The next day, Uzumaki Rin stayed at home with his real body and sent a Shadow Clone to the academy.
He had expected trouble after yesterday's chaos—but when he arrived, nothing happened.
The classroom had already been repaired. New desks and chairs were in place. No one came looking for him.
So during break, he casually swapped places with his clone and returned to school in person.
"Next, we will begin the kunai throwing assessment. When I call your name, come forward and throw," the Chunin instructor announced.
"Genma Shiranui, you're first."
Genma stepped forward properly, picked up the kunai, and threw them with a serious expression.
"Full marks. Next—Might Guy."
Guy dashed forward energetically.
"Youth must burn with passion! Witness my youthful kunai technique!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
All ten kunai hit the target—but only the outer ring.
"Three points. Next—Obito Uchiha."
Obito strutted up confidently, grabbing ten kunai—five in each hand—and crossing his arms in a flashy stance.
Seeing this, Rin couldn't help but grin.
That pose looked impressive—but it was useless.
The Uchiha-style throwing technique required the Sharingan to be effective.
And Obito… hadn't awakened it yet.
So—
After a loud shout, all ten kunai flew wildly… missing the target entirely.
Caw… caw… caw…
Even the crows seemed to mock him.
"Zero points. Next—Kakashi Hatake."
"Teacher! That was just a mistake—let me try again!" Obito protested.
"Idiot." Kakashi pushed him aside and stepped up.
Whoosh!
"Full marks. Next—Uzumaki Rin."
Rin walked up, looked at the kunai… and frowned.
To be honest, he had never seriously practiced throwing.
In his mind, kunai were basically useless.
Have you ever seen Madara Uchiha killed by a kunai?
Or any top-tier ninja relying on them as a main weapon?
Exactly.
At best, they were effective against weak opponents.
Still… losing wasn't an option.
So—
He picked up ten kunai, crossed his arms, and copied Obito's exact pose.
Everyone stared.
Was he serious?
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Rin threw all ten kunai—
But not at the target.
They scattered around it.
Kakashi immediately realized something was wrong.
None of them were going to hit.
No tricks. No rebounds.
Just… a complete miss.
Then—
Rin formed hand seals.
"Kunai Shadow Clone Jutsu."
In an instant—
Ten kunai became a hundred.
A hundred became a thousand.
Then thousands more filled the sky like a storm.
Clatter! Clatter! Clatter!
The target was completely buried.
The surrounding trees, the ground—everything was covered in kunai.
Even a bird flying overhead didn't escape—it was instantly turned into a pincushion.
Silence.
Everyone was stunned.
Kakashi froze.
Obito's mouth opened—but no words came out.
"Y-you! This doesn't count! This is a kunai throwing test, not a ninjutsu exam!" the teacher shouted, pointing at Rin.
"I threw kunai," Rin replied calmly.
"But you used ninjutsu!"
"The things that hit the target were kunai."
"But your original throws missed!"
"That was to confuse the enemy."
"Pff—!"
The teacher coughed up blood on the spot and collapsed.
He was done.
Completely done.