"Deidara, take today to rest. Report to the school officially tomorrow."
Although Deidara had already started causing explosions all over Iwagakure, he was only nine years old—the proper age to begin schooling in Wave Country.
"School? What's that? And what does going to school mean?"
"Can I learn true art there?"
Deidara asked in confusion. In his mind, there was no concept of schools or attending classes.
Across the entire Ninja World, only Konoha and Kirigakure, which had modeled its ninja education system after Konoha's, had Ninja Academies.
The other ninja villages had no concept of ninja schools at all.
Iwagakure's ninja education was generally hands-off. Aside from a few children receiving guidance from teachers,
most were simply given basic ninja knowledge by the village and then left to figure things out on their own.
That was why Konoha's ninja had generally surpassed those of other ninja villages in both overall quality and numbers.
A systematic training method was far more advanced than simply leaving people to fend for themselves.
Naruto smiled. "A school is a place for learning. Art isn't something achieved overnight. You need to keep learning before you can gradually improve and gain insight."
"At school, someone will teach you what art is. Likewise, you might find classmates who share the same goal as you."
Wave Country School had dedicated art courses, and with Naruto's personal guidance on top of that, steering the mindset of a nine-year-old child in the right direction would not be difficult.
After all, not every precocious child could be as extreme as the Uchiha.
"Really? Then I want to go to school right now!"
Whenever art was involved, Deidara always became exceptionally eager.
"Not now. Classes have already started at this hour. I'll have someone arrange your enrollment ceremony later, and you