New Generation of Konoha

"Excuse me, please make way!"

"Sorry, we're in a hurry, please move aside!"

In Konoha, two slender figures were sprinting at full speed, rushing toward the Ninja Academy.

Needless to say, the owners of these two figures were none other than Uchiha Yue and Uchiha Obito.

The reason they were in such a rush to reach the Ninja Academy was entirely due to Uchiha Obito's dawdling along the way, leaving them on the verge of being late.

While watching the original story, Uchiha Yue had known that Uchiha Obito was the king of tardiness, but he still underestimated Uchiha Obito's talent for being late. Those absurd excuses weren't even fabricated; Uchiha Yue had witnessed firsthand how Uchiha Obito would stop to do good deeds regardless of the time, ultimately causing the two of them to barely reach the front of the Ninja Academy just as the reporting time was ending.

"Phew, we finally made it!"

After the long sprint, Uchiha Obito's face was slightly flushed. He wiped the sweat dripping down his forehead and sighed repeatedly.

However, compared to Uchiha Obito's disheveled state, Uchiha Yue was in much better condition, looking at Uchiha Obito without a red face or a short breath.

After all, Uchiha Yue had been training bitterly for two full years; if such a sprint could make him look disheveled, then his persistent hard work would be nothing but a joke.

Then, after Uchiha Obito finished sighing, he suddenly noticed Uchiha Yue looking at him with a smile, and his face turned even redder from shame.

Uchiha Obito knew very well that if it weren't for him, Uchiha Yue would never have faced the problem of being late, let alone had to sprint all the way here. Although few people in Konoha could recognize them, Uchiha Yue had still accompanied him in his frantic rush to the Ninja Academy. Immediately, Uchiha Obito said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, Yue. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have had to do this."

"It's fine."

Knowing that Uchiha Obito was only acting out of kindness to help others in order to gain recognition from the villagers of Konoha, Uchiha Yue waved his hand with a smile and said, "Didn't we make it on time? So you don't need to apologize, Obito. Besides, since we are already friends, there's no need to apologize over such a small thing!"

"You're right, Yue! We are friends!"

Uchiha Obito was naturally thick-skinned. Seeing that Uchiha Yue didn't mind at all, he immediately wrapped his arm around his shoulder in a familiar manner, ignoring the strange looks from others, and began chatting incessantly with Uchiha Yue.

However, while talking with Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Yue did not forget to observe the other peers who had come to report.

After all, most of the ninjas entering the Ninja Academy at the same time as Uchiha Obito were famous figures in Konoha!

It was just that Uchiha Yue already knew Hatake Kakashi had entered the Ninja Academy a step ahead of him and was already a well-known genius, so it was impossible to see him here. However, besides Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Yue saw many familiar faces, all of whom would become the backbone of Konoha in the original story.

For instance, standing in front of Uchiha Yue was a guy wearing a green bodysuit. Uchiha Yue didn't need to guess to know that he must be Hatake Kakashi's eternal rival, the man later known as Konoha's Blue Beast, Might Guy. Beside Might Guy, the figures of Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai also appeared in Uchiha Yue's line of sight. Uchiha Yue hadn't expected that the relationship between Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai was already so close; no wonder Sarutobi Asuma would eventually get Yuhi Kurenai pregnant.

Moreover, there were other famous characters from the original story, such as Shiranui Genma, Ebisu, and other future renowned ninjas, all gathered here.

However, just as Uchiha Yue was slightly distracted while watching those familiar characters, he suddenly noticed that Uchiha Obito's incessant chatter had stopped. Then, when Uchiha Yue looked at Uchiha Obito with some confusion, he discovered that Uchiha Obito was staring blankly into the distance, his face even redder than before.

Following Uchiha Obito's gaze, Uchiha Yue wore an "as expected" expression.

It turned out that in the direction Uchiha Obito was looking, there stood a cute girl. Needless to say, this girl was Rin, the one who would influence Uchiha Obito's entire life.

"Hey, Obito, wake up!"

Having become quite familiar with Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Yue tapped him on the head with a laugh.

"Ah! What's wrong, Yue? Is our instructor here?"

Suddenly interrupted by Uchiha Yue, Uchiha Obito shouted in a panic, drawing the attention of everyone around them, and bursts of laughter filled the air. After all, Uchiha Obito was only a four-year-old child; with so many people mocking him, his face turned as red as a ripe apple.

Seeing Uchiha Obito's dramatic reaction, Uchiha Yue also found it quite funny and said with a smile, "The instructor isn't here, but don't you think it's a bit much to keep staring at a girl like that?"

Uchiha Yue's words made Uchiha Obito even more ashamed, and he lowered his head, unable to say anything else.

Uchiha Yue, seeing this, nudged Uchiha Obito with his arm and continued, "Hey, Obito, that girl is quite pretty. Do you like her?"

"N-no, I don't!"

"It's just... it's just..."

At this point, the shy Uchiha Obito didn't know what to say, lowering his head even further in embarrassment.

Uchiha Yue hadn't expected Rin's charm to be so great that it would turn the outgoing Uchiha Obito into this.

At the same time, Uchiha Yue couldn't help but sigh that children in the world of Naruto were quite precocious.

After all, even in his previous life, Uchiha Yue didn't have any vague feelings for the opposite sex until he was fourteen.

However...

Just as Uchiha Yue found Uchiha Obito's shyness amusing and was about to tease him a bit more, he suddenly noticed a few figures walking toward him and Uchiha Obito. These guys were also students reporting to the Ninja Academy, and the one in the lead was particularly conspicuous, sporting silver-white hair that inexplicably reminded Uchiha Yue of Hatake Kakashi.

However, the person in front of Uchiha Yue clearly couldn't be Hatake Kakashi, as Hatake Kakashi wouldn't have such an arrogant attitude.

Staring at Uchiha Yue with disdain, the guy with the silver-white hair walked directly up to him, shoved the shy Uchiha Obito aside, and curled his lips into a mocking smile, saying coldly, "If I'm not mistaken, you must be the famous genius of the Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Yue, right?"

"Yes."

At this, Uchiha Yue narrowed his eyes slightly, cautiously sizing up the other person, and said, "I am Uchiha Yue. Who are you?"

"Heh. As expected of a genius from the Uchiha Clan, you don't even know my name!"

Hearing Uchiha Yue's reply, the silver-haired boy immediately said in a sarcastic tone, "My name is Hatake Dansui, known as the Blade of the Night, and I am a ninja of the Hatake Clan! I heard that the genius of the Uchiha Clan was about to enroll, so I came specifically to see what the legendary Uchiha Yue looks like!"

As he spoke, Hatake Dansui gave another disdainful laugh and snorted coldly, "However, it seems... the genius of the Uchiha Clan is nothing special after all!"