Revitalizing the Uchiha clan starts with becoming a Kage.

From left to right.

The three names, in order, are: Uchiha Itachi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara!

These three names are familiar to any fan of the original work. Itachi Uchiha is a given, Kurotsuchi is the Fourth Tsuchikage known as the "Leg Shadow," and Deidara is Onoki's last disciple. In the original work, he was impressed by Itachi Uchiha's "Shadow Eye Art" and joined the Akatsuki organization!

Ultimately, in his final battle with Sasuke, he died from his own incredible self-destruction technique!

The worst achievement of these three people in the end was that they were all 'ordinary Kage-level' powerhouses!

Of the three, Kurotsuchi was probably the most ordinary. Itachi Uchiha and Deidara were both worthy of the title of super geniuses. Especially Deidara, if we look at it purely from the perspective of the ninja village, in terms of the benefits of the war, Deidara's destructive power and effectiveness are the highest!

You can create explosive attacks using special clay!

A deafening attack that swept over everything in an instant!

This is Deidara's power!

One person is worth a thousand troops!

Given the unique identities and talents of all three, it is absolutely right for Shoji to be the Jonin instructor!

The moment Shoji saw the names of the three, all his confusion vanished. As for the fact that Itachi was only eight years old, Deidara was only seven, and Kurotsuchi was only six, they seemed a little young, but geniuses don't need to care about these issues at all!

In the ninja world, there are countless ninjas under the age of ten who have embarked on wars. The most famous one is Kakashi Hatake, who graduated from the ninja academy at the age of five and became a Jonin before the age of twelve!

Itachi, Deidara, and Kurotsuchi are all worthy of being called geniuses, and graduating at this age is no problem at all.

Besides, there's still the graduation exam coming up!

"Well, let's not talk about Itachi. He's a genius of your Uchiha clan. Deidara is my disciple. He's talented, but he's a bit mischievous and likes to cause trouble. However, he's become much more well-behaved in the past year. I've learned a bit about him, and he has an inseparable relationship with Itachi. With their talents, it would be a waste for them to stay in the Ninja Academy any longer. As for Kurotsuchi, I didn't originally plan to let her graduate so early. But after hearing that Itachi and Deidara were graduating, she kept insisting on graduating with me. I only have this one granddaughter, so I can only ask you, Shoji, to be more understanding!"

It was a very reasonable arrangement, yet somewhat unexpected.

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that Itachi, Deidara, and Kurotsuchi form a team is exciting enough!

He himself became the Jonin leading these three.

This development went far beyond the original script, taking a completely different direction.

Just thinking about it in his mind was enough to excite him!

"No, Third Generation Lord, you flatter me. It is my honor, and I will certainly not let you down!"

There's no way to shirk responsibility.

This is not a sign of Onoki's trust and high regard for him.

Shoji himself was very interested in leading these three on missions. As early as when he first came to this world, Shoji had considered whether he should personally train Itachi in order to avoid the annihilation of the Uchiha clan!

Although the Uchiha clan has now completely escaped the crisis of annihilation.

But if there's a chance to tease, no, personally train and influence Itachi, Shoji would be happy to, not to mention the other two members are Deidara and Kurotsuchi!

"Yes, I trust you to handle things. Deidara and Kurotsuchi are in your hands now, Shoji!"

Onoki looked at Shoji with a gentle expression and said this.

This is a form of trust, but more importantly, it is a form of nurturing.

Heitu is her granddaughter.

Deidara was, besides his own son, the most valued genius in Iwagakure!

Placing these two under Jiang Si's tutelage not only demonstrates his respect and trust in Jiang Si's abilities, enabling him to nurture them to an even higher level, but also reflects his cultivation and high regard for Jiang Si himself!

No matter the world, personal connections are always the most important thing, especially for those who want to become the 'Shadow', who need to gain everyone's approval!

In politics, there's a saying that politicians always try to eliminate their competitors when climbing the ranks; that's the worst approach.

