Ice Release: Ice Rock Dome

"Can he already use Ice Release?!"

As the person closest to Kazashiro on the field, Kakashi naturally knew exactly where that chill was coming from.

Knowing that Kazashiro possessed the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai, he immediately increased the speed and force of his punches.

"Crack."

An ice wall appeared out of thin air, separating Kazashiro from Kakashi.

This is bad.

With no time to pull back his punch, Kakashi could only gather Chakra in his fist and try to shatter the ice wall before him.

"You bastard." Kakashi glared at Kazashiro with his dead-fish eyes, his right hand swollen like a balloon.

"You can't blame me. It just means your fist wasn't fast enough or hard enough." Kazashiro whistled at the side, trying his best not to laugh out loud.

Ice Release: Ice Rock Dome.

An Ice Release ninjutsu requiring only one hand seal, capable of creating an ice wall to block attacks.

If it had been the adult Kakashi, he should have been able to gather Lightning Release Chakra in his hand and pierce through that ice wall.

Unfortunately, the current Kakashi was not that badass yet, so his swollen fist was entirely within Kazashiro's expectations.

"How did he make that ice wall?"

Kurenai Yuhi, who had not expected the match to end in such a dramatic fashion, asked Asuma beside her.

"It looks like Kazashiro has the legendary Kekkei Genkai. This kid has been hiding it well." Asuma suddenly felt immense pressure. Why were there so many handsome and talented guys gathered around him?

Looks like he needed to work harder too.

"Kekkei Genkai? Then doesn't that make me the same?" Obito also began making his presence known.

"Y-Your Sharingan might not even awaken." Anko spared no effort in tearing Obito down.

"Hey, Anko, that's too much!" Obito waved his fists to express his dissatisfaction.

In short, this "battle" ultimately ended in Kazashiro's victory.

Danzo returned home with a smile on his face and praised Kazashiro a few times.

Seeing that Danzo was in a good mood, Kazashiro breathed a sigh of relief. At least he would not be subjected to extra training.

And besides...

He was going to school!

That meant he would no longer have to endure those meaningless beatings during the day!

A cause for celebration, a cause for celebration.

"Oh, right. Once you enroll, you won't be able to keep up the usual training, so your training volume will double during this period." Having just remembered this, Danzo came out to pour a bucket of cold water over Kazashiro.

"Of course, that doesn't mean you'll stop this training. I know what they teach at the Ninja Academy. It's all beginner-level stuff, mainly the Three Body Technique and some theoretical knowledge. So from now on, your training will take place at night."

Danzo continued twisting the knife.

You old bastard, I swear I'll kill you!

A man born between heaven and earth cannot remain forever beneath another!

Kazashiro was about to be possessed by Lü Bu and stab Danzo beneath his halberd—

"Yes, Dad."

But reality was that he chickened out, completely and utterly.

"Come to think of it, that Ice Release of yours..." Recalling the earlier Ice Release, Danzo asked Kazashiro curiously.

"Mom left me a scroll..." Kazashiro told him the truth. The scroll recorded several Ice Release ninjutsu, but he only remembered a few with simple hand seals. He had not even bothered looking at most of the rest before hiding the scroll away.

"I see. Ice Release ninjutsu... Even in Kirigakure, that would be extremely rare intelligence..." Hearing that such a scroll existed, Danzo narrowed his eyes.

"Do you remember where you hid the scroll?"

"It was near the village where I lived, but I can't remember the exact location. I didn't leave any markings either, but if I went there myself, I should be able to find it..." Kazashiro hesitated before withholding the truth.

Deep down, he still felt a trace of concern for someone from his clan.

Since he had come to this world, he really wanted to save that person.

When the time came, he could use this as an excuse to borrow people from Danzo and personally go to Kirigakure to find that guy, who should not have been born yet.

"Is that so..." Danzo was somewhat disappointed. After all, Konoha had no records of Ice Release ninjutsu. If they could find it, it would surely be a considerable help to Kazashiro's strength.

It seemed he could only find a way to obtain Ice Release ninjutsu from Kirigakure's officials.

After enduring who knew how many vicious beatings, Kazashiro finally welcomed the day school began.

Speaking of the first day of school, one had to mention Naruto's special tradition: the Hokage personally taking the stage to give a speech and promote the Will of Fire.

"Where the leaves of Konoha dance, fire burns on without end."

Seeing the reactions of his classmates, Kazashiro sighed helplessly.

Clearly, the children of the major clans did not care much for the Third Hokage's theories, while the children from civilian backgrounds were extremely devoted to them.

Still, if Obito had been here, he probably would have been excited.

Seeing that Rin was seated beside Might Guy and Ebisu, Kazashiro knew that Obito had definitely gone off somewhere to help the elderly again.

Come to think of it, Might Guy really had entered the school through a vacancy. Thankfully, these key plot points had not changed. As a reborn person without a system, information was his only advantage.

"The light of fire will illuminate the entire village and allow new leaves to sprout. To an old man like me, you are those green leaves. We will always watch over you until you stand where I stand."

As Hiruzen Sarutobi finished his speech, the teacher beside him began applauding first, followed by the children who had been swept up in the mood.

Kazashiro mixed in with the crowd and clapped halfheartedly, counting it as applause.

"Thank you to the Third Hokage for his speech. That concludes today's entrance ceremony. Students, remember the class schedule, and do not be late tomorrow." After respectfully seeing Hiruzen off, the teacher turned to the students and dismissed them.

"Oh, right, everyone, remember to take your personal files home." Before leaving, the teacher pointed at the pile of document bags on the desk as a reminder.

"Take Obito's for him." Picking up his own document bag, Kazashiro said to Kakashi.

"Why should I?" Kakashi looked thoroughly unwilling. "If you keep indulging that guy who's always late, he'll only get worse and worse."

"Besides, aren't you closer to him? You should be the one carrying it for him."

Hearing Kakashi say that he and Obito were close, Kazashiro hurriedly denied it. "Don't talk nonsense. You're obviously his best bro."

"Huh? Every time that guy is late, you're the one who covers for him. He only turned out like this because of you." Kakashi did not know what "best bro" meant, but thinking of Kazashiro's usual conduct, it was obviously not a good term.