Akira received the notice that the application formulary was approved the day after, and he went to the exam.
After performing the three Basic Techniques he received a nod and the examiner opened his mouth.
"You need to hold on for one minute against this Genin or defeat him to pass the exam", he pointed to an teen of about fourteen years with a forehead protector
'They lowered the difficulty of early graduation, it seems that the war is really at its peak right now'
After that the match started, the opposing ninja immediately burst into his direction, intending to knock him out immediately.
Although the enemy was just a Genin Akira didn't underestimate him, he understood that rank doesn't mean much in the lower end of ninja battles.
'Three Basic Techniques: Clone Jutsu'
Two more Akira appeared in the enemy field of view, but that in Itself was useless, the enemy obviously knew that the real one was in the middle while the ones that just appeared are clones.
'Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu'
A relatively big fireball of about 3 meters of diameter burst from his mouth towards the Genin threatening to engulf his body.
Without wasting time Akira performed another jutsu with the help of the fire hiding him from his enemy.
'Three Basic Techniques: Substitution Technique'
Akira exchanged himself with the clone on his left.
While the enemy was only a Genin, the Ninja Academy teachings weren't entirely useless, the enemy knew that the Great Fireball Technique was frequently used to obscure enemy vision and perform additional techniques so he was alert to attacks on his surroundings.
The fireball soon dispersed and the three Akira clones attacked the Genin from the front, left and right.
Since the enemy knew that he could've performed additional Techniques, he was entirely aware that he could be attacked from the back at any moment.
In that moment, he attacked the middle body that he recognized as the main body before and discovered that he was a clone as he expected, his alert triggered to the peak, but then the remaining clones attacked and he tried dispersing them using kunais while not moving in order to not give openings to any possible hidden enemy.
The left clone was dispersed and became smoke, but the right one unexpectedly deflected his kunai and throwed another in his direction.
He hurriedly dodged and let the kunai pass through him, but that was a serious mistake.
'Three Basic Techniques: Substitution Technique'
The kunai besides him suddenly turned into Akira and put a kunai in front of his throat threatening his life.
"You lost", said Akira
'What..? i lost to a three year old?', the Genin seemed to be in existential crisis all of a sudden
"Your mistake was assuming that the three were clones just because i disappeared of your field of view, although the Great Fireball Technique is often used to obscure vision that doesn't mean that the enemy will always hide themselves to attack from other direction, the academy teaches but you should also add your thoughts on top of it, that's called creativity, unpredictability is deadly in battle"
After finishing the battle Akira received a forehead protector with the symbol of Konoha in it, thinking that this is the second time alredy he didn't feel much about it, his first time on the first simulation alredy made him feel proud enough.
He headed to his Clan and after reaching it, every Uchiha that passed and saw him stopped and looked at his forehead with pride in their eyes, if one didn't know it would think they raised him.
After reaching home and opening the door he opened his mouth.
"Im home", he said
"Welcome back dear, how was your class?", he heard the voice of his mother from the kitchen, it wasn't much far from the door anyways
"I graduated"
"WHAT?", his mother left the kitchen running and looked at him
The look in her face changed to despair, there was a hint of pride in her eyes but it was engulfed by the darkness surrounding her countenance, she was in the verge of crying.
Akira knew why, graduating meant being sent to war, he was only three years old now and there was little difference between him and a baby right now.
Asuna ran at his direction and hugged him rightly, her eyes threatening to release tears at any moment, she seemed heartbroken.
It didn't take much time for her eyes to release tears of unwillingness, despair and regret, just a few seconds passed since he came home.
She knew it would happen eventually, he enrolled at 3 years old, at max he would graduate at 7 years old, but she didn't expect it to be this soon, in only a month he went from civillian to Ninja Academy Student and then Genin.
The meal was ready, the table was made and his family was alredy sitting down, at that moment his father opened his mouth.
"Akira, i heard you graduated?", he said
"Yes, the academy weren't teaching anything useful so i just graduated directly", Akira answered honestly
"Good job son, im proud of you!"
There was infinite pride in the eyes of his father, Uchiha Kirugi was the most happy father at this moment, who wouldn't want their son to be a genius?
But naturally, this time his father was also worried, graduation means going to war, and war means the possibility of death at any moment.
"Didn't i say i'd protect you all!?, you though i was joking at that time right?", Akira opened a wide grin and started laughing
"I just didn't expect it to be so soon", his father answered with an equally large grin and patted his hair, while causing mass destruction in his poor hairstyle
His mother finally relaxed a bit and also smiled, but she was still extremely worried.
The atmosphere finally lighted up a bit they started eating, after that, his father asked him.
"Come out son, i want to see you far you have gone, since we can't retreat we should go all out!"