Before they knew it, Naruto and the other new students had been studying in the Ninja Academy for more than half a month.
During this half month, they naturally studied theoretical courses. In addition to the history of the ninja world and Konoha, they also needed to learn everything about ninjas. After all, before this, most of the freshmen had no idea about the ninja world.
Ninjas need more than just brute force.
The fact that Naruto is the son of the Hokage was known to the whole school, so there were still people surrounding him. However, for the students of the Ninja Academy, this kind of thing was only a momentary excitement. So, after about ten days, Naruto's school life returned to normal.
Of course, learning theoretical knowledge made him extremely anxious. There was constant noise in the classroom.
Iruka walked into the classroom carrying the textbooks, and the sound that could be heard even outside the academy finally quieted down.
Sitting by the window, Naruto rested his chin on the desk, looking dejected because he felt that these daily theoretical classes were more difficult than practicing.
Iruka glanced around the class and said, "It has been almost half a month since the start of the school year. The study of theoretical courses will come to a temporary halt. Today, we have practical training."
As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of the boys and girls in the class lit up, and their young faces were filled with anticipation.
Naruto also sat up straight at once, his previous dejection disappearing instantly as he looked full of energy.
"Teacher, what are we going to learn today? Chakra training, Taijutsu, or Shuriken techniques?" a student called out.
At this time, many students still seemed impatient. The boring theoretical classes these days had made not only Naruto, but most of the students feel bored and tired.
In the minds of these new students in the Ninja Academy, ninja was synonymous with strength, so they were quite curious about what aspect of ninja training the teacher would teach them next.
Looking at the boys and girls in front of him with expectant eyes, Iruka smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's still too early for you to learn these things. Today, the practical training content is running."
"Running?" All the students were stunned and very confused. What kind of ninja practice is running?
"Hehe." Seeing this, Iruka chuckled and said, "One of the most obvious signs of a ninja is their mobility beyond that of ordinary people. Therefore, running training is essential for ninjas."
"You all do have the potential to become ninjas, so you were recruited into the Academy, but I also taught you that chakra is the product of the combination of physical energy and spiritual energy."
"Running training is the best way to enhance your body's energy. Only by doing this well can you become a qualified ninja in the future."
Ninjas can use chakra to restore their physical strength, but in order to condense powerful chakra, they must first possess a physique that surpasses that of ordinary people. Moreover, the stronger the physical fitness, the greater the body's strength will be. This is also the basis for practicing taijutsu and shurikenjutsu.
"Don't think this is just ordinary running training. Our training today is..." Iruka paused for effect, "Run around the entire Konoha ten times!"
For ordinary ninjas or even senior students in the Academy, the intensity of this training was actually not too great. However, for these students who had not received any practical training, it was different. Most of the students' expressions suddenly changed and their eyes became bitter.
The expressions of Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, and other children from ninja families did not change much. This kind of training they had completed before entering the Academy. More than a year ago, Hinata had accidentally bumped into Naruto who suddenly rushed out of Ichiraku Ramen Restaurant, probably during one of his training sessions.
"Okay, everyone get ready. Everyone will gather outside the school gate in five minutes," Iruka said and walked out of the classroom.
At this time, many students in the classroom looked at each other, their faces looking a little pained before the training even began. However, this was just a small ordeal before they became true ninjas.
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Five minutes later, outside the gate of the Ninja Academy.
Swish!
Iruka suddenly appeared in front of the dozens of freshmen who had gathered.
"Is everyone ready?" Iruka said calmly, looking at the students in front of him, most of whom looked bitter.
"We are ready," the students answered, but their tone was a little low. Running around Konoha ten times was something that even some adults cannot accomplish.
Iruka didn't continue asking them because he saw two students looking at each other, eager to try.
"Before we begin, let me say one last thing. Although this is just a training session..." Iruka paused, "But I will still keep track of everyone's results. After the training is over, the last person will need to do an extra 500 squats."
Compared to the main training, these squats were nothing, but after running around Konoha ten times, this kind of punishment would have a completely different effect.
Many students swallowed nervously and made up their minds that they would never be the last one.
"Well, let's get started," Iruka said.
After saying that, all the students turned around and looked at the streets of Konoha in front of them with focused expressions.
In the crowd, Sasuke and Naruto looked at each other, and there was suddenly a fiery look in their eyes.
"Preparation..." Iruka called out.
"Start!"
Swish!
As soon as the words fell, two figures among dozens of students rushed out like arrows from a bow. At their speed, they soon disappeared at the end of the street.
"So fast..." Many students sighed as they watched the two figures disappear from their sight in the blink of an eye.
"It's really fast, but at this speed, they can't sustain it for too long..." Iruka did not chase after Naruto and Sasuke. He knew that the two knew how to control chakra to restore their physical strength. However, even so, this speed could not be maintained until the end of the training.
Apart from these two, among the freshman team, Hinata and others were naturally at the front of the crowd. Their abilities may not necessarily be worse than Naruto and Sasuke, but it seemed that they had no desire to compete with those two.
Swish!
On the streets of Konoha, Sasuke and Naruto ran side by side, neither giving way to the other.
Suddenly, Sasuke slowed down for a moment, and Naruto glanced sideways with a smile on his face.
"Bang!"
With a collision, Naruto directly bumped into a man who was about to go out to deliver takeaway food.
"Naruto!" When Teuchi saw that it was Naruto who knocked him over, he shouted angrily.
"I'm sorry, uncle!" Naruto immediately stood up because just a moment ago, Sasuke had surpassed him.
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