A week had passed since Yoko arrived at the Hidden Cloud Village. Yoko spent her time reading the medical books that her mother left behind. Thanks to her photographic memory and her excellent talent in medical art, she absorbed all the information she read like a sponge and was able to finish memorizing all her mother's medical books.
Today was the day that the instructor from the Ninja Academy would be coming to the orphanage to give a lecture to the orphans. All the orphans were excited, including Yoko and Mabui.
A middle-aged man entered the orphanage. He smiled at the orphans. He had fair skin, short black hair, and black eyes. He looked very ordinary. He had an average height and an average physique.
The living room of the orphanage housed all the orphans, ranging in age from five to eight. The academy instructor stood in front of them with a smile on his face and said to them, "Greetings to all of you children. I am sure you know who I am, but I will introduce myself to all of you anyway. My name is Sujiro Akashi. "I am one of Ninja Academy's academy instructors."
"First, I will talk to you about what it means to be a Hidden Cloud Shinobi. When you graduate from the academy and become an official Hidden Cloud Genin, you'll be one of our village protectors. "Because of your hard work and efforts, our villagers can sleep peacefully at night and smile without worrying about what they will face in the future because the Hidden Cloud Shinobi will be there to protect them."
"Now, if you want to be a Hidden Cloud Shinobi, you will need to apply and register with the academy. To apply and register, you will need to fill out a form. Your orphanage caretaker will give each of you a form, and she will help you fill it out. If you don't want to be a Shinobi, you don't need to fill out these forms."
The orphanage caretaker started handing over the application and registration to all the orphans. Yoko and the rest of the orphans started filling out the forms. After they finished filling out the forms, they handed them back to the orphanage caretaker.
After receiving the forms from the orphans, the caretaker gave them back to the academy instructors, who sealed them in a storage seal.
Suddenly, Yoko heard a robotic voice in her head. {TING}, [Congratulation, host! You completed one of the quests.] You have joined the Ninja Academy, earning 5 Ninja Points as a reward for completing the quest; your total Ninja Points are 55 Ninja Points.]
After sealing all the forms in the storage scroll, the academy instructor said to the orphans, "Those who filled out the forms will need to start attending the Ninja Academy on the first Monday of the next month. The classes will start at 7 a.m., and I will see you all at the academy."
Sujiro smiled at the orphans, waved goodbye to them, and then left the orphanage.
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Later At Night
While everyone was sleeping, Yoko opened her system's shopping tag, looking for a useful item that would help her prepare for the Ninja Academy.
Her eyebrows twitched in annoyance as she kept browsing through the items available in the shop. She then pressed into the clothing section of the shop, and as she looked at the ninja clothing, she noticed a half-sleeve red Yukata with a black lining on the side. She really liked it, and she was glad when it cost only 5 ninja points.
She decided to get a fishnet shirt that cost 3 ninja points. She also decided to get black pants and black Shinobi sandals.
The black pants cost 4 ninja points, and the sandals cost 4 ninja points too. Last but not least, Yoko bought a black sash that cost 8 ninja points.
Yoko smiled after she purchased her new clothes, and she beamed happily when her new clothes appeared suddenly next to her.
She quickly grabbed her clothes and put them next to her other clothes in the cabinet.
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After One Month
On Monday morning, Yoko and Mabui, along with the other orphans who will be attending the Ninja Academy, were having breakfast in the orphanage dining hall.
After they finished breakfast, they all left the orphanage and began walking towards the Ninja Academy.
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In Front The Ninja Academy
All the new students stood in front of the Ninja Academy. The Ninja Academy was the second-largest building in Hidden Cloud Village, just after the Raikage Tower. The Third Raikage stood above the academy building. He smiled when he saw Yoko among the new students.
The Third Raikage said loudly to all the new students, "Welcome to all new academy students; this is your first step to becoming the protectors of your home. You should be proud of yourself because you have the courage to take this first step."
"Remember to work hard in order to be strong.""I will only impart to you the words of our esteem."First Raikage: "Your heart must be tough like a Kumo's mountains; your vision must always be in the sky; and your heart must be free like the clouds."
