Immortality begins with the ninjas of Konoha.

Late March, Konoha Year 42.

The ninja academy is about to open, and the list of those who passed the entrance exam was posted on the same day. The teenagers and their parents gathered around the bulletin board and discussed it excitedly.

At the front of the crowd, a father and son wearing green bodysuits sparked discontent among some people.

Might Guy, with his thick beard, held his son aloft, ignoring the jeers around him, and continued to encourage him loudly. Might Guy, searching for his own name, twisted his body from side to side, and after a fruitless search, he couldn't help but whisper:

"No! No! Still no..."

Although he had expected it to end, Matt Kai still looked disappointed when he saw the results, and the surrounding noise made him feel even worse.

"Ah! Found it!"

"I passed!"

"As expected of my son..."

"That's fantastic, congratulations!"

"..."

A group of six-year-olds and their parents laughed happily. Although being a ninja was dangerous, it was still a respectable and high-paying profession, and the first choice for ordinary people to change their social class.

"Son, search carefully..."

Matt Day, his expression growing increasingly serious, continued to encourage his son loudly. But halfway through his sentence, his face suddenly turned cold. He instinctively looked up and found his son already weeping in disappointment.

"No, my name isn't on the bulletin board, Dad."

"Kai, you have done your best, and your efforts will surely be rewarded."

Looking up at his son, Matt Dai gradually raised his voice, noticing his son's tears increasing, and shouted with even greater force, completely drowning out the surrounding laughter:

"On the tear-stained road ahead, you will eventually find your name! Keep searching!"

"yes!"

Encouraged by his father, Matt Kei suppressed his disappointment and responded quickly. The boy stopped crying and continued to sway back and forth, searching for a name that did not exist.

"Mattkey..."

Genma Shiranui, standing at the forefront and hearing the constant noises coming from above, looked helpless. At six years old, he was already considered a big kid in the village, but he put on a mature air and muttered under his breath:

"This guy is really out of his mind; a name isn't going to just pop up out of nowhere."

Ebisu, standing beside him, adjusted his sunglasses, a look of sympathy on his face, and then sighed:

"I can't stand it anymore..."

Hearing his companions whispering, Furukawa Osamu noticed that the father and son were becoming increasingly downcast, so he had to raise his voice to remind them:

"Don't forget there's also a supplementary admission list. Don't worry, he'll definitely get in."

Matt Day and his son turned around quickly, as if they had heard something extraordinary. Their eyes widened, and their thick black eyebrows began to rise.

Under the intense gaze, a slightly embarrassed Furukawa Osamu subconsciously looked at his black turtleneck short-sleeved T-shirt and black trousers, and then ruffled his slightly curly black hair.

Just as he was about to add more, he was interrupted by the father and son:

"Thank you for your support!!"

With a loud shout, the two simultaneously gave a thumbs-up. Looking at that unusually bright smile, Furukawa Osamu had a strange feeling that the other person's teeth seemed to be sparkling...

The crowd around involuntarily took a step back, and the scene suddenly fell silent until a shout from behind broke the somewhat awkward atmosphere:

"Xiu, let's go, the briefing is about to start."

Wearing a floral scarf that covered half his face, Kakashi Hatake, with his hands in his pockets, calmly greeted Osamu Furukawa.

The crowd immediately resumed its noisy state, and laughter erupted once again.

Before they could offer any more "chicken soup for the soul," Genma Shiranui and Ebisu hurriedly pulled Osamu Furukawa away from the crowd. At this moment, Might Guy and his son began to encourage themselves again:

"If I can complete 500 laps around the track, I'm sure I can be admitted through the supplementary enrollment process!"

"Kai!"

Turning his head to look at the father and son behind him, who were clenching their fists in excitement and shedding tears, Furukawa Osamu could only sigh in his heart:

"These are tears of 'anime overload'!"

-

The near-kidnapping of a Jinchuriki candidate sent a chill down Konoha's spine, prompting the Ninja Academy to further relax its enrollment age limit under orders from higher-ups.

Although Konoha would not directly deploy genin to the front lines, the village still needed to prepare genin in advance to handle some low-level missions without any danger.

In the lecture hall of Class 1-A, Ryosuke Kimura, an ordinary-looking Chunin teacher with a scar on his left cheek, answered the questions of some parents without showing the slightest impatience.

After the briefing ended, Kimura Ryosuke looked down at the two boys beside Hatake Sakumo, a kind smile on his face, and remarked:

"Teaching a genius is incredibly stressful!"

"At my age, I'm still playing ninja games, while Kakashi has already mastered the Three Body Techniques. No wonder he's Sakumo's son."

The parents and teenagers remaining in the classroom all looked at Kakashi Hatake, who was wearing a mask, while Sakumo Hatake, dressed casually, patted Osamu Furukawa's head and smiled, saying:

"Shu's talent in ninjutsu is better than Kakashi's."

"Please teach them rigorously over the next few years; entering the ninja academy is just the beginning."

Hearing the praise from "Konoha's White Fang," Ryosuke Kimura was somewhat surprised. Recalling the entrance exam, he subconsciously nodded.

Like Kakashi, Osamu Furukawa will turn 5 in September.

"Sakumo-sama, Ryosuke-sensei, I will work even harder in the next few years."

Responding immediately, Furukawa Osamu's face showed an appropriate mix of excitement and sincerity, while Kakashi quickly turned his head and muttered to himself:

"Father, I will soon be able to master C-rank ninjutsu."

Seeing this, Ryosuke Kimura laughed out loud, increasingly satisfied with his ability to mentor two geniuses, and immediately encouraged them:

"Haha, this is the competition between geniuses! Keep it up, Kakashi, Shu!"

Kakashi and Furukawa Osamu bowed slightly, noticing that many girls were staring at them. The boys all scoffed, thinking that good-looking and talented guys were the most annoying.

"Shu, Kakashi, wanna kick the can?"

At the entrance, Genma Shiranui, holding a bamboo skewer of three-colored dumplings in his mouth, called out loudly. A group of classmates gathered behind him. Osamu Furukawa felt helpless, but on the surface, he responded with great enthusiasm:

"You be the ghost, and I'll be right there!"

Kakashi, who wanted to go along, didn't move. He looked up at his father and then muttered to himself:

"I just want to cultivate as soon as possible..."

Sakumo Hatake patted his dishonest son, and seeing Kakashi reluctantly follow him out, he nodded slightly.

A steady stream of ninja teachers from the academy came to visit, and Konoha's White Fang, without any airs, greeted them all warmly. Thinking of the Furukawa couple who had recently sacrificed themselves for a mission, he murmured to himself:

"I will become an excellent ninja through training."

-

At the ninja academy's training ground, after vaulting over the wooden fence, Furukawa Osamu hung upside down with his feet stuck to tree branches, extending his right hand to use his [Gathering Technique] on the tree trunk.

Seeing the "Essence" notification reappear in his field of vision, Furukawa Osamu couldn't help but ponder:

"What would you gain if you could harvest the entire Divine Tree?"

"..."