Enrollment

The wretched month of April had finally arrived, and Senju Nawaki had to return to school. However, in this life, he intended to complete his studies as a top student—pfft, no, as an academic powerhouse—leaving behind a beautiful memory for all the teachers and students. Yes! That was exactly the plan!

That day, accompanied by Senju Hucheng and two others, Nawaki arrived at the gates of the Ninja Academy to wait in line.

A short while later, two groups similar to his own arrived at the gate. Judging by their attire and clan emblems, Nawaki could confirm they were from the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan. Combining this with his memories from his previous life, he deduced that the leaders of these two groups were Uchiha Fugaku and the brothers Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuga.

Among the parents of the "Twelve Rookie Genin" from the original story, only these three were older than him; the others were either around his age or had not yet been born, making it impossible for them to be enrolling now.

Well, this was perfect. With the young heirs of Konoha's three great clans all enrolling at once, Nawaki felt his school life would surely be quite spectacular.

At this moment, the other two noticed him as well. Identifying his status by the clan emblem on his clothes, both groups moved toward him in unison.

Uchiha Fugaku, who had long black hair and a slight resemblance to Itachi, spoke first: "So you're that two-year-old brat clan head from the Senju Clan?"

His tone was far from friendly. It seemed his parents had used Nawaki as a positive example to lecture him quite often. Who would have thought that one day, he would become the "neighbor's kid"—that wretched existence?

Although he was being called a "brat" by a kid shorter than himself, Nawaki remained expressionless, not even feeling a flicker of anger in his heart. After all, to him, the person in front of him was the true child. For the sake of Lord Itachi and Sasuke, he wouldn't hold it against him.

Uchiha Fugaku frowned as he looked at Nawaki, who was taller than him, while secretly fuming with jealousy: He's just a big, dumb oaf. What's so great about him?

After waiting a moment and seeing that Nawaki remained silent and didn't even shift his gaze, Uchiha Fugaku continued, annoyed: "Being a ninja isn't a game of house! I advise you to go home and play in the mud, brat. Being too headstrong can be dangerous!"

Nawaki rolled his eyes internally: You, a loser who didn't graduate until you were ten, are far worse than your two sons. What right do you have to talk to me about danger? You're the one being headstrong.

Well, Nawaki complained in his heart but remained composed.

Uchiha Fugaku grew even angrier at the sight of Nawaki's calm, indifferent face and began to blurt out whatever came to mind: "Hmph! Among the three great clans, only your Senju Clan chooses to foolishly intermarry with outsiders, causing your bloodline to lose its nobility and purity. It seems you, the young clan head, have fallen as well! If you're a man, you should answer my questions directly instead of cowardly avoiding them, Senju Nawaki!"

Fine, Uchiha Fugaku had finally succeeded in making Nawaki feel a bit impatient. Hearing the words "Senju Nawaki," he finally shifted his eyes. Looking at Uchiha Fugaku with hollow eyes as if he had just woken up, he asked, "It seems I heard someone calling my name. Were you talking to me just now?"

"Ah! You..."

Hearing Nawaki's response, Uchiha Fugaku's composure completely collapsed. His face turned beet red as he pointed at Nawaki, too furious to speak.

"Pfft!" "Hehe..." The Hyuga brothers couldn't help but laugh out loud. Their laughter acted like a key opening a valve, and the onlookers around them burst into boisterous laughter.

"That's so interesting!"

"That kid from the Uchiha Clan looks so silly!"

"Young Clan Head Nawaki is really witty!"

"Witty? I think the young clan head looks adorable!"

"You idiot! The young clan head is clearly toying with that Uchiha."

"Is that so? Either way, the young clan head is cute!"

Hearing the comments from the crowd, even the Uchiha guards felt embarrassed, while Uchiha Fugaku was so angry his eyes turned bloodshot.

Nawaki received a system notification; he had gained another 1,000 points of Wish Power. The composition of this Wish Power was extremely complex, containing jealousy, anger, humiliation...

Looking at Uchiha Fugaku's reddened eyes, Nawaki marveled inwardly: Kakashi's trick really is effective. But this kid wouldn't awaken his eyes because of this, would he? Right, this is the father of Itachi and Sasuke; I can't let such a good template go to waste.

Nawaki walked toward Uchiha Fugaku with a look of concern: "Why are your eyes red? Are you sick?" He reached out and patted Fugaku on the head. Due to the height difference, the "head-pat kill" was executed easily, and Fugaku didn't even notice that he had lost a strand of hair.

"Stay away from me!" Uchiha Fugaku gave Nawaki a hard shove, but because of the massive difference in strength, he felt as if he were pushing against a wall. Not only did he fail to move the other party, but he ended up falling to the ground himself.

Nawaki stood in place, reached out a hand, and looked down at the fallen Uchiha Fugaku with a smile: "Do you need me to help you up? Your body is too weak; you need to increase your training!"

"I don't need your help!" Uchiha Fugaku slapped Nawaki's hand away, stood up quickly, and gave him a deep look.

Muttering, "Let's go!" he left with his guards.

Seeing this scene, the people around whispered:

"That Uchiha kid looks so pathetic."

"Serves him right! Who told him to be so arrogant?"

"It seems the Uchiha and the Senju are truly natural-born rivals."

"Is Young Clan Head Nawaki really only two years old? He looks taller than a six-year-old."

"And he's so calm and poised."

"A genius indeed. We mortals can't comprehend it."

"Is that Senju Nawaki of the Senju Clan? He easily forced back an Uchiha several years his senior. The First and Second Hokage have worthy successors..."

As the crowd discussed, Nawaki received notifications that his reputation and Wish Power were growing bit by bit. He hadn't expected to reach his goal so quickly; it seemed he would have to properly "thank" Uchiha Fugaku in the future.

At this moment, Hyuga Hiashi, who had been standing to the side, approached Nawaki and extended a hand: "Hello, Senju Nawaki, young clan head of the Senju Clan. I am Hyuga Hiashi, heir to the main branch of the Hyuga Clan, and this is my younger brother, Hizashi Hyuga."

Nawaki shook his hand and noticed that his skin was a bit calloused from training, so he took the opportunity to collect some skin flakes.

"Hello, Hiashi. May I ask what advice you have?" Nawaki asked with a smile.

"I just wanted to meet the genius the elders in my family keep talking about. Did you know? The fact that you successfully extracted chakra and began training at age one spread several months ago! I think the reason Fugaku's attitude was so poor is likely because you put too much pressure on him."

"Then I truly apologize for that." While dealing with Hiashi, Nawaki thought to himself: Several months ago? It seems the higher-ups took the initiative to build momentum after the Wood Release became known. No wonder my reputation has been rising lately.