Chakra Extraction Successful

The time returned to the afternoon, on Naruto's way home.

"Hokage-sama, Naruto was struck in the head by stones thrown by some villagers' children on his way back. He was bleeding."

After witnessing Naruto being hit in the head by a stone, an Anbu chose to stand by and do nothing, then reported the matter to Hiruzen Sarutobi in the Hokage's Office.

"What! Naruto didn't lose control, did he?" The first thing Hiruzen Sarutobi cared about was not how badly Naruto was hurt, but whether the Nine-Tails inside him had gone out of control.

After all, Naruto was still just a child and had poor emotional control. If the Nine-Tails broke free of its seal because Naruto lost control of his emotions, or if the Nine-Tails' Chakra leaked out—

Either outcome would damage his reputation as the Third Hokage. After all, he was the one who had allowed Naruto to live in the village.

"No. He didn't say anything. A passing chunin, Ninja Academy teacher Umino Iruka, and Mizuki took Naruto to the hospital. Umino Iruka seemed rather concerned about Naruto and did not discriminate against him."

The Anbu reported truthfully.

"Umino Iruka... That name sounds familiar. Bring me his file and let me take a look." Holding a large smoking pipe, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep drag and exhaled ring after ring of smoke as he spoke to his assistant.

"Yes!" The assistant retrieved Umino Iruka's file from the records room.

The file showed that Iruka was a civilian with no background whatsoever.

Iruka's family had once been happy and harmonious, but Konoha's Nine-Tails' Rampage had shattered their peaceful life. Iruka personally witnessed his jonin parents both die protecting the village.

After that, Iruka's personality changed drastically. He became the class clown around his schoolmates, but when alone, he would often silently weep before the Konoha Memorial Stone.

That continued until he met the Third Hokage and spoke with him.

After becoming a chunin, he decided to remain at Konoha's Ninja Academy and nurture new life and strength for the village.

After reading the file, Hiruzen Sarutobi remembered that he had encountered Umino Iruka before the Konoha Memorial Stone.

At the time, he had preached the Will of Fire to him. It seemed to have had quite an effect, influencing his later decision to become a teacher.

"Judging from the file, Umino Iruka has worked hard to practice the Will of Fire. He seems to be a good teacher. The Ninja Academy will begin in a month, so let him teach this class."

The view shifted to the document Hiruzen Sarutobi was currently handling.

It was a preliminary list of new Ninja Academy admissions.

The list was filled with children from Konoha's renowned clans. Calling it Konoha's Strongest Elite Class would not be an exaggeration.

The names Uchiha Sasuke, Hinata Hyuga, Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino, Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Choji, and Yamanaka Ino were all prominently listed.

"This Haruno Sakura seems to have excellent grades as well. She can join this class too. As for Naruto...?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at Uzumaki Naruto's name and pondered for a long time, unsure whether to let him attend the Ninja Academy.

There were both advantages and disadvantages to Naruto entering the Ninja Academy.

The advantage was that Naruto might make friends there, forge his own bonds in Konoha, and have opportunities to hear the teachers promote the Will of Fire.

That would be even more beneficial to Konoha.

The disadvantage was that after graduating from the Ninja Academy, Naruto would have to work as a ninja and carry out missions everywhere. That would be highly unfavorable for controlling the Nine-Tails.

Furthermore, if Naruto enrolled, parents who did not know his identity would very likely cause a commotion.

Thinking of this gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a headache. He looked at the photo still sitting on his desk, showing Minato succeeding as Hokage and wearing the Hokage Robe.

"Forgive me, Minato. I will make sure Naruto grows up properly in your stead. I will definitely raise him into an outstanding ninja."

After adding Uzumaki Naruto's name as well—

Konoha's Strongest Elite Class was officially established, and its homeroom teacher was decided: Umino Iruka, the very man who had helped Naruto today.

"I'll go see Naruto tomorrow. His relief money should be running out by now. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone into the wild to catch fish."

With that thought, Hiruzen Sarutobi resumed handling his official duties and did not finish until midnight.

Dawn broke!

It was already eight in the morning. Naruto had spent his first night in the Naruto world, and compared with his previous life, there was no difference at all.

Naruto was still the type to fall asleep the moment his head hit the pillow, someone who easily grew drowsy once he lay down.

Feeling the watchful gaze from outside, Naruto understood that he was no longer free again.

Early in the morning, the Anbu had started work too. How much did they make a month to work this hard?

Since he had nothing else to do, he might as well try extracting Chakra.

So Naruto pretended to still be sleepy, rolled over, and went back to sleep.

In reality, he was already extracting Chakra.

It was said that the speed at which one extracted Chakra for the first time reflected one's talent.

The sooner one refined Chakra, the better one's talent.

Following the God-tier Chakra Extraction Technique in his mind, Naruto began putting it into practice.

Very quickly, he sensed the Spiritual Energy and Physical Energy within his body.

Following the guidance of the God-tier Chakra Extraction Technique, he mixed them in a certain ratio.

And obtained his first wisp of Chakra!

I succeeded just like that? Naruto was overjoyed. Could I really be a peerless genius, one in ten thousand?

In fact, Naruto's talent in the original story was not weak either.

With the Uzumaki Clan Physique and the Nine-Tails' rechargeable battery helping him, he usually did not need to refine Chakra much and rarely lacked it.

Others had Chakra, while Naruto had Chakra Tank. They could not be compared at all.

However, when it came to using ninjutsu, the Nine-Tails constantly interfered with him, causing his Chakra to become uncontrollable and unstable whenever he used ninjutsu.

That was why Naruto looked like an idiot in terms of ninjutsu, but his talent was unquestionably still very high!

Feeling how easily he had extracted Chakra, Naruto found the sensation of success utterly addictive.

He immersed himself in the process and could not pull himself away.

Time passed in a flash, and three hours quickly went by.

It was now eleven o'clock.

Meanwhile, in the Hokage's Office, Hiruzen Sarutobi had finished handling his official duties and finally had time to visit Naruto.

He raised a hand, and an Anbu appeared from afar in a Body Flicker.

"Where is Naruto right now, and what is he doing?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked about Naruto's whereabouts, intending to see him and discuss attending the Ninja Academy.

"Hokage-sama, Naruto is sleeping at home. He woke up once at eight this morning, then went right back to sleep. He is still sleeping now."

The Anbu monitoring Naruto took shifts, and their information was exchanged promptly.

However, since Naruto had been sleeping the entire time, there was naturally no need to keep changing shifts. Their work was quite easy.

"That little fellow has slept for so long. It's already time to eat. I'll go take a look at him. It has been a long time since I last saw him."

Hiruzen Sarutobi organized all the documents and put them away.

He left the Hokage's Office and headed toward Naruto's home.

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