Chapter 236: Exam Results
"How many points will I get this time?" Anko said cheerfully as she and her two close friends squeezed through the crowd surrounding the results board.
Her big brown eyes darted quickly across the posted sheets until she found the section for Class 1, Grade 1, then began searching for her name.
"Eh? Only eighty-one points?" Anko muttered, scratching her head in frustration.
She had actually studied this time—spent the whole weekend reviewing instead of going out to play—but her score still barely improved.
She immediately turned to check Kotetsu's results. He had said his score was "average," yet the number beside his name read a bold ninety-seven. Anko's fists clenched.
Next, she found Izumo's name. He had claimed he did "a bit poorly," yet his score was ninety-eight—one point higher than Kotetsu's. Anko's fists clenched even tighter.
And then there was Shisui. She had already seen his name while scanning earlier—perfect score. One hundred.
"Right, ninety-seven is 'average,' and ninety-eight is 'a bit poor,' huh?!" Anko snapped, ready to give her two smug friends a piece of her mind.
"Shisui also said it was 'so-so,' but he got a hundred. Why not go pick on him instead?" Izumo said quickly, trying to divert the incoming storm.
"Because he always gets a hundred. When he says 'still the same,' he actually means it." Anko cracked her knuckles menacingly.
Of course, the real reason was simpler—she wasn't close enough with Shisui, and even if she was, she knew she couldn't beat him.
"We get those scores all the time too!" Kotetsu protested.
"Yeah, and you two are way too pretentious!" Anko said, ready to swing.
"Whoa, look at this! Might Guy and Uchiha Obito actually completed one B-Rank Mission—and two A-Rank Missions!" someone shouted suddenly.
"What? But teachers said D- and C-Rank Missions are for Genin, C- and B-Rank are for Chunin, and even Chunin rarely get to do A-Rank Missions! How did they get those?" another student exclaimed.
Instantly, the results board became the center of chaos as students crowded to confirm the unbelievable records.
Among a wall of D-Rank mission logs from other interns, the two A-Rank and one B-Rank Missions under Might Guy and Obito's names gleamed like beacons.
Even the teachers had been shocked when posting the results earlier—none of them had ever taken on an A-Rank Mission during their own internships.
Anko, ever the curious one, temporarily abandoned her vengeance against Kotetsu and Izumo and pushed forward to gawk at Obito's name.
Uchiha Tekka, who usually didn't bother checking results, joined the crowd this time. Remembering Obito's confident claims in class, he wanted to see how the loudmouth would explain himself once the truth came out.
But then he heard the gasps and murmurs around him.
"No way…" Tekka frowned. "That's impossible."
He forced his way through the students until he saw the names himself.
"Two A-Rank Missions… and one B-Rank…" His eyes widened.
It was true. Obito hadn't been bluffing.
"How could this be? How did an intern even get assigned to those missions?" Tekka's mind raced, refusing to accept it.
"Did he sneak in early this morning and change it himself?" he muttered under his breath.
He would rather believe the board had been tampered with than accept the truth—it simply defied logic.
He wasn't the only one. Many of Obito's classmates and fellow interns—especially those who had accused him of lying—came rushing to verify it.
When they saw the records with their own eyes, silence swept over them, followed by the invisible sting of embarrassment.
"Two A-Rank Missions… could it be that Mugetsu-sensei isn't just a great teacher but actually stronger than most Jonin?" one intern whispered, face red.
"So it really was true," another said, sighing. "Obito and Guy are so lucky. Their internship sounds like an actual adventure. They even fought Jonin!"
Genma stared at the mission board, eyes wide. "I'm so jealous. Two A-Rank Missions at their age… that's unbelievable."
"The Jonin must've been handled by Mugetsu-sensei," Ebisu said thoughtfully. "Obito and Guy probably dealt with the lower-ranked enemies or assisted in the main fight."
Even so, he couldn't deny how impressive it was. No matter how he rationalized it, their record completely overshadowed every other intern's.
"Still, it's incredible. While we're catching cats and doing errands, they're already fighting real Shinobi," Genma sighed.
Ebisu nodded. "They've set the bar way too high."
Even those who had mocked Obito before now had no choice but to admit they'd underestimated him.
Just then, Obito and Might Guy appeared, with Rin and Kakashi walking beside them.
The crowd was still buzzing with talk about the A-Rank Missions.
"Hehe, Guy, looks like everyone's talking about us," Obito said with a grin, clearly pleased with himself.
He had specifically dragged Kakashi along—after years of being shown up by him, it was finally his turn to brag.
"Well, it's only natural," he added smugly. "Not everyone gets special permission to take higher-ranked missions."
"I think Mugetsu-sensei had a lot to do with that," Kakashi said flatly, unable to tolerate Obito's tone.
"Indeed. Hokage-sama consulted Mugetsu-sensei before giving us that privilege," Guy said, nodding seriously.
He was proud of himself, but he knew their teacher's guidance had been a huge factor.
Because the area was still crowded and noisy, not many people immediately noticed the group's arrival.
But once they pushed closer to the board, heads started turning.
"Obito! Guy! Rin! Oh, and Kakashi—you're here too. Long time no see!" Genma called out, surprised to see the former prodigy among them.
He didn't have as close a relationship with Kakashi as Obito and Rin, so he hadn't seen Kakashi in about three years.
"Hmm, long time no see," Kakashi replied calmly, giving a polite nod.
