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Chapter Eleven -- Tests second part
The fourth group had begun.
This group was (Obito)'s group.
Screeech!
The sharp, unpleasant sound of the starting signal ripped through the air.
This time, I couldn't make out any other main person besides him.
The reason was simple, and as plain as the nose on my face: there were just too many other students in this group.
A seething, jostling mass of youthful ambition and nervous energy.
(Obito) was clear to me, positioned right at the forefront.
At the start of the race, he ran at a moderate pace.
His sneakers slapped against the packed earth with a steady, almost rhythmic thump, thump, thump.
The other students ran with the same intensity as him, a wave of little legs churning up dust.
Their collective panting filled the air, a desperate symphony of exertion.
But in the end, he managed to overcome them and secure first place.
He put on a sudden, shocking burst of speed, his small form shooting forward like a cork from a bottle.
The crowd gasped, a single, sharp intake of breath.
There was a group of clan children in the running race as well.
I could see the proud, distinct emblems on their jackets.
But it seemed they hadn't been trained extensively in endurance.
Perhaps they trained them more in chakra control.
In the end, most ninja clans train their children in their specific ninja arts and ignore civilian training in the beginning.
The air around them seemed to crackle with unspent, specialized energy.
Because the children are still small, and they don't want to hinder their growth.
Usually, a child's strength at the beginning of the entrance exam depends on the child's own level.
Their own natural, primal, physical strength.
In the end, when (Obito) won, there were many looking at him, especially from the civilians.
A murmur rippled through the spectators, a wave of surprise and curiosity.
(Sosuke) noticed that some members of the Uchiha clan were also surprised by the boy's victory.
This was something (Sosuke) found strange.
He still didn't know the reason that made everyone ignore (Obito) so much, even though he possessed good talent.
Especially the members of his Uchiha clan, who usually care for each other.
It's true they are arrogant against people outside their clan, but they are good with each other.
Their cold, shared pride was a well-known fact.
Anyway, he stopped thinking and returned a greeting to (Obito), who was looking at him.
A slight, almost imperceptible nod from (Sosuke).
"Look, sensei! I won!"
Clearly, he wanted that to be for me.
But I just smiled at him and waved a little.
I had told him not to point at me.
It would be a problem if many people knew a Chunin was teaching a member of the Uchiha clan.
His position would be bad.
Maybe they wouldn't do anything, or maybe they wouldn't care.
But taking caution is better than regret.
This is what (Sosuke) wanted to think at this time.
The memory of that cautious thought left a bitter taste in his mouth.
Anyway, after the end of this round, the other rounds were with another main character.
I noticed that individuals whose names I didn't know were also present here.
A parade of unfamiliar, youthful faces, their features blurred by the crowd.
But I recognized their shapes, even though they were small.
In the end, they were a little distinctive.
But the most prominent person among them was (Kakashi).
He was fast enough to surpass the children quickly and finish in the end.
It wasn't a run; it was a blur, a whisper of movement.
Whoosh.
I noticed that his father, the White Fang, was smiling at him.
A rare, genuine smile that crinkled the corners of his eyes.
In addition, the civilians were cheering for him.
Their voices rose in a warm, enthusiastic roar.
In addition to that, it was obvious from the expressions of many clan members and young youths who were looking at (Kakashi) with envy.
Their eyes were sharp, glinting with a mixture of admiration and resentment.
While the older ones were looking at him as if they appreciated his immense innate talent.
And that was true, in the end.
The boy might be the strongest person in his class at this moment.
No, he is.
Because he is literally a genius.
I can imagine that the only reason (Kakashi) joins the tests is nothing but pressure from his father, who forces him to join.
The weight of a famous name, a legacy too heavy for small shoulders.
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"The test is over. Now the second test will begin, which is the chakra control test. While the final test, the written exam, is only offered to those who fail the chakra exam or cannot perform it."
Instructor (Nino) said this to all the students.
Those who heard him, some civilian students who couldn't control chakra, were sad.
Their shoulders slumped, faces falling like deflated balloons.
Because they couldn't pass this exam.
In addition, I noticed that some civilians were also sad.
Perhaps they hadn't been taught chakra control, or their talent was weak.
In the end, Konoha Village was interested in training talents, especially orphans.
Because they don't possess families, their loyalty to the village would be stronger if they were trained.
If an orphan couldn't master chakra control, this only meant one thing: his talent was very weak.
And therefore, the village ignored him because he was of no value to it.
Maybe he would work a normal job when he grew up.
A faceless cog in the great machine of the village.
Anyway, (Sosuke) watched the students line up next to each other.
They shuffled into place, a line of hope and dread.
While (Nino) was explaining the basics of the exam to them.
"You will hold a leaf."
He grabbed a small leaf from the trees and placed it in his hand.
The dry, papery rustle of the leaf was unnaturally loud in the tense silence.
He turned his palm face down.
But most of the civilians who hadn't seen this before were surprised.
The leaf that Instructor (Nino) held didn't fall to the ground.
It was stuck to the palm of his hand, which was pointing downward.
It defied gravity, a simple, impossible magic trick.
After he finished the demonstration, he told them what they would do.
"As you can see, this is the basic chakra control method. By sticking the leaf to your hand for a sufficient period, which is at least ten minutes, you will pass the control test. As for those who can exceed ten minutes, they will be the ones who can reach the top ten ranks. Is this understood?"
(Sosuke) grasped the essence of the exam that (Nino) said.
This exam simply tested basic chakra control.
The maximum period of ten minutes for holding one leaf was very easy for most clan members.
At the same time, it was a little difficult for civilians who didn't possess talent.
But for the individuals who trained in it, they would eventually be able to do it relatively easily.
However, the real test was to show the hidden talent of distinguished individuals.
