Ninja Student

When Uchiha Obito returned to his seat, Umino Ikkaku looked around and said, "You don't need to come to the front anymore. Everyone, introduce yourselves from your seats."

"Starting with the first row."

Umino Ikkaku had learned his lesson this time. Instead of letting them speak freely, he had them introduce themselves one by one, starting with the first row.

The first student in the row was a girl with a forehead protector tied around her forehead. She looked a little 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 inwardly. Another child from the Hyuga Branch Family.

But he didn't say anything. He was a civilian, and the Hyuga Clan was one of Konoha's great clans. Whatever he said wouldn't make a difference.

"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 powerful ninja, I hate the Evil God, and my dream is world peace..."

Umino Ikkaku mechanically repeated, "Next."

In the back row, Yuki Yuichi listened to one introduction after another with keen interest.

"Yuichi, why do you keep looking at her?" Yuhi Kurenai noticed that he had been staring at a girl with face paint and immediately pouted, puffing her cheeks in annoyance.

Yuki Yuichi turned to see her expression and couldn't help poking her puffed-up cheek.

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

At his words, Yuhi Kurenai blushed, but still puffed out her cheeks. "I don't want you complimenting me!"

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

"Isn't his name Uchiha Obito?" Yuhi Kurenai followed his finger and saw that Uchiha Obito was staring at the girl.

Uchiha Obito had been the first to introduce himself, and he'd even gotten into an argument with Sarutobi Asuma, so he'd made quite an impression.

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

"Huh?" Yuhi Kurenai froze for a moment, then looked curiously from Nohara Rin to Uchiha Obito.

As the two of them whispered to each other, Umino Ikkaku cleared his throat.

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

Seeing that the whole class had caught her whispering with Yuki Yuichi, Yuhi Kurenai blushed.

"My name is Yuki Yuichi, the pillar of Konoha, the future of the Shinobi World, and a legendary figure in the future of the Shinobi World..."

Everyone: "..."

They had never seen anyone so shameless.

The two boys who were often beaten up by Yuki Yuichi looked at each other and nodded.

Confirmed. This was the same guy they knew.

Umino Ikkaku's mouth twitched. At a loss for words, he couldn't help interrupting. "Just tell us what you like, what you hate, and what your dream is."

"Oh." Yuki Yuichi pursed his lips, then 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."

After Yuki Yuichi finished, Umino Ikkaku called out mechanically, "Next."

"My name is Yuhi Kurenai. I like being with Yuichi..." Yuhi Kurenai's voice grew quieter and quieter. Noticing everyone's eyes on her, she pressed her lips together, then lifted her head and continued, "I like being with Yuichi, and I hate rude people."

"My dream is to open a flower shop."

Yuki Yuichi and Yuhi Kurenai sat in the last row by the wall. After Yuhi Kurenai finished introducing herself, Umino Ikkaku breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, in the Hokage Office, Sarutobi Hiruzen watched the crystal ball on his desk. He took a deep draw from his pipe, then slowly exhaled the smoke.

"Phew..."

"Those two kids from the Shinku family seem to have very different personalities."

"They grew up together, so how did one turn out so mischievous while the other is so gentle?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't understand how two people who'd grown up together could be so different.

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

Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered monitoring these newly enrolled Ninja Academy students.

Beside the crystal ball was a file containing all kinds of information about Yuki Yuichi.

In the section listing his parents' names, Sarutobi Hiruzen had marked both entries in red.

Father: Yuki Seisui.

Note: A surviving member of the Uzumaki Clan found during a search.

Mother: Yuki Haru (Uchiha Haru).

Note: A young genius of the Uchiha Clan.

As a child of both the Uzumaki Clan and the Uchiha Clan, Yuki Yuichi made Sarutobi Hiruzen eager to see whether he could inherit both Kekkei Genkai.

"I hope he can. Things are getting dangerous these days." Sarutobi Hiruzen took another deep draw from his pipe.

"Phew..."

Back in the classroom, as Yuhi Kurenai sat down, a ding sounded in Yuki Yuichi's mind.

[Achievement unlocked: Beginning of a Ninja.]

[Self-introduction complete. You have officially entered the Ninja Academy!]

[Reward: Sakura Haruno (Shippuden). Title acquired: Ninja Student.]

[Sakura Haruno (Shippuden)]

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

[I'll definitely catch up to you two...]

[Skill 1: Windmill Body Slam: Grab the enemy, leap into the air, then slam down hard for a devastating attack.]

[Skill 2: Cherry Blossom Clash: Gather chakra in your hand and slam it into the ground in front of you. Any enemies nearby will be flung away by the tremors.]

[Skill 3: True Strike Annihilation: An immensely powerful ultimate attack. Gather a large amount of chakra in your hand, attack forward twice in quick succession, then leap into the air and slam down hard, sending the enemy flying.]

[Ninja Student: While wearing this title, ninjutsu effectiveness increases by ten percent, and training effectiveness increases by twenty percent.]

[Note: You can wear multiple titles at once, but can only benefit from the effects of three.]

Yuki Yuichi was speechless for a long time as he looked at the achievement reward.

This Sakura Haruno was such a loser.

What were these three skills even supposed to do...

They were all Taijutsu. He could achieve the same results without using a template, let alone with one.

And he had far more chakra than Sakura Haruno.

"What a useless template..." Yuki Yuichi murmured.

Still, even if the template was useless, at least there was a consolation prize.

Yuki Yuichi immediately equipped the Ninja Student title.

It could increase the power of ninjutsu and the speed of training.

This title was more powerful than many ninja templates.

Not bad. Worth it.

He had cake now; bread couldn't be far off.