Makoto stared at the test paper in disbelief. 'A minimum requirement of 10,000 words?'
Just thinking of it made his head ache.
'What kind of bullshit question is this? Hmph! Then, I will also answer it the same way' He picked up his pen and began to write.
At the very top of the page, he started with a classic phrase.
[Where the leaves are flying, the fire is endless…]
[Namikaze Minato: This opening is really well-written!]
Before Minato could even finish his praise, he began to write the second line.
[Today's topic requires us to briefly discuss the Will of Fire, with a requirement of no less than 10,000 words. I believe this is an extremely difficult challenge. ]
[After all, writing 10,000 words is no easy feat for a simple ninja school student like me. This seems a little too excessive!]
[But after giving it some careful thought, I realized that 10,000 words might not be as difficult as it seems. After all, I have already written over 100 words, which means I only have a little over 9,000 left to go!]
[....]
[....]
[....]
[I'm making progress! I am faster! I am stronger! I am BETTER!]
[Now, I only have about 9,000 words left!]
[So, what exactly is the Will of Fire? I can only say that this is really a hard question. As we all know, winter is colder than summer. But why is winter colder than summer? Because winter is, in fact, colder than summer!]
[When you eat noodles without garlic, you are simply eating noodles without garlic!]
[You should not drink freshly boiled water because it will burn your mouth!]
[When you are hungry, you feel the sensation of hunger. When you eat, you feel full. Therefore, you should eat when you are hungry!]
[If someone is beautiful, then they are beautiful!]
In this way, Makoto filled the test paper with complete nonsense and the group members were watching this scene with speechless faces.
Some had a hard time controlling their laughter.
[I'm getting closer. The words are adding up quickly. I've already written several thousand words, and now I'm just a few thousand away from completing this 10,000-word requirement!}
[Writing about the Will of Fire is truly a difficult task But writing 10,000 words? That's just absurd. However, as you can see, I'm almost there. Just a little more and I will meet the requirement!]
Makoto mindlessly scribbled on the test paper, stretching his nonsense to the very limit. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, he managed to hit the 10,000-word mark.
[Uchiha Madara: Good grief! I don't even know what to say. I guess you can only respond to bullshit with bullshit]
[Senju Hashirama: Is this what they call nonsense literature? I have learned so much today!]
[Namikaze Minato: When I saw the first sentence, I really thought he was going to take this test seriously...]
[Makoto Ito: Hah! Seriously? Who in their right mind would take this seriously? If anyone can genuinely write 10,000 words on this topic, they must have something seriously wrong with them. The fact that I even managed to reach 10,000 words is already doing them a favor!]
[Senju Tobirama: Well done, kid! If Sarutobi dares to say anything about this, I'll teach you all my Forbidden Techniques. Then you can give him a proper beating!]
[Makoto Ito: Are you serious? If you are, I'll head straight to the Hokage Building and slap him twice right now!]
[Senju Tobirama: Ahem….. Let's not get ahead of ourselves...]
[Makoto Ito: Tch! You got me all excited for nothing. I was already halfway to the door!]
[Senju Tobirama: Brat, I said that for your own good! Even with all the things you got from us, you stand no chance against Sarutobi! Simply put, he will just kick your ass! ]
[Makoto Ito: Ahem…]
_____
With that, Makoto finally survived the ordeal of the written test. But the nightmare wasn't over yet.
Next came the afternoon practical training session!
Under Iruka's guidance, all the students were led to the training ground. The practical training was a one-on-one battle format, where students were matched according to their rankings from previous evaluations.
And as expected, Makoto's opponent was, once again, Uzumaki Naruto. The winning student would then be allowed to challenge others ranked higher in the class.
Iruka stood before the gathered students and announced loudly, "Let's begin the group duels!"
"First match—Uchiha Sasuke versus Yamamoto Gojūroku!"
[Uchiha Mikoto: Fugaku! Look, it's Sasuke. Our little son is up first!]
[Uchiha Fugaku: Hmm. I see him. Let's hope he performs well.]
And Sasuke did not disappoint. He finished the battle in just over ten seconds!
"Sasuke goes to victory!"
"Next match…."
...
Sasuke's effortless win drew a wave of admiration from the girls in the class, with Sakura leading the charge.
"Ah! Sasuke-kun is so handsome!"
"I doubt anyone here can beat Sasuke-kun!"
"Of course not! Sasuke-kun is the top student in our grade!"
"Even some of the seniors from the year above wouldn't be able to beat him!"
"Sasuke-kun is amazing! I want to marry him in the future!"
"Step aside! I'm the one who's going to marry him!"
"Shut up! It's obviously me!"
Naruto watched with an uncomfortable look on his face as Sakura continued to fawn over Sasuke.
...…
[Uchiha Madara: Is this the so-called combat training we've been looking forward to? Isn't this just kids playing ninja? Even when Hashirama and I were children, we weren't this soft!]
[Senju Hashirama: I have to admit, this is a little embarrassing to watch...]
[Senju Tobirama: ....]
Tobirama was left speechless as the ninja school had deteriorated into nothing more than a glorified playground, under Sarutobi's leadership.
[Uchiha Fugaku: Actually, Sasuke does know ninjutsu. It's just that his opponent was too weak for him to bother using it.]
[Uchiha Madara: Shut up!]
[Senju Tobirama: But with things like this, what is the point of a ninja school? Clan ninjas can learn their own family's secret techniques and train in various jutsus at home. But for civilian students, what exactly are they learning here? Isn't this just a waste of time? Sarutobi, that damn bastard! What is he trying to do? Destroy Konoha?]
At this moment, Tobirama once again deeply regretted appointing Sarutobi Hiruzen as the Third Hokage.
The group members lost interest in watching the practical training. If the top student were this weak, then the lower-ranked students would only be worse. There was simply no fun in watching a bunch of rookies fumbling around.
For a group of seasoned legends, watching children play ninja was hardly worth their time unless it was their own children.
__________________________
Update Schedule: 7 Chapter/week.
Every 300 Power Stones = 1 Chapter
By voting with [power stones], you can easily get double the number of chapters