Revitalizing the Uchiha clan starts with becoming a Kage.

264. Assessment Begins

Most of the boys and girls who are able to study at the Ninja Academy can quickly grasp the key points of the assessment and what standards they should follow. Shoji did not deliberately make the assessment content mysterious, because he just wanted to see what level the next generation trained at the Iwagakure Ninja Academy was at!

Itachi, Deidara, and Kurotsuchi have their own opinions and plans, as do the other graduates. Only a few people with straightforward personalities or simple minds will rush in without any preparation!

The remaining people.

They all started preparing for the graduation exam a week later on the day the exam content was released. As people born in Iwagakure, let's not even mention their ninja clan status. Those 'quasi-ninjas' from commoner backgrounds are extremely eager to obtain the status of a formal ninja!

Because in this world, ninjas represent status and position. Even the weakest genin are beyond the reach of ordinary people. Even the most elite ordinary army would find it difficult to withstand the invasion of ninjas. Chakra is a power that ordinary people simply cannot resist!

Moreover, as long as one can become a ninja, the reward for even the lowest-level C or D mission far exceeds the income of an ordinary person's work. In this world, the identity of a ninja means power, status, and wealth!

Therefore, these ordinary people are far more eager to obtain the status of official Iwa ninja than their classmates who come from ninja clans.

At this moment, Shoji, who was also standing on a high point in the Ninja Academy, looked at the children gathered below and a faint smile appeared in his eyes.

"Let me see how you all perform! Especially you, Itachi, don't disappoint me!"

He shifted his gaze to Itachi Uchiha on the other side, a slight smile playing on his lips, and chuckled softly.

The standards for others can be lowered, of course, but for Itachi, Deidara, and Kurotsuchi's team, Shoji will definitely treat them with the highest standards. This is not only a spur, but also an expectation. In this life, the timeline is much different from the original work. Itachi will definitely not follow the old path of the original work, but whether he can awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan again, Shoji has no idea!

In the original work, Itachi was able to awaken his Sharingan because he witnessed Shisui's suicide and the increasingly intense conflict between his clan and Konoha. This fundamentally changed Itachi's mentality. Even Shoji believed that it was Shisui's suicide that made Itachi completely despair and completely embark on that twisted and crazy path!

Of course, this is not intended to whitewash Itachi's character in the original work at all.

Shoji still deeply dislikes Itachi Uchiha's choices in the original work, but he wants to clarify that There were both subjective and objective reasons why Itachi made such an 'inhuman' choice. It is unfair to attribute everything to just one factor.

Therefore, Shoji will value Itachi's future growth, which refers not only to his personal potential and talent, but also to Itachi's magnanimity and subjective thinking.

Shoji really hopes to see Itachi grow into someone as powerful as he is in the original story, but who can completely see things from the perspective of his clan!

This is not about justice, but about personal feelings. Jiang Si himself will not deny this. At the beginning of his life, everything Jiang Si did was to satisfy his own 'desires'. Therefore, Jiang Si never boasts about himself, because he knows he is not qualified and disdains to do so!

Humans are inherently selfish!

'This is only your first test, Itachi!'

After taking one last deep look at Uchiha Itachi, Jiang Si leaped away and left the spot. As one of the village's soon-to-be high-ranking officials who still needed to travel between the two places, Jiang Si handed over the remaining matters to the other teachers at the Ninja Academy after the general content of the graduation exam on the Ninja Academy was finalized. He then returned to the Jonin class to handle his own administrative affairs on time. All he needed to do next was to show his face on the day of the official exam!

The exam content, which was revised by Shoji and approved by Onoki, and is very likely to become the regular graduation exam format for the Iwagakure Ninja Academy in the future, was also spread throughout the entire Iwagakure village after the Ninja Academy ended on this day.

Many people are very interested in this unique graduation assessment!

This is a very comprehensive set of assessment standards, which can be said to cover all the qualities and talents that a ninja should possess!

This has aroused the interest of many people to a certain extent and within a certain scope. Not only the parents of the graduates, but also other groups are thinking that if time permits, they all plan to go to the assessment site to observe this graduation assessment up close!

Although some assessment content is not normally visible, it is not a difficult thing for some people with a certain status and identity!

A week passed quickly.

It went straight into February.

Although it is still a bit chilly, the breath of early spring has already quietly arrived.

As the annual graduation day for the Ninja Academy, this day also marks one of the two most bustling days of the year for the largest Ninja Academy, located in the western part of Iwagakure (the other day is for new students to enroll a month later!).

As mentioned before, unlike during wartime, when the major ninja villages needed to replenish their combat power to the front lines as much as possible, the graduation standards were set very low. Now that it is peacetime, and the ninja villages are not in a hurry to replenish their personnel, according to the regulations of previous years, the proportion of those who can graduate is generally no more than two-thirds.

In other words, at least one-third of the students will not be able to graduate and will need to return to the Ninja Academy to study and wait for next year's assessment!

Therefore, on the day of the assessment, many candidates became extremely nervous. Whether they could pass the graduation assessment was not only a matter of their pride, but also a matter of their future development.

As per the prior notice, at 8:00 a.m. on this day, all the students who had gathered at the school's largest playground looked tense and excited, while only a few looked calm and composed.

These people are almost all extremely confident in their own abilities.

Whether one is nervous, excited, or confident, the moment they see Shoji appear on the platform with many ninja school teachers, they all feel the same way.

All of them stared wide-eyed.

This also applies to Itachi, Deidara, and Kurotsuchi!

In today's Iwagakure, Shoji's name is known to everyone!

He captured the northern fortress of Sunagakure for his village, expanding its territory, and even defeated one of the Five Kage in a direct confrontation!

This is practically the performance of someone standing at the pinnacle of the ninja world!

