Bang! Bang!
At a small river in a remote corner of Konoha, there were two short figures constantly colliding and exchanging blows.
If a Shinobi saw this battle, they would definitely be shocked.
Because these two children, who looked like they had just enrolled at the Academy, were actually much more skilled than most Genin.
"Fire Style - Great Fireball Technique!"
"Water Release - Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
After being evenly matched in Taijutsu, the two of them distanced themselves and quickly formed hand seals to use their best Ninjutsu.
A large amount of water in the river circled around Kabuto, who was standing on the surface of the river before finally forming a ferocious water dragon.
Itachi refused to be outdone. He spewed out a massive flame until he finally formed a large fireball that looked like it would explode at any moment.
As the signature Ninjutsu of Uchiha's clan, its power was very impressive, although it was just a C-Rank Ninjutsu.
Kabuto's water dragon flew toward Itachi and Itachi's Great Fireball Technique was also blasted at Kabuto.
"Bam! Bam! Bss!
The huge fireball collided with the water dragon, causing an evaporating water-like sound.
After evaporating so much water, a white mist covered the surroundings, hiding their figure.
Even though he lost sight of Kabuto, Itachi did not panic at all. He gently leaped and dodged the remaining water dragon.
Because they were near the river, his Great Fireball Technique couldn't completely stop Kabuto's Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
Itachi quietly used the Shadow Clone Technique and conjured two clones. One of them ran toward the river while the other clone stood next to him.
Whoosh!
Not long after, the sound of Shuriken zooming through the air was, and a black Shuriken hit the clone.
Poof!
The shadow clone that was hit by Shuriken directly turned into smoke and disappeared.
At this time, the white mist created by the water vapor gradually dissipated, and the two figures could see each other.
After he heard the sound of a Shuriken being thrown, Itachi almost instantly threw two Shurikens toward where he heard that sound.
However, Kabuto was already prepared. The moment he threw Shuriken, he immediately bolted, so the Shuriken that Itachi threw missed just by a breadth of a hair.
But just as Kabuto was slightly relieved, one of the two Shuriken that missed turned into Itachi.
The Itachi that threw the Shuriken was actually a clone!
Itachi, who was now behind Kabuto, put Kunai around his neck.
"I lost." Kabuto admitted defeat.
Itachi put his Kunai away.
"You are really strong. You are one year younger than me, but you are actually so strong." Kabuto praised sincerely.
Ever since they met there by chance, the two grew to acknowledge each other and gradually grew closer to each other. Now they often trained together.
It was not the first time they sparred. Both had their own share of victories and losses, but Kabuto had more losses.
After all, it had only been a while since his training began, so there was a gap between him and Itachi.
"Kabuto, you are also amazing," Itachi replied briefly.
He didn't just say it out of pity. He sincerely felt that Kabuto was amazing.
During their conversation, he found out that it had only been four months since Kabuto began his Shinobi training. Being able to get this far after merely four months of training was a testament to how talented he was.
"But I guess I won't have that much time to train with you in the future," Kabuto recalled that he would enroll at the Academy soon.
The new semester began on April 1st. Today was the last day of March. He would attend the Academy tomorrow.
"Why?" Itachi asked curiously.
"Because I have to enroll at Academy starting tomorrow. Because of that, I won't have the time to come here," Kabuto replied with a smile.
Kabuto was looking forward to attending the Academy.
After he graduated from the Academy, he would be a full-fledged Shinobi, and he could do missions to earn money.
Itachi: …
He was only five years old this year. His father wanted him to attend the Academy when he was six years old.
Although Itachi's expression remained unchanged, the sharp Kabuto could notice that Itachi was a little disappointed.
Kabuto laughed and patted Itachi's shoulder.
"I'm just going to Academy. It's not like I'm going to another village. I'll come here to train if I have time. You better not slack off just because I'm not around. It won't be fun if I can easily defeat you later."
Itachi did not say anything back, but his sharp eyes had already given Kabuto an answer.
Next time, he would win again.
The two of them rested for a while and resumed their training again.
Itachi and Kabuto didn't notice that a Shinobi was watching them from the shadows.
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Recently, Uchiha Fugaku noticed that his genius son's behavior was quite odd recently.
After finishing his lunch, his son would immediately leave and would not come back until dinner.
He asked Itachi where he was going, and Itachi said that he had gone to train.
Fugaku:?
Uchiha Clan had their own training ground, but he didn't train there.
However, Itachi had indeed grown stronger recently, so Fugaku did not say anything.
Itachi was a talented kid. He could immediately use the Great Fireball Technique just after seeing him do that technique once. At that moment, Fugaku saw a glimmer of hope in Itachi.
However, he was still a little worried, afraid that his genius son would be led astray by someone outside.
Therefore, Fugaku decided to send someone to follow Itachi today and see what he was up to.
"What is Itachi doing?" Fugaku asked as he looked at an Uchiha Shinobi who had returned to report to him.
"Itachi indeed went out to train. It's right next to a remote river in the village," the Uchiha Shinobi replied.
Fugaku nodded. It seemed that his talented son wasn't lying, but why didn't he just train at Uchiha Clan's training ground?
"However, there is also another kid of the same age who is training with Itachi. They seem quite close." The Uchiha Shinobi continued.
Fugaku frowned slightly. That should be the reason why the Itachi did not train in the Clan's training ground.
"Is he good?" Fugaku asked.
"He's slightly below Itachi."
"Just a little bit?" Fu Yue asked again.
He knew how strong Itachi was. Although he was only five years old, an ordinary Genin was definitely no match against him.
If his peer was only slightly weaker than Itachi, that kid must be a genius.
"Yes." Uchiha, Shinobi, nodded.
"Can you tell from which Clan that kid is?" Fugaku asked after thinking for a while.
The Uchiha Shinobi shook his head.
"Investigate who that kid is!" Fugaku said in the end.
He felt that Itachi's new friend should be from a well-known Shinobi Clan. There was only a small chance that a genius would be born in an average Shinobi Clan.
Moreover, he was the same age as Itachi. He either had not enrolled in the Academy, or he had just enrolled, yet he was almost as strong as Itachi as soon as he enrolled?