Reborn into Naruto World with Tenseigan

Ninja Academy, Konohagakure

After taking a brief look at the trainees in the classroom, Iruka announced, “Alright, that’s it for today’s class. You are all now free to leave for the day!”

As soon as the classes ended, the classroom immediately became noisy, and the trainees began to pack their things. Iruka looked at everything with a light smile as he shook his head and left the classroom.

Just as all the trainees had packed up their things and were about to leave, suddenly, the principal of the Ninja Academy, Uchiha Itachi, walked into the classroom. Everyone greeted Itachi, and he returned the greetings of all the children. After that, Sasuke hurriedly arrived in front of Itachi and asked in an expectant tone of voice, “Nii-san, are you here to train with me?”

Itachi shook his head, “Hokage-sama and Jiraiya-sama have already made arrangements for you, and I am not the one training you.”

“I see,” muttered Sasuke with a disappointed expression.

Not paying attention to Sasuke, Itachi once again looked at the trainees, and his eyes landed on Neji. “Hyūga Neji, come with me.”

Neji was stunned by Itachi’s instruction and asked with a worried expression, “Principal, did I do something?” He was certain that he hadn’t broken any rules of the Ninja Academy, and as such, he couldn’t figure out what the Principal of the Ninja Academy would want from him.

Itachi shook his head. “There is no need to be concerned; it’s for your training. From this day forward, I will be the one responsible for your training.”

“What?!” It wasn’t just Neji who exclaimed in surprise; Sasuke’s ‘What?’ was as loud as Neji’s.

Not paying any mind to their confused expressions, Itachi added, “This is Hokage-sama’s order, so follow me.”

Upon hearing that this was Hokage-sama, aka Kuroto’s, arrangement, Neji neither argued with Itachi nor posed any doubts. He simply packed up his things and hurriedly followed after Itachi.

Sasuke looked at the figures of Itachi and Neji leaving together with a longing expression and sighed, “Nii-san is being so partial; I wanted to train with him too!”

At this time, Naruto stepped forward. After putting his arm around Sasuke’s shoulder, he said, “Sasuke, do you want to train together?”

Before Sasuke had any opportunity to ponder Naruto’s suggestion, suddenly, Kakashi walked into the classroom with droopy eyes and spoke, “Uchiha Sasuke, come with me.”

“Huh?” Now it was Sasuke and Naruto’s turn to be surprised. Their current situation is different from the canon where they had no idea about the identity of the majority of people. For various reasons, both know of Hatake Kakashi and are aware of his position as Hokage’s Hand. The white sleeve in his uniform marked with the kanji of ‘Godaime Hokage’ is proof of his identity.

Kakashi nodded lightly. “From this day forward, I will be training you.”

“What? But what about Jiraiya-Sensei?” asked Sasuke, a little confused. Jiraiya had decided to accept him as his disciple, and Kakashi had nothing to do with that, so Sasuke was unsure about the situation.

Kakashi smiled. “These are the arrangements made by Hokage-sama and Jiraiya-sama. Okay, we have wasted enough time; now quickly pack up your things and follow me.”

“Al… Alright.” Nodded Sasuke as he went to pack up his things. Arriving at his table, Sasuke apologized to Naruto. “I am sorry, Naruto. I will train with you next time.”

Naruto showed his toothy grin and said, “It’s okay, Sasuke. You have the opportunity to train under him; work hard!”

Sasuke nodded. “I will,” then followed Kakashi.

As the duo walked out of the classroom, Sasuke couldn’t help but look at the Hokage’s Hand and ask, “Kakashi-sama, what kind of special training are we going to do?”

Kakashi shrugged. “You will find out eventually,” and warned with a smirk, “But be aware that not everyone can survive this training. Even if you are the genius of the Uchiha Clan, unless you are willing to endure hardship, you won’t even gain my approval!”

Sasuke answered with a confident expression, “Please don’t look down on me; I am willing to endure any kind of hardship!”

Sasuke’s current goal is to avenge his father’s humiliation, so he is not afraid of any kind of hardship. The more rigorous and difficult the training, the more eager he is.

“We shall see,” muttered Kakashi with a chuckle as he and Sasuke left the Ninja Academy.

After Sasuke’s figure completely disappeared in the corridor, a hint of loneliness appeared on Naruto’s face. Both Neji and Sasuke have someone to train with them, but he doesn’t, and this makes him uncomfortable. But after all, he is Uzumaki Naruto. No matter how lonely he is, he can endure it with a smile. Naruto showed his toothy grin and turned to Rock Lee, who was busy wrapping bandages around his arms and legs. “Bushy Brows, want to train together with me?”

Before Lee could answer Naruto, Might Guy appeared at the gate of the classroom and shouted with his signature smile, “Lee, are you ready to fan the flames of your youth?”

Lee quickly finished wrapping the bandages and hurriedly nodded, “Guy-Sensei, I am ready!”

Guy was excited and spoke, “In that case, let us start with a hundred laps around the village!”

“Yes!” Lee responded with an equally loud nod and picked up his things as he apologized to Naruto, “I am sorry Naruto. I have to go and train with Guy-Sensei. Next time I will train with you!”

