Heading to the Ninja Academy

When Naruto Uzumaki woke up, he lay quietly in bed, his breathing steady and deep.

The Hyuga Clan bloodline had undergone a deep fusion with the Uzumaki Clan, Uchiha Clan, and Senju Clan bloodlines within him last night.

He slowly opened his eyes, feeling the surging power of his bloodline.

After waking from this sleep, he felt that the power within him had grown even stronger, as though a new force was flowing through his blood.

The morning sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains and fell across Naruto's face.

Standing before the mirror, Naruto focused his mind and sensed the newly fused bloodline within him.

His pupils changed instantly as the Byakugan activated in his eyes. When Hyuga Clan ninjas used the Byakugan in the original story, not only did their eyes turn pale blue-white, but the veins beside their eyes bulged as well.

That was because their eyes were under pressure while using the Byakugan, forcing some of those veins to bear the strain.

But Naruto's bloodline was exceptionally perfect, and his body's endurance far surpassed that of an ordinary Hyuga Clan member.

When Naruto used the Byakugan, the veins beside his eyes did not change in the slightest under his deliberate suppression.

Although Naruto was currently using the Byakugan, the Perfect Colored Contacts concealed it completely, leaving outsiders unable to notice any difference.

When using the Byakugan, its wielder could see through everything before them. But the Byakugan possessed an even more terrifying ability: it could see the chakra pathways through which chakra flowed in the human body, as well as the chakra points that released chakra.

Through the Byakugan, one could clearly understand an opponent's chakra.

It was a penetrating eye capable of seeing an opponent's chakra pathways, chakra points, and chakra flow, as well as seeing through objects; a telescopic eye that could observe distant places; and an insight eye with exceptionally strong perception.

By using chakra to multiply the eye's abilities, it could see anything within a one-kilometer radius. Its observational power surpassed even the Sharingan.

"So this is the world seen through the Byakugan? How marvelous!" Naruto said with some emotion.

"Then what happens if I try this too?" At the same time, he activated a one-tomoe Sharingan as well.

The Sharingan and the Byakugan—bloodline limits that should have been mutually exclusive—appeared in Naruto's eyes at the same time.

His vision became extraordinarily clear; not even the tiniest speck of dust could escape his gaze.

With the Sharingan layered atop the Byakugan, Naruto's observational ability was already incredibly powerful!

Naruto walked to the window and pushed it open, allowing the morning breeze to brush against his cheeks.

He widened his eyes and took a deep breath, sensing every subtle ripple in the air.

Without even needing to form hand seals to activate Kagura's Mind's Eye, everything around the house fell within his sight.

He could see every ANBU agent and exactly how much chakra they possessed.

"Getting stronger feels great!"

Feeling the chakra being consumed within his body, Naruto could not help but sigh.

"The Sharingan combined with the Byakugan is powerful, but the chakra consumption is far too great. Even with my current chakra reserves, it isn't easy to keep them active for long."

"I never thought the day would come when I, Naruto Uzumaki, lacked chakra. Then I'll use the rest of my time to extract chakra!"

The days passed one by one, and Naruto devoted all his training time to extracting chakra.

Soon, it was the day before the academy term began.

After completing a day of training, Naruto returned home.

Naruto's chakra had now reached the level of a normal jonin, perhaps even exceeding Kakashi's under ordinary circumstances.

Teacher Kakashi had to endure the constant drain of keeping his Sharingan active. It really was not easy for him.

At the same time, Naruto noticed that Teacher Kakashi was not around his house. He muttered, "Did Hiruzen Sarutobi call him over?"

Naruto had guessed correctly!

In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi was speaking with Kakashi Hatake.

"Kakashi, tomorrow is the Ninja Academy's opening day. I need you to take Naruto to the opening ceremony." There was a trace of seriousness in Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice.

Kakashi nodded, a hint of respect in his eyes. "Understood, Lord Hokage. I'll make sure Naruto gets there safely."

