Konoha's Ninja Academy was founded by the Second Hokage Senju Tobirama. It was founded to ensure the strength and education of the Village's ninjas during the war.
When Hiruzen took over as the Third Hokage, he gave the Academy extra attention. He especially valued nurturing talents and established a series of talent training systems.
When the other villages still used their Genins as cannon fodders on the battlefield, Konoha's Genins had gradually become capable ninjas with the help of their assigned teachers, who continued to help and nurture their growth.
It could be said that because of the emphasis the Second Hokage placed on education, and with the continuous injection of fresh talents, Konoha could have a steady stream of military forces.
"As long as there are leaves flying, the fire will burn, the shadow of the fire will shine on the village, and new leaves will sprout"
Hiruzen's words could be said to be the real portrayal of the training system of Konoha's ninjas.
The current Academy had six grades, and each grade had more than two Chuunin-level teachers. As long as the students could graduate successfully from the Academy, it would be no problem for them to reach the standard of ordinary Chuunin.
Of course, there was no absolute in the world, and there would be some geniuses in the Academy.
Take Kakashi for example. he graduated from the Academy at five, advanced to Chuunin at six, and became a Jonin at twelve. While Itachi, entered the Academy at six, and graduated at seven.
The opposite of these geniuses were those "failures" who had been studying at the Academy for six years and almost failed to graduate, such as Zhang Miao's own younger brother Naruto.
Thinking of this, the corner of Zhang Miao's mouth could not help but twitch a few times. He suddenly shook his head hard.
"Now is not the time to think about this. I am here to find Ying's sister. Naruto, you idiot, get out of my head!"
Just as Zhang Miao was about to drive Naruto out of his mind, a very unfriendly voice suddenly came to his ears.
"Hey, this is the Academy. It's not a place for little kids like you!"
Hearing this voice, Zhang Miao immediately looked up. Then he saw a few kids around ten years old standing before him. At this time, they were looking at him with unhappy faces.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Miao sighed helplessly.
"Sigh, to be honest, I really don't want to bully children. I'll give you five seconds to disappear from my eyes, or else..."
If Zhang Miao's physical age was the same as his mental age, then his threat might still be effective, but now he looked like a three-year-old at most, so his words were less convincing.
Therefore, before he could finish speaking, one of the kid burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha, else what?"
As he laughed, he walked up to Zhang Miao and looked down at him.
"You want to hit us or something?"
Hearing his words, the kid beside him also echoed.
"Brats nowadays are really becoming more and more arrogant!"
"This kind of brat needs to be taught a good lesson!"
"Haha, that's right!"
Under the encouragement of his companions, one of the kid suddenly grinned and reached out to grab Zhang Miao's hair, but before he could touch Zhang Miao's hair, he was blocked by Zhang Miao with a slight movement of his hand.
At the same time, Zhang Miao's voice rang in his ear.
"Five seconds are up!"
When the kid heard this voice, he felt a sharp pain on the left side of his face. He flew out uncontrollably and then fell to the ground with a bang.
Seeing this scene, the few kids who were laughing happily before suddenly became like chickens that had their necks pinched. They instantly became silent.
They did not even see how Zhang Miao had attacked.
It was only when their friend fell to the ground that they saw Zhang Miao retracting his leg.
At this time, no matter how stupid they were, they knew that they were no match for Zhang Miao, so they immediately screamed and run.
Seeing that his friends had run away, the boy who was kicked away by Zhang Miao did not have time to take revenge. He crawled away, leaving only a few girls whispering at the scene.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Miao immediately patted his head and showed a face of regret.
"Hey, I should have left them be. Maybe I can ask them about Ying's sister. Should I go and get them back?"
Just as Zhang Miao was hesitating, a familiar voice suddenly appeared.
"Ryunosuke? What are you doing at the Academy?"
Hearing this voice, Zhang Miao turned around and smiled happily.
