The School Bullying Incident

Karin had plenty of talent. Tsunade had already claimed her as an apprentice: once Karin finished her compulsory education, she would follow Tsunade to the Medical Department for practical training.

That was why Tsunade had taught her some advanced techniques early. Karin had been learning Monster Strength and the Yin Seal since she was little.

Karin also had a gift for Sealing Techniques—enough to bring her mother to tears of shame.

So Karin might look cute, but she was a force to be reckoned with. One punch from her could bring down a wall.

And someone had the nerve to bully her?

This class at the Ninja Academy was packed with extraordinary students. Besides the Konoha 12, it included Karin, Suigetsu, Haku, Ryuzetsu, and other promising youngsters Xuanye had recruited from various factions.

Then there was Gaara, whom the Akatsuki Organization had just delivered to Konoha with great enthusiasm. Xuanye planned to send him to Konoha Academy once his emotions had settled a little, so he could experience the warmth of Konoha's big family.

Once Gaara experienced that warmth, he would probably forget his biological father in no time.

Kimimaro Kaguya was older than Sasuke and the others, so Xuanye had not gone out of his way to put them together. Kimimaro was nearly done with elementary school and was expected to train under either Kakashi or Orochimaru afterward.

Konoha had gathered two-thirds of the Ninja World's prodigies. Almost every student in this class had a special talent, and the competition had reached an unimaginable level.

The talent in this class would all but shape the next thirty years of the Ninja World's history.

The students formed groups of their own. Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin, for instance, had all grown up in the Uchiha Family. Sasuke's aloofness made others think