Kakashi naturally understood what Hiruzen Sarutobi meant. Naruto's identity was too special. If he went to the Ninja Academy alone, some irrational villagers might very well stop him at the entrance and start causing trouble again.

With Kakashi protecting him, ordinary villagers would not dare act recklessly in front of him. Kakashi was currently a renowned elite jonin of the Hidden Leaf. He had made a name for himself at a young age, was the student of the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and was the son of the White Fang of the Leaf, Sakumo Hatake.

In terms of pedigree, Kakashi's was quite impressive as well.

The next morning, Naruto had barely awakened when he heard knocking at the door.

When he opened it, he found Kakashi Hatake standing outside.

This was his first formal meeting with Kakashi, but Naruto still had to pretend not to know him.

He politely asked, "Hello, who are you looking for? Did you come to the wrong place?"

Seeing Naruto's expression, Kakashi introduced himself seriously. "Hello, Naruto Uzumaki. I'm a ninja assigned by the village. My name is Kakashi Hatake. I'm specifically responsible for taking you to the Ninja Academy's opening ceremony."

"Alright, thank you for the trouble, Teacher Kakashi!" Naruto said happily with a smile.

"Naruto, I'm not a Ninja Academy teacher, so you don't need to call me Teacher!" Kakashi was briefly stunned by Naruto's form of address.

It was as if he had returned to the days when he, his best friend Obito Uchiha, and Rin Nohara had been together on Teacher Minato's team.

Back then, they had enthusiastically called him Teacher Minato as well.

A hint of tenderness and nostalgia flashed through his eyes as Kakashi spoke.

"Really? I thought you were one of the school's teachers. But Teacher Kakashi does roll off the tongue!"

Naruto also realized that he had accidentally let it slip and unconsciously called him Teacher Kakashi.

But Kakashi had already found a reason for it himself, so Naruto did not need to explain any further.

Led by Kakashi, Naruto followed the streets of the Hidden Leaf to the Hidden Leaf's Ninja Academy.

Along the way, they encountered plenty of villagers' criticism. Faced with the hostility directed at him, Naruto did not take it to heart. He simply turned a blind eye.

What do they know? They're just pitiful fools being used as weapons. Once I become Hokage someday, will they fear and regret what they're doing now?

He naturally knew that they had been incited by certain disgusting people. Every debt had its debtor.

Sooner or later, I'll kill you a hundred times, Danzo.

But with Kakashi by his side, even though the villagers continued muttering curses under their breath, they did not dare make any moves.

Nor did they dare incite their children to throw stones at Naruto like before.

The person beside that demon fox was the famous ninja, Kakashi Hatake.

Ordinary people always regarded ninjas with thirty percent curiosity, forty percent respect, and thirty percent fear!

At this time, many parents had already brought their children to the Ninja Academy, waiting for the opening ceremony to begin.

Some parents had been chatting and laughing, but the moment they saw Naruto, their expressions changed drastically, as though they had swallowed shit.

They whispered among themselves, "Look, isn't that Naruto Uzumaki? Why is he coming to the Ninja Academy too?"

"Yeah, isn't he an orphaned demon fox? How can he attend school?"

"Could Lord Third have made an exception out of kindness and allowed him to enroll?"

"No, my child can't attend school with a demon fox like him!"

"Who knows when he might turn into the demon fox and hurt our children!"

"Exactly! Once Lord Third comes out, let's protest together!"

"Refuse to let Naruto Uzumaki enter the Ninja Academy!"

"Refuse to let Naruto Uzumaki enter the Ninja Academy!"

"Refuse to let Naruto Uzumaki enter the Ninja Academy!"

With his extraordinary hearing, Naruto naturally caught every word of their conversation. He was not angry. If anything, he found it a little funny.

The decision for him to enter the Ninja Academy had been made by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. These mere civilians of Konoha Village dared question Hiruzen Sarutobi's decision?

It's time for these villagers to witness the power of the Third Hokage. One blast of fire, one cage—settle down and stay here obediently!

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