Naruto: The New Beginning

20. Ninja Academy

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Konoha's ninja academy opening ceremony was as lively as ever... and boring, When it came to the speech of the Third Hokage, the eyes of other children were shining, but Naruto was drowsy. There was no excitement in him at all.

"To those who possess the Will of Fire, everyone is family. The desire to protect one's family builds thicker and stronger bonds between each and everyone in the village."

"If the Will of Fire is embraced by everyone, the village will be alright no matter what happens." The third Hokage said with a joyful face & warm smile.

Oh, there was another boy with pineapple-shaped hair who had a similar reaction to Naruto and looked like he was about to fall asleep.

'what a drag..'

After the beautifully written, rich in content, clear in theme, and sleep-inducing speech was over, the children left their parents and went back to their respective classes.

The classroom of the ninja school was an amphitheatre with long, slender desks, and the positions had already been allocated. It was said to be random.

There were thirty people in Naruto's class. He observed them: the fat, the thin, the yellow-haired, the pink-haired, the spiky-headed, those with painted faces, those wearing hoods and sunglasses, the arrogant and cool ones in the front row, and the person beside him who looked down and played with his fingers... With these people and himself, this year's "Nine Rookie" class was complete.

Looking at the little girl beside him, Naruto decided to say hello: "Hello, I'm Uzumaki Naruto. I remember your name is Hinata, right?"

"Y-Yes..." Hinata's face visibly reddened, her mind full of thoughts: 'He remembers me, he still remembers me...he...'

'That aunt taught me to be brave, but now I can't even speak clearly' Hinata lowered her head in frustration, her mind racing.

Naruto was puzzled... How can I continue this conversation with your reaction?

Forget it; let's talk about it later. why did Iruka become a teacher? His parents didn't die in the Nine-Tails attack this time. Why?

At this time, Iruka wrote a few big characters on the blackboard and said, "From today onwards, I will be your teacher. My name is Iruka Umino, and I hope to get along well with everyone in the future!"

The children applauded respectfully. "Let's get to know each other. The classmates whose names I read, please come to the podium."

Iruka looked down at the list and said, "The first one, Sakura Haruno!"

"My name is Sakura Haruno..."

Here comes the ultimate simp of Sasuke & ultimate hater of Naruto. Will she treat me the same as the original? I don't hate her but if she tried to treat me like og Naruto, I think I should show her some gender equality.....

By the way, have you heard the name Sakura Haruno somewhere? Is it an important supporting role? I can't remember.....

"Next, Kiba Inuzuka."

Naruto perked up a little and looked over; a spiky-headed boy was standing on the podium, his face painted with oil paint in the shape of a dog's tooth, and there was a small white dog on his head... Huh? Where's Akamaru?

Kiba had already spoken: "I'm Kiba Inuzuka. I like dogs. My dream is to be a Hokage and let everyone have dogs!"

Naruto watched the spirited boy get off the stage and return to his seat. He walked with confidence, but he didn't notice where Akamaru was.