The classroom was filled with laughter and chatter, and Hyuga Satoru was extremely anxious.
He saw a man with a Mediterranean hairstyle, that was bald on top with a fringe of hair circling the sides and back of his head asking students to introduce themselves.
As each student took their turn, laughter and applause erupted continuously.
"Wasn't I working overtime? How did I end up in the world of Naruto? And it seems like it's the first day of school."
Hyuga Satoru looked around the classroom and saw many familiar faces, which made him even more nervous.
The student in the first row, with a full head of hair, proudly introduced himself as the son of the Hokage. This person would become a bounty unit in the underground black market, his head exchanged for money by a top miser.
The one in the middle of the second row, with white hair and a black mask, if he remembered correctly, would become the chakra measurement unit. His father would soon commit suicide, he would lose an eye in the Third Great Ninja War, and his best friend would die by his hand. Everything related to him seemed to end tragically.
Behind him was a boy with goggles and the Uchiha clan crest on his clothes, loudly declaring he would become Hokage. This boy would become one of the future big bosses of the ninja world, a mastermind trying to overthrow the world due to an early romance, eventually dying without leaving a trace.
Hyuga Satoru then turned his gaze to the person currently introducing himself.
This boy's teeth shone like a flashlight, and he kept shouting about youth. He was the only civilian to defy fate, nearly kicking to the finale, and his taijutsu skills received high praise from Madara, earning him the title of the strongest in taijutsu.
However, he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
As for the other students, Hyuga Satoru recognized only a few, most of whom were cannon fodder. They would probably be wiped out in the Third Great Ninja War, and few would survive to the end.
The more Hyuga Satoru observed, the more anxious he became.
If he were from the Hyuga main family, it would be better, as he would have the protection of many branch family members. But according to his memory, not only was he from the branch family, but his parents were also dead, making him the least favored in the Hyuga clan.
This is bad, really bad.
This is a nightmare start.
Hyuga Satoru's eyes were lifeless.
Not only had he transmigrated into the world of Naruto, where lives were as insignificant as grass, but the timeline was also before the Third Great Ninja War, the deadliest period.
Kannabi Bridge Battle, Kikyo Mountain Battle… Hyuga Satoru couldn't imagine how he would survive.
As Hyuga Satoru was lost in despair, a voice brought him back to reality.
"Hyuga Satoru, it's your turn to introduce yourself."
Hyuga Satoru looked up to see the instructor, Daikichi Fujino, smiling at him, and the rest of the class focused their attention on him.
Seeing this, Hyuga Satoru reluctantly stood up.
"My name is Hyuga Satoru, from the Hyuga clan. I like ramen and barbecue. My dream is… my dream is…"
Hyuga Satoru hesitated and then said, "To survive till the end."
The class fell silent, looking at Hyuga Satoru with surprise and confusion. Survive till the end? What was that?
Daikichi Fujino laughed awkwardly and touched his sparse hair.
"It seems Hyuga Satoru likes reading manga. Endings only exist in manga. I hope you won't be so engrossed in manga during your studies."
"Yes."
Hyuga Satoru replied perfunctorily and sat down. He clearly remembered that few of these classmates would survive till the end.
After a few more students introduced themselves, Daikichi Fujino cleared his throat and said, "Students, the self-introduction session is over. Next is the first lesson. Please open your textbooks to 'Inheriting the Will of Fire'."
Hyuga Satoru flipped through the red textbook on his desk. It was full of flowery descriptions of the Will of Fire, devoid of substance.
Daikichi Fujino passionately explained the Will of Fire from the podium, and most students listened attentively.
But Hyuga Satoru was restless. He flipped a few more pages and, after a while, saw two words hidden in the text: brainwashing.
"Am I in a brainwashing center?"
"Is this the political propaganda of the Leaf Village?"
"Where are the guiding principles, the ideological guidelines, the detailed standards?"
The whole text was about everyone being a family, protecting children and the village, and sacrificing everything for the village.
"But… I'm only six years old. You want me to sacrifice myself on the battlefield? Why don't you sacrifice yourself?"
In his previous life, Hyuga Satoru hadn't noticed these things while watching the anime. But now, having transmigrated into the world and become part of it, he realized the absurdity.
After the initial panic, Hyuga Satoru gradually calmed down. After all, he had the soul of an adult, with experiences and thinking far beyond that of a six-year-old child.
Daikichi Fujino's voice continued to resonate in the classroom, but Hyuga Satoru's mind was elsewhere. He looked out the window, his mind racing with plans. Today was his first day at the Ninja Academy, the start of his ninja journey. He had to begin his rigorous training plan.
To achieve his dream, or rather, his goal, of surviving till the end.
…
Creak!
Hyuga Satoru pushed open the creaky wooden door and was greeted by an old courtyard. This was the house his parents had left him. It wasn't large, but it had everything he needed.
A day of lessons at the Ninja Academy, filled with empty talk about the Will of Fire, had left Hyuga Satoru hoping for practical classes and ninjutsu lessons, but there were none.
However, he had fully absorbed his original self's memories.
He had no memories of his mother, who seemed to have died in childbirth. His father was an elite Chunin and a protector of the main family. He died during a mission, which allowed Hyuga Satoru to inherit his house and gain the opportunity to attend the Ninja Academy.
Otherwise, in the harsh and strict Hyuga clan, his father's legacy would have been taken by the clan.
About half a year ago, he was branded with the Caged Bird Seal, becoming a branch family member. His future path seemed to mirror his father's, protecting the main family until a "glorious" sacrifice.
Headache…
Hyuga Satoru rubbed his forehead. Not all branch family fathers were branch family heads. With only 1,000 ryo as a monthly living allowance, after basic living expenses, there was little left for training.
A certain someone who shouted about breaking fate had no worries about food and drink, enjoying the top treatment in the Hyuga clan, while most branch family members, like him, struggled on the brink of survival.
With a sigh, Hyuga Satoru pushed these thoughts aside. After a day of lessons, his stomach was growling with hunger.
He decided to reward himself by cooking a nice meal. Life was already miserable; he couldn't let his stomach suffer too.
As he was about to clean the iron pot, something unexpected happened. As soon as his hand approached the pot, it started trembling uncontrollably. At the same time, all the metal items in the kitchen began to vibrate, creating a symphony of metal.
Hyuga Satoru stood in the middle, dumbfounded, as something seemed to explode in his mind, forming a blue-purple star swirl with a small line of text below it.
[Electromagnetic Force: Level 1. 2000 experience points needed for the next upgrade.]