A truly mature politician, however, does everything possible to turn enemies into allies!

Only those who can win the support of the vast majority of people are qualified and capable of sitting in the highest position!

Deidara and Kurotsuchi are among the most talented members of the next generation, even younger than Shoji. Onoki entrusted them to Shoji's leadership, which shows how much he values ​​Shoji. In the future, these two will definitely be labeled as Shoji!

"Yes, Lord Third Generation!"

At this moment, Jiang Si also lowered his head and answered with the most serious expression!

261. Advance preparation

The unexpected appointment as the chief examiner for the Ninja Academy graduation exam, along with the subsequent task of leading a squad, will obviously cause significant changes to Shoji's personal arrangements. After all, his own Tsuchikage hasn't revoked his position as the vice-squad leader of the Jonin squad; he's only asked him to take on the responsibility of leading an additional squad. In reality, it's a double job. Of course, Shoji doesn't need to be in charge of leading the Jonin squad every time; he only needs to provide necessary guidance and lead the squad on high-level missions.

The legendary Sannin of Konoha—Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade—remained largely independent during their Chunin and Genin days, as Hiruzen Sarutobi had already assumed the position of Third Hokage and was not qualified to lead the three on missions.

For truly difficult high-level missions, they either won't be assigned to the three of them, or they'll be temporarily assigned a Jonin to guide them. For example, Akimichi Torifu, who died at Shoji's hands, or Shoji's direct elder, Uchiha Kagami, would be very suitable candidates.

Therefore, under Shoji's guidance, Itachi, Deidara, and Kurotsuchi can be taught and led in a semi-free-range manner. Given their talents, this pace and model are very suitable for them!

Even geniuses need to go through repeated trials and tribulations to truly grow!

After leaving the Tsuchikage's private office and returning to his post in the Jonin squad, Shoji, even though he knew very well that the Tsuchikage and his son must have communicated beforehand at home, still took the initiative to report to Yotsuchi as it was his duty.

One reason is that the focus of work will inevitably change to some extent, and it is impossible to put all of it on the Jonin team. Some work needs to be handed over and arranged in advance. Another reason is that Kurotsuchi is the only biological daughter of Hirotsuchi!

I will now serve as Kurotsuchi's mentor, a Jonin.

As someone who is essentially a teacher, I definitely need to make a 'home visit' and reach a certain level of understanding with the parents!

as predicted.

Huang Tu was not surprised at all by the arrival of Jiang Si.

Admittedly, Huang Tu was still a little worried about his daughter graduating early a couple of days ago at home, but when he thought that the ninjas would eventually face such a day, Huang Tu's mindset relaxed a lot. Most importantly, when he saw that the Jonin that his father had arranged to instruct was actually Shoji, Huang Tu had no worries at all!

In the current ninja world, Shoji is definitely one of the top strong individuals. After spending a whole year together, Huang Tu is well aware that his younger colleague is a very calm and rational person. Having such a Jonin to lead the team to take care of his daughter is a great advantage.

You can absolutely trust Huang Tu!

"I will entrust my daughter to you, Lord Jiang Si!"

"No, Huang Tusang, you're too kind. This is simply my duty! Please rest assured!"

Facing the sincere and honest expression on Huang Tu's face, Jiang Si's face also revealed a very serious and earnest look. He bowed slightly and replied in a deep voice!

February is graduation season at the Ninja Academy. With half the month already gone, the graduation exams must be put on the agenda immediately. As one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, Iwagakure's ninja academy training is not much different from the other three. Apart from having its own unique characteristics, its entire training system is almost entirely copied from Konoha. Among the five great ninja villages, Kirigakure is probably the only one with a truly unique ninja academy system. The Blood Mist Policy is a long-standing bad custom of Kirigakure!

The other three major ninja villages, including Iwagakure, still use the conventional ninja academy training model!

