Elite Class

The students in the Elite Class were almost all children from major Konoha ninja clans, such as the Aburame Clan, the Hyuga Clan, the Yamanaka Clan, the Akimichi Clan, the Nara Clan, the Inuzuka Clan, and the Kuroki Clan. Even the Kamizuru Clan and the Kurama Clan, which had fewer members, sent some members to attend the school.

Some smaller ninja clans, such as the Amayo Clan and Wasabi Clan, have had their clan leaders pull strings in Konoha to get their descendants into the Elite Class. One even went so far as to Shouhon Yihan and pay 200 million Ryo to get a few children into the Elite Class.

The clan leaders of these ninja clans all earnestly warned their children, "Once you're in the Elite Class, you must cultivate good relationships with the Uchiha Clan and avoid any conflicts, especially with that Uchiha Tomoki Uchiha Clan. When you see him, treat him like your own father!"

Therefore, the number of students in the Elite Class was extremely large, reaching over a hundred, which was at least twice as many as other ordinary classes in the Ninja Academy.

The homeroom teacher of the Elite Class is Iruka, and this is Iruka's second time serving as a homeroom teacher. Moreover, the teaching staff of the Elite Class is exceptionally strong, with nearly twice as many ninja teachers as those in other classes. This is because the Elite Class consists of the most outstanding descendants of various ninja clans; only the most gifted students can get into this class.

Principal Kankan also treated the Elite Class like a seed class, teaching them a C-rank minor Ninjutsu every day so that these students could learn various Ninjutsu.

When the bell rang to signal the end of class at the Ninja Academy, ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong...

In the Elite Class classroom, Iruka, who was still teaching the new version of Will of Fire, abruptly closed the Will of Fire manual in his hand and then said with a serious expression, "Classmates, it's time to go home. That's all for today's Will of Fire lesson."

All the students cheered with joy when they heard that school was over, shouting, "Finally, we can go home! This is so great!"

Just then, a little boy with black hair said seriously, "Tonight at 8 PM, be sure to tune in to Konoha TV! They're airing (The Fifth Hokage Legendary Film), sponsored by Uchiha One-Dragon Company, and with Uchiha Milk Powder as a special guest!"

In Konoha today, every household has access to color television, and Fujikawa and the Propaganda Department have even established Konoha TV, which broadcasts anime, Konoha news, and major movies daily.

And most of these news reports are full of praise! The Uchiha Clan, Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Sarutobi Clan, Danzo Shimura Danzō, the Shimura Clan, and even some broadcasts about the new era's Hokage will—telling the villagers of Konoha how to bully people from other ninja villages, essentially setting a benchmark for the Shinobi World.

Meanwhile, Iruka, standing on the platform, heard the students below making a commotion, and some elementary school students were already carrying their backpacks, ready to leave.

Then Iruka tapped on the desk again, a series of thumps echoing across the room. The elementary school students below the podium instantly fell silent, ceasing their whispers and turning to look at their Iruka-sensei.

Seeing that the classroom had quieted down again, Iruka said with a serious expression, "The teacher hasn't said school's over yet, and you're already whispering and talking amongst yourselves. Some of you have even put your backpacks on. The teacher hasn't finished speaking yet. Don't do that next time."

Upon hearing Iruka's words, all the children shouted, "Yes, Iruka-sensei! Next time, we'll wait until you've finished explaining before we go home!"

Iruka looked at the black-haired child again, then smiled and said, "Yesterday afternoon, the school leaders of our Ninja Academy held a meeting to discuss the matter and finally decided that Uchiha Meiyu's essay would be selected as the best inheritor of the Will of Fire. The essay's title is 'My Hokage Dad.'"

Iruka continued, "Let's all give a round of applause to congratulate Meiyu. This essay praising the Will of Fire will be published in the Hokage Building in Konoha, as well as on Konoha TV in our village, and also on the poster wall of the Ninja Academy. Interested students can go and take a look. This essay has received unanimous praise from the Ninja Academy and all the teachers."

As Iruka finished speaking, another rumbling sound echoed in the Elite Class classroom.

The little girl with the black ponytail immediately stood up, smiled, and said, "Iruka-sensei, thank you everyone. I will work harder to learn the Will of Hokage and strive to write even better essays."

Following this, Iruka, with a smile, said, "After deliberation by the Ninja Academy leaders, it has been unanimously decided that this year's Outstanding Student award will be given to Uchiha Meiyu. Let's continue to applaud her."

Just then, a black-haired child, with a disdainful look on his face, put his hands on his chest and said arrogantly, "Principal Kankan is Meiyu's maternal grandfather. Why didn't my essay win the award for the best 'Will of Fire' essay? I'm not convinced!"

A voice rang out, "Tomotake, what are you muttering about? There's a reason your essay didn't get a grade. What do you mean by 'eliminating all those who hate Konoha'? If we wipe them all out, who will we rob next? Dad said that as long as we threaten and intimidate our opponents, put immense pressure on them, and then use a combination of pleading and force, those people will eventually surrender to Konoha. Konoha isn't some bloodthirsty executioner."

Tomotake looked at Tomoki in the row in front of him, then said seriously, "Anyway, you're older than me and stronger than me, so whatever you say goes. But I'll surpass you one day. I'm going to become the number one genius of the Uchiha Clan. What do you think, Tomoki- nii?"

Upon hearing this, Little Tomoki laughed heartily and said earnestly, "Then why don't you give it a try! Dad will help me awaken my Sharingan when he comes back from Shikkotsu Forest. Do you want to come and try it with me?"

Just then, another child who looked very much like Uchiha Youmeng said with an envious expression, "Tomoki, I also want to awaken the Sharingan. Last time, Uncle Uchiha Sasuke awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. I'm so envious of him. I also heard that Uchiha Yongcheng has Super Invincible Sharingan."

The child who looks very much like Uchiha Youmeng is Tomotake's twin brother, Uchiha Youyong. Both of them look somewhat like Qingcheng, but they also inherited some of Yugao's facial features. For example, Tomoyuki has a high nose, while Tomotake's lips are a bit red, making them look quite handsome.