"I knew what you said was true, Obito. You're really strong," Genma said with a smile, patting Obito's shoulder.
"Of course I wasn't bragging. Actually, it's just so-so," Obito said, trying to keep a modest tone despite the proud grin tugging at his lips.
"How about it, Kakashi? This is something even you couldn't do, right?" Obito smirked, pointing toward the number of completed missions next to his name.
"When I graduated, the Intern Ninja system didn't exist, so of course it was impossible for me to have that record," Kakashi replied flatly.
Though he knew he likely couldn't replicate such results even as an intern, he wasn't about to admit it—especially not to Obito. Instead, he decided to counterattack.
"You say that like you could've done it if you were an intern. Didn't you once claim C-Rank Missions couldn't go wrong?" Obito shot back, pouting.
Kakashi fell silent. That was something even he couldn't explain. While it was true that wartime made accidents more common, it was still absurd that every mission they took had gone off-script—facing elite Jonin and even a Raikage candidate.
"It was the war—and bad luck. Normally, things wouldn't turn out that way," Kakashi said finally, giving what he thought was the most reasonable explanation.
His eyes drifted to the results board. Then he found his chance.
"There is one thing you did that I really can't," Kakashi said coolly.
"Oh? So you finally admit—" Obito's grin widened, waiting for the praise.
But before he could finish, Kakashi said casually, "Scoring forty points on the theoretical exam. That's something I could never do. I mean, even if you filled it out randomly, you'd get at least sixty, right?"
Obito's smile froze. His mind went blank for a moment before screaming internally, Damn it!
He had been so focused on showing off today that he completely forgot about that humiliating forty-point theory score displayed for everyone to see.
He had spent almost the entire semester training under Mugetsu. The only reason he even reached forty was because the final exam included problems similar to the ones Mugetsu had given him for practice.
"So what if my theory's a bit weak? Knowing theory doesn't help you win a fight! Didn't you lose to me in the practical exam?" Obito shot back instantly, unwilling to back down.
The nearby students, who had been quietly reading their own grades, froze mid-conversation.
"Obito defeated Kakashi in a practical exam?" Genma was stunned speechless.
Anyone from Kakashi's generation knew how overwhelming his talent was. He wasn't just strong—he was untouchable.
When others were still learning the Clone Technique, Kakashi was already mastering the Shadow Clone.
When they struggled to hit targets with shuriken, Kakashi could throw a handful and hit them all perfectly.
When others were still studying in the Academy, Kakashi had already graduated—Genin at five, Chunin at six, a rising prodigy that no one could hope to catch.
That's why the idea of Obito defeating him was unthinkable.
"One victory doesn't mean every victory. I'll win it back sooner or later," Kakashi said plainly, acknowledging the loss but without emotion.
The crowd around them fell silent, their minds shaken.
Especially the Fourth-Grade interns—those who knew Kakashi had once been Obito's teammate. They had always assumed Obito was carried by Kakashi. Now it turned out the opposite might be true.
"My dear friend, keep training hard! I'll always be waiting for your challenge!" Might Guy said with a dazzling smile and a thumbs-up.
"That day won't be far off," Kakashi said seriously.
He was close to mastering the Constant State of Total Concentration Breathing. Once he achieved it and refined his Lightning Breathing to strengthen his reflexes through Nature Transformation, his power would advance dramatically.
Their brief exchange drew more shocked looks from the surrounding students.
If Kakashi was challenging Guy, that meant he had also lost to him.
But thinking it through—Obito had lost to Guy as well—it all lined up perfectly.
"I'm really falling further and further behind them," Genma thought bitterly.
Back during summer training, he had dreamed of catching up to Obito and Guy. But now, that dream was gone. The gap was simply too vast. They were defeating Chunin before even graduating—and even geniuses like Kakashi had fallen to them.
"No wonder every time I watch Guy and the others fight, they seem on a different level. Their strength has already reached this height," Genma realized.
Kakashi noticed the stares directed at him—curious, almost reverent, as if they were seeing a fallen legend. He ignored them.
If there was one thing he had learned, it was that the opinions of others didn't matter.
After checking the results—and trading barbs as usual—Kakashi, Obito, Guy, and Rin returned to the forest to continue their training.
[Disciple Uchiha Shisui diligently trained and achieved a perfect score in the academic assessment. Reward: Chakra +300, Skill Proficiency Scroll]
[Disciple Uchiha Obito diligently trained and achieved a good score in the academic assessment. Reward: Chakra +170]
[Disciple Might Guy diligently trained and achieved a good score in the academic assessment. Reward: Chakra +230)
After the results were processed, Mugetsu received his own settlement rewards: a total of seven hundred Chakra points and a valuable Skill Proficiency Scroll.
Though his disciples' practical exam results were roughly the same as before, their theoretical scores had dropped slightly—understandable, given how little time they had spent studying. But Mugetsu didn't mind.
The Chakra he earned from taking them on missions far exceeded what the exam could ever give.
Three days passed as he continued his disciples' usual training regimen. Then, on the sixth day after the exams, Mugetsu led them to the Hokage Building to accept new missions.
Since they had stayed in Konoha for more than half a month—first for Obito's birthday, then for the exams—it was time to stretch their muscles again.
"Are there any C-Rank Missions available? Any country or type is fine," Mugetsu asked the receptionist calmly.
This time, he had no specific goal in mind. He would simply go where fate led.
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