February 36th year of Konoha.
The war between Konoha and Sunagakure lasted for two years and has not yet ended.
As more and more ninjas are mobilized by both sides, medicines and supplies are also transported in large quantities to the front line. It can be seen that the war has no tendency to stop at all.
Students in the same class as Shiraishi who did not choose to skip a grade to graduate are already sixth-grade graduates.
There will be a school graduation assessment in March. Students who pass the assessment will leave the ninja school and become official genin within Konoha's establishment.
However, according to Shiraishi's prediction, the so-called graduation assessment is actually just a formality.
The teachers at the school must have detailed information about the students. Which students can graduate and which students need to repeat a grade have already been arranged.
After all, the front line is tight at this time, and more fresh troops are needed to go to the front line for support. The new generation of medical ninjas like Shiraishi need to accumulate experience on the battlefield so that they can better play a role in the medical field in the future.
So at this time, Shiraishi only needs to follow the usual schedule of going to school in the morning, going to the hospital for internship in the afternoon, and coming back to do research in the evening.
Graduation will come as it should, so there is no need to be impatient and there is no need to wait any longer, everything will fall into place.
Nearly a month passed in silence, and it was the morning of graduation.
The weather was bright, and the crisp chirping of birds echoed in the somewhat empty courtyard. The maids were quietly holding cleaning tools and working hard early in the morning.
Completely different from some freeloader who has been living here for several years without doing anything serious, these maids are still very competent.
Because today is the graduation exam, in order to keep the students in good condition, there is no need to go to school too early today. Just arrive at the exam room and classroom before nine o'clock.
Shiraishi slept until seven o'clock in the morning before waking up. He had a premonition that life would not be too peaceful from today on.
In the past few days, Shiraishi had suspended his research. The large equipment in the laboratory was moved by the ninja cats summoned by Liuli and hid in a very safe secret location. The only thing Shiraishi carried with him was the scroll recording the research results. Of course, having these things on yourself is the most reassuring.
Soon, after having breakfast with Liuli, they set off towards the school.
Sit down in the designated examination room. Some of the other students are nervous and some are relaxed. For most people, the graduation exam is not a particularly difficult test.
The examiner in the examination room where Shiraishi was located was Taiga Fujimura, the homeroom teacher of Shiraishi's class. Unknowingly, six years of school life had passed. Shiraishi couldn't help but sigh when he looked at Mr. Taiga Fujimura, who was still single.
"The content of the graduation exam is the Three Body Skills. As long as two of them meet the standards, it will be fine. Without further ado, just follow the seats one by one."
After saying that, Fujimura Dahe walked into the vacant classroom next to the examination room.
Along with Fujimura Taiga, who was taking the exam, there were two Chuunin examiners.
According to the order of seats, the person whose name is called will go to the next classroom alone to take the three-shinjutsu assessment. These are the three basic ninjutsu that he has been exposed to frequently in the ninja school for six years.
Theoretically, it is impossible for anyone to fail this extremely simple test.
In the quiet atmosphere, it was Shiraishi's turn.
There is nothing difficult about the Three Body Jutsu, and besides, you only need two of the Three Body Jutsu to reach the standard to successfully obtain the Konoha forehead protector.
Shiraishi stood still in the center of the examination room, began to form seals with his hands, and concentrated his consciousness to perform the Three Body Technique.
"Congratulations, Chiba-san, you passed."
After watching Shiraishi's three-body technique, all of them were above the standard, which was not beyond Taiga Fujimura's expectations.
Shiraishi is one of the few students in his class who has a very solid foundation. As long as he follows the usual rhythm, the graduation exam is just a formality.
"Thank you Mr. Fujimura."
Shiraishi bowed slightly to express his gratitude.
Successfully obtaining the Konoha forehead protector from Fujimura Taiga, at this moment, it means that Shiraishi is already a qualified Konoha ninja.
In other people's minds, this must be what they think.
The graduation exam ended in such a dull atmosphere.
There is nothing to do for the rest of the day, just wait for the shift tomorrow morning.
"I'm really looking forward to who will be the leader of tomorrow's team? I heard that only outstanding students will be assigned a jounin teacher after graduation. For people like me who join the team, the leader teacher may be a special jounin. Bar."
On the way back, Shiraishi began to guess who his teacher would be tomorrow.
"You and I will be together."
Liuli suddenly spoke.
"Eh?"
Shiraishi looked at Liuli dumbfounded.
