Ninjutsu Practice

A few minutes passed.

The teacher arrived fashionably late, a scar across his nose.

He wore the standard Konoha vest and sandals.

A faint smile on his face, he walked to the podium, put down the documents in his hands, and looked at everyone.

"Today is the first day of school, let's all introduce ourselves," Iruka said to everyone.

"I'll go first. My name is Iruka, and if nothing unexpected happens, I will be guiding you to become ninjas for the next few years," Iruka introduced himself first.

(I don't want to write the introductions for Uzumaki Naruto and Sasuke, as there are plenty of them in other Naruto fanfictions. I'll focus on these two.)

"So... let's all work hard together from now on."

A background character finished their self-introduction.

Iruka nodded, his gaze returning to the roster.

"Next, Uchiha Josuke."

Josuke stood up and walked to the podium, taking a deep breath. His eyes swept across all the students in the class.

Suddenly, his gaze focused on a girl with yellow hair. It was her?

Josuke was a little surprised, but then he collected himself.

Taking another deep breath, "Um, my name is Uchiha Josuke. As you might have guessed, Sasuke and I are twin brothers."

"As for my ideal, I just hope to be safe and sound."

After saying this, Josuke bowed forward and immediately returned to his seat.

I'm so nervous QAQ.

Iruka responded with a smile.

"Alright, then our next student."

Iruka looked at the list.

"Ino Yamanaka!"

Hearing his name called, Ino immediately got up from her seat. Coincidentally, she brushed past Josuke.

Josuke looked up and saw Ino.

Although she was still a six-year-old child, her features had already blossomed. It was no wonder Ino would become a great beauty in the future.

Cough, cough, cough.

What was I thinking?

Josuke snapped back to reality and returned to his seat.

Ino walked towards the podium with a smile.

She looked in Josuke's direction and winked.

"Hello everyone, I'm Ino Yamanaka from the Yamanaka clan. As for my hobbies, I just love handsome guys."

After speaking, she stuck out her cute little tongue.

Was she just looking in my direction?

Josuke was confused.

... (A lot of other background character dialogue was skipped.)

And so, Josuke and Sasuke spent some time at the Ninja Academy.

During this period, almost all the students in the class learned how to refine their Chakra and some basic knowledge of Ninjutsu.

"Alright, after so much practice, we'll begin our first Ninjutsu class this semester!"

Iruka's words instantly excited everyone in the class. Hooray!

Josuke was also interested. Although Itachi and Fugaku had taught Josuke a few Ninjutsu, who would complain about having too many Ninjutsu? Hehe.

Iruka formed hand seals, and with a poof, he transformed into another him.

Josuke was surprised. It was the Clone Technique. Well, I thought they were going to teach the Shadow Clone Jutsu.

Iruka's clone waved at everyone and then disappeared.

Iruka said, "This is the Clone Technique, it's considered an introductory Ninjutsu. It greatly improves Chakra control. Of course, this is also the only Ninjutsu we'll be tested on for the final exam, so everyone must practice it well."

Afterward, Teacher Iruka gave Josuke and the others some instructions and then let them practice on their own.

"Okay, now I'll teach you all the Clone Technique."

... (I don't know what hand seals are. What normal person uses hand seals?)

Arriving at the outdoor training grounds.

Josuke tried a few times, imitating Iruka's hand seals, and with a POOF, another self appeared.

Josuke felt a new connection form in his mind, as if he could control his clone.

However, with another POOF, his clone vanished.

Iruka saw Josuke's clone and cast a look of approval.

"Josuke, you succeeded in forming a clone, didn't you?"

Josuke nodded shyly.

Iruka gave him a thumbs-up. "Very good, Josuke-kun. Practice more and you'll be proficient in no time."

Seeing his big brother successfully master the Clone Technique, Sasuke wouldn't be outdone and, in just a few moves, also formed a clone.

Iruka was surprised to see both brothers from the Uchiha Clan form clones. These two brothers seemed to have outstanding talent.

The Clone Technique isn't difficult, but it isn't simple either. The only ones Iruka knew who could form a clone at the start of the academy were the few recognized geniuses in Konoha.

In contrast to the Uchiha brothers, Naruto was practicing by himself. He sat cross-legged on the ground, squinting as he watched Sakura practice the Clone Technique.

Seeing this, Iruka placed his hands on his forehead and silently walked over, punching Naruto on the head.

"Naruto, why are you slacking off? Hurry up and practice the Clone Technique!!!"

Naruto, with a bump on his head, covered it and said indignantly, "This thing is super easy, I can do it anytime."

He then flashed Naruto's signature smile.

Iruka rolled his eyes at him, then flicked his forehead again. Little brat, you think I can't handle you?

For Naruto, a little provocation was all it took.

"He pointed in Sasuke's direction. Look, Sasuke can already use the Transformation Technique. See, Sakura is even going to ask him for advice."

"Damn it!"

Naruto clenched his fist!

It was known that Naruto could lose to anyone, but he absolutely couldn't lose to Sasuke.

"I'm not going to lose to Sasuke, just watch me!"

Saying that, he formed hand seals.

POOF

Seeing what he had transformed into, Naruto was stunned. A malnourished version of himself!!!!

"Hahaha!!!"

Josuke, not far away, burst out laughing.

A classic anime scene. But you can't really blame Naruto.

He had the Nine-Tails sealed inside him, giving him an abnormally large amount of Chakra. If a normal ninja's minimum Chakra control was ten, then Naruto's was a hundred.

This made it impossible for him to perform entry-level techniques like the Clone Technique, which required precise Chakra control.

Conversely, however, Naruto could easily use "advanced ninjutsu" like the Shadow Clone Technique. Who told him he had so much energy, using his ultimate moves like basic attacks.

Seeing Josuke laugh at him, Naruto got anxious.

He yelled at Josuke, "No laughing, no laughing."

Josuke struggled to hold back his laughter and nodded.

Sasuke sneered from the side, "What an idiot, he can't even do this!"

Hearing this, Naruto became even more frustrated and lunged at Sasuke.

He said fiercely, "Who's the idiot, baka!"

The two then started wrestling. However, it was more like roughhousing, so Iruka didn't stop them. Combat training was also a mandatory subject for ninjas.

Two clowns, was Josuke's assessment of them.

Sigh, but my good big brother is about to unleash the Uchiha clan massacre. It's hard not to feel sad. Josuke was a pure orphan in his previous life, raised by the country.

He had transmigrated before he could even contribute properly to the country. Damn that little cat.

Josuke could deeply feel the love from Mikoto and Fugaku, but it would soon be... and he was powerless. Ahhhhh! If only I could become the Six Paths Sage at six years old!

And Itachi, his brother. He loved sweets like mitarashi dango and truly lived a life of hardship.

Josuke couldn't help but feel a surge of sadness. (Author: You think you're going to awaken the Sharingan? Think again.)

Just then.

A pleasant voice entered Josuke's mind.

"Um, Josuke-kun, could you teach me?"