Chapter 235: Ch.235 Is This Difficult?
"Stupid Shinji, dumb Shinji."
Shion muttered under her breath while performing basic physical training in the practice field.
Uchiha Shinji stood silently on the sidelines, supervising her training.
Due to the sudden implementation of the three-man team assessment system at the shinobi academy, the pressure on students had doubled. No one wanted to be the weak link in their team, so everyone felt the weight of competition more than ever.
The most direct result was that all the academy students began additional training—even Shion, primarily a shrine maiden and a part-time shinobi, felt the pressure.
Born into a prestigious clan, Kurama Yakumo was even more determined not to be seen as riding on Kimimaro's coattails.
The Kurama Clan's situation was also unique.
Once prominent in the Hidden Leaf, the Kurama Clan was once able to rival the Uchiha Clan in the field of genjutsu.
However, unlike the ever-thriving Uchiha, the Kurama Clan declined rapidly after their peak due to a lack of talent.
By the time Yakumo's father's generation arrived, the once-renowned clan found it difficult to even produce a single jonin.
Kurama Yakumo was born into this situation, carrying the hopes of the entire Kurama Clan.