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[All humans in Narutoverse have chakra and that anyone can be a shinobi if
anyone is able to use and manipulate chakra to a greater
effect.](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/5156/can-anyone-be-a-ninja-
shinobi)

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I always thought that everyone born are admitted in the academy and there,
they learn how to use their chakra and rise through the ranks and become a
ninja similar to schools and education in real life. The [Academy
students](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Academy_Student) were trained and
prepared for life as a shinobi. Is this true? Is it mandatory for all humans
in Narutoverse to admit in the academy and be a ninja?

We see quite some non-shinobi professions, for e.g.[Teuchi becoming a Ramen
chef](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Teuchi). Just like my above assumption,
did he once admitted in the academy in the childhood but choose to become a
ramen chef?

Is it mandatory to for all to take admission in the academy and learn the
basic elementary jutsus and experience the initial life of a ninja before
becoming something else?


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Are all humans in Naruto universe mandated to admit in the shinobi academy?


It's voluntary some families seemed to push their kids into being Shinobi
having had certain powers passed down through their bloodline which lead them
to being conduits for Government officials and the mass majority seem to want
to join the academy because it's a prerequisite to becoming Shinobi which are
highly respected and centre of all awe.


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> Is it mandatory to for all to take admission in the academy and learn the
> basic elementary jutsus and experience the initial life of a ninja before
> becoming something else?

Most probably yes. Everyone must know the basic jutsus. Then, it's upto them
to clear the exams to be a full-time shinobi or quit the academy to be
something else.

> We see quite some non-shinobi professions, for e.g. Teuchi becoming a Ramen
> chef. [...] did he once admitted in the academy in the childhood but choose
> to become a ramen chef?

**YES**. He would have known basic jutsus but didn't progressed that far in
the Shinobi world. Maybe he was a pre-genin academy student or had acquired
genin stature before quitting. Since he is a chef, he might be skilled in
[Kenjutsu](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Kenjutsu) and talented with Kunai
and shuriken. He would probably possess an Earth and Water Release affinity,
possibly Fire Release but the Chakra Reserves was probably averaged sized and
ultimately run out of chakra fairly easily. He doesn't know a whole arsenal of
jutsu but knows quite a few of them.

Now, an image circulated quite a bit which spread the fact that Teuchi might
have been taught by Jiraiya but it was never confirmed.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jODbV.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jODbV.png)

Teuchi could've been the team member of [Jiraiya
team-7](https://japaneseanime.fandom.com/wiki/Team_Jiraiya) since they would
be around the same age group and it would explain why Teuchi wasn't afraid to
scold Shinobi for nonpayment, because he was a retired Shinobi himself. It
would also explain why he never shared the same resentment as the rest of the
village towards Naruto as a kid and genuinely accepted him, giving him free
food sometimes and treating Naruto as a valued customer. He does this because
he was teammates with Naruto's father and knows that Naruto is Minato’s son.
He can see the resemblance in Naruto and knows something great will come of
him. This would also explain the respect that he has towards Jiraiya.

Source: <https://www.quora.com/If-the-ramen-guy-from-Naruto-was-ever-a-
shinobi-in-his-youth-what-kind-of-jutsu-would-he-have-and-why>


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