Enrolling

Within the Senju compound, Uzumaki Mito personally straightened the clothes of Senju Genma and Uzumaki Kushina, while specifically instructing them not to bully their classmates at the academy.

Uzumaki Mito knew the extent of Senju Genma's strength; against those students at the ninja academy, it would absolutely be a case of dimensional suppression.

With the training from Tsunade and Genma, Uzumaki Kushina was also undoubtedly much stronger than the average student.

She loved Konoha deeply, to the point of being willing to sacrifice her own life for it, so she did not want the two of them to use their power to harm their fellow villagers.

"I understand." Uzumaki Kushina nodded repeatedly.

Senju Genma nodded along as well; he didn't enjoy bullying others anyway.

But if someone were to bully him or those around him, he would strike back, even if they were from the same village.

Uzumaki Mito patted both children on the head and said, "Genma, protect her well!"

"Don't worry, with me around, no one can bully her," Senju Genma said with a serious expression.

This display touched Kushina deeply.

"Genma-niisan~"

"Yeah~"

As the two spoke, they leaned in to nuzzle, only to be blocked by a pair of large hands.

Uzumaki Mito let out a cold snort and said loudly, "You haven't even grown your hair out yet and you're already learning to flirt? Where is Tsunade?"

Who didn't know that after Senju Hashirama died, Uzumaki Mito had been single for decades?

Seeing these two brats acting so inseparable in front of her, weren't they intentionally trying to provoke her?

She couldn't stand it at all.

The room door opened, and Tsunade rushed in, "I'm here! What's wrong?"

Uzumaki Mito's health was deteriorating day by day, and Tsunade lived in constant fear every day that something might happen to her.

Uzumaki Mito turned her head, refusing to look at the annoying Senju Genma and Uzumaki Kushina, and waved her hand, "I'm tired. Take them to the academy. Also, remind Nawaki to look after them both."

"Understood. You should rest now!" Tsunade nodded in agreement, taking the opportunity to pinch Genma's cute little cheek before grabbing Kushina and leaving the room.

Along the way, Tsunade led Senju Genma, Kushina, and Nawaki toward the academy.

Nawaki was four years older than Kushina and had already enrolled four years ago, so he was well-acquainted with the route to the ninja academy.

Genma and Kushina were both the type who disliked talking to strangers.

Nawaki was the exact opposite; it seemed as though the whole street was filled with his friends, and he would enthusiastically greet everyone he saw, proudly introducing his younger brother and sister to them.

The four of them soon arrived at the ninja academy.

Among the incoming freshmen, the most eye-catching was undoubtedly Senju Genma.

Not only was he handsome, but he was also the young clan head of the Senju clan.

The girls were deeply attracted by his appearance.

Among the boys, those from ninja clans had already begun calculating how to get on good terms with Senju Genma, while the rest looked at him with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

While they were sizing up Senju Genma, Senju Genma was also sizing them up, and he had already read their thoughts from their expressions.

Senju Genma understood them; he had known before transmigrating that children in the Naruto world were quite precocious.

Just as Senju Genma was about to pull Kushina into the campus, he felt his "pretty girl radar" twitch.

Well, in reality, it was his powerful Sage Body perception sensing a unique chakra.

Senju Genma looked up and discovered a black-haired girl slightly older than him standing on the floor above, watching him.

Their eyes met, and as their gazes locked, it was as if they had shared a romance across thirty meters.

Uchiha Mikoto felt her heart skip a beat, much to her own dismay.

She swore that even within the Uchiha clan, which was famous for producing handsome men, she had never seen such a handsome and cute boy—one who made you want to pull him into your arms.

Senju Genma gave her a slight smile, and Kushina, standing beside him, pouted.

She had also seen Uchiha Mikoto in the distance.

Uchiha Mikoto wore a faint smile that made it easy for others to feel close to her.

But Kushina felt a massive threat emanating from her.

Uchiha Mikoto felt a bit shy from Senju Genma's gaze and ran back to her classroom, blushing.

Senju Genma withdrew his attention and only managed to coax Kushina back into a good mood after some nuzzling.

The study period at the ninja academy was generally six years. After registration was completed, the teacher for each class would be assigned, with the teachers being Chunin from the village.

Over the following six years, barring any accidents, the class and teacher would not change.

Senju Genma and Kushina were lucky enough to be assigned to the same class.

Their teacher was named Kato Taka, a ninja from the small Kato clan of Konoha. He had not mastered his clan's ancestral secret technique, the Spirit Transformation Technique, but he had trained his fingers to be extremely flexible and had achieved significant accomplishments in the manipulation of ninja tools.

It was said that he also had a nephew named Kato Dan, who was a fairly famous genius in the village, having become a Jonin at only twenty-one years old.

Kato Taka led his students to find their classroom.

Senju Genma carefully observed that most of the children in the class belonged to ninja clans; they wore their respective clan emblems, while commoners made up only a small fraction.

Senju Genma consciously took a seat in the back row by the window, with Kushina sitting right beside him.

The back row of the classroom naturally became a contested territory for the girls.

"Young Master Genma seems to be looking at me. He must want me to sit here, so this seat is mine."

"Get lost, you brat. I'm from the Sarutobi Clan."

"Do you think I wouldn't dare beat you up just because the Hokage and the head of my Shimura Clan have an extraordinary relationship?!"

"Who's afraid of whom? If you've got the guts, let's duel!"

"You think I'm scared of you? Take this! A left front kick, followed by a right whip kick!"

"You have no martial virtue! Coming to trick me, coming to sneak attack!"

Watching this group of girls who seemed intent on tearing the classroom apart, Senju Genma felt a wave of fear; it seemed that being too handsome had its downsides.

He couldn't help but hug Kushina beside him tightly, finally finding a bit of psychological comfort.

Kato Taka watched these children from prominent clans who were on the verge of a brawl and shouted, "Enough! Stop it, all of you! What kind of behavior is this? Get to your seats immediately!"

Kato Taka certainly couldn't afford to offend the major ninja clans, but he feared their parents far more than he feared these little brats.

If he failed to teach these kids properly, he would be the one in real trouble.

"From now on, we will be classmates for the next six years. Since we don't know each other yet, let's start with self-introductions."

Kato Taka began by introducing himself briefly, then stepped down from the podium to make room for the students.

The children from the great clans were full of confidence, eagerly taking the stage one after another.

"My name is Sarutobi..."

"My name is Shimura..."

Senju Genma had no interest in these children from prominent clans; the one who interested him most was a blond boy sitting in the corner of the classroom without a clan emblem.

The confident children from the great clans finished their introductions quickly, and the blond boy walked up to the podium.

"My name is Namikaze Minato. I like reading, I don't have anything I particularly dislike, and my dream is to become a great Hokage recognized by all the villagers."