Naruto: I, Naruto, started with the Rinnegan

"Who exactly are you? Why do you possess such a vast amount of chakra?"

"Me? I'm your sister's friend... Also, little kid, don't roll your eyes like that, you'll get beaten up if you run into someone with a bad temper."

Seeing that Hanabi still didn't stop rolling her eyes, Naruto threatened, "My favorite song is called 'Uchiage Hanabi,' do you know what that means?"

"Naruto-kun..."

As soon as Hinata opened her eyes, she heard Naruto say he was going to fire Hanabi.

"Can we not fight?"

Caught red-handed, Naruto was a little embarrassed. He released his grip on Hinata, cleared his throat, and explained, "I was just playing around with your sister..."

"Sister, he's bullying me!"

Hanabi, the little girl, glared at Naruto. "You big bad guy! You tried to scare me! I'm going to get my sister to help me get revenge!"

.........

Watching Hinata reluctantly see the blond-haired boy leave, Hanabi stomped her foot in frustration.

Sister, you've changed. You no longer love your own sister. You've actually sided with outsiders...

"Sister Xia, let's go, let's ignore you."

Hanabi turned and left. Xia, who was standing to the side, smiled slightly, nodded to Hinata, and followed her away.

"Hanabi, wait for your older sister."

Hinata caught up with Hanabi, apologizing and saying nice things all the way, and quickly made Hanabi feel better.

"I'll forgive you this time, but there can't be a next time."

Hanabi gave a haughty snort, then asked, "Was that guy the one my sister has always liked? He didn't seem like anything special to me..."

At most, it's just that the amount of chakra is abnormally high.

Hinata blushed and retorted, "No, Naruto-kun is a very nice person, and he's very gentle with me..."

When it comes to the person she likes, my sister, who is usually not very talkative, becomes very talkative.

Hanabi didn't say anything, quietly listening to her sister list Naruto's good points.

Hand in hand, talking as the two sisters returned home.

.........

in the afternoon.

In the familiar forest, Sasuke was chopping down a tree when he noticed Naruto arriving late and couldn't help but say, "If you're too careless, you'll lose to me."

He wanted to defeat Naruto fair and square, not take advantage of Naruto's infatuation with women.

Naruto glanced at Sasuke. "Have you learned the Flying Thunder God Technique yet?"

Three years ago, with Kushina's permission, Naruto passed on the Flying Thunder God Technique to Sasuke.

Sasuke was incredibly excited at the time, feeling that he could immediately defeat Naruto, kill that man, and realize his life's dream.

But until now...

Sasuke's expression was a little unpleasant. The difficulty of the Flying Thunder God Technique was beyond his imagination. He had been studying it for so long, and only now was he beginning to understand it.

As for Naruto... he mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique a year ago.

That's absolutely infuriating, and she's even faster than him.

"Almost there, just a little more. I'll definitely beat you then!"

The shadow of five consecutive years of defeat fueled Sasuke's obsession with revenge—I must defeat Naruto!

Naruto curled his lip: "I've heard you say that so many times, but after all this time you're still the same old bird, without the slightest change."

Sasuke didn't say a word, but suddenly rushed forward and started fighting Naruto.

.........

The next day.

Ninja Academy.

"Good morning……"

Naruto walked into the classroom and greeted Shikamaru, Kiba, Shino, Choji, and the others.

"Naruto, good morning."

Shikamaru and the others responded.

Originally, the friendship between the group had already capsized because of the Nine-Tails' chakra leak.

However, since they are in the same class, they will inevitably see each other all the time.

Thus, under Kushina's guidance, Naruto and the others became friends again.

Hmm, probably?

"Hinata, what's wrong?"

Naruto noticed that Hinata seemed a little down.

Could it be because Hiashi found out about yesterday's date?

This is a bit tricky...

Naruto pondered the feasibility of beating up Hiashi.

Hinata forced a smile: "N-nothing..."

But you don't look like anything's wrong at all.

Naruto pressed Hinata for details, and she finally told him what had happened.

The problem isn't with Japanese football, but with class assignments.

Yesterday, Hinata met her mentor, Jonin Kurenai Yuhi, and was very disappointed to learn that Naruto was not among her teammates.

"We're all in the same village, so we can see each other anytime we want..."

With Naruto's comfort, Hinata finally regained her spirits.

Seeing this, Ino leaned closer and asked expectantly, "Does Hinata know who my teammates are? Is Sasuke among them?"

Choji paused in his snacking and looked at Shikamaru with a puzzled expression.

What's going on? Doesn't she know?

Shikamaru lay lazily on the table and sighed, "Women... they always hold onto unrealistic hopes..."

Even though I know perfectly well that the pig, deer, and butterfly won't separate, I still waste my time asking.

So who will my teammates be...?

Sasuke quietly pricked up his ears, wanting to know if Naruto was among his teammates.

Hinata said embarrassedly, "Um... I'm sorry, Ino, I didn't know."

Ino waved her hand dismissively, sounding rather resigned.

"It's nothing, Hinata. I was just asking casually. After all, my teammates could probably guess—one's a lazybones, and the other's a glutton..."

Shikamaru: "..."

Choji: "..."

Thank you, we feel offended.

.........

"From today onwards, you are ninjas capable of standing on your own..."

"However, you are still rookies among the genin. The real test is yet to come..."

"From now on, the village will assign you tasks, and you will work in groups of three, following the guidance of the assigned Jonin instructors..."

Amidst the students' tense yet expectant gazes, Iruka produced the list and began assigning students to classes.

But while some are happy, others are sad. But whether they are happy or sad, everyone can only accept reality.

"Team 7: Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke Uchiha."

Naruto's expression was indifferent; this was an outcome he had anticipated.

Sakura cheered with joy, "Sasuke! It's Sasuke! My Sasuke…!"

Sasuke looked relaxed; as long as Naruto was his teammate, it didn't matter who the other one was.

…………

"Team 8, Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, come with me!"

Kurenai Yuhi walked into the classroom, waved her hand, and led Hinata, Kiba, and Shino, three elementary school graduates, away.

From then on, only Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura remained in the huge classroom.

Naruto glanced at Sasuke on the left—too familiar to him, so there was nothing to say—and then at Sakura on the right—a familiar stranger, so there was still nothing to say.

He simply lay down on the table and entered the sealed space with his mind.

"Come, Kurama, let's play shogi."

Mahjong is usually played when there are many people and it's lively, but in the current situation, Naruto and Kurama usually play shogi.