My ninjutsu is not right

Chapter 16: Meat Shield 2
Time is like running water.

The enthusiasm of returning to the Ninja School did not last long. Link still kept people at a distance. Not to mention friends, he didn't even have a classmate with whom he could chat for a few minutes.

With his day-to-day practice, his physical fitness and chakra volume have been steadily improved. Although it cannot be compared with the previous ten months, it is still considerable. His hand seal speed has also made great progress.

Other than that, he remains where he is.

What was taught in the ninja school was getting further and further away from his own fighting style. He was an adult with solid values and logical thinking, which were difficult to change. He would not love the village just because of a few history classes.

It's nice to show some emotion occasionally just for show.

As his physical fitness improved, he grew older, and he exercised crazily, his demand for food increased. In order to explore his own combat mode, he bought a lot of ration pills (which were very expensive), resulting in that both subsidies were not enough for him to spend.

In the next six months, he spent almost every day fishing and hunting in the training ground outside Konoha Village to fill his stomach.

Wasting too much time in the wild and practicing alone, he became a bad student who often skipped classes in the same class. Fortunately, the head teacher who had never appeared and would never appear in the future knew his file and did not make things difficult for him in this regard.

It turned out that he was not suitable to continue studying in the Ninja School at all, and a year of settling down was enough.

What he needed was more ninjutsu, more money, and a higher status.

Overall, it's been another quiet and boring year.

It is another year closer to the graduation of Uzumaki Naruto, the child of destiny. Link is a little anxious. He went to take the graduation exam on the first day, but the result was not so ideal. Compared to the first time, this time the exam was about the clone technique.

His clone technique is...

Since he couldn't take the exam properly, he simply went to find his class teacher and successfully got a new forehead protector from him.

That’s right, the forehead protector from last time has been taken back.

Fortunately, he didn't need to take new photos, as the photos of the Genin he took last time could still be used. After a brief reshuffle, he had new teammates.

"Hey, Link, what kind of person do you think our fifth class instructor will be like?"

Iris, a member of the new fifth team, said excitedly. He wore a forehead protector and a ponytail, and looked reckless. [Note: This character is the reckless student who will meet Naruto in the first part and lead to Naruto and Sasuke's first kiss]

Link glanced at the classroom where there were still quite a few people. He was still a little worried and said, "I hope our instructor is not a guy who likes to be late."

But please don't let it be Hatake Kakashi. One year of delay is enough, another year would be really fatal.

The girl with her legs on the table said in a contemptuous tone: "Strong ninjas will never be late. If I meet a useless instructor who is late, then I will be really unlucky. Not only will I be in a group with you two, but also--"

Her name is Kasumi, and she is also a member of Team 5. [Note: She is also a minor student in the Ninja School in the setting of the Book of Adoration, who bullied Sakura and never graduated in the setting of the Book of Adoration]

"Hey! What are you talking about!" Iris immediately shouted and pointed at her.

Xia curled her lips, looked up at the ceiling and said nothing.

One is a daredevil and the other is a princess with princess syndrome, oh.

Link sighed. As long as they weren't Hatake Kakashi, these two would probably be his teammates for a while. If they wanted to be promoted to Chunin, they would have to show some leadership skills, so -

After meeting your instructors, have a 'talk' with them (emphasis added).

"Team 5, Link, Iris, and Kasumi." A jonin with dark green eyeshadow and a high ponytail opened the door and read out the names of the three.

Ten minutes later, in a corner of the playground at the Ninja School, "Well, let's start by introducing ourselves." The instructor said so, paused, and said, "My name is Nara Yuito, a jonin." [Note: A jonin of the Nara clan who appeared in the Fourth War]

"Link."

"iris."

"Xia."

"Just a name?" Nara Yushiro asked casually, not seriously wanting to get an answer, but said: "Okay, as usual, tomorrow morning, at the seventh training ground, there will be a small test waiting for you. Those who cannot pass will be sent back to the Ninja School, understand?"

"Understood." X3
He glanced at the three of them, showing a 'troubled' expression, and said: "Then -"

"Disband." As soon as the words fell, the other person disappeared on the spot.

As Xia turned to leave, Link spoke up, "Wait, I need to discuss something with you in private, 'comrades'."

"What's wrong?" Iris asked with a bit of surprise. In his opinion, the nine-year-old teammate should be a younger brother who needs to be taken care of.

Xia, however, seemed not to have heard anything and continued to walk out.

"Swish~Bang!" The sound of clothes rubbing against the air was heard, and then she was pressed directly to the ground.

Link bent her fingers back, looked at Iris beside him, and said word by word: "I say, I have something I want to discuss with you in private."

"My companions."

He let go of her hand, and Xia instantly got up, then with an angry look on her face, she pulled out her kunai and stabbed him with gritted teeth.

Naive.

The next second, a kunai was silently placed on Xia's neck from behind.

"Dear companion—"

Link said in a childish voice, his tone so cold it made people tremble, "Did you hear what I said?"

It's true that he couldn't beat Hatake Kakashi, and his taijutsu skills were also at a shameful level, but that was compared to the elite among the jonin, not a jonin from a civilian background who had just graduated from a ninja school.

Perhaps in terms of physical fitness and chakra amount, he is similar to his two teammates. Even if he is strong, his level of strength is limited.

As far as chakra control ability is concerned, he absolutely crushes all graduates of the same class and even the next class. He completed simple training methods such as treading water and climbing trees in the year he was admitted to the Ninja School.

Better chakra control means faster instant body movement, faster ninjutsu...

At this moment, shouldn’t we say that all ninjutsu in the world is indestructible except for speed?
Link threw away the strange thoughts in his head, maintained his indifferent expression, and said: "Now, can we have a good chat?"

The sharp blade of the kunai made a slight touch and caused some blood to seep out of Xia's fair skin. She didn't move, cold sweat quickly formed on her forehead, and she whispered softly, trying not to move her throat at all, "What do you want to talk about?"

Link let go of his frightened teammate, wiped his kunai on his shoulder, put it back into the kunai holder, and said:

"Seventh training ground, in one hour."

(End of this chapter)