By saying that those who exceed ten minutes will be the ones who get the top ten ranks, he was telling all the clan members that their children must exert effort to exceed the ten-minute period and continue.
In the end, displaying a clan's prestige comes from its children.
Especially if those children are geniuses and capable of showing their distinction among other individuals.
Of course, this was also one of the reasons for establishing the ninja academy.
In the end, why would a ninja clan send its children to the ninja academy when they could teach them their specific arts by themselves?
There is one reason children are sent to the ninja academy: to show the clan's strength through its children to all people, to boast and increase the clan's prestige.
A clear and direct method, but also applicable at this moment.
A political game played with children as pawns.
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"Certainly, I will succeed."
After Instructor (Nino) stated the exam's conditions, I couldn't help but think of my teacher.
He was right.
This was the exam I needed to excel in.
I had exerted effort for weeks to master basic chakra control.
I am sure of my ability to stick the leaf for at least thirty minutes.
And that's with dozens of leaves, not just one.
A confident, almost arrogant thought.
Suddenly, I heard a voice coming from a place and recognized the owner of the voice, who was (Guy).
(Guy) was a little flustered, and he even looked as if he had partially lost his enthusiasm.
His usual vibrant energy was dimmed, replaced by a nervous slump.
I approached him and asked in a low voice, "What's going on with you, (Guy)? Is there a problem?"
(Guy) was surprised to hear my voice.
(Obito) coming from his side, his distracting thoughts vanished, and he smiled.
But at the same time, (Obito) noticed that (Guy)'s trembling was still present.
A fine, almost imperceptible shake in his hands.
"Nothing, I just…"
He ruffled the hair on his head, a frustrated, jerky movement.
Sigh.
"I can't control my chakra yet."
(Obito) was perplexed.
He had thought (Guy) would easily pass the exam.
With his excellent physical strength, he would have large amounts of chakra.
My teacher had told me about people who train their bodies possessing a good amount of chakra.
Even that might help with control through the pressure exerted on the spirit to increase spiritual power, which raises chakra.
And if the forces control passively...
"(Guy), pull yourself together. My teacher told me it's easy. All you have to do is hold a tree leaf for ten minutes. I'm sure you will succeed if you take a deep breath and control your chakra well."
The words felt hollow even as he said them.
"Do you really think so, (Obito)?" (Guy) asked.
He had tried so hard to control his chakra.
But his father always told him he just needed some time and enough focus on control, and he would succeed.
Yet he had always tried, but he always failed, and he didn't know the reason.
"I can never control my chakra at all. The thing is, every time I tried to perform this skill, I failed one way or another. Always. Sometimes it slips off after just one minute. So I don't know what to do. I don't want to fail."
The confession was a whisper of pure despair.
(Obito) was unable to speak.
He had only met (Guy) today.
Yet he felt close to the boy in a way he didn't understand.
Therefore, he wanted to help.
He thought of a way to find a solution.
He remembered something his teacher had told him when he started the leaf exercise, back when he was always failing.
"(Obito), don't try to control the chakra everywhere to hold the leaf."
Then the teacher grabbed a pen, took it out of his pocket, and drew a circle around (Obito)'s hand.
He did the same on his own hand.
Scritch, scratch. The pen made a soft, precise sound.
After that, he said, "Look, focus only on the point where the circle is. This will concentrate your chakra in one point. It will speed up the sticking process and also make it more automatic."
After (Obito) did that, he succeeded quickly and discovered this method was effective.
Now, at this moment, looking at (Guy), he smiled and took out a pen he also had with him.
He had bought it days ago.
He had wanted to imitate his teacher.
He always saw him taking out a pen and writing some things in his notebook.
Of course, he didn't understand why the teacher did that and didn't ask at the time.
But he had also decided to buy a pen and notebook to write things down, hoping to understand the teacher's way of thinking.
And now he found this matter was useful.
"Look, (Guy)."
(Guy) turned to (Obito), confused, watching (Obito) reach out and take (Guy)'s fist.
(Guy) didn't mind and surrendered his fist.
(Obito) opened the palm of (Guy)'s hand and drew a circle.
The pen tip was cool and ticklish against (Guy)'s skin.
Fwip.
Then he said, "Listen to me carefully. I was just like you, I couldn't control it either. But my teacher told me this method. When you try to hold the leaf, you send power and chakra to all parts of your hand, which makes the control a little weaker, and that can hinder the process of sticking the leaf. But by drawing a circle, you can specify the point where you want to gather chakra, which makes it easier to do."
(Obito) was trying to explain things calmly so (Guy) would understand everything.
But (Guy) was confused.
However, in a moment, his eyes lit up.
A spark of understanding in the deep, dark well of his confusion.
"Right! It's like training. Instead of training the whole body at once, you train your specific parts first before doing the work, isn't that so?"
Suddenly, (Guy)'s eyes were shining as if he understood the training method.
(Obito) was surprised by that.
But when he thought about it, he found (Guy)'s way of thinking was also correct.
So he smiled and told him he was right.
In the end, before they could start doing a preliminary test, the voice of the instructors came and told them:
"Get ready now. The test will begin. Each one of you takes a leaf and places it in your hand. When I say 'go,' you will start doing it."
And so, (Obito) and (Guy) couldn't do a preliminary trial.
But (Guy) smiled and said to me, (Obito), "Don't worry, I will do it. I will show my youth!"
His voice was a little louder now, a flicker of his old fire.
"I'm sure you will succeed, (Guy)," (Obito) said that before walking away and taking a leaf from the ground.
The leaf was dry, brittle, and unassuming.
At the same time, he hoped (Guy) would succeed with him in this test.
He hoped the circle would be enough.
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A heart for the readers who endured this chapter's gloom.
A smile from the author,grateful for your company in the shadows.
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