Chapter 4: Can You Get Obsessed with This?

Chapter 4: Can You Get Obsessed with This?

Konoha Ninja Academy.

"Sakura, where's Iruka-sensei?"

"Teacher, he hasn't arrived yet. He's probably in his office."

Sakura froze for a moment and instinctively answered.

Sasuke's expression was terrifying!

It was the first time she had seen Sasuke with such an expression.

Bang!

Sasuke stormed off, heading towards the office.

"What's going on? Damn it, Forehead, did you pester Sasuke so much that he got angry?" Ino returned from fetching water from the back door.

"How is that possible! Ino-pig, don't slander me!"

Sakura retorted, annoyed.

Shikamaru sighed quietly, then said with little energy, "It's probably because of that senior named Yoshino Chiba. There are rumors that he graduated early and is going to study in the Medical Department."

"What?"

Sakura was dumbfounded for a moment.

"Impossible?!"

Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino exclaimed at the same time. Even the usually indifferent Shino couldn't help but turn his head.

Wasn't early graduation suspended?

"Ah, I heard that the Hokage personally came to the school yesterday."

Shikamaru replied indifferently.

"..."

The whole class fell silent.

The Hokage came personally?

It was probably true.

"Hey hey hey, did you guys hear? There's a guy in the upper grades who graduated early... Graduated early for what?"

Naruto burst into the classroom energetically.

Sakura's mouth twitched. This guy was really hard to comment on.

"Early graduation."

"Yes, they're all taking the exams! Oh, by the way, Iruka-sensei is there!"

Naruto quickly went back to his seat, hoping to avoid being punished later.

A few seconds later, Iruka brought Sasuke to the classroom, and Sasuke sat down.

Iruka scanned the room and then sighed lightly, "Alright, I believe you all know. Yes, Yoshino Chiba did graduate early. However, the test he took wasn't the graduation exam; it wasn't the exam for becoming a full-fledged Genin.

"What?!"

"Alright, now I'll distribute the exam papers. You may begin."

Iruka started handing out the papers.

At first, he didn't want to give out the exams because it was too discouraging. However, since Sasuke insisted on taking the exam in his office, he decided to let everyone take it to understand the gap between them and Yoshino Chiba.

This way, they might become more motivated and work harder.

The entire room fell silent, and soon only the sound of writing filled the air. Iruka closed his eyes, not bothering to check for cheating. He knew that nobody would get a perfect score.

One of the reasons he closed his eyes was that their cheating methods were too amateurish, and he feared he'd slam his desk if he saw them.

Just let them take the exam seriously.

Time passed, and many people's foreheads began to sweat.

It was too difficult!

Sakura thought hard, and there were some questions she was unsure of. She wasn't particularly good at analyzing combat situations, but at least she managed to finish.

As soon as Sakura put down her pen, Ino immediately used the Mind Body switch Technique to copy her answers.

After a while, Iruka opened his eyes, "Time's up."

"What? So fast..."

Many people scratched their heads, even Shikamaru and the others, who were from prestigious families, felt the same—

Being intelligent didn't mean being studious. These were two different things.

Iruka collected the papers one by one and began grading.

After a while, he smiled slightly, "The best score goes to Haruno Sakura with 80 points. Next is Uchiha Sasuke with 76 points. As for the others, either they failed or they know how they achieved their scores."

"..."

No one dared to argue.

Sakura glanced at Sasuke, who seemed unwilling to speak. She took the initiative to ask, "Sensei, is 80 points enough to pass?"

"Haha, Chiba scored full marks."

Iruka smiled, "In addition, I heard from the Hokage that the second round of his exam was to force his Shadow Clone to use abilities other than taijutsu."

"That guy doesn't know ninjutsu, right?"

Sakura blurted out her doubt.

Sasuke clenched his fists.

Shadow Clone.

Even if it was just a Shadow Clone, it was still the Hokage's Shadow Clone. Forcing him to use something other than taijutsu was extremely difficult. And that guy, who couldn't learn ninjutsu, actually did it.

