Chapter 15

Her words carried an angry roar, as well as unwavering resolve.

Ren was momentarily dazed, but the burst of laughter snapped him back to his senses.

Ren turned his head. Quite a few students in the spacious classroom were laughing, as if mocking Kushina Uzumaki's dream and ridiculing her anger.

Teacher Yamada looked somewhat awkward, then said sternly, "Quiet! This is Kushina Uzumaki's dream. You have no right to mock someone else's dream!"

The students who had been laughing gradually quieted down. Teacher Yamada seemed to carry quite a bit of authority.

Then Yamada looked at Ren and said, "Now, this student will introduce himself."

Hearing this, Ren looked at Kushina Uzumaki with a comforting gaze. Then his eyes turned cold, and the small amount of Chakra in his body began to flow slowly.

Ren said, "My name is Ren. Remember that name. You will be proud to know it someday. Also, don't look at me with those mocking eyes. You are not qualified to look at me that way. Your eyes can only look up at me; they can never follow in my footsteps."

As he spoke, Ren took Kushina Uzumaki's hand, let his Chakra flow outward, and slowly walked down from the podium.

Such arrogant words enraged the students. Yet Ren's terrifying gaze left them unable to say anything.

At some point, Ren's sensory ability had begun to faintly spread out, carrying an icy indifference. That indifference made the students shut their mouths; they did not even dare meet Ren's eyes.

Perhaps this was one application of his sensory ability, but Ren had no idea what was happening. After all, his grandfather had not yet taught him this ability inherited from his mother, nor the ability of his grandfather's clan.

But seeing Kushina Uzumaki's anger and the students' mockery, the fury that surged up in that instant awakened this ability.

Yamada's eyes had originally held some surprise, but when he heard Ren's name, a faint smile appeared on his face, and the way he looked at Ren subtly changed.

The classroom fell silent. Reiko Uzumaki was somewhat timid; after saying only a few words, she stepped down from the podium.

After the three had introduced themselves, they headed straight for a spot near the classroom door where no other students sat.

The three took their seats. Yamada smiled faintly and said, "The three new students have finished introducing themselves, so let us continue class. Today, we will still be discussing Chakra, especially some issues regarding Chakra extraction. First, everyone has a different physique, and the energy contained within their cells differs as well, so the Chakra they extract differs too. As for the question Minato asked some time ago—why everyone can extract Chakra, yet the power of that Chakra differs—this teacher did not understand it either. I asked quite a few seniors before learning that the strength of one's Chakra depends on one's physique and bloodline..."

Yamada continued speaking, explaining information about Chakra.

Ren listened carefully as well, since he knew nothing about this knowledge. Although Jiraiya had taught him before, it had only been fragmentary!

Chapter 22: Minato Namikaze

In the blink of an eye, half a day had passed.

Ren was still in the classroom, staring at the blond kid in front of him.

"Hello... My name is Minato Namikaze. I sit in front of you!"

Still just a young boy, Minato Namikaze spoke with a slight smile, warmth filling his eyes.

It had to be said that Minato Namikaze had been quite handsome as a child, and his smile was highly infectious.

Ren smiled faintly. "Aren't you afraid they'll ostracize you?"

As Ren spoke, he looked at the others in the classroom. The previously noisy classroom instantly fell silent under his gaze.

What he had said that morning had drawn the hostility of those little brats. But when faced with Ren's eyes, fear appeared on every one of their faces.

His sensory ability had this effect too? Ren did not know. Maybe he could ask his grandfather when he got home. For now, though, these little brats did not dare approach Ren and quietly excluded the three of them. Yet Minato, who was quite popular in class, had still come over without fearing that the others would exclude him.

Minato scratched his head and chuckled. "It's fine. They just don't understand you yet. Once they do, they'll interact with you."

"Hmph..." Kushina Uzumaki snorted, completely dismissive of Minato's smile. Minato looked somewhat awkward, while Ren said, "You're quite the character. Then let me introduce myself again. My name is Ren."

After saying that, Ren looked at Kushina Uzumaki.

Faced with Ren's gaze, Kushina Uzumaki said, "Fine, fine... For Ren's sake, I'll introduce myself again. My name is Kushina Uzumaki, and my dream is to become Konoha's first female Hokage!"

The simple, blunt introduction made Minato smile awkwardly.

As for Reiko Uzumaki, she spoke softly, but Minato was able to understand her.

As they chatted, Ren became more familiar with Minato and learned quite a few things about the Ninja Academy from him.

In the blink of an eye, it was already time for school to end.

Before Yamada could dismiss the class, Nawaki had already walked in and shouted at Ren, "Ren... Hurry up and come out! I'll take you out to have fun today!"

His words seemed to completely disregard Yamada.

Facing Nawaki's disregard, Teacher Yamada merely smiled awkwardly, because he knew who Nawaki was. The First Hokage's grandson had privileges throughout Konoha. Even Hiruzen Sarutobi could not say much about that.

Then Yamada said, "Class is over! Everyone, go home!"

As soon as the words fell, Ren took Kushina Uzumaki's hand and walked toward Nawaki.

As for the others in the classroom, they all chose to remain silent. Not only were they afraid of Ren's gaze, but they also feared Nawaki. Nawaki seemed to be one of the little tyrants at this Ninja Academy.

Ren shook his head and followed Nawaki out of the classroom!

Not long afterward, inside a shop, Ren sampled some tea snacks while listening to Nawaki talk.

"Ren... Nobody in class bullied you, right? If they did, tell me, and I'll teach them a lesson. You should know, I'm the boss of the Ninja Academy!" His tough-guy talk always sounded somewhat strange.

The corner of Ren's mouth twitched. "Eat your ice cream. Stop talking about being the boss."

Ren was speechless. He was now certain that Nawaki was definitely the First Hokage's grandson. Based on the original story, Ren had guessed that Nawaki should have been a hot-blooded youth somewhat like Naruto. But now, it seemed Nawaki had inherited some of the First Hokage's personality as well.

Being the boss, gambling, fighting... Nawaki had inherited all of it.

Who knew how the First Hokage had raised them? Tsunade had inherited his bad habits, and Nawaki had inherited them too. This method of education was truly worth learning from.

In the blink of an eye, night had grown deep.

A person slowly approached, leaned close to Nawaki, and quietly said, "Young master... Lady Mito wants you to return."

Hearing this, Nawaki nodded silently. Then he looked at Ren and said, "Ren... I'm heading back first. I'll take you out to have fun again tomorrow!"

Ren looked disgusted. "Take me out to have fun? You're clearly just mooching food and drinks. This shop is part of my family's business too!"

Nawaki chuckled. "You're the one with money. No wonder my sister always mentions you. So it's because you're rich!"

With that, Nawaki ran off with a cheeky grin.

After Nawaki left, Kushina Uzumaki looked at Ren as well. "Ren... I'm heading back too!"

Ren nodded and watched the three of them leave.

He and Kushina Uzumaki had already had a good relationship, and what happened that morning had completely brought Kushina Uzumaki to Ren's side. It could be said that she hid none of her secrets from him. Kushina Uzumaki was currently living with the Senju Clan and receiving Mito Uzumaki's guidance. That was probably why Kushina Uzumaki would become so powerful in the future. Although she had not appeared many times in the original story, it was obvious that Kushina Uzumaki was definitely not weak. After all, having been taught by Mito Uzumaki, she could not possibly be ordinary.