"Haha, Itachi, you came at the right time. I have something to ask you!"
The person who appeared at this time was Itachi. When he heard Zhang Miao say that he had something to ask him, he immediately blinked his eyes in confusion.
"What is it?"
"It's actually like this!" As he spoke, Zhang Miao stepped forward and wrapped his arms around Itachi's neck. Then, he lowered his voice and said, "I came to the Academy to find a girl."
"A girl?" Hearing Zhang Miao's words, Itachi seemed to have thought of something. He immediately frowned. "Is it a girl with the criteria you mentioned before?"
Zhang Miao, "..."
"Dang it, I was just joking. I didn't expect you to take it seriously!"
Looking at Itachi's serious face, Zhang Miao shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"She can wait. What kind of girl I was looking this time, eh? Well... she should have an excellent swordsmanship, and she should be very beautiful. Can you find her?"
Itachi, "..."
It would be a miracle if he could find it!
Just as Itachi was about to refuse Zhang Miao's request, a voice suddenly appeared in his ear.
"The Academy does not teach swordsmanship, so there are very few people who use swords, and even fewer girls who can use swords. Just ask around and you will know!"
Hearing this voice, Itachi immediately turned around in surprise and looked at the girl who just spoke.
"Izumi? Why are you here?"
The person who spoke at this time was Izumi. Seeing Itachi's stunned expression, she immediately laughed happily.
"I want to see what kind of friend Itachi has!"
At this point, Izumi smiled at Zhang Miao.
"Are you the genius of the Uzumaki clan, Ryunosuke? I know you through Itachi. My name is Izumi. It's nice to meet you!"
"Huh?"
Hearing Izumi's words, Zhang Miao suddenly felt a flash of light flash through his mind, but it was not clear. So he looked at Izumi again.
"What did you just say?"
Seeing Zhang Miao frowning, Izumi's smile froze on his face. Then he said weakly,
"I just said that my name is Izumi. It's nice to meet you!"
"No, the last sentence!"
Looking at Zhang Miao's somewhat irritable appearance, Izumi regretted coming up to talk to Zhang Miao. She immediately took a step back in fear.
"I found out about you through Itachi-kun.."
Because of fear, Izumi's voice became weaker, almost to the point that it could not be heard.
But it was this weak voice that exploded in Zhang Miao's mind like a thunder, blowing up all the doubts that had troubled him before.
Previously, Zhang Miao had always thought that he could collect the Kyubi's fragments because he had defeated Naruto, his Jinchuuriki, with his "Slap of Love". He thought hat was why he could obtain the Kyubi's fragments.
But now, he realized that he was wrong.
Because Naruto and the Kyubi was a separate individual. Therefore, the Kyubi's fragments were not provided by Naruto, but by the Kyubi himself!
At this time, Zhang Miao suddenly thought of a problem. Although he could not see the Kyubi, this did not mean that the Kyubi could not see him.
Just like Izumi's situation, Izumi knew about him through Itachi, and the Kyubi saw him through Naruto's eyes!
In other words, the Kyubi's fragments that he obtained after beating Naruto up was because the Kyubi saw him beating Naruto. This made him feel good, so he gave away some fragments.
But now he was used to it, so even if Zhang Miao beat Naruto to tears, he couldn't obtain more fragments of the Demon Fox.
Thinking of this, Zhang Miao couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"So that's how it is... So that's how it is. I understand, I understand everything, hahahaha!"
Since he had figured out the reason, then things would be easy to handle. Zhang Miao could even foresee that the day he recruited the Kyubi was not far away!
At this time, Zhang Miao naturally would not forget the Izumi's hint. If not for her, he would not have thought of this solution so quickly.
Thinking of this, Zhang Miao immediately smiled at Izumi.
"Haha, your name is Izumi, right? I will remember this kindness. I will repay you in the future!"
"Eh?"
Looking at Zhang Miao's gentle expression, Izumi was stunned.