I smiled nervously. I had filled out the form for early graduation and I was now in a room full of the actual graduates of this year. I was currently sitting in a corner... Alone... waiting for my name to be heard. I knew I was in team guy's class as Lee greeted me loudly which drew attention to me... I like a turtle retreated into my coat out of nervousness. That was even more embarrassing.

"Okay, class. Today, as you know, is graduation day for some of you. You will be tested on what you know of the shinobi arts and what you can do. Only the best can become shinobi, ``the sensei of this class Daikoku said. "Because so many people are here today I enlisted the help of another teacher to give these exams. Say hello to Mizuki toji" Daikoku said. I had a miniature heart attack. I hadn't seen Mizuki this entire time. I had wondered where the man had been but he must have been in another class either as an assistant teacher or a full-blown one.

"Hello Mizuki-sensei," The entire class said at once. Me included. I quickly placed my pinky on the table and closed my eyes... I saw what I saw when I sensed kin. Evil. Pure unadulterated evil. Fuck me I could have told someone about kin but I can't here. I'm still over a year away from canon... But that hasn't stopped events from changing before.

"Thank you all for such a warm welcome. Today, as Daikoku said, is graduation day and the day that some of you will become shinobi of the leaf. There will be a written test, a taijutsu test, a physical test, a stealth test, a genjutsu test, and a ninjutsu test" Mizuki explained as everyone broke out in whispers. This was far more than what we were prepared to do. I saw some people begin to sweat. Not gonna lie, I sweat a bit too

"Yes, and the first test Is going to be the written test. You all need to get a 70 or more to pass" Daikoku explained. I saw a few more people begin to get nervous at that. Probably the dumber kids in the class. Suddenly there was a sheet of paper on each of our desks. Ninja magic.

"Now let's begin," Mizuki grinned.


"It's good to see that most of you passed, Mado you can go home now," Mizuki said. His tone got sad at the last part. Lies.

"Aw man I thought I'd pass this year" Mado whined before leaving.

"Okay now that this test is over we can move on to the physical test," Mizuki said. I heard many students rejoice at this. I groaned. I hoped there'd be no push-ups but who knows

Daikoku and Mizuki took us outside to the yard area. The yard had all sorts of different things inside. The obstacle course from a few weeks ago was in place once more.

"Alright I'm sure you all recognize the obstacle course, We have modified it to give more of a challenge to students after we saw it was too easy" The man started to gauge the reactions of the students." The first part contains a quarter-mile run. This run contains lots of holes in the ground, slippery walls to climb without chakra, blunt kunai and shuriken to dodge from genin, and this time you need to carry an egg and protect it. The second part contains swinging logs that you have to dodge and more holes in the ground. The logs come out of the walls and they will come toward you fast, More kunai and shuriken will be thrown. This time some of them are real. The last part is a mix of the last two plus it's dark... " Daikoku explained.

Not too much different but harder. I grabbed a spare storage scroll from inside my coat that I asked Naruto to make. I knew it'd come in handy soon... My poor, poor wallet though.

"Mizuki here will hand you your egg. You need to make sure the egg is safe from all harm. Pretend this is an important package or set of orders you need to deliver to a client or a superior" Daikoku said as Mizuki came over with the eggs.

I understood this test. We had to ensure we could protect important documents from our enemies no matter what we had to deal with.

Mizuki handed everyone an egg. I quickly sealed mine away and put the scroll safely in my pocket

"Now, Everyone can begin," Mizuki said as everyone secured their egg.

"Yes, we can. Everyone get to the starting line" Daikoku said. Everyone quickly made their way to the start.

I put myself in the middle. Everyone could guard me unknowingly... Although I could blitz past a majority of people, Only Neji and Lee should be able to keep up with me... I didn't know that though. For all, I knew I could be the slowest here

"Alright everyone... begin!" Mizuki exclaimed as Daikoku shunshined away. Mizuki also shunshined away as soon as he said begin.