Damn!

What have I been doing all these years?

He realized his foolishness. For so many years at the school, he had been content with a little progress in his grades and had become complacent. In contrast, that guy had already left the academy and taken a step forward—

Even though they were separated by a year.

The others had nothing to say either.

The same situation was happening in Chiba's class.

If they had a "I can do it too" mentality before, hearing about the Chunin-level questions and full marks made them dismiss that idea.

"Hokage-sama said that as long as you can do it, he will allow you not to attend regular classes and instead study or train."

...

"The Hokage-sama is really something, alright. Well, although I'm not sure about the specific situation, from now on, you can come over here during the day and study with the Medical Department."

Sato looked at the file and had a somewhat strange expression.

Early graduation?

The Third Hokage personally came up with such a system, and this kid was indeed unique.

"By the way, what area do you want to study?"

"Medical knowledge."

Yoshino Chiba knew nothing about medical ninjutsu at the moment. If he rashly asked to observe surgeries, Yamanaka Sato would probably protest to the Hokage right away. He didn't want to offend this teacher.

"Not bad, theory is the foundation for learning all ninjutsu. Unlike many children who come in and immediately want to learn ninjutsu."

Sato nodded in approval.

She pushed up her glasses and went into her office, then came out with a book.

"This is a basic medical theory book. You can take it back and read it. Although you may not be able to truly master medical ninjutsu, learning more knowledge is never wrong."

Chiba accepted the book.

The author's name on top was written as "Tsunade."

He deeply bowed in gratitude.

The Medical Department's class was about to end, so Chiba didn't need to stay here. He ran while reading the book, feeling the knowledge inside was incredible.

Boring?

Non-existent.

Boredom stemmed from not understanding or being unable to learn, but thanks to the "Radiant Cluster" effect, Chiba's learning ability was incredibly strong. Even if he multitasked, he could quickly grasp the content.

Every time he finished reading a book, he felt like he had been "cleansed

."

This was why he could spend a long time in the library.

Unfortunately, the school's collection of books was limited, and he quickly finished them. Now, Chiba experienced the joy of learning again as he read Tsunade's book.

"Bang!"

At a corner, he bumped into someone.

"Sorry, sorry, I was too immersed in reading and didn't see you!"

Chiba apologized while getting up.

A silver-haired ninja with a forehead protector slanted over his eye and a face mask stood before him, currently looking at him with empty eyes while holding a book.

"You're not reading something extraordinary, are you, young man?"

"Don't underestimate Tsunade-sensei's work. It's written in an easy-to-understand manner, and it's so well done!"

"Tsunade-sensei? Could it be..."

Kakashi widened his single eye and became interested, observing the book cover from another angle, and then leaned forward with an expression of doubt and astonishment.

Medical basics.

Authored by Tsunade.

My, oh my!

Can you get obsessed with this?

I thought it was from the same series as mine. You're truly talented!

He wanted to comment, but he noticed Chiba's appearance—

The guy was probably only twelve years old.

At this age, it wasn't the time to buy another adult's work.

I'm so dirty!

Kakashi deeply reflected, but his face still nodded in praise, "Not bad, study hard, and you'll definitely become an outstanding ninja. But still, don't get too obsessed with reading while running."

"Yes, sir!"

Chiba got up, apologized again, and continued running while reading the book.

Kakashi watched him run away, but even with his face mask, he couldn't hide his deep confusion.

Is there really someone who can get so obsessed with studying in the ninja world?

He had seen it now.

"Oh, Kakashi, didn't expect to run into you here. How about a youthful and passionate duel?"

"I want to study, how about another time?"

Kakashi tried his best to ignore him.

Might Guy looked at Chiba running away and then looked down at the book in his hand.

"What kind of enthusiastic Heaven Scroll are you so engrossed in? You're wasting your youthful passion. How about a duel instead!"