"Sasuke, study hard when you get to the academy."
Uchiha Itachi bent down and said to his little brother.
"But I want my big brother to teach me personally." Sasuke looked at Itachi with a dissatisfied expression.
"Well, if you do well in the academy, I promise to teach you a new ninjutsu."
"Really?! Don't worry, big brother! I will get first place!"
When Sasuke heard this, his eyes lit up immediately, and he silently made up his mind that he must get first place in the academy!
"There are so many people," Shikamaru said weakly, staring with a pair of lazy eyes.
"Shikamaru, don't sleep in class, I will check your progress."
"What a drag…"
" Sakura!" Ino waved to a little girl with pink hair walking by.
"Ino! You're here too!"
Sakura happily ran over and said hello.
"Hey Sakura, there's a handsome guy over there!"
"Handsome guy! Where? Wow, so handsome!" Sakura looked in the direction Ino was pointing at and immediately fell in love with Sasuke.
"He seems to belong to the Uchiha clan," Shikamaru said after seeing the Uchiha fan logo behind Sasuke and Itachi.
"No matter! He will be mine!"
"I must also..."
"Sakura!! I saw him first!"
Ino stared at her friend, but Sakura stared back, not to be outdone and sparks flared in their eyes at the same time.
...
"It's a good thing that nasty brat isn't here."
"Right? We can rest assured now."
"As expected, the Third Hokage decision is right."
Parents who sent their children to the academy looked around while encouraging their children.
When they didn't see Naruto, they immediately dispel the worries in their hearts and expressed their satisfaction with the handling of the Third Hokage.
They would probably think twice about letting their kids attend the academy if they saw Naruto attending with them.
"Demon Fox?" Hearing the discussion from the people around him, Itachi thought to himself.
At the same time, he also agreed with the arrangement of the Third Hokage. After all, a Jinchūriki was too dangerous, let alone in the ninja academy.
"Didn't that kid come to the academy? I remember that the Third Hokage should have arranged for him to enrol. Could it be that he hasn't come yet?"
Nara Shikaku also heard the discussions of the people around him and muttered to himself.
"Maybe he's late." Akimichi Choza said casually.
"Father, are you talking about that person?" After analyzing the information obtained, Shikamaru concluded.
"yes."
"I didn't expect to go to the academy with him, what a drag."
"Don't worry, it's fine, just treat him normally."
Nara Shikaku smiled while touching Shikamaru's head.
...
At nine o'clock, all the children had already sat in the auditorium, waiting for the arrival of the principal of the ninja academy, the Third Hokage, to give an entrance speech.
…
Academy entrance.
"Huh? I remember that it was Yimu who was guarding the door. Why did you change?"
"Hokage-sama, Yimu is sick today, so I took his place."
The ninja twitched his mouth and said respectfully to the Third Hokage, for the sake of his friend's self esteem, he had better not say it.
After all, being ridiculed by a brat was embarrassing.
"Well, tell him to have a good rest and don't rush to work."
"Thank you Hokage-sama!" Hearing the Third Hokage's concern, he bowed to thank him.
After the Third Hokage left, the ninja stood up with respect on his face.
For these little ninjas, it was a great honour to be remembered by the Third Hokage.
...
Auditorium.
"I am very glad to welcome new students this year. At this time of year, I am very pleased to see you, young people of Konoha. You are the fresh blood of Konoha, and you are the future of Konoha..."
The Third Hokage delivered his speech while sweeping over the excited children sitting below who looked at him.
'Ino – Shika – Chō…'
'Hyuga…'
'Uchiha…'
'And Naruto... wait, where's Naruto?'
He didn't see Naruto, and the Third Hokage was slightly puzzled.
'Was he late? Or maybe he still hated human contact, so he didn't come?'
"Wherever there is leaf dancing, fire will burn. The shadow of the fire will illuminate the whole village and cause new leaves to sprout. The power of a ninja is truly shown when one wants to protect those one cherishes."
"You young people are the hope of the future, and we the older people will trust and protect you. The sacrifice of the older Hokages was not meaningless, but it will inspire young people like you to become the pillars of the future. I believe in you, so I hope you can study hard at Ninja academy! "
Clap clap!
After the Third Hokage finished his speech, the children sitting below stood up excitedly and applauded him.
They were all excited by the speech of the Third Hokage, and they wished they could start learning right away!
If Naruto sat here, he would probably be disgusted. Fortunately, he had already hidden in the classroom and slept as expected.
The Third Hokage waved and left, and then a teacher took a notebook and began to classify the new students.
"Mr. Umino Iruka's class includes Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Chōji, Yamanaka Ino, Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino, Haruno Sakura, Hyūga Hinata, Uchiha Sasuke, and Uzumaki Naruto..."
"Yeah! I'm in the same class as that handsome guy!"
"So his name is Uchiha Sasuke? Great!!"
Sakura and Ino stared at the aloof Sasuke in front at the same time, and then looked at each other fiercely as if feeling something in their hearts.
"Sasuke is mine!"
"No, he's mine!!"
...
Principal's office.
Although the Third Hokage often stayed in the Hokage building, he would still find time to stay at the academy for a while when the academy started every year.
"Call the Anbu who monitors Naruto in."
"Hai!"
It took only two seconds for a figure to appear and leave.
In a minute.
"Hokage-sama!" an Anbu knelt on the ground on one knee.
"Didn't Naruto come to the academy?"
The Third Hokage asked unhurriedly, without any emotion in his tone, but the Anbu, who was kneeling on the ground, felt tremendous pressure.
"Yes, he got up at six o'clock, and arrived at the academy at six forty."
"Huh? So early?"
Thinking that Naruto might be late, or maybe he didn't come at all, the Third Hokage was suddenly surprised.
"Did he come so early? Yes, there was no one in the morning."
The Third Hokage quickly figured out why Naruto did this.
"Continue."
"After he came, he found a classroom and fell asleep, but he hasn't woken up yet."
The Anbu Ninja was sweating. When he was monitoring Naruto in the past, he hadn't noticed that Naruto did things as he wanted. You must know that the Third Hokage was present in person today and gave a speech. As a result, Naruto didn't care at all.
"Oh...that looks like him, which classroom is he in?" the Third Hokage nodded knowingly, not surprised or dissatisfied with Naruto's actions.
It's good that he came.
"Room 301."
"301... It's really fate, did he choose the room randomly?"
"yes…"
"Is that so? Good work. By the way, after Naruto comes to the academy, you don't have to watch, just take care of his life outside of the academy."
"Yes, Hokage-sama!"
...