All the new students looked confused at the Third Raikage, who chuckled softly when he saw their confused expression, and he said to them, "What our esteemed First Raikage means is that in order for you to be successful and strong Shinobi, you need to remember three things: first, your will must be strong and unshakable like Kumo's mountains; second, you need to have an ambitious goal; and lastly, you need to be creative."
"I assure you, if you remember these words, you will walk far as a Shinobi. Good luck in your Shinobi journey. May the clouds guide you to reach your full potential."
When they heard the words of the Third Raikage, all the new students cheered loudly in excitement, and then the Third Raikage disappeared in a bolt of blue lightning.
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Inside The Classroom
Yoko and Mabui were sitting next to each other in the middle of the class room, which had fifty students.
Sujiro Akashi, who visited the orphanage a month ago, entered the class and smiled at the students while standing behind the teacher's desk. "Hello students, my name is Sujiro Akashi. I will be your homeroom teacher until you graduate from the academy. If you have any questions or trouble in the future, feel free to ask me for help."
"Now, before I ask you all to introduce yourselves to the rest of the class so I can take your attendance, I will explain everything you are going to learn in the academy."
"You are going to learn math, geography, history, Taijutsu, chakra theory, Shuriken Jutsu, basic Ninjutsu theory, basic Genjutsu theory, Kenjutsu, Shinobi rules, the basics of stealth, basic information gathering art, basic tracking art, Shinobi ranks, basic strategies, problem solving, ninja types, missions ranks and types, basic sealing art theory, and finally the three basic Ninjutsu."
"You will have to be able to execute the three basic Ninjutsu in order to graduate." "Did I make myself clear?"
"Yes, sensei." All the students replied in unison.
Sujiro smiled and nodded. "Alright, now begin introducing yourself to the rest of your class." One of the students raised his hand, and Sujiro nodded to him. The student stood up and asked, "What should we say, sensei, just our names?"
Sujiro chuckled and said,"Yes, your name, age, and why did you decide to join the Ninja Academy?"
All the students nodded their heads in understanding, and then each student started to introduce themselves to the rest of the class.
When it was Yoko's turn, she stood up and said, "Yoko Ichimaru, age 5, I joined the academy because I want to be strong."
Sujiro smiled and nodded. Mabui then stood up and said, "Mabui, age 5, I joined the academy because it was the best option for me."
Sujiro nodded to Mabui, and then more students continued introducing themselves to the rest of the class. A blond-haired boy stood up. The boy was slim, fair-skinned, and had black eyes. "My name is Shee, age 6. I joined the academy because I want to be a Shinobi."
Sujiro nodded his head, then a tanned-skin boy stood up. He had light gray hair and black eyes. He had a slim physique. "This is dull. My name is Darui. I am 6 years old. I joined the academy because of my nagging mother."
All of the students raised their eyebrows in disbelief. Yoko and Mabui couldn't help but giggle at his reason for joining the academy. Sujiro shook his head in amusement.
Then came the turn of a raven-haired girl; she had red eyes and fair skin. "My name is Akane, age 6. I joined the academy because I want to be a kunoichi." Sujiro nodded with a smile.
The students continued to introduce themselves until Burly boy turn came. The boy had red hair, black eyes, and fair skin. "My name is Haruto Hojo from the Hojo clan, age 5. I joined the academy to follow my father's foot steps."
The final three students then stood up and started introducing themselves one by one.
A long purple-haired boy started introducing himself. He had purple eyes, a slim physique, and was fair-skinned. "My name is Kenji Azai from the Azai clan, age 5. I joined the academy because I want to surpass my father." With a smile on his face, Sujiro nodded his head.
Next was a short orange-haired boy with orange eyes and tanned skin; he had a slim physique. "My name is Arata Honda, hailing from the heir Honda clan, and I joined the academy as expected." With a smile on his face, Sujiro nodded his head.
Lastly, a long, dark blue-haired boy had onyx eyes, fair skin, and a slim physique. "My name is Riku Amago, the fifth-generation heir of the Amago clan, and I joined the academy as expected." With a smile on his face, Sujiro nodded his head.
"Alright, let's start with math today. Open your math book, please." Sujiro said this to his new students.
All the students grabbed their math books and opened them.