It's easy to win over these new generation of ninja novices who haven't officially entered the ninja world yet!

265. The different qualities displayed

Even though they had heard in advance that Shoji was the chief examiner for this graduation assessment and had even personally designed the assessment content, rumors are just rumors. When they saw it with their own eyes today, each of these new students had a very noticeable flush of excitement on their faces.

"Oh!? Is it really Lord Shoji!?"

"It really is Lord Uchiha Shoji who will be our chief examiner!?"

"Although I had seen him from afar once before, this is the first time I've seen Lord Jiang Si up close like this!"

"I heard that General Jiang is only 17 years old? He's only five or six years older than us. I can't believe he has such strength at such a young age!"

"And she seems to be even younger?"

This small ripple and commotion that could not be contained occurred almost half a year ago, when news of the process and outcome of the Iwa-Suna War reached the village. Shoji had become the most admired and aspired idol among the younger generation!

For these freshmen who haven't even graduated from the Ninja Academy yet, Shoji is practically their best role model and the most worthy person to follow!

Of course, the reason why Shoji was able to cause such a great stir in the village was also due to Onoki's encouragement. This is the most direct manifestation of Onoki's high regard and trust in Shoji and the Uchiha clan!

Otherwise, if this happened in Konoha, it would be a case of Danzo Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi being out of their minds if they didn't suppress you!

Therefore, no matter in any world, any era, or any place!

Choosing the right person and following the right person is really important!

One wrong step leads to a series of wrong steps, but if you take the first step correctly, the road ahead will be almost entirely smooth!

For example, this is the case with Shoji and the Uchiha clan who chose to come to Iwagakure.

Facing the gazes of the children below, the oldest being no more than 12 years old and the youngest being just over six years old like Kurotsuchi, who could be considered little boys and girls, Jiang Si still maintained a calm and composed demeanor, an aura that was clearly not deliberately revealed.

But as soon as Jiang Si's gaze swept over the little ones below, the newbies couldn't help but feel a chill, and a quiet atmosphere formed in their subconscious.

Is everyone here?

Jiang Si looked at a teacher in charge of personnel scheduling and asked in a calm tone.

"Yes, Chief. This time, including the students who applied for early graduation, a total of 423 people have all arrived!"

After turning Si's gaze over, the faculty member also responded with a solemn expression.

"Ok!"

After receiving an affirmative answer.

Jiang Si nodded slightly, took a small step forward, and looked directly at the more than four hundred 'prospective graduates' below. He said in a tone that was not particularly stern, "I think you are all very clear about the content of the assessment. This assessment seems to be very different from the past, but it is only different in form. The essential content is the basic knowledge that ninjas must master!"

"The content of the assessment and the criteria for judgment have already been laid out here. Whether you can pass the assessment and become a qualified ninja depends entirely on your own efforts! As the chief examiner, I only have one sentence to say to you before this assessment begins!"

"Don't be blinded by the 'reality' before your eyes!"

"above!"

"Yes!"

As Tsukasa finished speaking, the more than four hundred graduates below, including Itachi, Deidara, Kurotsuchi, and Izumi, straightened their bodies and responded in the loudest tone.

"Very well, then I hereby declare the assessment officially open!"

Jiang Si nodded in satisfaction as he finished speaking.

The graduation exams for this year's Ninja Academy have officially begun!

The first test is also an exam that demonstrates the professional cultural literacy of ninjas!

The tests were similar to those organized during my time at the Ninja Academy, except that in this assessment, candidates were allowed to use various means to obtain answers, as long as they were not discovered by the examiners!

Of course, this so-called "not being detected" is based on the premise that your cheating methods cannot be too crude. After all, let alone Jonin, even experienced Chunin can hardly hide their tracks if they are not rookies!

Even if you can cover one side.

You definitely won't be able to handle the invigilators on the other side either!

Therefore, the assessment standard is that you must rely on your strong cultural background to write out the answer yourself.

Or they might use a slightly more sophisticated cheating method to get the answer!

The difficulty standards for both are not set very high. For example, to put it bluntly, if you can pass every test in your usual tests, you will definitely pass this assessment as well!

The questions that Jiang Si and the teachers at the Ninja Academy devised were not beyond the curriculum at all; at least they were all within the scope of the Ninja Academy's curriculum. To put it simply, as long as you listen attentively in class and do your homework diligently after school, you will have no problem understanding most of the exam content, if not 100%!

As for the latter, as I said, just don't use any cheap cheating methods!

As the candidates entered their prepared examination rooms, Shoji inspected them one by one. Itachi, Deidara, and Kurotsuchi were important supporting characters with significant roles in the original work. Their potential and peak strength were vividly displayed in the original work, and they would definitely need to be nurtured in the future. But now, Shoji wanted to see if any special geniuses had emerged among this year's candidates.

Or any interesting character would be fine!

Although it was only the first assessment, and only a written test, truly outstanding people will handle the details far better than ordinary people. The General Manager cannot judge whether a person is mediocre based on a single written test, but he can still determine whether he is good enough!

Let's just take Itachi Uchiha as an example!

She had a very solid grasp of the basic knowledge of ninjas, and her methods of assisting Kurotsuchi and Deidara in cheating were also ingenious!

Kurotsuchi and Deidara also clearly have a great rapport with Itachi.

With the cooperation of the three.

It truly and completely concealed the fact that there was no proctor in the examination room. This is the difference between a 'genius' and an 'ordinary person'!

Unfortunately.

Only Itachi, Kurotsuchi, and Deidara could do that.

Among the others.

Including Izumi and other Uchiha clan members referenced, they were all slightly inferior.

No truly impressive newcomer appeared.

This first assessment showcased the different qualities of these candidates.