Author : I wrote this novel in my native language because I can’t speak English, so I use an AI translation application to help translate it. I only created this fanfiction to fill my free time, and I never expected it to reach one million readers. Thank you very much for your time and support. I also apologize if there are many translation mistakes. The original draft was written in Indonesian, and it is indeed difficult to translate it accurately.
Two weeks had passed since the large-scale mobilization began.
What had once been dismissed as nothing more than rumors had become an unavoidable reality.
The borders of the Land of Fire were now crowded with thousands of shinobi. Command tents stretched as far as the eye could see. Smoke from field kitchens drifted into the sky while the constant scraping of sharpened steel kunai, shuriken, and short swords echoed across the camps like the opening notes of a grand and merciless war.
At the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rivers...
The forces of Konohagakure and Sunagakure began sending out patrol squads to guard their territories while disrupting enemy sabotage missions.
There would be no more negotiations,No more peace envoys. From this moment on, only kunai, shuriken, and ninjutsu would speak.
Explosions thundered throughout the forests.Fire and wind collided violently in the sky.
The earth itself cracked under the impact of one technique after another.
Leading Konoha’s front-line forces was Jiraiya.
The white-haired Sannin sat inside the command tent, quietly reading report after report delivered by the jōnin.
After a long silence, he sighed.
"So... it really has become a war."
The jōnin around him remained silent.
No one could disagree.
They all understood one thing.
This war would not end in a matter of days.
Perhaps...
It would last for years.
Unfortunately, the nightmare had only just begun.
Hokage Office
The meeting room doors burst open.
An ANBU rushed inside, breathing heavily.
"Hokage-sama! An emergency report!"
The room immediately fell silent.
Hiruzen slowly raised his head.
"Report."
"Kumogakure has officially declared war on Konohagakure!"
Before anyone could fully process the news...
The doors opened again.
A second ANBU entered.
"Another urgent report!"
"Iwagakure has mobilized its entire army toward the northern border!"
The atmosphere grew even heavier.
Homura slowly closed his eyes.
Koharu bit her lip.
Danzō simply crossed his arms, his expression unchanged.
But the bad news wasn’t over yet.
Five minutes later...
A third ANBU knelt before them.
"Kirigakure..."
He swallowed nervously.
"...has also declared war."
Silence consumed the room.
Four Great Nations.
Four battlefronts.
Four directions of attack.
Konohagakure now stood alone against nearly the entire shinobi world.
For almost a full minute...
No one spoke.
Hiruzen stared at the enormous map of the Land of Fire hanging on the wall.
Four enemy flags now surrounded it.
He slowly exhaled.
"Effective immediately..."
"...activate the Total War Protocol."
The Hokage’s orders spread throughout the village within hours.
Every reserve jōnin was summoned.
All available chūnin were dispatched to the front lines.
Medical teams worked day and night without rest.
The village armories were opened.
An urgent request for military supplies was sent to the Fire Daimyō.
And then...
The Ninja Academy received the letter every instructor dreaded.
Emergency Graduation Examination.
The next morning...
There were no classes.
No kunai throwing practice.
Every Academy student gathered on the training field.
Kishomoto-sensei stood before them.
In only two weeks, he looked years older.
The dark circles beneath his eyes made it seem as though he hadn’t slept in days.
He took a deep breath.
"Starting today..."
"...the Academy will hold an early graduation examination."
The crowd immediately exploded into noise.
"What?!"
"Seriously?!"
"Finally! I’m going to become a ninja!"
Several students jumped up and down with excitement.
None of them truly understood what war looked like.
Watching their celebration, one instructor quietly muttered,
"If only they knew..."
"...they’re cheering for a one-way ticket to the battlefield."
Another instructor continued the announcement.
"All Academy students from the second year through the sixth year are required to participate."
"The graduation standards remain unchanged."
"You must pass at least one of the Three Basic Academy Techniques."
"You must pass the written examination."
"And you must pass the combat test."
"Those who fail will remain Academy students."
"Those who pass..."
"...will officially become genin."
The cheers grew even louder.
Most civilian students could barely contain their excitement.
The children from the great clans, however, remained calm.
They understood what becoming a genin during wartime truly meant.
It meant...
They could soon be sent to the battlefield.
The examination lasted two days.
The first day consisted of written tests.
The second focused on practical techniques and combat.
Yuji completed every test with remarkable composure.
When his combat examination began...
His figure vanished.
Using the Body Flicker Technique enhanced by Lightning Chakra, his speed became so overwhelming that his opponent didn’t even have time to blink.
Only a few seconds later...
Yuji’s kunai rested against his opponent’s neck.
"Match over!"
His opponent blinked in confusion.
"Huh...?"
"When did he move?"
"I didn’t even see him!"
A student scratched his head.
"Maybe he used the Body Flicker to sneak into the cafeteria."
Another student nodded seriously.
"If he managed to buy dango before coming back, I’m filing a complaint."
The tense atmosphere instantly dissolved into laughter.
One instructor sighed helplessly.
"He didn’t disappear..."
"...he’s simply that fast."
Another teacher quietly whispered,
"That child..."
"...is a true genius."
That afternoon...
The students returned to their classrooms to await the results.
Kishimoto-sensei entered carrying the graduation roster.
He opened the first page.
"The following students have passed."
"Shikubo Nara."
