Within the Ninja Academy.
Iruka, who was explaining on the Lecture Hall, had veins popping up on his forehead. He forced himself to continue teaching, thinking as if he didn't hear the loud snoring sound... How could he do that!
"Naruto Uzumaki, stand up!"
The merciless chalk hit Shuriken on the head of Naruto, who was sleeping soundly on the desk. However, even in his sleep, Naruto just relied on instinct and raised his hand with his eyes closed, and swatted away the chalk with a swipe like a mosquito.
"That...Naruto-kun, Iruka-sensei is almost angry..."
Hinata, who was at the same table, saw that Iruka was about to erupt, so he quickly and calmly pushed Naruto with his hand under the table.
"Ah, eh? get out of class is over?"
Naruto slowly raised his head from the table, yawned and looked at the podium in confusion. Then he seemed to realize something and quickly acted like a good student listening in class, as if what happened just now had nothing to do with him.
"...Iruka-sensei Why didn't you stop talking in the middle of class? It's so interesting, I can't wait to hear what's next!"
As soon as these words came out, most of the students in the class cast their eyes in admiration. As expected of Naruto Older Brother, who despite being young in their class is still regarded as the leader by everyone, is so thick-skinned.
Iruka was also stunned. Although this guy Naruto kept making small moves on weekdays, often chatting with Hinata next to him, or running away from other classmates, this was the first time he slept directly in class.
I originally thought that something might have happened to the other party last night, so I just need to wake him up, and the good guy would give me a blow, right?
"Very good... Since you like sleeping so much, then after school tonight, you can come with me to Office to get enough sleep!"
"No, no, no, teacher, I was wrong. I have something to do tonight. I was wrong, I was wrong!"
When he heard that he was about to be left behind, Naruto quickly apologized. He had an appointment with Nine-Tails that night. This was not the time to show off as a hero.
"If you know you're wrong, just stop in Corridor!"
"Wow--"
Everyone was shocked! The most awesome and awesome boy in their class, Naruto Older Brother, was actually punished to stand?
At this moment, Iruka-sensei's status was immediately elevated several levels in the hearts of his classmates. Even a genius student like Naruto, whose Ninja strength is obvious to everyone, can be punished fairly and impartially...
"Iruka-sensei!" Rock Lee on the side was even so excited that she burst into tears. She stood up and was about to give this "great" teacher a big hug--
"Rock Lee What are you doing! Sit down, hey, let go... you kid, go out and stand for me too!"
"Bang!"
The door of the classroom was pulled hard by Iruka. Outside the door, Rock Lee and Naruto both looked miserable. They looked at each other and could only lower their heads and give in.
Seeing that Naruto was about to fall asleep standing up, Rock Lee, who had been secretly looking at Naruto, showed an expression as if he suddenly remembered something, and quickly said to Naruto, "Naruto-kun, I didn't have a chance to chat with you before. Last time Might Guy even asked me about your current situation!"
"Huh? Might Guy? Which teacher is Might Guy? Why don't I recognize him?"
Naruto was stunned.
"Hey, but Might Guy said that he and you have been friends for many years. He even gave his own Training Ground to you..."
"Training Ground, oh! It's the old man with thick eyebrows! Is he also a school teacher?"
Naruto finally recalled that interesting uncle, and then realized that the classmate Rock Lee in front of him looked very similar to that uncle in both his dress and his eyebrows. He clearly remembered that he didn't look like this when he first started school, so he couldn't help but ask, "Is he your father?"
"No, no!" Rock Lee quickly waved his hand to deny, "I also met Might Guy not long ago last year. I happened to be practicing at Village Public Training Ground that day. Might Guy happened to pass by and said that he was looking for a new Training Ground place. The original one was given to his friend.
So in return for using Training Ground together, he gave me some pointers. That's why I respectfully called him Might Guy."
"Oh, that's it." Naruto said he understood, but in fact he still looked at each other's body, feeling in his heart that they should at least be relatives.
They are so similar that they have to be an uncle-nephew relationship at the end of the day.
"But Might Guy is very powerful, but Jonin and Taijutsu are very powerful! After practicing a few times, the public Training Ground I often go to is no longer usable. So, before he left the village last time, he said that he would let his friends know when he would let me go to his original Training Ground..."
"Later I found out that the Training Ground assigned to Might Guy by the village was given to you, hehe."
Rock Lee stroked the back of his head with a watermelon rind-like hairstyle and smiled awkwardly, seeming to be still organizing his words.
At this time, our clever Naruto suddenly realized.
"So you came here specifically to tell me that Uncle Thick Eyebrows is doing well recently, right?"
"Ah, this..." Rock Lee was stunned, looking at Naruto with a bright smile on his face, he didn't know how to open his mouth for a while.
In fact, he lied a little bit. Might Guy's original words to him at the time were that they were all classmates in the same class, so don't worry, just ask Rock Lee to find Naruto directly.
But whether it is Hinata Hyuga, Neji Hyuga or Sasuke Uchiha, they are all the best among the geniuses Family, not to mention Naruto, the legend who has set the "peak of the Ninja Academy" since he entered school, a true genius among geniuses.
He Rock Lee doesn't know how to Ninjutsu or Genjutsu. He is a transparent person in the class and can only work hard at Taijutsu. The gap between him and them is as big as the sky.
When facing them, Rock Lee's inner inferiority made him dare not say anything like Training.
This time, he finally had the opportunity to chat with Naruto-kun alone, which gave him some courage.
"Really, that interesting uncle... I haven't seen him for a long time..." Seeing Naruto looking a little drowsy and about to fall asleep, Rock Lee was a little at a loss.
[Did Naruto-kun's attitude just now be that he didn't understand or that he refused? It should be rejection, right? How could Ninja, a genius like Naruto-kun, not understand the meaning of my words... That's right, how could Commoners like me train with geniuses like them...]
Rock Lee withdrew his gaze and lowered his head to hide his depressed mood.
But for some reason, there was always a voice echoing in his mind -
"Li yo, the medal of youth is the passion displayed inadvertently. Be ambitious, believe in yourself, and work harder. In this way, you will definitely become a great Ninja!"
Might Guy The shining mouth of White Fang and the thumb that gave him courage kept echoing in his mind.
Don't give up, me!
"Well, I... I..." Rock Lee clenched his fists, closed his eyes and mustered up the courage to turn his head and shout to Naruto, "Please let me join you in training!"
"Ah, okay."
Naruto answered him almost instantly.