"Are you sure you want to graduate this early?"
Kuzuki sensei asks me with a serious expression. Quickly nodding to his question Kuzuki adopts a tired expression.
He was now my sixth teacher.
And as soon as my grade went up, I definitely caused some headaches due to me wanting to graduate early. Thankfully the shadow of the hokage basically has the authority of a kage on the Village. It's like getting a good job through nepotism out of collage.
I feel bad for him.
Sigh-
"I've gotten permission from my clan head." I tell him.
Currently I'm at the academy after the end of all the classes as I want to do the exam in private. There's no need for people to know my abilities. The rumour of me graduating just half a year after joining the academy is enough.
They just need my results and I'll give it to them.
Walking into the empty classroom I see Kuzuki sensei holding multiple papers seemingly looking between them all.
"Just sit anywhere Raiden, I'll give you the test papers and tell you the rules shortly." He explains.
Quietly making my way to the closest seat I and sitting down my eyes started to dart around the classroom.
Sensei was finally able to get the test papers and started to make his way to me.
"Raiden, the test will have the time limit of three hours so try your best and double check your answers." Hearing this I nod, while a neat pile of papers appear before me.
Taking the papers in his hand that I see are in order, I immediately start.
'This is stuff I learnt when I was three man.' I thought to myself while answering questions.
The first section of the test was maths nothing too special and was dealt with easily.
The second and third part were History and some Geography which were very interesting subjects. History was a subject I loved a lot as a kid in the Naruto world of course.
So much information the anime didn't give us like Hiruzens feats of destroying whole battalions of enemies by himself. Honestly with all of his achievements no wonder he's called the God of Shinobi.
Not all armies could use mass ninjutsus.
So of course a guy who could make hundred of thousands of shadow shuriken would wreak havoc on the battlefield.
On top of technically having no weaknesses being proficient in all elements.
So there wasn't a clear way to beat Hiruzen unless you overpowered him by so much it wouldn't make a difference. But he would always have an army with him, it was war after all. The Third couldn't be killed if he had backup, with his strengths of having no weaknesses.
His whole kit is spamming AOE attacks with an elite Joinin summon that helps in taijutsu. On top of bro already specialising in Bukijutsu.
What is the plot here.
With the Hyuga to patrol, Aburame to patrol, Inazuka to patrol and Uchiha to patrol he's the most protected Hokage in Naruto.
'Good luck sneaking up on bro for real.' I thought wincing at the brutal fights of the past. That shit must of been hell for other villages.
No Kage has really had a "successfull" attack against him in a fight.
If he was by himself sure, he could lose to an army.
But a one on one he doesn't need to stress about keeping his army safe.
Be wary of old men in proffesions where they die young.
Alright lets stop the glazing, I have not seen this man in combat.
After an hour I finished the test and gave it to Kuzuki sensei who was a bit sceptical at first but ended up shaken when he marked the sheet.
"A perfect score Raiden, w-well done! That's Academy history right here, I'll double check with other teachers but its already guaranteed." He says still in shock.
"It's now time for shurikenjutsu."
Seeing Sensei calm down I start to smirk.
…
"Here are all the equipment you need, begin when you feel like it."
Hearing this I just immediately without wasting anytime proceed to throw 3 shuriken in each hand all at the same time.
Thump-
All of the six Shuriken hit the middle of each of their targets flawlessly. Taking the last four my hands quickly throw two a piece in head hand.
Which flawlessly hit the targets.
The same happened with the Kunai throwing test with me getting full marks. I ended up getting a few more extra marks when I got a perfect score for senbons as well. But for that test, I was limited to throwing one as my skills with that weapon isn't goof.
Feels too awkward throwing a needle.
"Another set of full marks Raiden."
…
"Okay Raiden your final goal is to use the three ninjutsu that this school teaches while also showing either your Tajutsu, A C-rank Ninjutsu or to put someone in a Genjutsu."
Hanaki sensei explains.
"Sensei I think I'll do the academy jutsus, ninjutsu test and the genjutsu test."
I tell him with a straight face.
"For these final few tests you have the option to have others grade you with the chance of a better or worse grade, or you could only have me grading to keep in consistent."
Kuzuki sensei questions me.
"I'd rather just have Kuzuki Sensei grade me, there's no need to complicate it."
I answer him.
I'ts better for him to grade me as he won't be bias, if I do my part to the best of my ability then I should be fine. People like Mizuki still exist where they hate on any talent that they lay there hands on.
The same happened to Itachi with his first Jounin sensei.
While they might not double cross Danzo, most people don't know my strong affiliation with him as most Shimura as merchants. Plus the guy is just sneaky as hell to everyone so it's not like they would know.
…
Now inside of the training grounds I start to do the first three academy jutsu first.
"First, the three academy jutsu."
Kuzuki says in a neutral voice.
Making my way in the middle of the field I start with the clone and body swap technique. This was to demonstrate my mastery over these jutsus. I without any seals, create a clone over myself and body swap myself with a rock that's being hidden by my clones legs.
"My heart can't take this man, what do the Shimura feed their heir." I hear sensei mumbling the latter to himself after seeing me not do a single hand sign.
Walking back towards the clone I transform into Hanaki sensei flawlessly and end up getting a few marks over the perfect score because of my demonstration.
