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Chapter 31: The Fourth Hokage Is a Real One
🕑 Added 2025-02-02 11:04:39 +0000 UTCOn the way to the ninja school, Makoto walked with an excited look on his face. He was eager to shed the title of "dead last" and rise to the top of the class.
However, upon arriving at school, he realized he had been overthinking things.
There was indeed a test today, just as he had anticipated. But it was nothing like the ninja battle he had imagined. Instead, what awaited him was a pile of papers—written exams, filled with countless questions.
This was completely different from what he had expected!
Makoto stared blankly at the test paper, quickly realizing he couldn’t understand a single thing. It was as if he were reading an ancient, unreadable script.
‘What the hell is this nonsense?’ he thought, utterly bewildered.
Back in his previous life, he had taken so many exams that he nearly coughed up blood. He never imagined that after transmigrating into the world of Naruto, he would still have to deal with this torture!
‘Aren’t ninjas supposed to be assassins? Aren’t they supposed to fight and eliminate their enemies? Why on earth do we need to take cultural exams?’ His frustration grew as he wondered who had come up with this ridiculous idea.
[Uchiha Izuna: Holy shit! Ninjas nowadays have to take theory tests? Is this a ninja school or a regular academy?]
[Uchiha Madara: This is hilarious. Tobirama, is this the ninja school you created? You’re seriously making them do written exams? This is what Konoha considers proper ninja training?]
[Senju Tobirama: Shut up, Madara! You know nothing! Ninja school provides well-rounded training in all areas. A truly excellent ninja must be developed in every aspect! ]
[Uchiha Madara: Oh, sure! And then those so-called ‘excellent ninjas’ get wiped out in a real fight within seconds!]
Makoto sighed as he looked at the test paper in front of him. His initial dream of becoming the top student had just taken a serious hit. At this rate, he might even end up competing with Naruto for last place!
The first question on the test paper.
[How is Chakra formed in a ninja?]
The moment he picked up a pencil as if he was about to write an answer, the big shots in the group chat turned their attention to him.
[Senju Tobirama: This is a question? How did something so basic make it onto an exam? Even a three-year-old knows this! Isn’t this common sense?]
[Uchiha Madara: I’m dying of laughter! Tobirama, this is what you call a well-rounded education? Even an idiot would know the answer to this! ]
[Ito Makoto: Oh? So you know the answer, Madara?]
[Uchiha Madara: Of course, I do! What kind of question is that? ]
[Senju Tobirama: Hahahaha! Didn’t you just say only idiots would know the answer? So, you’re admitting you’re one?]
[Uchiha Madara: ……Fine. Then I don’t know! ]
[Senju Tobirama: Hahaha! You just said even idiots know the answer, but now you claim you don’t! Does that mean you’re worse than an idiot?]
[Uchiha Madara: TOBIRAMA, SHUT UP!! stop messing with me! ]
Despite teasing Madara, Tobirama couldn’t help but feel puzzled. Such questions would never have appeared in the ninja school he originally founded. Has the curriculum really been dumbed down that much over the years?
Makoto read the first question again and realized it was something he actually knew. Confidently, he wrote down:
[Chakra is produced by the combination of physical energy and spiritual energy.]
Feeling relieved, he moved on to the next question.
[As a ninja, after completely depleting your Chakra, how long does it take to fully recover?]
Makoto stared at the question, completely dumbfounded.
‘How the hell am I supposed to know this?’ he thought in frustration. ‘Why would anyone time their Chakra recovery? What's the point of this question?’
[Ito Makoto: Uh… does anyone know the answer to this?]
[Uchiha Madara: Easy! It only takes half an hour!]
[Hyuga Hizashi: Damn!]
[Namikaze Minato: Damn! As expected of a true powerhouse. Full recovery in just thirty minutes? That’s insane!]
[Senju Hashirama: Is it really half an hour? But why does it only take me ten minutes?]
[Hyuga Hizashi: I—WHAT?!]
[Namikaze Minato: This is ridiculous. The two of you really are monsters! ]
IMakoto blinked in shock. ‘Half an hour? Ten minutes? Something doesn’t add up here…’
He recalled that in the original anime, characters who exhausted their Chakra usually needed to rest for a long time before recovering. Could these two be exceptions?
[Uchiha Madara: What? That’s already considered slow. Half an hour is my usual recovery time!]
[Senju Hashirama: Right! And for me, it only takes ten minutes!]
[Uchiha Madara: Shut up, Hashirama! You’re built differently! You’re basically cheating with your absurd stamina!]
That was when it hit Makoto.
‘Fuck! These two are not normal ninjas. I was about to write their answers down and completely screw myself over!’
[Ito Makoto: Madara… you do realize that your recovery speed is not the same as a regular ninja’s, right? Your half-hour timing is specific to you, correct? ]
[Uchiha Madara: Of course! How else would I know? I never asked anyone else!]
[Ito Makoto: Then stop talking already! You and Hashirama are complete freaks. Can’t you guys think like normal ninjas for once? ]
[Namikaze Minato: Exactly! A normal ninja takes at least eight hours to fully recover. That’s the correct answer!]
[Ito Makoto: Thank you, Fourth Hokage. You’re a real one! ]
[Uchiha Madara: What’s wrong with my answer? It’s not my fault that I’m built different!]
[Ito Makoto: ….…]
Makoto rubbed his temples, feeling exhausted already. There was still an entire test paper to go through, yet just answering two questions had already given him a headache.
More importantly, if he listened to Madara and Hashirama, he might just end up failing even harder. Thankfully, at least Minato was around. If the whole group had been full of lunatics like those two, Makoto would have lost his mind.
After all, neither Madara or Hashirama were normal ninjas in any way.
If he relied on their answers, he’d definitely fail this test and he would definitely place dead last.
Truly, the Fourth Hokage was a real one.
