Three Basic Techniques, Cosmetic Lenses

The next day.

"Morning." Uchiha Nagi yawned as he sat down at his desk, greeting Namikaze Minato beside him.

"Good morning, Nagi-kun." Namikaze Minato replied in kind.

Uchiha Nagi suddenly gave a start, looking at Namikaze Minato with a serious expression.

"What's wrong?" Namikaze Minato asked, feeling a bit strange.

"You can call me classmate Nagi, or just Nagi, or even Uchiha Nagi, but please, never call me 'Nagi-kun'."

"Is that so?" Namikaze Minato found it odd, but he nodded nonetheless. "Then I'll just call you Nagi from now on. In return, you can just call me Minato."

"Mn, Minato." Uchiha Nagi agreed, then looked over to the other side where Uchiha Enichi was surrounded by a crowd.

"What's going on over there?"

"It seems Uchiha Enichi successfully refined his chakra, and after he announced it in the classroom, things evolved into what you see now," Namikaze Minato replied after a moment of thought.

"Oh, I see. Minato, you must have successfully refined your chakra as well, right?" Uchiha Nagi asked, feeling a bit bored.

As the future Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato's talent was no lie.

Jiraiya's assessment of Namikaze Minato—that "compared to the Fourth Hokage, everyone else pales in comparison"—did not feel like an exaggeration to Uchiha Nagi at all.

The only pity was that in this world dominated by bloodlines, no matter how great the talent of an ordinary person like Namikaze Minato was, his ceiling was essentially set in stone.

Hearing this, Namikaze Minato only offered a gentle smile and did not answer.

But this attitude gave Uchiha Nagi the answer he was looking for.

"So, Minato, you don't plan on announcing it? Even if you aren't the first, it should still attract quite a bit of attention."

Namikaze Minato shook his head and said, "That is precisely why I don't want to expose it."

"It seems Minato quite enjoys keeping a low profile."

Uchiha Nagi sighed. With Namikaze Minato's talent, graduating early would actually be very simple.

However, although there were signs of unrest during this period and undercurrents were surging in various regions, nothing had yet broken out into the open; the Second Shinobi World War had not yet begun.

Therefore, early graduation was rare at the ninja academy. Once the war broke out and the Second Shinobi World War erupted in full force, Namikaze Minato would graduate early immediately.

At this moment, Uchiha Enichi noticed Uchiha Nagi and Namikaze Minato chatting.

His face, previously filled with the arrogance of one basking in flattery, instantly turned cold. He led his group of lackeys aggressively toward Uchiha Nagi's desk.

"Hm? Do you need something?" Uchiha Nagi looked at the Uchiha Enichi before him, leaning back in his chair and raising an eyebrow.

"Hmph, you disgrace to the Uchiha Clan, have you successfully refined your chakra yet? How do you have the face to keep coming to school?" Uchiha Enichi demanded.

"Young Master Enichi, do you really think everyone is like you? Someone like him definitely hasn't succeeded yet," a lackey chimed in immediately.

"That's right, that's right..."

"Is that all you came over here to say?" Uchiha Nagi suddenly asked.

Uchiha Enichi was momentarily stumped. What else had he intended to do besides mock the other party?

"If there's nothing else, please leave. Class is about to start soon. Besides, being able to refine chakra so quickly, you are indeed very impressive. I admire you."

Although Uchiha Enichi felt something was slightly off, he couldn't put his finger on what it was after thinking it over.

His gaze toward Uchiha Nagi shifted slightly; he felt that while the other boy was a bit of a slacker, his judgment was actually quite good.

"Hmph! Don't think I'll be happy just because you said that. You are also a member of the Uchiha; don't you dare bring shame to the clan, you hear me?!"

With that, Uchiha Enichi left with his group of lackeys.

"He's actually quite easy to handle," Uchiha Nagi muttered to himself.

Namikaze Minato chuckled beside him, feeling that Uchiha Nagi's way of dealing with Uchiha Enichi was a bit like coaxing a child.

And that was indeed the case; Uchiha Nagi was decades old if one counted his previous life—why would he bother getting into a dispute with a six-year-old?

For someone like Uchiha Enichi, you just had to go along with him and offer a few compliments.

"Nagi, did you really not succeed in refining your chakra?" Namikaze Minato suddenly asked.

Uchiha Nagi was startled by the question, but he didn't answer, only offering a smile.

Namikaze Minato understood immediately: "It seems I'm not the only one who likes to keep a low profile."

"Mn, same frequency, same frequency~"

Namikaze Minato couldn't help but laugh; what did "same frequency" even mean?

"Besides, refining chakra isn't exactly a difficult task. There are probably quite a few in this class who have already finished, and some even completed the step before starting school, they just didn't say anything," Uchiha Nagi said casually. Namikaze Minato nodded in agreement; he thought the same.

Only someone with a personality like Uchiha Enichi would enjoy being so high-profile.

Over the next few days, the school continued to teach basic knowledge and hand seal techniques.

Once all the students had completed the most basic chakra refinement, the teacher finally began to teach the Three Basic Techniques.

Although the Three Basic Techniques are the most fundamental of all ninjutsu, for students like them whose chakra control is essentially zero and whose chakra refinement is unstable, the difficulty level is relatively high.

Once they have mastered the Three Basic Techniques, it serves as proof that they have established a foundation, making the study of further D-rank ninjutsu even simpler.

Of course, this is the path for ordinary students; there are always geniuses in this world whose foundations are already rock-solid, even if only over a short period of time.

Uchiha Nagi was currently focused intently on watching Inoue-sensei demonstrate the Three Basic Techniques on the podium, and his eyes had quietly undergone a slight change in color, yet in the end, no tomoe emerged.

This was because he had long since prepared a pair of colored contact lenses for himself, specifically to avoid situations where he needed to use the Sharingan but feared exposure.

However, things like contact lenses are prone to falling out during high-intensity exercise, let alone in the heat of battle.

Therefore, their existence could only help him use the Sharingan during daily life, such as right now.

Uchiha Nagi's Two-Tomoe Sharingan remained locked onto Inoue-sensei's movements; the way the instructor formed hand seals and the input of chakra within his body during the process were completely exposed to his gaze.

Finally, when Inoue-sensei finished the demonstration, Uchiha Nagi let out a sigh of relief and leaned back in his chair, feeling somewhat exhausted.

Actively using the power of the Sharingan was still quite taxing for him at his current level.

Namikaze Minato noticed this sudden fatigue from Uchiha Nagi and cast a curious glance his way, though he did not discover anything amiss.

"Nagi, are you sick?" Namikaze Minato thought for a moment before asking.

"No, I'm just a little tired." Uchiha Nagi was startled; he hadn't expected Namikaze Minato's observation skills to be so sharp that he would be discovered the moment he acted slightly out of character.

"Hmm, if you're feeling unwell, don't push yourself." Namikaze Minato said with concern.

"Alright."