"Okay let's get the genjutsu over with."
Hearing the go sign I start to make hand signs for my [Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique]. In quick succession I'm able to pull of the genjutsu and now I wait. My proficiency with such a technique isn't as good as the others.
Even with Water Walking chakra control.
Just a few seconds later sensei snaps out of the genjutsu with a cold sweat.
"Next your ninjutsu."
Positioning myself correctly I proceed to do three hand signs and put my hands on the ground and used [Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall].
Instantly after I put my hand on the ground, an earth wall a couple of metres in height starts to get pulled from the ground making a wall.
"A B-rank ninjutsu, that's pretty good."
Kuzuki looking back at his paper's seemingly checks off a few more boxes before looking back at me with a smile.
"From here on out you are now an official Konoha Genin!" He congratulated me with a warm smile. Seeing the headband with a Konoha symbol in the middle, I walk up to Hanaki sensei and grab it.
'This is just the start.'
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(A few days later)
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"Raiden, your team will be one of the Genin teams I have under my supervision but with a new captain which you'll figure out. On top of this I'll have a body guard named Mukai with you. T
he other two members are Kabuto and Tsubaki." Danzo informs me while he does some paper work.
It seems like Kabuto passed the medical exams and was able to join a Genin team.
Nice!
Hearing Danzo my eyebrow raises thinking of who body guard and other teamate could be. He has told me that Tsubaki is from the Root Camp held in the outer parts of the land of fire, so basically unimportant filler characters.
While Mukai was a bit more familiar.
'Wait...'
Mukai Kohinata!
Isn't he meant to be a Jounin at this point of time?
Well that's not my problem I suppose but his bills to pay definitely are. Hopefully I can talk to him before he betrays Konoha.
It's not like I'm running out of money anytime soon.
"I'll do all my D-rank missions with shadow clones and C-rank and above myself."
I've watched the anime before and I really don't feel like catching a cat or painting walls. That's just extra child labour as we are already "brainwashed" shinobi.
"Before you leave Raiden, when you become a Chunin I will give you a small buisness that the Shimura clan owns."
Hearing this I nod at his direction before using the [Body Flicker] to get out of there.
"How troublesome."
I grumble out.
First of all there's a requirement of completing a set amount of D-rank and C-rank missions that I need to do.
I need quite a few D-ranks while needing only one C-rank mission complete to be able to take the exams. To rank up you need a pretty profile on yourself with nice stats after all.
'Should I make the total D-rank missions 69.'
I playfully think to myself.
…
"My name is Raiden Shimura, and I presume you're Mukai "I ask the man in front of me.
"Yes Shimura-sama." He answers in a monotone voice.
He basically had a Shisui with the Mangekyo and a young Anbu Itachi on a tight right, nearly killing them. Unfortunately he died after being put under a Genjutsu by Shisui's eyes, further solidifying the scary fact of those eyes.
After the Genjutsu the automatic trigger to off himself occured, sealing his fate.
His betrayal was pretty late
'Wasn't he meant to be an overconfident guy?' My thoughts wandered to prior information.
In the novel he literally went band to band 1v20 with a Sunagakure assassination tracking, all because he wanted to show off to Itachi.
Originally he accepted his fate once his team died, but once a genius entered his vicinity he popped off.
Bruh...
"I've recently heard that your kid was ill." I say immediately making his tense up.
Such theatrics like small talk didn't suit me, lets get to the juicy part fast.
Mukai Kohinata hearing this stared at me with a wary expression, this wasn't the confident Jounin he appeared to be at first. His hands were now just a few inches away from his shinobi pouch as his posture was more stiff.
This was good...
"I can help you pay it off, the bills I mean." His eyes squint at my words but the tension visibly lessened.
"With me you can earn enough money to afford his treatment. And all that's required is loyalty. With your track record I've got to say they are impressive. Of course overshadowed by Shisui of the Body Flicker and the heir of the Uchiha.
These words were like a gut punch to his pride.
But his eyes sudden get a confused look.
"Wait a minute, didn't you say you would pay it off. Why did it change to working for it..." He responds amusing me.
"Wow you're good at this."
This answer caught him completely off guard.
The man in front of me had some Hyuga blood.
One of his eyes was a Byakugan due to his mixed heritage. With this kekkei genkai and his natural genius which was just short of the Uchiha's, it took him really far. Even to the point of gaining Hiruzen's trust with important missions.
Such as protecting the Daiymo.
If anything, me seeing his files was all the threat he needed to know.
"Loyalty is all you want. Are you betraying Lord Shimura?" He says now with a bit of caution.
Looking at him incredulously my face gets a disgusted look.
Brother, I am his heir?
"I'm his heir."
Mukai getting nervous from my deadpan tone, starts to fidget a bit after some thinking. It's not like he's losing, if anything it's like a promotion. His situation was quite desperate and I knew this, it was easy to exploit.
The choice was obivous.
Betray Konoha and endanger his wife and kids.
Or obey me and get the treatment.
He will get paid more and work under new management later.
A win-win scenario.
Seeing his hesitation, a cold smile graced my face as I stared back at him. He wasn't as tensed as before, his guard was down and he was taking my words seriously. An Elite Jounin-level combatant with the Byakugan has been secured.
"Alright..."