Chapter 243

"You four should go back to Academy. You can also reapply to join the Special Combat Division after the graduation exam next year. But you should really reconsider."

Nagasawa did not look down on the students who did not passed the exam. He said that they could come back next year, but they should reconsider.

"I hope that you can work hard next year."

"Thank you for your guidance, Assistant Nagasawa."

The four of them lowered their heads as they spoke, feeling a bit ashamed of themselves.

Most of them had passed the test, and only the four of them had failed. They could only blame themselves for not being able to pass the test.

Although no one pointed at them or laughed, they felt that they were too embarrassed to face their classmates.

Finally, after Nagasawa said that they could leave, the four of them quickly ran back as if there was a fierce beast chasing them.

After dealing with those who did not pass the assessment, Nagasawa and Masato Uchiha took the candidates who passed the assessment to the base of the Special Combat Division.

The base of the Special Combat Division was located in the prison that was destroyed by White Zetsu during Nine-Tails's attack, but it was expanded after clearing the prison ruins.

This prison was used by Konoha to imprison relatively serious criminals.

There was another prison in Konoha, which was the prison that Konoha Military Police Force was in charge of. It was generally used to imprison some people who violated the law and order, mainly for short-term detention.

Because all the prisoners in the prison had been killed, and the prison was almost destroyed, it didn't serve any purpose for the time being.

In addition, the location of this prison was very remote, and there were many poisonous insects and beasts nearby. Nagasawa felt that this place was very suitable to be the base of the Special Combat Division.

At that time, the Fourth Hokage Anbu's base was also in construction, so it was built together with the Special Combat Division's base.

The outermost circle of the Special Combat Division base was the wall that surrounded the entire base. There was only one gate, and the word Special Combat Division was engraved on the gate.

After the students entered the gate, they encountered a large open space. The open space was divided into several different training areas through some white lines.

After the students entered the gate, they soon saw the several mentors that had demonstrated Breathing Styles in the Academy.

According to Nagasawa's instructions, the students gathered in the empty ground where the mentors were.

Nagasawa stood in front of the students, while the five mentors stood behind Nagasawa.

"Although some of you may have heard of us, let us introduce ourselves again."

My name is Fujiwara Nagasawa. I have several positions, but here, I am the Leader of the Special Combat Division. Be sure to remember this.

"I am Hatsumi Uchiha, and I specialize at Flame Breathing. If you want to be my disciple, you should prepare for a harsh training." Hatsumi Uchiha said seriously.

"I am Inari Uchiha. Like her, I also excelled at Flame Breathing. I will not allow my disciple to be a mediocre Shinobi." Inari Uchiha said with Uchiha's standard cold face.

"I am Masato Uchiha. My standards are not as high as those two, but I'll be laughed at if I give you too much lenince. So please work hard." Masato Uchiha said with a smile.

The three Flame Breathing mentors all said that they would strictly train their disciples, and in an instant, all the students were stunned.

The joy of having just passed the assessment also faded a little, because they felt like joining the Hell version of Academy.

However, Nagasawa was very happy. Everyone's fighting spirit was very high. This was very good. Everyone was fighting for the prosperity and strength of Konoha. How wonderful!

"I am Hayama Shirakumo, Wind Breathing's swordsman. I hope that my discipline and I can improve together. I have no experience in teaching anyone before, so bear that in mind if you choose me as your mentor."

Compared to the three Uchiha, Hayama Shirakumo seemed a little shy.

Hayama Shirakumo's words successfully made Academy's students breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that not all the mentors were the same.

Sure enough, the wind was gentle. Judging from what he said, he wanted to improve with his disciples.

"My name is Kosuke Maruboshi, and I am Water Breathing's swordsman. I'm nowhere as capable compared to the other young and strong mentors, but I'll do my best."

Kosuke said with a smile. It was like smile the smile of an old man next door, very amiable.

"Next, you can choose the mentor you like. Is there any problem?"

After all the mentors finished their self-introductions, Nagasawa asked.

"Can I choose you, Nagasawa-san?" An Uchiha candidate among the crowd asked.

His name was Isamu Uchiha, one of the two Uchiha candidates.

In Isamu Uchiha's opinion, since he wanted to learn, he should learn from the best of all, so he mustered his courage and asked directly.

Nagasawa thought for a moment, then smiled and said,

Of course, but I am only going to accept one disciple this time, and that is the first person to pass the assessment. If you can defeat him, you can become my disciple. You're in luck actually. I may not necessarily accept disciples in the Special Combat Division unless they're talented enough to inherit my Sun Breathing.

"Who is the first person to pass the assessment?"

"Where is the first candidate that pass?"

In an instant, the place became noisy because Nagasawa as they all asked who passed the exam first.

Although they began to had some questions such as whether there were only five types of Breathing Styles as Nagasawa just mentioned Sun Breathing.

Or, there were clearly only five mentors, but why didn't each of them learn each type of Breathing Styles. Instead, there were three Flame Breathing's mentors, but there was no Stone Breathing and Thunder Breathing's mentor.

However, all of this was not important. Becoming Nagasawa's disciple was such a rare opportunity. As long as he could defeat the candidate who passed the first, it would be fine.

Looking at such a ruckus, Kabuto, who was in the middle of the crowd, was dumbfounded.

What was going on? Did Nagasawa do this on purpose? He was annoyed at Nagasawa right now. He was just a child who had just entered the first grade.

"I remember that Hayate woke up quite early." A student suddenly said.

In an instant, everyone's gaze was focused on Hayate Gekkō, making him feel a little scared.

"Cough cough, it wasn't me. I saw Kabuto standing on Nagasawa-san's side as soon as I woke up." He felt bad for Kabuto, but he had to save himself.

