manynovel Chapter 14 Becoming a Ninja
Chapter 14 Becoming a Ninja
In addition to academic exams, graduates of a normal ninja academy must also pass assessments in the Three Body Techniques, ninja tool usage, and survival drills to become qualified genin.
However, with the outbreak of war, Konoha was once again fighting against three opponents, and the number of ninjas began to be severely insufficient. Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his attention to the Ninja Academy.
The three tests that were originally required to be conducted normally have been changed to simply requiring the ability to refine chakra, throw shuriken, and have a certain level of physical fitness to graduate. The question of how these people would survive on the battlefield is completely disregarded. The children of the ninja academy are used as cannon fodder, and even if they are sent to the battlefield to consume a few of the enemy's shuriken, it is considered to have a purpose.
It must be said that after Hiruzen Sarutobi became the Hokage of Konoha, the village completely forgot its original purpose. Under the threat of war, Konoha completely forgot its original aim of protecting its young talents. Now, Hiruzen Sarutobi has decided to send the children of the Ninja Academy to the battlefield. As for how many of them will survive, that is no longer a concern for him.
Hyuga Kanan never seriously listened to any of the ninja theory lessons. If this had happened during the Second Hokage's time, he wouldn't have been given the chance to graduate.
However, Hinata Kanan has now been notified that he will be taking his graduation exams soon, and that students several years his junior will also be participating.
When Xiang Jianan arrived at the assessment site that day, he couldn't help but frown. Many of the children present were only 8 or 9 years old, some of whom had only been in the school for two or three years. They were apprentices who had only extracted chakra and knew how to throw shuriken and some physical training, but they hadn't even learned the Three Body Techniques.
The war has only just begun, and they're already trying to recruit people from the school?
Three examiners were already standing and waiting at the edge of the assessment area. As more and more people gathered, the three examiners announced the start of the assessment.
Hyuga Kanan frowned even more as he watched the assessment begin. This was hardly an assessment; it was practically a joke.
There was a row of children under ten years old, each with ten shuriken and three kunai in front of them. The test required them to throw the shuriken and kunai at a target 10 meters away. If they could throw more than half of them, they would pass and be allowed to go inside the classroom to receive a Konoha headband and become a genin.
Hyuga Kanan wasn't against graduating early; that's how it is in the ninja world anyway. Back then, it was for exceptionally talented individuals, because they wouldn't learn anything more at the Ninja Academy. They would graduate and learn more from their assigned ninja mentors, allowing them to grow faster, better, and more skilled. It's not like now, where it's a perfunctory process, turning kids with absolutely no concept of ninja into ninjas immediately, without any mentors to gradually teach them ninja skills.
This is nothing short of murder, forcing a group of children into practical experience during their formative years. Being a ninja isn't about hosting a dinner party; it's about fighting to the death. Sending a group of children who haven't received a full education to the battlefield is no different from sending them to their deaths.
Watching the children cheer happily after being announced as having passed the audit, Hyuga Kanan felt for the first time the twisted and perverse nature of this world. A group of children who were about to be sent to the battlefield to die were here, happy to become ninjas. The Sage of Six Paths' deep malice towards this world was vividly displayed.
Hyuga Kanan stood before the training target, his gaze slowly hardening as he looked at the gleaming weapons before him. He casually picked up the shuriken and kunai, tossing them without even glancing at them, instantly adding over a dozen shuriken and kunai to the target ten meters away.
Hinata Kanan strode away expressionlessly, heading straight for the classroom where the headbands were to be collected, ignoring the announcement from the examiners. One of the examiners was about to step forward to congratulate him, but seeing Hinata Kanan's expression, he immediately stopped and watched him leave without saying a word.
Hyuga Kanan entered the classroom where headbands were being distributed, silently walked to the last row and sat down. He didn't interact with the students around him, just watched these children excitedly discussing what it would be like to become ninjas. Yet, a faint sadness lingered in his heart. How many of these children would actually survive?