"What's your expression? Are you dissatisfied with being in a group with me?"
"Ah, um, no, I haven't heard you say anything about this."
"Because I don't think I need to ask for your opinion, and your opinion is not worthy of reference. Since you have mentioned this matter now, I will tell you a little bit."
Liuli told the truth.
To be honest, it's a bit of a shock to say that.
But Shiraishi is not someone who cares about such trivial matters.
"If that's the case, then the teacher leading the team is probably a very powerful jounin."
Shiraishi has a very intuitive understanding of Liuli's strength.
At almost twelve years old, her strength is no less than that of an average jounin.
Coupled with her strong personality, if she were an ordinary jounin leading a team, there is a high probability that she would not be able to control Ruri, causing serious rifts in the team.
If he and Liuli belong to the same team, then the teacher leading the team will definitely not be an ordinary jounin.
"The clan only told me that he was a very powerful jounin, but they didn't reveal who he was."
"I don't know if it's unfortunate or lucky."
An excellent team leader can improve the efficiency of a team in executing tasks, and the survival rate will also be greatly improved.
But on the contrary, the stronger the leader is, the more likely his true strength is to be detected.
Good and bad are always relative.
"When the time comes, you just need to use your medical ninjutsu skills."
"That's right. After all, placing a medical ninja in the team is the most reasonable team lineup for the village now. The first to enjoy the benefits of medical ninjas will of course be the Jonin team that performs tasks more efficiently."
Thinking about it this way, it seemed reasonable that he was arranged to be paired with Liuli.
Due to the scarcity of medical ninjas, although the village has developed a perfect formation to arrange medical ninjas in the team, the supply of medical ninjas exceeds the demand, resulting in only a very small number of elite teams qualified to equip medical ninjas.
The strength he has shown is remarkable, but as a medical ninja, his importance is no less than that of an ordinary chuunin. It is not strange to be placed in the elite group.
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the next morning.
The students who successfully graduated yesterday and received the placement protection will gather in their respective classes for the last class meeting.
Taiga Fujimura stood in front of the podium, and his voice could be heard by the entire classroom.
"First of all, congratulations to you. From the moment you get the forehead protector, you are a ninja in your own right. Since there is a war outside now, don't think that becoming a ninja is something to be happy about. Because you are all a group of rookies now. Remember , don’t bring game thinking to the battlefield, it will cost you your life!”
Different from the usual class teacher Taiga Fujimura, his face today is very serious, and his eyes are full of unbearability and worry.
He was calmed down by his words. Even though the usually lively and active student wanted to make some jokes to cheer up the atmosphere, when he saw Fujimura Taiga's serious and cold expression, he swallowed his saliva in fear and sat in his seat honestly.
Fujimura Taiga realized that his words might be a bit harsh, but he would rather he make the path of ninjas more bloody and cruel, rather than let them die with naive ideas.
Taiga Fujimura began to call the names in groups of three.
Soon, Shiraishi heard about his group.
"Class 5, Uchiha Ruri, Hinata Ayane, Chiba Shiraishi. You will form a group of three."
Over there, Taiga Fujimura was still calling names, but Shiraishi and the other three looked at each other, as if they wanted to re-determine their future teammates.
"You're so lucky. Then, please give me more advice in the future, Shiraishi-kun, Liuli."
Ayane was wearing a white ninja uniform, with long straight black hair flowing smoothly on her shoulders, and a distant yet polite smile in her white pupils.
"As long as you don't hold me back."
Liuli did not express dissatisfaction with being paired with Ayane.
Rather, this is the most perfect match.
She usually pays attention to Ayane. After all, like her, she has a blood heritage, and the Byakugan is more functional than the Sharingan in many cases.
"By the way, this guy is very weak. He has no achievements except medical ninjutsu. You have to be mentally prepared."
Ruri unceremoniously belittles Shiraishi's fighting ability.
"Well, I understand. After all, it's deeply rooted in people's minds that most medical ninjas are weak. Leave the battle to me and Ruri."
Ayane's meaning was very clear. Shiraishi was responsible for the medical work, and the battle was left to the two of them.
It sounded quite reasonable, but Shiraishi always felt that there was a very subtle meaning of comparison in Ayane's tone.
Illusion?
Putting this aside, there was another thing that made Shiraishi feel vaguely wonderful.
The Byakugan, Sharingan, Medical Ninja, and a powerful Jonin formed a team... This team didn't look like they were doing an ordinary mission.
