Summer, Konoha Year 48.
The scorching sun hangs high in the sky, but the warm breeze of early summer cannot blow away the chill in everyone's hearts.
Three classes of the Academy were having combat lessons outdoors.
A ninja wearing Jōnin chain armor came in front of everyone accompanied by the Vice Headmaster.
The battle was paused, and everyone lined up. Some children were so stiff that even their teeth were chattering.
These are students whose family members are on missions.
"Who is it this time?"
The Jōnin's eyes swept across the three classes.
"Hana Inoue… Please step out."
A girl in Shiratori's class felt her legs go weak, and she almost fell to the ground.
Her tears fell, making the Jōnin look reluctant.
Watching her walk out of the school with the help of the Vice Headmaster and the Jōnin following behind, Shiratori sighed.
Hana Inoue, an optimistic and cheerful little girl, always has a bright smile on her face. Who would have thought…
Moreover, this is already the third one.
In just two months, relatives of his three classmates died in border conflicts.
The situation is deteriorating rapidly, and all-out war is not far away.
"Hana Inoue's father was a Jōnin who was on a reconnaissance mission in the Land of Frost."
Izumo Kamizuki stood beside Shiratori and said with worry showing on his childish face: "It is said that the Hidden Cloud Village… Has sent some extraordinary people to the Land of Frost ."
The Land of Frost is a small country sandwiched between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning. If a war breaks out, it will become the main battlefield between Konoha and Hidden Cloud Village.
The two major ninja villages had already begun fighting for this important location.
"Jonin?"
Shiratori was shocked.
Hana Inoue's father should be the first Jōnin to die in a local conflict in Konoha.
"Yes, even the Jōnin have started to sacrifice themselves… But it doesn't matter; I heard that the Jōnin, Minato Namikaze, has already set off for the border! He is the strongest Jōnin in our Konoha! With him around, nothing will go wrong."
Listening to Izumo's confident words, Shiratori seemed to know who Kumogakure had sent to the Land of Frost.
Minato Namikaze…
It seems like the A–B Combo is over there.
He vaguely remembered that the first fight between Konoha's Yellow Flash and A–B Combo was the prelude to the Third Shinobi World War.
Even the Raikage's son and the eight-tails Jinchūriki have begun to move out… Is the Hidden Cloud Village so impatient for the next Shinobi World War?
"This is difficult…"
Shiratori rubbed his face.
Too fast! He is not ready yet!
"Hey, Shiratori… "Izumo nudged him with his elbow and whispered: "You should be planning to graduate early, right?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Because I feel like the lessons in the Academy are no longer useful to you!"
Izumo said with admiration: "Even Chinatsu Hyuga couldn't last a single round in your hands… She's a genius from the Hyuga main house! I even doubt that Hayato-sensei can beat you."
"Not really…"
Shiratori waved his hands quickly.
Chinatsu Hyuga, who was standing in the front row, vaguely heard the conversation between the two and clenched her fists tightly.
She heard from the elders in her family that Shiratori Uchiha might be the strongest genius in this generation.
How could she tolerate this when she grew up surrounded by praises and was also known as a genius?
So in the second week of school, during the battle class, she challenged Shiratori Uchiha… As a result, she knelt down instantly.
What shocked her was not only that the opponent knocked her down with one punch without using any Chakra and only relying on physical strength, but also… The reserve of his Chakra.
When the battle started, Chinatsu Hyuga, who didn't dare to underestimate the enemy, opened her Byakugan and then became stunned…
The surging Chakra in the opponent's Chakra Network almost caught up with that of his father, a veteran ninja!
Besides that, what made her feel most frustrated was that Shiratori deliberately used his body to block several of her Gentle Fist with a curious look on his face and then mobilized Chakra to easily open the blocked Chakra Pathway System… It's outrageous!
Chinatsu Hyuga's face was a little distorted as she began to recall the pain, but the culprit over there was distracted.
"Should I graduate early? Will I become cannon fodder? What will the Third Shinobi World War be like? Is there any room for maneuver…"
Shiratori looked up at the sky. Even though he was still a little boy, he already had his heart set on the Shinobi World…
...…
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
The shurikens flew across the sky, and the sound of the collisions echoed throughout the training ground.
After the test, Shiratori, holding a kunai, charged toward Setsuna Uchiha.
Setsuna also took out a kunai and immediately started fighting with Shiratori.
"Lightning style: Thunder Fang blade!"
Shiratori stepped back slightly to create some distance, a frightening blue electric current flowing through the kunai. He rushed forward again and slashed horizontally at Setsuna!
Click!
The kunai broke into two pieces in an instant, and he was also knocked away by extremely unreasonable force.
Shiratori took advantage of the situation and, rushed forward again without hesitation and stabbed Setsuna fiercely in the chest.
But the stab missed.
The moment Setsuna dodged the attack, he moved quickly around the training ground with Shiratori as the center.
Shiratori also opened his Sharingan without hesitation, and two tomoe appeared in each of his eyes, spinning rapidly around his pupils.
But… The opponent is too fast!
Even though this pair of Sharingan has evolved into double tomoe, it still cannot capture Setsuna's location, and he can only vaguely see the afterimage.
"Old man, this is a foul, isn't it? Didn't we agree to only use the strength of a Chūnin?"
"Haha, I was this strong when I was a Chūnin!" Setsuna's voice came from all directions.
"Shameless!"
Before Shiratori finished his words, Setsuna instantly appeared above Shiratori's head, raised his right leg, and smashed it hard down!
Shiratori caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye and could only dodge in a panic, he roll and crawl to a place not far away.
Just as Setsuna was about to chase after him, he saw that Shiratori had already started to form a seal.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
The exhaled flames condensed into a fireball with a diameter of several meters, but perhaps because of being too hasty, this move… Went astray!
Boom!
The fireball hit the empty ground in front of Setsuna; he just took a few steps back and avoided the flames of the explosion.
"Hehehe! Boy, you didn't even hit the target. Are you a little panicked? You need to improve your mental quality."
He stepped on the ground and ran forward. The kunai in his hand cut through the flames that blocked his view and kicked Shiratori, who seemed a little at a loss behind the flames!
"It's over… Eh?"
With a bang, Shiratori turned into white smoke and dissipated.
"Shadow clone? When?"
He looked up as if he sensed something and saw Shiratori, who had jumped into the air and was already falling from its highest point.
And the opponent's fast and complex hand-sealing movements.
"Fire Style—"
Shiratori inhaled, and even his chest swelled up.
"Great Fire Annihilation!"
Compressed flames spewed out of his mouth and turned into huge waves in the air!
The raging flames covered the sky and the sun, sweeping down to the ground, and the blazing flames illuminated Setsuna's stunned old face…
"Nani!"
Boom!!!!
The entire training ground was engulfed in flames.