I activated sprinting. I wanted to be ahead of everyone within a second.

"Oh not this again" I heard someone say, Suddenly three people caught up to me already as soon as I deactivated sprinting. Neji, Lee, and some girl I didn't recognize. She looked like if sai was a girl though and wore more clothing

"Your party trick can only last a few seconds, stop trying to show off," Neji said coldly.

"Nobody asked you for your thoughts. I'm just trying to pass" I said. I dodged a flurry of wooden kunai and shuriken and I grabbed one. "Anyone want it?" I asked the people around me. The girl promptly took it.

"Thanks" The girl simply said, throwing it behind her.

"WHAT THE HELL?" I heard behind me

"How unyouthful Mika, You could have hurt one of our comrades," Lee said. I now knew Mika was named Mika

Neji scoffed. "They'd be lucky if they passed this, let alone become genin. It's their fate to remain losers forever" Neji said. Grade A asshole.

I looked at the Hyuuga, Danger sense was doing a great job at protecting me "Man what crawled up your ass? All I heard from you is fate this, fate that. I understand that fate can suck but come on, Nobody wants to hear this all the time" I asked. I knew his father had died but still. I was still tired of his shit. I hadn't even known the guy for more than an hour yet and I disliked him.

"Such unyouthful language," Lee said, frowning. I ignored him for a second as I had to jump over a wall. The other people behind me quickly caught back up.

"You know nothing about the cruelty of the world. Fate brings this all upon us, Our fate is set in stone. You cannot defy fate" Neji said softly.

I almost laughed at the irony of this. I died of tuberculosis and I almost died again. While it wasn't as bad as being a slave and having your parent die, it still was pretty fucking bad. "Bold of you to assume the world hasn't been cruel to me. It's not a good idea to keep this conversation going. for now at least '' I said Neji scoffed and sped ahead.

"I'm sorry about my friend, kukui-kun. Neji-kun has had it tough in recent years. I shall go talk to him" Lee said speeding ahead.

"Asshole... Always thinks he's superior to everyone" Mika finally spoke up. "By any chance do you have another wooden shuriken?" The girl asked.

"No... May I ask why he's like this?" I asked. We had made it to the second part of the obstacle course already.

"Nobody knows except lee. For some reason, he befriended the asshole. Sucks you don't have anything though" Mika sighed.

"Maybe it's family issues" I offered.

"True. The Hyuuga clan are a bunch of slave owners... For some reason, they can get away with it" Mika mused.

"Clan politics," I said simply.

"Still doesn't excuse him being an asshole though. Once I get my sharingan I'm humbling him" Mika said and I nearly stopped in shock. Sharingan I thought the massacre happened.

"I thought Sasuke was the only survivor," I said shocked.

"No... He just gets more attention as he's the clan heir. Itachi killed all of the adults in the Uchiha clan" Mika explained sadly. We both jumped over a bunch of rolling logs. I grabbed a real kunai out of the air. It was going for my leg. I threw it at the genin who threw it at me in the first place

"I'm sorry for your loss," I said solemnly.

"Don't be. That was years ago. One day Itachi will be brought to justice" Mika grinned.

We reached the third and final stage of the obstacle course.

"Hopefully. " I said... I knew Itachi was a good guy in the end but still he needed to pay for wiping out a clan's entire shinobi force

Me and Mika quickly sped through the third stage of the obstacle course. I wanted to save energy points so I didn't use sprinting. I was still slower than Lee and Neji. I needed to be faster for sure

"I see you two are tied for third place. Good job Mika, Kukui" Mizuki smiled. It felt wrong to see that smile. "Now can I see your eggs?" Mizuki asked.

I pulled out my scroll and unsealed my egg and Mika just grabbed her egg and we handed them to Mizuki. "Good job you two. They're in perfect condition." Mizuki praised

"Thank you Mizuki sensei," I said before slinking off to a corner. I saw Mika follow me. She just sat close by

Soon many other students came to the finish line.

