Chapter 34 Ninja Academy Observation
That's right, Orochimaru shamelessly plagiarized the manuscript.
Anyway, if I explain it in too much detail, these children won't understand.
Then take out the speech drafts that the teacher used.
He didn't specifically look for this manuscript.
Rather, it's because...
Once you've memorized Orochimaru, you can't forget him even if you want to.
Orochimaru delivered his speech entirely without a script, as he had truly memorized the content of the prepared text.
Not far away, Jiraiya, lying on a branch, unconsciously scratched his ear.
He was so familiar with the content of the speech that he was practically sick of it.
"Yo, Tsunade."
He waved to the people under the tree.
That's right, Tsunade was standing under the tree.
Listening to Orochimaru's familiar speech, Tsunade's face showed impatience.
While impatiently looking around, she glanced at the ninja academy students gathered on the playground, at Orochimaru's disciple whom she had promised to teach—a little boy wearing glasses.
The little boy looked like he was listening attentively to the lesson.
He gives the impression of having a very proper attitude, and is clearly a good student in the eyes of teachers.
At least on the surface, he seems like a very well-behaved person.
He wasn't the kind of person who would make a lot of noise, which pleased Tsunade somewhat.
Then, Tsunade looked at one of the people in the crowd, a six-year-old child who seemed very calm and composed beyond his years.
Judging from what I heard from Anko last night, the eldest son of the Uchiha clan patriarch is a genius with exceptional talent.
The Third Hokage was also looking at Itachi Uchiha.
After all, he had accepted Orochimaru's request, and the Third Hokage couldn't very well refuse such a request.
This concerns the village's political landscape, and as the Third Hokage, he cannot ignore such a request.
Moreover, although he was devoted to martial arts, he was not unable to find time to train his disciples and juniors.
After all, the way of martial arts emphasizes a balance between tension and relaxation.
In one's spare time, teaching disciples and younger generations may also provide some inspiration for oneself.
Finally, Orochimaru finished his speech.
Led by the teacher, the students applauded.
Today's lesson includes practical exercises.
The students at the ninja academy were in an uproar!
After all, the Fifth Hokage, Orochimaru, was present. In other words, this was an opportunity to perform well in front of the Fifth Hokage.
If they could gain his favor, would they be able to get his guidance?
The students were all excited, eager to perform well in front of the Fifth Generation Lord.
Orochimaru did indeed intend to take a look at which promising talents were worth nurturing at the Ninja Academy.
After all, he is the Hokage, and he has to consider the development potential of the village's reserve forces.
The Ninja Academy is a crucial foundation for the Ninja Village to maintain a balance of power among the various Ninja Clans.
It is also an important link uniting all forces in the ninja village.
No amount of attention is excessive.
However, Orochimaru is clearly a person with very high standards and expectations.
Although some students performed quite well, he found the performance somewhat uninteresting.
It wasn't until Kabuto entered the arena that he perked up a little, watching with great interest Kabuto's battle against the specially arranged opponent.
That was an opponent who was much stronger than Kabuto, but not completely invincible.
A member of the Hyuga clan can see the flow of chakra with his Byakugan.
For Kabuto, who relies heavily on the precise flow of chakra, the moment he moves his chakra, this member of the Hyuga clan will be able to see through his scheme.
It can be said that he was quite restrained.
But in the end, Kabuto still managed a hard-fought victory.
After winning, Kabuto wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked nervously at Orochimaru-sensei.
He felt that his victory was extremely narrow and probably not satisfactory.
He wondered if Orochimaru would be disappointed.
Absolutely not.
Orochimaru was already quite satisfied with Kabuto's hard-fought victory against such a specially arranged and targeted opponent.
"Not bad, kid." The Third Hokage, who was standing next to Orochimaru and had also watched Kabuto's performance, commented, "No wonder you value him; he's quite a sharp and intelligent person."
"Teacher, there is another child."
"Itachi?"
As Orochimaru had planned ahead, Itachi followed Kabuto into the fray.
Then, a large group of lower-grade girls at the ninja academy suddenly erupted in an uproar.
The third generation watched this scene with utter dismay.
These girls are only five, six, or seven years old!
Perhaps due to the unique environment of the ninja world, the children here are excessively precocious.
Many of them, who are clearly elementary school age in the Third Hokage's eyes, are preoccupied with romance.
However, the thought of the Fourth Shinobi World War, where even many students who hadn't graduated would be dragged onto the battlefield, is quite telling.
He can probably understand why such an environment of early romantic relationships would arise, right?
If I don't start dating soon, I might just die one day.
The third generation took a deep drag on their cigarette.
He really didn't like the environment of the ninja world.
Fortunately, though.
According to his and Orochimaru's plan, the future will be different, right?
The opponent assigned to Itachi was a student nearing graduation.
This meant the student had a physical advantage over Itachi.
The student was highly proficient in ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu.
He gave the impression of being very shrewd, with keen insight and tactical thinking.
There are no obvious weaknesses, and the performance is stable without significant fluctuations.
Of course, its hard power is not as good as Anko.
However, the feeling it gave Itachi was even more troublesome than that for Anko.
"The Three Bodies Technique is very skillful." After observing for a while, the Third Hokage said, "It clearly shows his own unique understanding.
This student has a very solid foundation and can be described as excellent."
Orochimaru nodded and said, "He has the potential to become a Jonin, and it's not impossible for him to become an elite Jonin."
Of course, I'm not referring to Itachi, but to the one who fought Itachi.
This is already quite an impressive evaluation.
After all, becoming a Jonin is no easy feat.
For many talented ninjas, the ultimate goal in their lives is to reach Jonin, and they might not even reach Special Jonin.
To have the potential to become an elite among Jonin is truly an extremely high compliment.
With such a high evaluation, it's natural that he could completely suppress Itachi.
Three-body technique, clone technique, transformation technique, substitution technique.
The Shadow Clone Technique represents the foundation of emission-type ninjutsu, the Transformation Technique represents the foundation of transformation-type ninjutsu, and the Substitution Technique is based on genjutsu.
It uses illusions to create false impressions and mislead the opponent, thereby achieving a substitution and escape.
If one is proficient in the Three Body Techniques and has a unique understanding of it, then one can basically allocate one's ninjutsu and chakra quite perfectly.
There's a reason why ninja academies focus on teaching the Three Body Techniques.
All ninjutsu can be derived from the Three Body Technique.
Of course, ninjutsu isn't the key; how you use it is. Chakra isn't the key; how you utilize chakra is.
When Itachi faces an opponent who is, to some extent, impeccable in the use of chakra and ninjutsu, and whose raw strength is superior to his own?
Can he win?
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