Self-Introductions

Ninja Academy, Class A classroom.

Renye found a seat and sat down, discreetly sizing up the children around him.

These guys would be his classmates from now on.

"Since you've just enrolled and aren't familiar with each other yet, let's introduce ourselves one by one." The homeroom teacher crossed his arms and said, "I'll go first. My name is Takuma Senju, and I'll be your homeroom teacher for the next six years."

Renye raised an eyebrow. No wonder the homeroom teacher had seemed familiar—he was a member of the Senju Clan. Renye might have met him before.

"Let's start with you." Takuma Senju casually pointed at a white-eyed child in the front row.

The child stood up and proudly swept his gaze over the room. "My name is Yuki Hyuga, from the Hyuga Clan."

Several children immediately showed envious expressions.

"Wow, the Hyuga are a major clan!"

Yuki Hyuga's lips curled upward as he took in everyone's admiring looks.

"Tch, is that all?"

At that moment, a disdainful snort suddenly rang out in the classroom.

The room instantly fell silent, and everyone turned toward the sound.

In the back row, a brat coldly stared at Yuki Hyuga, his eyes filled with contempt.

That gaze was as though he were looking at an ant.

The Uchiha Clan's war fan emblem was embroidered on his clothes.

Clearly, he was from the Uchiha Clan.

Not only that, three children wearing Uchiha war fan emblems sat around him. Two of them wore equally disdainful expressions.

"Uchiha?" Renye was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected there to be three more members of his clan in the class.

The orphanage director had once told Renye that orphanage children did not attend the Ninja Academy. Instead, Jonin from the Konoha Military Police Force would guide them, and they would join the force directly in the future.

In other words, there was a high chance that Shun Uchiha would get a secure job in the Konoha Military Police Force.

The origins of the Konoha Military Police Force differed somewhat from what Renye knew.

In the original story, the force had been established during Tobirama Senju's tenure. At the time, Konoha faced troubles both within and without, and the Uchiha gradually became dissatisfied with the Senju monopolizing Konoha. That was why Tobirama Senju established the Konoha Military Police Force, with its key positions mainly held by Uchiha Clan Members, to demonstrate his trust in the Uchiha.

But here, the force had been established at the very founding of Konoha.

The four Uchiha noticed Renye's gaze. Three looked at him with contempt and disgust, while only the last one smiled and nodded at him.

Renye: ???

What was going on?!

Why did these guys have such strong hostility toward me?

Renye: I've never provoked anyone!

Well... Danzō Shimura didn't count. That old man had deliberately picked a fight with him!

Yuki Hyuga was furious, but seeing that the other side outnumbered him, he could only sit back down indignantly.

"Motoya Nara. I like peace and quiet, and I hate trouble."

"Homura Mitokado."

"Koharu Utatane."

Renye looked at the two of them, wondering if they were the two future Hokage Advisors.

If he remembered correctly, those two seemed to have lived quite long lives.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi."

"Danzō Shimura."

Halfway through the introductions, it was Renye's turn.

"My name is Uchiha Renye."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to sit down when a heavily mocking voice came from behind him. "Hehe, Uchiha? I think you're Senju!"

Renye narrowed his eyes and turned toward the Uchiha who had spoken.

He finally understood why these guys held such hostility toward him. They had taken him for an Uchiha traitor!

"Watch your mouth, or you'll regret it!" Renye said coldly.

"Haha, this is hilarious."

"A traitor is a traitor. You won't even let people say it?"

The Uchiha exchanged glances and burst out laughing, not taking Renye seriously at all.

Renye was an Uchiha, yet he had been adopted by the Senju. This was practically a slap in the Uchiha Clan's face. He was the Uchiha's shame!

"Don't be like this..." The Uchiha who had smiled at Renye earlier spoke up to stop them.

"We were so busy talking about him that we forgot to mention you. You're also the Uchiha's shame!"

"How can you be like this..."

"Enough, quiet down!" Takuma Senju frowned and reprimanded them.

At his words, the Uchiha brats reluctantly shut their mouths.

"Uchiha Renye, you may sit down."

Renye shot the three Uchiha an annoyed look before sitting back down.

Damn it! They were picking on me now!

I had to let them know why flowers were so red!

Finally, it was the Uchiha's turn to introduce themselves.

The leader acted like he owned the place and proudly declared, "My name is Reppu Uchiha!"

The other two were no different.

"Hikaru Uchiha!"

"Rin Uchiha!"

What surprised Renye was that despite how arrogantly the three behaved, no one dared voice any dissatisfaction.

It looked like they were afraid of the Uchiha Clan's background.

Renye sighed helplessly. "Now I finally understand why Tobirama Senju was always wary of the Uchiha..."

The Uchiha Clan Members were powerful, but they were also extremely arrogant. Their personalities tended toward extremes, and with the slightest misstep, they could do dangerous things.

These guys had ruined the clan's reputation with ordinary people.

On top of that, the Konoha Military Police Force was a position that naturally drew resentment.

If this continued, the Uchiha Clan would be finished sooner or later!

Renye had to admire Tobirama Senju's political acumen.

Knowing full well that the Uchiha had terrible temperaments, he still assigned them to the Konoha Military Police Force. What a brilliant move!

This way, the Uchiha would never have a chance at becoming Hokage.

Madara Uchiha might have seen through the scheme, which was why he had planned to take his clansmen away and establish a new home elsewhere.

Unfortunately, none of his clansmen had been willing to leave with him.

Both clans had founded Konoha together, yet the Uchiha Clan had not only failed to obtain the Hokage position, but hadn't even gotten a single advisor post. What a miserable state of affairs.

Speaking of misery, the Senju Clan had not fared much better.

The three Shinobi World Wars had directly wiped out the Senju Clan.

But the Uchiha Clan only bounced around for a few more years before following in the Senju Clan's footsteps... and being exterminated.

It was absurd when you thought about it.

The two strongest clans of the Warring States Period had founded Konoha Village together, yet both ultimately met the same fate: extermination.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Kagami Uchiha!"

At that moment, the final Uchiha's introduction brought Renye back to his senses.

"So this guy is Kagami Uchiha!"

Kagami Uchiha's personality was nothing like an Uchiha's.

No wonder Tobirama Senju would take him on as a disciple in the future.

"In the morning, there won't be class. Get to know each other, and we'll officially begin lessons this afternoon," Takuma Senju said. "A few students, come with the teacher to move the books."

With that, he left the classroom with several students.

Renye stared out the window in boredom, his face full of impatience.

"I hate school the most."

At this time in the past, he would still be training at the training ground. Now he had to miserably sit in a classroom instead.

And his classmates were all a bunch of problem children...