Naruto: I, Naruto, started with the Rinnegan

Ichiraku Ramen.

The fragrant ramen was quickly finished.

Naruto wiped his mouth with a tissue, threw it in the trash can, then stood up and waved, saying, "I have something to do, so I'll be going now. See you tomorrow, teacher."

"Tomorrow... no, what do you mean see you tomorrow? Aren't you supposed to be back at school this afternoon?"

Iruka quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly stood up to block Naruto's path, asking suspiciously, "Haven't you forgiven your teacher yet?"

Naruto was confused: "Why do you say that, sir? Everyone knows I have a broad mind, how could I not forgive you?"

"Then why don't you go to class in the afternoon?"

"These are two completely unrelated things. I don't attend classes because they're useless. I've already learned everything I need to learn. I just don't want to waste any more time in class. I want to use the free time to train on my own."

"Are classes useless? A waste of time?"

As a teacher, Iruka was naturally very angry when he heard this, and reprimanded him with a stern face.

"Naruto, you're far too arrogant. Being a ninja isn't as simple as you think. If you don't take it seriously, you'll suffer a great loss in the future. Besides, you're not the best in the class. In actual combat, you're not as good as Sasuke, and in theory, you're not as good as Sakura..."

"But I passed all the tests."

Naruto smiled and said, "I've kept up with the learning pace and haven't dragged the class down, have I?"

At the pinnacle of ninja, I reign supreme over the world; with Naruto, there is heaven!

Even if I skip class every day and only spend half my time in class, I, Naruto, still pass the exams.

Seeing that Iruka was about to try to persuade him again, Naruto added, "This was something the Third Hokage promised me. Does Master intend to disobey the Hokage's orders?"

Iruka was speechless. Of course, he dared not disobey the Hokage, but he couldn't help but feel resentful in his heart—You play the good guy, and I'll play the bad guy. Hokage, you can't be this cruel!

After a moment's thought, Iruka earnestly advised, "Naruto, you still have a lot of room for improvement."

Naruto immediately replied, "But I'm a special talent student."

.........

At the shop entrance, Iruka watched Naruto's departing figure and couldn't help but let out a troubled sigh.

Why can't I persuade them?

Are you Naruto's teacher?

"You are..." Iruka turned around and saw the shop assistant from before.

"I am Ayame, and I am Naruto's friend."

Ayame introduced herself, then asked the same question again, receiving an affirmative answer. She smiled and asked, "Could you tell me about Naruto at school?"

That's not a secret.

The two returned to the shop and sat down. Iruka recounted Naruto's behavior at school and then asked for help, "Miss Ayame, do you have any way to get Naruto back to school?"

Ayame shook her head and said, "It's difficult. Although Naruto is young, he is surprisingly stubborn. Once he makes up his mind, he won't easily change it."

Seeing Iruka's worried expression, Ayame advised, "Why force it, Iruka-sensei? Why not respect Naruto's wishes? After all, the Hokage has already agreed."

"That being said, it's a teacher's duty..."

"Is the teacher's duty more important, or Naruto's wishes?"

It's difficult to compare the two, but Iruka is determined to become an excellent teacher, so he should always put his students first.

"I understand, thank you for reminding me, Miss Ayame."

Iruka thanked Ayame sincerely, and Ayame replied that he was welcome, as long as Ayame could do him a favor.

"What kind of help?"

"That kid was alone when he was little, and he's still alone now. It's so worrying... I hope Iruka-sensei can help take care of Naruto at school, and hopefully help him make a friend so he won't always be alone."

"This is the teacher's responsibility."

…………

After leaving, Naruto went to his usual training place as usual. It was an open space where few people came, making it a pretty good place to train.

What comes into view is a stream, crystal clear, with pebbles clearly visible, and even some fish poking their heads out.

There are several tall trees around, dozens of meters high, with lush foliage. Beside the stream is a very tall rock wall, which looks dangerous. But dozens of meters high is nothing to a ninja. Naruto usually uses this rocky area to practice rock climbing and climb up the high slope.

Naruto walked up to the big tree and began his usual training, throwing hidden weapons at the tree.

After throwing the projectiles, Naruto began to rest.

After resting, Naruto didn't push his body too hard. Instead, he took out the fishing rod he had hidden earlier and ran to a spot 100 meters upstream to start fishing.

According to Naruto's observation, this place has the most abundant fish, and Naruto quickly reaped a bountiful harvest.

Looking at the few fish he had caught in the bucket, Naruto smiled and carried the bucket to a cliff a few dozen meters from the riverbank. There was a small cave there, not very big, but enough to prevent rainwater from seeping in on rainy days.

Naruto skillfully removed the fish's scales; his years of honed culinary skills made the task easy.

They quickly devoured all the food.

"Hmm! My cooking skills have improved again!"

Licking his lips, Naruto patted his stomach, stood up contentedly, and started running towards home. The sun had already disappeared from sight, and the moon was faintly visible. Naruto sped through the streets, encountering only a few people. As he ran quickly, he felt several disapproving glances.

I didn't pay much attention to it; I'd long since gotten used to those stares.

After returning home, Naruto washed off the sweat from his training that day and quickly fell asleep.

--the next day--

"Want to play shogi?"

During break, Shikamaru brought a Go board to Naruto.

Naruto's consciousness was chatting with Kurama in the sealed space, with only a small part of his attention on the outside world.

Upon seeing Shikamaru arrive, he was momentarily stunned, remaining speechless for a moment before asking, "What did you just say?"

I didn't say anything...

This is of course impossible.

Thinking of his father's instructions and his teacher's admonitions, Shikamaru couldn't help but feel resentful.

This is so troublesome! It's clearly a problem caused by the adults, so why do they have to push it onto this little kid to solve?

Shikamaru repeated, "Playing shogi?"

Naruto looked at Shikamaru strangely for a while, thinking, "This doesn't fit your usual personality of avoiding trouble."

Seemingly noticing Naruto's confusion, Shikamaru made a bitter face, "I didn't want to either."

Okay, I understand... Naruto understood, his eyes subtly glancing upwards.

Third Hokage, you old man, are you watching me?!

Naruto spread his hands: "But I don't know how to play shogi."

The troublesome work has increased again. Shikamaru sighed, "It's okay, I can teach you."

Naruto stared at Shikamaru in surprise for two seconds. "Judging from this, you seem to be under a lot of pressure."