A masked boy walked towards Hyuga Kanan with a somewhat envious expression on his face. He extended his right hand and said, "Congratulations on your graduation. You're so strong! You hit the target with both the shuriken and the kunai just now."
Hyuga Kanan extended her hand and shook his hand briefly, saying in a low voice, "Didn't you graduate too? There's nothing to congratulate you on!"
"Ha, it's alright. I was just lucky. After all, today's graduation exam wasn't difficult, and most people should be able to graduate." The masked man made a polite remark and sat down next to Hyuga Kanan.
The two sat in the last row, waiting for the examiner to hand out headbands, chatting casually.
"You're so strong, why are you only taking the ninja academy graduation exam now?"
The masked man looked at Hyuga Kanan with a curious expression. He had been standing right behind Kanan and had seen Kanan casually flick his wrist, and the shuriken and kunai hit the target with perfect accuracy.
"Hehe." Hyuga Kanan didn't answer, but instead said, "You haven't studied in school for many years, and now you're being asked to graduate? Don't you think that's a bit unfair?"
You're still in the learning phase, and you're about to graduate and become a ninja. There won't be time for you to slowly learn anymore.
Do you know that graduating now means you haven't learned much about becoming a ninja, and that falling behind others by several years in training before becoming a ninja is very dangerous?
Hyuga Kanan looked intently at the masked man:
"If you haven't fully learned how to be a ninja, are you truly prepared to become one?"
"Ah! Well, isn't there a teacher leading the group soon? He should be able to teach me, right?"
The masked man asked, somewhat bewildered.
According to the masked man, as soon as he graduates, a powerful instructor will be assigned to lead him on missions. The instructor will teach him and his teammates during the missions, helping them gradually become qualified ninjas.
The masked man had a certain understanding of his own abilities. He wasn't yet strong enough to become a genin, but with the careful guidance of his powerful instructor, he believed he could become a qualified genin much faster.
Having a ninja family, he had some understanding of the tactics used by ninja squads. Graduating from the ninja academy earlier and doing more missions with the instructors would help him grow faster.
"That was in the past, when the instructors could slowly guide you to grow. Now there's no time for you to slowly grow into a qualified ninja."
Hyuga Kanan said calmly, patted his shoulder, and whispered to comfort him, "You should have a family member who is a ninja. If they are strong enough, ask them to use their connections to get you into their team. At least that will help save your life."
"Ah? Oh, thank you for reminding me, I think I know what to do."
"That's all I can tell you. Just do your best to survive!" Hinata Kanan said softly to the masked man whose eyes were filled with confusion, and then fell silent.
After waiting in the classroom for a while, three examiners carrying huge packages entered the classroom and began calling out the names of the students one by one to come up on stage and receive their ninja equipment.
When Hyuga Kanan's name was called, he stepped forward to receive the 'Genin Gift Pack' issued by Konoha.
Hyuga Kanan returned to his seat and looked at the items on the table: a Konoha headband, a ninja tool pouch, and a form.
The ninja tool bag contained three kunai, ten shuriken, one smoke bomb, one flashbang, and one explosive tag.
The form contains basic information that needs to be filled in, such as name, gender, home address, etc.
After filling out the form, the reviewing teacher organized the participants to put on their equipment, line up for photos, register, and go through a series of procedures. After that, Hyuga Kanan also received his own ninja number: 0.
After one of the reviewing teachers had observed that everyone had almost finished the procedures, he made a final announcement to the students in the classroom:
"Return to this classroom at the Ninja Academy in three days. Someone will inform you of your specific work arrangements. School is now dismissed."
Hyuga Kanan wasn't too concerned about this. He believed that as a member of the prestigious Hyuga clan, it was impossible for them to assign him any work that would lead to his death. His only task now was to train hard and eventually defeat the Sage of Six Paths, restoring the world to its normal state.
Today, Hyuga Kanan officially became a ninja. But what he's thinking about is how to end the ninja profession.