Chapter 12: Academy Starts
In the two days they had before the academy started, Kaida and Yomi decided to explore their surroundings. They discovered a market nearby, and the academy was about 20 minutes away from their homes. They decided to spend some of their free time in the library to study various techniques about chakra manipulation, which is required for performing any jutsu.
In the library, they read multiple books about chakra manipulation. Kaida did most of the reading as Yomi became bored and went back to her room, but Kaida continued because he knew how important it was to build strong basics. The more he read, the more he learned about the powers of chakra. In one book titled "Uses of Chakra," he read that:
"Chakra can be used for many things like sensing the surroundings, strengthening the body, healing others, summoning, and even manipulating nature."
The more he read, the more fascinated he became with chakra, but since it was getting late, he decided to return to the library when the academy started.
The next day, both Kaida and Yomi decided to roam around the village, but they couldn't buy anything as they would receive their stipends once they started attending the academy.
Today was the day the academy finally started. Kaida woke up at 4:30 as always, and Yomi woke up at the same time. They completed their morning workout and ate food, which was nothing but a nutrient bar provided by Kenji on the day they arrived. After eating the tasteless food, they both ran toward the academy.
The academy started at 8 am. Both of them were assigned to 3A, which was a large hall on the 3rd floor. Its structure was a little similar to college classrooms on Earth. There were already some students present, most of them from special clans. There was a boy from the Inuzuka clan with his cute dog, two Uchiha children who seemed to be twins, and a boy from the Hyuga clan. There were a total of 24 students assigned to this special class. Both Kaida and Yomi sat on the first bench. At 8 am, Kenji came to their class and introduced himself.
"Hello, everyone. My name is Kenji Asuka. I am an elite chunin, and I will be your class teacher for this year. This is a special class, and we expect great results from you. In this class, we will not teach everything from basics like in other classes. Here, you have to do extra work since you will receive the most resources. You can access the library anytime you want and even go to section D after two months. We expect great results from you.
"There will be a test conducted every six months, and the top scorer will be rewarded accordingly. However, if someone's performance is not satisfactory, they will be transferred to normal classes, and some students from other classes may be transferred here according to their performance."
After hearing this, all the students got a little nervous and excited about the special treatment they would receive.
Since this was the first day, Kenji gave them a tour of the academy. They were shown all the classrooms, the library, the training grounds, and the canteen area. At the training grounds, various areas were shown like a running track, obstacle race track, shooting area, and balancing area with a lot of poles, among others. There was also a small pond at the far end of the training grounds.
After the tour, they returned to the class. Kenji explained what they'd be learning this year. It seemed that most of the basics would be covered, but they would be taught in one month rather than a whole year. They were supposed to learn about chakra, hand signs, chakra control, Taijutsu, the theory of Genjutsu, shuriken throwing, along with normal subjects like Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Language, History, Geography, and Civics. For the first month, and after that, they would be taught actual jutsus.
Most of the students were around 6 to 7 years old, with Kaida and Yomi being just 5 years old (5 and a half to be exact). The course was designed in such a way that they would require a minimum of 2 years to graduate from the academy. They would not just be taught the three basic jutsus like everyone else but also some E and D rank jutsus according to their attributes.
After that, class was dismissed, and they were told they were free to do anything they wanted with the remaining time. Kaida decided to go back with Yomi since there was something really important for him to find. As they had received their allowance for the month, Kaida told Yomi about chakra paper, and they both decided to buy one to find their special chakra attribute.
When they reached the shop, they were shocked to learn the price of the chakra paper was 500 Ryo. It was an amount they would never have paid if they were not in the special class, but now that they were getting 2000 Ryo, they could afford it. The shop owner decided to explain the chakra paper to them.
"All shinobi know that chakra comes in the form of five basic elements: Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, and Lightning. Most people have chakra that has an affinity to one of these elements. To find out what affinity someone has, pieces of paper made from a special type of tree are used to react to the slightest hint of chakra in various ways, depending on the nature latent in the chakra.
"The chakra paper reactions are as follows:- Fire: The paper will catch on fire and turn to ash.- Wind: The paper will split in half.- Lightning: The paper will wrinkle.- Earth: The paper will turn to dirt and crumble away.- Water: The paper will become damp."
Seeing them pay so much attention, the shop owner decided to give them a "cuteness discount," allowing them to get the chakra paper for 910 Ryo.
After purchasing the chakra paper, both of them went back to their rooms.
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