Everyone in the classroom was stunned by the footsteps.
Even Heiji, the chubby kid, dropped his newly opened snack on his desk in surprise.
Even the little ice queen, Nao, was so surprised that her mouth fell slightly open.
"Bang!" Uchiha Shin slammed his palms on the podium with force.
Everyone's surprise was shattered by this action.
"That kinda hurt..."
Shin's action of slamming the podium could be described as "domineering," and his posture was perfect.
It was just that the moment his palms touched the desk, the pain made him raise his eyebrows slightly.
But because he instantly controlled his expression, he could still compete for this year's Ninja World "Little Golden Man" award.
Five-year-old Shin raised his eyebrows, his chin slightly elevated.
Director Shin looked at the students below the podium and began to introduce himself in the most arrogant tone: "I am Uchiha Shin, and I don't particularly like anything..."
"My dream is too big, so let's set a small goal first. What do you think about conquering this school?"
"Whoa..."
The "audience" below the stage stared blankly at the performance.
The chubby kid, Heiji, was impressed.
On his first day at the Ninja Academy, he declared that he would conquer the school. He felt that the other boy couldn't be described with just one word.
Nao frowned slightly.
She had just said that she wanted to become the strongest in Konoha, and then she heard this Uchiha kid say that he wanted to conquer the school?
Her body trembled slightly, as if she wanted to spar with him immediately.
Nawaki was still glaring at someone on the stage, but the fighting spirit in his eyes became even stronger.
Mikoto, Shin's future sister-in-law, remained in a state of surprise throughout.
She felt that the second young master of the clan was hiding too deeply, and his "ambition" was so great that he wanted to be the boss of the Ninja Academy.
Nishinodera looked at the sky speechlessly. He sincerely felt that there were a few too many "problem students" this year.
One with "unclear orientation" and one "delinquent."
He felt that his next five years as a teacher would be filled with darkness.
At this time, his mood was quite low.
"Also..."
Director Shin looked at Nawaki below the stage and gently placed his hands on the edge of the podium.
He said in a low voice, "I don't like making friends with people..."
"Especially men."
"Boom!"
Shin's words were like igniting a powder keg, causing the classroom to explode instantly.
All kinds of conversations rose and fell, making the whole classroom lively.
Nishinodera, who was about to cry, now felt that the problems of the two "problem students" were not as big as the problems of the students who were openly talking loudly below the stage.
If this got out, his other colleagues would laugh at him to death.
Nawaki wanted to cry even more than Nishinodera.
These words directly sent his reputation plummeting to the bottom.
"Ring..." A short and light bell rang.
The clock hanging on the wall pointed exactly to twelve o'clock.
This indicated that it was time to dismiss school.
Shin quickly turned around and walked towards the classroom door.
He bent his body slightly and raised his right foot sharply.
Then he quickly kicked the door.
The next second, the door fell straight outward with a "slap."
Even though it was a wooden door, it would still hurt Shin.
"Dropout plan complete..."
Shin was like an Oscar-winning actor, and neither his expression nor his movements were unnatural due to the pain.
His small body leaned forward slightly, almost touching the podium: "Class dismissed, students."
After shaking his black trench coat, Shin turned and strode out of the classroom.
"Uchiha Shin, I've remembered you..." Nao looked at his departing back, her lips slightly raised.
"He should be pretty durable, right?" Nao revealed a smile like a child seeing a beloved toy, and after a moment, chose to follow him.
Nawaki was inwardly annoyed: "I haven't even introduced myself yet..."
Unworthy of even having his name mentioned, Heiji watched his classmates head home one by one, and dejectedly left.
Mikoto left, looking very conflicted.
She was considering whether or not to tell the Uchiha clan members about the Second Young Master's "bold words" earlier.
The others all ignored Nishinodera, who was in a state of self-imposed isolation.
One by one, they all left.
The chubby Heiji was the last to leave.
He looked at Nishinodera's wooden expression with eyes full of sympathy.
Then, with hands greasy from snacks, he gave him an encouraging hug.
Afterward, he picked up his large stash of snacks and followed the others home.
"I... I... Waaah..."
Seeing Heiji finally leave with one of the "bad students" in his eyes, Nishinodera finally couldn't help but cry.
And the way he cried was just like a thirty-year-old child.
In a small alley not far from the Ninja Academy.
Uchiha Shin was grimacing in pain, clutching his right leg.
Nao was searching for his figure outside the alley not far away.
"I remember the five-year-old Naruto being mischievous, but not covered in injuries..."
While groaning in pain, Shin, who was squatting down, felt that going to school was optional.
For civilian ninjas, the Ninja Academy could change their entire lives.
But he was born into the Uchiha clan, and was the current clan leader's youngest son.
Even if he couldn't become a ninja, weren't there other ways to increase his strength?
"Strength is for protecting family and friends..."
Shin, who didn't blindly pursue power, felt that gradual progress was fine.
As this thought appeared, the excruciating pain he had been feeling seemed to lessen quite a bit.
"A world where mind rules over matter..."
In the small alley, only this thought-provoking, yet unusually childish, voice echoed.
In the Hokage Building, in the Third Hokage's office.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was reading a file marked as urgent.
Hearing the commotion outside the window, he knew it was dismissal time.
As the principal of the Ninja Academy, he was delayed by the contents of the file, which was why he hadn't been at the school.
The Ninja Academy was established by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, to ensure stable education and efficient talent cultivation, and its location was right next to the Hokage Building.
"That Hanzo is restless again..." The Third Hokage shook his head and put down the information about the Rain Village.
He got up, looked out the window, and watched the new students leaving the Ninja Academy.
"This year's children are very energetic!"
He exclaimed, looking at the vibrant new students in the midday sun, "I will maintain this peace at all costs..."
Soon, the area outside the school returned to calm.
The Third Hokage also finished his thoughts.
He looked at a dark corner of the room: "Elephant, go to the Rain Village yourself. Be careful when investigating Hanzo."
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
As soon as he finished speaking, a figure quickly jumped from the corner to the window and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Elephant has been an ANBU member serving as Sarutobi Hiruzen's guard since the Third Hokage's era.
His knowledge of secret ninjutsu and his outstanding intelligence analysis skills made him the one to receive the mission to investigate the Rain Village.
Generally speaking, Hokage guards only need to protect the Hokage in the shadows. The fact that he needed to be dispatched showed how powerful Hanzo of the Rain Village was.
ANBU was a special assassination and tactical unit established by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama. It was directly commanded by the current Hokage, and its members were mostly referred to by various code names.
This was the first special operations organization to appear in the Five Great Nations.
It was only later that the other ninja villages in various countries competed to imitate it.
It seems that the world of Naruto is also quite good at copying.
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