Hairstyled Like the Fourth Hokage

"Style my hair like the Fourth Hokage's, put on a handsome outfit, and when I go to school later, I'll definitely be more handsome than I imagined..."

Naruto hummed a nonsense version of Those Years he had rewritten himself as he adjusted his hair in the mirror.

Early that morning, Naruto, who had been sleeping soundly, was awakened by Kurama.

After that, he began making his final preparations before going to the Ninja Academy.

After breakfast, preparing his lunchbox, and taking a proper bath, Naruto took out the new clothes he had bought but had never been willing to wear.

The boy in the mirror wore a fitted white long-sleeved shirt and black casual pants. His golden hair was cut to just the right length, with two strands of bangs falling along either side of his cheeks.

Above his fairly delicate features were six marks resembling cat whiskers.

But they did nothing to diminish the boy's handsomeness. Combined with the calm expression he always wore, they instead gave him an air of wisdom far beyond his years.

"Kurama, you've got pretty good taste. I followed your advice and copied the Fourth Hokage's hairstyle from Hokage Rock. It suits me quite well. Good thing I taught myself about fashion, etiquette, and aesthetics, or I really wouldn't have been able to pull this off."

"As expected of me. I'm seriously handsome."

Naruto stared into the mirror for a while, then nodded in satisfaction.

Listening to Naruto's narcissistic rambling inside the Sealing Space, Kurama curled his lip but said nothing.

By human standards, Naruto, after being carefully dressed up, truly carried something of his father's bearing.

"Hmph, Fourth Hokage. Just as you hoped, your son and I have become companions who support one another. You should be satisfied now, shouldn't you?"

Looking at his Jinchuriki named Naruto, Kurama could not help letting out a cold snort.

Although he liked Naruto, he still had little fondness for other humans.

Seeing that it was getting late, Naruto put his lunchbox into the orange backpack the Third Hokage had given him. Then, with a single leap, he left through the window and ran toward the Ninja Academy in the center of the village.

Naruto's rare daytime appearance drew many "kind" looks from the villagers.

Though Naruto, the rumored Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, rarely appeared before others, the six distinctive whisker marks on his face were an unforgettable trait.

Especially when Naruto arrived at the entrance of the Ninja Academy, even more "kind" gazes fell upon him.

At that moment, many parents were bringing their children to enroll. When they saw Naruto arrive, their eyes turned cold. They pointed in his direction and told their children not to approach that dangerous Demon Fox.

No matter how Naruto dressed, in their eyes, he was still nothing more than a Demon Fox who deserved to die.

Naruto had long since grown used to such looks.

Ignoring them, he passed through the crowd and went straight to the registration desk, where he handed the Admission Notice containing his completed personal information to the two Chunin teachers in charge of registration.

Then, beneath their cold stares, he accepted the class assignment information they handed back to him.

Naruto gave a slight bow as a gesture of politeness, then took the slip of paper and headed toward his classroom.

By then, it was already getting late, and many students had arrived at the academy.

When Naruto pushed open the door and entered his classroom, he saw that the previously empty seats had almost all been filled.

The moment he entered, he received the attention of nearly everyone in the classroom.

There were even deliberately hushed gasps from some of the girls.

"It's Naruto-kun."

"Wow, is this handsome blond guy our classmate too?"

"This blond classmate and Sasuke-kun from the Uchiha clan are both so handsome. Each has his own charm."

"He's so handsome! I really like Sasuke-kun, but this handsome blond guy is amazing too. I'm torn between two men—which one should I choose?"

Hearing those voices, Naruto's slightly suppressed mood instantly improved.

Not everyone in this school was like those disgusting adults. At the very least, the students in this class seemed pretty nice and did not look at him with strange eyes.

I knew it. I'm still handsome when I dress up carefully. Aren't there girls cheering for me already? Naruto thought to himself, his gaze following the voices from earlier.

He saw the Byakugan girl with short pale-purple hair who had called his name, as well as the blond-haired girl and pink-haired girl who had praised his looks.

And the handsome Uchiha boy sitting by the window, staring outside with a cold expression.

A gentle smile appeared on Naruto's lips as he greeted the classmates he would soon be studying with. "Yo, hello, everyone."

Then his eyes met Sasuke's as he turned around. Naruto walked over in a few steps and sat beside him, smiling as he greeted him as well. "Morning, Sasuke."

Sasuke had long been fed up with these lovestruck classmates. Seeing Naruto arrive now was like seeing a savior, and he greeted him, "Morning, Naruto. You sure came late."

"I was getting ready." Naruto pointed at his new hairstyle.

Sasuke nodded in understanding, then told Naruto about how his parents and older brother had brought him to school earlier. It was a pity Naruto had come too late, or he would have had a chance to meet them.

They all liked Naruto and wanted to meet him. If they had not been so busy, they would have wanted to invite Naruto to visit their home when they had the chance.

Naruto listened with a smile.

Meanwhile, the Byakugan girl seated not far away looked at Naruto's smiling, sunny face, her cheeks flushed as she thought about how she should greet Naruto-kun later.

As for the blond girl and her close friend, the pink-haired girl, they watched Naruto and Sasuke chatting harmoniously. Their thoughts drifted from comparing who was more handsome and deciding which one they should choose.

To wondering whether they should just get the two of them together, then happily watch from the side.

Fortunately, the teacher's arrival interrupted the strange thoughts of those two lovestruck girls, whose minds had drifted off to some unknown dimension.

"Ahem, hello, everyone. I'm your teacher from now on, Iruka."

He coughed twice, drawing everyone's attention.

Then everyone saw a pineapple-haired man with a horizontal scar across his face standing on the podium, smiling at all the students in the classroom.

However, when his gaze passed over Naruto, his eyes became somewhat complicated.

He did not say anything else. On the blackboard, he wrote his name.

"Umino Iruka."

"Next, please come up to the podium and introduce yourselves. Your name, hobbies, things you dislike, and what you want to do in the future."

After Iruka finished speaking with a smile, he stepped aside as the students began going up one by one to introduce themselves.

"Yamanaka Ino. I like flowers, dislike... In the future, I want to..."

"Haruno Sakura. I like... dislike..."

"Nara Shikamaru. I like peace and quiet, dislike trouble, and want to live a leisurely life forever."

"Akimichi Choji. I like barbecue, dislike running out of potato chips, and want to have endless barbecue in the future."

One student after another went up to introduce themselves, and soon it was Naruto's turn.