Chapter 1.

At the end of May in the 36th year of Konoha, in a classroom at the Konoha Ninja Academy.

The teacher was passionately recounting the history of the ninja world from the podium, while Suzuki was below taking notes and listening attentively…

"The First Ninja War began in the 14th year of Konoha, shortly after the death of our First Hokage…"

The teacher spoke of past wars.

Suzuki knew that not only had the First Ninja War long since ended, but the ongoing Second Ninja War was also nearing its conclusion.

It had been over four years since the outbreak of war, and for years, the number of ninjas dying on the battlefield from various ninja villages had increased significantly.

Some small ninja villages, such as the Grass Ninja Village, had even been destroyed, and certain clans had completely severed their bloodlines.

Even the most powerful of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, Konoha, had paid a heavy price in this war!

The closest ally, the Uzumaki clan, had been jointly exterminated by the Cloud, Mist, and Sand ninjas shortly before the outbreak of war, and the Senju clan suffered countless casualties while supporting the Uzumaki on the battlefield.

Fortunately, Konoha had many talented individuals! Even though many of the older generation of strong figures who had co-founded Konoha had died in the First War, new strong figures like the Legendary Three Ninjas and Konoha White Fang had risen on the battlefield.

Moreover, within Konoha, the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, his advisor Danzo Shimura, and even the first Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, Uzumaki Mito, were still alive.

Thus, at this time, Konoha was not the battered village of the future Third War, where even children had to be sent to the battlefield; Konoha was still terrifyingly strong!

…

Suzuki was 10 years old this year, having spent exactly 10 years in the Naruto world.

He was a traveler from another world, a reader who loved novels, particularly Naruto and One Piece.

In the comments of a certain book, he replied to a comment about "500 crossing opportunities per day,"

And the next day, he woke up to find himself in the Naruto world as a baby.

When he was five, Suzuki's family had an accident while doing business, making him an orphan.

With the inheritance from his family and help from the neighbors, he grew up to six and performed well in the entrance exam, successfully enrolling in the ninja academy!

At this point, the teacher at the podium was discussing the history of the Konoha Ninja Academy:

"The Konoha Ninja Academy was established by our Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama…"

Yes, the Konoha Ninja Academy is a six-year program, generally starting at around six years old and graduating around twelve.

Currently, there are over 1,100 students in the academy, divided into five classes per grade, with about thirty students in each class.

After one year of enrollment, students are sorted into Class One and Class Two, known as the elite classes, based on talent and family background, while the remaining three classes are randomly assigned, known as the ordinary classes.

Suzuki is currently a student in the third class of the fourth grade at the Konoha Ninja Academy.

After a while, the bell rang for the end of the afternoon class, and the students began to pack their books, preparing to go home and continue studying.

At this moment, Suzuki's deskmate, Hanako, took off her glasses, her youthful face showing a hint of frustration:

"Ah~ I was so close to passing today's practical class. Hanako really needs to work harder, double the effort, double the effort, I'll work twice as hard tonight!"

Hanako was a girl with glasses, sporting a refreshing shoulder-length hairstyle, with a figure like a daisy, known for her strong and hardworking personality.

Her talent was much worse than Suzuki's; she barely passed when she enrolled, so she worked very hard. Hanako's dream is to become a medical ninja and join the Konoha Hospital. However, with Hanako's performance in practical classes, graduating will be very difficult.

"Hanako, you'll pass next time. If you have time, you can practice the methods I taught you," Suzuki said gently, smiling to comfort Hanako. The methods Suzuki mentioned naturally refer to tree walking and water walking. Although Suzuki has a small amount of chakra, he still has some talent in chakra control.

"Okay~ Hehe, thank you, Suzuki-chan! The methods you taught me are really useful, and I've improved a lot!" Hanako looked at Suzuki with gratitude in her eyes.

Suzuki chuckled and nodded, then said, "Hanako, do you want to go home together?"

