Conflict

Renye was a little surprised and looked at the two with curiosity.

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

The enrollment age for the Ninja Academy was six to seven, so clearly they were overage.

The two who had been arguing noticed the gaze and both turned to look at Renye.

"What are you looking at, kid?" Danzō Shimura frowned, looking annoyed.

He had been arguing with Hiruzen about who the Hokage-sama was looking at, and being stared at by some brat out of nowhere naturally pissed him off.

Renye: "..."

Damn, can't even look now?

No wonder he was Konoha's Pot Hokage—this temper had stunk since childhood.

An ordinary person might have let it slide, but Renye wasn't ordinary.

"What are you barking at?!" Renye shot back. "Can't I look now? Is the Ninja Academy your family's property or something?!"

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

He hadn't expected this brat to talk back, and with such a foul mouth.

Having never traded verbal barbs with anyone before, Danzō was momentarily caught between shame and anger, glaring at Renye with a furious face.

His eyes looked like he wanted to devour Renye alive.

"What are you staring at, your mom?" Renye said.

At these words, the surrounding kids all froze, showing looks of disbelief.

They hadn't expected Renye to say something so crude in this setting.

"Brat, you're asking for death!"

Danzō Shimura roared, swinging his fist as he charged at Renye.

Renye had already seen that Danzō's strength was about the same as his own—both were genin—so he naturally wasn't afraid.

Just as a fight was about to break out, Hiruzen Sarutobi grabbed Danzō Shimura from behind in a tight hold.

"Danzō, calm down!"

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

"The Hokage-sama is still watching!"

Hearing this, Danzō Shimura immediately calmed down.

He had been blinded by anger just now, and only then remembered that this was the opening ceremony!

Thinking of this, Danzō's face instantly turned pale.

The commotion naturally caught the attention of Hashirama Senju on the stage.

He looked at Renye curiously and asked:

"Little Renye, what's wrong?"

"Nothing, Uncle Hashirama." Renye smiled.

Usually, Hashirama and his wife often came to visit Renye, worried that Tobirama Senju wasn't taking good care of him, so they dropped by from time to time.

After a year of getting along, Hashirama Senju had grown quite fond of Renye.

"Haha, I see. Good that nothing's wrong." Hashirama Senju walked off the stage casually.

His speech was over, and next up was Tobirama Senju taking the stage.

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

What had they just witnessed?

This brat actually knew the Hokage-sama, and they seemed to be on pretty good terms?!

Danzō Shimura's already pale face turned even whiter, completely drained of color.

He was screwed!

This brat had connections reaching the heavens!

What kind of existence had he just provoked...

He began to regret his impulsive actions.

Hiruzen Sarutobi saw this and couldn't help but sigh in relief.

Good thing he had stopped Danzō in time, or things would have blown up.

He looked at Renye curiously, guessing at his identity.

After Tobirama Senju took the stage, he glanced at Renye without changing his expression.

What a troublesome brat, causing trouble right at the start of school.

"No private fights are allowed in the Ninja Academy. Anyone who breaks the rules will be expelled!"

Tobirama Senju began explaining the school's rules.

These were all young children, lacking control over their strength—if someone ended up dead, it would be a real problem.

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Mutual challenges between students were allowed, but a teacher had to be present to supervise.

"Now, we'll proceed with the entrance exam."

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

The entrance exam consisted of four items.

Basic Knowledge: Simple questions on ninja history, ninjutsu theory, and Chakra knowledge.

Ninjutsu and Chakra: Assessing students' mastery of basic ninjutsu and their ability to properly refine and control Chakra.

Physical Ability: Testing physical qualities like strength, speed, coordination, and flexibility.

Mental Fortitude: Setting up situational questions to evaluate students' psychological resilience.

Renye passed easily and was assigned to Class A by the teacher.

Standing beside him were Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō Shimura.

Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Renye approach and smiled, nodding in greeting.

Renye responded simply in kind.

A smiling face invites no conflict—as long as others didn't stir trouble, he naturally wouldn't provoke them.

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

He had already asked around.

This brat was the Uchiha brat adopted by Lord Tobirama!

For that, he felt envy, jealousy, and hatred...

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

Noticing Danzō's expression, Renye sneered. "At your age, still able to come to school? Your family must have greased a lot of palms, huh?"

At that, Danzō and Hiruzen both wore awkward expressions.

Renye had hit the mark.

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

For this, their fathers had spent a fortune to secure their admission spots.

"Heh."

Seeing the two stay silent, Renye curled his lip in disdain.

Danzō immediately flared up.

If not for the school's rules, he would have already taught this arrogant brat a lesson!

Hiruzen's expression also soured, and he shot Danzō a resentful look.

If his friend hadn't had such a bad attitude, would things have escalated like this?

Before enrollment, his father, Sasuke Sarutobi, had told him that this class included a child adopted by Tobirama Senju, and he hoped Hiruzen could get along with him.

With Madara Uchiha's defection, barring any surprises, the Second Hokage would be Tobirama Senju.

If he could build a good relationship with that child, he'd have a chance to get close to Tobirama—and maybe even become his Disciple.

And that would mean being the Hokage's Disciple!

Hiruzen had planned to find that child later and win him over.

He never expected that the brat Danzō casually provoked was the very Uchiha adopted by Tobirama...

Still, at least it was only Danzō who had a bad relationship with him—he himself hadn't been caught in the crossfire.

Hiruzen was about to step forward and speak to Renye.

Danzō roared, "You damned brat, do you dare accept my challenge?!"

Hiruzen: "???"

He turned to his friend in disbelief.

His expression seemed to say: Are you kidding me?

After all, Danzō was a year or two older than Renye and had trained longer—wasn't this just bullying?

"Danzō, calm down!" Hiruzen warned.

Picking on the younger—if he won, fine...

But if he lost, Danzō would never be able to hold his head up again.

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

"Brat, do you dare or not?!"

He was a proud genius of the Shimura Clan—how could he tolerate being looked down on by some kid?

There were plenty of Shimura Clan children present. If he didn't salvage his pride, how could he face his clan in the future?

Renye had long grown tired of Danzō Shimura's repeated provocations.

Since the other party was willingly stepping up, he naturally didn't mind teaching him a harsh lesson!