I, Naruto Uzumaki, don't need your approval.

Sakura, Naruto's other deskmate, also loves reading. Sakura is indeed preparing for her lessons, but she keeps glancing in Sasuke's direction.

Both are handsome young men, but Sasuke is clearly more popular with girls than Naruto.

……

Since it was the first day of school, the ninja academy did not hold formal classes, and school ended at 3 p.m.

This made Naruto, who had received the education of working from 5 am to 10 pm, feel envious. But now he was even more competitive. With the Shadow Clone Technique as a powerful tool, he could train for 26 hours a day.

After school, some students chose to go home immediately, while others chose to continue their studies at the Ninja Academy.

Naruto was inclined to the former, but a figure blocked his way. It was none other than Hinata Hyuga.

Hinata said timidly, "Naruto-kun, what a coincidence that we're classmates again. And you're still wearing the gloves I gave you before."

Looking at Hinata, who had helped him activate the system, Naruto smiled and asked, "What brings you here, Hinata? Were you bullied by someone else again, or do you have another gift for me?"

"I didn't bring a gift..." Hinata shook her head and then said, "But I can go back and prepare one. What does Naruto-kun want? I'll do my best to help."

"I don't have the habit of asking people for gifts casually."

After a pause, Naruto continued, "However, my new home is near the Hyuga clan's territory, so let's go back together on the way and have a chat."

Hinata nodded and did not refuse.

As Hinata and her companion walked down the street, their pairing immediately attracted the attention of the villagers, who cast malicious glances at them.

Even Hinata felt the intense gazes directed at her and asked in confusion, "Why are they looking at us like that? Did we do something wrong?"

"Maybe it's because I'm a fox spirit."

Naruto said with a smile. But Hinata felt even more upset because of this, and said in confusion, "But Naruto-kun, you have never done anything to wrong them, you only resisted their malice."

"Malice doesn't need a reason; they're just venting their emotions."

Naruto maintained his smile, but Hinata couldn't help but frown: "But this behavior is wrong. Doesn't the village teach everyone to help each other?"

"If that's the case, why did those kids bully you?"

Hinata's voice was low and lacked confidence: "Perhaps it's because they didn't receive an education. They'll understand these things when they grow up, but those villagers..."

Seeing Hinata fall silent, Naruto stepped forward and patted her head: "Mutual help is just a slogan. Many people shout it, but very few actually do it."

"This includes the Caged Bird Seal of your Hyuga clan."

Hearing this, Hinata raised her head and looked at Naruto with a puzzled expression.

The latter continued, "The Caged Bird Seal was originally meant to protect your Hyuga's Byakugan from being taken away by outsiders, but now it has become a tool for the main family to control the branch families."

As he spoke, Naruto looked at Hinata with a smile: "Hinata, I remember you once said that it was Uncle Hiashi who killed the Cloud Ninja who raided the clan's territory at night, but why was it your uncle Hizashi who was ultimately handed over?"

Hinata remained silent once again. As the eldest daughter of the main family, she treated every member of the branch family equally.

But that was only her case. Other families, both main and branch, clearly felt the unequal status between them. In extreme cases, the main family even had the power to decide the fate of the branch families.

That's why Uncle Hizashi died, and why Neji was so hostile towards him.

The village always talks about helping each other, but why does it allow the Caged Bird Seal, a system that clearly violates the Will of Fire?

Hinata thought of many things, but unable to find a solution, she could only stand there helplessly.

At this moment, Naruto patted Hinata on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't think too much. Just be yourself. Only by being yourself first and then becoming stronger can you change everything you hate."

As they spoke, the two arrived near the Hyuga clan's territory, and it was time for them to part ways.

Despite Naruto's comforting words, Hinata still looked preoccupied, her eyes seemingly devoid of light.

After the two separated, Naruto stood there, put his hand on his head, and sighed softly, saying, "I really shouldn't reveal the truth about life to a child. She was almost crying, and I'm not good at comforting people."

"You talk like you're some kind of kid, but is it really okay to treat a girl who likes you like this? If it were me, I would be much more gentlemanly and would never hurt a young girl so easily."

Love guru Nine-Tailed Fox witnessed the whole thing and couldn't help but go online to complain.

Naruto snorted and said to Kurama, "What do you know? Hinata's weak personality is not suitable to be a ninja, let alone the heir of the main family. Besides, we are going to go out and see the world eventually."

Kurama sighed softly, stared at Naruto for a long time, and then said, "Naruto, sometimes I wonder if you're really a brat, or if you're some kind of old monster reincarnated."

Naruto glanced at Kurama and feigned curiosity: "I also suspect that. Big fox, you've lived for so long, have you ever seen a reincarnated person? Tell me about it."

Nine-Tails suddenly felt a little annoyed and said, "No, no, I'm not omnipotent."

……

Inside the main family mansion.

Hinata changed into her training clothes, found her father Hiashi Hyuga, and asked to increase the amount of training.

Hiashi Hyuga agreed to Hinata's request, and said with some doubt, "The current training volume is already very high, why do you want to increase the training volume?"

"Father, I want to become stronger and surpass Neji."

Hinata said slowly, then added in her mind: Only in this way can I change everything I hate.

Chapter 27 A Day in the Life of a Ninja Academy

In the blink of an eye, Naruto had already spent a month at the Ninja Academy.