However, even though there are some differences, once the ninja academy system was established, the replenishment of the middle and lower ranks in the five great ninja villages almost entirely relied on the ninja academy, because even the younger generation from ninja clans, according to the village's regulations, almost all of them had to attend the ninja academy!

Over the years, the number of ninja academy graduates from the five great ninja villages has been increasing exponentially each year, only gradually stabilizing and remaining within a normal range in recent years!

With a large number of people, especially ninjas from commoner backgrounds, their quality inevitably varies. The ninja academy graduation exam was designed to address this issue. It was probably only during wartime that things became very special. In order to alleviate the pressure on the battlefield as much as possible, even though it was known that many graduating genin were just the worst of the worst, they were still thrown onto the battlefield.

After all, even cannon fodder has its purpose!

However, this only applies during wartime. In peacetime, the Kage of the five great ninja villages still attach great importance to the next generation trained by the ninja academies. If possible, they would like to select the most qualified genin through the most comprehensive mechanism!

Therefore, the statement that only those who pass the graduation exam can officially become genin is absolutely true in peacetime!

Some of the Jonin and Chunin leading the teams would even set up a second test after the graduation exam. Those they deemed unqualified would indeed be sent back to the Ninja Academy to study again!

This is not an isolated case in any particular ninja village, but a widespread phenomenon!

Since it's not wartime, there's no need to rush to replenish manpower. We should try to improve the quality of the genin so that they can leave a better impression on outside 'employers' when carrying out missions, which will help increase the village's mission share!

Jiang Si was well aware of the importance of the graduation exam, and devoted himself to preparing for it for the next few days!

After comprehensively reviewing the hundreds of students who participated in this year's graduation assessment, and combining this with the graduation assessments of previous years!

This year's procedure is a little more complicated.

After discussing with the teachers at the Ninja Academy, Shoji...

Three assessments have been scheduled!

The first part: a written exam, which is the most basic theoretical assessment. This not only tests students' knowledge of ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu, but also their knowledge of related aspects such as the use of ninja tools, trap setting, barriers, and sealing techniques. Of course, all of this covers the basics.

Just like the education he received in his previous life.

You can go on to a higher institution of learning, or you can specialize in something on your own after graduation.

But during your studies, you should learn a little bit of everything, at least understand the basics!

Only in this way can one become a qualified genin!

Generally speaking, if someone can't even pass the written test, then they are not qualified to become a genin. After all, even if you really don't understand, can't you still cheat?

Intelligence gathering is the foundation of a ninja!

Of course, even if none of these work.

However, there are still a very small number of individuals who can pass the graduation assessment.

That means we'll have to wait and see in the next two assessments.

The second round: assessment of ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.

Third round: Live-fire exercise assessment!

262. The upcoming graduation assessment

The second stage is the true foundation of ninja.

While you don't necessarily need to be an expert, you should at least understand the basics of taijutsu, genjutsu, and ninjutsu. The third test is a comprehensive assessment of your abilities. This year, the test set by the Chief is similar to the second test of the Chunin Exams in the original work, a scroll-grabbing battle in the Forest of Death!

The graduating students were divided into groups of three and sent to a designated location to search for scrolls. Finding the scroll specified in the task would be considered passing the test. Of course, some students had the same task objective, which was to encourage them to steal scrolls from other groups if they couldn't find them themselves!

For a ninja, individual skill remains paramount!

Even if someone is truly a brainless idiot, if they have high potential for development, some conditions can be relaxed a bit.

Rules may be inanimate, but people are adaptable.

This is also the standard procedure for the five great ninja villages.

None of the teachers at the Ninja Academy raised any objections to the three tests set by General Si, because they were indeed in line with the standards for ninja assessments. Students who could pass these three tests could definitely become qualified genin. If they could go even further, such genin would even be qualified to participate directly in the Chunin Exams!

At least from the perspective of these teachers.

The Chunin Exams, held annually by various ninja villages individually or jointly, follow roughly the same rhythm and pattern!

Many teachers feel that this can be definitively established as a fixed graduation exam component for their own ninja schools!