And Naruto found himself sitting in the back row of the classroom, with Hinata on the left and Yahe Shino on the right.
The faces of green Pool, Yellow Eyes Shimmer, Hinata and Hanabi flashed through Naruto's mind, but those memories seemed to be separated by a layer of frosted glass and quickly became blurry, replaced by the extremely real classroom scene in front of him.
"Hey, Naruto!"
A carefree voice sounded in his ear, and his shoulder was hit at the same time.
Naruto turned his head and saw a familiar face approaching.
Kiba Inuzuka is wearing his iconic hedgehog head, with a curious and mischievous smile on his face. Next to him is his childhood Ninja Dog Akamaru, sticking out its tongue.
"Why are you so dazed? Iruka-sensei's question, who are you going to write about?"
Ya poked Naruto with his elbow and winked, "Is it possible that you haven't thought about it yet? Or... hehe..."
He looked at the blushing Hinata on the left side of Naruto.
In the front row, a fat man who was secretly stuffing potato chips into his mouth turned around when he heard the sound.
He chewed something in his mouth and answered vaguely:
"It must be Ino! These days, I often see the two of them taking care of Tweed together!"
As soon as Choji finished speaking, Ino Yamanaka, who was sitting diagonally in front of Naruto, turned around like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. His pretty little face turned red, all the way to his ears.
She stared at Choji in embarrassment, not caring about classroom discipline, and stretched out her hand to pull Choji's chubby cheeks:
"You big idiot, don't talk nonsense there! Who, who often takes care of the flowers with him?! It's just... it's just a coincidence! It's a coincidence!"
Ino was angry and ashamed, so he used force on his hands, which distorted Choji's face.
Choji screamed in pain and almost dropped the bag of potato chips in his hand.
"Yamanaka classmate! Akimichi classmate! Don't fight in class!"
Iruka-sensei on the podium noticed the movement here, his tone was reproachful, but he felt helpless and had a headache.
These kids are always so energetic.
Other students in the classroom were also attracted by the movement here, and there was a burst of muffled laughter and whispers.
Hinata glanced secretly at Naruto, his face turned slightly red, and he quickly lowered his head, twisting his fingers together nervously.
Shikamaru sat next to Ino, holding his chin with one hand, yawning lazily, and muttered, "It's so troublesome..."
Naruto looked at the scene in front of him that was so vivid and familiar to his bones.
Teeth's teasing, Choji's "sincerity", Ino's shame, Iruka-sensei's discipline, classmates' booing, and Hinata's shy glance...
What a long lost time!
The familiar and nostalgic classroom in front of us, these lively and noisy friends, and even the smell of chalk dust and sunshine in the air made Naruto feel a warm throbbing in his heart.
It's been a while since I got together with my brothers.
Those simple and pure times, those initial loneliness and the bonds that were established little by little later, flooded into my heart like a tide.
If possible, he really wanted to stay here for a while, even if he just watched Ya and Choji playing around, looked at Ino's angry look, looked at Iruka-sensei's helpless and tolerant eyes, and felt the slightly noisy tranquility unique to childhood.
However, this warm indulgence only lasted for a moment.
There are more important things waiting for me!
The green Pool, the shimmer of Yellow Eyes, the temperature of Hinata and Hanabi remaining in the palm of the hand, the moon passage, the abandoned Ancient City, the unknown exploration and possible dangers...
Although the dream was beautiful, he couldn't indulge in it. Hinata and Hanabi were still around, and they needed his protection. Their journey to the moon had just begun, and there were still unknown missions waiting to be completed ahead.
This is not real! This is a dream brought about by the passage, or some kind of test of the mind Illusion!
After understanding this, the confusion and nostalgia in Naruto's eyes instantly faded away, replaced by firmness and sharpness like tempered fine steel.
Under the curious or confused gazes of the surrounding students, Naruto suddenly stood up from his seat.
His movements were decisive and abrupt, breaking the lazy afternoon atmosphere of the classroom.
The screeching sound of the chair legs rubbing against the ground attracted the attention of everyone in the class. Even Ino, who was "teaching" Choji, and Choji, who was grinning in pain, stopped their movements and looked at him in shock. Iruka-sensei also stopped writing on the blackboard and turned around in confusion.
"Naruto, what's wrong with you?" Iruka-sensei asked with concern.
Naruto has no answer.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, as if he was gathering some kind of strength.
The next moment--
Golden and Chakra surged out of him like a volcano erupting.
But this Chakra was not disorderly and violent, but quickly condensed the moment it appeared, forming a solid layer of Chakra Cloak on his body surface.
Kurama link mode!
The light of Golden intertwined with the orange-red Chakra, making him look like a little sun, emitting a heart-stopping pressure and light, forming an extremely dazzling and uncoordinated contrast with the surrounding ordinary classroom environment.
The students in the classroom were shocked.
Naruto slowly opened his eyes.
At this moment, deep in his originally blue eyes, the ripples of Purple Eyes began to rotate and spread, and finally, a pair of Rinnegan emerged clearly!
With Naruto as the center, the surrounding classroom scenes - desks, blackboards, sunlight, the surprised expressions of the students, and even the dust floating in the air began to distort and tremble violently, like a TV screen with poor signal.
Click!
Like glass being hit by a heavy hammer, the entire "Classroom Dream" made an overwhelming sound of shattering.
The dark space cracks centered on Naruto spread rapidly in all directions.
Tables, chairs, walls, blackboards, sunlight... everything was shattered inch by inch as the cracks spread, turning into countless shimmering fragments, and then quickly annihilated and disappeared like gravel blown away by the wind.
The dreamland is collapsing!
However, at the last moment when the dream was completely shattered and consciousness was about to completely return to reality, Naruto's eyes, which contained Rinnegan's insight, captured two extremely brief but extremely clear picture fragments like lightning -
His deskmate, Hinata, was in a panic trying to hide the note on his desk, but the moment the paper fell, Naruto saw the name written gracefully and forcefully on it:
"Naruto Uzumaki".
Also, Ino, who was diagonally in front of her who was still embarrassed just now, was looking at him in shock. The note she was holding in her hand slipped inadvertently, and was also glimpsed by Naruto. The name written on it was also:
"Naruto Uzumaki".