Enrollment

The chirping of birds woke Jimo from his bed in the early morning.

Through the window, Jimo saw parents bringing their children to register for school.

Jimo quickly got himself ready and headed to the playground to assemble. From a distance, he spotted Naruto sitting dejectedly on a swing under the crooked tree outside the main gate.

Those parents and children were glaring at Naruto with hostility, muttering curses under their breath.

"I can't understand what the Third Hokage was thinking, letting that demon fox monster enroll."

"What if my child gets hurt?"

Seeing Jimo walk toward Naruto, many people tried to stop him, but Jimo ignored them all.

"Yo, Naruto! Not going in, just spacing out here?"

Jimo gave Naruto a gentle push, sending the swing soaring high.

"I..."

"Me what? Let's go! Take me to register—I have no idea how to sign up for school!"

Those words suddenly lit a fire in Naruto. It had been a long time since anyone had asked him for help.

The Nine-Tails being sealed inside Naruto's body wasn't something he chose. Look at it another way—Naruto was the one using his body to imprison the Nine-Tails. He should be a hero.

Many parents watched as Jimo pulled Naruto along, and they parted to make way.

Quite a few parents told their children not to associate with this freak who was buddy-buddy with the demon fox kid.

"Anyone who makes friends with the demon fox must be a freak too," one parent said disdainfully.

"It's fine if you curse me," Jimo said, having heard the muttered insults.

"But if you dare curse the first friend I've ever made... want to guess whether I can take you out?"

Jimo's eyes radiated a thick killing intent, sending a chill down the man's spine and making him trip over flat ground in fright.

"Just kidding, you can't take a joke."

Jimo made a funny face, grabbed Naruto, and dashed over to the registration staff.

"Friend... huh..." Naruto muttered under his breath.

An ANBU agent lurking in the shadows wiped cold sweat from his brow. He could sense it just now—everything Jimo said, he was capable of doing... That killing intent was no joke...

Classes were quickly divided. A teacher with a scar across the bridge of his nose stood at the front. His smile was warm, friendly like an older brother next door.

"Ahem! Today, a new student is joining our class!"

With that, he called Jimo in.

"Hey everyone, I'm Jimo! Happy to learn with you all here."

"Oh! Jimo, you're in my class!" Naruto called out boisterously.

Nearby, a certain girl who had been sneaking glances at Naruto took a few more looks at him, then fainted dramatically.

"Quiet down, Naruto!" Iruka-sensei shouted, used to the chaos.

"Oh, it's that kid who walked in with Naruto!" A boy with special markings painted on his face hugged his puppy and chatted with interest to his friends about the morning's events.

"Interesting guy..." The chubby boy gave Jimo a brief glance before continuing to munch on his chips.

"My dad said this guy almost tore down the wall of the Hokage's office last night... In terms of monstrous strength talent, the Third Hokage said he's even better than Tsunade-sama... Having someone like that in our class is bound to be troublesome..." A pineapple-haired boy with dead fish eyes listlessly glanced at Jimo, then went back to sleeping on his desk.

On the other side, a pink-haired girl and a blonde-haired girl were whispering in their seats.

"He's really handsome, the sunny type! Not worse than Sasuke," the blonde-haired girl said, looking at Jimo.

"He's a different type from Sasuke, but my Sasuke is still cooler," the pink-haired girl disagreed.

"He's my Sasuke! Forehead-girl!"

"Mine! Ino-pig!"

As for the Sasuke they were arguing over, he glanced at Jimo once, then turned his gaze to the window.

"As expected... Second Pillar was born with a sour face..." Jimo commented.

"Jimo-kun, you can... you can sit with Naruto," Iruka said, pointing to the seat next to Naruto.

"Yeah!" Naruto shouted happily.

"Quiet down, Naruto!"

After a morning of study, Jimo roughly understood what chakra was—pretty much the same thing as ki from Dragon Ball.

He asked Iruka for the scroll on the Three Basic Techniques. As he left, Iruka kindly warned him not to push his body too hard refining chakra.

There was no denying it—the Young Goku Template's martial arts talent was monstrous. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to imitate the Kamehameha just by seeing it once.

Jimo spent the whole afternoon studying the scroll, and by the end, he had learned the Transformation Technique, Clone Technique, and Substitution Technique.

The system also notified him that because he had grasped the application of ki, he had unlocked the "Kamehameha Imitation."

When Jimo went to return the scroll, Iruka thought he was feeling discouraged and quickly tried to comfort him.

"It's fine, Jimo-kun. Most students here need several weeks to get the hang of this... Ah!"

Jimo transformed into the Third Hokage right in front of him using the Transformation Technique, startling Iruka.

"This kid... Is he a genius? He just looked at the scroll for a few hours, and he already knows it?"

After seeing Jimo off, Iruka hurried straight to the Hokage Building to report the situation.

"Oh? This kid's a genius, is he?" The Third Hokage watched with interest through his Crystal Ball as Jimo practiced the Transformation Technique with Naruto.

"Hey, hey, Jimo! I recently learned to develop a really awesome technique! Wanna see?" Naruto said excitedly.

"Sure, I just learned the Three Basic Techniques myself."

"Huh! In one afternoon? It took me forever to learn the Transformation Technique! I'm not even good at the Clone Technique yet!"

Naruto was down for a few seconds, then eagerly started introducing his Sexy Technique.

"Technique!"

A puff of white smoke, and a cute yellow-haired twin-tailed beauty appeared before Jimo.

Fortunately, Jimo's Dao heart was firm, and he didn't fall for it.

But somewhere in Konoha, an old man with a pipe and a young teacher with a scar on his face collapsed to the ground from excessive nosebleeds.

"Iruka..."

"Yes, Lord Hokage..."

"That child Jimo lacks common sense. You must teach him well. It's fine for him to play with Naruto, but remember... Don't let him pick up Naruto's habits..."

"Yes..."

The two forced themselves to finish speaking before passing out.

Meanwhile, Naruto, unaware of his double kill, was still discussing his failed Clone Technique with Jimo.

The next day, Iruka announced the graduation exam subjects. Since Jimo had quickly mastered the Three Basic Techniques, the Third Hokage specially approved him to graduate with this batch of students.

"You've all been in school for a while now, and you've grasped the basics. Tomorrow is the graduation exam, so rest well today and don't overstrain your chakra!"

Jimo noticed the figure behind Iruka, a smile hiding a hint of cunning.

"Mizuki? The plot's starting this soon?"

Jimo stared meaningfully at Mizuki. He was really looking forward to that iconic scene.