The Graduation is Here

"Time flies. In the blink of an eye, a school year is about to pass."

"Yeah, when I realize I don't have to go to school for two months, it makes me a little excited."

"It's a pity that there's still an exam. If I don't do well, I'll be doomed."

"Who the hell invents final exams? Can't we just skip it and have a holiday?"

The end of the semester was coming, and the classroom was filled with all kinds of discussions.

Some people were excited about the coming long holiday, and some were worried about the upcoming final exams.

Hanayo was not worried about the upcoming final exams because she was confident that she would get a very good result. She also wasn't excited because of the holiday.

Her daily routine wouldn't change much even if he was on a holiday.

She'd still have to get up at 7 o'clock in the morning to practice Gentle Fist and then having the nutritious breakfast that her mother had prepared for her. If it were school days, she would go to school right after breakfast, but if she wasn't, Hanayo would go to the Clan's training ground to watch her fellow clansmen train Gentle Fist for half an hour before practicing for two hours by herself, and that concluded her morning.

What made Hanayo somewhat at a loss was that Kabuto was about to graduate.

The graduation exam was a little earlier than other students' exams. Hanayo would take the exam two weeks later, while Kabuto would take the exam three days later.

Although Kabuto had told Hanayo before, Hanayo was still at a loss.

Kabuto was her best friend, her goal, and one of her motivations, and the thought of not being able to see Kabuto everyday really made Hanayo upset.

Although many awkward things happened between them because of the unexpected situation at the beginning, Hanayo quickly shook it off and was determined to give it his all to catch up since Kabuto was so strong.

"Hanayo, what's wrong with you? Did your training not go well?" Kabuto asked when he saw that Hanayo seemed to be a little worried.

At first, when he heard the sound of knocking, he thought that it was just one of his random classmates, but he did not expect it to be Hanayo.

Hanayo usually not this upset, so Kabuto thought that she must have encountered a problem in her training.

He couldn't give that much of an advice for Hanayo when it came to training because Hanayo's training was fundamentally different from his.

After all, only Hyuga Clan could use Gentle Fist.

The only thing that Kabuto could teach was Nature Transformation. Both Breathing Styles and his swordsmanship were completely different from Hanayo's Gentle Fist. 

"Huh? It's alright. I didn't encounter any particularly difficult problem." Hanayo was a little flustered when Kabuto suddenly talked to her, but she quickly regained her composure.

"That's good. If there's something you don't know, be sure to ask your Clan's elders. Your Clan is the best in Gentle Fist after all." Kabuto reminded,

"Of course I know this. More importantly, aren't you going to take the graduation exam tomorrow?" Hanayo thought for a while and finally talked about graduation exam.

"Yes, I will take the graduation exam with other graduates tomorrow," Dou nodded.

Although Nagasawa could arrange for him to take the graduation exam alone, Kabuto didn't want to get a special treatment.

"If that's the case, then you will be officially Shinobi after tomorrow." Hanayo sighed.

"Kabuto, what do you want as a commemoration gift? I will give it to you tomorrow. Becoming Shinobi is an important day." Hanayo asked

"A gift?" Kabuto was silent for a moment.

He had only received gift from Nagasawa and Nono so far. When he entered Academy, Nagasawa gave him a short Chakra blade, and Nono gave him a forehead protector.

"Some Dango with red bean fillings, if possible." Kabuto said after pondering for a while.

He did not think he was short on anything. After all, Nagasawa would buy anything for him as long as it was useful.

In order to prevent Hanayo from spending unnecessary money and effort for this gift, he settled on some Dango instead, which he could share with Nagasawa and Itachi.

"Dango? Why am I not surprised?" Hanayo nodded, thinking that Kabuto really liked Dango even though he denied it before because he felt that sweets like Dango were only for kids.

'I should ask mom how to make a tasty Dango.' Hanayo thought.

......

As the Academy's graduation was approaching, Nagasawa ordered the five masters of the Special Combat Division to go to Academy to demonstrate Breathing Styles.

All members of Special Combat Division were experienced Shinobi, but this was their first time coming to Academy to recruit people. Even Kosuke felt nostalgic.

Since this was the first time, Nagasawa also came and gave a speech on the Academy's training ground.

The Academy welcomed him quite well, as many students were called in addition to the graduates.

"Welcome, everyone. Next, the Hokage Assistant, Nagasawa-san, will explain what Special Combat Division is." After the teacher finished speaking, he made way for Nagasawa, Kosuke, and the others.

Nagasawa then took the teacher's place with Kosuke and the others standing behind him.

Special Combat Division. As the name suggests, this is not the place for ordinary Shinobi. It is a special place for Shinobi. However, for now, we only need Shinobi who is interested in swordsmanship.

"Shinobi who likes swordsmanship?" Hayate Gekkō's eyes lit up with interest.

He was very interested in swordsmanship, and at the same time, he was also one of the graduates.

"After graduating, you can apply to join the Special Combat Division, but there will be an aptitude test you have to take. The test itself is not difficult. If you really like swordsmanship, you will pass effortlessly. After joining Special Combat Division, five masters will teach you Breathing Styles and all sorts of sword technique.

Nagasawa first explained the definition and requirements of the Special Combat Division. After explaining, Nagasawa looked at Kosuke and others and said,

"Next, the five masters will perform Special Combat Division's Breathing Styles."

Hatsumi Uchiha, who was standing on the far left stepped up. A large volume of flame suddenly rose from her body.

Flame Breathing Second Form: Rising Scorching Sun!

Before the students could see clearly, a fiery red light flashed. Hatsumi Uchiha, who was behind Nagasawa a moment ago, instantly arrived in front of Nagasawa as she dished out a flaming slash wave towards the sky!