"You spent all your money on this Kunai. What about yourself?" Uchiha En asked.
"It's fine. The clan won't let me starve. I'm a genius!"
Uchiha En smiled upon hearing this. After taking Shisui's Kunai, he retrieved his mother's relic from his Storage Ring—a short sword capable of conducting Chakra.
"Shisui, by the time you graduate, I estimate I'll still be on the battlefield. Consider this short sword my early graduation gift to you." After speaking, Uchiha En tossed the short sword to Shisui.
Shisui subconsciously caught the short sword. Before he could say anything, Uchiha En's figure had already vanished from the spot.
Shisui slowly drew the short sword and found that this blade could also conduct Chakra. He carefully put the sword away and muttered, "Senior, you must come back alive!"
Uchiha En arrived at the Ninja Academy. Most of the students in the class had already arrived. They all looked excited, showing no signs of nervousness.
However, the students in Class 1 and Class 2 truly didn't need to be nervous about the Graduation Exam. The written exam teacher said it wasn't important, and the Three Basic Jutsu posed no difficulty for them.
The Graduation Exam officially began at 9 AM. First was the Written Test. After the teacher handed out the papers, Uchiha En glanced over them and saw that most of the questions were related to the war, with the rest covering things like the Will of Fire.
Uchiha En immediately locked onto Hyuga Asana, activated his Sharingan, and copied the entire test paper, mimicking Uchiha Sasuke's actions in the original work.
After the Written Test, the Three Basic Jutsu test immediately followed.
The teacher called out the names of the class members one by one. Those whose names were called went up to demonstrate the Three Basic Jutsu according to the teacher's requirements.
Uchiha En drew the Transformation Jutsu. The teacher requested him to transform into the appearance of a certain classmate. Uchiha En performed the hand signs and passed the exam with the most perfect execution.
The pass rate for this Graduation Exam was 100%. Not a single student in the fourth year was held back.
Thinking about it, it made sense. Regardless of whether they could pass the exam, no one would be held back this time. There could never be too much cannon fodder.
Afterward, the teacher distributed Konoha Headbands to the students. With this, they officially became Konoha Genin.
In times of war, everything is simplified, making the troublesome stunts Naruto pulled in the original work even more impossible.
The teacher directly announced the team assignments publicly. As expected, Uchiha En, Hyuga Asana, and Yamanaka Teruzuki were assigned to Team One.
"Your Guiding Teacher will come to the classroom to find you at two in the afternoon. I hope everyone survives the battlefield. You are dismissed now!" After saying this, the teacher turned and left.
"It's two in the afternoon. En, Asana, we still have over two hours. Should we go grab lunch?" Yamanaka Teruzuki asked.
"Sure! We can discuss how to deal with this Guiding Teacher." Uchiha En said.
"Deal with the teacher?"
"Yes. If nothing unexpected happens, our teacher will conduct an Assessment to gauge our approximate strength. Although this Assessment won't affect us becoming Ninja, leaving a good impression on the teacher will definitely benefit our future development." Uchiha En said.
"But we don't know who the teacher is."
"That's not important. The key is how we cooperate among ourselves," Hyuga Asana said.
"Alright, alright! Don't talk about it here. Let's go eat first and discuss it on the way!" After saying this, Uchiha En got up and left.
Seeing this, Hyuga Asana and Yamanaka Teruzuki followed suit and left.
At 1:30 PM, the three of them returned to the school.
At two o'clock, the other classmates returned.
Before long, the Guiding Teachers came in one after another and led their respective Squads away.
Uchiha En didn't know much about these Guiding Teachers, but he learned from Hyuga Asana and Yamanaka Teruzuki that half of the Guiding Teachers who had entered so far were Chunin, and the rest were Special Jonin. Not a single proper Jonin had appeared yet.
Since even a class like Class Two didn't have a Jonin serving as a Guiding Teacher, it showed just how strained Konoha's manpower truly was!
"Yamanaka Teruzuki, Hyuga Asana, Uchiha En, follow me."
The sudden voice from the doorway interrupted Uchiha En's thoughts.
Uchiha En looked up and saw a man standing at the door wearing black Sunglasses, sporting a beard, and carrying a massive jar on his back.
After the man finished speaking, he didn't look at them but walked straight out of the classroom.
Seeing this, the three quickly followed.
Along the way, the man didn't say a word to them, simply leading them silently to a Training Ground near the school.
Upon arriving at the Training Ground, the man stopped and said, "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Aburame Shibi, a Jonin of the Aburame Clan."
Hearing the name Aburame Shibi, Uchiha En first recalled the movie *Lost Tower*, where the young Aburame Shibi performed a mission in Rōran alongside Minato Namikaze and Akimichi Choza.
Later, they met Naruto, who had traveled through time, and together with Naruto, they dealt with Anrokuzan, who had caused the Ryūmyaku power to become abnormal.
Other than that, Uchiha En only remembered that he was Shino Aburame's father, seemed quite skilled at handling insects, and had no other distinct impression.
It was actually very normal for Uchiha En to have little impression of Aburame Shibi, as his screentime in the original work was minimal, and the description of Aburame Shibi in the official data books focused mainly on insect control.
Aburame Shibi's expertise in insect control was unmatched in the Ninja World. As Shino's parent, Shibi collected and cultivated many Secret Insects.
Shibi could manipulate a large number of insects for attack, defense, and restraining enemies.
In actual combat, Shibi could even release these insects all at once to instantly devour the lives of enemies.
After Aburame Shibi finished his self-introduction, he fell silent, simply turning his head to look at Yamanaka Teruzuki.
Yamanaka Teruzuki didn't understand what Aburame Shibi meant. Uchiha En shook his head helplessly and began his self-introduction: "My name is Uchiha En. My Chakra nature is—"
"Next!" Aburame Shibi said after Uchiha En finished introducing himself.
Hearing this, Yamanaka Teruzuki immediately stated his situation, followed by Hyuga Asana.
After all three had finished their self-introductions, Aburame Shibi said, "Hokage-sama assigned me to be your Guiding Teacher. To be honest, I didn't want to come, as I prefer executing missions alone.
However, the frontline Reconnaissance Squads have suffered heavy losses, especially near the Land of Bears. The number of Squads capable of performing reconnaissance missions is critically low.
In a war between Ninja, intelligence is extremely important. Without Reconnaissance Squads, the situation on the battlefield is severely disadvantaged.
Yet, Genin who have just entered the battlefield, even those with Bloodline Limits like the Byakugan or Sharingan, find it difficult to be effective in reconnaissance. Therefore, you need systematic training so you can quickly grow into a qualified Reconnaissance Squad.
Our Aburame Clan excels most at reconnaissance, which is why I was assigned to be your Guiding Teacher."