Ichiraku Ramen

"Let's start with the students in the front."

As Iruka finished speaking, the little boy in the front row immediately stood up.

"Hello everyone, my name is Okada Takeshi. I like ramen, and my dream is to become Hokage."

The little boy said with an excited expression.

Hearing this dream, no one laughed, and even Iruka offered a few words of encouragement.

Uzumaki Naruto's eyes flashed as he began to ponder in his mind.

Here, being Hokage is politically correct, so he should stick to the standard template later.

"My name is Shikamaru Nara. I don't really like anything, and I find everything troublesome. My dream is to be a lazy bum."

Shikamaru said lazily.

Iruka's mouth twitched.

If he didn't know the personality of the Nara clan, he would have wanted to say a few words.

Afterward, Ino and Choji finished their self-introductions in turn.

It was Hyuga Hinata's turn.

Hyuga Hinata stood up, keeping her head low and not daring to look around, her voice very soft.

"My name is Hyuga Hinata. I like flower arranging, and my dream is to become a powerful ninja."

The latter part of her voice was so quiet that even Uzumaki Naruto, sitting next to her, couldn't hear it clearly.

Iruka looked at these problem children with a headache; in his view, none of the kids in the back were easy to deal with.

Looking at this shy little girl, he also felt a headache coming on.

Everyone was speechless, having only heard her name.

However, out of consideration for her being a little girl, no one said anything.

Now it was Uzumaki Naruto's turn.

"My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I like good food, and my dream is to become a ninja as powerful as the Hokage."

Uzumaki Naruto sat down after his simple introduction.

"Very good, that's a nice dream."

Iruka praised him as usual.

However, his mood was somewhat complicated when looking at Uzumaki Naruto.

His parents had died in the Nine-Tails incident, leaving Iruka an orphan.

Therefore, his attitude toward Uzumaki Naruto was complex; on one hand, his reason told him this had nothing to do with Uzumaki Naruto, but on the other hand, the Nine-Tails was indeed inside Uzumaki Naruto, and it was impossible to say he had no hard feelings at all.

As for little Hyuga Hinata, she was thinking to herself, So Naruto likes good food; I must learn how to cook when I get home.

Then, the class began.

Since it was currently a time of peace, the knowledge taught at the Ninja Academy was purely theoretical.

It started with literacy and history.

The history of ninjas was very short, and the school didn't cover history from before the Warring States period.

After listening for a while, Uzumaki Naruto frowned; this history had been altered beyond recognition.

It was also interspersed with some bragging.

For instance, it claimed that Konoha was founded by the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha together.

At this point, Madara Uchiha was only briefly mentioned, with the focus placed on the First Hokage and Hiruzen Sarutobi.

It claimed that Hiruzen Sarutobi was the strongest Hokage.

Uzumaki Naruto was speechless.

He despised it deeply in his heart.

By comparison, the First Hokage possessed Wood Release, the Second Hokage possessed numerous forbidden techniques, the Third Hokage only had a simple mastery of the five elements, the Fourth Hokage had the fastest speed in the Ninja World, Tsunade was a healer, and as for Kakashi, although his strength didn't seem high, he always fought high-level battles.

In comparison, Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed somewhat lackluster and had no real achievements to speak of.

He didn't even know how they had the nerve to brag about it!!!

One had to know that after Hiruzen Sarutobi became Hokage, he had never gone out to fight.

He had absolutely no impressive record.

And with that, they still had the nerve to brag about him being the strongest Hokage?

After listening for a while, Uzumaki Naruto began to zone out; if it weren't for the fact that it was the first day, he would have just laid his head down and gone to sleep.

The other clan children were much the same; they had little interest in this history.

With his eyes closed, time passed, and soon the morning was over.

They didn't need to go home at noon; everyone brought a bento to eat right there at the Ninja Academy.

This was the custom here, one that Naruto Uzumaki naturally knew nothing about.

So, when everyone else pulled out their bentos, Naruto Uzumaki was stunned for a moment.

Even if he had known, Naruto Uzumaki wouldn't have made one; he had no interest in bentos, mainly because he disliked eating cold food.

Hinata seemed to notice that Naruto Uzumaki didn't have a bento and wanted to invite him to eat with her.

However, she hesitated for a long time without being able to open her mouth.

Hinata, come on, you can do it.

She cheered herself on internally, but when she looked up, she found that Naruto Uzumaki had already vanished.

Leaving the Ninja Academy, Naruto Uzumaki walked through the streets of Konoha.

It had been several years since he had walked around like this.

He chose to ignore the gazes of the people around him.

As the most prosperous place in the Ninja World, the bustle of Konoha was unparalleled.

There were also many snacks, and the current Naruto Uzumaki was no longer short on money.

Whenever he saw a snack that interested him, he would buy it to try.

However, to Naruto Uzumaki's disappointment, the food here was relatively simple.

It was far inferior compared to his original world.

"Is that little Naruto Uzumaki?"

Just as Naruto Uzumaki was wandering around, he suddenly heard someone call him.

Naruto Uzumaki turned around and saw a small shop.

Ichiraku Ramen

"It really is you, little Naruto Uzumaki! Long time no see. Want to have some ramen? It's on the house today."

Uncle Ichiraku looked at Naruto Uzumaki with great joy; he hadn't seen this child in a long time.

"Uncle Ichiraku."

Having inherited the memories of Naruto Uzumaki, he naturally knew who this person was. Come to think of it, the only person in Konoha who was kind to Naruto Uzumaki was perhaps him.

Once, when Naruto Uzumaki was being bullied and was both hungry and exhausted, Uncle Ichiraku had seen him and offered to treat him to ramen.

That was also the first time Naruto Uzumaki had eaten a hot meal, and combined with Uncle Ichiraku's concern, it made that bowl of ramen taste exceptionally delicious.

Therefore, in the memories of Naruto Uzumaki, he felt that Ichiraku Ramen was the best.

But back then, Naruto Uzumaki didn't have much money, and even though he was young, he understood that he couldn't eat without paying.

So, although Naruto Uzumaki liked it, he could only come over to eat occasionally.

After Naruto Uzumaki transmigrated here, he had also come over to taste it.

Later, because of his experiments, he basically hadn't come by.

"Uncle Ichiraku, long time no see."

Since they had run into each other, Naruto Uzumaki didn't stand on ceremony and stepped forward to greet him.

At the same time, he ordered a bowl of the shop's signature ramen.

"Little Naruto Uzumaki, have you started at the Ninja Academy?"

Uncle Ichiraku looked at Naruto Uzumaki with some curiosity.

Naruto Uzumaki didn't hide it.

The two chatted casually.

Even while talking, Uncle Ichiraku's hands never stopped moving.

Soon, a large bowl of special ramen was ready.

Looking at the ramen piled high, Naruto Uzumaki felt a touch of emotion in his heart.

This uncle was a good man.

After eating his fill, Naruto Uzumaki paid the bill, left the shop, wandered for a while, and returned to the Ninja Academy.

The afternoon was for practice, and everyone gathered at the training grounds.

The students were all very excited.

"Students, what I am going to teach you now is the method for refining chakra."

Iruka was rambling at the front.

The students below were already becoming a bit impatient.

On the contrary, those from the clans were not in a hurry at all.

Naruto Uzumaki wasn't in a hurry either.

Iruka spoke about many precautions.

Only at the very end did he teach them how to refine chakra.

Suddenly, the students were all eager to try.

"Alright, try it yourselves. If you have any questions, you can ask me."