He was just an ordinary boy who yearned for freedom and happiness like the wind. It was enough for him to choose Hayama Shirakumo. He did not need to be Nagasawa's disciple, so he decisively sold Kabuto out.

Kabuto:

They were that friendly earlier, but he actually sold him off so quickly.

"Nagasawa-san, is Kabuto Yakushi the first person to pass the assessment? Does it mean that if I defeat him, I can become your disciple?" Isamu Uchiha asked directly.

Rather than asking around, it was better to directly ask Nagasawa himself. Nagasawa naturally knew who passed the assessment first.

Nagasawa nodded and said, "Yes, yes, as long as you defeat Kabuto Yakushi, you can become my disciple. This promise will be valid for the next three months. I don't recommend you to challenge him now because it might be a bit difficult.

I suggest that you all carry out Breathing Styles' training before challenging him.

Kabuto was speechless. If this was valid for three months, he could already imagine the endless challengers every day. Nagasawa was afraid that he would slack off, so he did this on purpose.

Hearing Nagasawa's words, Isamu Uchiha's expression remained unchanged. He directly turned around and found Kabuto in the crowd. He then said, "Kabuto Yakushi, I want to challenge you."

Despite what Nagasawa said, Isamu Uchiha believed in his own strength. After all, no matter how talented Kabuto was, he had trained for five years longer than Kabuto.

In his opinion, graduating from Academy was actually not hard. He only ought to master the basic, so he did not feel that he would lose.

Kabuto scratched his head and said, "Alright then, I accept your challenge."

Then, Kabuto looked at Nagasawa and said, "There are so many people here. I can't accept everyone's challenge. I will run out of gas eventually."

Nagasawa smiled and said, "That is certainly true. Then you have to at least accept five challenges every day. If there are more than five people challenging you, you're free to accept or not. You can also rest in between the challenge."

Since Nagasawa made a fair deal, Kabuto agreed. At least he didn't have to be so tired, so he nodded and agreed.

He still had a bit of confidence in his own strength.

Soon, everyone made room for the two.

Isamu Uchiha quickly made a series of hand seals, and five clones that were exactly the same as him appeared on the field.

All of them quickly drew their swords from their backs and charged towards Kabuto.

As they ran, Isamu Uchiha and the other Clones switched positions, as if they wanted to use this method to confuse Kabuto.

"Since that guy finished the assessment before us, he shouldn't be an easy opponent."

Naoki Uchiha stared at Kabuto from the crowd, ready to see how he would deal with Isamu Uchiha's attack.

In the face of Isamu Uchiha's attack, Kabuto seemed unusually calm. His eyes were focused on the real Isamu Uchiha among the other clones.

Because what Isamu Uchiha used was only a Clone Technique. Clones wouldn't pose a threat to him as they didn't have an actualy body.

As a genius who cultivated Water Breathing, the thing Kabuto was best at was to remain calm.

In the eyes of others, there were six Isamu Uchiha holding sharp swords rushing toward Kabuto, but in Kabuto's eyes, there was only one Isamu Uchiha who rushed at him from the beginning.

Just as Uchiha was about to approach, Kabuto pulled out his short sword and changed his breathing rhythm. His breathing became concentrated, and his entire aura began to change.

"Breathing Styles?" Other than Nagasawa and Masato Uchiha, the other mentors were somewhat puzzled. This student who had just passed the assessment turned out to have already learned Breathing Styles.

However, they recalled Nagasawa's abnormal behavior just now, and assumed that there should be some connection between Kabuto and Nagasawa, so he had already learned Breathing Styles before joining the Special Combat Division.

"Water Breathing First Form: Water Surface Slash!"

Kabuto held the short blade in his hand tightly as he raised his right hand and then released Chakra. When Isamu Uchiha was about to approach, he discharged his Chakra and Kabuto's slash emitted blue water current.

Dang!

A sound of metal echoed as Kabuto's sword collided with Isamu Uchiha's sword.

In almost an instant, Isamu Uchiha was forced back by this powerful force.

"How is this possible? Such power..." Isamu Uchiha's face was full of disbelief. He did not understand how Kabuto could unleash such a powerful slash.

However, he had no time to think as Kabuto was also rushing at him.

Isamu Uchiha decisively let go of his sword to roll away and dodged the powerful slash.

Isamu Uchiha did not even have time to stand up straight. He quickly took out three Shurikens. He first threw two of them. Then, he aimed the last one at the the two Shuriken he just threw, causing them to change trajectory! 

"Isamu Uchiha's Shuriken Technique is as amazing as usual. He has always get the highest grade when it comes to Shuriken Throwing."

Isamu Uchiha's classmate praised him when he saw this scene.

For average students, Uchiha Clan's Shuriken Throwing was indeed extraordinary.

Looking at the incoming Shuriken, Kabuto was not flustered at all. He had seen this many times, and with even more absurd trajectory.

Itachi's Shuriken Throwing was scarier as he seemed to be throwing Shuriken at you, while in reality, he just wanted to throw the Shuriken to the tree behind you, or to the ground near you.

Then, with his exquisite Shuriken Throwing, he made those seemingly off-target Shuriken move, which was simply impossible to guard against.

Therefore, when Kabuto saw Isamu Uchiha's Shuriken Throwing, was not panicked at all, and was even a little happy. At least he did not have to be on guard against Shuriken that would suddenly go after him after hitting the tree or stuck in the ground.

Kabuto calmly took out a handful of Shuriken from his ninja pouch and threw it at the three incoming Shuriken.

Dang! Dang! Dang!

All of Kabuto's Shuriken hit bullseye, colliding with all of Isamu Uchiha's Shuriken and deflecting them in the process.

When Isamu Uchiha saw this scene, he was shocked.

He had always been the best at Shuriken Throwing, but that was not the case today, and Kabuto wasn't even from Uchiha Clan.