"All right, students, calm down." In the Second-Year Class Five classroom of the Ninja Academy, Nakamura Kenji slapped the lectern and called out at the top of his voice, "Today, our class has gained another new student. Let's welcome him to the stage for an introduction!"
The moment Nakamura said that, the entire class was dumbfounded. Why? They had only just received a transfer student yesterday. Why was there another one today? Even if they skipped classes, there weren't that many lessons in the second year.
The one who had leaped into the classroom yesterday—the ten-year-old Mirai—was thinking exactly that. He could not help looking up toward the door, then glanced at Mirai, who was quietly reading in the back row. As a new student himself, he was more interested in such matters than the others.
When the classroom door opened, a handsome boy walked in. In the morning light, his golden hair looked like a little sun, unconsciously making people feel warm and close to him.
He stepped onto the platform and swept his gaze from left to right. When he saw Mirai, he paused at once and smiled. Then he turned back toward the front and said in a clear voice, "Hello, everyone. My name is Namikaze Minato. Today, I transferred here from First-Year Class Two. I'm very happy to become a member of Second-Year Class Five..."
That was right—the new transfer student in Second-Year Class Five was Namikaze Minato!
Yesterday, after learning that he had been promoted to a higher grade, Namikaze Minato had come early in the morning to apply for advancement. Under the guidance of a somewhat puzzled Yoshida Ichiro, he passed the advancement test in only two and a half hours. After that, he insisted on joining Second-Year Class Five. As a top student