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There were many children in the training stadium.

This was Uchiha Tatsumi's first thought after entering. Mikoto followed him quietly, without making any sound.

It seems that she is very concerned about this special outdoor class.

If it was a normal one, she would occasionally pull Tatsumi and talk.

'It seems that the young sannin are very popular too.'

The Academy was created by Second Hokage.

After Third Hokage took office, the Academy underwent a major renovation and expansion.

Now, the Academy has a large training stadium and various training facilities.

This not only represents the village's emphasis on the Academy, but also expresses Hokage and Konoha's importance on cultivation of civilian ninja.

The saying that Konoha is the cradle of geniuses is not false.

Even if there are genius destroyers like Danzo inside, genius are produced from generation to generation.

"Okay now, kids, please be quiet." Jiraya said. Right now, Jiraya is 16 years old and his facial features don't have much difference from the time he became the toad sage.

He stood on the wooden platform built in the training stadium and said loudly. His voice contains Chakra, even without a loudspeaker, he can be heard clearly by all the students. (Dumbeldore)

"Let's do some self-introduction first. I believe many students already know our name."

"My name is Jiraiya, Konoha's famous outstanding Jonin, a genius ninja who is both super handsome and smart. The one next to me is pedom- Orochimaru, my subordinate, and she is Tsunade."

When Jiraiya said that he was his subordinate, Orochimaru showed a very subtle expression. As Jiraiya spoke, Tsunade nodded. She also waved to the students in the audience.

The boys in the audience became excited immediately. (HEHE)

And Orochimaru, the future Snake, also looked at the kids with a friendly gaze.

"This time I came to the Academy, mainly because I was asked by Teacher, the Third Hokage. You are the future shinobi of Hidden Leaf Village, he hopes to make you more aware of the Ninja World."

All the civilian students were excited about the decision made by Third Hokage this time. Compared to the number of children from shinobi clans, civilian students were undoubtedly more, so the excitement in the training stadium is very high.

This has nothing to do with Konoha's politics, this is just to portray a magnificent image.

"Orochimaru, it's your turn now." Jiraiya took a step back and gave his place on the table to his subordinate, Orochimaru.

"...Um." Orochimaru, calmly nodded, walked to where Jiraya was standing. "The day is very short, and we only have three people, so this outdoor training session will not adopt the one-to-one method that is usually used. The rules will be changed." Orochimaru casted some hand seals and soon the training stadium began to shake and started to rise from some places, eventually forming several platforms. "If you want to grow into a tree that supports Konoha, not having battles is impossible. So show us your strength, young ninjas. "

"Let me talk about the rules: now it's a grade confrontation. Three in each age group will form a team. Then will compete with other teams. Finally, I, Jiraiya, will train the top three in the school. Orochimaru and Tsunade will guide separately."

"If there are students who I think are good but are not selected, in the future, you can ask me anything about your training."

The academy is not a place where you only learn theoretical knowledge. It is normal for students to practice combat in outdoor classes and the Academy also encourages this kind of healthy competition. So, no student will have any problem with the rules established.

"Here is the box for drawing numbers. There will be one in front of each grade. If two people draw the same number, they will have a duel, and the winner will participate in the next round." Jiraiya continued after moving all six boxes to each soil platform.

"Don't worry, one by one, everyone's turn will come."

Next to the soil platform, the grade numbers were written down. Tatsumi and Mikoto came to the " No. 2"

"Mikoto, you go first." Tatsumi doesn't care about it, the Academy has a very large number of people in each grade, and there are probably two to three hundred people in each grade. Therefore, there are nearly a thousand people in the special training.

"Okay." Mikoto nodded, and stretched her hand to pick out a number from the box in front of her.

Tatsumi felt something weird and just as Mikoto was about to put her hand in the box, he stopped her,"Wait a minute." Tatsumi grabbed Mikoto's hand and the place where the number box was placed was replaced with a kunai.

"Jiraiya-Sama, this is not funny."

"ha ha ha, some necessary warnings and traps are also part of training. What is your name kid?" Laughing, Jiraiya asked his name as he noticed the clan emblems on Mikoto and Tatsumi's clothes.

"Uchiha Tatsumi."

"You could find traces of Genjutsu immediately, not bad, not bad. Worthy-of being from Uchiha Clan." Jiraiya looked around the training stadium and found that the other number boxes were all in their places and there was no trace of Genjutsu getting released.

"Good luck." Tatsumi shook his head, also did not feel complacent because of Jiraiya's praise.

'This low-level of genjutsu does not work on me'

"Go now, Mikoto."

"Ok."

Mikoto took out a ball and looked at the number, "What's the number?" Tatsumi asked.

"Sixth" After Mikoto took out the number, Tatsumi reached into the number box and took out a ball, number eight.

Tatsumi was followed by Nawaki, then Minato, finally Nara and Akimichi, and finally other children.

Tatsumi, should have been the first to draw from Second Year, but he gave the opportunity to Mikoto. The drawing of numbers was based on the strength of the student.

This is an unwritten rule in the Academy.

"What's your number?" Tatsumi put his hand on Minato's shoulder and asked.

"It's number one, I'm going to be the first one to fight." Minato said as he walked to the platform.