"Takeshi, Kirobo, Gintoki, Tanjiro, and Saitama. You all fail" Mizuki said sadly. I felt like laughing at the last three names. They were the names of different anime protagonists.

"Aw man"

"This stinks"

"I know right?"

"Okay, now we can move on to the next test..." Mizuki said.


"Alright, It's time for the genjutsu test, All you need to do is break out of a simple genjutsu," Daikoku said. We were at the second to last test. All the other tests had been... quite easy to be honest. I managed to beat Mizuki with speed and taijutsu. No power-ups needed. To be fair he was holding back quite a lot. In a full fight, I'd get my ass kicked quite badly. In stealth, we had to steal our eggs back from the genin that threw the kunai and shuriken at us. That was slightly difficult. Now was the genjutsu test.

Mizuki cast the genjutsu.

Right away my world changed from the naruto world back to my home.

"Demonic illusion viewing technique," I said. I watched everyone I gave a damn about abandon me. I quickly pulsed some chakra through my body and broke the genjutsu. 'Note to self. Learn genjutsu' I thought. Genjutsu could actually be pretty fucking op

"Great job Kukui! You're the first to pass" Mizuki said just as Neji broke out of his. I could feel the malice roll off him though. Like he was mad I passed.

"Wow, thanks Mizuki-sensei! I tried my best" I said rubbing the back of my head as sheepishly as I could manage

Mizuki just smiled and moved on to Neji.

I sat alone for a few minutes thinking

"You're pretty good at acting, You almost fooled me" I heard a voice from beside me say. It was Mika

"Thanks, I try" I replied... I was thinking about what to do about Mizuki. I needed help and I needed to stop him before he could do anything.

"So who do you think you're going to be on a team with?" Mika asked out of the blue.

"Who knows? I know nobody here other than lee. I barely know him so I don't know anyone's skills" I said, shrugging my shoulders. I knew the skillset of team Guy but no one else.

"Makes sense. I don't know either. Everyone's skill set is largely unknown" Mika mused.

"That sucks. There would probably be specialized teams though. Assassin team, heavy assault team, Recon team, Interrogation team, And so on and so forth." I said tiredly. I was bored and I wanted to go to sleep. Even though this was a somewhat easy test it still was troublesome

"That makes sense. There are different missions that require different skill sets after all" Mika agreed. "There could also be repeat teams, Not everyone fits the category of the team they're put on"

"True. But we can be molded into the position we're asked to do" I said

Mika nodded as Mizuki talked to the last of the students who broke out of the genjutsu.

"Okay students. Now that you have all completed this test we can move on to the final test" Daikoku said after coming back. I don't know where he went but oh well.

All of us nodded happily. We were all excited. Well most did. Neji, Mika, and I just nodded regularly.

Daikoku and Mizuki then began to take us back to the class.


'Today is the day. Orochimaru-sama gave me this mission and If I succeed he will give me the power I seek' I thought. When I saw the letter he wrote to me I was giddy. He finally saw my value.

All I had to do was steal the scroll of seals. I had just the plan to do so. I had to fail one of the brats I was helping Daikoku oversee and then give them an offer they couldn't refuse.

I had shortened my list of possible candidates down by a lot. The Hyuuga and Uchiha were too smart, The bun-headed girl was too perceptive, The kid with a bowl cut was just a straight-up no, And the Foxes friend was also a no. He was too suspicious of me. I had barely caught his suspicion when he broke out of that genjutsu.

The little brat was on to me. No matter, If he did find out my plan he'd be powerless to stop me. Although he did do well against one of Orochimaru-sama's pawns. But I'm better than her.

"Hey Mizuki are you alright? You seem out of it" Daikoku asked. Idiot.

"Yeah... I'm just thinking about what to do after this. Maybe I can spend some time with Tsubaki-chan" I replied.