During this month, he did not use shadow clones to skip classes, but went to school properly and learned ninja knowledge for senior students in class, never listening to the teacher's lectures.

The reason is very simple: taijutsu training can only be done by the main body, while shadow clones can only increase ninjutsu training experience.

He has already mastered most of the existing ninjutsu, so there is nothing he needs to learn in particular, unless he obtains a truly worthwhile ninjutsu to practice.

This may explain why even though Shadow-level experts know that Shadow Clones can accelerate cultivation, they rarely actually do so.

As for reading books unrelated to class, Naruto felt that his attitude was much better than Choji eating snacks in the front row and Shikamaru sleeping, at least it wouldn't affect the other students.

Faced with this group of problem students, Iruka on the podium felt not only frustrated but also somewhat helpless.

These problem students are all children of powerful clans. They attend the Ninja Academy simply to respond to the Hokage's call and receive elite education from their clans outside of the classroom.

However, as someone who aspires to be an excellent teacher in the future, I cannot sit idly by and must correct this.

Picking up the chalk, Iruka wrote the words "Reading Notes" in large letters on the blackboard, then tapped the table and said:

"We've studied 'Naruto and the Will of Fire' for so long, it's time to write a review and see what everyone thinks of the Will of Fire?"

Upon hearing this, the entire classroom erupted in groans, complaining about why they had to write a book report.

Naruto didn't participate in the complaining. After putting down his extracurricular book, he took out his composition book and started writing a book report. In less than twenty minutes, a new 1,000-word essay was completed.

After putting his composition book aside, Naruto picked up his extracurricular book and began taking notes diligently.

The books on sealing techniques and medical ninjutsu that he borrowed from the library will be of great help to him in the future.

Upon seeing this scene, Iruka couldn't help but frown. He felt that Naruto's condition was very strange, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.

After the bell rings, the next class is outdoor physical education.

Although there are many derivative branches within the ninja profession, such as medical ninjas and scientific ninjas, they are essentially mercenaries who do things for money, and their primary focus is still on combat power.

After a brief gathering, Naruto and his classmates arrived at the playground.

The physical education teacher was not Iruka, but another tall Chunin who looked incredibly powerful.

After a simple warm-up run, the students began one-on-one sparring under the guidance of their Chunin instructor.

Naruto easily defeated all his opponents, but when he met Sasuke, a smile appeared on his face: "Sasuke, I wonder how much you've improved since last time?"

Sasuke snorted coldly and said, "Naruto, you're going to lose badly this time!"

Naruto smiled, formed the Seal of Opposition, and said, "I hope you can last longer than last time! Don't let the name of the Uchiha be disgraced."

Upon hearing this, Sasuke's face turned cold.

During this month, he lost to Naruto several times, and each time he lost, Naruto would mock him with words.

Although he knew that Naruto was deliberately provoking him, he couldn't stand it every time, and this time was no exception.

With a soft snort, Sasuke lunged forward, but Naruto easily dodged, grabbed Sasuke's arm, and threw him away.

Sasuke, who had just landed on the ground, quickly stood up and, in full view of everyone, formed hand seals.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

In an instant, small fireballs appeared violently colliding in front of Sasuke.

Before he could unleash his attack, Naruto appeared beside Sasuke and violently interrupted the spell with his fist. Sasuke, in pain, fell to the ground, covering his mouth, which was scalded red.

This scene not only shocked the classmates, but also made the Chunin teacher wake up from his dream and begin to question the meaning of life.

He must be teaching first-year students, so why is Sasuke able to use the Great Fireball Technique? This is a C-rank ninjutsu that even formal ninjas find very difficult to master.

Naruto went even further, directly interrupting the execution of the Fireball Jutsu.

However, if the interruption fails, the students around him will likely be in danger.

Thinking of this, the Chunin instructor felt a chill run down his spine and immediately stopped the sparring practice, calling Naruto and Sasuke over.

The Chunin instructor said with a stern face, "Why use such a dangerous ninjutsu in a combat lesson?"

Sasuke scoffed, "Didn't our teacher say that real battles should be treated as real combat? Then using ninjutsu to defeat the enemy as much as possible is only natural."

The Chunin instructor fell silent, because Sasuke was right; practical training was all about real combat.

Then, the Chunin instructor looked at Naruto, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"Do you know how dangerous it is to interrupt ninjutsu? What if you hurt other students? You should stop using these dangerous ninjutsu in future combat classes."

Naruto glanced at his ninja teacher, then said calmly:

"I understand, I'll be more careful next time. But let's have fewer of these boring sparring sessions in the future. If they're no match for me, I'll admit defeat."

"..."

After Naruto and Sasuke rejoined the team, all the other classmates gathered around, all of them envying the strong.

Sasuke deliberately put on a cool and aloof demeanor, but in reality he was enjoying the adulation of his classmates, while Naruto went to a corner to eat snacks with Shikamaru and Choji.

……

Inside the office, Iruka, who was grading essays, witnessed the entire process.

He finally realized what was wrong. Naruto had excellent grades and consistently ranked first in the class in practical training, but he was always unwilling to get close to anyone except a few classmates, as if they were invisible.

Realizing this, Iruka took Naruto's essay and left the Ninja Academy, arriving at the Hokage Building.