Obito stumbled towards his companions, his body swaying as if he had lost his balance. He had just taken a brutal whip kick from Uchiha Ruri, and the muscles in his arms, which he had used to block, were still trembling.
"Don't be discouraged, Obito, it's normal to lose," Mitsuki said, trying to comfort his friend.
"Don't worry, you'll still graduate even if you lose. The assessment is just about our performance," Kakashi said, patting Obito's shoulder.
This was true. Not only was Morino-sensei responsible for calling out names, but after each match, he was also responsible for recording everyone's performance.
Time passed minute by minute. Battles between Ninja were usually quick, and the assessment soon ended.
The final results were not unexpected; everyone successfully graduated.
Mitsuki looked at the smiles on his classmates' faces, unsure what to say.
Originally, the Second Shinobi World War had ceased around the time Mitsuki enrolled, and most people thought there would be a relatively long period of peace this time.
However, a few years later, the Third Shinobi World War broke out again.
And graduating today meant they would be heading to the battlefield. He wondered whose smiling face among them would disappear forever in a month.
Mitsuki wasn't too worried about his own safety because he had performed his once-every-five-years ten-pull prayer on his birthday last year.
According to the System, a successful prayer would grant him the most suitable skill. Whether the first Six Eyes was suitable or not, he certainly found it comfortable to use.
So, with him about to head to the battlefield, the next skill from prayer should be one that compensated for his defensive capabilities.
He originally thought that for his second prayer, the most suitable skill would be the Innate Technique, Limitless, which paired with Six Eyes, offering both defense and offense. But after the prayer succeeded, it wasn't.
【Full Counter】
This was the ability of Meliodas, the Sin of Wrath, from The Seven Deadly Sins.
Compared to the complex Six Eyes, Full Counter's skill description was just one sentence.
【Full Counter: Returns all non-pure physical attacks in full.】
It must be said that this newly acquired ability indeed made up for Mitsuki's biggest concern regarding defense.
Unlike Limitless, this ability not only allowed him to easily protect his own life on the battlefield but also to protect his teammates.
Its defensive performance was also superior to Limitless. While its offensive output might be unstable, its upper limit was indeed higher.
Mitsuki speculated that the System's prayer would not only consider what attributes he lacked but also his inner desires.
Last year, before he knew his team assignments, he had considered the possibility of Rin and himself being in the same team due to the butterfly effect of his Transmigration.
Protecting Rin was more important to him than winning the war.
Ninja were mostly squishy with high attack and low defense, and Mitsuki was well aware of this. He knew that what he currently lacked most was combat experience. The power of Mitsuki's Ninjutsu was completely sufficient for the Third Shinobi World War period.
Furthermore, with the help of Six Eyes, as he aged and his Chakra reserves continuously increased, he didn't have to worry about his offensive capabilities for the time being.
And with powerful defensive capabilities, his fault tolerance on the battlefield would greatly increase, thereby significantly reducing the cost of trial and error in gaining combat experience.
All in all, Mitsuki was quite satisfied with the result of this prayer.
Once he had more references in the future, he should be able to more accurately analyze the parameters influencing the System's prayers... Just as Mitsuki had seen with his Six Eyes, Obito, Kakashi, and Rin were assigned to one team.
He, on the other hand, was assigned to a team with Uchiha Ruri, placed into a frontline squad that was short two members.
During wartime, some Konoha Ninja Academy graduates would be directly assigned to frontline squads that had suffered personnel losses.
These re-staffed squads, once full, would be led by their captains to the battlefield in the coming days.
Currently, Konoha was fighting on three fronts. The main enemies were the Hidden Mist Village in the east, and the Hidden Sand Village and Iwagakure in the west.
However, Kumogakure was also eyeing Konoha covetously. Should Konoha show signs of fatigue in the war, it would only be torn apart by a pack of wolves...
After the last class of the afternoon, Mitsuki and Rin walked home.
Rin walked with her hands behind her back, her head slightly bowed, and softly said, "Mitsuki, we'll be going our separate ways tomorrow, won't we?"
"Yes."
"It feels a little unfamiliar, all of a sudden."
Mitsuki looked at the downcast Rin, understanding her feelings perfectly at that moment.
After all, ever since they met at the orphanage, there had hardly been a day when he and Rin hadn't seen each other.
Mitsuki's own feelings were also very subtle. On one hand, he knew he possessed memories from his previous life and couldn't completely view himself as a child.
On the other hand, his biggest dream in this world was actually just to live a peaceful and stable life.
But shortly after his Transmigration, he faced his mother's passing, and a few years later, Kento also left him.
At that time, he was somewhat self-deprecating. After all, he had died in his previous life for some inexplicably ridiculous reason, and his new life began as an orphan.
What, did Transmigrators not deserve to have both parents and a happy family?
Humans are social animals; it's difficult to live alone without a strong will. Mitsuki admitted he wasn't a person with a strong will.
Living alone in an unfamiliar city is hard enough, let alone in another world. The initial novelty faded, leaving only loneliness.
If he hadn't known that Uchiha Madara's Infinite Tsukuyomi plan was a deception, Mitsuki at the time would have thought it wasn't bad to be immersed in the beautiful dream of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Just as Mitsuki was in an unspeakable loneliness at that time, it was Rin's appearance that changed him, making him feel that at least in this world, someone else would feel equally sad when he was down.
This also made his heart be refilled with some inexplicable feeling.
In this world, Mitsuki had spent more time with Rin than with Kento.
If saving Sakumo Hatake was a matter of convenience, then ensuring Rin's safe survival in this terribly brutal Great Ninja War.
Protecting this precious bond was the goal he must now achieve with all his might.
