"I've seen him before?" A little girl beside them turned her head and said, "My mom told me he was some kind of 'Demon Fox.' I don't know the specifics, but anyway, he's not a good person."
The other children looked at one another, scratching their heads in confusion. Most of even their parents did not know about Jinchuriki. They only knew that Naruto Uzumaki was the incarnation of the so-called "Demon Fox," so these children, who were only a few years old, were naturally even more bewildered.
"Forget it, let's not worry about him. Anyway, that Second Pillar just used a C-rank ninja technique. He'll probably take first place this time. What a freak—he's so young, yet he can already use a C-rank ninja technique. Looks like another genius will emerge from this class."
Iruka listened to the children talking behind him without saying a word. He did not think highly of Naruto Uzumaki, but he knew that Naruto would be admitted no matter what. Thus, he called out loudly, "All right, Naruto, you may begin."
"Uh!"
Naruto froze for a moment, then grinned. "All right, I'll show you what I can do."
He gently closed his eyes and began circulating his chakra. His palms faced each other in a loose stance as a faint glimmer of chakra appeared between them.
"Hm?" Iruka murmured in surprise. The airflow around him was affected ever so slightly, swirling toward Naruto's palms. Though the effect was minuscule, it undeniably existed.
Under Naruto's control, the chakra light grew brighter and brighter. A rapidly spinning sphere appeared in his palms and gradually expanded. His expression became incomparably grave, and he did not dare let even the slightest bit of chakra leak from his hands.
Although he had trained under Lu Xuan, he was still