The parents' comments reached Sasuke Uchiha's ears. At his young age, Sasuke didn't really understand what any of it meant. He didn't feel that he was living in his father's and brother's shadows.
On the contrary, Sasuke was happy to receive everyone's praise. After finishing his throws, he glanced over at where his parents were sitting, his face full of hope.
"Great job, Sasuke!" Mikoto Uchiha called out enthusiastically. Even Fugaku smiled and waved when he noticed Sasuke looking their way.
Seeing how happy his parents were made Sasuke smile too. But when he turned to look at Naruto, his smile immediately vanished.
"You're next!"
That was what Sasuke's eyes seemed to say. Naruto noticed his gaze and clenched his fists as he waited for his turn.
Before long, after several more rounds of testing, Iruka finally called Naruto's name.
"Naruto Uzumaki? So Minato-sama's son is named Naruto Uzumaki?"
"He took Kushina-sama's surname."
Iruka had clearly been taken aback when he saw Naruto Uzumaki's full name on the list. He hesitated before finally calling Naruto forward. Naruto occupied a somewhat unusual place in Konoha. Among the Jonin, almost everyone knew who he was. After all, he was the son of the Hokage and Kushina, as well as a Jinchuriki. There was no way they wouldn't know him.
But among the Chunin and Genin, only a small number knew Naruto. Most people didn't even know the Hokage's son's name. To some extent, Minato had kept the young prince of Konoha out of the public eye.
"Naruto Uzumaki, Karin Senju, Shino Aburame, Rock Lee, and Choji Akimichi."
"You're the last group. Do your best!"
As Iruka called their names, a buzz of discussion rose among the spectators.
"Hey, did you hear that? Naruto Uzumaki—the Fifth Hokage's son is up!"
"I heard! The