Short-haired Hanako put on her glasses, tilted her head to look at Suzuki, and asked in confusion, "Go home? So early? Didn't we usually leave at eight?"

"Most of the classmates are leaving now. Today is the end of the month, and the school closes early. You didn't forget the time again, did you?" Suzuki said, covering his forehead in exasperation.

Hanako, who is only 1.3 meters tall, suddenly stood up. Although she might not be taller than Suzuki while sitting, her face was filled with astonishment: "Is today the end of the month? Isn't it tomorrow? I just ate twenty-four dumplings; excluding the four days off, that leaves two more!"

"..." Suzuki was speechless. "Didn't you take a day off this month because you were unwell?"

"Uh, I remember now. I guess that's right. Ah... Hahaha..." Hanako giggled foolishly.

"So, don't push yourself too hard, Hanako!" Suzuki said, slightly helpless.

Hanako shook her little head vigorously and clenched her fists: "Suzuki, your talent is better than mine. I should have the worst talent in the class, so I have to work very hard, very hard, to have a chance to graduate successfully and become a medical ninja at Konoha Hospital!"

Suzuki looked at Hanako's determined expression, his face serious, and replied earnestly: "Hanako, you will achieve your dream!"

Suzuki sincerely hopes Hanako's efforts will be rewarded. However, many students at the Konoha Ninja School, especially those in the civilian class, only dream of graduating successfully and becoming official ninjas.

That is to say, genin; becoming a chunin is something remarkable, and as for jounin, that's even more unimaginable!

However, what is a genin? The vast majority of genin are just cannon fodder. Not everyone is the main character, and not everyone is demoted from jounin or has the Eight Gates technique.

Promotion in the ninja world is much more difficult than one might imagine!

Konoha Village has a permanent population of over a hundred thousand, with more than two thousand participating in the ninja school entrance exams each year. The number of accepted students usually does not exceed three hundred, generally around two hundred each year, resulting in an acceptance rate as low as one-tenth.

Only one-third of the Konoha Ninja School students can graduate directly each year, another one-third returns to retake classes, and the remaining one-third fails even to be cannon fodder.

After all, if one struggles to learn the simplest Body Replacement Technique for six years, they are truly not suited to be a ninja.

In the last few decades, Konoha Ninja School produces about a hundred genin each year, combined with those trained by other organizations and ninja clans, totaling around four to five hundred.

Out of these five hundred genin, only about less than a hundred can become chunin. As for jounin, there are fewer than ten.

Moreover, most jounin come from ninja clans, with only about thirty percent being trained by Konoha Ninja School.

Among them, the vast majority come from Class One and Class Two, the so-called elite classes.

In the several decades since the establishment of the ninja school, only five jounin have emerged from the civilian class, and they all died quickly, possibly just temporary items catalyzed by some big shots.

Yes, becoming a jounin is that difficult. For civilians with average talent or slightly better, the ceiling is only chunin.

Potential is something that can be seen through at a glance...

In this ninja world, jounin represents the gap between ordinary people and geniuses, while kage and surpassing kage divides humans from monsters!

If your talent isn't good enough, even if the village offers you A-rank and B-rank ninjutsu for free, you still won't be able to learn it.

Therefore, only those with exceptionally good talent, bright enough to shine, can be valued for training and investment by Konoha, such as Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Minato Namikaze.

Suzuki's talent isn't particularly good; after all, he is in the civilian class.

For instance, his senior, Minato Namikaze, who is two years older than Suzuki, was already a well-known civilian genius in Konoha.

In the two elite classes, there are some characters that didn't even appear in the original work.

Until now, Suzuki still has a slight gap with some of them. Even though he clearly understands this and recognizes the visible difference, Suzuki remains very calm inside.

The gap between geniuses and ordinary people is meant to be surpassed, and the boundary between humans and monsters is waiting to be broken!

Tl|N : If you see any mistake 😔, let me know in the comments so I can edit them..