" Nii-san look, I managed to stick the shuriken's in the tree!! " Akehiiro who received his wooden shuriken bundle from Shiiro was excitedly practicing his shuriken throwing skills at a tree and finally managed to stick one shuriken to a tree.
" Wow! You're right it's stuck right in, if you've become this good father and I might recommend you to the academy early too Akehiiro! " Shiiro cheered on his younger brother at his first achievement.
" yay!! I will be going to the academy! I will be going to the academy! " Akehiiro was so excited he went on with his day thinking he would attend the academy soon.
Shiiro would often train Akehiiro in the arts of throwing Shuriken and handling Kunai during his week long vacations, so this had turned into bonding moments for the both of them and Akehiiro loved this very moments as he barely gets to see his older brother because of him going to school all the time.
Shiiro who dreamed of having a little brother as well had enjoyed these moments. But now yet again we are introduced to another little brother of Shiiro Uchiha, who was born two years after Akehiiro was born.
He was Hiiro Uchiha, he was as energetic as Akehiiro but was more closer to Akehiiro in terms of Shiiro being always at school and could only visit during his Week-long Breaks.
| | One Year Later | |
The Admissions on the ninja academy had started again and by this time Shiiro who was now at his Fourth Year in the academy and had also turned 8 Years Old, he was the one escorting Akehiiro who finally had the chance to admit in the Academy.
This was due to Akehiiro not being as studious and as matured as Shiiro during his 4 Years of age. Akira and Mei had made sure that Akehiiro wouldn't be overwhelmed when he finally goes to school so Akehiiro was admitted to the academy at the age of 6.
While their littlest brother Hiiro Uchiha had turned 4 years Old last month and was growing as healthily as Akehiiro did. Although the bond of Shiiro and Hiiro still hadn't come to compare to Shiiro and Akehiiro, both the parents and the middle child of the Uchiha family had always tried to convince Hiiro to try to be closer to Shiiro.
Shiiro on the other hand always took the opportunity to bond with Hiiro even sometimes neglecting his very own training during his Week-long breaks just to spend his time with Akehiiro and Hiiro.
" Akehiiro! Congratulations on passing the academy exam and welcome to the academy! " Shiiro was with Akehiiro during the academy exam and admission so he cheered him on as he passed the exam and was admitted to a classroom.
Akehiiro's admission to a normal classroom made Shiiro happy as he wouldn't have to deal with the absurd training. although this would give Akehiiro a good foundation, this would possibly bite back at them in the future.
Shiiro had known that a looming war was bound to happen not only due to his past memories but also due to his Father's constant absences in their home because of the missions that would be assigned to him due to Konohagakure also being influenced by the overwhelming amount of missions posted.
Although this would be great if the missions would always get completed successfully but the notion that danger always looms around his father due to the constant missions he takes makes Mei and even Shiiro worry about the health of Akira.
" hihihihi thank you so much nii-san!! Third Hokage Oji-san was so cool up there! I can't believe I got to see the Hokage hihihi " Akehiiro was grinning all the way home as he was as happy as he could be that day, not only did he get to meet the Hokage, pass the exam, and get admitted to the academy he also got treated to lots of yummy food by his older brother Shiiro.
" heh, I'm glad you enjoyed it so much Akehiiro! when we go home be sure to tell Dad what happened! and how amazing you were in the exam! " Shiiro was genuinely happy for Akehiiro and was overjoyed that he gets to see and hang out with his younger brother at the academy.
Shiiro who was currently in his Fourth year in the academy and the constant reminder for himself that the exams for graduating at the academy were gradually becoming closer, had found motivation and calm when Akehiiro had entered the academy.
But apparently, for the Elite Class Students in the academy they should be able to perform the following basic ninjutsu in the academy that were taught during class which was the Transformation Jutsu, Clone Jutsu, Body Replacement Jutsu, and even the basic Tree Climbing Practice and the Water Surface Walking Practice.
They should also have a basic mastery in Taijutsu, Kenjutsu, Bukijutsu, Genjutsu, as well as be able to perform the basics of the Medical Ninjutsu. Everything else that were taught during class will also be part of the written exams in the future, and Shiiro pretty much knew that this much would be part of the Graduation exams.
These were always the important tasks to learn but were also the hardest tasks to learn, so this was obvious for Shiiro at the time and to have someone like his beloved brother learning and having fun with him always lights up his mood and makes him more motivated to learn. So instead of getting nervous about the upcoming graduation, he would mostly focus on bonding with his brothers and would try to fit his training during the times he would be bonding with his brothers.
after one month, class in the academy had resumed and Akehiiro was already getting accustomed to the academy, he was even making quite a lot of friends. This made Shiiro proud to see his younger brother getting along so well with so many children in the academy. As the older brother, he is also always there when Akehiiro needs help and when Akehiiro needs to be with someone when he gets shy or scared to do something.
" ne ne Akehiiro-kun is that your big brother? he is so cool, they said he is part of the Elite Class that is a secret to all the people but here in the academy. My big sister attends the Elite Class as well and she is super strong, is your older brother strong too Akehiiro? " a young friend of Akehiiro was gossiping with him .
" heh of course my older brother is strong and of course he is in the Elite Class, Let me just tell you my brother never missed even one shuriken when he threw all my shuriken in a tree!! " Akehiiro was smirking when he gossiped to his friend.
" My older sister said that a lot of people in the Elite Class are so strong!! even the teachers are so strong too! I wonder if we could be part of that class too Akehiiro! "Akehiiro's friend also replied amazed at what he heard.
" YEAH! I want to be part of the Elite Class too! because I'll be strong! Stronger than my big brother you'll see!! hihihihihi " Akehiiro innocent behavior coupled with his friends' encouragement gave Akehiiro and even his friend the motivation to study more and hope to join the Elite Class that they have been hearing a lot from people.
As Akehiiro was busy gossiping with his friend until they got to their classroom. And Shiiro had already finished accompanying Akehiiro, he went directly to the Elite Building and went straight to the classroom after he finished cleaning his dorm room.
Shiiro also constantly went and check at Akehiiro after he finished his classes and took Akehiiro home. But it didn't come to last because Akehiiro had found many friends at school and some of which were Uchiha Children too who would go home with Akehiiro. This made Shiiro proud even more as he saw his little is very extroverted unlike him who barely knew anybody in the Gifted Class as he didn't even want to make friends in the first place. Even if Shika was there as his friend, they still grew apart as Shiiro really focused more on training and learning rather than making friends.
By this time Konohagakure had heard news about the neighboring Great Villages. Apparently Kirigakure had lost some of their Major Clans and got delt with a devastating blow in their national power. And in Sunagakure, they had struggled to take care of the overwhelming requests of their Daimyo making their Daimyo lose face to the other Daimyos and eventually wanted to stop dealing with Sunagakure. This made it hard for the Other Great Villages to stay in power and Konohagakure had even heard of the possibilities that other smaller Shinobi Villages had formed an alliance to slowly take down the Great Villages.
This had become even more obvious as time flies by fast and in another flash.
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