The Beginning of Life at the Ninja Academy

[Combat Power: 10]

[S-Cells: 3]

[Ninjutsu: 0]

[Taijutsu: 8]

[Genjutsu: 0]

[Intelligence: 15]

[Strength: 9]

[Speed: 9]

[Chakra: 5]

[Hand Seals: 2]

Lying on the bed, Haku studied his status panel and felt the changes brought about by years of training.

Because of the village's rules, Might Guy had not taught Might Duy or Haku any ninjutsu beyond Chakra Extraction, so aside from taijutsu close to the Genin level, Haku had no other practical combat abilities.

Over the past year of Chakra Extraction, Haku had also tried to sense the existence of qi. Perhaps because his physique was not strong enough, he had failed to sense it.

Before he knew it, Haku drifted off to sleep.

Tomorrow, he would enter the Ninja Academy. He wondered who he would meet.

The next day, after Might Duy and Haku finished their basic meditation and simple physical training, they arrived at the Ninja Academy right on time.

By the time the two reached the classroom, almost everyone else had already arrived.

In the middle of the first row sat a black-haired, black-eyed child, radiating an aura that warned strangers to stay away. No one sat around her. She must be an Uchiha child. The Third Shinobi War had not even begun yet, and the Uchiha were already this arrogant? Better stay away and avoid getting dragged into trouble later.

The three behind her—a chubby girl, a boy with a bored expression, and a boy with a single ponytail—were probably this year's Ino-Shika-Cho.

And that little girl in the back with completely white eyes, she was from the Hyuga clan, right?

Before Haku could look further, he heard Duy shout, "Get to your seats! The teacher is here!"

Haku quickly walked to a seat in the corner of the last row. Don't ask. It was inconspicuous and perfect for lying low.

[Hamu. My name is Hamu, and I will be your teacher for the next four years at the Ninja Academy. Today's task is for everyone to introduce themselves, and then class will be dismissed. The afternoon is free time.]

Before Teacher Hamu could finish, the students below began whispering among themselves. No matter how mature children in the Naruto World were, they were still only a group of six-year-olds.

[All right, it seems everyone can't wait any longer. Let's begin in order.]

Looking at the somewhat noisy classroom, Hamu did not delay any further and announced the start of the introductions.

[Uchiha Yu. My dream is to become a great ninja like Madara Uchiha and make the Shinobi World tremble before the Uchiha once again. I like beating people up, and I hate teammates who are weaklings.]

The first was an Uchiha Clan child. Worthy of the Shinobi World's reputation for lunatics—she displayed her smugness to the fullest from the very start.

[I'm Cho Akimichi. My dream is to have endless food to eat. I like eating, and I hate having nothing to eat.]

[I'm Suke Yamanaka. My dream is to work hard and improve the level of my clan's secret techniques. I like flowers, and I hate smelly things.]

[I'm Shika Nara. My dream is peace and quiet. I like staying quietly by myself, and I hate trouble.]

Listening to those introductions, so clearly marked by the traits of the Ino-Shika-Cho clans, Haku could not help sighing at the influence of Bloodline Family inheritances in the Naruto World. Even personalities were passed down generation after generation.

[I'm Tsuyoshi Itai. My dream is to become a great Medical Ninja and contribute to the village. I like things that let me contribute, and I hate people who cause destruction.]

Then came a wave of introductions from background classmates. Haku watched quietly, estimating that this group of classmates would all be left behind on the battlefield of the upcoming Third Shinobi War.

Until a crisp voice rang out.

[I'm Hyuga Riko. My dream is for there to be no war in the world. I like beautiful things, and I hate ugly things.]

A Hyuga, huh. This group was quite lucky. Their development direction seemed to have gone a little off course.

Still, having a Hyuga clan teammate would be pretty good. Their Byakugan reconnaissance was far superior to everyone else's. They were natural reconnaissance and sensory-type ninjas.

But this Hyuga seemed to be from the main family, the main family's young lady. She probably would not be sent on missions in the future.

If he could team up with her, then with Might Duy added in, they could form a squad with extremely strong taijutsu.

But that was all for the future. Right now, the most important thing was learning the foundational knowledge of ninjutsu and basic ninjutsu at the Ninja Academy.

The Ninja Academy still had a four-year graduation cycle, so time was relatively tight. Besides studying, he needed to use those four years to raise his strength to the Chunin level.

Judging from the direction of the original plot, the situation in the Shinobi World was not very good right now. After graduation, they would probably leave the village and begin carrying out missions. Without some strength, there would be no way to protect himself on the battlefield.

The Third Shinobi War in particular was a meat grinder. More than sixty percent of the ninjas from every village would die in battle, and lower-ranked ninjas were especially vulnerable.