Conflict

Renye was somewhat surprised and curiously sized up the two of them.

Judging by Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō Shimura's ages, they were around eight or nine years old.

The Ninja Academy's enrollment age was six to seven, so the two of them were clearly overage.

The two boys arguing with each other noticed Renye's gaze and both looked his way.

"Uchiha brat, what are you staring at?" Danzō Shimura frowned, looking thoroughly displeased.

He had been arguing with Hiruzen over whom Hokage-sama had been looking at when some brat suddenly started staring at him. Naturally, that annoyed him.

Renye: "..."

Seriously, he wasn't even allowed to look?

As expected of Konoha's Pot Hokage, his temper had been foul since childhood.

An ordinary person might have let it slide, but Renye was no ordinary person.

"What the hell are you barking about?!" Renye shouted back. "So I'm not allowed to look? Does your family own the Ninja Academy?!"

"You..." Danzō Shimura's expression froze.

He had not expected this brat to talk back to him, much less with such a foul mouth.

Having never argued with anyone before, Danzō was overcome with humiliation and anger for a moment, glaring furiously at Renye.

That look in his eyes seemed as though he wanted to tear Renye apart and devour him alive.

"What are you looking at, your mother?" Renye said.

The moment those words came out, the surrounding children were stunned, all revealing incredulous expressions.

They had never expected Renye to say something so crude in a situation like this.

"Brat, you're courting death!"

Danzō Shimura roared and charged at Renye with his fist raised.

Renye had long seen that Danzō Shimura's strength was roughly equal to his own. They were both genin, so of course he was not afraid.

Just as a fight was about to break out, Hiruzen Sarutobi wrapped his arms tightly around Danzō Shimura from behind.

"Danzō, calm down!"

"Hiruzen, let go of me! I have to teach this brat a lesson!" Danzō Shimura struggled constantly.

"Hokage-sama is still watching!"

Hearing that, Danzō Shimura immediately calmed down.

Blinded by rage just now, he had only remembered that this was the opening ceremony!

At that thought, Danzō Shimura's face instantly turned deathly pale.

Hashirama Senju naturally noticed the commotion from the stage.

He looked at Renye curiously and asked,

"Little Renye, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, Uncle Hashirama." Renye smiled.

Hashirama and his wife often came to visit Renye. They worried that Tobirama Senju was not taking proper care of him, so they came by from time to time to check on him.

After spending a year together, Hashirama Senju had grown quite fond of Renye.

"Haha, is that so? Good, as long as nothing's wrong." Hashirama Senju casually stepped down from the stage.

His speech was over. Tobirama Senju was up next.

Seeing this, the children present were completely dumbfounded, their faces filled with shock.

What had they just seen?

This brat actually knew Hokage-sama, and they seemed to have a pretty good relationship?!

Danzō Shimura's already pale face turned even whiter, completely bloodless.

He was screwed!

This brat actually had an incredibly powerful background!

What kind of person had he just provoked...?

He began regretting his impulsive actions from earlier.

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi could not help but let out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he had stopped Danzō in time, or things would have gotten out of hand.

He curiously studied Renye, guessing at his identity.

After taking the stage, Tobirama Senju glanced at Renye without showing any emotion.

What a troublesome brat. He was causing trouble on the very first day of school.

"Fighting privately is forbidden in the Ninja Academy. Anyone who violates the rules will be expelled!"

Tobirama Senju began explaining the academy's rules.

They were all just children, with no sense of restraint. It would be troublesome if someone got killed.

If you think this book is good and don't want to lose it next time, remember to add it to your bookshelf.

It was fine for both sides to challenge each other, but a teacher had to be present to supervise.

"Next, we will conduct the entrance assessment."

After Tobirama Senju finished speaking, a group of teachers stepped forward and began arranging the tests.

There were four parts to the entrance assessment.

Basic knowledge: simple questions on ninja history, ninjutsu theory, Chakra knowledge, and other subjects.

Ninjutsu and Chakra: assessing students' grasp of basic ninjutsu, as well as whether they could properly extract and control Chakra.

Physical ability: testing physical qualities such as strength, speed, coordination, and flexibility.

Mental resilience: setting up various scenarios to assess the students' psychological fortitude.

Renye passed with ease and was assigned to Class A by the teachers.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō Shimura were standing beside him as well.

When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Renye approach, he smiled and nodded.

Renye gave him a simple response.

One did not slap a smiling face. As long as others did not come looking for trouble, he naturally would not provoke them.

Danzō Shimura, on the other hand, stared at Renye with a gloomy expression, unconsciously clenching his fists.

He had already asked around.

This brat was the Uchiha brat adopted by Lord Tobirama!

He was deeply jealous and resentful of that...

Why did this Uchiha brat earn Lord Tobirama's favor?!

Noticing Danzō Shimura's expression, Renye sneered. "At your age, you can still come to school? Your family must have paid quite a few bribes, huh?"

Hearing that, Danzō Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi both showed awkward expressions.

Renye had actually hit the mark.

They were nine years old, far beyond the enrollment age.

To secure enrollment slots, both of their fathers had spared no expense.

"Heh."

Seeing the two remain silent, Renye curled his lips disdainfully.

Danzō Shimura immediately became enraged.

If it were not for the school rules, he would have taught this ignorant brat a lesson long ago!

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression did not look very good either. He looked resentfully at Danzō Shimura.

If his friend had not acted so badly, would things have developed this way?

Before enrollment, his father, Sasuke Sarutobi, had told him that there was a child in this class adopted by Tobirama Senju and hoped he could build a good relationship with him.

Because Madara Uchiha had defected, barring any surprises, Tobirama Senju would be the candidate for Second Hokage.

As long as he built a good relationship with that child, he would have a chance to get close to Tobirama Senju and might even be accepted as his disciple in the future.

That would mean becoming the Hokage's disciple!

Hiruzen Sarutobi had planned to find that child later and get on good terms with him.

He had not expected that the brat Danzō casually provoked would be the Uchiha adopted by Tobirama Senju...

Fortunately, only Danzō had a bad relationship with him. He himself had not been implicated.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was just about to step forward and speak to Renye.

Danzō Shimura roared, "Damn brat, do you dare accept my challenge?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi: "???"

He turned toward his friend in disbelief.

His expression seemed to say: Are you kidding me?

Danzō was one or two years older than Renye and had trained longer as well. Wasn't that just bullying?

"Danzō, calm down!" Hiruzen Sarutobi reminded him.

Bullying someone younger would be one thing if he won...

But if he lost, Danzō would never be able to hold his head up again for the rest of his life.

He wanted to persuade his friend, but Danzō simply ignored him.

"Brat, do you dare?!"

He was the proud genius of the Shimura Clan. How could he tolerate being looked down on by some brat?

There were quite a few children from the Shimura Clan present. If he did not recover his pride, how could he face anyone in the clan afterward?

Renye had long been annoyed by Danzō Shimura's repeated provocations.

Since the other boy had come looking for trouble himself, Renye naturally did not mind teaching him an unforgettable lesson!