Stuffed on Dog Food

Naruto pinched Hinata's delicate, dewy cheek and said with a smile, "Of course I'm fine. I won't make you worry anymore."

Sakura Haruno and Ino watched Naruto and Hinata interact with numb expressions.

"Damn it, why am I not Naruto-kun's fiancée?"

"Honestly, ever since those two got engaged, I haven't brought a single grain of food to school."

"Why is that, Sakura?"

"I can fill up on dog food."

Hinata then returned to her seat.

Iruka said to Naruto, "Naruto, since you're fine, wait until tomorrow to take the makeup exam."

Naruto had already missed today's assessment.

Naruto obediently nodded. "Okay, Teacher Iruka."

[Ding~ System mission issued: Pass the Ninja Academy graduation assessment

Reward: Simulation Opportunity +1]

Pass the assessment?

For the current Naruto, that was an extremely easy task.

After Naruto returned to his seat, Iruka delivered a lengthy farewell speech from the podium before graduation.

It was roughly about how they should take care of themselves.

If they became ninjas in the future and encountered trouble, they had to think carefully about the things they had learned at the Ninja Academy.

That way, they would not end up getting killed or something like that...

The graduation assessments were over.

Naturally, there were no classes today.

Sitting at his desk, Naruto thought it over and decided that he would no longer become a ninja.

There really were quite a few people who chose not to become ninjas after graduating from the Ninja Academy.

But such a thing had never happened to a Jinchuriki.

Naruto had this idea because of the days ahead.

He had read the original work and knew the future plot.

At first, Naruto had wanted to follow the plot.

Then, while he was at it, he could personally witness a live-action version of Naruto.

But plans were plans, and reality was reality.

Naruto had obtained the system, and his abilities had risen to terrifying heights.

There was absolutely no need for him to follow the plot.

He could freely do whatever he wanted.

Being a ninja and following the plot—

That was a future he already knew.

Not becoming a ninja and doing things that interested him—

Perhaps that was life.

Having thought that far, Naruto had already made up his mind.

Of course, Naruto would still take the graduation exam.

After all, that was a Simulation Opportunity!

Once Iruka finished speaking, they had officially graduated.

They just had to come back to school tomorrow for class assignments.

After packing up their things, Naruto and Hinata left the classroom side by side.

Naruto looked back and saw Iruka standing at the classroom door with a melancholy expression.

This teacher looked at the students he had taught for six years, his feelings incredibly complicated.

The children had finally grown up.

But this world was far from peaceful.

They would face even harsher challenges in the future.

Hopefully, their experiences at the Ninja Academy would help them...

Naruto waved at Iruka.

Iruka smiled when he saw it.

Naruto then took Hinata's small hand and walked down the school building.

For once, Sakura Haruno and Ino did not come over to bother the two of them today.

That was quite a rare sight.

But once they reached the bottom of the building, someone still stopped them.

Sasuke stood there with his hands in his pockets, his face cold and aloof. He looked at Naruto coolly and said, "Naruto Uzumaki, I hope you won't be late tomorrow!"

"Huh?" Naruto asked curiously. "Why?"

Did Naruto's exam results have anything to do with Sasuke?

Sasuke said, "I already checked the prearranged class assignments. The two of us are in the same class."

"I hope you're prepared and don't slack off, because I'll challenge you every day."

Naruto's face twitched slightly as he said in a somewhat frightened tone, "Sasuke, is that really necessary?"

Yet that tone made Sasuke mistakenly think that Naruto could not even be bothered to defeat him.

He gritted his teeth and said to Naruto, "I've already lost to you sixty-seven times. Even if you don't think anything of me now, I'll still surpass you in the future! With these eyes!"

After saying that, he raised a hand and pointed at his exposed Two-Tomoe Sharingan.

Without waiting for Naruto to explain, Sasuke gave a cold snort and turned to leave.

Naruto: "..."

Naruto was now certain that he had made the right choice.

If he became a ninja, Sasuke would bother him every day.

If he did not, he could fool around however he pleased.

Sasuke had barely left when a teacher arrived.

He looked rather kind and was a fairly popular teacher at the Ninja Academy.

Mizuki approached Naruto with a stack of documents in his arms and smiled. "Are you Naruto Uzumaki?"

Naruto looked at him, and events from the original work immediately came to mind.

The Scroll of Seals?

Naruto was actually rather interested in it.

But in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes, the current Naruto had lost the innocence unique to children.

That was because Naruto acted quite steady and mature.

If he went to steal it again, Hiruzen Sarutobi might take him seriously.

Should I just ignore him?

Naruto hesitated a little.

If he avoided him, then this matter would have nothing to do with him.

But Mizuki would still seek out other students.

Of course, that was not very important.

Mizuki wanted to hurt someone. If the victim was a stranger—

What did that have to do with Naruto?

But Mizuki was Iruka's colleague.

And Iruka had a very good relationship with Naruto.

Mizuki was also rather dangerous.

Who knew, maybe one day he would lose his mind and attack Iruka?

Since that was the case, he should get rid of him.

Having thought that, Naruto said to Mizuki, "That's me. What is it, Teacher Mizuki?"

Mizuki chuckled. "It's like this. The school will assign classes tomorrow. Since you were late for the assessment, you didn't pass. There's a mandatory exam later. Do you want to take it?"

A makeup exam?

Tsk, tsk~

Iruka had just told Naruto that the makeup exam would be tomorrow morning.

Looking at Mizuki's earnest act—

If Naruto had not read the original work, he might actually have believed him!

Naruto remained completely unfazed, though he put on a delighted expression. "Really? Then I'll take it now!"

After saying that, Naruto turned back to Hinata. "Little Hinata, you should go home first. I'm going to take the makeup exam."

Hinata pursed her soft lips and said timidly, "I can wait for Naruto-kun."

"No need." Naruto grinned. "Hinata, you should go home first. If that old man gets anxious from waiting, the same thing as last time might happen again."

Remembering what had happened last time, Hinata's little face reddened slightly. She nodded and chose to follow Naruto's arrangement.

Hinata and Naruto had gone out to play.

Because they had not paid attention to the time, it had gotten very late, and Hinata still had not gone home.

This made Hiashi terribly worried.

Though he did not seem to care about Hinata on the surface, she was still his precious daughter!

Hiashi had also realized that Naruto was a lecherous wolf.

And his daughter was so delicate and adorable. What if Naruto could not restrain himself...

So Hiashi anxiously took his clansmen out to search, turning the entire village upside down.

They finally found Naruto and cleared up the misunderstanding.

From then on, Hiashi set a rule for Hinata and Naruto.

Naruto had to bring Hinata home before seven o'clock every evening!