Naruto: Two opponents versus Naruto, Konoha panics!

"Now, let's welcome everyone's beloved Hokage—the Third Hokage—to speak!"

"Hehe, hello kids~"

"Where leaves dance in the air, fire burns eternally."

【"......"

[Naruto wore a broad smile, but his thoughts had already drifted far away.]

[Shikamaru, picking at his ear, glanced at Choji who was secretly eating snacks, then stood in front of Choji, leaned back, and dozed off with his eyes half-closed.]

Ino then pulled Sakura and Hinata aside, whispering to them.

[The toxic Sasuke was still strutting around arrogantly, but when he finally arrived late, the others all tacitly ignored him.]

On stage, once Hiruzen Sarutobi took the microphone, his mouth never stopped.

What he loves most is promoting the Will of Fire.

[Furthermore, he's the principal of the ninja academy; it couldn't be more perfect.]

The Will of Fire.

[The Strongest Hokage - The Third Hokage.]

These people had been exposed to these things since childhood, and the person speaking on stage was the strongest Hokage.

[Each of them, their eyes blazing with intense light.]

Naruto integrated well with them.

The five little ones are used to it.

"Naruto-kun... he's amazing~" Hinata glanced at little Naruto, a smile unconsciously creeping onto her face.

"That's the eighth time, Hinata." Ino tapped Hinata's head.

"We're focused on our discussion, don't just keep looking at Naruto!"

"Mmm-hmm!" Sakura nodded quickly in agreement.

Then Ino rewarded him with one too, saying, "You too."

Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye.

These kids are incredibly patient!

[Seeing this.]

Hiruzen Sarutobi's smile widened even further.

[I quickly took a tactical sip of water to gather my emotions and formulate my words.]

[As a result, aside from starting its rhyme with "Where the leaves dance, the fire never dies," its other wording is as bad as excrement.]

Naruto didn't know if others felt this way, but that's how he felt.

[They can only bully these foolish villagers, limited by their upbringing, and this is a deep-seated influence of their internalized educational system.]

Otherwise, this old man's words wouldn't be enough to fool anyone; he'd just be a repeating old man.

Orochimaru: "That's a very vivid analogy."

Orochimaru: "It seems like Sarutobi-sensei always only knows a few lines."

Danzo Shimura: "Hmph! That damned Jinchuriki, I didn't expect what he said to make so much sense... But the strongest Hokage isn't someone who talks the talk, right, Hiruzen!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Danzo, shut up!!!"

Danzo Shimura: "Tobirama-sensei, look at this! This is the Hokage you chose, tsk tsk tsk~"

Tobirama Senju: Danzo!!!

Danzo Shimura: "As expected of the same lineage! Excuse me! You can be Hokage if you want!"

Temari: "A beast in human form."

"Children, have you remembered everything we talked about today?"

[Hiruzen Sarutobi, standing on the podium, glanced at Naruto, who was equally engrossed in listening.]

He asked with a kind expression.

Little did it know, its appearance at that moment seemed extremely disgusting to Naruto.

[Even this group of people disgusted Naruto.]

It's as if there isn't a single normal person among them.

As for the so-called Will of Fire, Naruto doesn't know whether he's grasped it or not.

[But if Naruto were to hold a knife to the necks of those children who were insulting and cursing him, they would immediately repeat the Will of Fire and declare that everyone in the village is one family.]

No, this precisely proves that these people have truly grasped the Will of Fire.

However, it is the Will of Fire unique to the Third Hokage.

Kushina Uzumaki: "Well said!"

Kushina Uzumaki: "These people really are like this. How come I didn't think of that?"

Kushina Uzumaki: "As expected of my son, he hit the nail on the head. These people are all like that old monkey—hypocritical, treacherous, and only interested in profit!"

Uchiha Izuna: That's just how the Senju clan is.

Tobirama Senju: That's the Sarutobi clan! If you want to criticize me, criticize me, don't drag the Senju clan into this!

Uchiha Izuna: ......

"Always remember the Will of Fire."

"The future belongs to you."

"You are the tender shoots of Konoha, you are hope."

[After saying a few final words with a smile, Hiruzen Sarutobi stepped down from the stage amidst enthusiastic applause.]

After that, class assignments began.

Not much time was wasted.

Iruka excitedly led the children to their classroom.

After the children have chosen their seats, they can leave. Classes will officially begin tomorrow.

"Okay, kid, be careful on your way home!"

[It was Iruka's first time leading a shift, and he was very nervous.]

"Yes, goodbye teacher!"

The children greeted him and said goodbye.

Iruka responded with a smile to each one.

However, at the very end, Iruka's smile froze for a few seconds.

[Then, he barely managed to hold on until everyone had left.]

He quickly closed the classroom door and rushed to the office.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi had long since disappeared.

Iruka could only sit helplessly under a large tree on campus, head bowed, waiting.

"That child...it's definitely that child."

"The rumors that have been making headlines for the past two years are absolutely true; I could never be wrong, it's definitely him."

"Why did they have to be assigned to our class?"

Despite his best efforts to restrain himself, Iruka's face still betrayed deep disgust.

Naruto fell silent upon seeing this.

In many ways, he actually knows a lot of things.

But most of the time, they like to use feigned righteousness and thoughtless behavior to cover up the cruel truth.

"That was definitely true of Iruka-sensei at the beginning."

"But Iruka-sensei is different from everyone else!"

Mei Terumi: "I think Naruto with black frames probably won't have much contact with this Iruka teacher."

Mei Terumi: "Naruto with black-rimmed glasses can easily sense whether others are kind or malicious towards him."

Mei Terumi: "Besides, in the previous gold-framed big screen, Iruka liked to keep mentioning the Third Hokage and the Will of Fire."

Temari: "Given how much Naruto with black frames scoffs at and loathes the Will of Fire, this Iruka-sensei has even less chance of becoming another ray of white moonlight for Naruto with black frames."

Tobirama Senju: Hmph!

Tobirama Senju: The monkey deliberately arranged for him to go there. You'll see when the time comes.

Iruka Umino: "No, Tobirama-sama, you saw the smaller one on the gold-framed screen too. It's mostly due to my own reasons..."

Tobirama Senju: I didn't mean you were bad. On the contrary, you are a very good teacher. Although your abilities are indeed average, your heart is truly sincere.

Tobirama Senju: Unfortunately, you don't know what this represents.