Enrollment

Ninja Academy

8:00 AM

The entrance of the Ninja Academy was crowded with people, these were children and parents coming for enrollment.

Uesugi Yayoi, with dark circles under his eyes, walked in alone with a spirited demeanor. He blended into the crowd, appearing unremarkable.

Today was the annual Ninja Academy enrollment day, and Uesugi Yayoi had naturally received the news.

Otherwise, he would definitely be at home sleeping soundly at this hour.

Right now, he was mixed in with a group of people. He couldn't stand out from the crowd; he had to be plain and inconspicuous.

As long as he graduated ordinarily, became a regular Genin to earn a living, and grew up safely, that would be enough.

Uesugi Yayoi had plenty of growth potential, so there was no need to force things and rush to the battlefield.

He had a basic understanding of the Shinobi World. In the past, people in the comment sections always interpreted the Shinobi World from a different perspective.

In summary, he knew that in the Shinobi World, it wasn't about who had the better village, but about who was the least bad.

Compared to other places, Konoha didn't seem so unbearable. Uesugi Yayoi possessed excellent self-regulation skills, so he decided to lie low.

Before officially enrolling, the Ninja Academy had an opening ceremony.

Uesugi Yayoi was indifferent to it; it was just the same old brainwashing tactics.

However, the middle-aged man standing on the high platform, wearing a ceremonial robe, with a benevolent smile on his face as if bathed in spring breeze, made Uesugi Yayoi sigh.

"Hokage, I hope your broad-mindedness can last a few more years."

Compared to the Third Shinobi World War, the Third Hokage, before the Second Shinobi World War had even begun, was undoubtedly an excellent Hokage.

Even the Uchiha Clan had a relatively friendly attitude towards him, but this situation ceased to exist after the Third Shinobi World War.

The older one gets, the more reservations one has.

At that age, he should have retired and let the next generation take over; this was the path to Konoha's prosperity.

But due to the death of the Fourth Hokage caused by the Nine-Tails Incident, the Third Hokage, who resumed his position, was clearly not qualified to continue serving as a wise Hokage.

However, none of this concerned Uesugi Yayoi. If he could live to see that time, he would have already gained a certain standing.

At that point, whether he left or continued to be a wage slave, he would be able to live comfortably.

After a passionate speech, Uesugi Yayoi was assigned to Class A.

Uesugi Yayoi was not among the first to enter, but he wasn't among the last either.

The classroom buzzed with the children's whispers, or rather, their unrestrained chatter.

Scanning the names on each desk, Uesugi Yayoi found her seat.

Second from the left, fifth row from the front, by the window.

However, it was a shame that the innermost seat was already taken.

A girl with pure white eyes sat there quietly, her gaze devoid of any impurities, like pristine ice and snow.

Judging by her posture, an air of refined upbringing emanated from her, though her expression was somewhat cold.

Upon seeing those pure white eyes, Uesugi Yayoi immediately recognized them. They were too distinctive.

The Byakugan, one of the Three Great Eye Techniques of the Ninja World.

"Hello, my name is Uesugi Yayoi."

Uesugi Yayoi sat down and greeted her naturally.

"Hyuga Rin, hello."

As if sensing someone's arrival, the girl turned her head slightly towards Uesugi Yayoi and nodded.

A delicate and cute face, beautiful pure white large eyes, and smooth, flowing hair. Her tone was a bit cold, but very polite.

Just a little loli, Uesugi Yayoi wasn't interested.

After a preliminary exchange of names, leaving an impression on her deskmate for the upcoming years of ninja academy, Uesugi Yayoi began to flip through the books distributed on the desk.

Boring, boring, and still boring.

The original owner of this body had already learned all of this at home. Speaking of which, he had a lot of books at home.

There was also that immense chakra and strong physical fitness.

After the Blood Rage yesterday, Uesugi Yayoi, following the Chakra Refining Method in the book, refined a little, and a lot of chakra suddenly surged within her body.

Uesugi Yayoi suspected she was from the Senju Clan, and her bloodline was not low.

From the Ten-Tails consciousness yesterday, it could be seen that she definitely had the bloodline of Otsutsuki Hagoromo's Lineage within her.

