood before the Ninja Academy examiners, performing the Transformation Technique.
This was his first major exam since arriving in this world.
Even though he was used to taking exams in his previous life, he couldn't help but feel nervous.
The head examiner gave the command: “Begin!”
Ye Yu quickly formed hand seals.
“Swish!”
He transformed into the image of the Third Hokage.
The examiners present: .
It was an exact replica, they had to admit!
From the wrinkles on his face to the subtle chakra fluctuations!
The examiners briefly doubted if the child-form Ye Yu was actually the Hokage in disguise.
And the Third Hokage standing before them was the real one!
“Hokage-sama, you're not pulling our leg, are you? Are you here to experience the exam as a student again?”
One examiner asked.
Ye Yu, with a string of question marks above his head, replied in a childish voice: “Huh? What are you talking about, examiner?”
The examiner who had just asked: ....
He was mortified!
“Alright, alright, you passed. Go ahead and leave!”
Finally, all the examiners waved their hands, ushering Ye Yu out.
Ye Yu scratched his head, confused, but still happy to have passed the exam!
In the end,
After a day and a half of exams,
Ye Yu, with his meticulous preparation, successfully passed!
While Naruto, despite not being good at written exams, also passed.
Now, all the qualified ninjas were waiting for the teachers to hand out their ninja registration certificates and headbands.
“Passing the ninja exam, we’re real ninjas starting tomorrow!”
In the Ninja Academy, Naruto put his arm around Ye Yu’s shoulder, excited to say.
“Yeah, but being a Genin is just the beginning. The path of a ninja is long, and we need to work hard and be cautious!”
Ye Yu responded.
As a time traveler, in this unfamiliar world of ninjas, he had to work hard and be careful!
“Don’t be so serious. Let’s go have ramen to celebrate tonight!”
Naruto clenched his fist and shouted excitedly.
“Okay.”
Seeing Naruto so happy, Ye Yu agreed.
Not far away,
The students of the Ninja Academy were buzzing.
“Those two actually graduated?”
“Yeah, they were at the bottom of the class for years. I can’t believe they actually passed!”
“It’s a tragedy for the ninja world. They must have bribed the examiners!”
“Don’t say that. I heard their ninjutsu scores weren’t bad!”
“Huh? How do you know? Do you have someone working at the Ninja Academy?”
“I overheard the examiners talking about Ye Yu. They said he had exceptional talent...”
“Just because he stumbled onto the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique, that counts as talent? Give me two years, and I’ll figure it out too!”
A disgruntled ninja said, neck stiff with pride.
Just then, Yamanaka Ino walked by, glancing at the ninja, and disdainfully snorted: "You?"
“You’re not as handsome as Ye Yu, and you’re not as hardworking. You won’t learn it in a hundred years!”
“Ino, don’t say that!”
The ninja roared.
“I’m talking to you, what’s wrong? Not happy? Come and hit me!”
Though Ino was a girl, she didn’t back down from the boys in terms of spirit.
The boy clenched his fist but ultimately didn’t dare to make a move.
The final exams were over, and making trouble now would affect graduation, not a good thing!
Just as the two were arguing, Iruka-sensei walked over with other teachers, holding a stack of documents and ninja headbands!
Seeing the teachers appear, all the candidates immediately quieted down!
“Everyone, this year’s graduates of the Ninja Academy, here are your ninja registration certificates and headbands.”
“After receiving your ninja registration certificate, please sign it and deliver it to the Hokage’s office tomorrow morning.”
“After registering, you’re official Konoha Genin!”
Iruka-sensei said, handing out the documents and headbands one by one.
Reaching Ye Yu and Naruto, the usually composed Iruka-sensei’s eyes welled up slightly: “You’ve grown up, you’ve become qualified ninjas now.”
After speaking, Iruka solemnly handed the ninja registration certificates and two headbands to Ye Yu and Naruto.
Iruka: “Keep working hard from now on.”
“Don’t worry, Iruka-sensei, I, Uzumaki Naruto, am going to be the future Hokage!”
Naruto grinned widely.
Ye Yu took the headband and nodded.
He remembered how Iruka-sensei had shown special care to them, the two bottom-of-the-class students, and never gave up on them.
Plus, since they were both orphans, they had received a lot of care in life from Iruka-sensei.
Iruka looked at the children who had grown significantly in a few years and nodded in satisfaction: “Go home with the headbands first, and after submitting your ninja registration certificates tomorrow, you can wear the headbands to the ninja briefing.”
Ye Yu and Naruto nodded and left the Ninja Academy.
Along the way, the excited Naruto couldn’t stop talking.
But Ye Yu remained contemplative.
In the evening, Ye Yu and Naruto, for once, didn't train. After filling out the ninja registration forms, they went to bed early.
The next morning, they went to the Hokage’s office to submit their ninja registration forms.
After submitting their registration forms, Ye Yu and Naruto went to the Ninja Academy to attend their last class....
The Genin Briefing.
During this class, the teacher would introduce all the things they needed to know after becoming ninjas and conduct Genin team assignments.
The Genin Briefing began.
Iruka-sensei stood on the podium and said: “Starting today, you are true ninjas.”
“Konoha Genin usually work in teams of three, called ‘squads’, and each team is assigned a senior ninja as their mentor.”
“This ‘mentor’ will be your guide throughout your ninja career.”
“Now, let’s begin the team assignments.”
“Team One...”
“Team Two...”
“Team Three...”
“.....”
“Team Seven: Ye Yu, Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke.”