Ninja Student

By the time Umino Ikkaku returned to his spot, he looked around the room and said, "There's no need to come to the front anymore. Everyone, please introduce yourselves from your seats."

"Starting from the first row."

Umino Ikkaku had learned his lesson this time; instead of letting things play out freely, he designated the first row to begin the introductions in turn.

The first person in the front row was a young girl with a forehead protector tied around her head. Her expression was somewhat vacant. "My name is Hyuga Natsu. I like training, I hate cages, and my dream is to be a bird in the mountains."

Hearing her introduction, Umino Ikkaku sighed, thinking silently to himself that she was another child from the Hyuga branch family.

However, he didn't say anything. He was a commoner, and the Hyuga clan was a major family in Konoha; anything he said would be useless.

"Next."

"Hello everyone, my name is Yamanaka Zheli. I like... I hate... my dream is..."

"Next."

"Hello everyone, my name is Asami Kumo. I like following behind powerful ninjas, I hate evil gods, and my dream is world peace..."

Umino Ikkaku repeated "next" mechanically.

In the back row, Yuki Yuichi was listening to each introduction with great interest.

"Yuichi, why do you keep staring at her?" Yuhi Kurenai noticed his gaze was fixed on a girl with face paint, and she immediately puffed out her cheeks in annoyance.

Yuki Yuichi turned his head, saw Yuhi Kurenai's expression, and couldn't help but poke her cheek, which was puffed up from anger.

"Hehe, Kurenai, you're so cute like this."

Upon hearing this, Yuhi Kurenai's face flushed, but she kept her cheeks puffed out. "I don't want your compliments!"

"I was just looking at him." Yuki Yuichi pointed at Uchiha Obito, who was staring unblinkingly at Nohara Rin from his seat, and chuckled.

"His name is Uchiha Obito, right?" Yuhi Kurenai looked in the direction he was pointing and noticed Uchiha Obito was indeed watching that girl the whole time.

Uchiha Obito had been the first to introduce himself and had even gotten into an argument with Sarutobi Asuma, leaving quite a strong impression on everyone.

"Right." Yuki Yuichi nodded, then continued, "I think he likes that girl."

"Eh?" Yuhi Kurenai was stunned for a moment, then curiously looked at Nohara Rin, then back at Uchiha Obito.

Just as the two of them were whispering, Umino Ikkaku gave a light cough.

Only then did Yuki Yuichi realize that it was his turn to introduce himself, and everyone in the classroom was looking at him.

Seeing that the entire classroom had noticed her whispering with Yuki Yuichi, Yuhi Kurenai's face turned bright red.

"My name is Yuki Yuichi, the pillar of Konoha, the future of the ninja world, and the legendary figure of the ninja world to come..."

Everyone: "..."

It was the first time they had seen someone so thick-skinned.

The two boys who were frequently beaten up by Yuki Yuichi heard this and exchanged a nod.

Confirmed, this was definitely the person they knew.

Umino Ikkaku's mouth twitched, and he was left speechless. He couldn't help but interject, "Just tell us what you like, what you hate, and what your dream is."

"Oh." Yuki Yuichi curled his lip and gave a proper introduction: "My name is Yuki Yuichi. I like being with Kurenai, I hate a certain uncle, and my dream is to dance everywhere."

As Yuki Yuichi finished, Umino Ikkaku called out formulaically, "Next."

"My name is Yuhi Kurenai. I like being with Yuichi..." Yuhi Kurenai's voice grew quieter and quieter. Sensing the gazes of the others, she pursed her lips and looked up. "I like being with Yuichi, and I hate impolite people."

"My dream is to open a flower shop."

Yuki Yuichi and Yuhi Kurenai sat in the last row against the wall. As Yuhi Kurenai finished her introduction, Umino Ikkaku breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, in the Hokage's office, Sarutobi Hiruzen stared at the crystal ball on his desk, took a deep drag from his pipe, and slowly exhaled the smoke.

"Sss-ha."

"These two little ones from the Kurenai family seem to have quite different personalities."

"They grew up together, so how is one so mischievous and the other so gentle?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't understand how two people raised together could be so different.

He was using the crystal ball to watch the new students' introductions specifically for the sake of Yuki Yuichi.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been bored enough to observe these newly enrolled ninja academy students.

Beside the crystal ball lay a file that clearly detailed all of Yuki Yuichi's information.

And next to the names of his parents, Sarutobi Hiruzen had marked a red stamp.

Father: Yuki Seisui.

Note: A discovered survivor of the Uzumaki clan.

Mother: Yuki Haru (Uchiha Haru).

Note: A little genius of the Uchiha clan.

As Yuki Yuichi was a hybrid of the Uzumaki and Uchiha clans, Sarutobi Hiruzen was very eager to see if he could inherit both Kekkei Genkai.

"I hope he inherits them; things aren't very peaceful right now." Sarutobi Hiruzen took another deep drag from his pipe.

"Hiss~ hah~"

Back in the classroom, as Yuhi Kurenai took her seat, a ding echoed in Yuki Yuichi's mind.

[Achievement Unlocked: The Beginning of a Ninja.]

[Self-introduction complete, officially stepped into the Ninja Academy!]

[Reward: Sakura Haruno (Shippuden), obtained title: Ninja Student.]

[Sakura Haruno (Shippuden)]

[Skills: Windmill Body Slam, Cherry Blossom Clash, True Strike Annihilation.]

["I will definitely catch up to the two of you..."]

[Skill 1: Windmill Body Slam: Grapple the enemy, leap into the air, and slam them down heavily, dealing devastating damage.]

[Skill 2: Cherry Blossom Clash: Focus chakra into the hands and strike the ground in front; enemies in the vicinity will be sent flying by the tremors.]

[Skill 3: True Strike Annihilation: An incredibly powerful ultimate attack; gather a massive amount of chakra into the hands, strike forward twice in succession, then leap into the air and slam down heavily to hammer the enemy away.]

[Ninja Student: While wearing this title, ninjutsu effects are increased by 10%, and training efficiency is increased by 20%.]

[Note: You may only enjoy the effects of up to three titles simultaneously.]

Staring at the achievement rewards before him, Yuki Yuichi remained speechless for a long time.

This Sakura Haruno really is subpar.

What kind of effects are these three skills...

They are pure taijutsu; even without a template, Yuki Yuichi could achieve these results on his own.

Compared to Sakura Haruno, his own chakra reserves were far more abundant.

"What a trash template..." Yuki Yuichi muttered under his breath.

However, while this template was trash, at least there was a consolation prize.

Yuki Yuichi immediately equipped the Ninja Student title.

It could increase ninjutsu power and training speed.

The effect of this title was more powerful than many ninja templates.

Not bad, not a loss.

Since he had the cake, the bread wouldn't be too far behind.