Victory is a Must

As the morning dawned, Kizaru, already dressed, opened his bedroom door.

In the courtyard outside, a maid from the Shimura clan entered, carrying a tray.

With a slight bow towards Kizaru, the maid placed the tray on the table.

"Young master, please do your best today!" The maid, with a smile on her face, looked at Kizaru with admiration as she neatly arranged the breakfast.

"Thanks! Big Sister Keiko!" Kizaru replied with a smile.

After another bow to Kizaru, Keiko smiled and gracefully left the room.

Sitting down, Kizaru leisurely began to eat his breakfast.

Outside in the courtyard, Yoshihiko, Shinobu, Yuki, and Shintaro, the four little ones, were excitedly waiting for Kizaru to finish his breakfast and come out of the yard.

Today's graduation assessment had put the entire Shimura clan into an excited state. They were all eagerly anticipating Kizaru's appearance and victory.

Kizaru, the young master in the hearts of all Shimura clan members, symbolized the entire clan's hopeful expectations for the future.

In the midst of everyone's anticipation, time passed second by second.

Finally, Kizaru finished his breakfast and walked out of the yard.

At this moment, dozens of clan members, young and old, were already standing outside the yard.

"Eh! Everyone got up really early!" Facing everyone's gaze, Kizaru showed no signs of nervousness, greeted them with a smile, and started saying hello.

"Big Brother, do your best! Victory is a must!" Yoshihiko was the first to speak, raising his right fist high, shouting loudly with all his might.

"Victory for Big Brother Kizaru!"

"Victory! Victory!"

"Victory!"

...

Yoshihiko lit the fuse, and the Shimura clan instantly erupted with enthusiasm.

The clan members present looked at Kizaru with eager eyes, continuously raising their right hands and shouting loudly.

The cheering continued for several minutes before gradually subsiding.

Everyone looked at Kizaru together, waiting for his response.

Surveying the surroundings and looking at every face filled with anticipation and enthusiasm, Kizaru smiled. He confidently said, "Today, we will win!"

"Victory!"

"Yeah!"

...

With Kizaru's affirmative response, everyone enthusiastically shouted again, and the atmosphere reached its peak!

Watching Kizaru's interaction with the clan from a distance, Danzo and the three Elders all revealed satisfied smiles.

The Shimura clan was fortunate to have such a child!

Under the gaze of the four, Kizaru, surrounded by the support of the clan members, slowly walked towards the gate, gradually moving away and disappearing from sight.

"We should also set out!" Taking back his gaze, Danzo said calmly.

"Yes!" The three smiling Elders nodded continuously.

"Today is the moment when our Shimura clan's hidden dragon soars to the sky! Even if my legs are broken, I'll crawl to the scene!" The Grand Elder supported his beard, smiling.

"Hahaha!" After hearing the Elder's words, the three Elders burst into joyful laughter.

Danzo didn't laugh out loud, but the smile on his face became even happier!

Surrounded by clan members, Kizaru walked slowly towards the direction of the school.

Today's graduation assessment would take place on the school playground.

Considering the strength of both sides, the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, had arranged his subordinates to reinforce the entire playground and its surroundings last night.

Also, considering that this battle had reached the level of Jounin, the school had specifically declared half a day off for students to watch.

Therefore, when Kizaru arrived at the school, except for a few teachers and a few ANBU ninja responsible for security and maintaining order, there were no other people present.

Standing at the gate, as Kizaru's class teacher, Kiyoshi looked at Kizaru, who was approaching the gate, with mixed feelings.

In his class, there really was an extraordinary student!

Challenging Jounin at less than seven years old, he was truly a monster!

There was envy, a little jealousy, but more of it was satisfaction and happiness.

After all, no matter what, Kizaru was his student, and he had been teaching him for over half a year.

Even though this kid mostly slept!

"Kizaru!" Kiyoshi took the initiative to step forward and called out.

"Hey! Good morning, sensei!" Kizaru greeted with a smile.

There were many things he wanted to say in his heart, but looking at Kizaru in front of him, Kiyoshi just smiled and said one sentence.

"Do your best, Kizaru!"

"Thanks, sensei!" Kizaru sincerely replied.

"Go in! Everyone will be cheering for you at the scene today!" Kiyoshi stepped aside and raised his hand, allowing Kizaru to enter the school.

"Eeh? Is that so? Then I shouldn't be scared, sensei!" Jokingly, Kizaru walked into the school under the gaze of his clan members.

Today was just the graduation assessment, ordinary clan members could not enter the school and could only watch from the outside.

Watching Kizaru's tall figure, Kiyoshi did not speak, just smiled and shook his head.

Shortly after Kizaru entered, members of the Uchiha clan also arrived at the school.

Different from the passionate and excited Shimura clan members, the Uchiha clan members were not that emotional.

They exchanged a few words with Uchiha Kensuke, then watched as he walked into the school under the guidance of the school teacher.

With the arrival of both sides of the match, the atmosphere became tense.

Due to the foresight of Hiruzen, who arranged ANBU ninja to maintain order, both clans showed restraint and did not erupt into conflict.

No insulting each other, just mutual hostility. The two clans stared at each other, their eyes filled with confidence, confident that their chosen participant would win.

The stiff atmosphere persisted until the arrival of the Third Hokage, Danzo, the Uchiha clan leader, and a few elders, as well as other high-ranking officials of Konoha.

The attention of both clans shifted, looking at the group of people who arrived and stood at the center of the village's power.

"Hahaha! It seems that today's assessment is highly anticipated!" Hiruzen, holding a pipe, looked at both clans and other villagers who had come to watch, and said with a smile.

"Everyone is looking forward to the performance of the Shimura clan's genius!" Hokage advisor Homura said with an admiring tone.

"Yes! I envy Elder Danzo for having such an outstanding junior!" The Uchiha clan leader, showing a proper smile, emphasized on the word "junior" with a meaningful tone.

Looking at the leader of the Uchiha clan, Danzo had something to say, and coldly said, "That child is too arrogant. I hope he eats some bitterness today and learns some moderation!"

Everyone present was a sly old fox, and they understood the confrontation in the two dialogues.

Different positions, different reactions, smiling or angry in their hearts, but they all wore a smiling face on the surface.

"It's getting late. Let's go in! I'm also looking forward to today's assessment!" Sarutobi Hiruzen took the initiative to round up, smiling and saying.

After speaking, he led the group, under the guidance of the school teachers, and walked into the school.