In the afternoon, Itachi walked to the remote river as usual, preparing to practice fire escape. Suddenly, he saw that the originally calm water surface became agitated, and a water dragon gradually formed.
Itachi quickly searched around with his eyes, and sure enough, he saw the person he wanted to see in a corner by the river.
A white-haired boy wearing a gray long-sleeved shirt and black trousers.
"Kabuto, why are you here? Shouldn't the Ninja School have classes today? Is it already a holiday?" Itachi walked forward and asked.
Kabuto heard Itachi's voice, looked back, then released the ninjutsu, pointed to the forehead protector tied on his head and said:
"I have passed the graduation exam and graduated from the Ninja School. I am now a formal Genin."
"So fast, it turns out that I can graduate directly in just one year?" Itachi looked at the Konoha ninja forehead protector on his head and was slightly stunned, feeling that he had learned a useful piece of trivia.
"If you have met the graduation standards, you can apply for early graduation. I didn't know this at first, but I heard it from a senior named Kakashi." Kabuto said with a smile.
"I see. Then I will apply for early graduation."
"Should we just apply for early graduation when we are able to enroll? According to what you said, what the ninja school teaches us is not of much help to us." Itachi asked.
Kabuto was also surprised by Itachi's bold question, scratched his head and said:
"It shouldn't be possible, right? I'm not sure, but there's no need to apply for graduation so soon, even though the teachers at the Ninja School only teach very basic things.
But in the ninja school, you can make some good friends. I met a friend from the Hyuga clan. From her, I learned the effect of the Byakugan. Through her Byakugan, I discovered many deficiencies in my physical skills. "
"The Hyuga clan?" Itachi asked. He felt as if he had vaguely heard of this family. From what he heard from passers-by, they seemed to be comparing the Hyuga clan with the Uchiha clan.
"Well, the Hyuga clan has the Byakugan, which is a child's technique as famous as your Uchiha clan. It would be great if you could also open the Sharingan, Itachi. I'm quite curious about the Sharingan's abilities. Itachi, do you know what the Sharingan's abilities are?"
Kabuto answered Itachi's question and then asked.
"Sharingan..." Itachi raised his head and thought for a moment. Shisui had once told him about the power of Sharingan, and said:
"I have heard about this from a friend of mine who has the Sharingan. It seems to be able to enhance movement perception, make illusions stronger, and copy ninjutsu you have seen."
"It's also very powerful, but it can also enhance insight. Is this an ability that all those with bloodline limits in the field of child arts have?" Kabuto recalled the ability of the Byakugan and said.
He felt that the strength of the Byakugan was similar to that of the Sharingan, and both could greatly enhance a ninja's abilities. He even personally preferred the Byakugan.
The Byakugan has a 360-degree field of view with no blind spots, so it is not afraid of attacks from any direction, and its insight is also terrifyingly strong. Dou is much stronger than Hanayo, but all his moves are seen through by Hanayo, but Hanayo's body can't keep up.
Dou felt that if he also had the Byakugan, his strength would definitely be greatly improved.
As for the Sharingan, although it looks very powerful, it is a bit biased. Only someone who is good at illusion can better unleash the power of the Sharingan.
As for the copying of ninjutsu, Kabuto didn't think there was anything wrong with it. There must be limitations, otherwise how could the Sharingan be as famous as the Byakugan.
"Maybe." Itachi was obviously not very interested in the topic of Sharingan, and said to Kabuto: "Kabuto, are you going to join the special warfare team?"
"Special operations team? Itachi, how do you know this?" Kabuto asked. Nagase and the others didn't publicize it outside, they only announced it in the ninja school, so it wouldn't spread so quickly.
“The elders in the clan discussed it recently. It seems that there are several Uchiha ninjas there who are receiving training from Nagase Fusa and have become trainers.
So the tribe held a meeting to allow the tribe members to sign up for the special warfare class when they graduate."
"You should also join the special operations team, right? With Nagasawa Sukeza here, you should be able to get plenty of training."
Nagase became famous overnight after the Night of the Nine-Tails. His popularity even surpassed that of the Hokage for a time, causing many students at ninja schools to change their ambitions from becoming the Hokage to becoming the Hokage's assistant.
Itachi didn't know how many times he had heard the name Nagasawa from Kabuto. Not long after, he asked Kabuto about it, and the conversation went something like this.
"Is that Nagasawa Fuzuo the Nagasawa brother you usually talk about?"
"Um."
Itachi was quite shocked at the time. He originally thought that the brother Nagase mentioned by Kabuto was just a Jonin, but he didn't expect that he was the Hokage's assistant, who was powerful enough to defeat the legendary Nine-tailed Demon Fox.
Although Itachi didn't know how high the position of Hokage's assistant was, but seeing the word "Hokage" in front of it, he knew it was not simple.
However, it seems that he and Nagasawa have no fate. Although he often trains with Kabuto, he has never seen Nagasawa once.
He went to Dou's house before just to see Nagase, but Nagase had gone to the battlefield at that time, and in the end he did not get to see the legendary Nagase Fuzuo as he wished.
"Well, Brother Nagase told me to go to the special operations class for training for two or three years." Dou nodded.
His current majors are water jutsu, wind jutsu, and breathing techniques.
This is because the breathing method he practiced was water breathing, which had a complementary effect with water escape. Even if Nagase didn't say it, he was ready to join the special warfare class.
"I am also planning to join the special operations class after graduation. I wonder if there will be a chance for us to do missions together then."
Itachi talked about his plans for the future. As a precocious child, Itachi had plans for his future.
"There will be a chance. The special warfare class is different from the ordinary ninja class. The trainer is only responsible for teaching breathing techniques and swordsmanship. When your strength reaches a certain level, the trainer will recommend you to take the assessment.
After completing the assessment, you will be eligible to carry out the mission. You can find teammates to form a team or apply for a solo mission. "Dou said with a smile.
Yongze explained the rules of the special warfare class to him. When the time comes, he will take the assessment of the special warfare class like ordinary graduates. However, after he passes the assessment, he will be trained by Yongze himself.
After all, Dou had spent more time practicing breathing techniques than those trainers, so Nagase didn't think it was a good idea to leave Dou to them.
"Is that so? That's really worth looking forward to."
"By the way, I have some dumplings given by a friend. The portion is very big and I probably can't finish them all by myself. Do you want some?" Kabuto remembered Hanayo's gift.
After he got home and unpacked the boxes, he found there were three servings, each with six large, round white dumplings.
Since Dou had just finished his meal, he didn't eat it immediately. Instead, he thought of taking it with him when he practiced and eating it when he was hungry.
Kabuto opened the bag and showed it to Itachi.
Looking at the plump balls that glowed white in the sun, Itachi praised, "It looks pretty good."
"But, it's your friend's gift, so it's not good for me to eat it."
"It's okay, Hanayo is a person who is happy to share. If the dumplings she bought can bring happiness to more people, she will be very happy.
And Itachi, you are also my good friend. When I have time, I will call Hanayo and you can call Izumi, and we can have dinner together."