civilwarnovels Chapter 56: End of the 2nd Academic Year
Chapter 56: End of the 2nd Academic Year
Chapter 56: End of the 2nd Academic Year
It was the second semester exam week for the academy. Daichi stepped into the classroom and saw some students revising the lessons, a few not doing anything and the rest playing around.
Naruto, Shikamaru, Choji and Kiba belonged to the last group while Sakura and Ino were in the first. The moment Daichi stepped into class he knew he got their attention.
"Hey Daichi! Come on, come on!! We're gonna prank Daikoku sensei when he gets here. You wanna join us?" Naruto excitedly ran up to Daichi and asked. He had a wide smile on his face. Ever since the Yota incident he gained several valuable friends and he was happier than ever.
"Good morning to you too Naruto!" Daichi slightly sighed but still happily greeted his friend. "And to answer your question, No! I'm not going to join you in your pranks."
"Aww Come on It'll be fun!!" Naruto started whining.
"Give it up Naruto. He's not gonna join." Shikamaru came along and greeted Daichi.
"Hey Shikamaru. Didn't think you'd join him in pranks." Daichi smirked looking at the young Nara.
"I'm bored and didn't have anything better to do. Also Naruto threatened to dump water on my face whenever I take a nap if I didn't join himSuch a drag." Shikamaru sighed saying this.
"I didn't threaten you. I only implied it." Naruto said with a devilish grin.
"Hahaha." Daichi let out a small laugh, hearing him. "The fact that you even know the word 'implied' is in itself scary Have you studied for the exam?" Daichi asked Naruto even though he knew the answer.
"I'll be fine. I studied all day yesterday. Now it's time for some fun."
"Let's just get to our seats before sensei comes." Daichi moved to his usual spot in the back.
But Naruto went to the teacher's chair and put some glue on it. "This is gonna be awesome."
Shikamaru sighed looking at his friend's antics. "Our teacher is a chunin. He's not gonna fall for that."
"Oh yeah? Then what's your plan?"
"My plan was to sleep till the teacher got here and then answer just enough questions to pass and then go back to taking my nap. But since that's not gonna happen I might as well help you." Shikamaru had a deadpan look on his face as he said the words. Visit for the best novel reading experience
Shikamaru helped Naruto set up a simple trap and went back to their seats.
Meanwhile Kiba and Choji were near Daichi watching Naruto and Shikamaru. Choji was munching on some snacks while Kiba tried to goad Daichi into a bet.
"Come on Daichi. Let's make this exciting. 20 Ryo says Daikoku sensei isn't gonna fall for that."
"That's obvious." Daichi muttered. "He wouldn't have been made a chunin if he fell for such a childish trap."
"What about you Choji? Wanna bet?" "Arf Arf?" Kiba and Akamaru looked at their big boned friend.
"No. If I lose my money then I won't be able to buy my snacks." Choji said, munching on the crisp potatoes.
It was at that moment that Daichi saw Sakura and Ino approaching. Daichi noticed Sakura subtly pushing Ino towards him.
"Hey Daichi! How was the holidays?" Ino asked. She had a small almost imperceptible blush on her cheeks as she spoke.
Having watched all sorts of anime and cartoons for a lifetime, Daichi was well aware of the romance cliches. 'Oh my god!! Does she have a crush on me? This can't be happening Ok!! Keep cool Daichi. Just answer the question and pretend everything is normal.'
"Yeah. It was nice. Got to relax. And I spent most of my time reading some books. So you know The usual How have you been Ino?"
"Oh I'm great! Was helping out at my shop and studying and all that Say Daichi My father got some new flower seeds in his stock. You wanna come by and check them out later?" Ino asked boldly.
"Sure. I'll drop by the store sometime next week." Daichi nodded and politely smiled at her.
The last part was the Taijutsu spar. For the exams the students were paired up with someone similar in their strength level. The spar started with students at the lower end ranking. Everyone knew the rules and the spars started. A pair of names would be called every few minutes.