Naruto waved his hand, “It’s okay… it’s okay. You should hurry; Bushier Brows Sensei is waiting.”

“Oh, right!” Lee nodded and followed after Might Guy. Soon, the enthusiastic duo of master and disciple walked out of the classroom, with the corridors having to bear the brunt of their flames of youth.

Just as Might Guy and Lee had left, this time, the one who appeared in the classroom was Uchiha Shisui. Having seen the trend, everyone looked at Shisui with expectant gazes, wondering whom Uchiha Shisui would choose. Not disappointing the trainees, Shisui greeted everyone with a smile. Then, he looked at one Kunoichi in training and said, “Kurama Yakumo, please come with me; I will be guiding you from here on.”

Unlike previous turns, Yakumo did not question. She simply picked up her things and, after leaving a greeting to her friends, left with Shisui. “Please take care of me, Shisui-Sensei.”

“Likewise!” nodded Shisui, and then the two left.

At this time, Nara Shikamaru, Yamanaka Ino, Akimichi Chōji, Aburame Shino, and Inuzuka Kiba got up from their seats and started to leave. As they walked past Naruto, they noticed Naruto’s expectant gaze upon them and shrugged, “No need to look at us like that, Naruto. We aren’t going to the training ground.”

Shikamaru said with a troubled expression, “Otou-san will be waiting at home for me for the ‘Special Training’ that I have been forced to do.”

The other four nodded with helpless expressions. Similar to Shikamaru, they have been subjected to special training by their respective clans.

Kiba spoke helplessly, “What’s gotten into them as of late? Okaa-san is subjecting me to rigorous training every day. I haven’t been able to sleep peacefully in the past few days!”

Ino nodded with a pale expression, “Even Otou-san is being too strict… I am a little scared to go home these days!”

Chōji nodded while stuffing his mouth with potato chips, “Yes, yes!”

Shino remained stoic, although he too appeared a little scared.

Looking at their backs, Naruto felt lonelier. He is different from them. From the bottom of his heart, he hopes that someone can also be strict with him. It’s a pity that no one in Konoha seems to have such intentions.

Unsure of what to do, Naruto sat in the classroom, hoping for someone else to appear and take him for training.

People did appear. Following Uchiha Shisui, those who came were Mitarashi Anko and Shizune, and they took Uchiha Kiyomi and Tenten with them. After that, Yūhi Kurenai, Gekkō Hayate, and Uzuki Yūgao arrived, taking Haruno Sakura, Sai, and Shin, respectively. Of course, it wasn’t the end. Hyūga Yui, Uchiha Izumi, and Shimizu Naomi appeared inside the classroom, but none of them paid much attention to Naruto. The three kunoichi took with them were Shion, Hyūga Hinata, and Shimizu Mika.

There were also three representative shinobi from Takigakure who came to pick up the trio of Fū, Kegon, and Yōrō for their training.

Now, the only one left in the classroom was Naruto. He waited and waited and waited, but no one came for him.

Sitting in the empty classroom, he sighed with a downcast expression, then cheered himself, “Humph, I don’t need anyone else to train with me. I can train by myself and become just as strong as everyone else, ya’know!”

With that in mind, Naruto picked up his things and left the classroom with a goofy smile. Just as he had left the classroom, suddenly he bumped into someone and fell on his butt. “Ouch!”

Rubbing his butt, Naruto raised his head and realized that the person he had bumped into was none other than the Godaime Hokage. He sighed, and after getting up, he complained, “Hokage-sama, you almost scared me to death!”

Kuroto did not care about Naruto’s complaint. Instead, he asked the kid, “So, where are you going?”

Naruto shrugged, “Where can I go at this hour? Of course, I will go to the training ground! I don’t want to be left behind by the others!”

Kuroto chuckled, “Is that so? I seem to have heard that you have been ranking relatively low in the past few assessments, is that correct?”

Kuroto chuckled, “Is that so? I seem to have heard that you have been ranking relatively low in the past few assessments, is that correct?”

If Naruto can successfully enter the Sennin Mode, he will undoubtedly defeat everyone in the assessment. However, he hasn’t become proficient in that yet, and it takes him a lot of time to gather the Natural Energy, therefore, he has been ranking the lowest among his peers.

Naruto was embarrassed. That… that’s just because I wasn’t feeling well. The next time, I will show everyone that I am not the weakest!”

“Oh?” muttered Kuroto in surprise and said, “Well, if that’s the case, come with me. Let me see your determination. If I feel that you have what it takes to defeat others, I will teach you a few tricks that will help you defeat them.”

“Huh?” Naruto’s eyes widened in disbelief. He looked at Kuroto and asked, “Really? You will teach me?”

Kuroto did not reply; instead, he turned around and started to walk toward the exit.

Naruto quickly followed up and said, “Hey… hey… don’t try to escape! You just said that you would teach me. As the Hokage, you must fulfill your promise!”

“Now… now, don’t be impatient, and don’t forget that I have also posed a condition. I will only teach you if and only if I find your determination to learn and improve to be good enough,” said Kuroto without looking at Naruto.

Naruto grinned, “Of course, I will show you that I never give up!” and quickly made his way to the training ground with Kuroto.