Hagoromo's Lineage was divided into the Senju and Uchiha. Uesugi Yayoi didn't have a Sharingan, but her chakra reserves and vitality were immense. Moreover, the books at home were clearly more numerous than those of ordinary commoners. By all accounts, she was from the Senju Clan.

Speaking of last night, Uesugi Yayoi felt a jolt of fear.

Two different bloodlines had been in confrontation for an entire night. Fortunately, they had initially merged and formed a balance.

Currently, as long as she didn't forcefully use high-level Blood Rage, there would be no imbalance.

However, the Dragon Clan bloodline seemed to be stimulated, and the speed of Blood Rage clearly accelerated significantly. Although the Ten-Tails bloodline also benefited from Blood Rage, its improvement speed was not fast, as if something was missing.

Uesugi Yayoi had to maintain a balance between the two. Otherwise, if one of these two bloodlines completely suppressed the other.

Uesugi Yayoi didn't know what would happen, but instinctively felt it was not good.

Fortunately, he still had time because the speed of Blood Rage for both bloodlines was not fast.

It was destined to be a long process before complete imbalance.

Casually opening the Will of Fire on his desk, pretending to read, Uesugi Yayoi began to space out.

Uesugi Yayoi did not agree with everything described in the Will of Fire.

Without any constraints or regulations, mere verbal dedication was too easy to become a tool for the higher-ups.

This would cause many who truly believed in it to not receive support, while those who exploited it would stand high above the Will of Fire, wantonly harming those who truly believed in it.

However, all of this was meaningless to him.

Konohagakure might be a Terrorist Organization, and the Will of Fire might be bullshit now, but as a member of the village, he at least could not go against the mainstream of the village.

Although he disdained the current act of burning leaves to nourish the roots buried deep underground, Uesugi Yayoi could do nothing. He himself was one of the leaves, still a tender leaf growing and about to be thrown into the flames.

He couldn't even guarantee his own safety, let alone pity others.

This self-contradictory, nonsensical, and empty ideology was useless except for brainwashing tender children and naive fools.

The Will of Fire was outdated, or rather, it needed an update.

"Congratulations on becoming students of the Ninja Academy. I am your homeroom teacher, and as far as I know, I will be your homeroom teacher until you graduate.

My hobbies are ramen and fishing, and my ideal is to become a great ninja."

Just then, a voice sounded, and Uesugi Yayoi looked up towards the teacher at the front of the classroom.

Self-introduction session.

Uesugi Yayoi was somewhat looking forward to his deskmate's self-introduction.

The introductions from the students in the front row were mostly bland: going for walks, playing, becoming Hokage.

Soon, it was Hyuga Rin's turn.

"My name is Hyuga Rin. My hobby is training, and my ideal is to become a powerful female ninja."

Hyuga Rin sat down naturally after speaking, dignified and graceful, which made one marvel at the upbringing of the Hyuga Clan.

Then, applause erupted in the classroom.

"There were no applause before, can being cute let you do whatever you want?"

Looking at the teacher applauding at the front of the classroom, Uesugi Yayoi felt that being cute really could let you do whatever you want.

"My name is Uesugi Yayoi. My hobby is reading, and my ideal is to become someone who contributes to the village."

"Cough cough."

Although she disdained it mentally, her body was honest.

To get by, one's acting skills had to be up to par. Moreover, as a Senju family child, wanting to contribute to Konoha was normal, right?

"Good, very spirited. Sit down."

The teacher offered a perfunctory word of encouragement.

The introductions continued.

"My name is Uchiha Yan. My hobby is eating dango, and my ideal is to eat all types of dango in the Ninja World."

A little girl with a purple ponytail and a neat hairstyle, with exquisite features, stood up, and her clear, gentle voice rang out.

"She's really cute, too bad she's an Uchiha."

"What's wrong with being an Uchiha? Cuteness knows no clan!"

Voices rose and fell in the classroom. It was clear that discussions about the Uchiha had been endless since the village's founding.

Uesugi Yayoi also shifted her gaze back, looking towards the girl who had spoken.

The girl was directly behind her. Seeing Uesugi Yayoi turn around, she smiled and gestured.

Uesugi Yayoi returned the smile.

The girl's smile was very gentle, and at first glance, it didn't fit the stereotype of Uchihas in the village.

She was somewhat like a Hyuga child, while her deskmate seemed like an arrogant Uchiha.