The next day, at the Senju Tobirama Residence.
Senju Tobirama stared at the blood sample, his eyes bloodshot.
He simply couldn't understand how the bloodlines of the Senju and Uchiha could be from the same origin.
If the data wasn't wrong, this meant that in ancient times, the Senju and Uchiha had a blood relationship.
This was a bit terrifying to think about…
No one would have thought that two clans who had been fighting each other for so long would actually be related by blood.
Just then, Renye's call pulled him back to reality.
“Uncle, I’m off to school.”
Then, he heard the sound of Renye's footsteps leaving.
Upon hearing this, Senju Tobirama realized that it was already morning.
Unconsciously, an entire night had passed.
He looked at the mountain of books piled in front of him, his face filled with worry.
“What exactly is the truth?”
He had scoured through all the historical records of the Senju Clan but had found no mention of the two clans sharing the same origin.
This meant that for thousands of years, he was the first person to discover this matter.
Senju Tobirama was very excited; as long as he successfully deciphered this secret, he would be able to understand the Uchiha even better, and thus come up with an excellent method to deal with them.
“The inherently evil Uchiha, I will not give up!”
With that, he continued to pore over the mountain of documents.
— — — — — —
Ninja World School.
Today was the day of the final exams.
Renye purposely arrived at school early to make time for last-minute review.
He had accidentally fallen asleep last night.
If he didn't review now, he would truly be finished!
He didn't want to be at the bottom for the theoretical exam again…
“Renye-kun, you're here so early today?” Nara Hon'ya asked, looking surprised.
“It's exam time, so I came early to review,” Renye said, taking out his textbook and starting to review.
As the saying goes, sharpening your spear before battle, even if it's not sharp, it will still shine.
Nara Hon'ya scratched his head and asked confusedly, “Is there really a need to review such basic knowledge?”
Renye: “…”
He felt like this guy was humblebragging.
Just then, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura walked into the classroom.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was a bit surprised, “Oh, Renye-kun, you're here so early?”
“Just here to read some books,” Renye said.
“Heh heh, what were you doing earlier?” Danzo Shimura sneered disdainfully.
He usually slept in class, but now that it was exam time, he was getting anxious.
What had he been doing?
Renye looked up, annoyed, “For the practical assessment this afternoon, you'd better pray you don't run into me, or I'll beat the shit out of you!”
He was already annoyed about the theoretical exam, and this guy had to come over and mock him.
Danzo Shimura's face alternated between green and pale, and he clenched his fists in anger.
Renye's strength ranked in the top five in the class, and if he really encountered him this afternoon, he would genuinely struggle to win…
He felt extremely unwilling; he had clearly trained diligently, so why couldn't he catch up to these guys?
Hiruzen, Hyuga Yushu, Uchiha Kagami, Uchiha Renye, and even Uchiha Refū could all surpass him!
“Uchiha…damn Uchiha!”
Among the five strongest people in the class, three of them were Uchiha.
In Danzo Shimura's heart, a seed of jealousy towards the Uchiha gradually began to sprout.
Ninja from prominent clans simply had higher talent than those from ordinary families like his.
If his talent were a little stronger, first place would be his.
Renye had barely turned a few pages when Senju Takuma entered the classroom with a stack of test papers.
“The final exam begins! Everyone, be honest!”
“If anyone is caught cheating, it's an automatic zero!”
The final exam was different from the Chunin Exams; cheating was truly not allowed here.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered reviewing.
“I hope I can do well this time,” Renye prayed in his heart.
Senju Tobirama had mentioned yesterday that this exam was very important.
Although he didn't know why, doing well couldn't hurt.
Renye received the test paper and was immediately dumbfounded by the questions on it.
“What the hell are these questions?!”
There weren't many questions on the paper, but he basically didn't know any of them…
There were a total of five main questions, ten points each, for a total of fifty points.
I. Basic Questions:
【Who were the first leaders of Konoha Village, Hidden Mist Village, Iwagakure, Hidden Cloud Village, and Hidden Sand Village, respectively?】
Renye: “This one's easy!”
【First Hokage Senju Hashirama!】
As for the Kage of the other Villages, he didn't know.
What the hell, who would be bored enough to care what the Kage of other Villages were called?!
He only knew the Kage after the Second, but he truly didn't know the Firsts.
II. History and Culture Questions:
【The landmark event that marked the end of the Sengoku period was ______, and what role did it play in the Ninja Village system of the Five Great Nations?】
Renye: “Tsk, a bit difficult…”
He thought for a moment and wrote: 【The Uchiha's defeat.】
As for the rest…he didn't know, so he left it blank for now.
III. Ninjutsu Principle Questions:
【What is the core principle of Medical Ninjutsu? What key steps should be paid attention to when treating bone fractures and toxin infections?】
Renye scratched his head, “I'm not a Medical Ninja, am I?”
Shouldn't these kinds of questions be answered by Medical Ninja?
He wasn't a Medical Ninja, after all…
Forget it, he'd leave this question blank too.
IV. Tactical Analysis Questions:
【When performing a reconnaissance mission, what anti-reconnaissance measures should be taken? Please propose three solutions, combining terrain and Ninjutsu.】
Renye was so excited he had tears in his eyes: “Haha, I finally know one!”
【Eliminate footprints, conceal one's figure, and mask Chakra!】
V. Open-ended Discussion Question:
【Please elaborate on the symbolic meaning of the “Ninja Forehead Protector” and analyze its practical role in diplomacy and mission execution.】
Renye: “…”
What kind of questions were these?
Forget it, he was tired, so he'd just leave it at that.
If he failed, he failed.
Anyway, it wasn't the first time.
Indeed, he wasn't cut out for studying.
While other classmates were diligently answering the questions, Renye chose to put his head down on the desk and sleep.
Senju Takuma saw Renye sleeping and raised an eyebrow.
Had this kid finished so quickly?
He quietly walked over to Renye's side and his gaze fell on the test paper.
Out of the five blanks in the first question, only one was answered.
Senju Takuma frowned and looked at the second question.
When he saw Renye's answer, his vision went black.
What the hell was “The Uchiha's defeat”?!
The answer to this question should have been 【The establishment of Konoha Village】!
He continued to look at the third question—it was completely blank.
Senju Takuma: “…”
The fourth question's answer was incomplete; he could only give three out of ten points.
The fifth question was still blank.
Senju Takuma's eyelids twitched wildly, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.
He didn't even know these basic questions, meaning this kid hadn't listened to a single class!
Adding the 2 points from the first question's answer and the 3 points from the fourth question's answer, Renye's theoretical score was already out.
A shockingly high 5 points!!!
Senju Takuma fell into self-doubt.
This kid, Renye…was he even human?
He had probably already transcended the realm of humans!
Although Ninja valued strength and didn't require too much education.
But it couldn't be too low, could it?
He scored 5 points in the cultural class…
In all his years, this was truly the first time he had seen such a thing!