Chapter 5

"Wow... Senya-kun, you're amazing..." Seeing Fujiwara Senya actually learn the Three Body Techniques on the first day, Uchiha Izumi was so surprised that she couldn't help but praise him repeatedly.

"Shh..." Fujiwara Senya quickly covered Uchiha Izumi's small mouth, making a shushing gesture, "Please keep it a secret for me; I don't want others to know."

Izumi, whose mouth was covered, nodded with a flushed face, "Sure, but why don't you want others to know, Senya-kun? With your coolness, you should be as popular as Itachi, right?" The last part she said to herself.

"Because if I do, I'll be too much in the spotlight, and I won't be able to come to your place for free meals in the future." Fujiwara Senya casually came up with an excuse.

He couldn't tell her that he didn't want to enter the Konoha F4's line of sight before he had enough self-protection capabilities.

"That... is so..." The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Hearing this, Uchiha Izumi's face turned even redder, and even her neck was tinged with a rosy hue. She continued, "My family does have a collection of ninja techniques, but most of them are forbidden from being passed outside the clan. If I give them to you, I'm afraid my clan members will cause you trouble."

After saying this, she hesitated for a moment, "How about this: I'll give you the Fire Release: Great Fireball, Shadow Clone Technique, and Body Flicker Technique. These are relatively common techniques in Konoha, and even if my clan members see them in the future, they won't say much."

"I am deeply grateful." Fujiwara Senya excitedly held Uchiha Izumi's hand; these were the techniques he needed the most so far.

Especially the Shadow Clone Technique, which can create physical clones using chakra, with independent consciousness and a certain degree of resistance. After the clones are dispelled, their memories and experiences return to the original body.

It's like a cheat code.

And the Body Flicker Technique, if combined with the advanced Flash Step skill from the "Heavenly Gang Technique," could make him the second-best taijutsu user in the ninja world, with the first being Might Guy, whose Eight Gates are so powerful that no one can match him in taijutsu alone.

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In the ninja school during peacetime, while training qualified genin, they also teach some necessary life skills.

In the morning, the teacher tried to spark the students' interest in learning.

He simply explained how to extract chakra and demonstrated the Three Body Techniques.

The formal classes started in the afternoon.

Despite having many students from prestigious families like the Uchiha, the first lesson in the ninja school still began with teaching how to extract chakra.

As evening approached, the day's classes ended.

The next day, Fujiwara Senya received the Great Fireball, Shadow Clone, and Body Flicker techniques from Uchiha Izumi. After reviewing the first-year curriculum, he found that most of it was about stealth and trap-making, with no practical combat training.

He could use the Shadow Clone to handle it.

After learning the Shadow Clone that night, he rarely went to school again.

Instead, he found a secluded small forest and began his training.

Similarly, Uchiha Itachi also didn't go to the ninja school from the second day onward, using the Shadow Clone to attend classes.

Although Senya didn't like this guy's personality, he had to admit that Uchiha Itachi was a true genius.

He could learn almost anything at first try, even surpassing his teachers. If Fujiwara Senya hadn't read the original story, he might have thought Itachi was also a穿越者 (穿越者 means "穿越者" in Chinese, which translates to "time traveler" or "穿越者" in English).

A protagonist with a golden finger from the start.

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One year later.

Konoha Hokage Building.

Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo Shimura, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane, the Konoha F4, were all seated in the leadership seats.

Below them was the chunin teacher responsible for the class of Fujiwara Senya and Uchiha Itachi.

Like in the original story, Uchiha Itachi, due to an accidental conflict with senior students, exposed his Shadow Clone, confirming his genius status.

On the day before the graduation exam at the end of the year, the chunin teacher reported to the Konoha F4 and recommended his early graduation.

Fujiwara Senya, who was well-versed in the original plot, used his Shadow Clone to know this and, to avoid entering the Konoha F4's line of sight, specially used his real body to attend school during that period.

"Genius, huh?" Danzo spoke, his face calm, his right eye covered by a bandage, but his left eye showed a very special emotional fluctuation—distrust, cunning, and a subtle hint of killing intent.

He looked very gloomy, always exuding a sense of conspiracy.

As the staunchest supporter of the Uchiha being an inherently evil clan, he hated the Uchiha more than anyone else, yet he also envied them more than anyone else.

He envied the Uchiha's unique bloodline—Sharingan.

"Yes, Danzo-sama. Not only did he learn the Clone Technique for the graduation exam last year, but he also mastered the Shadow Clone and excelled in all other aspects. Keeping him in the ninja school has no meaning." The chunin teacher answered respectfully.

He stood straight, his throat rolling, and he swallowed hard, not daring to meet Danzo's gaze. Clearly, the leader of the Root organization, known as the dark side of the ninja world, had reached a level where even his fellow villagers feared him like a tiger.

This was also the reason Danzo was destined not to become Hokage, though he himself was completely unaware of it.

"But he's only in the first grade, right?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was a traditionalist. In peacetime, he didn't want Uchiha Itachi to graduate so quickly.

"Yes." The chunin teacher, sensing the Third's dissatisfaction, weakly responded.

At this point, Danzo, who always liked to contradict the Third, spoke up, "Isn't that great? There are precedents."

"But the times are different now; it was during wartime..." The Third wanted to say more but was immediately silenced by Danzo's words.

Danzo said to the chunin teacher, "He is a genius, right?"

"I have never seen a student like him." The chunin teacher gave a positive response.

"Letting Itachi graduate early is for his own good!" The Third, hearing this, lowered his head, his eyes hidden by the hat, and repeated, not opposing further.

Next, the chunin teacher reported on some of the more outstanding students, most of whom were from prestigious families.

During this time, the Third remained silent until he mentioned the civilian Fujiwara Senya, finally lifting his head, "Is he from the Fujiwara family?"

The chunin teacher replied, "Yes, Hokage-sama. In the first grade, apart from Itachi, Fujiwara, the orphan of a special jounin, has the best talent. Although he is far from Uchiha Itachi, he is still quite excellent in all aspects. With proper training, he has a bright future."

"Is that so... It seems the Fujiwara family has a good child!" The Third Hokage mused, and no one knew what he was thinking. Danzo and the others were completely focused on Uchiha Itachi, somewhat disdainful of the so-called civilian genius Fujiwara Senya.

Of course, this was exactly what Fujiwara Senya wanted to see.

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