"Chojiro Akimichi."
"Akiba Karasu."
"Ayaka Hyuga."
"Hana Sato."
"Uchiha Tsuki."
"Taro."
"Okugawa Shiranui."
Then...
"Yuji Uchiha."
"YES!"
Taro shot to his feet and raised both fists into the air.
"I passed! Mom can finally stop telling me to become a fish merchant!"
The classroom burst into laughter.
Chojiro patted him on the shoulder.
"Don’t celebrate too early."
"Huh? Why?"
"Jika kau tidak lulus ujian sensei Pembimbing , ibumu akan kembali Menyuruhmu jadi penjual ikan."
"..."
Taro stared blankly into space.
Another wave of laughter swept through the classroom.
Even Yuji couldn’t help smiling faintly.
Not everyone was smiling, however.
Several students who had failed lowered their heads in disappointment.
A few civilian girls quietly wiped tears from their eyes.
Not only because they had failed...
But because they now had to part ways with friends who had officially become shinobi.
Closing the roster, Kishimoto looked around the classroom.
"Starting today..."
"...you are officially shinobi of Konohagakure."
"Congratulations."
Team assignments soon followed.
Kishimoto unrolled another scroll.
"Team Seven."
"Yuji Uchiha."
"Hana Sato."
"Kobayashi from the fifth-year class."
"Your supervising sensei will arrive tomorrow morning. Don’t be late."
Yuji nodded quietly.
The next team was announced.
"Team Eleven."
"Shikubo Nara."
"Chojiro Akimichi."
"Inori Yamanaka from the fifth-year class."
"Oh, great..."
"This is going to be troublesome."
Shikubo let out a long sigh.
He knew Inori.
The energetic girl from the Yamanaka branch family was famous for having enough enthusiasm for three people.
Sometimes...
Too much enthusiasm.
Chojiro, still chewing on dried meat, chimed in.
"Oh... Big Sister Inori?"
"Isn’t she the one who chased a thief halfway across the village because he stole her lunch?"
Shikubo shook his head.
"It wasn’t just her lunch."
"It was mine too."
"No wonder she nearly caught him."
Shikubo covered his face.
"I can already see my future..."
"The war hasn’t even started for me, and I already have a headache."
"Team Fifteen."
"Uchiha Tsuki."
"Okugawa Shiranui."
"Aburame Ryoto."
"Team Twenty."
"Ayaka Hyuga."
"Inuzuka Kobe from the third-year class."
"Hayase Matsumoto from the sixth-year class."
Yuji quietly listened to every team assignment.
He was slightly surprised.
The Aburame weren’t paired with either the Hyuga or the Inuzuka.
After thinking about it for a moment...
He understood.
This was wartime.
Every sensor ninja was an invaluable military asset.
Distributing them among multiple squads was far more effective than placing them all on a single team.
That was the only explanation that made sense.
That evening...
Yuji returned home.
The house had felt much quieter ever since Sagato departed for the front lines.
In the living room...
Yumi was folding clothes.
Meanwhile, Sayaka had somehow squeezed herself into one of Yuji’s oversized shirts.
Unfortunately...
The shirt was almost twice her size.
She tripped over the hem and landed on the floor with a soft thump.
Yuji burst into laughter.
Sayaka puffed out her cheeks.
"Big Brother is so mean!"
"I’m practicing to be a grown-up!"
Yumi chuckled.
"Then maybe practice standing first."
The gloomy atmosphere inside the house became warm once again.
Yuji walked over to his mother.
"You graduated."
"Yeah."
"Your father will be proud."
Yuji nodded.
After dinner and spending some time playing with Sayaka...
He returned to his room.
Silence filled the space.
Slowly, he called upon the system that had accompanied him all this time.
"Status."
A translucent screen appeared before him.
Yuji Uchiha’s Status
Name: Yuji Uchiha
Gender: Male
Age: 7
Rank: Elite Chūnin
Affiliation: Konohagakure
Kekkei Genkai: Three-Tomoe Sharingan
Chakra Nature: Fire, Lightning, Yin
Chakra: 119 (Jōnin Level)
Ninjutsu: 101
Taijutsu: 75
Genjutsu: 101
Intelligence: 73
Strength: 88
Speed: 95
Stamina: 77
Techniques Mastered
- Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique (C)
- Lightning Release: Lightning Chakra Mode (A)
- Basic Sharingan Genjutsu (C)
- Lightning Release: Black Lightning Sphere (A)
- Sharingan Genjutsu: Demonic Illusion – Binding Stake Technique (A)
- Three Basic Academy Techniques (E)
- Body Flicker Technique + Lightning Enhancement (B)
- Shadow Clone Technique (B)
Yuji stared at the screen for a long time.
In terms of raw ability...
He had already surpassed most chūnin.
Even his chakra reserves had reached the level of an average jōnin.
But...
Numbers were only numbers.
On the battlefield...
Statistics could never guarantee survival.
Sometimes...
One single mistake...
Was all it took.
The status screen slowly disappeared.
Yuji looked up at the ceiling.
"Father..."
"I’ll keep my promise."
"I’ll come home alive."
"So..."
"You have to come back too."
This world was no longer just a place where he struggled to survive.
It had become his home.
A home filled with people who loved him.
Friends who trusted him.
A family worth protecting.
No matter what happened...
Yuji swore that he would return.