A few minutes passed.
The teacher finally arrived, a little late. A scar ran across his nose.
He wore Konoha's standard flak jacket and sandals.
With a faint smile on his face, he walked up to the podium, set down the papers in his hand, and looked at everyone.
"Today is the first day of school. Let's all introduce ourselves," Iruka said.
"I'll go first. My name is Iruka. Unless something unexpected happens, I'll be teaching you how to become ninjas over the next few years," Iruka introduced himself.
(I'm not going to write introductions for Uzumaki Naruto and Sasuke and the others. There are already countless Naruto fanfics like that. This part is mainly about the two characters.)
"So... let's all do our best from now on."
A random classmate finished his introduction.
Iruka nodded and focused on the list again.
"Next, Uchiha Josuke."
Josuke stood up and walked to the podium. He took a deep breath and swept his gaze across the entire class.
Suddenly, his eyes settled on a blond girl. It was her?
Josuke was a little surprised, but quickly recovered.
He took a deep breath. "Um, my name is Uchiha Josuke. As you've probably guessed, Sasuke and I are twin brothers."
"As for my dream... I just hope we can all stay safe and sound."
After saying that, Josuke bowed and immediately returned to his seat.
That was so nerve-racking. QAQ.
Iruka smiled back at him.
"All right, now for our next classmate."
Iruka looked at the list.
"Yamanaka Ino!"
Hearing her name, Ino immediately got up from her seat. As luck would have it, she passed right by Josuke.
Josuke looked up and saw Ino.
She was still only six, but her features were already taking shape. No wonder she'd grow up to be such a beauty.
Ahem, ahem, ahem.
What was he thinking about?
Josuke came back to his senses and returned to his seat.
Ino smiled as she walked to the podium.
She glanced in Josuke's direction and blinked.
"Hi, everyone. I'm Ino Yamanaka, from the Yamanaka Clan. As for my hobbies, I like handsome guys."
When she finished, she stuck out her cute tongue.
Was she looking in my direction just now?
Josuke wondered.
...(A bunch more random classmates speak. Skipping straight ahead.)
And so, Josuke and Sasuke spent some time at the Ninja Academy.
During that time, almost everyone in the class learned how to refine Chakra and picked up some basic Ninjutsu knowledge.
"All right, after all that practice, let's begin our first Ninjutsu lesson of the semester!"
Iruka's words instantly got everyone in the class excited. Yeah!
Josuke was interested, too. Itachi and Fugaku had already taught him a few Ninjutsu techniques, but who'd ever complain about learning more? Heh.
Iruka formed Hand Seals, and with a poof, another version of him appeared.
Josuke was surprised. So this was the Clone Technique. Okay, he'd thought they were going to teach the Shadow Clone Technique.
Iruka's clone waved to the class, then disappeared.
Iruka explained,
"This is the Clone Technique. It's considered a beginner-level Ninjutsu, and it greatly improves your Chakra control. Of course, it's also the only Ninjutsu technique on our final exam, so make sure you practice hard."
Iruka then went over the things Josuke and the others needed to know before telling them to practice on their own.
"All right, let me teach you the Clone Technique."
...(I don't know how Hand Seals work either. Who actually uses Hand Seals?)
They went out to the practice field.
Josuke copied the way Iruka formed his Hand Seals and tried a few times. Poof! Another version of himself appeared.
Josuke felt a faint connection form in his mind. It seemed like he could control his clone.
But then, with another poof, the clone disappeared.
Iruka had seen Josuke's clone and gave him an approving look.
"Josuke, did you manage to create a clone?"
Josuke nodded shyly.
Iruka gave him a thumbs-up. "Very good, Josuke. Keep practicing, and you'll get the hang of it in no time."
Seeing his big brother successfully use the Clone Technique, Sasuke refused to be outdone. After just a few tries, he created a clone, too.
Iruka was quite surprised to see both brothers from the Uchiha Clan create clones. These two brothers really were talented.
The Clone Technique wasn't particularly difficult, but it wasn't easy, either. The only students Iruka knew who had managed to use it on the first day of school were the few prodigies widely recognized in Konoha.
By contrast, there was Naruto. While everyone else practiced on their own, Naruto sat cross-legged on the ground, watching Sakura practice the Clone Technique with his eyes half closed.
Iruka saw this, put his hands to his forehead, then walked over and rapped Naruto on the head.
"Naruto, why are you slacking off? Hurry up and practice the Clone Technique!!!"
Naruto clutched his head after getting bonked and protested unhappily,
"This is so easy. I can do it whenever I want."
With that, he flashed Naruto's signature grin.
Iruka rolled his eyes at him and flicked him on the forehead again. "You little brat. Let's see if I can't teach you a lesson."
All it took was a little reverse psychology with Naruto.
He pointed toward Sasuke. "Look, Sasuke can already use the Transformation Technique. Even Sakura has gone over to ask him for advice."
"Damn it!"
Naruto clenched his fists!
Naruto could lose to anyone, but he couldn't lose to Sasuke.
"I'm not going to lose to Sasuke! Just watch!"
With that, he formed Hand Seals.
"Poof!"
Naruto stared at what he'd transformed into, completely dumbfounded. It was a malnourished version of himself!!!!
"Ha ha ha!!!"
Josuke burst out laughing from nearby.
What an iconic scene from the anime. But you couldn't really blame Naruto.
With the Nine-Tails inside him, the amount of Chakra he had was abnormally huge. If the minimum amount of Chakra an ordinary ninja could control was ten, then Naruto's was a hundred.
That made it impossible for him to perform beginner-level techniques like the Clone Technique, which required precise Chakra control.
On the other hand, Naruto could use "advanced Ninjutsu" like the Shadow Clone Technique whenever he wanted. He had more than enough Chakra, so he could use his ultimate moves like ordinary attacks.
Seeing Josuke laugh at him, Naruto grew flustered.
"Don't laugh! Don't laugh!" he shouted at Josuke.
Josuke did his best to hold back his laughter and nodded.
Sasuke taunted him from the side. "What an idiot. You can't even do this?"
That made Naruto even more furious. He lunged straight at Sasuke
and snarled,
"Who are you calling an idiot, moron!"
With that, the two of them started wrestling. But they were just fooling around, so Iruka didn't stop them. Combat training was a required part of being a ninja, after all.
Two little troublemakers. That was how Josuke saw them.
Sigh. But his dear big brother was about to set the Uchiha Clan Downfall in motion. It wasn't like Josuke could say he wasn't upset. In his previous life, he'd been a complete orphan, raised by his country.
He hadn't even had the chance to contribute to his country before he'd been transported to another world. Damn cat.
Josuke could deeply feel the love Mikoto and Fugaku had for him, but soon... There was nothing he could do about it. Ahhh! If only he could become the Six Paths at the age of six!!!
And then there was Itachi, his big brother, who loved sweet treats like dango but had truly suffered his whole life.
Josuke couldn't help feeling a surge of sadness. (Author: You think you're going to awaken a One-Tomoe from this? Think again.)
Just then,
a pleasant voice drifted into Josuke's mind.
"Um, Josuke, could you teach me?"
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