Chakra Extraction Successful

The time returned to the afternoon, on Naruto's way home.

"Lord Hokage, Naruto was struck in the head by stones thrown by some villagers' children on his way back. He was bleeding."

After witnessing Naruto being struck in the head by a stone, an ANBU chose to do nothing and reported the matter to Hiruzen Sarutobi in the Hokage's office.

"What?! Naruto didn't lose control, did he?!" The first thing Hiruzen Sarutobi cared about was not how badly Naruto was hurt, but whether the Nine-Tails inside him had gone out of control.

After all, Naruto was still just a child and did not have good emotional control. If the Nine-Tails broke free of the seal while he was emotionally unstable, or if the Nine-Tails' chakra leaked out—

—it would damage his reputation as the Third Hokage. After all, he was the one who had allowed Naruto to live in the village.

"No. He didn't say anything. A passing chunin, along with Ninja Academy teachers Iruka Umino and Mizuki, took Naruto to the hospital. Iruka Umino seemed rather concerned about Naruto and did not discriminate against him."

The ANBU reported truthfully.

"Iruka Umino... that name sounds familiar. Bring me his file." Holding a large smoking pipe, Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep draw and exhaled several rings of smoke as he spoke to his assistant beside him.

"Yes!" The assistant retrieved Iruka Umino's file from the records room.

The file showed that Iruka was a civilian with no background whatsoever.

Iruka's family had originally been happy and harmonious, but the Nine-Tails Rampage in the Hidden Leaf had shattered their peaceful life. Iruka had personally witnessed his jonin parents die protecting the village.

After that, Iruka's personality changed drastically. Around his school companions, he was the cheerful one, but when he was alone, he often wept silently before the Hidden Leaf Memorial Stone.

That continued until he met the Third Hokage and spoke with him.

After becoming a chunin, he decided to remain at the Hidden Leaf Ninja Academy and nurture new life and strength for the village.

After reading the file, Hiruzen Sarutobi remembered that he had encountered Iruka Umino before the Hidden Leaf Memorial Stone.

At the time, he had preached the Will of Fire to him. It seemed to have been quite effective, and it had influenced Iruka's later decision to become a teacher.

"Judging from the file, Iruka Umino has diligently put the Will of Fire into practice. He seems to be a good teacher. The Ninja Academy will begin in a month. Let him teach this class."

The scene shifted to the document Hiruzen Sarutobi had been reviewing.

It was a preliminary roster for new Ninja Academy students.

The list was filled with members of the Hidden Leaf's renowned clans. Calling it the Hidden Leaf's elite class would not be an exaggeration.

The names Sasuke Uchiha, Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, and Ino Yamanaka were all prominently listed.

"This Sakura Haruno seems to have good grades as well. She can join this class too. As for Naruto...?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Naruto Uzumaki's name and pondered for a long time, unsure whether to let him attend the Ninja Academy.

There were both advantages and disadvantages to Naruto entering the Ninja Academy.

The advantage was that Naruto might make friends there, forge bonds of his own in the Hidden Leaf, and have the chance to hear the teachers promote the Will of Fire.

That would be even more beneficial to the Hidden Leaf.

The disadvantage was that after graduating from the Ninja Academy, Naruto would have to carry out missions as a ninja. That would be extremely unfavorable for controlling the Nine-Tails.

Furthermore, if Naruto enrolled, the parents who did not know his identity would very likely cause a scene.

Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a headache coming on. He looked at the photo still displayed on his desk, showing Minato succeeding to the position of Hokage in his ceremonial white robe.

"Forgive me, Minato. I will make sure Naruto is raised well in your place. I will definitely train him into an outstanding ninja."

After adding Naruto Uzumaki's name as well—

—the Hidden Leaf's strongest elite class was officially established, and its homeroom teacher was decided: Iruka Umino, who had helped Naruto today.

"I'll go see Naruto tomorrow. His relief money should be running out by now. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone into the wild to catch fish."

With that thought, Hiruzen Sarutobi continued handling his official duties until he finally finished in the middle of the night.

Dawn broke!

It was already eight in the morning. Naruto had spent his first night in the world of Naruto, and compared with his previous life, there had been no difference.

Naruto was still the type to fall asleep the moment his head hit the pillow.

Feeling the watchful gazes outside, Naruto understood that he was no longer free again.

Early in the morning, the ANBU had started work too. How much were they paid a month to work this hard?!

He had nothing to do anyway, so he might as well try extracting chakra.

Thus, Naruto pretended to still be sleepy, rolled over, and went back to sleep.

In reality, he had already begun extracting chakra.

It was said that the speed of one's first chakra extraction reflected one's talent.

The sooner one refined chakra, the better one's talent.

Following the God-Tier Chakra Extraction in his mind, Naruto began putting it into practice.

Very quickly, he sensed the spiritual energy and physical energy within his body.

Following the guidance of the God-Tier Chakra Extraction, he mixed them in a certain ratio.

From that, he obtained his first strand of chakra!

I succeeded just like that? Naruto was overjoyed. Could I really be a peerless genius, one in ten thousand?

In truth, Naruto's talent in the original story had not been weak either.

With the Uzumaki Clan's physique and the Nine-Tails acting as a rechargeable battery, he normally did not need to refine much chakra and rarely lacked it.

Others had chakra, but Naruto had chakra by the ton. They could not be compared.

It was only because the Nine-Tails had constantly affected and interfered with him that Naruto's chakra would become uncontrollable and chaotic whenever he used ninjutsu.

That was why Naruto appeared to be an idiot when it came to ninjutsu, but his talent was absolutely still very high!

Feeling how easily he had extracted chakra, Naruto found the sense of success utterly addictive.

He immersed himself in the process, unable to pull away.

Time passed in the blink of an eye, and three hours quickly went by.

It was already eleven o'clock.

Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi had finished handling his official duties and finally had time to visit Naruto.

He raised a hand, and an ANBU instantly appeared from afar.

"Where is Naruto right now, and what is he doing?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked about Naruto's whereabouts, intending to meet him and discuss attending the Ninja Academy.

"Lord Hokage, Naruto is currently sleeping at home. He woke up once at eight this morning, then went right back to sleep. He is still asleep now."

The ANBU monitoring Naruto took turns on duty and exchanged information promptly.

However, Naruto had been sleeping the entire time, so there was naturally no need to keep changing shifts. Their work was quite easy.

"That little fellow is sleeping for so long. It's already time to eat. I'll go take a look at him. It has been quite a while since I last saw him."

Hiruzen Sarutobi organized all the documents and put them away.

He left the Hokage's office and headed toward Naruto's home.