Taifu Academy

The Taifu Academy is a private ninja academy located in Kumogakure and run by Anjin Uzumaki. The Academy takes in orphans and trains them to be ninja, in a more demanding and practical fashion than that of Konoha's ninja academy or even Kumo's standard academy. The class only consists of forty students, at different levels of progress.

The students are often encouraged to work in pairs and are allowed to take the graduation exam in pairs. Several different alumni of the academy are often brought in as special teachers, for usually a different branch of studies. The Academy has classes in taijutsu (very common), ninjutsu (also very common), genjutsu (not very common), iryōjutsu (uncommon), and fūinjutsu (rare despite all efforts to the contrary). Special teachers sometimes teach some kekkei ninjutsu or kenjutsu, which are improved on by the instructor as they near graduation. The system leads to some older genin graduating, but often with the skill levels of a chūnin. Theory classes and research classes are held for the Academy's strategy and intelligence units.

In Naruto-The Bridge to Peace Anjin is presiding over another graduation ceremony, passed by Suzume and Hiro. Others are presumed to pass, as it was stated that six would graduate that year.