Upon reaching the grounds I saw three hundred students were gathered within the premises. Students ranging from civilians to clan children and clan heirs were all present. I silently we t to stand beside shikimaru and choji and started conversing. He being the smart guy, clearly understood the reason behind the gathering.
With everyone present the teachers announced the reason for the gathering and it's impact on the classes, on finishing there was a pindrop silence within the grounds and then all hell broke loose . Some started crying and shouting while others started saying about the unfairness but the teacher's paid no heed.
The students were divided into groups and from every group five members would be selected and then amongst them the elite class would be choosen . It was a pretty hard situation to be honest. I along with Naruto and a clan child from aburame were present within the same group from the original class.
Time went by and the fights started I saw sasuke easily decimating his opponents with a smirk of superiority,it irked me to the core. The clan heirs were doing pretty well along with civilians from the major powers . Slowly i started understanding the meaning of test . The test was to group the upper echleons of the konoha governing council for extra security and studying. I felt bad for the others.
My first fight was with a guy named hiroka who was constantly blabbering about his great prowess in taijutsu. It took only one hit for him to be loved by the sleep godess. My second and third fights were pretty much same but i intentionally held back to prevent any suspicion
After the group fights were over there were only seventy five students left among which only thirty would be qualified for the elite class. The first fight began with hinata vs a civilian girl which was pretty underwhelming as hinata refused to strike her for her timid nature . I sneered seeing this and my opinion of her decreased more . Shino won his match along with kiba ,choji ,ino, shikimaru and Sakura. Sasuke was pretty much sasuke so he won with a landslide victory. I was paired against an yamanaka and it was pretty much a tough fight .
After the selections were over the elite class was choosen and i was ranked 19 th among everyone which was pretty much decent according to me.
During the course of the fight I understood my flaws clearly as I lacked a training partner which made all the difference. Scrolls were good but i lacked physical fighting and experience and it was an eye opener to me.
Thinking about everything and after collecting the shuriken and kunai which were free for the elite class i started towards my home After saying goodbye to my friends . I had a lot to learn I thought ,being mature and reincarnated doesn't guarantee my path to power and wealth.