"Sounds nice. I'm thinking about going to some restaurant with some of the other academy teachers" Daikoku replied.

'Yeah sounds good tubby' I wanted to retort. "Hopefully you all have fun then," I said instead.

Man how I hated this stupid facade. I should be with Orochimaru-sama not here in this backwater hellhole. But Orochimaru-sama needed me here. He appreciates my talents enough to give me a purpose.

I would make sure I got that scroll for him no matter what. And then I will get the power I deserve.

We all reached the classroom. Finally, we could get this over with. I wanted to get out of here as soon as possible.

"We reached the final area of the test. Sit back on your desks and we'll call your names one by one" I said. "Any questions?" I asked.

The bun-haired girl spoke up after raising her hand. "Yes. What ninjutsu will we be performing?" She asked. 'Isn't it obvious? The ones you learned in class dumbass'

"You will be doing the kawarimi, The clone, and the transformation jutsu" Daikoku explained from beside me.

I hated how stupid these kids were. Like for fucks sake how do you not guess that all you need to do is three simple jutsu? I wish I could sigh. Being around these children disgusted me to no end.

"I see thank you Daikoku sensei," The bun-haired girl said. She lowered her hand soon after

Breathe in and breathe out Mizuki. You can get out of here soon. You just need to fail at least one kid and then finish the rest of these stupid exams. Then you can bring Orochimaru-sama the scroll of seals and gain the power you deserve.

"Any more questions?" I asked and nobody raised their hands this time. "None? Good, we can now start" I said.

"Okay, the first student will be Akuma," Daikoku called out. I had a horrible feeling that it was going to be a very long night.


"Kukui, You're up" Mizuki called out. It felt disgusting to have my name in his mouth. I just needed to deal with this for a bit longer.

"Kay!" I exclaimed

"Good luck," I heard Mika say. I had befriended the girl whilst we were waiting for our turns. It was nice to have another friend. I'd introduce her to my friend group later.

"Thanks" I whispered back, walking to the room where the test would be held. I saw Iruka was there on a chair next to Daikoku

We made it to the backroom. Mizuki sat down next to Iruka and Daikoku.

"Hello Kukui, I'm happy to see you made it to the final test," Iruka greeted happily.

"Hello sensei. It's nice to see you here" I said happily

"Alright kukui, So I know you know the ninjutsu needed to do this. Would you please perform the clone jutsu and make 3 clones?" Daikoku asked

I nodded and did the hand signs.

Clone jutsu lvl max

Creates illusionary clone

Clones: varied

Cost: 1 chakra points per clone

Three perfect illusionary clones appeared beside me. I smiled

"Good job, Now can you do the transformation jutsu? Specifically, turn into our Hokage. Hiruzen sarutobi" Iruka asked next

"Okay sensei," I said as I began performing the hand seals

Transformation lvl max

Transforms the user into whatever the user thinks of.

Cost 1 chakra points to varied

The transformation and clone were easy to master. That's why they were D-rank jutsu. I turned into the exact replica of the Hokage. Hokage robes, Hokage hat, gray hair, wrinkled face, pipe in his mouth

"Good, Now all you need to do is the kawarimi. Can you replace yourself with a log?" Mizuki asked.

I nodded. I cycled through the hand seals necessary.

Kawarimi Lvl 6

Replaces user with log or any item within size of user.

Range 6 meters.

Cost: 4 chakra points

Now this one was a pain to level compared to the other two

I replaced myself with a log.

I saw the three teachers smile. "You pass," Iruka said, handing me a headband.

I grabbed it and looked at it. I couldn't actually believe it, I was for at least a few hours, a shinobi. "Thank you!" I exclaimed. I tied the headband around my neck loosely. Kinda like Hinata in canon. I grinned.

"You can leave now. I'm sure your friends will be waiting for you" Iruka said.

"I think I'll wait outside for a bit," I said as I exited the academy.