Naruto was paired up against Hibachi. The sparing started once both of them made the seal of confrontation. Even though Naruto's books knowledge and aim were poor, he trained his body and tried to improve his Taijutsu skills. And with the added benefit of exceptional stamina and chakra, Naruto won the spar a minute after it started. He was able to knock Hibachi out of the ring thus securing the victory.
The fights continued and before long it was Daichi and Sasuke's turn. This time no quest like 'defeat the opponent' popped up. Daichi figured it must be because of his overwhelming strength.
The spar began but neither one made any moves. Sasuke observed Daichi and seeing that he wasn't making any moves Sasuke rushed at him. Daichi stood in his spot and easily blocked the incoming attacks. He wanted to see how fast Sasuke had become before counter attacking.
'He's definitely been training harder than before. Based on his current speed and strength he could easily defeat anyone in the class and maybe even several senior students. It seems being second has given him a driving force.'
Daichi casually blocked a punch aimed at his face and held on to the fist. Sasuke immediately tried to get out of it by attacking him with his other limbs but it was for naught. Daichi easily evaded the strikes and counterattacked. Within a few seconds Sasuke was on the ground wheezing. He looked up and saw a finger pointed at the middle of his forehead.
"Match over. Daichi is the winner." Daikoku sensei called the match. He was observing Daichi much more than Sasuke. 'He's gotten a lot stronger since the last spar. His chakra hasn't fluctuated and neither has his breathing. This was far too easy for him. He won't learn anymore if he stays in this grade. I should speak with the Hokage.'
Daichi and Sasuke made the seal of Reconciliation. Even though Sasuke was displeased with it. And with that last spar, the exams came to an end. A couple days passed and the results were out. Daichi retained his top spot with Sasuke as the second. Naruto was somewhere in the middle to lower end of the class rankings. The last day of classes for the second year came to an end.
Kensei had come home from his trip a few days prior. He shared stories with Daichi and took him to Shi Fang's restaurant the day the academy closed. Both of them had special meals in celebration of Daichi results.
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Daichi was laying in bed looking at the clock. A few seconds after it struck midnight several notifications popped up.
[Ongoing Quest - 'Path to the strongest.']
[2nd Year tasks successfully completed. Distributing the Special reward for clearing a dungeon. Distributing New Skill reward for learning new jutsu.]
[Special Reward:]
[Title: Dungeon Warrior.]
[Note: Apprentice Dungeon Warrior title has been replaced by the new title 'Dungeon Warrior' (This title will increase all your stats by 15% when fighting inside a dungeon.)]
[New Skill: Plunderer. ]
"Plunderer huh I wonder what kind of a skill that is?" Daichi clicked on the skill. A new information box popped up.
[Plunderer - Passive (LV. MAX): This passive skill allows the user a certain chance to plunder a skill, special ability or a jutsu from the targets the user kills. The user can choose to absorb or abandon the plundered reward. The user will only get a single reward per kill if the Plunderer skill is triggered. ]
[The chances of obtaining skill or jutsu from the killed enemy is 10%. ]
[The chances of obtaining special abilities or bloodline limits is 1%. ]
"HOLY FUCK" Daichi's eyes almost popped out of his skull.
'I can get jutsu or special abilities from people I kill? Is that limited to the real world or would this skill activate if I kill dungeon ninjas? Even if there is only a 10% chance for a skill or jutsu to drop, it is still a massive advantage. I had killed 167 ninjas in the last dungeon. If I had this skill before, I could have had about a dozen new skills. This is definitely an OP passive ability.'
'And the chance of obtaining a special bloodline limit Even if it's only a 1% chance I need the 'luck' stat. Have to find a way to unlock it somehow. That stat would definitely help me with this skill.'
Daichi thought about the usefulness of this passive ability. He wanted to test it out immediately but he restrained himself.
'This skill description clearly says the targets I kill and not defeat I can't go around killing people in the real world. But in the dungeons it's an entirely different story. If this skill works on the dungeon ninjas then my dungeon runs just became much more crucial to my growth.'
'This is an excellent reward. Thank you system. I'll be sure to put it to good use.'
Satisfied with the rewards, Daichi went to sleep.