Naruto : Ninja school teacher, I can become stronger by teaching

The practical exam on the second day, as before, took place at the training ground. After all the students completed their lottery draws, Muyue announced the official start of the practical exam.

"Candidate number one, Kotetsu Hagane, and candidate number two, Kouji Mine, please enter the testing area".

Kotetsu, knowing that as number one, he would definitely be the first to be tested, had already warmed up in advance.

"Let me lead the charge. Remember to cheer for me," Kotetsu said goodbye to his two good friends and walked into the open testing area.

"Kotetsu, don't lose in the first match," Izumo Kamizuki generously cheered for Kotetsu.

Kouji Mine and Kotetsu walked into the arena together. The two didn't exchange much conversation, forming the Confrontation Seal. As soon as Muyue yelled "start," they immediately began their battle. Although the goal was to drive away the taijutsu teacher, they weren't acting in the actual combat; instead, they were showcasing their specific qualities to make the proctor see the disparity between the students' ninjutsu and taijutsu levels.

At the start of the engagement, both used taijutsu to clash and probe each other. In the first wave of probing attacks, Kotetsu temporarily suppressed Kouji Mine with greater strength. Then, Kouji Mine began to play tactical. First, he used the Body Replacement Technique to confuse Kotetsu and create distance, then he created two clones to obscure vision and look for an opening to attack. Kouji Mine's Three Basic Jutsu were fairly well-practiced, but Kotetsu was even more elaborate. Kotetsu first created a chair clone, followed by two normal clones. He used the normal clones to confuse Kouji Mine, then took the opportunity to dispel the chair clone and create another normal clone. Finally, he used the Transformation Jutsu to turn himself into a chair. Kouji Mine naturally wouldn't be wary of a bizarre walking chair and was directly caught off guard by Kotetsu, who defeated him with a single blow.

"Eh, isn't that Kotetsu Hagane, one of the three ninjutsu prodigies that were widely talked about in the school earlier? I didn't expect this Deception Technique to have such a clever use," Aya Ueda praised Kotetsu's combat intelligence. "And his Clone Jutsu and Transformation Jutsu are already very proficient, even better than the students in my class," Aya Ueda exclaimed. She taught ninjutsu to second-year students, and even the best student in her class wasn't as good as Kotetsu in front of her. Purely in terms of Clone Jutsu proficiency, Aya Ueda believed Kotetsu had reached a level sufficient for graduation. It was truly a very standard Clone Jutsu. Kotetsu's opponent, Kouji Mine, also performed very well, enough to easily defeat most of the students in her class.

Aya Ueda praised Kotetsu while grading him, giving him a perfect score of 10 for the ninjutsu portion. Not giving a perfect score for this level of ninjutsu in the first year would truly be excessive. As for taijutsu, Aya Ueda only gave him 7.1 points, which could only be said to be above the passing line compared to his ninjutsu. Kouji Mine's taijutsu was even lower; Aya Ueda only gave him 5 points. Both performed generally in shuriken throwing, so Aya Ueda also only gave them 5 points. However, both had decent hand seal proficiency, with Kotetsu getting 8 points and Kouji Mine 7.5 points. Finally, Aya Ueda calculated the total score, and Kotetsu's score was as high as 30.1 points. This score was already considered a truly high score. The Ninja Academy's practical exam grading was very strict; generally, over twenty points indicated a very good level, and over thirty was considered excellent.

"Kotetsu usually studies very hard," Muyue nodded and said. Although he didn't know if Kotetsu trained at home, he was certain Kotetsu spent a lot of time studying at home. When collecting the papers, he had a quick look and knew the scores would be high.

"The second exam is about to begin. Candidate number three, Izumo Kamizuki, and candidate number four, Yuki Koizumi, prepare for the exam," Muyue called out after finishing the grading.

"This time, it's my turn," Izumo said with a smile, high-fiving Kotetsu who was walking towards him.

"Izumo, go for it!" Anko raised her small fist, cheering for her good friend.

Izumo fought more steadily than Kotetsu. He didn't disguise himself as a chair like Kotetsu but found an opportunity to use the Deception Technique to create a three-meter-tall, green-faced, fanged monster to scare Yuki Koizumi and quickly win the battle.

"Izumo Kamizuki, he's also one of those three ninjutsu prodigies, isn't he? He truly is a prodigy," Aya Ueda felt that Kotetsu and Izumo truly counted as prodigies, in a complimentary sense. Izumo's demonstrated ninjutsu level was also excellent. Aya Ueda also gave Izumo a perfect score for ninjutsu, with a total score of 30.5. Izumo's hand seals scored slightly higher than Kotetsu's.

Aya Ueda initially thought that the first two students were of higher quality, but then she realized she was wrong. By the fifth match, she hadn't given any student a ninjutsu score below eight. All the students' performances in the Three Basic Jutsu were excellent.

"Candidate number eleven, Anko Mitarashi, and candidate number twelve, Keiji Shima, prepare for the exam".

"You two watch closely and let me show you what a true Deception Technique is," Anko declared that Kotetsu and Izumo's Deception Techniques were no good.

"What's wrong with a chair? As long as it wins," Kotetsu retorted, unconvinced.

"Could it be scarier than my illusion?" Izumo also thought his approach was the best. Anko didn't respond to the two; practical combat was the best demonstration.

Keiji Shima's taijutsu was inferior to Anko's, and he was suppressed by Anko from the start. Anko, taking advantage of her momentum, quickly formed hand seals and created seven or eight clones that looked like Keiji Shima. Then, she herself used the Transformation Jutsu to become Keiji Shima as well. In an instant, the testing area was filled with Keiji Shimas running everywhere, and Anko's true form completely disappeared.

"Teacher Muyue, your student, she truly is a prodigy," Aya Ueda said, dumbfounded. She had been a teacher for several years and had proctored countless exams, but this was the first time she had seen such a situation.

"Her way of thinking is out of the ordinary," Muyue said after thinking for a moment.

Keiji Shima looked at all the versions of himself running around, feeling utterly bewildered. He carefully watched every "himself," but in the end, he was caught off guard and defeated by Anko in one blow. Anko's ninjutsu naturally received a perfect score of ten. Aya Ueda even said that Anko's ten points were because the maximum score was ten; Anko's ninjutsu level was stronger than Kotetsu and Izumo. Finally, Anko achieved a high score of thirty-six, receiving perfect scores in everything except taijutsu and shuriken throwing.

Aya Ueda felt like she wasn't proctoring first-year students but rather third- and fourth-year students. The ninjutsu level of these students was simply too high, beyond her imagination. She had also proctored Class 1-1 before, and while they were excellent then, it wasn't as exaggerated as now. Back then, she even said that Class 1-1's level was almost comparable to her second-year class, but now she felt her own class was unworthy.

"Teacher Muyue, your class's ninjutsu level is absolutely amazing. All the teachers at the Ninja Academy should learn from you how to teach ninjutsu," Aya Ueda praised. One or two outstanding students might be due to their innate talent, but for an entire class to have outstanding ninjutsu scores, it definitely meant the teacher taught well. Where could there be so many geniuses?

"It's all the students' own hard work; I just try my best to teach," Muyue said modestly. With mastery of the Three Basic Jutsu and teaching skills, let alone the school teachers, even in the entire Konoha, no one could teach these three ninjutsu better than him.

"Candidate number thirty-eight, Shisui Uchiha, prepare for the exam…" Hearing Shisui's name, Aya Ueda perked up. This was the student she was most looking forward to; he had already shown strength comparable to Kakashi at the same age in the last exam