As soon as I was outside I sat down on a bench. It was dark outside. The stars were nice.

"I actually did it... It seemed so far away and this is just the start. There's so much left to do and learn. So much left to do" I said aloud.

'This is the first step in my journey. I will get a jonin sensei soon and teammates. I need to be as strong as possible for the future. Hell, I need to be strong today too. I don't know if I need to fight yet or not. I wish I could ask for help this time but for fucks sake he's a chunin and I'm a fresh graduate. The Hokage won't listen to me, Actually, he might. I was right about kin after all. I needed to do more first. So much to do yet so little time.'

'I wished I was reincarnated somewhere with fewer problems some days but then I remember my friends. The people who care the most. It drives me. It motivates me enough to deal with this bullshit.; I thought as more and more students poured out of the academy. Eventually, Mizuki came out and went to a kid who looked like he failed.

"There's this secret test that will allow you to become a shinobi if you pass" Mizuki explained to the boy who had a lot of hope in his eyes

"R-really? Please tell me what I need to do, ``the kid said. At this point, I almost laughed. This was Mizuki's plan. His canon plan. Original.

"So in the Hokage residence, there is this scroll. called the scroll of seals. You need to take it and give it to me" Mizuki explained. "This is a hard test but I believe in you" Mizuki finished.

"Wow... I'll do it!" The kid exclaimed... He looked eager.

"Good. You have until tonight to complete this test. Meet me close to training ground four" Mizuki finished as the kid ran away

'Shit' I thought. This was bad. I didn't expect him to already sucker in some poor sucker into his scheme. I knew the location he wanted to meet the kid at. Fuck.

I decided to go to the location. With a heavy heart, I gripped one of the scrolls I had Naruto make for me. I had a few blank, a few storage scrolls, And a few brushes with some ink for writing. I gripped a storage scroll with kunai, shuriken, and ninja wire and I put them all in my pack

I would do my duty as a shinobi and stop Mizuki. I only had a few hours... A thought occurred to me. 'Oh you fucking idiot, it'll take a few hours for the kid to arrive to the waiting place. I need to go to the Hokage office and tell the Hokage about this' I thought changing directions to go to the Hokage office.

Grinning, I had made my choice. I would tell the fire shadow about Mizuki.

"I knew the bastard was up to something"

Chapter end


ALRIGHT! 60k words! So things are finally speeding up a bit. I decided to have kukui graduate early as its been over 50k words. I think that's enough time in the academy. I sincerely hope you enjoyed this chapter everyone. I am sorry it took so long to get out. I was lazy.

So this is one of the first chapters without one of kukui's friends. It feels weird. But hey this will happen more eventually. I'm excited to get to missions and kukui's progress.

Also, how does everyone feel about kukui going to the Hokage? Unlike last time I decided to make kukui have a brain.

In other news we hit over 100 favorites! Thank you all for liking my fic. I appreciate it a lot. I cried a bit knowing that many people liked my writing

Anyways question of the day time! (Also there's gonna be another bonus today)

Question: So who do you think kukui's team will be? I have a very rough idea on the team. I do kind of wish I waited and had kukui graduate with his friends but i already wrote the chapter.

Bonus question: So, What kind of ice cream is your favorite? Mine personally is cookie dough. I fucking luv it.

Tobi-kun out.

Also here's the stat rankings for shits and giggles and extra word count if anyones interested(Again)

0-10 civilian - academy student. E chakra control

10 - 20 Academy student to genin. D Chakra control

20 - 30 Genin to chunin. C chakra control

30 - 40 Chunin to high chunin. C chakra control

40 - 50 Chunin to Tokubetsu jonin. B chakra control

50 - 60 Tokubetsu jonin to jonin. A chakra control

60 - 100 jonin to low kage. S chakra control

100 - 125 Low kage to mid kage. S+ Chakra control

125 - 150 Mid kage to high kage. S++ Chakra control

150+ High kage to legend. S+++ chakra control