This Naruto is a player.

Chapter 20 Graduation Exam
Time flies.

Counting the days, the graduation exam is tomorrow.

Childhood!

On the rooftop, Naruto and his friends lay gazing at the sky.

Childhood is like sand; you can't hold onto it no matter how hard you try, and it slips away before you know it.

Fortunately, this childhood was much happier than my previous life.

"That's a lot!"

Iruka-sensei's shouts came from below.

Naruto peeked out from the edge, followed by Sasuke, Choji, Shikamaru, Kiba, and others who lined up in turn.

For a moment, five fake dog heads plus one real dog head looked down.

Oh, right, I forgot Shino, we need to add him too.

"Come down," Iruka beckoned.

"I'm coming."

Without thinking twice, Naruto jumped down.

Naruto maintained basic respect for Iruka-sensei, who often treated him to ramen and genuinely cared for him.

This is the second adult, after the Hokage, to accept him.

"School's over, you guys should go home now," Iruka said to the others behind Naruto.

"Goodbye, teacher. See you tomorrow, Naruto."

"Goodbye Iruka-sensei~ Goodbye Naruto~"

Everyone greeted each other and said goodbye.

Seeing Iruka send the others away, Naruto suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Teacher, something's come up at home. Should I go back first..."

Naruto turned to leave, but Iruka stopped him: "Stop, Naruto! You've been caught, and you still want to run away?"

"What is it, Iruka-sensei?"

"You've forgotten what you yourself did?"

forgotten?
No, there are too many.

When I was a child and during my time at the Ninja Academy, the number of side quests was actually quite limited; they were mostly prank-related missions.

Who knew that as graduation approached, all sorts of side quests would pop up in unexpected ways.

There have been so many side quests I've done lately that I can't even remember them all.

There were indeed some side quests that weren't exactly good, and Iruka was telling Naruto to self-destruct, but he wouldn't dare.

What if something we didn't discover is exposed? Wouldn't that be terrible?

"Teacher Iruka, can you give me a hint?"

Iruka remained silent, only looking at the Hokage Rock.

'So that's what it is.'

Naruto remembered, but this thing didn't count as a mission.

Drawing the Hokage Rock is just a natural thing for Naruto; if he doesn't draw it at least once a week, his OCD will kick in.

To be honest, there's a real reason why Naruto has persisted in doing this.

Personally altering the Hokage Rock is a historic event, and this is an enormous reward that Naruto has long coveted.

But the third generation didn't give him a chance.

Therefore, Naruto could only silently draw once a week, letting the villagers realize how beautiful the Hokage Rocks were under his brush, with beauty in various styles.

Those lifelike Fire Shadow Rocks are much better than these broken rocks now.
These three generations of old men are really stubborn!

"The Hokage has given you the deadline to clean it up today," Iruka-sensei issued the order.

"I have a disease that prevents me from cleaning anything~"

Teacher Iruka lost his temper: "Go and clean it up properly."

"Ok."

Naruto sighed, then earnestly sought Iruka's support, "Iruka-sensei, don't you think the Hokage Rock, now that it's been drawn, looks better than a bare rock?"

Iruka scratched his head awkwardly, but finally praised him sincerely, saying, "Your drawing is indeed more beautiful than a bare rock."

"Right?"

Upon hearing this, Naruto immediately suggested, "Why don't we put together a petition and ask the Third Hokage to consider our opinion? If we have enough supporters..."

"Naruto!"

Iruka interrupted Naruto's reverie, "This is not a big decision that we can make so easily. If you still want to change it in the future, wait until you become Hokage before you do so."

Naruto glanced at Iruka speechlessly.

Waiting for me to become Hokage? That'll be a long time coming. Don't let the Third Hokage's age fool you; this old man is still quite healthy.

Seeing Naruto's reluctant look, Iruka decided to give him a carrot: "If you can clean it up by evening, I'll treat you to ramen."

"Ok."

"Okay? That's all?"

"Yay!~" Naruto was forced to perform.

The next day was the day of the graduation exam.

All the students gathered in the classroom. Naruto glanced around and saw that there were a total of 30 people.

If I remember correctly, there were 90 students in the whole grade at the opening ceremony 6 years ago, but now only these few remain.

It seems that the path of a ninja is quite difficult.

Two-thirds of them failed to become ninjas and were forced to drop out of school.

But Naruto Uzumaki, the notorious idiot of the ninja academy, stumbled and struggled his way through it all.

All I can say is that they did a good job controlling the score.

"The graduation exam will now begin. Those who are called, please come to the next room. The topic today is the technique of creating clones. Please be prepared." A moment later, Teacher Iruka came over to announce the topic.

Then, one by one, the students were called to the next room to take the exam.

"Uzumaki Naruto!"

"coming!"

Naruto yelled and ran to the next room.

The room next door was quite empty; the chairs had already been moved out for the exam, and Naruto and his group had helped move them yesterday.

Iruka-sensei and Mizuki-sensei sat behind a table with rows of ninja headbands on it, marking the identity of Konoha ninjas.

Naruto glanced at them with considerable envy.

Damn it, the main quest that has lasted for six years is finally coming to an end.

"Naruto, hurry up!" Iruka-sensei urged.

He knows Naruto well. Although his grades aren't great, his Shadow Clone Jutsu is definitely up to par, and graduating is no problem at all.

"Ok!"

Wei→Si→Yin

The ability to create clones.

bang~
Three lifelike clones instantly appeared around Naruto.

After exchanging a few words with Mizuki, Iruka promptly approved the pass.

The moment Naruto received the headband from Iruka-sensei, he felt an urge to cry.

Six whole years! How many six-year periods does one have in a lifetime?

Wait, is the next main quest going to make him the Hokage directly?
Let's just kill him!

"You need to hand in your ninja registration form tomorrow, and don't forget to attend the briefing the day after tomorrow," Teacher Iruka instructed.

"Got it." Naruto waved goodbye.

"That guy." Iruka sighed with concern as he watched Naruto turn and leave.

As soon as he stepped out the door, Naruto narrowed his eyes.

The way Teacher Shuimu looked at him seemed a little off.

There is malice.

I've seen this kind of malicious behavior a lot in the village, but Teacher Shuimu usually seems to be a pretty good person, so why did he suddenly change?
It can only be said that it was hidden very well.

Just like Naruto, they are both too good at hiding their true intentions.

However, those days are coming to an end.

His days of hiding his strength are finally over. From today onwards, Naruto Uzumaki will show the world in detail what a true genius is!
and many more.

"Why isn't this main quest finished yet?" Naruto glanced at the panel, where the main quest was still in progress.

Ask the strategist.

Shikamaru explained, "Right now, it's just graduating from school. You'll only truly become a genin when your team leader approves of you."

It turned out to be the case.

"Hey Naruto, come take a picture!"

"Okay, here we come!"

Click~
Take a group photo.

In the photo, Naruto is wearing his headband on his forehead and has a bright smile on his face.

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