Drip drip drip.
The central tower of Rain Village.
Dense white origami that was not afraid of getting wet by rain floated over and landed in front of Hanzo's door, and then condensed into a woman with blue hair.
"Buzz!"
Soon after, the barrier covering the room slowly dissipated.
The woman walked in slowly. Except for the part protected by the barrier, the rest of the building had been completely destroyed.
And in this pile of wreckage, there were six figures standing. In front of them, Hanzo's body lay. Even though he was dead, his eyes were still filled with shock and unwillingness.
Even though he was dead, the woman still stared at him with hatred in her eyes.
"Konan, it's over," noticing the woman's expression, the man in the black robe said. "I've had Yahiko kill him himself!"
The resentment in Konan's eyes gradually dissipated. She raised her head and nodded slightly.
"It took longer than I expected," the man in the black robe said. Minato Namikaze had passed the information on the abilities he analyzed to the entire ninja world, and Hanzo was, after all, a powerful man who was once famous in the ninja world. So, even now, he still had to work a little harder.
"The next thing is to subdue the ninjas in the Rain Village."
Hanzo was dead, so the man in the black robe would naturally take over the Rain Village. Hanzo was a man who acted arbitrarily, and his subordinates did not obey him willingly. After getting rid of Hanzo, it would not be too difficult to win over these people.
"Yeah," Konan nodded.
"We didn't get rid of Minato Namikaze a few years ago. His presence has always been an obstacle to our plans. Next, we will use Rain Village as our base to start expanding Akatsuki."
Time flies, and soon it is time for the Ninja Academy graduation exam. However, it's not just the graduates who are about to become ninjas who have to endure the test. Students of every grade in the Academy also have to take exams to test their learning outcomes for the year.
"Time is up, collect the papers."
In the first-year classroom, as Iruka's voice fell, the students gradually put down their pens. The students sitting in the front row began to collect the papers.
"Naruto, give me the test paper," a girl walked up to Naruto, who looked troubled and distressed, and said softly.
Naruto raised his eyes and looked at her, his eyes hesitating and flickering a few times, then he handed her the test paper in his arms.
After taking the test paper, the girl who collected the papers glanced at it unconsciously and her face showed slight shock.
"Why didn't you write down the answers?" the girl asked in doubt. Naruto's test paper was blank except for his name [Namikaze Naruto].
She raised her eyes, but Naruto had already left his seat without her noticing.
All the first-year students gathered at the training ground behind the Ninja Academy.
Iruka glanced at everyone and said, "According to the previous grouping, the physical training test begins!"
As soon as the words fell, two freshmen left the group and started to fight. The fight continued until two more people walked out from the crowd.
"Ahhh, so handsome!"
"Sasuke-kun, come on!"
Most of the girls were screaming and cheering for Sasuke. Although not as many as Sasuke's supporters, there were also some people in the crowd who were cheering for Naruto, but they were not as enthusiastic.
"Come on, Naruto-kun," Hinata looked at Naruto's back and encouraged him in a soft voice. But this voice was instantly drowned out by the screams, and only she could hear it.
"I must get full marks in this round!" Naruto connected his fists and palms. He had no idea about the previous written test. Therefore, he could no longer be complacent during the physical training test.
Although this kind of battle assessment, regardless of victory or defeat, as long as a certain level is reached, one can get a qualified evaluation. But it is not easy to get full marks – you must completely defeat your opponent.
So, when Sasuke, who was standing opposite him, heard these words, his eyes, which had been extremely indifferent to everything, suddenly became fiery.
"This time, I must beat you!" Sasuke said. Obviously, he was still upset about losing to Naruto in the last physical training test.
"Come on then!" The two were old rivals, so Naruto was certainly not afraid and responded with a laugh.
"The battle begins!" Iruka announced.
Swish! Swish!
The two people standing opposite each other suddenly increased their speed.
Naruto threw a straight punch and attacked head-on. Sasuke stretched out one palm to catch his fist, and also threw a straight punch with his other hand.
Bang! Bang!
The two men crossed their arms, their fists and palms intersected, and they each took on the opponent's attack.
Sasuke and Naruto locked eyes before the former kicked the latter in the right ankle. Naruto seemed unmoved, his feet seemed to be rooted to the ground. He suddenly exerted force and let out a low roar.
The tremendous force directly pulled Sasuke's entire body up. Then Naruto grabbed Sasuke's wrist, turned it, and used his elbow to hit Sasuke's clenched fist.
Seeing this, Sasuke withdrew his hand.
Naruto exerted force with his waist, flipped his body, suddenly jumped up, raised one leg high, and kicked Sasuke in the abdomen.
However, Sasuke, who was completely in mid-air, did not show any sign of surprise. He reached out one hand and grabbed Naruto's leg that was kicked high.
The latter only exerts force after the body is suspended in the air, so the force of this kick is not too great. After catching his kick, Sasuke's arm only shook slightly.
He swung his fist again and hit Naruto in the face. However, Naruto was already prepared and captured Sasuke's other hand.
The two of them finally landed and clamped each other together.
"Not bad," Iruka's eyes lit up at the side. Sasuke and Naruto's physical movements were extremely beautiful, gorgeous and fierce. As long as the opponent's reaction or response was a little slow, he would be controlled by the other party.
"This guy's movements are different from before," thought Sasuke. The last time he and Naruto practiced taijutsu was three months ago.
Naruto's previous movements were all quite straightforward, slightly lacking in skill, so it was very easy to find flaws. But today, he seemed to have suddenly realized the shortcomings in his movements and perfected them.
Looking at Sasuke's somewhat surprised expression, Naruto also seemed quite proud. The reason why he is so confident is that his father has been teaching him taijutsu over the past few months.
The Yellow Flash was famous far and wide, relying on his unmatched speed. However, his taijutsu level is definitely one of the best in the current ninja world.
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