"Damn it..."
"What's so impressive about them, just two pretty boys."
"Wait for the right opportunity, and let's teach those two a lesson!"
A group of girls around began cheering and shouting, causing strong dissatisfaction in a senior male student nearby.
"Shh... Keep it down!"
"That black-haired one is no ordinary kid."
"I think you've heard of him, right? He's the Uchiha clan genius, Shisui."
However, another student nearby lowered his voice to remind him.
"W-What? That kid! You mean Shisui, the genius from the Uchiha clan?"
Clearly, this male student had also heard of Shisui's reputation. Shisui had shown remarkable talent from a young age and, like Kakashi from previous generations, had become a well-known prodigy in the village.
"Since we shouldn't mess with Shisui, maybe after school, we can deal with that white-haired brat."
Just then, a malicious voice came from behind the crowd.
"What do you think of this suggestion?"
"Hayate, along with Kotetsu and Inari-senpai..."
A boy with brown hair, looking about seven or eight years old, stared resentfully at the window, where Yu was attending the entrance ceremony on the training field. His palm still bore a noticeable scar from the beating he had received from Yu two months ago.
"Well..."
"It's a good opportunity to see what's so special about a kid who beat up Inari so badly."
Behind Inari were three boys sitting casually at their desks in the ninja classroom.
One had black hair that covered his right eye, another had spiky black hair split down the middle, and the third was quiet, with dark circles under his eyes, looking somewhat sickly.
"Yu..."
"When Hayate behaves like this... Don't you want to stop him?"
It seemed that they had overheard the conversation about Inari and the others.
Seeing his classmate's reaction, Hayate turned his head and smiled mischievously at the beautiful girl with long purple hair sitting next to him.
"Even if he usually misbehaves..."
"Treating a newcomer who just started today like this is going too far."
Hearing Hayate's words, the girl sitting properly in her chair next to him showed a trace of helplessness.
"Anko- Senpai, please accompany me to stop them after school."
With her stunning purple hair, fair face, big, dark eyes, and bright red lips, she was a rarely seen character in the original story – Yugao Uzuki.
Two years older than Yu and Shisui, she was known as the school's beauty and campus idol.
"Oh? Are you showing concern for the new kid like them? Haha!" Anko responded
"Yugao, are you also interested in that white-haired kid?"
Seeing Yugao's reaction, Anko smiled cunningly and teased her.
"Senpai!"
Being teased by Anko, Yugao blushed and scolded her.
Soon, the two girls playfully chatted and laughed, captivating the male students around them.
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"Congratulations, students! You've entered the school!"
"You will all become shinobi in the future, and I hope you all excel..."
Unbeknownst to Yu, he had already attracted attention.
At this moment, he was standing on the training field at the Ninja School along with all the parents and children. He watched the elderly man on stage, who wore a red and white Hokage hat and a white Hokage robe, deliver a long and tedious speech.
"So boring..."
"Is this the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, who has been in office the longest?"
Watching the Third Hokage standing on the high platform, Yu, with his clear amber eyes, couldn't help but show a curious expression.
If it weren't for the cloudy look in the old man's eyes and the occasional flash of wisdom, Yu might have thought that the Third Hokage, renowned as the "Ninjutsu Professor" in the shinobi world, was just an ordinary old man.
The Ninja School was founded by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju. It was established during a time of war to ensure the stability and efficiency of combat training and education. It offered a basic education for all shinobi.
After completing basic training at the Ninja School, ninja would graduate as genin. They would be assigned to teams with instructors to carry out various missions suitable for their skill levels. This system helped the village produce many talented ninjas each year.
Based on Yu's knowledge, the Ninja School's curriculum consisted of five stages: enrollment, basics, exercises, applications, and graduation. Completing these stages allowed students to become genin and perform missions as independent ninja.
In the current context of the Third Great Ninja War, the training for every class in the Ninja School was being accelerated as much as possible. The goal was to send more fighting power to the front lines in the shortest possible time.
After an entrance ceremony that lasted over an hour:
"Now, I will announce the students in Class 3: Yamanaka Kazuya, Aburame Shiro, Raido Namiashi, Hyūga Setsuna, Nara Tomohisa, Yakushi Yu, Shiranui Itsuki..."
Finally, the Third Hokage mentioned the students for this year's ninja classes.
"They didn't put Shisui and me in the same class?"
"But there are quite a few kids from prominent families in my class..."
Upon hearing that he and Shisui were assigned to different classes, Yu didn't react much. However, he couldn't help but ponder the fact that his class had so many children from well-known clans.
"What a shame we're not in the same class as Yu."
"Anyway, there's plenty of time at the Ninja School."
"See you tomorrow."
Facing Shisui's somewhat regretful expression, Yu didn't have much to say.
Could it be that this kid is leaning in that direction?
Feeling Shisui's unusual enthusiasm towards him, Yu secretly speculated.
He couldn't help but think of the close bonds between characters like Sasuke and Itachi, Itachi and Shisui, and the three Uchiha members in the original story, which seemed unusually intense and complicated.
After waving goodbye to Shisui, Yu headed back to the orphanage.
"Quit talking, you brat!"
"If you don't want a beating, hand over everything you have!"
However, just as Yu stepped out of the Ninja School's main gate, not far away, the clamor from a side road caught his attention.
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